§11.31.1ὁ δὲ Πόπλιος συναθροίσας εὐθέως ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ Καρχηδόνι τὰς δυνάμεις εἰς ἐκκλησίαν ἔλεγε περί τε τῆς Ἀνδοβάλου τόλμης καὶ τῆς εἰς αὐτοὺς ἀθεσίας, §11.31.2καὶ πολλὰ πρὸς τοῦτο τὸ μέρος ἐνεγκάμενος παρώξυνε τοὺς πολλοὺς πρὸς τὴν κατὰ τῶν προειρημένων δυναστῶν ὁρμήν.
Publius, having immediately assembled his forces for a meeting in Carthage itself, spoke of the daring of Andobales and his perfidy toward them, and having adduced many arguments on this point, he incited the multitude to attack the aforementioned dynasts.
§11.31.3ἐπὶ δὲ τούτοις ἐξηριθμήσατο τοὺς προγεγενημένους αὐτοῖς ἀγῶνας πρὸς Ἴβηρας ὁμοῦ καὶ πρὸς Καρχηδονίους, στρατηγούντων Καρχηδονίων, §11.31.4ἐν οἷς ἀεὶ νικῶντας οὐ καθήκειν ἔφη νυνὶ διαπορεῖν, μήποτε πρὸς αὐτοὺς Ἴβηρας Ἀνδοβάλου στρατηγοῦντος μαχόμενοι λειφθῶσι.
In addition to this, he enumerated the conflicts they had previously engaged in against both Iberians and Carthaginians, under the leadership of the Carthaginians, in which, as they had always been victorious, he said it was not fitting for them now to be in doubt, lest they should be defeated when fighting against the Iberians themselves under the command of Andobales.
§11.31.5διόπερ οὐδὲ προσδέξασθαι συναγωνιστὴν Ἰβήρων οὐδένα καθάπαξ ἔφη, διʼ αὐτῶν δὲ Ῥωμαίων συστήσασθαι τὸν κίνδυνον, §11.31.6ἵνα φανερὸν γένηται πᾶσιν ὡς οὐκ Ἴβηρσι Καρχηδονίους καταπολεμησάμενοι, καθάπερ ἔνιοί φασιν, ἐξεβάλομεν ἐξ Ἰβηρίας, ἀλλὰ καὶ Καρχηδονίους καὶ Κελτίβηρας ταῖς Ῥωμαίων ἀρεταῖς καὶ τῇ σφετέρᾳ γενναιότητι νενικήκαμεν.
Therefore, he said he would not accept any Iberian as an ally at all, but would engage in the danger with the Romans alone, so that it might become manifest to all that we did not expel the Carthaginians from Iberia by defeating them with the help of the Iberians, as some say, but that we have conquered both Carthaginians and Celtiberians by the valour of the Romans and our own nobility.
ταῦτα δʼ εἰπὼν ὁμονοεῖν παρῄνει καὶ θαρροῦντας, §11.31.7εἰ καὶ πρὸς ἄλλον τινά, καὶ πρὸς τοῦτον ἰέναι τὸν κίνδυνον.
Having said this, he exhorted them to be of one mind, and with confidence, to march against this danger, if indeed they would against any other.
περὶ δὲ τοῦ νικᾶν αὐτὸς ἔφη μετὰ τῶν θεῶν ποιήσασθαι τὴν καθήκουσαν πρόνοιαν.
As for victory, he said that he himself, with the help of the gods, would make the proper provision.
§11.31.8τῷ δὲ πλήθει τοιαύτη παρέστη προθυμία καὶ θάρσος ὥστε παραπλησίους εἶναι πάντας ἐκ τῆς ἀπόψεως τοῖς ὁρῶσι τοὺς πολεμίους καὶ μέλλουσιν ὅσον οὔπω πρὸς αὐτοὺς διακινδυνεύειν.
And such eagerness and courage came upon the multitude that all, in their appearance, were very like those who see the enemy and are about to risk a battle with them almost immediately.