§10.52.1τοιαῦτα εἰπόντος τοῦ Ῥωμιλίου οἵ τε ὕπατοι συνελαμβάνοντο τῆς γνώμης ἀμφότεροι πολλὰ καὶ ἐκ παρασκευῆς συγκείμενα διεξιόντες, καὶ τῶν ἄλλων βουλευτῶν συχνοί, καὶ ἐγένοντο πλείους οἱ ταύτῃ §10.52.2προστιθέμενοι τῇ γνώμῃ.
When Romilius had spoken thus, both the consuls supported his opinion, setting forth many arguments well prepared beforehand, and many of the other senators did likewise, and those who agreed with this opinion became the majority.
μέλλοντος δὲ γράφεσθαι τοῦ προβουλεύματος ἀναστὰς ὁ δήμαρχος Σίκκιος ὁ τῷ Ῥωμιλίῳ προσθεὶς τὴν δίκην πολὺν ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἀνδρὸς διῆλθε λόγον ἐπαινῶν τὴν μεταβολὴν τῆς γνώμης καὶ τὸ μὴ τὰ ἴδια ἔχθη κρείττονα γίνεσθαι τῶν κοινῇ χρησίμων, ἀλλʼ ἀπʼ ὀρθῆς γνώμης τὰ συμφέροντα ἀποδείξασθαι·
And when the preliminary decree was about to be drawn up, the tribune Siccius, who had brought the suit against Romilius and imposed the fine, stood up and made a long speech in praise of the man, commending the change of his opinion and the fact that he did not allow private enmities to become stronger than the public utility, but declared what was advantageous from an upright mind.
§10.52.3ἀνθʼ ὧν, ἔφη, ταύτην αὐτῷ ἀποδίδωμι τιμὴν καὶ χάριν· ἀφίημι τῶν ἐκτισμάτων ἐπὶ τῇ δίκῃ καὶ εἰς τὸ λοιπὸν διαλλάττομαι· νικᾷ γὰρ ἡμᾶς χρηστὸς ὤν. τὸ δʼ αὐτὸ καὶ οἱ ἄλλοι δήμαρχοι παριόντες ὡμολόγουν.
"In return for which," he said, "I pay him this honor and gratitude: I release him from the fines of the suit, and for the future I am reconciled with him; for he conquers us by being noble." The other tribunes also came forward and agreed to the same thing.
οὐ μὴν ὅ γε Ῥωμίλιος ὑπέμεινε ταύτην λαβεῖν τὴν χάριν, ἀλλʼ ἐπαινέσας τοὺς δημάρχους τῆς προθυμίας ἀποδώσειν ἔφη τὴν καταδίκην.
Nevertheless, Romilius did not submit to receive this favor, but having praised the tribunes for their goodwill, he said he would pay the fine.
ἱερὰν γὰρ ἤδη τῶν θεῶν εἶναι, καὶ οὔτε δίκαια οὔτε ὅσια ποιεῖν ἀποστερῶν τοὺς θεούς, ἃ δίδωσιν αὐτοῖς ὁ νόμος·
For he said it was already consecrated to the gods, and that he would be doing what was neither just nor pious in depriving the gods of what the law gives them.
§10.52.4καὶ ἐποίησεν οὕτως.
And he did so.
γραφέντος δὲ τοῦ προβουλεύματος, καὶ μετὰ ταῦτʼ ἐπικυρώσαντος τοῦ δήμου πρέσβεις ἀπεδείχθησαν οἱ τοὺς παρὰ τῶν Ἑλλήνων νόμους ληψόμενοι, Σπόριος Ποστόμιος καὶ Σερούιος Σολπίκιος καὶ Αὖλος Μάλλιος· οἷς τριήρεις τε παρεσκευάσθησαν ἐκ τοῦ δημοσίου καὶ ἄλλος κόσμος εἰς ἐπίδειξιν τῆς ἡγεμονίας ἀποχρῶν.
When the preliminary decree had been drawn up and the people afterwards ratified it, envoys were appointed to receive the laws from the Greeks, namely Spurius Postumius, Servius Sulpicius, and Aulus Manlius; for whom triremes were prepared at public expense, and other equipment sufficient for a demonstration of their hegemony.
καὶ τὸ ἔτος ἐτελεύτα.
And the year ended.