§8.8.6"quod si ii non tulissent, uti quicumque deinceps essent ad populum pl. ve ferrent C. Pr.
"But if they should not have brought it forward, whoever should next be in office should bring it before the people or commons.
K. Octobris in aede Apollinis scrib.
Passed. On the day before the Kalends of October in the Temple of Apollo.
adfuerunt L. Domitius Cn. f. Fab. Ahenobarbus, Q. Caecilius Q. f. Fab. Metellus Pius Scipio, L. Villius L. f. pom. annalis, C. Septimius T. f. qui. , C. Lucilius C. f. Pup. Hirrus, C. Scribonius C. f. Pop. Curio, L. Ateius L. f. an. Capito, M. Eppius M.f. ter.
Present at the writing were Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, son of Gnaeus, of the Fabia tribe; Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio, son of Quintus, of the Fabia tribe; Lucius Villius Annalis, son of Lucius, of the Pomptina tribe; Gaius Septimius, son of Titus, of the Quirina tribe; Gaius Lucilius Hirrus, son of Gaius, of the Pupinia tribe; Gaius Scribonius Curio, son of Gaius, of the Publilia tribe; Lucius Ateius Capito, son of Lucius, of the Aniensis tribe; Marcus Eppius, son of Marcus, of the Teretina tribe.
quod M. Marcellus cos. v. f. de provinciis, d. e. r. l. c. , senatum existimare neminem eorum, qui potestatem habent intercedendi, impediendi, moram adferre oportere quo minus de r. p. p. R. q. p. ad senatum referri senatique consultum fieri possit; qui impedierit, prohibuerit, eum senatum existimare contra rem publicam fecisse. si quis huic s. c. intercesserit, senatui placere auctoritatem perscribi et de ea re ad senatum p. q. t. referri.
Regarding the matter on which Marcus Marcellus the consul made a report concerning the provinces, they decided as follows on that matter: that the senate judges that no one of those who have the power of interposing veto or of obstructing ought to bring delay whereby reference to the senate on the public affairs of the Roman people might not be made as soon as possible and a decree of the senate be passed; that the senate judges that whoever should obstruct or forbid has acted against the state; if anyone should interpose a veto to this decree of the senate, it pleases the senate that the resolution be written down and reference on that matter be made to the senate as soon as possible.
huic s. c. intercessit C. Caelius, L. Vinicius, P. Cornelius, C. Vibius Pansa, tr. pl. "
To this decree of the senate, Gaius Caelius, Lucius Vinicius, Publius Cornelius, Gaius Vibius Pansa, tribunes of the commons, interposed a veto.
§8.8.7"item senatui placere de militibus, qui in exercitu C. Caesaris sunt, qui eorum stipendia emerita aut causas, quibus de causis missi fieri debeant, habeant, ad hunc ordinem referri, ut eorum ratio habeatur causaeque cognoscantur.
""Likewise, it pleases the senate that concerning the soldiers who are in the army of Gaius Caesar, whichever of them have completed their term of service or have causes for which they ought to be discharged, reference should be made to this order so that their account may be taken and their causes examined.
si quis huic s. c. intercessisset, senatui placere auctoritatem perscribi et de ea re p. q. t. adhunc ordinem referri.
If anyone should have interposed a veto to this decree of the senate, it pleases the senate that the resolution be written down and reference on that matter be made to this order as soon as possible.
huic s. c. intercessit C. Caelius, C. Pansa, tr. pl. "
To this decree of the senate, Gaius Caelius, Gaius Pansa, tribunes of the commons, interposed a veto.
§8.8.8"itemque senatui placere in Ciliciam provinciam, in VIII reliquas provincias, quas praetorii pro praetore obtinerent, eos, qui praetores fuerunt neque in provincia cum imperio fuerunt, quos eorum ex s. c. cum imperio in provincias pro praetore mitti oporteret, eos sortito in provincias mitti placere; si ex eo numero, quos ex s. c. in provincias ire oporteret, ad numerum non essent qui in eas provincias proficiscerentur, tum, uti quodque conlegium primum praetorum fuisset neque in provincias profecti essent, ita sorte in provincias proficiscerentur; si ii ad numerum non essent, tum deinceps proximi cuiusque conlegii qui praetores fuissent neque in provincias profecti essent, in sortem coicerentur, quoad is numerus effectus esset, quem ad numerum in provincias mitti oporteret si quis huic s. c. intercessisset, auctoritas perscriberetur.
""And likewise, it pleases the senate that into the province of Cilicia, and into the eight remaining provinces which those of praetorian rank hold as pro-praetors, those who have been praetors and have not been with command in a province, whichever of them ought to be sent into the provinces as pro-praetors with command according to the decree of the senate, should be sent into the provinces by lot; if from that number of those who ought to go into the provinces according to the decree of the senate, there should not be those to go to those provinces up to the required number, then, according as each college of praetors was earliest and had not departed for the provinces, so they should depart for the provinces by lot; if they should not be up to the required number, then successively those of each next college who had been praetors and had not departed for the provinces should be cast into the lot, until that number should be made up to which number they ought to be sent into the provinces; if anyone should have interposed a veto to this decree of the senate, the resolution should be written down.
huic s. c. intercessit C. Caelius, C. Pansa, tr. pl. "
To this decree of the senate, Gaius Caelius, Gaius Pansa, tribunes of the commons, interposed a veto.
§8.8.9illa praeterea Cn. Pompei sunt animadversa, quae maxime confidentiam attulerunt hominibus, ut diceret se ante K. Martias non posse sine iniuria de provinciis Caesaris statuere, post K. Martias se non dubitaturum.
"Besides these, those remarks of Gnaeus Pompeius were noticed, which especially gave confidence to people, when he said that before the Kalends of March he could not decide concerning Caesar's provinces without injustice, but after the Kalends of March he would not hesitate.
Cum interrogaretur, si qui tum intercederent, dixit hoc nihil interesse utrum C. Caesar senatui dicto audiens futurus non esset an pararet qui senatum decernere non pateretur.
When he was asked what if anyone should then interpose a veto, he said it made no difference whether Gaius Caesar was going to be disobedient to the word of the senate or prepared someone who would not allow the senate to make a decree.
'quid, si,' inquit alius, 'et consul esse et exercitum habere volet?' at ille quam clementer: 'quid, si filius meus fustem mihi impingere volet?' his vocibus, ut existimarent homines Pompeio cum Caesare esse negotium, effecit.
'What if,' said another, 'he should wish both to be consul and to have an army?' But he, how mildly: 'What if my son should wish to strike me with a club?' By these words, he brought it about that people thought Pompey had a conflict with Caesar.
itaque iam, ut video, alteram utram ad condicionem descendere vult Caesar, ut aut maneat neque hoc anno sua ratio habeatur aut, si designari poterit, decedat.
And so now, as I see, Caesar wants to submit to either one of the two conditions: either that he remains and his candidacy is not taken into account this year, or, if he can be declared consul-elect, he departs.
§8.8.10Curio se contra eum totum parat.
Curio is preparing himself entirely against him.
quid adsequi possit nescio; illud video, bene sentientem, etsi nihil effecerit, cadere non posse.
What he can achieve, I do not know; but this I see, that one who has right feelings, even if he achieves nothing, cannot fall.
me tractat liberaliter Curio et mihi suo munere negotium imposuit; nam si mihi non dedisset eas, quae ad ludos ei advectae erant Africanae, potuit supersederi; nunc quoniam dari necesse est, velim tibi curae sit, quod a te semper petii, ut aliquid istinc bestiarum habeamus; Sittianamque syngrapham tibi commendo.
Curio treats me generously, and by his own gift has imposed a task upon me; for if he had not given me those leopards which had been brought for him for his games, it could have been dispensed with; now since it is necessary that they be given, I would like you to take care, as I have always asked of you, that we may have some beasts from there; and I commend to you the Sittian bond.
libertum Philonem istoc misi et Diogenem Graecum, quibus mandata et litteras ad te dedi.
I have sent my freedman Philo and Diogenes the Greek to your parts, to whom I gave instructions and a letter to you.
Eos tibi et rem, de qua misi, velim curae habeas; nam quam vehementer ad me pertineat, in iis quas tibi illi reddent litteris perscripsi.
I would like you to take care of them and the matter for which I sent them; for how vehemently it concerns me, I have written in detail in those letters which they will deliver to you.