§21.17.1nominatae iam antea consulibus provinciae erant; tum sortiri iussi.
The provinces had already been named for the consuls beforehand; then they were ordered to draw lots.
Cornelio Hispania, Sempronio Africa cum Sicilia evenit.
Spain fell to Cornelius, and Africa with Sicily to Sempronius.
§21.17.2sex in eum annum decretae legiones et socium quantum ipsis videretur et classis quanta parari posset.
Six legions were decreed for that year, and as many of the allies as seemed good to them, and as large a fleet as could be prepared.
§21.17.3quattuor et viginti peditum Romanorum milia scripta et mille octingenti equites, sociorum quadraginta milia peditum, quattuor milia et quadringenti equites; naves ducentae viginti quinqueremes, celoces viginti deducti.
Twenty-four thousand Roman infantry and eighteen hundred cavalry were enrolled, with forty thousand infantry and forty-four hundred cavalry of the allies; two hundred and twenty quinqueremes and twenty light vessels were launched.
§21.17.4latum inde ad populum, vellent iuberent populo Carthaginiensi bellum indici; eiusque belli causa supplicatio per urbem habita atque adorati dii, ut bene ac feliciter eveniret quod bellum populus Romanus iussisset.
Then it was proposed to the people whether they wished and ordered war to be declared against the Carthaginian people; and for the sake of that war, a public thanksgiving was held throughout the city and the gods were worshipped, so that the war which the Roman people had ordered might turn out well and auspiciously.
inter consules ita copiae divisae: §21.17.5Sempronio datae legiones duae — ea quaterna milia erant peditum et treceni equites — et sociorum sedecim milia peditum, equites mille octingenti, naves longae centum sexaginta, celoces duodecim.
The forces were divided between the consuls as follows: To Sempronius were given two legions—these consisted of four thousand infantry and three hundred cavalry each—and sixteen thousand infantry of the allies, eighteen hundred cavalry, one hundred and sixty warships, and twelve light vessels.
§21.17.6cum his terrestribus maritimisque copiis Ti. Sempronius missus in Siciliam, ita in Africam transmissurus, si ad arcendum Italia Poenum consul alter satis esset.
With these land and sea forces, Tiberius Sempronius was sent to Sicily, intending to cross over from there into Africa, provided that the other consul should be sufficient to keep the Carthaginian away from Italy.
§21.17.7Cornelio minus copiarum datum, quia L. Manlius praetor et ipse cum haud invalido praesidio in Galliam mittebatur;
To Cornelius less forces were given, because the praetor Lucius Manlius was himself also being sent with a not inconsiderable force into Gaul.
§21.17.8navium maxime Cornelio numerus deminutus: sexaginta quinqueremes datae — neque enim mari venturum aut ea parte belli dimicaturum hostem credebant — et duae Romanae legiones cum suo iusto equitatu et quattuordecim milibus sociorum peditum, equitibus mille sescentis.
The number of ships was especially reduced for Cornelius; sixty quinqueremes were given—for they did not believe that the enemy would come by sea or fight in that quarter of the war—and two Roman legions with their regular cavalry, and fourteen thousand allied infantry, with sixteen hundred cavalry.
§21.17.9duas legiones Romanas et decem milia sociorum peditum, mille equites socios, sescentos Romanos Gallia provincia eodem versa in Punicum bellum habuit.
The province of Gaul, turned toward the same Punic war, had two Roman legions, ten thousand allied infantry, one thousand allied cavalry, and six hundred Roman cavalry.