§35.1.1principio anni, quo haec gesta sunt, Sex. Digitius praetor in Hispania citeriore cum civitatibus iis, quae post profectionem M. Catonis permultae rebellaverant, crebra magis quam digna dictu proelia fecit et adeo pleraque adversa, §35.1.2ut vix dimidium militum, quam quod acceperat, successori tradiderit.
At the beginning of the year in which these things were done, Sextus Digitius, the praetor in Nearer Spain, fought with those states which had rebelled in great numbers after the departure of Marcus Cato, battles that were frequent rather than worthy of mention, and so mostly unsuccessful that he delivered to his successor scarcely half the number of soldiers than what he had received.
§35.1.3nec dubium est, quin omnis Hispania sublatura animos fuerit, ni alter praetor P. Cornelius Cn. F. Scipio trans Iberum multa secunda proelia fecisset, quo terrore non minus quinquaginta oppida ad eum defecerunt.
Nor is there any doubt that all Spain would have taken courage, had not the other praetor, Publius Cornelius Scipio, son of Gnaeus, fought many successful battles beyond the Ebro, by which terror no fewer than fifty towns surrendered to him.
§35.1.4praetor haec gesserat Scipio; §35.1.5idem pro praetore Lusitanos, pervastata ulteriore provincia cum ingenti praeda domum redeuntis, in ipso itinere adgressus ab hora tertia diei ad octavam incerto eventu pugnavit, numero militum impar, superior aliis:
The praetor Scipio had performed these deeds; the same man, as propraetor, having attacked on their very journey the Lusitanians, who were returning home with immense booty after thoroughly ravaging the Farther province, fought from the third hour of the day to the eighth with an undecided result, unequal in the number of his soldiers, but superior in other respects.
§35.1.6nam et acie frequenti armatis adversus longum et impeditum turba pecorum agmen et recenti milite adversus fessos longo itinere concurrerat.
For he had clashed with a dense line of armed men against a long column impeded by a multitude of cattle, and with fresh soldiers against those fatigued by a long march.
§35.1.7tertia namque vigilia exierant hostes; huic nocturno itineri tres diurnae horae accesserant, nec ulla quiete data laborem viae proelium exceperat.
For the enemy had set out at the third watch; to this night march three hours of the day had been added, and without any rest being given, the battle had succeeded the labor of the road.
§35.1.8itaque principio pugnae vigoris aliquid in corporibus animisque fuit, et turbaverant primo Romanos; deinde aequata paulisper pugna est.
Therefore, at the beginning of the fight, there was some vigor in their bodies and minds, and at first they threw the Romans into confusion; then for a short time the battle was made equal.
in hoc discrimine ludos Iovi, si fudisset cecidissetque hostis, propraetor vovit.
In this crisis, the propraetor vowed games to Jupiter if he should rout and cut down the enemy.
§35.1.9tandem gradum acrius intulere Romani, cessitque Lusitanus, deinde prorsus terga dedit; et cum institissent fugientibus victores, ad duodecim milia hostium sunt caesa, §35.1.10capti quingenti quadraginta, omnes ferme equites, et signa militaria capta centum triginta quattuor.
At length the Romans advanced their steps more fiercely, and the Lusitanian gave way, and then turned his back completely; and when the victors pressed hard upon the fugitives, up to twelve thousand of the enemy were slain, five hundred and forty were captured, almost all horsemen, and one hundred and thirty-four military standards were taken.
de exercitu Romano septuaginta et tres amissi.
Of the Roman army, seventy-three were lost.
§35.1.11pugnatum haud procul Ilipa urbe est; eo victorem opulentum praeda exercitum P. Cornelius reduxit.
The battle was fought not far from the city of Ilipa; thither Publius Cornelius led back his victorious army, rich with booty.
ea omnis ante urbem exposita est, §35.1.12potestasque dominis suas res cognoscendi facta est; cetera vendenda quaestori data; quod inde refectum est militi divisum.
All of it was exposed before the city, and opportunity was given to the owners to recognize their own property; the rest was given to the quaestor to be sold; what was realized from there was distributed to the soldiers.