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), 35.20

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[1] At Rome,¹ in talk at least, they had no² thoughts except for Antiochus as their enemy, but as yet there were no preparations for war except in their minds.

[2] To both consuls³ Italy was decreed as a province, with the qualification that they should arrange between themselves or decide by lot which should preside at the elections that year;

[3] the one to whom that responsibility did not fall should be prepared to lead the legions outside of Italy if any need should arise anywhere.⁴

[4] This consul was authorized to recruit two new legions and, from the allies of the Latin confederacy, twenty thousand infantry and eight hundred cavalry;

[5] to the other consul were assigned the two legions which Lucius Cornelius, consul of the preceding year, had commanded and, of the allies of the Latin confederacy from the same army, fifteen thousand infantry and five hundred cavalry.

[6] In the case of Quintus Minucius, along with the army which he had in⁵ Liguria, his imperium was prolonged; it was added that as reinforcements four thousand Roman infantry should be enlisted and one hundred and fifty cavalry, and the allies were ordered to furnish the same general with five thousand infantry and two hundred and fifty cavalry.

[7] Gnaeus Domitius received from the lot a province outside Italy, wherever the senate should decree; to Lucius Quinctius fell Gaul and the holding of the elections.

[8] The praetors then drew for their provinces, and Marcus Fulvius Centumalus received the urban jurisdiction, Lucius Scribonius Libo that between citizens and aliens, Lucius Valerius Tappo Sicily, Quintus Salonius Sarra Sardinia, Marcus Baebius Tamphilus Hither Spain, Aulus Atilius Serranus Farther Spain.

[9] But the provinces of these two were changed first by the senate and then by vote of the people also:

[10] to Atilius the fleet and Macedonia were assigned, to Baebius the Brutti.⁶

[11] The imperium of Flaminius and Fulvius in the Spanish provinces was prolonged. To Atilius⁷ for service among the Brutti were assigned the two legions which had been in reserve the year before, and it was ordered that the allies should furnish him with fifteen thousand infantry and five hundred cavalry.

[12] Baebius Tamphilus was directed to build thirty quinqueremes and to launch from the dockyards whatever old ships were seaworthy, and to enlist naval allies; the consuls were also directed to turn over to him two thousand allies of the Latin confederacy and one thousand Roman infantry.

[13] These two praetors and two armies, on land and sea, were prepared, it was said, to operate against Nabis, who was now openly attacking the allies of the Roman people⁸ ; but the ambassadors sent to Antiochus⁹ were awaited, and in

[14] the expectation of their return the senate had forbidden the consul Gnaeus Domitius to leave the City.

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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History of Rome (English) (Foster, Benjamin Oliver; Moore, Frank Gardener; Sage, Evan T.; Schlesinger, Alfred C., translators. Cambridge, Mass.; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann, Ltd., 1919-1959. (Loeb Classical Library))

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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.) — 35.20 focus

[1] Romae destinabant quidem sermonibus hostem Antiochum, sed nihildum ad id bellum praeter animos parabant.

[2] consulibus ambobus Italia provincia decreta est, ita ut inter se compararent sortirenturve,

[3] uter comitiis eius anni praeesset; ad utrum ea non pertineret cura, ut paratus esset, si quo eum extra Italiam opus esset ducere legiones.

[4] huic consuli permissum, ut duas legiones scriberet novas et socium Latini nominis viginti milia et equites octingentos;

[5] alteri consuli duae legiones decretae, quas L. Cornelius consul superioris anni habuisset, et socium ac Latini nominis ex eodem exercitu quindecim milia et equites quingenti.

[6] Q. Minucio cum exercitu, quem in Liguribus habebat, prorogatum imperium; additum, in supplementum ut quattuor milia peditum Romanorum scriberentur, centum quinquaginta equites, et sociis eodem quinque milia peditum imperarentur, ducenti quinquaginta equites.

[7] Cn. Domitio extra Italiam, quo senatus censuisset, provincia evenit, L. Quinctio Gallia et comitia habenda.

[8] praetores deinde provincias sortiti, M. Fulvius Centumalus urbanam, L. Scribonius Libo peregrinam, L. Valerius Tappo Siciliam, Q. Salonius Sarra Sardiniam, M. Baebius Tamphilus Hispaniam citeriorem, A. Atilius Serranus ulteriorem.

[9] sed his duobus primum senatus consulto, deinde plebei etiam scito permutatae provinciae sunt:

[10] Atilio classis et Macedonia, Baebio Brutti decreti.

[11] Flaminio Fulvioque in Hispaniis prorogatum imperium. Atilio in Bruttios duae legiones decretae, quae priore anno urbanae fuissent, et ut sociis eodem milia peditum quindecim imperarentur et quingenti equites.

[12] Baebius Tamphilus triginta naves quinqueremes facere iussus et ex navalibus veteres deducere, si quae utiles essent, et scribere navalis socios; et consulibus imperatum, ut ei duo milia socium ac Latini nominis et mille Romanos darent pedites.

[13] hi duo praetores et duo exercitus, terrestris navalisque, adversus Nabim aperte iam oppugnantem socios populi Romani dicebantur parari;

[14] ceterum legati ad Antiochum missi expectabantur, et priusquam ii redissent, vetuerat Cn. Domitium consulem senatus discedere ab urbe.

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).) — 30.20 focus

[1]

frendens gemensque ac vix lacrimis temperans dicitur legatorum verba audisse.

[2] postquam edita sunt mandata,

iam non perplexe

inquit,

sed palam revocant qui vetando supplementum et pecuniam mitti iam pridem retrahebant. ¹

[3]

vicit ergo Hannibalem non populus Romanus totiens caesus fugatusque, sed senatus Carthaginiensis obtrectatione atque invidia.

[4]

neque hac deformitate reditus mei tam P. Scipio exsultabit atque efferet sese quam Hanno, qui domum nostram, quando alia re non potuit, ruina Carthaginis oppressit.

[5] iam hoc ipsum praesagiens animo praeparaverat ante naves. itaque inutili militum turba praesidii specie in oppida Bruttii agri quae pauca metu magis quam fide continebantur dimissa, quod roboris in exercitu erat in Africam transvexit,

[6] multis Italici generis, quia ² in Africam secuturos abnuentes concesserant in Iunonis Laciniae delubrum inviolatum ad eam diem, in templo ipso foede interfectis.

[7] raro quemquam alium patriam exsilii causa relinquentem tam ³ maestum abisse ferunt quam Hannibalem hostium terra excedentem. respexisse saepe Italiae litora, et deos hominesque accusantem in se quoque ac suum ipsius caput exsecratum,

[8] quod ⁴ non cruentum ab Cannensi victoria militem Romam duxisset. Scipionem ire ad Carthaginem ausum, qui consul hostem Poenum in Italia non vidisset;

[9] se, centum milibus armatorum ad Trasumennum, ad Cannas caesis, circa Casilinum Cumasque et Nolam consenuisse. haec accusans querensque ex diutina possessione Italiae est detractus.

Ab urbe condita libri, erklärt von M. Weissenborn Perseus (Weissenborn, W.; Müller, H. J., editors. Berlin: Weidmannsche Buchhandlung, 1873-1883.) — 35.20 focus

[1]

Romae destinabant quidem sermonibus hostem Antiochum, sed nihildum ad id bellum praeter animos parabant.

[2] consulibus ambobus Italia provincia decreta est, ita ut inter se compararent sortirenturve, uter comitiis eius anni praeesset;

[3] ad utrum ea non pertineret cura, ut paratus esset, si quo eum extra Italiam opus esset ducere legiones.

[4] huic consuli permissum, ut duas legiones scriberet novas et socium nominis Latini viginti milia et equites octingentos;

[5] alteri consuli duae legiones decretae, quas L. Cornelius consul superioris anni habuisset et socium ac Latini nominis ex eodem exercitu quindecim milia et equites quingenti.

[7] Cn. Domitio extra Italiam, quo senatus censuisset, provincia evenit, L. Quinctio Gallia et comitia habenda.

[9] sed his duobus primum senatus consulto, deinde plebei etiam scito ¹ permutatae provinciae sunt:

[10] A. Atilio classis et Macedonia, Baebio Brutti decreti.

[13] hi duo praetores et duo exercitus, terrestris navalisque, adversus Nabim aperte iam oppugnantem socios populi Romani dicebantur parari;

[14] ceterum legati ad Antiochum missi expectabantur, et priusquam ii redissent, vetuerat Cn. Domitium consulem senatus discedere ab urbe.

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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)) — 35.20 focus

[1]

At Rome, people in their conversations anticipated, indeed, Antiochus as an enemy, but they had hitherto prepared nothing for such a war but their expectations.

[2] Italy was decreed the province of both the consuls, who received directions to settle between themselves, or draw lots, which of them should preside at the elections of the year;

[3] and it was ordered, that he who should be disengaged from that business, should hold himself in readiness, in case there should be occasion, to lead the legions any where out of that country.

[4] To the said consul, permission was given to levy two new legions, and twenty thousand foot, and nine hundred horse, among the allies and Latin confederates.

[5] To the other consul were decreed the two legions which had been commanded by Lucius Cornelius, consul of the preceding year; and from the same army, a body of allies and Latins, amounting to fifteen thousand foot and five hundred horse.

[6] Quintus Minucius was continued in command, with the forces which he then had in Liguria; as a supplement to which, four thousand Roman foot and five hundred horse were ordered to be enlisted, and five thousand foot and two hundred and fifty horse to be demanded from the allies.

[7] The duty of departing from Italy, whithersoever the senate should order, fell to Cneius Domitius; Gaul, and the holding the elections, to Lucius Quinctius.

[8] The praetors then cast lots for their provinces: to Marcus Fulvius Centumalus fell the city jurisdiction; to Lucius Scribonius Libo, the foreign; Lucius Valerius Tappus obtained Sicily; Quintus Salonius Sarra, Sardinia; Marcus Baebius Tamphilus, Hither Spain; and Marcus Atilius Serranus, Farther Spain. But the provinces of the two last were changed, first by a decree of the senate, which was afterwards confirmed by an order of the people.

[9] The fleet and Macedonia were assigned to Atilius; Bruttium to Baebius.

[10] Flaminius and Fulvius were continued in command in both the Hither and Farther Spain.

[11] To Baebius Tamphilus, for the business of Bruttium, were decreed the two legions which had served in the city the year before; and he was ordered to demand from the allies, for the same service, fifteen thousand foot and five hundred horse.

[12] Atilius was ordered to build thirty ships of five banks of oars: to bring out, from the docks, any old ones that were fit for service, and to raise seamen. An order was also given to the consul, to supply him with two thousand of the allied and Latin footmen, and a thousand Roman.

[13] The destination of these two praetors, and their two armaments, one on land and the other on sea, was declared to be intended against Nabis, who was now carrying on open hostilities against the allies of the Roman people.

[14] But it was thought proper to wait the return of the ambassadors sent to Antiochus, and the senate ordered the consul Cneius Domitius not to leave the city until they arrived.

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.) — 35.20 focus

[1]

In Rome people spoke of Antiochus as the enemy, but beyond this attitude of mind they were making no preparations for war.

[2] Both the consuls had Italy assigned to them as their province on the understanding that they were either

[3] to come to a mutual agreement or leave it to the ballot as to which of them should preside at the elections.

[4] The one to whom this duty did not fall was to be prepared to take the legions wherever they were needed beyond the shores of Italy. He was empowered to raise two fresh legions as well as 20,000 infantry and 800 cavalry from the Latins and allied States.

[5] The two legions which L. Cornelius had as consul the year before were assigned to the other consul, together with 15,000 allied infantry and 500 cavalry drawn from the same army.

[6] Q. Minucius retained his command and the army which he had in Liguria. and was ordered to bring it up to full strength by raising 4000 Roman infantry and 150 cavalry, whilst the allies were to furnish him with 5000 infantry and 250 cavalry.

[7] The duty of taking the legions wherever the senate thought fit outside Italy fell to Cn. Domitius; L. Quinctius obtained Gaul as his province and also the conduct of the elections.

[8] The result of the balloting amongst the praetors was as follows: M. Fulvius Centumanus received the civic and L. Scribonius Libo the alien jurisdiction; L. Valerius Tappo drew Sicily; Q. Salonius Sarra, Sardinia; M. Baebius Tamphilus, Hither Spain; A. Atilius Serranus, Further Spain.

[9] The two latter, however, had their commands transferred first by a resolution of the senate and then by a confirmatory resolution of the plebs;

[10] A. Atilius had the fleet and Macedonia assigned to him, and Baebius was appointed to the command in Bruttium.

[11] Flaminius and Fulvius were left in command in the two Spains. Baebius received for his operations in Bruttium the two legions which had previously been quartered in the City and also 15,000 infantry and 500 cavalry to be supplied by the allies.

[12] Atilius was ordered to construct 30 quinqueremes, to take from the dockyards any old ships that might be serviceable and to impress crews. The consuls were required to supply him with 1000 Roman and 2000 allied infantry.

[13] It was stated that these two praetors with their land and sea armies were to act against Nabis who was now openly attacking the allies of Rome.

[14] The arrival of the commissioners who had been sent to Antiochus was, however, expected, and the senate forbade Cn. Domitius to leave the City till they returned.

Notes on the current edition

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

1. The scene now changes to Rome, and the annalists are more consistently employed as sources.

2. B.C. 192

3. These are the consuls whose election was reported at x. 10 above.

4. This action was due to the anticipation that war with Antiochus would soon come.

5. B.C. 192

6. The procedure is not clear. Perhaps the senate induced the tribunes to introduce the corrective measure.

7. The names of Baebius and Atilius have been interchanged.

8. Cf. xiii. 1 above.

9. B.C. 192

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