§2.27.1κατὰ δὲ τοὺς καιροὺς τούτους ἐκ Σαρδόνος μετὰ τῶν στρατοπέδων Γάιος Ἀτίλιος ὕπατος εἰς Πίσας καταπεπλευκὼς προῆγε μετὰ τῆς δυνάμεως εἰς Ῥώμην, ἐναντίαν ποιούμενος τοῖς πολεμίοις τὴν πορείαν.
At this same time, the consul Gaius Atilius, having sailed from Sardinia with his legions and landed at Pisa, was advancing with his army towards Rome, taking a route in the opposite direction to that of the enemy.
§2.27.2ἤδη δὲ περὶ Τελαμῶνα τῆς Τυρρηνίας τῶν Κελτῶν ὑπαρχόντων, οἱ προνομεύοντες ἐξ αὐτῶν ἐμπεσόντες εἰς τοὺς παρὰ τοῦ Γαΐου προπορευομένους ἑάλωσαν·
When the Celts were already near Telamon in Etruria, those of them who were foraging fell in with the advance guard of Gaius and were captured.
§2.27.3καὶ τά τε προγεγονότα διεσάφουν ἀνακρινόμενοι τῷ στρατηγῷ καὶ τὴν παρουσίαν ἀμφοτέρων τῶν στρατοπέδων ἀνήγγελλον, σημαίνοντες διότι τελείως σύνεγγύς εἰσιν οἱ Κελτοὶ καὶ τούτων κατόπιν οἱ περὶ τὸν Λεύκιον.
On being questioned, they made clear to the general what had previously happened and reported the presence of both armies, indicating that the Celts were extremely close, and that Lucius and his forces were close behind them.
§2.27.4ὁ δὲ τὰ μὲν ξενισθεὶς ἐπὶ τοῖς προσπίπτουσι, τὰ δʼ εὔελπις γενόμενος ἐπὶ τῷ δοκεῖν μέσους κατὰ πορείαν ἀπειληφέναι τοὺς Κελτούς, τοῖς μὲν χιλιάρχοις παρήγγειλε τάττειν τὰ στρατόπεδα καὶ βάδην εἰς τοὔμπροσθεν προάγειν, καθʼ ὅσον ἂν οἱ τόποι προσδέχωνται τὴν μετωπηδὸν ἔφοδον.
He, being on the one hand startled by the sudden news, but on the other hand full of hope because he seemed to have caught the Celts between two forces on their march, ordered the military tribunes to draw up the legions and advance forward at a walk, as far as the ground permitted a front attack.
§2.27.5αὐτὸς δὲ συνθεωρήσας εὐκαίρως λόφον κείμενον ὑπὲρ τὴν ὁδόν, ὑφʼ ὃν ἔδει παραπορευθῆναι τοὺς Κελτούς, ἀναλαβὼν τοὺς ἱππεῖς ὥρμησε σπεύδων προκαταλαβέσθαι τὴν ἀκρολοφίαν καὶ πρῶτος κατάρξαι τοῦ κινδύνου, πεπεισμένος τῆς ἐπιγραφῆς τῶν ἐκβαινόντων πλεῖστον οὕτω κληρονομήσειν.
He himself, having observed a hill situated conveniently above the road, under which the Celts had to pass, took the cavalry and hastened to occupy the ridge in advance and to be the first to begin the battle, being convinced that in this way he would secure the greatest share of the credit for the outcome.
§2.27.6οἱ δὲ Κελτοὶ τὸ μὲν πρῶτον τὴν παρουσίαν τῶν περὶ τὸν Ἀτίλιον ἀγνοοῦντες, ἐκ δὲ τοῦ συμβαίνοντος ὑπολαμβάνοντες τοὺς περὶ τὸν Αἰμίλιον περιπεπορεῦσθαι τὴν νύκτα τοῖς ἱππεῦσι καὶ προκαταλαμβάνεσθαι τοὺς τόπους, εὐθέως ἐξαπέστελλον τοὺς παρʼ αὑτῶν ἱππεῖς καί τινας τῶν εὐζώνων, ἀντιποιησομένους τῶν κατὰ τὸν βουνὸν τόπων.
The Celts at first, being ignorant of the presence of Atilius, but supposing from what was happening that Aemilius's forces had marched round during the night with the cavalry and were occupying the position in advance, immediately sent out their own cavalry and some of the light-armed troops to contest the positions on the hill.
§2.27.7ταχὺ δὲ συνέντες τὴν τοῦ Γαΐου παρουσίαν ἔκ τινος τῶν ἀχθέντων αἰχμαλώτων σπουδῇ παρενέβαλον τοὺς πεζούς, ποιούμενοι τὴν ἔκταξιν ἅμα πρὸς ἑκατέραν τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν, καὶ τὴν ἀπʼ οὐρᾶς καὶ τὴν κατὰ πρόσωπον·
But quickly learning of the presence of Gaius from one of the prisoners who were brought in, they hastily drew up their infantry, forming their line facing both ways at once, both to the rear and to the front.
§2.27.8οὓς μὲν γὰρ ᾔδεσαν ἑπομένους αὑτοῖς, οὓς δὲ κατὰ τὸ στόμα προσεδόκων ἀπαντήσειν, ἔκ τε τῶν προσαγγελλομένων τεκμαιρόμενοι καὶ τῶν
For some they knew were following them, while others they expected to meet them in front, concluding this both from the reports and from the...