Titus Livius (Livy), The History of Rome, Book 39
Rev. Canon Roberts, Ed.

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In the assignment of provinces at the commencement of the year to the consuls and praetors, Liguria, the only country where war was going on, was assigned to the consuls. [2] The allocation of provinces to the praetors was as follows: the civic jurisdiction fell to C. Decimius Flavus; [3] the alien, P. Cornelius Cethegus; C. Sempronius Blaesus took Sicily; Q. Naevius Matho, Sardinia, and also the investigation into the alleged cases of poisoning; A. Terentius Varro, Hither Spain, and P. Sempronius Longus, Further Spain. [4] From these two last-mentioned provinces, two representatives of the praetors-L. Juventius Thalna and T. Quinctius Varus-went to Rome and after explaining to the senate the magnitude of the war in Spain which had now been terminated, [5??] they made a request that for such a great success, honours should be paid to the immortal gods and the praetors allowed to bring home their army. [6] A two days' thanksgiving was appointed; as to the return of the legions, the senate ordered the matter to be adjourned till the question of the armies for the consuls and praetors was considered. A few days later a decree was made transferring to each of the consuls two of the legions which Appius Claudius and M. Sempronius had had. [7] The question of the armies in Spain gave rise to a serious [8??] dispute between the new praetors and the friends of the praetors in Spain. Each side was supported by tribunes of the plebs and by one of the consuls. [9] The one party threatened to veto any senatorial decree which ordered the return of the armies; the other side declared that if such a veto took place, they would stop all further business. [10] The interests of the praetors abroad proved the stronger, and a resolution was passed by the senate that the new praetors should enrol 4000 Roman infantry and 300 cavalry, and from the Latin allies 5000 infantry and 500 cavalry, as the force which they were to take with them. [11] When they had incorporated them with the four legions in Spain, so that each legion should not contain more than 5000 infantry and 300 cavalry, they were to discharge the remainder; [12] first, those who had served their time, and then those who had shown exceptional bravery in battle under Calpurnius and Quinctius.