§34.13.1consul, ubi satis, quod in speciem fuit, ostentatum est, revocari ex navibus milites iubet; §34.13.2ipse, cum iam id tempus anni appeteret, quo geri res possent, castra hiberna tria milia passuum ab Emporiis posuit.
When that which was for appearance had been sufficiently shown, the consul ordered the soldiers to be recalled from the ships; having done this, since that time of the year was now approaching in which operations could be conducted, he established his winter camp three miles from Emporiae.
inde per occasiones nunc hac parte, nunc illa modico praesidio castris relicto praedatum milites in hostium agros ducebat.
From there, as opportunity offered, leaving a moderate garrison in the camp, he led his soldiers into the enemies' territory to plunder, now in this direction, now in that.
§34.13.3nocte ferme proficiscebantur, ut et quam longissime a castris procederent et inopinantis opprimerent.
They set out almost always by night, so that they might both proceed as far as possible from the camp and surprise the enemy unawares.
et exercebat ea res novos milites, et hostium magna vis excipiebatur; nec iam egredi extra munimenta castellorum audebant.
This practice both trained the raw soldiers and cut off a large force of the enemy; and they no longer dared to go outside the fortifications of their strongholds.
§34.13.4ubi satis ad hunc modum et suorum et hostium animos est expertus, convocari tribunos praefectosque et equites omnis et centuriones iussit.
When he had sufficiently tested the spirits of both his own men and the enemy in this manner, he ordered the tribunes, the prefects, all the cavalry, and the centurions to be called together.
§34.13.5“tempus” inquit, “quod saepe optastis, venit, quo vobis potestas fieret virtutem vestram ostendendi.
"The time has come," he said, "which you have often wished for, in which an opportunity might be given to you to show your courage.
adhuc praedonum magis quam bellantium militastis more; §34.13.6nunc iusta pugna hostes cum hostibus conferetis manus; non agros inde populari, sed urbium opes exhaurire licebit.
Up to now you have soldiered in the manner of plunderers rather than of men waging war; now, in a regular battle, you will engage hand to hand, as enemies with enemies; henceforth it will be permitted not merely to ravage fields, but to drain the wealth of cities.
§34.13.7patres nostri cumin Hispania Carthaginiensium et imperatores ibi et exercitus essent, ipsi nullum in ea militem haberent tamen addi hoc in foedere voluerunt, ut imperii sui Hiberus fluvius esset finis; §34.13.8nunc cum duo praetores cum consul, cum tres exercitus Romani Hispaniam obtineant, Carthaginiensium decem iam prope annis nemo in his provinciis sit, imperium nobis citra Hiberum amissum est.
Our ancestors, when there were both generals and armies of the Carthaginians in Spain, and they themselves had no soldier in it, nevertheless wished this to be added to the treaty, that the river Ebro should be the boundary of their empire; now, when two praetors and a consul, and three Roman armies hold Spain, and not one of the Carthaginians has been in these provinces for nearly ten years, the empire on this side of the Ebro has been lost to us.
§34.13.9hoc armis et virtute reciperetis oportet et nationem rebellantem magis temere quam constanter bellantem iugum, quo se exuit, accipere rursus cogatis. ” §34.13.10in hunc modum maxime adhortatus pronuntiat se nocte ad castra hostium ducturum.
This you must recover by arms and valor, and you must force a nation that is rebelling rather than waging war with constancy to accept again the yoke which it has cast off." Having exhorted them chiefly in this manner, he announced that he would lead them to the enemy's camp by night.
ita ad corpora curanda dimissi.
Thus they were dismissed to refresh their bodies.