▁the ▁already ▁t ense ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁patr icians ▁and ▁the ▁ple be ians . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁Senate ▁was ▁trying ▁to ▁calm ▁the ▁popul ace , ▁a ▁Vol sci an ▁force ▁under ▁Cor i ol anus ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Cir ce ii , ▁where ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁Roman ▁col ony . ▁ ▁The ▁cons uls ▁were ▁directed ▁to ▁set ▁a ▁watch ▁over ▁the ▁city , ▁call ▁upon ▁Rome ' s ▁al lies ▁for ▁help , ▁and ▁begin ▁raising ▁an ▁army ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁Vol sci an ▁threat , ▁but ▁their ▁term ▁of ▁office ▁exp ired ▁before ▁these ▁tasks ▁could ▁be ▁completed . ▁ ▁Their ▁success ors , ▁Sp ur ius ▁N aut ius ▁R util us ▁and ▁Se xt us ▁Fur ius ▁Med ull inus ▁F us us , ▁continued ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁the ▁in ev itable ▁confront ation ▁with ▁Cor i ol anus . ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Julia ▁( gens ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Tit us ▁Liv ius ▁( L iv y ), ▁Ab ▁Ur be ▁Cond ita ▁( History ▁of ▁Rome ). ▁ ▁D ion ys ius ▁of ▁Hal ic arn ass us , ▁Rom ai ke ▁Arch ai ologia . ▁ ▁Pl ut arch us , ▁L ives ▁of ▁the ▁No ble ▁Gree ks ▁and ▁Rom ans . ▁ ▁William ▁Ber ry , ▁Gene alog ia ▁Anti qua , ▁or ▁M yth ological ▁and ▁Class ical ▁T ables , ▁Comp iled ▁from ▁the ▁Best ▁Auth ors ▁on ▁Fab ul ous