cuius exemplum Valerius Publicola, qui primus consul fuit, studio succurrendi civibus secutus, apud eandem aram publice nuncupatis votis caesisque atris bubus, Diti maribus, feminis Proserpinae, lectisternioque ac ludis trinoctio factis, aram terra, ut ante fuerat, obruit..
His example was followed by Valerius Publicola, the first Consul, anxious to come to the aid of his fellow countrymen. At the same altar public vows were taken, black oxen were slaughtered (male for Dis, female for Proserpine) and a spreading of couches and games were held for three nights. Then he covered the altar with earth as it had been before.
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