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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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Minucius, growing arrogant upon receiving equal command, proposes to Fabius that they alternate supreme command; Fabius rejects this and instead insists on dividing the army, resulting in separate commands and camps.
Minucius vero cum iam ante vix tolerabilis fuisset rebus secundis ac favore volgi, tum utique inmodice inmodesteque non [Hannibale magis victo ab se quam Q. Fabio1 gloriari:2 illum, in rebus asperis unicum ducem ac parem quaesitum Hannibali, maiorem minori, dictatorem magistro equitum, quod nulla memoria habeat annalium, iussu populi aequatum3 in eadem civitate, in qua magistri equitum virgas ac secures dictatoris tremere atque horrere soliti sint:
But Minucius, who even before this had been scarcely bearable because of his success and the favor of the populace, now especially, in an immoderate and insolent manner, boasted not so much of Hannibal having been conquered by him, as of Q. Fabius: that the latter, a leader sought after as unique and a match for Hannibal in difficult times, the superior to the inferior, the dictator to the master of horse, had been equalized by the order of the people in the very same state—a thing of which the annals have no memory—in which the masters of horse had been accustomed to tremble and shudder at the rods and axes of the dictator;
tantum suam felicitatem virtutemque enituisse. ergo secuturum se fortunam suam, si dictator in cunctatione ac segnitie deorum hominumque iudicio damnata perstaret.
that his own good fortune and valor had shone forth so greatly. Therefore, he would follow his own fortune, if the dictator persisted in his delay and sluggishness, which had been condemned by the judgment of gods and men.
itaque quo die primum congressus est cum Q. Fabio, statuendum omnium primum ait esse, quem ad modum imperio aequato utantur:
And so, on the day he first met Q. Fabius, he said that it must be decided first of all in what manner they should use the equalized command:
se optumum ducere, aut diebus alternis aut, si maiora intervalla placerent, partitis temporibus alterius summum ius imperiumque esse, ut par hosti non consilio solum sed viribus etiam esset, si quam occasionem rei gerendae habuisset.
he thought it best that either on alternate days, or, if longer intervals were preferred, by divided periods, the supreme right and command should belong to one of them, so that he might be a match for the enemy not only in counsel but also in strength, if he should have any opportunity for action.
Q. Fabio haudquaquam id placere: omnia fortunam eam habitura, quamcumque temeritas collegae habuisset. sibi communicatum cum illo, non ademptum imperium esse:
This by no means pleased Q. Fabius: he said that all things would share the same fortune that the rashness of his colleague might bring. The command had been shared with him, not taken away from him;
itaque se numquam volentem parte qua posset rerum consilio gerendarum cessurum, nec se tempora aut dies imperii cum eo, exercitum divisurum,4 suisque consiliis, quoniam omnia non liceret, quae posset, seruaturum.
therefore, he would never willingly yield that part in which he could conduct affairs with counsel, nor would he divide the times or days of command with him, but would divide the army, and would preserve by his own counsels what he could, since it was not permitted to preserve everything.
ita obtinuit ut legiones, sicut consulibus mos esset, inter se dividerent. prima et quarta Minucio, secunda et tertia Fabio evenerunt.
Thus he obtained that they should divide the legions between themselves, as was the custom with the consuls. The first and fourth fell to Minucius, the second and third to Fabius.
item equites pari numero; sociumque et Latini nominis auxilia diviserunt. castris quoque se separari magister equitum voluit.
Likewise they divided the cavalry in equal numbers, and the auxiliaries of the allies and the Latin name. The master of horse also wished that they should be separated in camps.
- 22.27.2Hannibale magis victo ab se quam Q. Fabio
Meaning 'not so much [boasting] of Hannibal having been conquered by him, as of Q. Fabius [having been conquered]'. In the construction 'non magis ... quam ...', the participle 'victo' is understood to be omitted after 'Q. Fabio'.
- 22.27.2gloriari
Historical infinitive used as the main verb of the clause. It has the same force as the third-person singular imperfect indicative (gloriabatur), used to depict the scene vividly.
- 22.27.2illum ... aequatum
The structure of indirect discourse (accusative with infinitive) introduced by the verb 'gloriari'. 'illum' (him, referring to Fabius) is the subject accusative of the infinitive 'aequatum [esse]'. Although lengthened by parenthetical clauses, the core structure is 'illum ... aequatum [esse] in eadem civitate'.
- 22.27.9nec se tempora aut dies imperii cum eo, exercitum divisurum
A zeugma occurs with the verb 'divisurum [esse]'. The passage should be understood by supplying the verb in the first part: 'nec se tempora aut dies imperii cum eo [divisurum], [sed] exercitum divisurum [esse]', meaning 'nor would he divide the times or days of command with him, but would divide the army'.