§3.7.1ταῦτα δὴ μαθὼν ὁ Φουφέττιος ἔτι μᾶλλον ἔσπευσε ποιήσασθαι τὰς διαλύσεις, ὡς οὐδὲ αἱρέσεως ἔτι τοῦ μὴ ταῦτα πράττειν σφίσι καταλειπομένης.
Upon learning this, Fufetius was even more eager to make the peace, as if no choice of not doing this were left to them.
ἐγεγόνει δὲ καὶ τῷ βασιλεῖ τῶν Ῥωμαίων ὑπὲρ τῆς συνωμοσίας ταύτης μήνυσις παρὰ τῶν ἐκ Φιδήνης φίλων, ὥστʼ οὐδʼ αὐτὸς ἔτι διαμελλήσας δέχεται τὰς τοῦ Φουφεττίου προκλήσεις.
But a disclosure concerning this conspiracy had also been made to the king of the Romans by his friends in Fidenae, so that he himself, no longer hesitating, accepted the proposals of Fufetius.
ἐπεὶ δὲ συνῆλθον εἰς τὸ μεταξὺ τῶν στρατοπέδων χωρίον ἐπαγόμενοι συμβούλους ἑκάτεροι τοὺς φρονῆσαι τὰ δέοντα ἱκανούς, ἀσπασάμενοι πρῶτον ἀλλήλους ὡς πρότερον εἰώθεσαν καὶ φιλοφρονηθέντες τὰς ἑταιρικάς τε καὶ συγγενικὰς φιλοφροσύνας διελέγοντο περὶ τῶν διαλύσεων.
And when they met in the space between the camps, each bringing advisers sufficient to perceive what was necessary, they first saluted one another as they were accustomed to do before, and exchanging friendly and kindred courtesies, they discussed the terms of peace.
§3.7.2ἤρχετο δʼ ὁ Ἀλβανὸς πρότερος τοιάδε λέγων· ἀναγκαῖον εἶναί μοι δοκεῖ τὰς αἰτίας πρῶτον ἐπιδεῖξαι, δι’ ὰς ἐγὼ πρῶτος ἠξίωσα περὶ καταλύσεως τοῦ πολέμου διαλέγεσθαι, οὔτε μάχῃ κρατηθεὶς ὑφʼ ὑμῶν οὔτʼ ἐπισιτισμοὺς εἰσάγεσθαι κωλυόμενος οὔτε εἰς ἄλλην κατακεκλεισμένος ἀνάγκην οὐδεμίαν, ἵνα μή με ὑπολάβητε τῆς μὲν οἰκείας δυνάμεως ἀσθένειαν κατεγνωκότα, τὴν δὲ ὑμετέραν ἰσχὺν δυσκαταγώνιστον εἶναι νομίζοντα εὐπρεπῆ ζητεῖν ἀπαλλαγὴν τοῦ πολέμου.
And the Alban leader began first, speaking as follows: "I think it necessary first to show the reasons for which I was the first to propose to discuss the termination of the war, though I have neither been defeated by you in battle, nor prevented from importing provisions, nor shut up under any other necessity, lest you should suppose that I, having condemned the weakness of our own power and thinking your strength difficult to overcome, am seeking an honorable riddance from the war.
ἀφόρητοι γὰρ ἂν γένοισθε ὑπὸ βαρύτητος, εἴ τι πεισθείητε περὶ ἡμῶν τοιοῦτον, καὶ οὐθὲν ἂν τῶν μετρίων ὑπομείναιτε ποιεῖν, ὡς κρατοῦντες §3.7.3ἤδη τῷ πολέμῳ.
For you would become unbearable because of your arrogance, if you should believe any such thing concerning us, and you would not submit to do any reasonable thing, as if you were already victorious in the war.
ἵνα δὴ μὴ τὰς ψευδεῖς αἰτίας εἰκάζητε περὶ τῆς ἐμῆς προαιρέσεως, διʼ ἃς ἀξιῶ καταλύσασθαι τὸν πόλεμον, ἀκούσατε τὰς ἀληθεῖς·
In order, then, that you may not guess false reasons concerning my resolution, for which I propose to end the war, hear the true ones.
ἐγὼ στρατηγὸς ἀποδειχθεὶς ὑπὸ τῆς πατρίδος αὐτοκράτωρ ἅμα τῷ παραλαβεῖν τὴν ἀρχὴν ἐσκόπουν τίνες ἦσαν αἱ συνταράξασαι τὰς πόλεις ἡμῶν προφάσεις.
When I was appointed general with absolute power by my country, as soon as I received the command, I began to consider what were the pretexts that had disturbed our cities.
ὁρῶν δὲ μικρὰς καὶ φαύλας καὶ οὐχ ἱκανὰς διελεῖν τοσαύτην φιλίαν καὶ συγγένειαν οὐ τὰ κράτιστα ἡγούμην οὔτε Ἀλβανοὺς οὔτε ὑμᾶς βουλεύσασθαι.
And seeing that they were small and trifling, and not sufficient to divide such great friendship and kinship, I did not think that either the Albans or you had resolved on what was best.
§3.7.4ἔτι δὲ μᾶλλον ἔγνων τοῦτο καὶ πολλὴν κατέγνων ἀμφοτέρων ἡμῶν μανίαν, ἐπειδὴ παρῆλθον ἐπὶ τὰ πράγματα καὶ πεῖραν ἐλάμβανον τῆς ἑκάστου προαιρέσεως.
And I realized this still more, and condemned the great madness of us both, when I entered upon the administration of affairs and began to experience the resolution of each side.
οὔτε γὰρ ἐν τοῖς ἰδίοις οὔτʼ ἐν τοῖς κοινοῖς συλλόγοις ὁμονοοῦντας ὑπὲρ τοῦ πολέμου πάντας Ἀλβανοὺς ἑώρων, μακρῷ δέ τινι τῶν ἐξ ἀνθρωπίνου λογισμοῦ καταλαμβανομένων χαλεπῶν τὰ δαιμόνια σημεῖα, ὁπότε χρησαίμην σφαγίοις περὶ μάχης, χαλεπώτερα γινόμενα πολλὴν δυσθυμίαν παρεῖχέ μοι καὶ ἀμηχανίαν.
For I saw that not all the Albans were of one mind concerning the war, either in private or in public assemblies, and the divine signs, whenever I offered sacrifices concerning battle, becoming much more grievous than any of the difficulties comprehended by human reason, caused me great despondency and perplexity.
§3.7.5ἐνθυμούμενος δὴ ταῦτα τῆς μὲν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀγῶνας ὁρμῆς ἐπέσχον, ἀναβολὰς δὲ καὶ διατριβὰς ἐποιούμην τοῦ πολέμου προτέρους ὑμᾶς οἰόμενος ἄρξειν τῶν περὶ φιλίας λόγων·
Reflecting, indeed, on these things, I restrained my impulse for battle, and made delays and procrastinations in the war, thinking that you would be the first to begin the proposals of friendship.
καὶ ἔδει γε, ὦ Τύλλε, τοῦτο ποιεῖν ὑμᾶς ἀποίκους ὄντας ἡμῶν καὶ μὴ περιμένειν ἕως ἡ μητρόπολις ἄρξῃ.
And indeed, Tullus, you ought to have done this, since you are our colonists, and not have waited until the mother city began.
ὅσης γὰρ ἀξιοῦσι τιμῆς τυγχάνειν οἱ πατέρες παρὰ τῶν ἐκγόνων, τοσαύτης οἱ κτίσαντες τὰς πόλεις παρὰ τῶν ἀποίκων.
For as much honor as parents are deemed worthy to receive from their children, so much the founders of cities are entitled to receive from their colonists.
§3.7.6ἐν ᾧ δὲ ἡμεῖς ἐμέλλομεν καὶ παρετηροῦμεν ἀλλήλους, πότεροι τῶν εὐγνωμόνων ἄρξουσι λόγων, ἑτέρα τις ἡμᾶς ἀνάγκη κρείττων ἅπαντος ἀνθρωπίνου λογισμοῦ περιλαβοῦσα συνάγει· ἣν ἐγὼ πυθόμενος ἔτι λανθάνουσαν ὑμᾶς οὐκέτʼ ᾠόμην δεῖν τῆς εὐπρεπείας τῶν διαλλαγῶν στοχάζεσθαι.
But while we were hesitating and watching one another, to see which of us would begin the reasonable proposals, another necessity, stronger than all human reasoning, has encompassed and brought us together; which, when I learned of it while it was still hidden from you, I thought I should no longer aim at the decorum of reconciliation.
δειναὶ γὰρ, ὦ Τύλλε, μηχαναὶ πλέκονται καθʼ ἡμῶν καὶ δόλος ἄφυκτος ἔρραπται κατʼ ἀμφοτέρων, ὃς ἔμελλεν ἀκονιτὶ καὶ δίχα πόνου πάντα συντρίψειν καὶ διαφθερεῖν ἡμῶν τὰ §3.7.7πράγματα πυρὸς ἢ ποταμοῦ δίκην ἐμπεσών.
For terrible devices, Tullus, are being woven against us, and an inescapable plot has been devised against both of us, which was bound to crush and ruin all our ¦3.7.7 affairs without struggle or labor, falling upon us like fire or a flood.
δημιουργοὶ δὲ τῶν ἀνοσίων βουλευμάτων εἰσὶν οἱ δυνατώτατοι Φιδηναίων τε καὶ Οὐιεντανῶν συνελθόντες.
And the authors of these impious designs are the most powerful of the Fidenates and Veientes assembled together.
ὅστις δὲ ὁ τῆς ἐπιβουλῆς αὐτῶν τρόπος ἦν καὶ πόθεν εἰς ἐμὲ ἡ τῶν ἀπορρήτων βουλευμάτων γνῶσις ἐλήλυθεν ἀκούσατε.
Hear, now, what was the manner of their plot, and from what source the knowledge of these secret designs has come to me."