There are also some other distinctions connected with gold, the mention of which ought not to be omitted. Our ancestors, for instance, presented tores[1] of gold to the auxiliaries and foreign troops, while to Roman citizens they only granted silver[2] ones: bracelets[3] too, were given by them to citizens, but never to foreigners.
1.
2. gold were given to Siccius Dentatus, a Roman citizen,
as the reward of valour.
3.