§37.7.1reditum inde Hypatam est, nec consilium expediebatur; nam neque, unde mille talentum daretur erat, et permisso libero arbitrio ne in corpora sua saeviretur, metuebant.
They returned from there to Hypata, and no plan was developed; for they had no source from which a thousand talents might be paid, and they feared, even if unconditional surrender were permitted, that violence would be done to their persons.
§37.7.2redire itaque eosdem legatos ad consulem et Africanum iusserunt et petere, ut, si dare vere pacem, non tantum ostendere, frustrantes spem miserorum, vellent, aut ex summa pecuniae demerent aut permissionem extra civium corpora fieri iuberent.
Therefore they ordered the same envoys to return to the consul and Africanus and to ask that, if they really wished to grant peace and not merely to display it, frustrating the hope of the miserable, they should either deduct from the total sum of money or order that the surrender be made excluding the persons of the citizens.
§37.7.3nihil impetratum ut mutaret consul; et ea quoque irrita legatio dimissa est.
Nothing was obtained to make the consul change his mind; and that embassy also was dismissed without success.
§37.7.4secuti et Athenienses sunt; et princeps legationis eorum Echedemus fatigatos tot repulsis Aetolos et complorantis inutili lamentatione fortunam gentis ad spem revocavit auctor indutias sex mensium petendi, ut legatos mittere Romam possent:
The Athenians also followed; and Echedemus, the leader of their embassy, recalled the Aetolians, exhausted by so many refusals and lamenting with useless weeping the fortune of their nation, to hope, by advising them to seek a truce of six months so that they might send envoys to Rome.
§37.7.5dilationem nihil ad praesentia mala, quippe quae ultima essent, adiecturam; levari per multos casus tempore interposito praesentis clades posse.
He argued that the delay would add nothing to their present evils, since they were already at the extreme, and that the present ruin could be alleviated through many chances if time were interposed.
§37.7.6auctore Echedemo idem missi; prius P. Scipione convento, per eum indutias temporis eius, quod petebant, ab consule impetraverunt.
On the advice of Echedemus, the same envoys were sent; having first met with Publius Scipio, through him they obtained from the consul a truce for the period they requested.
§37.7.7et soluta obsidione Amphissae M’. Acilius tradito consuli exercitu provincia decessit, et consul ab Amphissa Thessaliam repetit, ut per Macedoniam Thraeciamque duceret in Asiam.
And with the siege of Amphissa raised, Manius Acilius departed from the province, handing over his army to the consul, and the consul returned from Amphissa to Thessaly, in order to lead his army through Macedonia and Thrace into Asia.
§37.7.8tum Africanus fratri: “iter, quod insistis, L. Scipio, §37.7.9ego quoque approbo; sed totum id vertitur in voluntate Philippi, qui si imperio nostro fidus est, et iter et commeatus et omnia, quae in longo itinere exercitus alunt iuvantque, nobis suppeditabit;
Then Africanus said to his brother: "The route you are entering upon, Lucius Scipio, I also approve; but all of that turns on the goodwill of Philip, who, if he is loyal to our rule, will supply us with both the route and provisions and everything that sustains and helps armies on a long march.
§37.7.10si is destituit, nihil per Thraeciam satis tutum habebis; itaque prius regis animum explorari placet.
If he deserts us, you will have nothing sufficiently safe through Thrace; therefore it is best that the king's mind be explored first.
optime explorabitur, si nihil ex praeparato agentem opprimet qui inittetur. ” §37.7.11Ti. Sempronius Gracchis, longe tum acerrimus iuvenum, ad id delectus per dispositos equos prope incredibili celeritate ab Amphissa — inde enim est dimissus — die tertio Pellam pervenit.
It will be best explored if he who is sent surprises him doing nothing by preparation." Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, by far the most energetic of the young men at that time, was chosen for this task and, with arranged horses, reached Pella on the third day from Amphissa—for from there he had been dispatched—with almost incredible speed.
§37.7.12in convivio rex erat et in multum vini processerat; ea ipsa remissio animi suspicionem dempsit novare eum quicquam velle.
The king was at a banquet and had advanced far into wine; this very relaxation of mind removed the suspicion that he wished to attempt any revolution.
§37.7.13et tum quidem comiter acceptus hospes, postero die commeatus exercitui paratos benigne, pontes in fluminibus factos, vias, ubi transitus difficiles erant, munitas vidit.
And then indeed the guest was kindly received, and on the following day he saw provisions kindly prepared for the army, bridges built over the rivers, and roads fortified where transitions were difficult.
§37.7.14haec referens eadem, qua ierat, celeritate Thaumacis occurrit consuli.
Reporting these things, he met the consul at Thaumaci with the same speed with which he had gone.
§37.7.15inde certiore et maiore spe laetus exercitus ad praeparata omnia in Macedoniam pervenit.
From there the army, joyful with a surer and greater hope, arrived in Macedonia where everything had been prepared.
venientis regio. apparatu et accepit et prosecutus est rex.
The king both received and accompanied them as they came with royal preparation.
multa in eo et dexteritas et humanitas visa, quae commendabilia apud Africanum erant, virum sicut ad cetera egregium, ita a comitate, quae sine luxuria esset, non aversum.
Much dexterity and humanity were seen in him, which were commendable to Africanus, a man who, outstanding as he was in other respects, was not averse to a friendliness that was free of luxury.
§37.7.16inde non per Macedoniam modo sed etiam Thraeciam prosequente et praeparante omnia Philippo ad Hellespontum perventum est.
From there, with Philip accompanying them and preparing everything not only through Macedonia but also Thrace, they arrived at the Hellespont.