In the original Greek text of Roman Antiquities, Dionysius carefully chose vocabulary to illustrate exactly how the structural nature of the army changed:

• The Veto Power: Dionysius defines the tribune's domestic power as strictly bound to the city. Maenius exercises his intercessio (translated into Greek as ἀντίπραξις / antipraxis—meaning active counter-action or resistance).
• The Spatial Shift: To break the deadlock, the consuls command the citizens to assemble outside the sacred boundary of Rome (the pomerium). Dionysius uses the Greek phrase ἔξω τοῦ προαστείου (exō tou proasteiou—"outside the suburbs/city limits") to signal where the tribune’s domestic immunity (ἀσυλία / asylia) instantly expired. [1]
• The Dual Transformation: Because the levy could no longer safely be a single, orderly civic enrollment, the consuls forcibly split the population into δύο στρατεύματα (dyo stratevmata—two separate, independent armies). [1]
• The Coercion Mechanism: Inside the city, the tribune protected citizens. Outside, the consuls weaponized their absolute military power. Dionysius notes that the consuls began δημεύειν τὰς οὐσίας(demeuein tas ousias—"confiscating the properties/estates") and destroying the farms of anyone who refused to enlist. [1, 2, 3]