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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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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-10-22
Gaius Terentius Varro, who rose from humble origins through forensic advocacy, gains popularity by exploiting the hatred towards Fabius and passes the bill to equalize the command. Fabius endures this insult with a steadfast mind and returns to the army, confident that the art of commanding cannot be equalized by law.
is iuvenis, ut iam ex eo genere quaestus pecunia a patre relicta1 animos ad spem liberalioris fortunae fecit togaque et forum placuere, proclamando2 pro sordidis hominibus causisque adversus rem et famam bonorum primum in notitiam populi, deinde ad honores pervenit, quaesturaque et duabus aedilitatibus, plebeia et curuli, postremo et praetura perfunctus3 iam ad consulatus spem cum adtolleret animos, haud parum callide auram favoris popularis ex dictatoria invidia petiit scitique plebis unus4 gratiam tulit.
When this young man, now that the money left by his father from that kind of trade had given him spirit for the hope of a more liberal fortune, and the toga and the forum became pleasing to him, by declaiming on behalf of low-born men and their causes against the property and reputation of the aristocracy, he first came into the notice of the people, and then attained to public offices; and having discharged the office of quaestor, two aedileships—both plebeian and curule—and finally also the praetorship, when he was now raising his ambition to the hope of the consulship, with no little shrewdness he sought the breeze of popular favor from the hatred towards the dictator, and alone carried the credit for the decree of the plebs.
omnes eam rogationem quique Romae quique in exercitu erant, aequi atque iniqui, praeter ipsum dictatorem in contumeliam eius latam acceperunt;
All men, both those in Rome and those in the army, friends and foes alike, except for the dictator himself, accepted that this bill had been proposed as an insult to him;
ipse, qua gravitate animi criminantis se ad multitudinem inimicos tulerat, eadem5 et populi in se saevientis iniuriam tulit; acceptisque in ipso itinere litteris de aequato imperio, satis fidens haudquaquam cum imperii iure artem imperandi aequatam6 cum invicto a civibus hostibusque animo ad exercitum rediit.
he himself, with the same steadfastness of mind with which he had borne his enemies accusing him before the multitude, bore also the injustice of the people raging against him; and having received letters on the very journey concerning the equalized command, fully confident that the art of commanding was by no means equalized along with the right of command, he returned to the army with a mind unconquered by either citizens or enemies.
- 22.26.1pecunia a patre relicta
This is a nominative noun phrase functioning as the subject of 'animos fecit' (gave spirit/ambition) within the 'ut' clause. Although at first glance it might resemble an ablative absolute, 'relicta' is nominative feminine singular, agreeing with 'pecunia'.
- 22.26.2proclamando
The ablative of the gerund from 'proclamare', expressing means ('by declaiming'). The entire phrase modifies the subsequent verb 'pervenit' (attained/reached).
- 22.26.3perfunctus
The past participle of the deponent verb 'perfungor' (to discharge/complete), which governs the ablative case, here taking 'quaestura... aedilitatibus... praetura' as its objects.
- 22.26.4unus
A nominative adjective used adverbially to emphasize 'alone' or 'he solely'.
- 22.26.6qua gravitate animi... eadem
A correlative construction using the relative 'qua' and the demonstrative 'eadem' (both in the ablative). It expresses comparison/correspondence: 'with the same steadfastness of mind with which...'. 'Eadem' modifies 'gravitate' understood.
- 22.26.7satis fidens haudquaquam cum imperii iure artem imperandi aequatam
The present participle 'fidens' (trusting/confident) introduces an accusative and infinitive clause. The auxiliary 'esse' is omitted after 'aequatam', and the entire clause 'haudquaquam... aequatam [esse]' (that the art was by no means equalized) serves as the object of 'fidens'.