§9.2.1ταύτην εἰσηγησαμένου τὴν γνώμην Ἀππίου δόξαντες αὐτὸν ὀρθῶς παραινεῖν οἵ τε ὕπατοι καὶ τῶν ἄλλων οἱ δυνατώτατοι, πολλῇ θεραπείᾳ διεπράξαντο τοὺς τέτταρας ἐκ τῶν δημάρχων οἰκείους τῇ βουλῇ §9.2.2γενέσθαι.
Appius having proposed this opinion, the consuls and the most powerful of the others, believing that he advised correctly, by much courting managed to win over four of the tribunes to the side of the senate.
οἱ δὲ τέως μὲν λόγῳ μεταπείθειν τὸν Ἰκίλιον ἐπεχείρουν ἀποστῆναι τῶν περὶ τῆς κληρουχίας πολιτευμάτων, ἕως οἱ πόλεμοι λάβωσι τέλος· ὡς δʼ ἠναντιοῦτο καὶ διώμνυτο λόγον τε τὸν αὐθαδέστερον εἰπεῖν ἐτόλμησε τοῦ δήμου παρόντος, ὅτι μᾶλλον ἂν βούλοιτο Τυρρηνοὺς καὶ τοὺς ἄλλους πολεμίους κρατήσαντας τῆς πόλεως ἐπιδεῖν, ἢ τοὺς κατέχοντας τὴν χώραν τὴν δημοσίαν ἀφεῖναι, δόξαντες ἀφορμὴν εἰληφέναι καλὴν πρὸς αὐθάδειαν τοσαύτην τοῦ τἀναντία λέγειν τε καὶ πράττειν, οὐδὲ τοῦ δήμου τὸν λόγον ἡδέως δεξαμένου, κωλύειν αὐτὸν ἔφησαν, καὶ φανερῶς ἔπραττον, ὅσα τῇ βουλῇ τε καὶ τοῖς ὑπάτοις δοκοίη·
For a time, these attempted to persuade Icilius by argument to desist from his political activities concerning the land distribution until the wars should reach an end; but when he opposed them and protested solemnly, and dared to utter a rather insolent speech in the presence of the people, saying that he would rather look upon the Etruscans and the other enemies conquering the city than let go of those who occupied the public land, the other tribunes, believing they had found a fine opportunity, on account of such great insolence, to speak and act in opposition to him—since not even the people received his words with pleasure—declared that they would oppose him, and openly did whatever seemed good to the senate and the consuls.
§9.2.3μονωθεὶς δʼ Ἰκίλιος οὐδενὸς ἔτι κύριος ἦν.
And Icilius, being left alone, was no longer master of anything.
μετὰ τοῦθʼ ἡ στρατιὰ κατεγράφετο καί, ὅσων ἔδει τῷ πολέμῳ πάντα ὑπηρετεῖτο, τὰ μὲν ἐκ τῶν δημοσίων, τὰ δʼ ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων ἁπάσῃ προθυμίᾳ· καὶ διὰ τάχους οἱ ὕπατοι διακληρωσάμενοι τὰ στρατεύματα ἐξῄεσαν, Σπόριος μὲν Φούριος ἐπὶ τὰς Αἰκανῶν πόλεις, Καίσων δὲ Φάβιος ἐπὶ Τυρρηνούς.
After this, the army was enlisted and everything that was needed for the war was supplied with all zeal, partly from public and partly from private funds; and the consuls, having quickly distributed the armies by lot, marched forth, Spurius Furius against the cities of the Aequi, and Caeso Fabius against the Etruscans.
§9.2.4Σπορίῳ μὲν οὖν ἅπαντα κατὰ νοῦν ἐχώρησεν οὐχ ὑπομεινάντων εἰς χεῖρας ἐλθεῖν τῶν πολεμίων, καὶ πολλὰ ἐκ τῆς στρατείας ἐξεγένετο χρήματά τε καὶ σώματα λαβεῖν.
To Spurius, therefore, everything went according to his mind, as the enemy did not hold out to come to blows; and from the campaign it was possible to capture many goods and captives.
ἐπῆλθε γὰρ ὀλίγου δεῖν πᾶσαν ὅσην οἱ πολέμιοι χώραν κατεῖχον, ἄγων καὶ φέρων, καὶ τὰ λάφυρα τοῖς στρατιώταις ἅπαντα ἐχαρίσατο.
For he overran almost all the land that the enemy possessed, plundering and pillaging, and gave all the booty to the soldiers.
§9.2.5δοκῶν δὲ καὶ τὸν πρὸ τοῦ χρόνον εἶναι φιλόδημος, ἔτι μᾶλλον ἐκ ταύτης τῆς στρατηγίας ἐθεράπευσε τὸ πλῆθος. καί, ἐπειδὴ παρῆλθεν ὁ χρόνος τῆς στρατείας, ἄγων τὴν δύναμιν ὁλόκληρόν τε καὶ ἀπαθῆ χρήμασιν εὔπορον κατέστησε τὴν πατρίδα.
And although he had been reputed to be a friend of the people even before this time, he courted the multitude still more by this campaign; and when the time of the campaign had passed, leading his force back intact and unharmed, he made his country wealthy in money.