in quarum honorem senatus matronarum ordinem benignissimis decretis adornavit: sanxit namque ut feminis semita viri cederent, confessus plus salutis rei publicae in stola quam in armis fuisse, vetustisque aurium insignibus novum vittae discrimen adiecit.
In their honour the senate adorned the order of matrons with some most flattering decrees. It laid down that men should yield to women on the street, confessing that the commonwealth had been saved more by the matrons robe than by weapons, and to the ancient badges of ear ornaments it added the novel distinction of a fillet.
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