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Book LIII.

Appius Claudius, the consul, [Y.R. 608. B.C. 144,] subdued the Salacians, a nation of the Alps. Another impostor, assuming the name of Philip, appears in Macedonia, but is vanquished by the quaestor, Lucius Tremellius. [Y.R. 609. B.C. 143.] Quintus Cae- cilius Metellus, the proconsul, defeats the Celtiberians. [Y.R. 610. B.C. 142.] Quintus Fabius, the proconsul, takes many cities of Lusitania, and recovers the greatest part of that country. Caius Julius, a senator, writes the history of Rome in the Greek language.

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