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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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After the conclusion of the games, Paulus burned the Macedonian weapons and displayed the vast spoils to the crowd. He then moved to Pella, dispatched troops to plunder the Illyrians, and set out for Epirus.
edito ludicro clupeisque aereis in naves inpositis cetera omnis generis arma cumulata in ingentem acervum, precatus Martem, Minervam Luamque matrem et ceteros deos, quibus1 spolia hostium dicare ius fasque est, ipse imperator face subdita succendit;
When the spectacle was over and the bronze shields were loaded onto the ships, the rest of the weapons of every kind were piled into a huge heap; the commander himself, having prayed to Mars, Minerva, mother Lua, and the other gods to whom it is right and lawful to dedicate the spoils of enemies, set fire to it by applying a torch;
deinde circumstantes tribuni militum pro se quisque ignes coniecerunt.
then the military tribunes standing around, each for his own part, threw in firebrands.
notata est2 in illo conventu Europae Asiaeque, undique partim ad gratulationem, partim ad spectaculum contracta multitudine, tantis navalibus terrestribusque exercitibus, ea copia rerum, ea vilitas annonae, ut et privatis et civitatibus et gentibus dona data pleraque eius generis sint ab imperatore, non in usum modo praesentem, sed etiam quod domos aveherent.
In that assembly of Europe and Asia, with a multitude gathered from all sides, partly for congratulation, partly for the spectacle, and with such great land and naval forces, the abundance of things was so remarkable, and the cheapness of provisions was such, that most of the gifts of that kind given by the commander to private individuals, states, and nations were not only for present use, but also of such a kind as they might carry away to their homes.
spectaculo fuit3 ei, quae venerat, turbae non scaenicum magis ludicrum, non certamina hominum aut curricula equorum, quam praeda Macedonica omnis, ut viseretur, exposita, statuarum tabularumque et textilium et vasorum ex auro et argento et aere et ebore factorum ingenti cura in ea regia, ut non in praesentem modo speciem, qualibus referta regia Alexandreae erat, sed in perpetuum usum fierent.
An object of spectacle for the crowd that had come was not so much the scenic games, nor the contests of men or the races of horses, as all the Macedonian booty exposed to be viewed: statues, pictures, tapestries, and vessels made of gold, silver, bronze, and ivory with immense care in that palace, as if they were made not merely for present show, of the kind with which the palace at Alexandria was filled, but for perpetual use.
haec in classem inposita devehenda Romam Cn. Octavio data. Paulus benigne legatis dimissis transgressus Strymonem mille passuum ab Amphipoli castra posuit; inde profectus Pellam quinto die pervenit.
These, loaded onto the fleet, were given to Gnaeus Octavius to be conveyed to Rome. Paulus, having kindly dismissed the embassies, crossed the Strymon and pitched camp one mile from Amphipolis; setting out from there, he arrived at Pella on the fifth day.
praetergressus urbem, ad Pellaeum, quod vocant, biduum moratus, P. Nasicam et Q. Maximum filium cum parte copiarum ad depopulandos Illyrios, qui Persea iuverant bello, misit iussos ad Oricum sibi occurrere; ipse Epirum petens quintis decimis castris4 Passaronem pervenit.
Passing by the city, having delayed for two days at what they call the Pellaeum, he sent Publius Nasica and his son Quintus Maximus with part of the troops to plunder the Illyrians, who had helped Perseus in the war, ordering them to meet him at Oricum; he himself, heading for Epirus, arrived at Passaron on the fifteenth day’s march.
- 45.33.1quibus
Relative pronoun in the dative plural. The antecedent is "Martem, Minervam Luamque matrem et ceteros deos". It forms a relative clause meaning "to whom it is lawful (ius) and right (fas) to dedicate the spoils of enemies."
- 45.33.3notata est
Although the verb is in the singular (third-person singular perfect passive), its subjects are "ea copia rerum" in §45.33.3 and "ea vilitas annonae" in §45.33.4. In Latin, when there are multiple subjects, the verb often agrees in number with the nearest subject (here, "copia").
- 45.33.5spectaculo fuit
This is a double dative construction, combining the predicative dative "spectaculo" (an object of spectacle/wonder) with the dative of reference "ei ... turbae" (for the crowd that had come).
- 45.33.8quintis decimis castris
Ablative of means or time (plural). Since "castra" (camp, a plural-only noun) was pitched at the end of each day's march, the phrase "by the fifteenth camp" is used idiomatically to mean "after a fifteen days' march" or "on the fifteenth day."