3. M.Sextilius, of Fregellae, assured the consuls in the second Punic war, B. C. 209, that eighteen of the Roman colonies were ready to furnish nish the state with soldiers, when twelve had refused to do so. (Liv. 27.9, 10).
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890