was eventually reinstated once the people realized it was the excessive abuse of authority that was despised, not the title or function of the office itself. The story of Terentilius comes to us from one source, Book III of Livy's History. See also Conflict of the Orders Twelve Tables Terentilia gens Notes References Citations Bibliography Machiavelli, Niccolo (1531). The Discourses. Translated by Leslie J. Walker, S.J, revisions by Brian Richardson (2003). London: Penguin Books. External links Ab Urbe Condita, book III, chapter 9 (Latin and English) Ancient Roman jurists Tribunes of the plebs 5th-century BC Romans