§2.60.1contra ea in Aequis inter consulem ac milites comitate ac beneficiis certatum est.
In contrast to this, among the Aequi a rivalry in mildness and acts of kindness was carried on between the consul and his soldiers.
et natura Quinctius erat lenior, et saevitia infelix collegae, quo is magis gauderet ingenio suo, effecerat.
Quinctius was both by nature gentler, and the ill-fated cruelty of his colleague had had the effect of making him rejoice the more in his own disposition.
§2.60.2huic tantae concordiae ducis exercitusque non ausi offerre se Aequi, vagari populabundum hostem per agros passi; nec ullo ante bello latius inde acta praeda.
Against this so great harmony between the leader and his army, the Aequi did not dare to offer themselves, but allowed the enemy to wander through their fields, pillaging as they went; nor in any previous war had booty been driven more extensively from there.
§2.60.3ea omnis militi data est.
All of this was given to the soldiers.
addebantur et laudes, quibus haud minus quam praemio gaudent militum animi.
Praises were also added, in which the minds of soldiers rejoice no less than in a reward.
cum duci tum propter ducem patribus quoque placatior exercitus redit, sibi parentem, alteri exercitui dominum datum ab senatu memorans.
The army returned better disposed not only toward their leader, but also, because of their leader, toward the patricians, remembering that a parent had been given to them, but a master to the other army by the senate.
§2.60.4Varia fortuna belli atroci discordia domi forisque annum exactum insignem maxime comitia tributa efficiunt, res maior victoria suscepti certaminis quam usu; §2.60.5plus enim dignitatis comitiis ipsis detractum est patribus ex concilio submovendis, quam virium aut plebi additum est aut demptum patribus.
The year, which had been spent with varying fortune of war and fierce discord at home and abroad, was made especially remarkable by the tribute comitia—a matter greater in the victory of the struggle undertaken than in its practical use; for more dignity was detracted from the comitia themselves by removing the patricians from the council than of power was either added to the plebs or taken from the patricians.