- Source
- Titi Livi ab urbe condita libri editionem priman, Pars I-IV, Libri I-XL. Editio Stereotypica. Weissenborn, Wilhelm; Mueller, Moritz, editors. Leipzig: Teubner, 1884-1911.
- Translation
- AI-generated (gemini-3.5-flash) — machine translation; may contain errors
- Languages
- 日本語 · English · 简体中文 · 한국어
- CTS URN
- urn:cts:latinLit:phi0914.phi001.humanitext-lat2:2.60.1-2.60.5
- Generated
- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-02
The consul Quinctius leads his army with mildness in the war against the Aequi, returning with abundant booty. The establishment of the tribute comitia becomes the most significant event marking the end of this turbulent year.
contra ea in Aequis inter consulem ac milites comitate ac beneficiis certatum est. et natura Quinctius erat lenior, et saevitia infelix collegae, quo is magis gauderet1 ingenio suo, effecerat.
In contrast to this, among the Aequi a rivalry in mildness and acts of kindness was carried on between the consul and his soldiers. Quinctius was both by nature gentler, and the ill-fated cruelty of his colleague had had the effect of making him rejoice the more in his own disposition.
huic tantae concordiae ducis exercitusque non ausi offerre se Aequi, vagari populabundum hostem per agros passi; nec ullo ante bello latius inde acta praeda.
Against this so great harmony between the leader and his army, the Aequi did not dare to offer themselves, but allowed the enemy to wander through their fields, pillaging as they went; nor in any previous war had booty been driven more extensively from there.
ea omnis militi data est. addebantur et laudes, quibus haud minus quam praemio gaudent militum animi. cum duci tum propter ducem patribus quoque placatior exercitus redit, sibi parentem, alteri exercitui dominum datum ab senatu memorans.
All of this was given to the soldiers. Praises were also added, in which the minds of soldiers rejoice no less than in a reward. The army returned better disposed not only toward their leader, but also, because of their leader, toward the patricians, remembering that a parent had been given to them, but a master to the other army by the senate.
Varia fortuna belli atroci discordia domi forisque annum exactum insignem maxime comitia tributa efficiunt, res maior victoria suscepti certaminis2 quam usu;
The year, which had been spent with varying fortune of war and fierce discord at home and abroad, was made especially remarkable by the tribute comitia—a matter greater in the victory of the struggle undertaken than in its practical use;
plus enim dignitatis comitiis ipsis detractum est patribus ex concilio submovendis,3 quam virium aut plebi additum est aut demptum patribus.
for more dignity was detracted from the comitia themselves by removing the patricians from the council than of power was either added to the plebs or taken from the patricians.
- 2.60.1quo is magis gauderet
The clause quo... gauderet with the subjunctive is used with the comparative magis to express purpose or result, equivalent to ut eo. The pronoun is refers to Quinctius, and ingenio suo refers to his own mild nature.
- 2.60.4res maior victoria suscepti certaminis
The noun res stands in apposition to the preceding comitia tributa. victoria and usu are ablatives of respect modifying the comparative maior. suscepti certaminis is a genitive modifying victoria.
- 2.60.5patribus ex concilio submovendis
A gerundive construction in the ablative of means, where submovendis agrees with patribus ('by removing the patricians from the council'). The word concilio refers to the assembly of the plebs (concilium plebis) from which the patricians were excluded.