§39.20.1et iam Q. Marcius quaestionibus suae regionis perfectis in Ligures provinciam proficisci parabat, tribus milibus peditum Romanorum, centum quinquaginta equitibus, et quinque milibus Latini nominis peditum, ducentis equitibus in supplementum acceptis.
And now Quintus Marcius, having completed the inquiries in his own district, was preparing to set out for his province of Liguria, having received as reinforcements three thousand Roman infantry and one hundred and fifty cavalry, and five thousand infantry of the Latin name and two hundred cavalry.
eadem provincia, §39.20.2idem numerus peditum equitumque et collegae decretus erat.
The same province, and the same number of infantry and cavalry, had been decreed to his colleague as well.
exercitus acceperunt, quos priore anno C. Flaminius et M. Aemilius consules habuerant.
They received the armies which the consuls Gaius Flaminius and Marcus Aemilius had commanded in the previous year.
§39.20.3duas praeterea legiones novas ex senatus consulto scribere iussi sunt, et viginti milia peditum sociis et nomini Latino imperarunt et equites octingentos, et tria milia peditum Romanorum, ducentos equites.
They were ordered besides to enroll two new legions in accordance with the decree of the senate, and they requisitioned twenty thousand infantry and eight hundred cavalry from the allies and the Latin name, and three thousand Roman infantry and two hundred cavalry.
§39.20.4totum hunc exercitum praeter legiones in supplementum Hispaniensis exercitus duci placebat.
It was resolved that this entire army, except for the legions, should be led as reinforcements to the army in Spain.
itaque consules, dum ipsi quaestionibus impediebantur, T. Maenium dilectui habendo praefecerunt.
Therefore, while the consuls themselves were hindered by the inquiries, they appointed Titus Maenius to conduct the levy.
§39.20.5perfectis quaestionibus prior Q. Marcius in Ligures Apuanos est profectus.
When the inquiries had been completed, Quintus Marcius was the first to set out against the Apuan Ligurians.
§39.20.6dum penitus in abditos saltus, quae latebrae receptaculaque illis semper fuerant, persequitur, in praeoccupatis angustiis loco iniquo est circumventus.
While he was pursuing them deep into hidden forest glades, which had always served as their hiding-places and retreats, he was surrounded in an unfavorable position in mountain passes that had been occupied beforehand.
quattuor milia militum amissa, §39.20.7et legionis secundae signa tria, undecim vexilla socium Latini nominis in potestatem hostium venerunt, et arma multa, quae quia impedimento fugientibus per silvestres semitas erant, passim iactabantur.
Four thousand soldiers were lost, and three standards of the second legion, eleven banners of the allies of the Latin name fell into the power of the enemy, and many arms, which were thrown away here and there because they were an impediment to those fleeing through the wooded paths.
§39.20.8prius sequendi Ligures finem quam fugae Romani fecerunt.
The Ligurians made an end of pursuing before the Romans made an end of fleeing.
§39.20.9consul ubi primum ex hostium agro evasit, ne, quantum deminutae copiae forent, appareret, in locis pacatis exercitum dimisit.
As soon as the consul escaped from the enemy's territory, lest it should appear how much his forces had been diminished, he disbanded the army in peaceful regions.
non tamen oblitterare famam rei male gestae potuit: §39.20.10nam saltus, unde eum Ligures fugaverant, Marcius est appellatus.
He could not, however, obliterate the rumor of the disaster; for the forest glade from which the Ligurians had routed him was named the Marcian.