§10.17.1Antonius id. Mai. ad forum Iuli cum primis copiis venit.
Antony arrived at Forum Iulii with his vanguard on the 15th of May.
Ventidius bidui spatio abest ab eo.
Ventidius is a two days' march away from him.
Lepidus ad forum Voconi castra habet, qui locus a foro Iuli quattuor et viginti millia passus abest, ibique me exspectare constituit, quem ad modum ipse mihi scripsit.
Lepidus has his camp at Forum Voconii, a place twenty-four miles distant from Forum Iulii, and there he has resolved to wait for me, just as he himself wrote to me.
quod si omnia mihi integra et ipse et fortuna servarit, recipio vobis celeriter me negotium ex sententia confecturum.
But if both he himself and fortune preserve all things intact for me, I promise you that I will quickly finish this business to your satisfaction.
§10.17.2fratrem meum adsiduis laboribus concursationibusque confectum graviter se habuisse antea tibi scripsi.
I wrote to you before that my brother, worn out by constant labors and journeying to and fro, had been seriously ill.
sed tamen cum primum posse ingredi coepit, non magis sibi quam rei p. se convaluisse existimans ad omnia pericula princeps esse non recusabat.
Nevertheless, as soon as he first began to be able to walk, thinking that he had recovered not more for himself than for the republic, he did not refuse to be foremost in facing all dangers.
sed ego eum non solum hortatus sum verum etiam coegi isto proficisci, quod et illa valetudine magis conficere se quam me iuvare posset in castris, et quod acerbissimo interitu consulum rem p. nudatam tali cive praetore in urbanis officiis indigere existimabam.
But I not only exhorted him but even compelled him to set out for your part, because in that state of health he was likely to wear himself out in the camp rather than help me, and because I thought that the republic, stripped of its leaders by the most bitter death of the consuls, stood in need of such a citizen and praetor for urban duties.
quod si qui vestrum non probabit, mihi prudentiam in consilio defuisse sciat, non illi erga patriam fidelitatem.
If any of you should not approve of this, let him know that wisdom was lacking in my counsel, not fidelity towards his country in his.
§10.17.3Lepidus tamen, quod ego desiderabam, fecit ut Apellam ad me mitteret, quo obside fidei illius et societatis in re p. administranda uterer.
Lepidus, however, did what I desired, in sending Apella to me, so that I might use him as a hostage for his loyalty and partnership in administering the republic.
in ea re studium mihi suum L. Gellius †de tribus fratribus Segaviano probavit, quo ego interprete novissime ad Lepidum sum usus.
In this matter, L. Gellius †of the three Segavian brothers† proved his zeal to me; I have recently employed him as an interpreter to Lepidus.
Amicum eum rei p. cognosse videor libenterque ei sum testimonio et omnibus ero qui bene merentur.
I seem to have recognized him as a friend of the republic, and I am glad to testify for him, as I will for all who deserve well.
fac valeas meque mutuo diligas dignitatemque meam, si mereor, tuearis, sicut adhuc singulari cum benevolentia fecisti.
See that you stay well, love me in return, and defend my dignity, if I deserve it, just as you have hitherto done with singular benevolence.