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- 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.
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Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio arrives in Spain and brings the region north of the Ebro under Roman control. He defeats the Carthaginian general Hanno, capturing his camp and the town of Cissis, which yields rich spoils left behind by Hannibal's army.
dum haec in Italia geruntur, Cn. Cornelius Scipio in Hispaniam cum classe et exercitu missus cum ab ostio Rhodani profectus Pyrenaeosque montes circumvectus Emporias adpulisset classem, exposito ibi exercitu orsus a Lacetanis omnem oram usque ad Hiberum flumen partim renovandis societatibus partim novis instituendis Romanae dicionis fecit.1
While these things were being done in Italy, Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio, having been sent into Spain with a fleet and an army, when, having set out from the mouth of the Rhone and sailed around the Pyrenean mountains, he had brought his fleet to Emporiae, and having landed his army there, beginning with the Lacetani, he brought the whole coast as far as the river Hiberus under Roman dominion, partly by renewing alliances and partly by establishing new ones.
inde conciliata clementiae iustitiaeque fama non ad maritimos modo populos sed in mediterraneis quoque ac montanis ad ferociores iam gentes valuit; nec pax modo apud eos sed societas etiam armorum parta est, validaeque aliquot auxiliorum cohortes ex iis conscriptae sunt.
From this, the reputation for clemency and justice that he had acquired prevailed not only among the maritime peoples but also in the interior and mountainous regions among the more ferocious tribes; and not only was peace obtained among them, but also an alliance of arms, and several strong cohorts of auxiliaries were enlisted from them.
Hannonis cis Hiberum provincia erat; eum reliquerat Hannibal ad regionis eius praesidium. itaque, priusquam alienarentur omnia, obviam eundum ratus castris in conspectu hostium positis in aciem eduxit.
The province this side of the Hiberus belonged to Hanno; Hannibal had left him for the defense of that region. Therefore, thinking that he must go to meet them before everything should be alienated, he pitched his camp in sight of the enemy and led his men out into battle array.
nec Romano differendum certamen visum quippe qui sciret2 cum Hannone et Hasdrubale sibi dimicandum esse malletque adversus singulos separatim quam adversus duos simul rem gerere.
Nor did it seem to the Roman that the contest should be delayed, since he knew that he had to fight with Hanno and Hasdrubal, and preferred to conduct operations against each separately rather than against both at the same time.
nec magni certaminis ea dimicatio fuit. sex milia hostium caesa, duo capta cum praesidio castrorum; nam et castra expugnata sunt, atque ipse dux cum aliquot principibus capiuntur, et Cissis, propinquum castris oppidum, expugnatur.
Nor was that struggle one of great contest. Six thousand of the enemy were slain, and two thousand captured along with the guard of the camp; for the camp also was taken by storm, and the commander himself with several chiefs was captured, and Cissis, a town near the camp, was stormed.
ceterum praeda oppidi parvi pretii rerum fuit, supellex barbarica, ac vilium mancipiorum;
However, the plunder of the town consisted of things of small value, barbaric furniture, and cheap slaves;
castra militem ditavere non eius modo exercitus, qui victus erat, sed et eius, qui cum Hannibale in Italia militabat, omnibus fere caris rebus, ne gravia impedimenta ferentibus3 essent, citra Pyrenaeum relictis.
but the camp enriched the soldiers, not only of that army which had been defeated, but also of the one which was serving with Hannibal in Italy, since almost all their valuable things had been left on this side of the Pyrenees, so that they might not be heavy baggage to them as they carried them.
- 21.60.3Romanae dicionis fecit
The object of fecit is omnem oram. Romanae dicionis is a genitive of possession or quality, serving as a predicative complement of fecit ('made'), meaning 'made it of Roman dominion' or 'brought it under Roman control.'
- 21.60.6quippe qui sciret
The construction quippe qui followed by the subjunctive (sciret, mallet) expresses the subjective or logical reason for the judgment in the main clause ('inasmuch as he knew...').
- 21.60.9ferentibus
The dative plural of the present participle of fero, here used substantively. It functions as a dative of reference (or dative of possession) in the clause ne gravia impedimenta ferentibus essent ('lest they should be a heavy baggage to those carrying them'). It refers to the soldiers marching toward Italy.