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), 41.1

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[1] ...Aepulo¹ was said to have armed a people² which had been kept in peace by his father and thus to have won great favour with the youth, who were desirous of plundering. When a council regarding a war with the Histrians³ was held by the consul,⁴ some argued that it should be begun at once, before the enemy should be able to draw his forces together, others that the senate should first be consulted.⁵

[2] That opinion prevailed which proposed no delay. The consul, setting out from Aquileia, encamped near the lake of Timavus; this lake lies close to the sea.

[3] Gaius Furius,⁶ the duumvir navalis, came to the same place with a fleet of ten ships. To oppose the fleet of the Illyrians duumviri navales had been elected, who, with twenty ships to protect the coast of the upper⁷sea, were to make Ancona the hinge or pivot,⁸ so⁹ to speak; thence Lucius Cornelius¹⁰ was to defend the coast to the right as far as Tarentum, Gaius Furius the coast to the left as far as Aquileia.

[4] These ships were sent to the nearest harbour in Histrian territory with transports and a large quantity of supplies, and the consul, following with the legions, encamped about five miles from the sea.

[5] In a short time a market, visited by throngs, was established at the harbor, and from there everything was transported to the camp.

[6] And in order that this might be done in greater safety, outposts were established on all sides of the camp: facing Histria there was a permanent post, and an emergency cohort from Placentia stationed there; to a position between the sea and the camp, with the additional mission of protecting water-carriers at the river, Marcus Aebutius, military tribune of the second legion, was ordered to bring two maniples of his troops;

[7] Titus and Gaius Aelius, tribunes of the soldiers, had led the third legion, which was to guard the parties searching for forage and wood, on the road which leads to Aquileia.

[8] In the same area, about a mile distant, was the camp of the Gauls:¹¹ their chief, Catmelus, was in command of not more than three thousand armed men.

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.) — 41.1 focus

[1] a patre in pace habitam armasse eoque iuventuti praedandi cupidae pergratus esse dicebatur. consilium de Histrico bello cum haberet consul, alii gerendum extemplo, antequam contrahere copias hostes possent, alii consulendum prius senatum censebant. vicit sententia, quae diem non proferebat.

[2] profectus ab Aquileia consul castra ad lacum Timavi posuit; imminet mari is lacus. eodem decem navibus C. Furius duumvir navalis venit.

[3] adversus Illyriorum classem creati duumviri navales erant, qui tuendae viginti navibus maris superi orae Anconam velut cardinem haberent; inde L. Cornelius dextra litora usque ad Tarentum, C. Furius laeva usque ad Aquileiam tueretur.

[4] eae naves ad proximum portum in Histriae fines cum onerariis et magno commeatu missae, secutusque cum legionibus consul quinque ferme milia a mari posuit castra.

[5] in portu emporium brevi perfrequens factum, omniaque hinc in castra supportabantur. et, quo id tutius fieret, stationes ab omnibus castrorum partibus circumdatae sunt:

[6] in Histriam versum praesidium stativum, repentina cohors Placentina opposita; inter mare et castra et, ut idem aquatoribus ad fluvium esset praesidium, M. Aebutius tribunus militum secundae legionis duos manipulos militum ducere iussus est;

[7] T. et C. Aelii tribuni militum legionem tertiam, quae pabulatores et lignatores tueretur, via, quae Aquileiam fert, duxerant.

[8] ab eadem regione mille ferme passuum castra erant Gallorum: Catmelus regulus praeerat tribus haud amplius milibus armatorum.

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).) — 43.1 focus

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eadem aestate qua in Thessalia haec gesta sunt ¹² ..., ³ legatus in Illyricum a consule missus ⁴ opulenta duo oppida oppugnavit.

[2] ceremiam vi atque ⁵ armis coegit in deditionem; omniaque iis sua concessit, ut opinione clementiae eos, qui Carnuntem, munitam urbem, incolebant, adliceret.

[3] postquam nec ut dederent se compellere neque capere obsidendo poterat, ne duabus oppugnationibus nequiquam fatigatus miles esset, quam prius intactam urbem reliquerat diripuit.

[4] alter consul C. Cassius nec in Gallia, quam sortitus erat, memorabile quicquam gessit et per Illyricum ducere legiones in Macedoniam vano incepto est conatus.

[5] ingressum hoc iter consulem senatus ex Aquileiensium legatis cognovit, qui querentes coloniam ⁶ suam novam et infirmam necdum satis munitam inter infestas nationes Histrorum et Illyriorum esse,

[6] cum peterent ut senatus curae haberet quomodo ea colonia muniretur, interrogati, vellentne eam rem C. Cassio consuli mandari,

[7] responderunt Cassium Aquileiam indicto exercitu profectum per Illyricum in Macedoniam esse. ⁷ ea res primo incredibilis visa, et pro se quisque credere Carnis forsitan aut Histris bellum illatum.

[8] tum Aquileienses: nihil se ultra scire nec audere adfirmare, quam triginta dierum frumentum militi datum et duces qui ex Italia itinera in Macedoniam nossent conquisitos abductosque.

[9] enimvero senatus indignari tantum consulem ausum, ut suam provinciam relinqueret, in alienam transiret, exercitum novo periculoso itinere inter exteras gentes ⁸ duceret, viam tot nationibus in Italiam aperiret. ⁹

[10] decernunt frequentes ut C. Sulpicius praetor tris ex senatu nominet legatos, qui eo die proficiscantur ex urbe et, quantum adcelerare possint, ¹⁰ Cassium consulem, ubicumque sit, persequantur;

[11] nuntient ne bellum cum ulla gente moveat, nisi cum qua senatus gerendum censuerit. ¹¹

[12] legati hi profecti M. Cornelius ¹² Cethegus , M. Fulvius, P. Marcius Rex. metus de consule atque exercitu distulit eo tempore muniendae Aquileiae curam.

Ab urbe condita libri, erklärt von M. Weissenborn Perseus (Weissenborn, W.; Müller, H. J., editors. Berlin: Weidmannsche Buchhandlung, 1873-1883.) — 41.1 focus

a patre in pace habitam armasse eoque iuventuti praedandi cupidae pergratus esse dicebatur. consilium de Histrico bello cum haberet consul, alii gerendum extemplo, antequam contrahere copias hostes possent, alii consulendum prius senatum censebant.

[2] vicit sententia, quae diem non proferebat. profectus ab Aquileia consul castra ad lacum Timavi posuit; inminet ¹ mari is lacus. eodem decem navibus C. Furius duumvir navalis venit.

[3] adversus Illyriorum classem creati duumviri navales erant. qui tuendae viginti navibus maris superi orae Anconam velut cardinem haberent; inde L. Cornelius dextra litora usque ad Tarentum, C. Furius laeva usque ad Aquileiam tueretur.

[4] eae naves ad proximum portum in Histriae fines cum onerariis et magno commeatu missae, secutusque cum legionibus consul quinque ferme milia a mari posuit castra.

[5] in portu emporium brevi perfrequens factum, omniaque hinc in castra subportabantur. et quo id tutius fieret, stationes ab omnibus castrorum partibus circumdatae sunt:

[6] in Histriam versum praesidium stativum repentina cohors Placentina obposita; inter mare et castra et, ut idem aquatoribus ad fluvium esset praesidium, M. Aebutius tribunus militum secundae legionis duos manipulos militum ducere iussus est;

[7] T. et C. Aelii tribuni militum legionem tertiam, quae pabulatores et lignatores tueretur, via, quae Aquileiam fert, duxerant.

[8] ab eadem regione mille ferme passuum castra erant ² Gallorum; Catmelus pro regulo praeerat tribus haud amplius milibus armatorum.

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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)) — 41.1 focus

[1]

... ¹ and therefore was much endeared to the youth desirous of plundering.

[2] When the consul held a council on the subject of a war with Istria, some were of opinion that it ought to be begun immediately, before the enemy could collect forces; others, that the senate ought first to be consulted; the opinion was adopted which opposed delay. Accordingly the consul, marching from Aquileia, pitched his camp at the lake Timavus, which lies very near the sea. Thither came Caius Furius, one of the naval commanders, with ten ships; for two naval commanders had been appointed against the fleet of the Illyrians, and these commanders, with twenty ships for the protection of the coast of the Hadriatic, were to make Ancona, as it were, the pivot of their position; so that Lucius Cornelius had to guard the coasts on the right, extending from the latter place to Tarentum; and Caius Furius those on the left, as far as Aquileia. This squadron was sent to the nearest port in the Istrian territory, with a number of transports and a large store of provisions; while the consul, following with the legions, encamped at the distance of about five miles from the

[3] coast. A plentiful market was soon established at the port, and every thing conveyed thence to the camp. That this might be done with greater safety, out-posts were fixed around the camp; a newly-levied cohort of Placentines was posted between the camp and the sea, as a picket in the direction of Istria; and that the watering-parties might likewise have protection at the river, orders were given to Marcus Aebutius, military tribune, to take thither two companies of the second legion. Titus and Caius Aelius, military tribunes, led out the third legion on the road towards Aquileia, in support of those that went for food and forage. In the same quarter, nearly a mile distant, was the camp of the Gauls: Catmelus acted as their chieftain, and they were not more than three thousand armed men.

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.) — 41.1 focus

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. . . It was said that he called to arms the fighting men whom his father had kept in peace, and that he was very popular with them, as they were eager for plunder. The consul held a council of war to discuss the Histrian campaign. Some thought it ought to be undertaken at once before the enemy had time to get his forces together; others considered that the senate ought first to be consulted.

[2] The opinion in favour of prompt action prevailed. From Aquileia, the consul advanced to the Timavus Lake close to the sea.

[3] C. Furius, one of the two naval commanders, sailed there with ten ships. He and his colleague were to act against the Illyrian fleet and protect the coasts of the Upper Sea with twenty ships. Their joint command pivoted on Ancona; L. Cornelius had the defence of the coast to the right as far as Tarentum, and C. Furius to the left as far as Aquileia.

[4] The ten ships under Furius had been sent to the nearest harbour on Histrian territory, together with cargo ships and a large amount of supplies. The consul followed them with the legions and fixed his camp about five miles from the sea.

[5] A busy market soon sprang up in the harbour, and all supplies were carried up from the sea to the camp. To render this more secure, pickets were posted on every side of the camp.

[6] On the side facing Histria the emergency cohort from Placentia was posted permanently; M. Aebutius, one of the military tribunes, was ordered to take two maniples from the second legion to the river bank between the camp and the sea to protect the watering-parties;

[7] two other military tribunes, L. and C. Aelius, took the third legion along the road leading to Aquileia to protect the foraging and wood-cutting troops. In that direction lay the camp of the Gauls about a mile distant.

[8] and in their chief's absence Catemelus was in command. They did not number more than 3000 armed men.

Notes on the current edition

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

1. The loss of the first two quaternions of V, the only manuscript containing these books (the second, which contained the text from i. 1 to edic. in ix. 10 was lost between 1531 and 1669, see the Preface), has deprived us of the beginning of Book XLI. Comparison with the Periocha shows that a relatively large number of topics was treated in the lost chapters. The details which I add in the translation have been derived from Florus I. xxvi. (II. x.); I have added only enough to give the sentence a possible grammatical construction.

2. B.C. 178

3. For earlier dealings with the Histrians, cf. XXXIX. Iv. 4; XL. xxvi. 3

4. A. Manlius Volso (XL. lix. 4); his appointment to Gaul has not been mentioned, but was probably reported in a lost chapter.

5. There is no record of a declaration of war against the Histrians, except as one may be implied in XL. XXVI. 3. Florus ( l.c.) says that they had earlier assisted the Aetolians. Technically Manlius should have consulted the senate before proceeding against them, since their territory lay outside his province: cf. vii. 7 below.

6. His choice in this capacity has not been mentioned before.

7. The Adriatic.

8. Cf. XL. xviii. 8 and the note.

9. B.C. 178

10. Cf. XL. xlii. 8.

11. Gallic auxiliaries of the Romans: cf. v. 9 below.

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