§10.5.1nuntio adlato dictator signa ferri ac sequi iubet armatos.
When the news was brought, the dictator ordered the standards to be advanced and the armed men to follow.
sed celeriora prope omnia imperio erant; rapta extemplo signa armaque, §10.5.2et vix ab impetu et cursu tenebantur.
But almost everything was swifter than his command; the standards and arms were immediately snatched, and they could scarcely be held back from rushing and running.
cum ira ab accepta nuper clade stimulabat, tum concitatior accidens clamor ab increscente certamine.
Not only did their anger from the recently sustained defeat stimulate them, but also the more excited shouting reaching them from the increasing conflict.
§10.5.3urgent itaque alii alios hortanturque signiferos, ut ocius eant; quo magis festinantes videt dictator, eo impensius retentat agmen ac sensim incedere iubet.
Therefore, they urged one another and exhorted the standard-bearers, to go more quickly; the more the dictator saw them hurrying, the more eagerly he held back the line and ordered them to advance slowly.
§10.5.4Etrusci contra, principio exciti pugnae, omnibus copiis aderant; et super alios alii nuntiant dictatori omnes legiones Etruscorum capessisse pugnam nec iam ab suis resisti posse, et ipse cernit ex superiore loco, in quanto discrimine praesidium esset.
The Etruscans, on the other hand, excited from the beginning of the battle, were present with all their forces; and messengers, one after another, reported to the dictator that all the legions of the Etruscans had joined the battle, and that they could no longer be resisted by his own men, and he himself saw from a higher place in how great a danger the outpost was.
ceterum satis fretus, §10.5.5esse etiam nunc tolerando certamini legatum nec se procul abesse periculi vindicem, quam maxime vult fatigari hostem, ut integris adoriatur viribus fessos.
But, being sufficiently confident, that even now the lieutenant was capable of sustaining the battle and that he, the avenger of their danger, was not far away, he wished the enemy to be fatigued as much as possible, so that he might attack the weary with fresh strength.
§10.5.6quamquam lente procedunt, iam tamen ad impetum capiundum, equiti utique, modicum erat spatium.
Although they proceeded slowly, there was nevertheless already a moderate distance for beginning a charge, at least for the cavalry.
prima incedebant signa legionum, ne quid occultum aut repentinum hostis timeret; sed reliquerat intervalla inter ordines peditum, qua satis laxo spatio equi permitti possent.
The first standards of the legions advanced, so that the enemy might not fear anything hidden or sudden; but he had left intervals between the ranks of the infantry, where the horses could be let loose in a sufficiently wide space.
§10.5.7pariter sustulit clamorem acies, et emissus eques libero cursu in hostem invehitur in onpositisque adversus equestrem procellam subitum pavorem offundit.
The battle line raised a shout at the same time, and the cavalry, being let loose, rushed at the enemy in a free charge, pouring sudden terror upon those opposed to the equestrian storm.
§10.5.8itaque, ut prope serum auxilium iam paene circumventis, ita universa requies data est.
Therefore, just as it was an aid almost too late for those who were now nearly surrounded, so rest was given to all.
integri accepere pugnam, nec ea ipsa longa aut anceps fuit.
The fresh troops took up the battle, and it was neither long nor doubtful.
§10.5.9fusi hostes castra repetunt inferentibusque iam signa Romanis cedunt et in ultimam castrorum partem conglobantur.
The routed enemy sought their camp, and yielded to the Romans who were now bringing up their standards, and crowded together into the furthest part of the camp.
§10.5.10haerent fugientes in angustiis portarum; pars magna aggerem vallumque conscendit, si aut ex superiore loco tueri se aut superare aliqua et evadere posset.
The fugitives stuck in the narrow spaces of the gates; a large part climbed the rampart and the mound, to see if they could either defend themselves from a higher place or cross over somehow and escape.
§10.5.11forte quodam loco male densatus agger pondere superstantium in fossam procubuit; atque ea, cum deos pandere viam fugae conclamassent, plures inermes quam armati evadunt.
By chance, in a certain place, the mound, which was poorly consolidated, collapsed into the ditch from the weight of those standing on top; and there, when they cried out that the gods were opening a way of flight, more unarmed than armed men escaped.
§10.5.12hoc proelio fractae iterum Etruscorum vires, et pacto annuo stipendio et duum mensum frumento permissum ab dictatore, ut de pace legatos mitterent Romam.
By this battle, the strength of the Etruscans was broken again, and, having agreed to a year's pay and two months' grain, they were permitted by the dictator to send ambassadors to Rome concerning peace.
§10.5.13pax negata, indutiae biennii datae.
Peace was denied, and a truce of two years was granted.
dictator triumphans in urbem rediit.
The dictator returned to the city in triumph.
habeo auctores sine ullo memorabili proelio pacatam ab dictatore Etruriam esse seditionibus tantum Arretinorum conpositis et Cilnio genere cum plebe in gratiam reducto.
I have authorities who state that Etruria was pacified by the dictator without any memorable battle, but only by composing the seditions of the Arretines and reconciling the Cilnian family with the plebeians.
consul ex dictatura factus M. Valerius.
Marcus Valerius was made consul from the dictatorship.
§10.5.14non petentem atque adeo etiam absentem creatum tradidere quidam et per interregem ea comitia facta; id unum non ambigitur, consulatum cum Apuleio Pansa gessisse.
Some have recorded that he was elected though not seeking it, and indeed even absent, and that those comitia were held by an interrex; this one thing is not disputed, that he held the consulship with Apuleius Pansa.