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), 45.33

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After the serious business, ² Paulus celebrated with great pomp at Amphipolis a festival which had been long under preparation, and to announce which he had sent men to the cities and the kings of Asia, while he himself had given notice to the leading men during his tour of the Greek cities.

For a crowd of ³ all sorts of professionals in the art of entertainment gathered from all over the world, as well as athletes and famous horses;

[3] moreover there were delegations with sacrifices, ⁴ and whatever more is usually done at the great games of Greece for the sake of gods or men, was so carried out as to arouse admiration not only for lavishness but for skill in giving shows, at which Romans were then tyros. Banquets for the delegations were also prepared with equal sumptuousness and pains.

[4] From mouth to mouth went the saying of Paulus himself, that the man who knew how to conquer in war could also arrange a banquet and organize games.

XXXIII. After the festival had been held and the bronze shields loaded into ships, the rest of the arms of all kinds were piled up into a great heap, and the general, after prayer to Mars, Minerva, Mother Lua, ⁵ and the other gods to whom it is right and lawful to dedicate the spoils of the enemy, with his own hands put the torch to the pile; then each of the military tribunes as they stood round about tossed in fire.

[5] In that great gathering of Europe and Asia, when such a crowd had assembled partly to offer congratulations and partly for the display, and in the presence of such forces naval and military, a remarkable fact was that supplies were so abundant and grain so cheap that both to individuals and to cities and peoples abundant gifts of such supplies were made by the general, not only for immediate use, but to be taken home with them.

[6] The eyes of the crowd which came were no more drawn to the ⁶ stage spectacle, the contests of men, or the racing of the horses, than to the collected loot of Macedonia, set out on exhibition, statues, paintings, rare

[7] stuffs, and vessels made of gold, silver, bronze and ivory, manufactured with great pains in the palace at Pella, so as to serve not only for immediate show, as did the objects with which the palace at Alexandria was crammed, but for continuous use. ⁷ This booty was loaded on the fleet and given to Gnaeus Octavius to transport to Rome.

[8] After a courteous farewell to the delegates, Paulus crossed the Strymon and pitched camp a mile from Amphipolis; thence he set out for Pella and arrived on the fifth day. Passing by the city to what is called the Pellaeum, he halted for two days, and sent his son Quintus Maximus and Publius Nasica with a portion of the troops to ravage Illyrians who had helped Perseus in the war, ordering the expedition to meet him at Oricum; the consul himself made for Epirus and reached Passaron on the fifteenth day.

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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Current edition Perseus

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.) — 45.33 focus

[1] edito ludicro omnis generis clupeisque aereis in naves inpositis cetera omnis generis arma cumulata in ingentem acervum, precatus Martem, Minervam Luamque matrem et ceteros deos, quibus spolia hostium dicare ius fasque est, ipse imperator face subdita succendit;

[2] deinde circumstantes tribuni militum pro se quisque ignes coniecerunt.

[3] notata est in illo conventu Europae Asiaeque, undique partim ad gratulationem, partim ad spectaculum contracta multitudine, tantis navalibus terrestribusque exercitibus, ea copia rerum,

[4] ea vilitas annonae, ut et privatis et civitatibus et gentibus dona data pleraque eius generis sint ab imperatore, non in usum modo praesentem, sed etiam quod domos aveherent.

[5] spectaculo fuit ei, quae venerat, turbae non scaenicum magis ludicrum, non certamina hominum aut curricula equorum, quam praeda Macedonica omnis, ut viseretur, exposita, statuarum tabularumque et textilium et vasorum ex auro et argento et aere et ebore factorum ingenti cura in ea regia,

[6] ut non in praesentem modo speciem, qualibus referta regia Alexandreae erat, sed in perpetuum usum fierent.

[7] haec in classem inposita devehenda Romam Cn. Octavio data. Paulus benigne legatis dimissis transgressus Strymonem mille passuum ab Amphipoli castra posuit; inde profectus Pellam quinto die pervenit.

[8] praetergressus urbem, ad Pellaeum, quod vocant, biduum moratus, P. Nasicam et Q. Maximum filium cum parte copiarum ad depopulandos Illyrios, qui Persea iuverant bello, misit iussos ad Oricum sibi occurrere; ipse Epirum petens quintis decimis castris Passaronem pervenit.

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).) — 45.33 focus

[1]

edito ludicro ¹ clupeisque aereis in naves impositis cetera omnis generis arma cumulata in ² ingentem acervum,

[2] precatus Martem, Minervam Luamque ³ matrem et ceteros deos, quibus spolia hostium dicare ius fasque est, ipse imperator face subdita succendit; deinde circumstantes tribuni militum pro se quisque ignes coniecerunt.

[3] notata est in illo conventu Europae Asiaeque, undique partim ad gratulationem, partim ad spectaculum contracta multitudine, tantis navalibus terrestribusque' exercitibus,

[4] ea copia rerum, ea vilitas annonae, ut et privatis et civitatibus et gentibus dona data pleraque eius generis sint ab imperatore, non in usum praesentem, sed etiam quod domos aveherent.

[5] spectaculo fuit ei, quae venerat, turbae non scaenicum magis ⁴ ludicrum, non certamina hominum aut curricula equorum, quam praeda Macedonica omnis ut viseretur exposita, statuarum tabularumque et textilium ⁵ et vasorum ex auro et argento et aere et ebore factorum ingenti cura in ea regia,

[6] ut non in praesentem modo speciem, qualibus referta regia Alexandreae erat, sed in perpetuum usum fierent.

[7] haec in classem imposita devehenda Romam Cn. Octavio data.

Paulus benigne legatis dimissis transgressus Strymonem mille passuum ab Amphipoli castra posuit; inde profectus Pellam quinto die pervenit.

[8] praetergressus urbem, ad Pellaeum, ⁶ quod vocant, biduum moratus, P. Nasicam et Q. Maximum filium cum parte copiarum ad depopulandos Illyrios, qui Persea iuverant bello, misit iussos ad Oricum sibi occurrere; ipse Epirum petens quintis decimis castris Passaronem pervenit.

Ab urbe condita libri, erklärt von M. Weissenborn Perseus (Weissenborn, W.; Müller, H. J., editors. Berlin: Weidmannsche Buchhandlung, 1873-1883.) — 45.33 focus

[1]

edito ludicro omnis generis clupeisque aereis in naves inpositis cetera omnis generis arma cumulata in ingentem acervum, precatus Martem,

[2] Minervam Luamque matrem et ceteros deos, quibus spolia hostium dicare ius fasque est, ipse imperator face subdita succendit; deinde circumstantes tribuni militum pro se quisque ignes coniecerunt.

[3] notata est in illo conventu Europae Asiaeque, undique partim ad gratulationem, partim ad spectaculum contracta multitudine, tantis navalibus terrestribusque exercitibus,

[4] ea copia rerum, ea vilitas annonae, ut et privatis et civitatibus et gentibus dona data pleraque eius generis sint ab imperatore non in usum modo praesentem, sed etiam quod domos aveherent.

[5] spectaculo fuit ei, quae venerat, turbae non scaenicum magis ludicrum, non certamina hominum aut curricula equorum, quam praeda Macedonica omnis, ut viseretur, ¹exposita, statuarum tabularumque et textilium et vasorum ex auro et argento et aere et ebore factorum ingenti cura in ea regia, ubi non in praesentem modo speciem,

[6] qualibus referta regia Alexandreae erat, sed in perpetuum usum fierent.

[7] haec in classem inposita devehenda Romam Cn. Octavio data.

Paulus benigne legatis dimissis transgressus Strymonem mille passuum ab Amphipoli castra posuit; inde profectus Pellam quinto die pervenit.

[8] praetergressus urbem, ad Spelaeum quod vocant biduum moratus P. Nasicam et Q. Maximum filium cum parte copiarum ad depopulandos Illyrios, qui Persea iuverant bello, misit iussos ad Oricum sibi occurrere; ipse Epirum petens quintis decimis castris Passaronem pervenit.

Translations (2)

History of Rome Perseus (Spillan, D.; Edmonds, Cyrus; McDevitte, William A., translators. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1849-1868. (Bohn's Classical Library)) — 45.33 focus

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When the games of every kind were finished, he put the brazen shields on board the ships; the rest of the arms, being all collected together in a huge pile, the general himself, after praying to Mars, Minerva, mother Lua, and the other deities, to whom it is right and proper to dedicate the spoils of enemies, set fire

[2] to them with a torch, and then the military tribunes who stood round all threw fire on the same.

[3] It was remarkable, that, at such a general congress of Europe and Asia, where such multitudes were assembled, some to congratulate the victors, some to see the shows;

[4] and where such numerous bodies of land and naval forces were quartered, so great was the plenty of every thing, and so moderate the price of provisions, that presents of divers articles were made by the general to private persons, and states, and nations; not only for their present use, but even to carry home with them.

[5] The stage entertainments, the gymnastics, and the horse races, did not afford a more pleasing spectacle to the crowd which had assembled, than the Macedonian booty, which was all exposed to view, consisting of the ornaments of the palace at Pella, namely, statues, pictures, tapestry, and vases, formed of gold, silver, brass, and ivory, in so elaborate a manner, that they seemed intended not merely for present show, like the furniture of the palace of Alexandria, but even for continual use.

[6] These were embarked in the fleet, and given in charge to Cneius Octavius, to be carried to Rome.

[7] Paullus, after dismissing the ambassadors with great courtesy, crossed the Strymon, and encamped at the distance of a mile from Amphipolis; then resuming his march, he arrived on the fifth day at Pella.

[8] Having passed by that city, he halted for two days at a place called Spelaeum, and detached his son Quintus Maximus and Publius Nasica, with half of the troops, to lay waste the country of the Illyrians, who had assisted Perseus in the war, ordering them to meet him at Oricum; then, taking the road to Epirus, on his fifteenth encampment, he reached the city of Passaro.

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.) — 45.33 focus

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When all the performances were ended and the bronze targes had been put on board the ships, the rest of the spoils were collected into enormous heaps. Then the commander offered up prayers to Mars and Minerva and Lua Mater and the other deities to whom the spoils taken from the enemy must be solemnly dedicated.

[2] He then applied a torch to the heap and the military tribunes standing round each cast a brand on the pile.

[3] It is a noteworthy fact that in this great meeting of Europe and Asia, where a multitude had been drawn together from every part of the world, some to offer congratulations, some to see the spectacle, where

[4] such great naval and military forces were assembled, there was nevertheless such abundance of everything and provisions were so cheap that the general out of this abundance made gifts to individuals, to cities, and even to whole nations, sufficient not only for their use at the time, but enough for them to take home with them.

[5] The spectators were not more interested in the scenic representations and the athletic contests and chariot races than they were in the display of the spoils from Macedonia. These were all laid out to view-statues, pictures, woven fabrics, articles in gold, silver, bronze and ivory wrought with consummate care, all of which had been found in the palace, where they had not been intended, like

[6] those which filled the palace at Alexandria, for a moment's ornament but for constant and lasting use. They were all placed on board the fleet under the charge of Cnaeus Octavius to be transported to Rome.

[7] After taking a friendly leave of the various deputations Paulus crossed the Strymon and fixed his camp a mile distant from Amphipolis. A five days' further march brought him to Pella. Marching past the city he arrived at a place called Spilaeum, where he stayed two days.

[8] During his stay he sent P. Nasica and his son Q. Maximus to ravage that part of Illyria from which assistance had been sent to Perseus and afterwards to meet him at Oricum. He himself took the road to Epirus and after a fifteen days' march reached Passaron.

Notes on the current edition

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

1. 1 2. 7, says that these laws

are still in use

, i.e., in the time of Trogus (first century after Christ), or possibly in that of Justinus himself (second century).

2. Livy does not mention the destruction of the fortifications of Demetrias, one of the three

fetters of Greece

, recorded by Diodorus XXXI. 13.

3. B.C. 167

4. What the Greeks called theoriai-official representatives of their states, who participated by offering sacrifices.

5. Consort or companion of Saturn, she was a destructive power to be placated, cf. VIII. i. 6 and the note, and perhaps Servius on Aeneid III. 139 ( Luae emended from Lunae ).

6. B.C. 167

7. A similar triumphal display is recorded in XXVI. xxi. 7-8 (from Syracuse); and the Romans' interest in looted art is expressed in XXXII. xvi. 17 (Chalcis) and XXXVIII. ix. 13 (Ambracia).

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