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legati ex Africa Romani simul Carthaginiensesque cum venissent Romam, senatus ad aedem Bellonae habitus est.

[2] ubi¹ cum L. Veturius Philo pugnatum cum Hannibale esse suprema Carthaginiensibus pugna finemque tandem lugubri bello inpositum ² ingenti laetitia patrum exposuisset,

[3] adiecit Verminam etiam Syphacis filium, quae parva bene gestae rei accessio erat, devictum. In contionem inde ³ prodire iussus gaudiumque id populo inpertire.

[4] tum patefacta ⁴ gratulationi ⁵ omnia in urbe templa supplicationesque in triduum decretae. legatis Carthaginiensium et Philippi regis nam hi ⁶ quoque venerant—petentibus ut senatus sibi daretur responsum iussu patrum ab dictatore est consules novos iis senatum daturos esse.

comitia inde habita.

[5] creati consules Cn. Cornelius Lentulus, P. Aelius Paetus; praetores M. Iunius Pennus, cui sors urbana evenit, M. Valerius Falto Bruttios, M. Fabius Buteo Sardiniam, P. Aelius Tubero Siciliam est sortitus.

[6] De provinciis consulum nihil ante placebat agi quam legati Philippi regis et Carthaginiensium auditi essent; belli finem alterius, alterius principium prospiciebant animis.

[7] Cn . Lentulus consul cupiditate flagrabat provinciae Africae, seu bellum foret, facilem ⁷ victoriam, ⁸ seu iam finiretur, finiti tanti belli se ⁹ consule gloriam petens.

[8] negare itaque prius quicquam agi passurum quam sibi provincia ¹⁰ Africa decreta esset, concedente conlega, moderato viro et prudenti, qui gloriae eius ¹¹ certamen cum Scipione, praeterquam quod iniquum esset, etiam inpar futurum cernebat.

[9] Q. Minucius Thermus et M'. Acilius Glabrio tribuni plebis rem priore anno ¹² nequiquam temptatam ab Ti. Claudio consule Cn. Cornelium temptare aiebant;

[10] ex auctoritate patrum latum ad populum esse cuius vellent imperium in Africa esse; omnes quinque et triginta tribus P. Scipioni id imperium decrevisse. ¹³

[11] multis contentionibus et in senatu et ad populum acta res postremo eo deducta est ut senatui permitterent.

[12] patres igitur iurati—ita enim convenerat—censuerunt uti consules provincias inter se conpararent sortirenturve uter Italiam, uter classem navium quinquaginta haberet; cui classis obvenisset in Siciliam navigaret;

[13] si pax cum Carthaginiensibus componi nequisset, in Africam traiceret; consul mari, Scipio eodem quo adhuc iure imperii terra rem gereret;

[14] si condiciones convenirent pacis, tribuni plebis populum rogarent utrum consulem an P. Scipionem iuberent pacem dare, et quem, si deportandus exercitus victor ex Africa esset, deportare;

[15] si pacem per P. Scipionem dari atque ab eodem exercitum deportari iussissent, ne consul ex Sicilia in Africam traiceret.

[16] alter consul, cui Italia evenisset, duas legiones a M. Sextio ¹⁴ praetore acciperet.

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

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Ab urbe condita (Latin) (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).)

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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.) — 30.40 focus

[1] legati ex Africa Romani simul Carthaginiensesque cum venissent Romam, senatus ad aedem Bellonae habitus est.

[2] ubi cum L. Veturius Philo pugnatum cum Hannibale esse suprema Carthaginiensibus pugna finemque tandem lugubri bello inpositum ingenti laetitia patrum exposuisset,

[3] adiecit Verminam etiam Syphacis filium, quae parva bene gestae rei accessio erat, devictum. in contionem inde prodire iussus gaudiumque id populo inpertire.

[4] tum patefacta gratulationi omnia in urbe templa, supplicationesque in triduum decretae. legatis Carthaginiensium et Philippi regis — nam ii quoque venerant — petentibus, ut senatus sibi daretur, responsum iussu patrum ab dictatore est consules novos iis senatum daturos esse. comitia inde habita.

[6] de provinciis consulum nihil ante placebat agi, quam legati Philippi regis et Carthaginiensium auditi essent; belli finem alterius, alterius principium prospiciebant animis.

[7] Cn. Lentulus consul cupiditate flagrabat provinciae Africae, seu bellum foret, facilem victoriam, seu iam finiretur, finiti tanti belli a se consule gloriam petens.

[8] negare itaque prius quicquam agi passurum, quam sibi provincia Africa decreta esset, concedente conlega, moderato viro et prudenti, qui gloriae eius certamen cum Scipione, praeterquam quod iniquum esset, etiam inpar futurum cernebat.

[9] Q. Minucius Thermus et M’. Acilius Glabrio tribuni plebis rem priore anno nequiquam temptatam ab Ti. Claudio consule Cn. Cornelium temptare aiebant;

[10] ex auctoritate patrum latum ad populum esse, cuius vellent imperium in Africa esse; omnes quinque et triginta tribus P. Scipioni id imperium decresse. multis contentionibus

[11] et in senatu et ad populum acta res postremo eo deducta est, ut senatui permitterent. patres igitur iurati —

[12] ita enim convenerat — censuerunt, uti consules provincias inter se conpararent sortirenturve, uter Italiam, uter classem navium quinquaginta haberet; cui classis obvenisset, in Siciliam navigaret;

[13] si pax cum Carthaginiensibus componi nequisset, in Africam traiceret;

[14] consul mari, Scipio eodem quo adhuc iure imperii terra rem gereret; si condiciones convenirent pacis, tribuni plebis populum rogarent, utrum consulem an P. Scipionem iuberent pacem dare, et quem, si. deportandus exercitus victor ex Africa esset, deportare;

[15] si pacem per P. Scipionem dari atque ab eodem exercitum deportari iussissent, ne consul ex Sicilia in Africam traiceret.

[16] alter consul, cui Italia evenisset, duas legiones a M. Sextio praetore acciperet.

Ab urbe condita Perseus (Conway, Robert Seymour; Walters, Charles Flamstead; Johnson, Stephen Keymer, editors. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1914-1935. (Oxford Classical Texts)) — 30.40 focus

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legati ex Africa Romani simul Carthaginiensesque cum uenissent Romam, senatus ad aedem Bellonae habitus est.

[2] ubi cum L. Ueturius Philo pugnatum cum Hannibale esse suprema Carthaginiensibus pugna finemque tandem lugubri bello impositum ingenti laetitia patrum exposuisset,

[3] adiecit Uerminam etiam Syphacis filium, quae parua bene gestae rei accessio erat, deuictum. in contionem inde prodire iussus gaudiumque id populo impertire.

[4] tum patefacta gratulationi omnia in urbe templa supplicationesque in triduum decretae. legatis Carthaginiensium et Philippi regis—nam hi quoque uenerant—petentibus ut senatus sibi daretur responsum iussu patrum ab dictatore est consules nouos iis senatum daturos esse. comitia inde habita.

[5] creati consules Cn. Cornelius Lentulus P. Aelius Paetus , praetores M. Iunius Pennus , cui sors urbana euenit— M. Ualerius Falto Bruttios, M. Fabius Buteo Sardiniam, P. Aelius Tubero Siciliam est sortitus.

[6] de prouinciis consulum nihil ante placebat agi quam legati Philippi regis et Carthaginiensium auditi essent; belli finem alterius, alterius principium prospiciebant animis.

[7] Cn. Lentulus consul cupiditate flagrabat prouinciae Africae, seu bellum foret facilem uictoriam, seu iam finiretur finiti tanti belli se consule gloriam petens.

[8] negare itaque prius quicquam agi passurum quam sibi prouincia Africa decreta esset, concedente collega, moderato uiro et prudenti, qui gloriae eius certamen cum Scipione, praeterquam quod iniquum esset, etiam impar futurum cernebat.

[9] Q. Minucius Thermus et M'. Acilius Glabrio tribuni plebis rem priore anno nequiquam temptatam ab Ti. Claudio consule Cn. Cornelium temptare aiebant:

[10] ex auctoritate patrum latum ad populum esse cuius uellent imperium in Africa esse; omnes quinque et triginta tribus P. Scipioni id imperium decreuisse.

[11] multis contentionibus et in senatu et ad populum acta res postremo eo deducta est ut senatui permitterent.

[12] patres igitur iurati—ita enim conuenerat—censuerunt uti consules prouincias inter se compararent sortirenturue uter Italiam, uter classem nauium quinquaginta haberet;

[13] cui classis obuenisset in Siciliam nauigaret; si pax cum Carthaginiensibus componi nequisset, in Africam traiceret; consul mari, Scipio eodem quo adhuc iure imperii terra rem gereret;

[14] si condiciones conuenirent pacis, tribuni plebis populum rogarent utrum consulem an P. Scipionem iuberent pacem dare et quem, si deportandus exercitus uictor ex Africa esset, deportare.

[15] si pacem per P. Scipionem dari atque ab eodem exercitum deportari iussissent, ne consul ex Sicilia in Africam traiceret.

[16] alter consul cui Italia euenisset duas legiones a M. Sextio praetore acciperet.

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History of Rome Perseus (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)) — 30.40 focus

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Upon the arrival at Rome of the envoys from Africa, the Roman and the Carthaginian at the same time, the senate sat in the Temple of Bellona. ¹

[2] There Lucius Veturius Philo ² to the great joy of the senators set forth how they had fought with Hannibal in a battle that was for the Carthaginians their last, and that at length an end had been made of a war ³ of grievous losses.

[3] He then added that Vermina also, the son of Syphax, had been defeated —a small supplement to a victorious campaign. Upon that he was bidden to go out into the assembly and share the joyful news with the people.

[4] Then all the temples in the city were opened for the offering of thanks, and three days of thanksgiving were ordered. When the Carthaginian envoys and those of King Philip —for these also had arrived —requested that a hearing in the senate be granted them, by order of the senate the dictator replied that the new consuls would grant them a hearing in the senate. ⁴

[5] Thereupon the elections were held. As consuls Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus and Publius Aelius Paetus were elected, as praetors Marcus Iunius Pennus, to whom fell the city praetorship, Marcus Valerius Falto, to whom the land of the Bruttii, Marcus Fabius Buteo, to whom Sardinia, Publius Aelius Tubero, to whom Sicily was allotted.

[6] As for the consuls' provinces, the senators were not disposed to take up the matter until the envoys of King Philip and those of the Carthaginians had been heard.

[7] They foresaw the end of one war, the beginning of another.

Gnaeus Lentulus, the consul, was fired with the ⁵ desire to have Africa as his province, aspiring to an easy victory if the war continued, or if it were already ending, to the glory of having so great a war end in his consulship.

[8] Accordingly he declared that he would allow nothing to be taken up before Africa had been assigned him by decree as his province. He had the consent of his colleague, a moderate ⁶ man and wise who saw that a contest with Scipio for that glory not only was unfair but also would prove unequal.

[9] Quintus Minucius Thermus and Manius Acilius Glabrio, tribunes of the plebs, declared that Gnaeus Cornelius was attempting what had been vainly attempted in the preceding year by Tiberius Claudius, the consul; ⁷

[10] that by authority of the senators the question whom they wished to have the high command in Africa had been brought before the people; that all thirty-five tribes had awarded that command to Scipio.

[11] After many disputes, while the matter was before the senate and the people as well, the decision was ultimately left to the senate.

[12] The senators therefore under oath ⁸ — for such had been the agreement —decided that the consuls should determine their provinces by mutual agreement or by lot, which of them was to have Italy and which the fleet of fifty ships;

[13] that he to whom the fleet fell should sail to Sicily, and if peace could not be arranged with the Carthaginians, he should cross over to Africa; that the consul should conduct operations on the sea and Scipio on the land, with the same authority to command as heretofore;

[14] that if the peace terms should be agreed upon, the tribunes of the plebs should bring before the people the question whether to order the consul or Publius Scipio to grant peace, and, if the victorious army was to be brought back from Africa, who was to bring it back.

[15] If the people should order that peace be granted through Publius Scipio, and that the army should be brought back by him as well, the consul should not cross over from Sicily to Africa.

[16] The other consul, to whom Italy should fall, was to receive two ⁹ legions from Marcus Sextius, the praetor. ¹⁰

History of Rome Perseus (Spillan, D.; Edmonds, Cyrus; McDevitte, William A., translators. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1849-1868. (Bohn's Classical Library)) — 30.40 focus

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The Roman, together with the Carthaginian ambassadors, having arrived at Rome from Africa, the senate was assembled at the temple of Bellona;

[2] when Lucius Veturius Philo stated, to the great joy of the senate, that a battle had been fought with Hannibal, which was decisive of the fate of the Carthaginians, and that a period was at length put to that calamitous war.

[3] He added what formed a small accession to their successes, that Vermina, the son of Syphax, had been vanquished. He was then ordered to go forth to the public assembly, and impart the joyful tidings to the people.

[4] Then, a thanksgiving having been appointed, all the temples in the city were thrown open, and supplications for three days were decreed. The ambassadors of the Carthaginians, and those of king Philip, for they also had arrived, requesting an audience of the senate, answer was made by the dictator, by order of the fathers, that the new consuls would give them an audience. The elections were then held.

[5] The consuls elected were Cneius Cornelius Lentulus and Publius Aelius Paetus. The praetors elected were Marcus Junius Pennus, to whose lot the city jurisdiction fell, Marcus Valerius Falto, who re- ceived Bruttium, Marcus Fabius Buteo, who received Sardinia, and Publius Aelius Tubero, who received Sicily.

[6] It was the pleasure of the senate that nothing should be done respecting the provinces of the consuls, till the ambassadors of king Philip and the Carthaginians had been heard; for they foresaw the termination of one war and the commencement of another.

[7] Cneius Lentulus, the consul, was inflamed with a strong desire to have the province of Africa, looking forward to an easy victory if there was still war, or, if it was on the point of being concluded, to the glory of having it terminated in his consulate.

[8] He therefore refused to allow any business to be transacted before the province of Africa was assigned him; his colleague, who was a moderate and prudent man, giving up his claim to it, for he clearly saw that a contest with Scipio for that honour would be not only unjust but unequal.

[9] Quintus Minucius Thermus, and Manius Acilius Glabrio, tribunes of the people, said that Cneius Cornelius was endeavouring to effect the same object which had been attempted in vain by the consul Tiberius Claudius the former year.

[10] That, by the direction of the senate, it had been proposed to the people to decide whom they wished to have the command in Africa, and all the thirty-five tribes had concurred in assigning that command to Publius Scipio. After many discussions, both in the senate and popular assembly, it was at length determined to leave it to the senate.

[11] The fathers, therefore, on oath, for so it had been agreed, voted, that as to the provinces,

[12] the consuls should settle between them- selves, or determine by lots, which of them should have Italy, and which a fleet of fifty ships. That he to whose lot the fleet fell should sail to Sicily, and if peace could not be concluded with the Carthaginians, that he should cross over into Africa.

[13] That the consul should act by sea, and Scipio by land, with the same right of command as heretofore.

[14] If an agreement should be come to, as to the terms of the peace, that then the plebeian tribunes should consult the commons as to whether they ordered the consul or Publius Scipio to grant the peace; and if the victorious army was to be brought home out of Africa, whom they ordered to bring it.

[15] That if they ordered that the peace should be granted by Publius Scipio, and that the army should be brought home likewise by him, then the consul should not pass out of Sicily into Africa.

[16] That the other consul, to whose lot Italy fell, should receive two legions from Marcus Sextius the praetor.

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.) — 30.40 focus

[1]

On the arrival of the Roman commissioners from Africa, simultaneously with that of the Carthaginians, the senate met at the temple of Bellona.

[2] L. Veturius Philo reported that Carthage had made her last effort, a battle had been fought with Hannibal and an end had at last been put to this disastrous war.

[3] This announcement was received by the senators with huge delight, and Veturius reported a further success though comparatively an unimportant one, namely the defeat of Vermina, the son of Syphax. He was ordered to go to the Assembly and make the people sharers in the good news.

[4] Amidst universal congratulations all the temples in the City were thrown open and public thanksgivings were ordered for three days. The envoys from Carthage and those from Philip who had also arrived, requested an audience of the senate. The Dictator, at the instance of the senate, informed them that the new consuls would grant them one.

[5] The elections were then held and Cnaeus Cornelius Lentulus and P. Aelius Paetus were made consuls. The praetors elected were M. Junius Pennus, to whom the City jurisdiction was allotted; M. Valerius Falto, to whom Bruttium fell; M. Fabius Buteo, who received Sardinia, and P. Aelius Tubero, to whom the ballot gave Sicily.

[6] As to the consuls' provinces it was agreed that nothing should be done until Philip's envoys and those from Carthage had obtained an audience. No sooner was one war at an end than there was the prospect of another commencing.

[7] The consul Cnaeus Lentulus was keenly desirous of obtaining Africa as his province; if the war should continue, he looked forward to an easy victory; if it were coming to an end he was anxious to have the glory of terminating so great a struggle.

[8] He gave out that he would not allow any business to be transacted until Africa had been decreed to him as his province. His colleague being a moderate and sensible man gave way, he saw that to attempt to wrest Scipio's glory from him would be not only unjust but hopeless.

[9] Two of the tribunes of the plebs-Q. Minucius Thermus and Manlius Acilius Glabrio-declared that Cnaeus Cornelius was attempting to do what Tiberius Claudius had failed to do, and that after the senate had authorised the question of the supreme command in Africa to be referred to the Assembly, the thirty-five tribes had unanimously decreed it to Scipio.

[10] After numerous debates both in the senate and in the assembly it was finally settled to leave the matter to the senate.

[11] It was arranged that the senators should vote on oath, and their decision was that the consuls should come to a mutual understanding, or failing that, should resort to

[12] the ballot, as to which of them should have Italy and which should take command of the fleet of fifty vessels. The one to whom the fleet was assigned was to sail to Sicily, and if it proved impossible to make peace with Carthage, he was to proceed to Africa.

[13] The consul was to act by sea; Scipio, retaining his full powers, was to conduct the campaign on land.

[14] If the terms of peace were agreed upon the tribunes of the plebs were to ask the people whether it was their will that peace should be granted by the consul or by Scipio. And also if the victorious army was to be brought away from Africa, they were to decide who should bring it.

[15] Should the people resolve that peace was to be concluded through Scipio and that he was also to bring the army back, then the consul was not to sail for Africa.

[16] The other consul, who had Italy for his province, was to take over two legions from the praetor M. Sextius.

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Ab urbe condita

1. Ubi CBDAN Aldus, Froben: ibi VJK.

2. A.U.C. 552

3. inde A3 N3 VJK Aldus, Froben: om. CBDAN.

4. patefacta C 7 B 1 A3 N3 VJK Froben 2: paterfacta CBD: patuere facta AN Aldus (faciendae Gronovius ).

5. gratulationi Gronovius : -ne CBDANVJK.

6. hi BANV: hii CDA3 J: ii K Aldus, Froben.

7. facilem CBDN3 VJK: facile AN.

8. victoriam N3 VJK Froben 2: victoriam fore CBDAN Aldus.

9. se CBDANVJK Aldus, Froben, Alschefski, Conway: a se J. Perizonius, Eds.

10. provincia A3 N3 VJK: -iam C: om. BDAN Aldus, Froben .

11. A.U.C. 553

12. priore anno A3 N3 VJKx Aldus, Froben: anno C: om. BDAN.

13. decrevisse CB 1 DA 5:-cresse BANJK : -cretum N3 .

14. A.U.C. 553

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