§10.30.1εἰπόντος δὲ τοῦ ὑπάτου, ὅτι τοῦτο τὸ πολίτευμα τῇ βουλῇ συγχωροῦντες οὐθενὸς ἄλλου ἁμαρτήσονται τῶν μετρίων, καὶ κελεύοντος λέγειν ὅτου δέονται, ὀλίγα διαλεχθεὶς τοῖς συνάρχουσιν ὁ §10.30.2Οὐεργίνιος, ἐπὶ τῆς βουλῆς ἔφησεν ἐρεῖν.
When the consul said that by conceding this measure to the senate they would not fail to obtain any of their other moderate demands, and urged them to say what they needed, Virginius, having conversed briefly with his colleagues, said that he would speak before the senate.
καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα συναγαγόντων τὸ συνέδριον τῶν ὑπάτων παρελθὼν καὶ τὰ δίκαια τοῦ δήμου πρὸς τὴν βουλὴν ἅπαντα εἰσενεγκάμενος ᾐτήσατο διπλασιασθῆναι τὴν ἀρχὴν τὴν προισταμένην τοῦ δήμου, καὶ ἀντὶ τῶν πέντε δημάρχων δέκα εἰς ἕκαστον ἐνιαυτὸν ἀποδείκνυσθαι.
And after this, when the consuls had assembled the senate, he came forward and, having brought all the claims of the people before the senate, requested that the office presiding over the people be doubled, and that instead of the five tribunes, ten be appointed for each year.
τοῦτο οἱ μὲν ἄλλοι βλάβην οὐδεμίαν ᾤοντο τῷ κοινῷ φέρειν, ἀλλὰ διδόναι καὶ μὴ ἀντιπράττειν παρῄνουν, ἄρχοντος τῆς γνώμης Λευκίου Κοιντίου, §10.30.3τοῦ τότε μέγιστον ἔχοντος ἐν τῇ βουλῇ κράτος.
While the others thought that this would bring no harm to the commonwealth, and advised that it be granted and not opposed, Lucius Quinctius led this opinion, who at that time possessed the greatest influence in the senate.
εἷς δὲ μόνος ἀντέλεγε Γάιος Κλαύδιος, υἱὸς Ἀππίου Κλαυδίου, τοῦ παρὰ πάντα τὸν χρόνον τοῖς εἰσηγήμασι τῶν δημοτικῶν, εἴ τινα μὴ νόμιμα ἦν, ἐναντιωθέντος διαδεδεγμένος τὰ πολιτεύματα τοῦ πατρός, καὶ ὅτʼ αὐτὸς εἶχε τὴν ὕπατον ἀρχὴν κωλύσας δοθῆναι τοῖς δημάρχοις τὴν κατὰ τῶν ἱππέων τῶν ἐπὶ τῇ συνωμοσίᾳ διαβαλλομένων ἐξέτασιν, καὶ μακρὸν διεξελθὼν λόγον ἐδίδασκεν, ὅτι μετριώτερος μὲν ὁ δῆμος οὐδὲν οὐδὲ χρηστότερος ἔσται διπλασιασθείσης αὐτῷ τῆς ἀρχῆς, ἀνοητότερος δὲ καὶ βαρύτερος.
But one man alone spoke against it, Gaius Claudius, the son of Appius Claudius, who throughout his life had opposed the proposals of the plebeians if any of them were unlawful, having succeeded to his father's policies; and when he himself held the consulship, he had prevented the tribunes from being granted the investigation against the knights who were accused of the conspiracy. Having delivered a long speech, he argued that the people would be not a bit more moderate or better if their office were doubled, but rather more foolish and troublesome.
§10.30.4οὐ γὰρ ἐπὶ ῥητοῖς τισι παραλήψεσθαι τὴν ἀρχὴν τοὺς ὕστερον ἀποδειχθησομένους, ὥστε μένειν ἐπὶ τοῖς καθεστηκόσιν, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὸν περὶ τῆς κληρουχίας αὖθις θις προθήσειν λόγον καὶ τὸν ὑπὲρ τῆς ἰσοτιμίας, καὶ πάντας ἑξῆς ζητήσειν, ὅ τι λέγοντες ἢ πράττοντες τὸ μὲν τοῦ δήμου κράτος αὐξήσουσι, τὰς δὲ τῆς βουλῆς τιμὰς καταλύσουσι.
For those who would be appointed later would not take up the office on any specified terms so as to abide by the established regulations, but would again propose the debate concerning the land allotment and that concerning the equality of rights, and all of them in turn would seek what they might say or do to increase the power of the people and destroy the honors of the senate.
καὶ σφόδρα ἐκίνησε τοὺς πολλοὺς ὁ λόγος.
And this speech greatly moved the majority.
ἔπειτα μετήγαγεν αὐτοὺς ὁ Κοίντιος διδάσκων, §10.30.5ὅτι πρὸς τῆς βουλῆς ἐστι τὸ πολλοὺς εἶναι τοῦ δήμου προστάτας.
Then Quinctius won them back by showing, that it was in the interest of the senate for there to be many leaders of the people.
ἧττον γὰρ ὁμονοήσειν τοὺς πλείους τῶν ἐλαττόνων, μίαν δὲ βοήθειαν εἶναι τοῖς κοινοῖς, ἣν Ἄππιον Κλαύδιον τὸν Γαΐου πατέρα πρῶτον ἰδεῖν, ἐὰν στασιάζῃ τὸ ἀρχεῖον καὶ μὴ πᾶσι τὸ αὐτὸ δοκῇ.
For the many would agree less than the few, and there was one safety for the commonwealth, which Appius Claudius, the father of Gaius, was the first to see, if the college of magistrates should fall into discord and not all hold the same opinion.
§10.30.6ἐδόκει τε δὴ ταῦτα καὶ γίνεται δόγμα βουλῆς· ἐξεῖναι τῷ δήμῳ δέκα δημάρχους καθʼ ἕκαστον ἐνιαυτὸν ἀποδεικνύναι, τῶν δὲ τότε ὄντων ἐν ἀρχῇ μηθένα.
These arguments were approved, and a decree of the senate was passed: that the people should be allowed to appoint ten tribunes each year, but none of those then in office.
τοῦτο τὸ προβούλευμα οἱ περὶ τὸν Οὐεργίνιον λαβόντες ἐξήνεγκαν καὶ κυρώσαντες τὸν ἐπʼ αὐτῷ γραφέντα νόμον δέκα δημάρχους εἰς τὸν ἐπιόντα ἐνιαυτὸν ἀπέδειξαν.
Virginius and his colleagues, having received this preliminary decree, brought it before the assembly, and having ratified the law written concerning it, appointed ten tribunes for the coming year.
§10.30.7παυσαμένης δὲ τῆς στάσεως καταγράψαντες τὰς δυνάμεις οἱ ὕπατοι διεκληρώσαντο τὰς ἐξόδους· Μηνυκίῳ μὲν οὖν ὁ κατὰ Σαβίνων πόλεμος ἐδόθη, Ὁρατίῳ δὲ ὁ κατʼ Αἰκανῶν, καὶ κατὰ σπουδὴν ἐξῄεσαν ἀμφότεροι.
When the sedition had ceased, the consuls, having enrolled the forces, drew lots for their campaigns; to Minucius the war against the Sabines was given, and to Horatius that against the Aequi, and both went out in haste.
Σαβῖνοι μὲν οὖν τὰς πόλεις διὰ φυλακῆς ἔχοντες ὑπερεῖδον ἀγομένων τε καὶ φερομένων ἁπάντων τῶν κατὰ τοὺς ἀγρούς, Αἰκανοὶ δὲ τὴν ἐναντιωσομένην Ῥωμαίοις δύναμιν ἀπέστειλαν.
Now the Sabines, keeping their cities under guard, looked on while everything in their fields was being driven and carried off, but the Aequi dispatched a force to oppose the Romans.
§10.30.8ἀγωνισάμενοι δὲ λαμπρῶς οὐχ οἷοί τε ἐγένοντο τὴν Ῥωμαίων ὑπερβαλέσθαι δύναμιν, ἀλλʼ ἠναγκάσθησαν εἰς τὰς πόλεις ἀπελθεῖν ἀποβαλόντες τὸ πολίχνιον, ὑπὲρ οὗ τὸν ἀγῶνα ἐποιοῦντο.
Having fought brilliantly, they were not able to overcome the Roman force, but were forced to retreat to their cities, having lost the small town for which they were fighting.
Ὁράτιος δὲ τρεψάμενος τοὺς πολεμίους καὶ πολλὰ τῆς χώρας αὐτῶν κακώσας τοῦ τε Κορβιῶνος τὰ τείχη κατασπάσας καὶ τὰς οἰκήσεις ἐκ θεμελίων ἀνελὼν ἀπῆγε τὴν δύναμιν ἐπʼ οἴκου.
Horatius, having routed the enemy and devastated much of their territory, and having pulled down the walls of Corbio and destroyed their dwellings from the foundations, led his army home.