§8.19.1ἐντεῦθεν δὲ τὴν δύναμιν ἀναλαβὼν ἦγεν ἐπὶ τοὺς καλουμένους Λαβικανούς.
From there, taking up his army, he led them against those called the Labicani.
ἦν δὲ καὶ αὕτη τότε Λατίνων ἡ πόλις Ἀλβανῶν ὥσπερ καὶ ἄλλαι ἄποικος.
This city also was at that time a colony of the Albans, just like the other cities, and belonged to the Latin race.
καταπλήξασθαι δὲ βουλόμενος τοὺς ἔνδον ἔκαιεν αὐτῶν τὴν χώραν εὐθὺς ἐπιών, ὅθεν μάλιστα ἔμελλον ὄψεσθαι τὴν φλόγα.
Desiring to strike terror into those inside, he began burning their territory immediately upon his arrival, starting from where they were most likely to see the flame.
οἱ δὲ Λαβικανοὶ τεῖχος εὖ κατεσκευασμένον ἔχοντες οὔτε κατεπλάγησαν αὐτοῦ τὴν ἔφοδον οὔτε μαλακὸν ἐνέδοσαν οὐδέν, ἀλλʼ ἀντεῖχον ἀπομαχόμενοι γενναίως καὶ πολλάκις ἐπιβαίνοντας τοῦ §8.19.2τείχους τοὺς πολεμίους ἀπήραξαν.
But the Labicani, having a well-constructed wall, were neither terrified by his attack nor did they show any weakness; instead, they resisted by fighting bravely, and many times as the enemy attempted to scale the wall, they beat them back.
οὐ μὴν εἰς τέλος γʼ ἀντέσχον ὀλίγοι πρὸς πολλοὺς ἀγωνιζόμενοι καὶ χρόνον οὐδὲ τὸν ἐλάχιστον ἀναπαυόμενοι.
However, they did not hold out to the end, fighting as a few against many and not resting even for the shortest time.
πολλαὶ γὰρ προσβολαὶ καὶ καθʼ ὅλην τὴν πόλιν ἐγίνοντο ὑπὸ τῶν Οὐολούσκων ἐκ διαδοχῆς ὑποχωρούντων μὲν αἰεὶ τῶν κεκμηκότων, ἑτέρων δὲ προσιόντων νεαρῶν· πρὸς οὓς ἀγωνιζόμενοι διʼ ὅλης ἡμέρας, καὶ οὐδὲ τὸν τῆς νυκτὸς ἀναπαυσάμενοι χρόνον ἐκλιπεῖν ἠναγκάσθησαν τὸ τεῖχος ὑπὸ κόπου.
For many attacks were being made throughout the entire city by the Volscians in succession, with those who were exhausted always withdrawing and other fresh ones coming forward; fighting against these through the whole day, and not even resting during the night, they were forced by fatigue to abandon the wall.
παραλαβὼν δὲ καὶ ταύτην ὁ Μάρκιος τὴν πόλιν ἐξηνδραποδίσατο καὶ τοῖς στρατιώταις ἐφῆκε μερίσασθαι τὰς ὠφελείας.
Marcius, having taken this city as well, enslaved the inhabitants and permitted the soldiers to divide the plunder.
§8.19.3ἀναστήσας δὲ τὴν δύναμιν ἐκεῖθεν ἐπὶ τὴν Πεδανῶν πόλιν· ἦν δὲ καὶ αὕτη τοῦ Λατίνων γένους· συντεταγμένην ἔχων τὴν στρατιὰν ἀφικνεῖται καὶ αὐτὴν ἅμα τῷ πλησιάσαι τοῖς τείχεσιν αἱρεῖ κατὰ κράτος.
And having removed his army from there against the city of the Pedani—this also was of the Latin race—he arrived with his army in good order, and as soon as he approached the walls, he took it by storm.
καὶ ταὐτὰ διαθεὶς ὅσα τὰς πρότερον ἁλούσας ἕωθεν εὐθὺς ἀναστήσας τὴν δύναμιν ἦγεν ἐπὶ Κορβιῶνα.
And having treated it in the same manner as the cities previously captured, he immediately removed his army early the next morning and led them against Corbio.
§8.19.4ὄντι δʼ αὐτῷ πλησίον τοῦ τείχους τὰς πύλας ἀνοίξαντες οἱ ἔνδον ἀπαντῶσιν ἀντὶ τῶν ὅπλων προτείνοντες ἱκετηρίας καὶ παραδιδόντες ἀμαχητὶ τὸ τεῖχος.
When he was near the wall, those inside opened the gates and came out to meet him, offering olive branches of supplication instead of weapons and surrendering the wall without a fight.
οὓς ἐπαινέσας ὡς τὰ κράτιστα περὶ σφῶν βεβουλευμένους, ἐκέλευσεν ὧν ἔδει τῇ στρατιᾷ φέροντας ἥκειν ἀργύριόν τε καὶ σῖτον, καὶ λαβὼν ὅσα προσέταξεν ἀπῆγε τὴν δύναμιν ἐπὶ τὴν Κοπιολανῶν πόλιν.
Having praised them for taking the best counsel for themselves, he ordered them to come bringing money and provisions of which the army stood in need, and having received all that he had commanded, he led his army against the city of the Copiolani.
παραδόντων δὲ κἀκείνην τῶν ἔνδον ἀμαχητὶ καὶ μετὰ πολλῆς προθυμίας ἀγοράς τε παρασχόντων τῇ δυνάμει καὶ χρήματα καὶ ὅσα ἄλλα ἐπετέτακτο αὐτοῖς ἀπῆγε τὴν στρατιὰν ὡς διὰ φιλίας γῆς.
Since those inside surrendered that city also without a fight and with great readiness, and provided market provisions for the army, as well as money and whatever else had been enjoined upon them, he led his army away as if through a friendly land.
πάνυ γὰρ δὴ §8.19.5καὶ τοῦτʼ ἐσπούδαζεν, ὡς μηδὲν οἱ παραδιδόντες αὐτοῖς τὰς πόλεις πάθοιεν, ὧν φιλεῖ δρᾶν ὁ πόλεμος, ἀλλὰ καὶ γῆν ἀδῄωτον ἀπολαμβάνοιεν καὶ βοσκήματα καὶ ἀνδράποδα, ὅσα κατέλιπον ἐπὶ τῶν κτήσεων, κομίζοιντο, αὐλίζεσθαί τʼ οὐκ εἴα τὴν δύναμιν ἐν ταῖς πόλεσιν, ἵνα μή τι γένηται διʼ ἁρπαγῆς πρὸς αὐτῶν ἢ κλοπῆς κακόν, ἀλλὰ παρὰ τοῖς τείχεσι κατεστρατοπέδευεν.
For indeed, he was very eager for this: that those who surrendered their cities to them should suffer nothing of what war is wont to bring, but should instead receive back their land undevastated, and recover all their herds and slaves which they had left on their estates; and he did not permit the army to quarter in the cities, lest any harm should come to them through robbery or theft on their part, but he encamped beside the walls.