§11.39.1ὁ δʼ Ἄππιος ἀδημονῶν ἐπὶ τῷ παρʼ ἐλπίδα τῆς κολάσεως καὶ οὐκ ἔχων, ὅ τι χρήσεται τοῖς ἀνδράσι τὴν ὀλεθριωτάτην ἔγνω βαδίζειν ὁδόν.
And Appius, being distressed at the unexpected failure of his attempts at punishment and not knowing what to do with the men, decided to take the most ruinous path.
ὡς γὰρ ἔτι τοῦ πλήθους αὐτῷ διαμένοντος οἰκείου ἀναβὰς ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἡφαίστου τὸ ἱερὸν ἐκάλει τὸν δῆμον εἰς ἐκκλησίαν καὶ κατηγορεῖν ἐπειρᾶτο τῶν ἀνδρῶν παρανομίαν τε καὶ ὕβριν, ἐξουσίᾳ δημαρχικῇ καὶ ἐλπίδι κούφῃ ἐπαιρόμενος, ὅτι συναγανακτήσας ὁ δῆμος αὐτῷ §11.39.2παρήσει ῥῖψαι τοὺς ἄνδρας κατὰ τῆς πέτρας.
For, thinking that the multitude was still well-disposed to him, he went up to the temple of Vulcan and called the people to an assembly, and attempted to accuse the men of lawlessness and insolence, being buoyed up by his tribunician power and a vain hope that the people, sharing his indignation, would permit him to cast the men down from the rock.
οἱ δὲ περὶ τὸν Οὐαλέριον ἕτερον τόπον τῆς ἀγορᾶς καταλαβόμενοι καὶ τὸ πτῶμα τῆς παρθένου θέντες, ὅθεν ὑπὸ πάντων ὀφθήσεσθαι ἔμελλεν, ἑτέραν συνῆγον ἐκκλησίαν καὶ πολλὴν ἐποιοῦντο τοῦ τʼ Ἀππίου καὶ τῶν ἄλλων ὀλιγαρχῶν κατηγορίαν.
But Valerius and his followers, having occupied another part of the forum and having placed the body of the maiden where it was bound to be seen by all, called another assembly and made a vehement accusation against Appius and the other oligarchs.
§11.39.3ἔμελλέ τε, ὅπερ εἰκὸς ἦν, οὓς μὲν τὸ ἀξίωμα τῶν ἀνδρῶν, οὓς δʼ ὁ τῆς κόρης ἔλεος δεινὰ καὶ πέρα δεινῶν διὰ τὸ ἀτυχὲς κάλλος παθούσης, οὓς δʼ αὐτὸς ὁ τῆς ἀρχαίας καταστάσεως πόθος εἰς ταύτην τὴν ἐκκλησίαν παρακαλῶν πλείους τῶν ἑτέρων συνάξειν, ὥστʼ ὀλίγους τινὰς ὑπολειφθῆναι περὶ τὸν Ἄππιον, αὐτοὺς δὴ τοὺς ὀλιγαρχικούς, ἐν οἷς ἦσάν τινες οὐκέτι τῆς ὀλιγαρχικῆς αὐτῶν ἀκροώμενοι, διὰ πολλὰς προφάσεις, ἀλλʼ, εἰ γένοιτο ἰσχυρὰ τὰ τῶν ἐναντίων, ἄσμενοι χωρήσειν ἐπʼ §11.39.4ἐκείνους.
And, as was to be expected, some being summoned to this assembly by the dignity of the men, others by pity for the girl who had suffered terrible things and beyond terrible because of her ill-fated beauty, and others by the very longing for the ancient constitution, it was bound to gather a larger crowd than the other, so that only a few were left around Appius, namely the oligarchs themselves, among whom there were some who no longer listened to their oligarchical party for many reasons, but, if the cause of their opponents should become strong, would gladly go over to them.
ἐρημούμενον δὴ θεωρῶν ἑαυτὸν ὁ Ἄππιος ἠναγκάσθη μεταγνῶναι καὶ ἀπελθεῖν ἐκ τῆς ἀγορᾶς, ὃ καὶ μάλιστʼ ὤνησεν αὐτόν. ἐπιβαλλόμενος γὰρ ὑπὸ τοῦ δημοτικοῦ πλήθους καλὰς ἔτισεν ἂν αὐτῷ τὰς δίκας.
Appius, therefore, seeing himself deserted, was forced to change his mind and leave the forum, which indeed was of the greatest benefit to him; for if he had been attacked by the plebeian crowd, he would have paid a heavy penalty to them.
§11.39.5μετὰ τοῦτʼ ἐξουσίας ὅσης ἐβούλοντο τυχόντες οἱ περὶ τὸν Οὐαλέριον ἐνεφοροῦντο τῶν κατʼ ὀλιγαρχίας λόγων καὶ τοὺς ἔτι ἐνδοιάζοντας ἐξεδημαγώγουν.
After this, Valerius and his followers, having obtained as much freedom as they wished, indulged to the full in speeches against the oligarchy and won over those who were still hesitating.
ἔτι δὲ μᾶλλον ἐξηλλοτρίωσαν τὸν πολιτικὸν ὄχλον οἱ τῆς κόρης συγγενεῖς κλίνην τε κομίσαντες εἰς τὴν ἀγορὰν καὶ τὸν ἄλλον κόσμον τὸν ἐπιτάφιον οἷον ἐδύναντο πολυτελέστατον παρασκευάσαντες, καὶ τὴν ἐκφορὰν τοῦ σώματος διὰ τῶν ἐπιφανεστάτων τῆς πόλεως ποιησάμενοι στενωπῶν, ὅθεν ὑπὸ πλείστων ὀφθήσεσθαι ἔμελλον.
And the kinsmen of the girl alienated the civic crowd still more by bringing a bier into the forum, preparing the other funeral ornaments as sumptuously as they could, and making the funeral procession of the body through the most conspicuous streets of the city, where they were bound to be seen by the greatest number of people.
§11.39.6ἐξεπήδων γὰρ ἐκ τῶν οἰκιῶν γυναῖκές τε καὶ παρθένοι τὸ πάθος ἀποδυρόμεναι, αἱ μὲν ἄνθη καὶ στεφάνους βάλλουσαι κατὰ τῆς κλίνης, αἱ δὲ τελαμῶνας ἢ μίτρας, αἱ δὲ ἀθύρματα παρθενικά, καί που τινὲς καὶ πλοκάμων ἀποκειράμεναι βοστρύχους.
For women and maidens leaped out of their houses, bewailing the tragedy, some throwing flowers and wreaths upon the bier, others fillets or headbands, others girlish toys, and some even cutting off locks of their hair.
§11.39.7ἄνδρες τε συχνοὶ λαμβάνοντες ἐκ τῶν πλησίον ἐργαστηρίων τὰ μὲν ὠνῇ, τὰ δὲ χάριτι συνεπεκόσμουν τοῖς προσφόροις δωρήμασι τὴν ἐκκομιδήν, ὥστε περιβόητον ἀνὰ τὴν πόλιν γενέσθαι τὸ κῆδος, καὶ προθυμίαν ἅπαντας καταλαβεῖν τῆς τῶν ὀλιγαρχικῶν καταλύσεως.
And many men, taking appropriate gifts from the nearby shops, some by purchase and others by favor, joined in adorning the funeral procession, so that the funeral became celebrated throughout the city, and eagerness seized everyone for the overthrow of the oligarchs.
ἀλλʼ οἱ φρονοῦντες τὰ τῆς ὀλιγαρχίας ὅπλα ἔχοντες μέγα παρεῖχον αὐτοῖς δέος, οἵ τε περὶ τὸν Οὐαλέριον οὐκ ἠξίουν αἵματι πολιτικῷ τὸ νεῖκος διαιρεῖν.
But those who favored the oligarchy, having arms, caused them great fear, and Valerius and his party did not think it right to decide the conflict with civic blood.