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2. prīmus: ‘he was the first to.’
3. apud Argōs: it is said that he perished ingloriously in a street fight, 272 B.C.
Ch. 15.
6. urbis conditae: cf. ab urbe conditā, Bk. I, Ch. 18.
8. petierant for petīverant: the shorter forms are more usual in this verb.
Ch. 16.
11. dē hīs: cf. dē hīs, Bk. I, Ch. 11.
12. cīvitātēs ＝ urbēs: see note on conditā cīvitāte, Bk. I, Ch. 2.
Beneventum: its name is said to have been originally Maleventum, and to have been changed because of the evil omen it contained. The name Beneventum was given it in 271 B.C. Here Fabricius defeated Pyrrhus 275 B.C. It remained a possession of the Romans during the whole of the Second Punic War and was thanked by the senate for its faithfulness during that critical period.