§38.28.1dum haec in Asia geruntur, in ceteris provinciis tranquillae res fuerunt.
While these things were being done in Asia, there was peace in the other provinces.
censores Romae T. Quinctius Flamininus et M. Claudius Marcellus senatum legerunt; §38.28.2princeps in senatu tertium lectus P. Scipio Africanus; quattuor soli praeteriti sunt, nemo curuli usus honore.
At Rome, the censors Titus Quinctius Flamininus and Marcus Claudius Marcellus revised the roll of the Senate; Publius Scipio Africanus was chosen leader of the Senate for the third time; only four were passed over, none of whom had held a curule office.
et in equitatu recensendo mitis admodum censura fuit.
And in reviewing the knights, the censorship was extremely mild.
§38.28.3substructionem super Aequimelium in Capitolio et viam silice sternendam a porta Capena ad Martis locaverunt.
They contracted for the building of a substructure on the Capitol above the Aequimelium, and for the paving of the road with basalt from the Capene gate to the temple of Mars.
§38.28.4Campani, ubi censerentur, senatum consuluerunt; decretum, uti Romae censerentur.
The Campanians consulted the Senate as to where they should be registered; it was decreed that they should be registered at Rome.
aquae ingentes eo anno fuerunt; Tiberis duodeciens campum Martium planaque urbis inundavit.
There were great floods that year; twelve times the Tiber inundated the Campus Martius and the flat parts of the city.
§38.28.5ab Cn. Manlio consule bello in Asia cum Gallis perfecto, alter consul M. Fulvius perdomitis Aetolis cum traiecisset in Cephallaniam, circa civitates insulae misit percontatum, utrum se dedere Romanis an belli fortunam experiri mallent.
The war in Asia with the Gauls having been finished by the consul Gnaeus Manlius, the other consul, Marcus Fulvius, having thoroughly subdued the Aetolians and crossed over into Cephallania, sent around to the states of the island to inquire whether they preferred to surrender to the Romans or to try the fortune of war.
§38.28.6metus ad omnes valuit, ne deditionem recusarent.
Fear prevailed upon all, lest they should refuse surrender.
obsides inde imperatos pro viribus inopes populi * * vicenos autem Cranii et Palenses et Samaei dederunt.
Hostages having been demanded therefrom, the impoverished peoples gave according to their ability,... but the Cranii, the Palenses, and the Samaei gave twenty each.
§38.28.7insperata pax Cephallaniae adfulserat, cum repente una civitas, incertum quam ob causam, Samaei desciverunt.
An unexpected peace had shone upon Cephallania, when suddenly one state, the Samaei, it being uncertain for what reason, revolted.
§38.28.8quia opportuno loco urbs posita esset, timuisse se aiebant, ne demigrare cogerentur ab Romanis.
Because their city was situated in an advantageous position, they said they had feared lest they should be forced by the Romans to emigrate.
ceterum ipsine sibi eum finxerint metum et timore vano quietum excitaverint malum, §38.28.9an iactata sermonibus res apud Romanos perlata ad eos sit, nihil comperti est, nisi quod datis iam obsidibus repente portas clauserunt et ne suorum quidem precibus — miserat enim sub muros consul ad temptandam misericordiam parentium populariumque — desistere ab incepto voluerunt.
But whether they themselves had imagined this fear for themselves and by a groundless dread had aroused a quiet evil, or whether a matter talked about in rumors among the Romans had been carried to them, is not known for certain, except that, although hostages had already been given, they suddenly closed their gates and would not desist from their undertaking even at the entreaties of their own people — for the consul had sent them under the walls to test the affection of parents and fellow-citizens.
§38.28.10oppugnari deinde, postquam nihil pacati respondebatur, coepta urbs est.
Then, after no peaceable answer was returned, the siege of the city was begun.
§38.28.11apparatum omnem tormentorum machinarumque travectum ab Ambraciae oppugnatione habebat, et opera quae facienda erant, inpigre milites perfecerunt.
He had all the equipment of catapults and engines brought over from the siege of Ambracia, and the works which had to be made, the soldiers energetically completed.
duobus igitur locis admoti arietes quatiebant muros.
Therefore, battering rams, moved up in two places, began to shake the walls.