Titus Livius (Livy), Ab urbe condita, Benjamin Oliver Foster, Ph.D. (Editor), Frank Gardener Moore (Editor), Evan T. Sage, Ph.D. (Editor), Alfred C. Schlesinger, Ph.D. (Editor), 30.26

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Such were the events of that year in Africa. What follows runs over into the year in which Marcus Servilius Geminus, who at that time was master of the horse, and Tiberius Claudius Nero ¹ became consuls.

[2] But at the end of the previous year envoys from Greece representing allied cities had complained that their territories had been ravaged by the king's forces, and that envoys who had gone into Macedonia to claim damages were not admitted to King Philip's presence.

[3] They had at the same time brought word that four thousand soldiers under the command of Sopater were alleged to have crossed over to Africa to defend the Carthaginians, and that a considerable sum of money was said to have been sent with them.

[4] Consequently the senate voted to send envoys to the king to report that in the opinion of the senators these acts had violated the treaty. ² The men sent were Gaius Terentius Varro, ³ Gaius Mamilius, Marcus Aurelius; three quinqueremes were furnished them.

[5] The year was marked by a great conflagration in which the Clivus Publicius ⁴ was burned to the ground, and by floods, but also by the low price of grain, because not only was all Italy open by reason of peace, but also a great quantity of grain had been sent from Spain;

[6] and Marcus Valerius Falto and Marcus Fabius Buteo, the curule aediles, distributed this to the populace by precincts at four asses⁵ a peck.

[7] In the same year Quintus Fabius Maximus died at a very advanced age, if indeed it is true that he had been an augur for sixty-two years, as some authorities say.

[8] He certainly was a man who deserved such a surname, even if it had been first applied to him. He surpassed the number of magistracies held by his father ⁶ and equalled those of his grandfather. ⁷ A larger number of victories and greater battles made the fame of his grandfather Rullus; but all of them can be balanced by a single enemy, Hannibal.

[9] Nevertheless Fabius has been accounted a man of caution rather than of action. And while one may question whether he was the

Delayer

by nature, or because that was especially suited to the war then in progress, still nothing is more certain than that one man by delaying restored our state, ⁸ as Ennius says.

[10] In his place as augur his son ⁹ Quintus Fabius Maximus was ¹⁰ installed; likewise in his place as pontifex —for he held two priesthoods —Servius Sulpicius Galba.

[11] The Roman Games were repeated for a single day, the entire Plebeian Games three times over by the aediles Marcus Sextius Sabinus and Gnaeus Tremelius Flaccus. Both of them were made praetors, and with them Gaius Livius Salinator ¹¹ and Gaius Aurelius Cotta.

[12] As for the elections of that year, conflicting authorities make it uncertain whether Gaius Servilius as consul conducted them or Publius Sulpicius as dictator, appointed by Servilius because business detained him in Etruria, where in accordance with a decree of the senate he was conducting trials for conspiracy among the leading citizens.

Ab urbe condita. Titus Livius (Livy). Benjamin Oliver Foster, Ph.D. (Editor), Frank Gardener Moore (Editor), Evan T. Sage, Ph.D. (Editor), Alfred C. Schlesinger, Ph.D. (Editor). Medford, MA. .

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Ab urbe condita Perseus (Pars I-IV, Libri I-XL. Editio Stereotypica. Weissenborn, Wilhelm; Mueller, Moritz, editors. Leipzig: Teubner, 1884-1911.) — 30.26 focus

[1] haec eo anno in Africa gesta; insequentia excedunt in eum annum, quo M. Servilius Geminus, qui tum magister equitum erat, et Ti. Claudius Nero consules facti sunt.

[2] ceterum exitu superioris anni cum legati sociarum urbium ex Graecia questi essent vastatos agros ab regiis praesidiis profectosque in Macedoniam legatos ad res repetendas non admissos ad Philippum regem,

[3] simul nuntiassent quattuor milia militum cum Sopatro duce traiecta in Africam dici, ut essent Carthaginiensibus praesidio, et pecuniae aliquantum una missum,

[4] legatos ad regem, qui haec adversus foedus facta videri patribus nuntiarent, mittendos censuit senatus. missi C. Terentius Varro, C. Mamilius, M. Aurelius. iis tres quinqueremes datae.

[5] annus insignis incendio ingenti quo clivus Publicius ad solum exustus est, et aquarum magnitudine et annonae vilitate fuit, praeterquam quod pace omnis Italia erat aperta,

[6] etiam quod magnam vim frumenti ex Hispania missam M. Valerius Falto et M. Fabius Buteo aediles curules quaternis aeris vicatim populo discripserunt.

[7] eodem anno Q. Fabius Maximus moritur exactae aetatis, si quidem verum est augurem duos et sexaginta annos fuisse, quod quidam auctores sunt.

[8] vir certe fuit dignus tanto cognomine, vel si novum ab eo inciperet. superavit paternos honores, avitos aequavit. pluribus victoriis et maioribus proeliis avus insignis Rullus; sed omnia aequare unus hostis HEannibal Hannibal potest.

[9] cautior tamen quam promptior hic habitus; et sicut dubites, utrum ingenio cunctator fuerit an quia ita bello proprie, quod tum gerebatur, aptum erat, sic nihil certius est quam unum hominem nobis cunctando rem restituisse, sicut Ennius ait.

[10] augur in locum eius inauguratus Q. Fabius Maximus filius; in eiusdem locum pontifex — nam duo sacerdotia habuit — Ser. Sulpicius Galba.

[11] Ludi Romani diem unum plebei ter toti instaurati ab aedilibus M. Sextio Sabino et Cn. Tremellio Flacco. ii ambo praetores facti et cum iis C. Livius Salinator et C. Aurelius Cotta.

[12] comitia eius anni utrum C. Servilius consul habuerit an, quia eum res in Etruria tenuerint quaestiones ex senatus consulto de coniurationibus principum habentem, dictator ab eo dictus P. Sulpicius, incertum ut sit, diversi auctores faciunt.

Ab urbe condita Perseus (Conway, Robert Seymour; Walters, Charles Flamstead; Johnson, Stephen Keymer, editors. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1914-1935. (Oxford Classical Texts)) — 30.26 focus

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haec eo anno in Africa gesta; insequentia excedunt in eum annum quo M. Seruilius Geminus , qui tum magister equitum erat, et Ti. Claudius Nero consules facti sunt.

[2] ceterum exitus superioris anni cum legati sociarum urbium ex Graecia questi essent uastatos agros ab regiis praesidiis profectosque in Macedoniam legatos ad res repetendas non admissos ad Philippum regem,

[3] simul nuntiassent quattuor milia militum cum Sopatro duce traiecta in Africam dici ut essent Carthaginiensibus praesidio et pecuniae aliquantum una missum,

[4] legatos ad regem qui haec aduersus foedus facta uideri patribus nuntiarent mittendos censuit senatus. missi C. Terentius Uarro C. Mamilius M. Aurelius ; iis tres quinqueremes datae.

[5] annus insignis incendio ingenti, quo cliuus Publicius ad solum exustus est, et aquarum magnitudine, sed annonae uilitate fuit, praeterquam quod pace omnis Italia erat aperta,

[6] etiam quod magnam uim frumenti ex Hispania missam M. Ualerius Falto et M. Fabius Buteo aediles curules quaternis aeris uicatim populo discripserunt.

[7] eodem anno Q. Fabius Maximus moritur, exactae aetatis si quidem uerum est augurem duos et sexaginta annos fuisse, quod quidam auctores sunt.

[8] uir certe fuit dignus tanto cognomine uel si nouum ab eo inciperet. superauit paternos honores, auitos aequauit. pluribus uictoriis et maioribus proeliis auus insignis Rullus; sed omnia aequare unus hostis Hannibal potest.

[9] cautior tamen quam promptior hic habitus; et sicut dubites utrum ingenio cunctator fuerit an quia ita bello proprie quod tum gerebatur aptum erat, sic nihil certius est quam unum hominem nobis cunctando rem restituisse, sicut Ennius ait.

[10] augur in locum eius inauguratus Q. Fabius Maximus filius: in eiusdem locum pontifex—nam duo sacerdotia habuit— Ser. Sulpicius Galba .

[11] ludi Romani diem unum, plebeii ter toti instaurati ab aedilibus M. Sextio Sabino et Cn. Tremelio Flacco . ii ambo praetores facti et cum his C. Liuius Salinator et C. Aurelius Cotta .

[12] comitia eius anni utrum C. Seruilius consul habuerit an, quia eum res in Etruria tenuerint quaestiones ex senatus consulto de coniurationibus principum habentem, dictator ab eo dictus P. Sulpicius incertum ut sit diuersi auctores faciunt.

Ab urbe condita Perseus (Livy in Fourteen Volumes. Foster, Benjamin Oliver; Moore, Frank Gardener; Schlesinger, Alfred C., editors. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd., 1919-1959 (printing).) — 30.26 focus

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haec eo anno in Africa gesta; insequentia excedunt in eum annum quo M. Servilius Geminus, ¹ qui tum magister equitum erat, et Ti. Claudius Nero consules facti sunt.

[3] simul nuntiassent quattuor milia militum cum Sopatro duce traiecta in Africam dici, ut essent Carthaginiensibus praesidio, et pecuniae aliquantum una missum,

[4] legatos ad regem qui haec adversus foedus facta videri patribus nuntiarent mittendos censuit senatus. missi C. Terentius ² Varro, C. Mamilius, M. Aurelius; iis ³ tres quinqueremes datae.

[5] annus insignis incendio ingenti, quo Clivus Publicius ad solum exustus est,et aquarum magnitudine, sed et ⁴ annonae vilitate fuit, praeterquam quod pace omnis Italia erat aperta,

[6] etiam quod magnam vim frumenti ex Hispania missam M. Valerius Falto et M. Fabius Buteo aediles curules quaternis aeris vicatim populo discripserunt.

[7] eodem anno Q. Fabius Maximus moritur, exactae aetatis, si quidem verum est augurem duos et sexaginta ⁵ annos fuisse, quod quidam auctores sunt.

[10] augur in locum eius inauguratus Q. Fabius Maximus ⁶ filius; in eiusdem locum pontifex—nam duo sacerdotia habuit—Ser. Sulpicius Galba.

[11] ludi Romani diem unum, plebei ter toti instaurati ab aedilibus M. Sextio Sabino et Cn. Tremelio Flacco. hi⁷ ambo praetores facti et cum iis ⁸ C. Livius Salinator et C. Aurelius Cotta.

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History of Rome Perseus (Spillan, D.; Edmonds, Cyrus; McDevitte, William A., translators. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1849-1868. (Bohn's Classical Library)) — 30.26 focus

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Such were the transactions in Africa this year. Those which followed extended themselves into that year in which Marcus Servilius Geminus, who was then master of the horse, and Tiberius Claudius Nero were consuls.

[2] However, at the close of the former year, deputies from the allied states in Greece having arrived with complaints that their lands had been devastated by the king's garrisons, and that their ambassadors, who had gone into Macedonia to demand restitution, had not been admitted into the presence of Philip;

[3] and having also brought information that four thousand men were said to have been conveyed over into Africa, under the conduct of Sopater, to assist the Carthaginians, and that a considerable quantity of money had been sent with them;

[4] the senate resolved that ambassadors should be sent to the king to inform him that the fathers considered that these acts were contrary to the treaty. The persons sent were Caius Terentius Varro, Caius Mamilius, and Marcus Aurelius. Three quinqueremes were assigned to them.

[5] This year was rendered remarkable by a most extensive fire, by which the buildings on the Publician hill were burned to the ground, and by the greatness of the floods.

[6] But still provisions were cheap, not only because, as it was a time of peace, supplies could be obtained from every part of Italy, but also because Marcus Valerius Falto and Marcus Fabius Buteo, the curule aediles, distributed to the people, so much for each street, at the rate of four asses a bushel, a great quantity of corn which had been sent out of Spain.

[7] The same year died Quintus Fabius Maximus at an advanced age, if, indeed, it be true that he was augur sixty-two years, which some historians relate.

[8] He was a man unquestionably worthy of the high surname which he bore, even had it begun with him. He surpassed the honours of his father, and equalled those of his grandfather. His grandfather, Rullus, was distinguished by a greater number of victories and more important battles; but one antagonist like Hannibal is sufficient to counterbalance them all.

[9] He was esteemed rather cautious than spirited; and though it may be questioned whether he was naturally dilatory, or whether he adopted that kind of conduct because it was peculiarly suited to the war which he was carrying on, yet nothing can be more clear that he was that one man who by his delay retrieved our affairs, as Ennius says.

[10] Quintus Fabius Maximus, his son, was consecrated augur in his room.

[11] In the room of the same, for he held two priesthoods, Servius Sulpicius Galba was consecrated pontiff. The Roman games were repeated for one day, the plebeian were thrice repeated entire by the aediles, Marcus Sextius Sabinus and Cneius Tremellius Flaccus. Both these were elected praetors, and with them Caius Livius Salinator and Caius Aurelius Cotta.

[12] The difference in the accounts of historians renders it uncertain whether Caius Servilius the consul presided in the elections this year, or Publius Sulpicius, nominated dictator by him, because business detained him in Etruria; being engaged, according to a decree of the senate, in making inquisitions respecting the conspiracies of the principal inhabitants.

History of Rome Perseus (Volumes 1-2. Roberts, Canon, Rev, translator. London, New York: J. M. Dent and Sons; E. P. Dutton and Co., 1912.) — 30.26 focus

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The above-described events all happened during this year, the subsequent ones belong to the year following when M. Servilius the Master of the Horse and Tiberius Claudius Nero were the consuls.

[2] Towards the close of the year a deputation came from the Greek cities in alliance with us to complain that their country had been devastated and the envoys who had been sent to demand redress were not allowed to approach Philip.

[3] They also brought information that 4000 men under Sopater had sailed for Africa to assist the Carthaginians, taking a considerable sum of money with them. The senate decided to send to Philip and inform him that they regarded these proceedings as a violation of the treaty.

[4] C. Terentius Varro, C. Mamilius and M. Aurelius were entrusted with this mission, and they were furnished with three quinqueremes.

[5] The year was rendered memorable by an enormous fire, in which the houses on the Clivus Publicius were burnt to the ground, and also by a great flood. Food, however, was extremely cheap, for not only was the whole of Italy open, now that it was left in peace, but a great

[6] quantity of corn had been sent from Spain, which the curule aediles, M. Valerius Falto and M. Fabius Buteo, distributed to the people, ward by ward, at four ases the peck.

[7] The death occurred this year of Quintus Fabius Maximus at a very advanced age, if it be true, as some authorities assert, that he had been augur for sixty-two years.

[8] He was a man who deserved the great surname he bore, even if he had been the first to bear it. He surpassed his father in his distinctions, and equalled his grandfather Rullus. Rullus had won more victories and fought greater battles, but his grandson had Hannibal for an opponent and that made up for everything.

[9] He was held to be cautious rather than energetic, and though it may be a question whether he was naturally slow in action or whether he adopted these tactics as especially suitable to the character of the war, nothing is more certain that that, as Ennius says, "one man by his slowness restored the State."

[10] He had been both augur and pontifex; his son Q. Fabius Maximus succeeded him as augur, Ser.

[11] Sulpicius Galba as pontifex. The Roman and the Plebeian Games were celebrated by the aediles M. Sextius Sabinus and Cnaeus Tremellius Flaccus, the former for one day, the latter were repeated for three days. These two aediles were elected praetors together with C. Livius Salinator and C. Aurelius Cotta.

[12] Authorities are divided as to who presided over the elections, whether the consul C. Servilius did so or whether, owing to his being detained in Etruria by the conspiracy trials which the senate had ordered him to conduct, he named a Dictator to preside.

Notes on the current edition

Ab Urbe Condita With An English Translation, books 1-10, 21-45, with periochae 11-20

1. A first cousin of Gaius, consul in 207 B.C.

2. B.C. 203

3. Consul in 216 B.C. ; XXII. xxxv. 2; escaped from Cannae, XXII. xlix. 14; lxi. 13 ff. Mamilius Atellus had been praetor, Aurelius Cotta an aedile. Cf. xlii. 2, 5, 10.

4. See Vol. VII. p. 36, n. 3.

5. I.e. one sesterce. Cf. XXXI. 1. 1 (grain even cheaper).

6. Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges, three times consul, last in 265 B.C.

7. Quintus Fabius Maximus Rull(ian)us, five times, last in 295 B.C. Plutarch Fab. 1. makes him great-grandfather of Delayer.

8. A famous line of the Annales (Vahlen3 v. 370; Warmington, Remains of Old Latin I. p. 132), so often cited or imitated that it became proverbial; e.g. Cicero Cato Mai. 10; Virgil Aen. VI. 846.

9. An error for grandson, since the son of the same name (consul 213 B.C. ) died before the Cunctator; Cato Mai. 12.

10. B.C. 203

11. Son of the consul of 207 B.C. Cf. XXIX. xxxviii. 8.

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