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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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Attalus departs the senate with great praise after requesting only aid for his kingdom and limited rewards for himself without accusing his brother. Meanwhile, Rhodian ambassadors are coldly received by Rome and fall to the ground pleading for their city's forgiveness.
haec plus valuere in Attali animo. itaque introductus in senatum gratulatus victoriam est; sua merita eo bello fratrisque, si qua erant, et Gallorum defectionem, quae nuper ingenti motu facta erat, exposuit;
These words had greater weight in the mind of Attalus. Therefore, having been introduced into the senate, he congratulated them on their victory; he set forth his own merits and those of his brother in that war, if there were any, and the revolt of the Gauls, which had recently occurred with great disturbance;
petit, ut legatos mitteret ad eos, quorum auctoritate ab armis avocarentur. his pro regni utilitate editis mandatis, Aenum sibi et Maroneam petit.
he requested that the senate send ambassadors to them, by whose authority they might be recalled from arms. Having delivered these requests for the benefit of the kingdom, he requested Aenus and Maronea for himself.
ita destituta eorum spe, qui fratre accusato partitionem regni petiturum1 crediderant, curia excessit. raro alias quisquam rex aut privatus tanto favore tantoque omnium adsensu est auditus: omnibus honoribus muneribusque et praesens est cultus et proficiscentem prosecuti sunt.
Having thus disappointed the hope of those who had believed that he would seek a division of the kingdom by accusing his brother, he left the senate house. Seldom at any other time was any king or private citizen heard with such great favor and with such universal assent of all: he was honored with all respect and gifts while present, and they escorted him as he departed.
inter multas Asiae Graeciaeque legationes Rhodiorum maxime legati civitatem converterunt.
Among the many embassies from Asia and Greece, the ambassadors of the Rhodians especially turned the attention of the city.
nam cum primo in veste candida visi essent, quod et gratulantis decebat, et, si sordidam vestem habuissent, lugentium Persei casum praebere speciem poterant,2 postquam consulti ab M. Iunio consule patres stantibus in comitio legatis, an locum, lautia senatumque darent, nullum hospitale ius in iis esse servandum censuerunt, egressus e curia consul, cum Rhodii gratulatum3 se de victoria purgatumque civitatis crimina dicentes venisse petissent, ut senatus sibi daretur, pronuntiat sociis et amicis et alia comiter atque hospitaliter praestare Romanos et senatum dare consuesse:
For though at first they had appeared in white clothing, which both befitted those offering congratulations, and, if they had worn soiled garments, could have presented the appearance of people mourning the fall of Perseus, after the senators, consulted by the consul Marcus Junius while the ambassadors were standing in the comitium, as to whether they should grant them lodging, entertainment, and an audience with the senate, decided that no right of hospitality ought to be observed toward them, the consul, having come out of the senate house, when the Rhodians had requested that an audience with the senate be granted to them, saying that they had come to congratulate them on the victory and to clear the city of charges, announced that the Romans were accustomed to provide both other things in a friendly and hospitable manner to allies and friends, and to grant an audience with the senate:
Rhodios non ita meritos eo bello, ut amicorum sociorumque numero habendi sint;
but that the Rhodians had not so deserved in that war as to be reckoned in the number of friends and allies;
his auditis prostraverunt se omnes humi consulemque et cunctos, qui aderant, orantes, ne nova falsaque crimina plus obesse Rhodiis aecum censerent quam antiqua merita, quorum ipsi testes essent.
Having heard this, they all prostrated themselves on the ground, entreating the consul and all who were present, that they should not deem it just that new and false charges should harm the Rhodians more than their ancient merits, of which they themselves were witnesses.
extemplo veste sordida sumpta domos principum cum precibus ac lacrimis circumibant orantes, ut prius cognoscerent causam quam condemnarent.
Immediately, putting on soiled garments, they went around the houses of the leading men with prayers and tears, entreating that they should examine the case before they condemned them.
- 45.20.3petiturum
The accusative pronoun eum (referring to Attalus), which functions as the subject of the future infinitive petiturum [esse], is omitted. The phrase fratre accusato is an ablative absolute meaning 'after accusing his brother.'
- 45.20.5poterant
This is the main verb of the apodosis corresponding to the condition si ... habuissent (subjunctive pluperfect, past counterfactual). In Latin, when verbs of ability, obligation, or possibility (such as possum here) are used in the apodosis of a counterfactual condition, they regularly appear in the indicative (imperfect poterant) rather than the subjunctive.
- 45.20.7gratulatum
This is the accusative supine (supine of purpose) of the verb gratulor, modifying the verb of motion venisse ('that they had come') to express purpose ('in order to congratulate'). The following word purgatum is also a supine of purpose taking crimina as its object.