§44.18.1extemplo apparuit omnibus non segniter id bellum L. Aemilium gesturum, praeterquam quod † aliis vir erat, etiam quod dies noctesque intentus ea sola, quae ad id bellum pertinerent, animo agitabat.
It immediately became apparent to everyone that Lucius Aemilius would not conduct that war sluggishly; besides the fact that he was a man of a different character from others, he was also busy day and night, turning over in his mind only those matters which pertained to that war.
§44.18.2iam omnium primum a senatu petit, ut legatos in Macedoniam mitterent ad exercitus visendos classemque et conperta referenda, quid aut terrestribus aut navalibus copiis opus esset; §44.18.3praeterea ut explorarent copias regias, quantum possent, qua provincia nostra, qua hostium foret; utrum intra saltus castra Romani haberent, an iam omnes angustiae exsuperatae, et in aequa loca pervenissent; §44.18.4qui fideles nobis socii, qui dubii suspensaeque ex fortuna fidei, qui certi hostes viderentur; quanti praeparati commeatus, et unde terrestri itinere, unde navibus subportarentur; quid ea aestate terra marique rerum gestum esset: ex his bene cognitis certa in futurum consilia capi posse.
Now, first of all, he requested of the senate that they should send legates to Macedonia to inspect the army and the fleet, and to report back their findings as to what was needed for either the land or naval forces; furthermore, that they should investigate the royal forces as much as they could, which territory was ours and which was the enemy's; whether the Romans had their camp inside the mountain passes, or whether all the narrow defiles had already been overcome and they had reached open country; who appeared to be our faithful allies, who were doubtful and of a loyalty suspended upon fortune, who were certain enemies; how much provisions had been prepared, and from where they were being brought by land, and from where by ships; what had been achieved that summer by land and sea: for he said that only when these things were well known could certain plans for the future be made.
§44.18.5senatus Cn. Servilio consuli negotium dedit, ut tris in Macedoniam, quos L. Aemilio videretur, legaret.
The senate gave the task to the consul Gnaeus Servilius to appoint as legates to Macedonia three men whom Lucius Aemilius approved.
legati biduo post profecti Cn. Domitius Ahenobarbus, A. Licinius Nerva, L. Baebius.
Two days later, the legates Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, Aulus Licinius Nerva, and Lucius Baebius set out.
§44.18.6bis in exitu anni eius lapidatum esse nuntiatum est, semel in Romano agro, semel in Veienti.
At the close of that year, it was reported twice that there had been a shower of stones, once in the Roman territory, once in the Veientine.
bis novemdiale sacrum factum est.
Twice a nine-day festival was celebrated.
§44.18.7sacerdotes eo anno mortui sunt P. Quinctilius Varus flamen Martialis et M. Claudius Marcellus decemvir; in cuius locum Cn. Octavius suffectus.
In that year, the priests Publius Quinctilius Varus, flamen of Mars, and Marcus Claudius Marcellus, decemvir, died; Gnaeus Octavius was chosen in his place.
§44.18.8et iam magnificentia crescente notatum est ludis circensibus P. Corneli Scipionis Nasicae et P. Lentuli aedilium curulium sexaginta tres Africanas et quadraginta ursos et elephantos lusisse.
And, as magnificence was already on the increase, it was noted that at the circensian games of the curule aediles Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica and Publius Lentulus, sixty-three African beasts, forty bears, and several elephants took part in the performance.