§28.46.1profectus in Siciliam est triginta navibus longis voluntariorum septem ferme milibus in naves impositis.
Scipio set out for Sicily with thirty warships, about seven thousand volunteers having been embarked on the ships.
§28.46.2et P. Licinius in Bruttios ad duos exercitus consulares venit.
And P. Licinius came into the Bruttii to the two consular armies.
§28.46.3ex iis eum sibi sumpsit, quem L. Veturius consul habuerat;
From these he took for himself the one which the consul L.
Metello, ut, quibus praefuisset legionibus, iis praeesset, facilius cum adsuetis imperio rem gesturum ratus, permisit.
Veturius had had; to Metellus he permitted that he should command the legions which he had commanded, thinking that he would conduct affairs more easily with those accustomed to his command.
§28.46.4et praetores diversi in provincias profecti.
And the praetors departed for their respective provinces.
et quia pecunia ad bellum deerat, agri Campani regionem a fossa Graeca ad mare versam vendere quaestores iussi, §28.46.5indicio quoque permisso, qui ager civis Campani fuisset, uti is publicus populi Romani esset; indici praemium constitutum quantae pecuniae ager indicatus esset pars decuma.
And because money for the war was lacking, the quaestors were ordered to sell the district of the Campanian territory facing the sea from the Greek Trench, permission also being given for informant's reports, so that what had been the land of a Campanian citizen should become public land of the Roman people; for the informant a reward was established of a tenth part of the value of the reported land.
§28.46.6et Cn.
And to Cn.
Servilio praetori urbano negotium datum, ut Campani cives, ubi cuique ex senatus consulto liceret habitare, ibi habitarent, animadverteretque in eos, qui alibi habitarent.
Servilius, the urban praetor, the task was given to see that the Campanian citizens should dwell where each was permitted to dwell by decree of the senate, and to punish those who dwelt elsewhere.
§28.46.7eadem aestate Mago Hamilcaris filius ex minore Baliarium insula, ubi hibernarat, iuventute lecta in classem imposita, in Italiam triginta ferme rostratis navibus et multis onerariis duodecim milia peditum, §28.46.8duo ferme equitum traiecit Genuamque nullis praesidiis maritumam oram tutantibus repentino adventu cepit.
In the same summer, Mago, the son of Hamilcar, from the smaller of the Balearic Islands, where he had wintered, having embarked chosen youth on the fleet, crossed over into Italy with about thirty warships and many transports, carrying twelve thousand infantry and about two thousand cavalry, and captured Genoa by a sudden arrival, as there were no garrisons protecting the sea coast.
inde ad oram Ligurum Alpinorum, si quos ibi motus facere posset, classem appulit.
From there he brought the fleet to the coast of the Alpine Ligurians, to see if he could stir up any movements there.
§28.46.9Ingauni — Ligurum ea gens est — bellum ea tempestate gerebant cum Epanteriis Montanis.
The Ingauni — that is a nation of the Ligurians — were at that time waging war with the Epanterian mountaineers.
§28.46.10igitur Poenus Savone, oppido Alpino, praeda deposita et decem longis navibus in statione ad praesidium relictis, ceteris Carthaginem missis ad tuendam maritumam oram, quia fama erat Scipionem traiecturum, §28.46.11ipse societate cum Ingaunis, quorum gratiam malebat, composita Montanos instituit oppugnare.
Therefore the Carthaginian, having deposited the booty at Savona, an Alpine town, and left ten warships in the roadstead for protection, and sent the rest to Carthage to guard the sea coast, because there was a rumor that Scipio was going to cross over, himself, having formed an alliance with the Ingauni, whose favor he preferred, set about attacking the mountaineers.
et crescebat exercitus in dies, ad famam nominis eius Gallis undique confluentibus.
And the army increased daily, with Gauls flocking together from all sides at the fame of his name.
§28.46.12ea res litteris cognita Sp.
When this matter was learned from the letters of Sp.
Lucreti, ne frustra Hasdrubale cum exercitu deleto biennio ante forent laetati, si par aliud inde bellum, duce tantum mutato, oreretur, curam ingentem accendit patribus.
Lucretius, a huge anxiety was kindled in the minds of the senators, lest they should have rejoiced in vain at the destruction of Hasdrubal and his army two years before, if another equal war were to arise from there, with only the commander changed.
§28.46.13itaque et M. Livium proconsulem ex Etruria volonum exercitum admovere Ariminum iusserunt, et Cn.
Therefore they ordered the proconsul M. Livius to move the army of volunteer slaves from Etruria to Ariminum, and to Cn.
Servilio praetori negotium datum, ut, si e re publica censeret esse, duas urbanas legiones, imperio cui videretur dato, ex urbe duci iuberet.
Servilius, the praetor, the task was given that, if he should judge it to be for the good of the commonwealth, he should order two urban legions to be led out of the city, the command being given to whomever it should seem fit.
M. Valerius Laevinus Arretium eas legiones duxit.
M. Valerius Laevinus led those legions to Arretium.
§28.46.14eisdem diebus naves onerariae Poenorum ad octoginta circa Sardiniam ab Cn.
In those same days, about eighty cargo ships of the Carthaginians were captured near Sardinia by Cn.
Octavio, qui provinciae praeerat, captae.
Octavius, who was in command of the province.
eas Coelius frumento misso ad Hannibalem commeatuque onustas, Valerius praedam Etruscam Ligurumque Montanorum captivos Carthaginem portantes captas tradit.
Coelius records that these ships were loaded with grain and provisions sent to Hannibal, while Valerius reports that they were captured while carrying Etruscan booty and captives of the Alpine Ligurians to Carthage.
§28.46.15in Bruttiis nihil ferme anno eo memorabile gestum.
In the Bruttii, almost nothing memorable was done that year.
pestilentia incesserat pari clade in Romanos Poenosque, nisi quod Punicum exercitum super morbum etiam fames adfecit.
A pestilence had attacked both Romans and Carthaginians with equal destruction, except that famine, in addition to the disease, also afflicted the Carthaginian army.
§28.46.16propter Iunonis Laciniae templum aestatem Hannibal egit, ibique aram condidit dedicavitque cum ingenti rerum ab se gestarum titulo, Punicis Graecisque litteris insculpto.
Hannibal spent the summer near the temple of Juno Lacinia, and there he built and dedicated an altar with a huge inscription of his achievements, engraved in Punic and Greek letters.