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... conferendis pecuniis pervastata Italia, provinciae eversae sociique populi et...

Furneaux explains: provinciae, &c. : in th1s enumerat1on we may regard ' provinciae ' as = the tribute-paying provinces (' stipendiarii ') ; ' socii populi ' = the ' civitates foederatae ' ; and ' quae . . . vocantur ' =the ' civitates liberae' and those called ' liberae et immunes ': or else ' socii populi1 and 'liberae civitates' may be taken as a specific description of 'provinciae,' referring respectively to the unprivileged and privileged peoples.provinciae, &c. : in th1s enumerat1on we may regard ' provinciae ' as = the tribute-paying provinces (' stipendiarii ') ; ' socii populi ' = the ' civitates foederatae ' ; and ' quae . . . vocantur ' =the ' civitates liberae' and those called ' liberae et immunes ': or else ' socii populi1 and 'liberae civitates' may be taken as a specific description of 'provinciae,' referring respectively to the unprivileged and privileged peoples.