Titus Livius (Livy), The History of Rome, Book 33
Cyrus Evans, Ed.

22. About the same time the consuls came [2??] home to Rome, and, on their holding a meeting of the senate in the temple of Bellona, and demanding a triumph, in consideration of their successes in the war, Caius Atinius Labeo, and Caius Ursanius, plebeian tribunes, insisted that “the consuls should propose their claims of a triumph separately, for they would not suffer the question to be put on both jointly, lest equal honours might be conferred where the merits were unequal.” [3] Minucius urged, that they had both been appointed to the government of one province, Italy; and that, through the course of their administration, his colleague and himself had been united in sentiments and in counsels; [4] to which Cornelius added, that, when the Boians were passing the Po, to assist the [p. 1463]Insubrians and Caenomanians against him, they were forced to return to defend their own country, from his colleague ravaging their towns and lands. [5] In reply the tribunes ac- knowledged, that the services performed in the war by Cor- nelius were so great, that “no more doubt could be entertained respecting his triumph than respecting the ascribing of glory to the immortal gods.” [6] Nevertheless they insisted, that “neither he nor any other member of the community should possess such power and influence as to be able, after obtaining the honour that was due to himself, to bestow the same distinction on a colleague, who immodestly demanded what he had not deserved. [7] The exploits of Quintus Minucius in Liguria were trifling skirmishes, scarcely deserving mention; and in Gaul he had lost great numbers of soldiers.” [8] They mentioned even military tribunes, Titus Juvencius and Cneius Labeo, of the fourth legion, the plebeian tribune's brother, who had fallen in unsuccessful conflict, together with many other brave men, both citizens and allies: and they asserted, that “pretended surrenders of a few towns and villages, fabricated for the occasion, had been made, without any pledge of fidelity being taken.” [9] These altercations between the consuls and tribunes lasted two days: [10] at last the consuls, overcome by the obstinacy of the tribunes, proposed their claims separately.