§45.17.1legatos deinde, quorum de sententia imperatores L. Paulus, L. Anicius conponerent res, decreverunt decem in Macedoniam, quinque in Illyricum.
They then decreed ten commissioners for Macedonia and five for Illyricum, according to whose advice the commanders Lucius Paulus and Lucius Anicius were to settle the affairs.
§45.17.2in Macedoniam primi nominati: A. Postumius Luscus, C. Claudius, ambo illi censorii, Q. Fabius Labeo, Q. Marcius Philippus, C. Licinius Crassus, collega in consulatu Pauli, tum prorogato imperio provinciam Galliam habebat.
For Macedonia, those first nominated were: Aulus Postumius Luscus, Gaius Claudius, both of whom had been censors, Quintus Fabius Labeo, Quintus Marcius Philippus, and Gaius Licinius Crassus, Paulus' colleague in the consulship, who was then holding the province of Gaul with his command prolonged.
§45.17.3his consularibus addidere Cn. Domitium Ahenobarbum, Ser. Cornelium Sullam, L. Iunium, T. Numisium Tarquiniensem, A. Terentium Varronem.
To these men of consular rank they added Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, Servius Cornelius Sulla, Lucius Iunius, Titus Numisius Tarquiniensis, and Aulus Terentius Varron.
§45.17.4in Illyricum autem hi nominati: P. Aelius Ligus consularis, C. Cicereius et Cn. Baebius Tampilus — hic priore anno, Cicereius multis ante annis praetor fuerat —, P. Terentius Tuscivicanus, P. Manilius.
For Illyricum, on the other hand, the following were nominated: Publius Aelius Ligus, of consular rank, Gaius Cicereius, and Gnaeus Baebius Tampilus — the latter had been praetor in the previous year, Cicereius many years before —, Publius Terentius Tuscivicanus, and Publius Manilius.
§45.17.5moniti deinde consules a patribus, ut, quoniam alterum ex his succedere C. Licinio, qui legatus nominatus erat, in Gallia oporteret, primo quoque tempore provincias aut conpararent inter se aut sortirentur, sortiti sunt.
Then the consuls were advised by the senators that, since one of them had to succeed Gaius Licinius, who had been nominated as a commissioner, in Gaul, they should at the earliest opportunity either arrange the provinces between themselves or draw lots for them; they drew lots.
§45.17.6M. Iunio Pisae obvenerunt, quem, priusquam in provinciam iret, legationes, quae undique Romam gratulatum convenerant, introducere in senatum placuit, Q. Aelio Gallia.
Pisae fell to Marcus Iunius, whom it was decided should introduce to the senate, before he departed for his province, the embassies which had gathered from all quarters in Rome to offer congratulations; Gaul fell to Quintus Aelius.
ceterum quamquam tales viri mitterentur, §45.17.7quorum de consilio sperari posset imperatores nihil indignum nec clementia nec gravitate populi Romani decreturos esse, tamen in senatu quoque agitata sunt summa consiliorum, ut inchoata omnia legati ab domo ferre ad imperatores possent.
But although such men were sent, on whose advice it could be hoped that the commanders would decree nothing unworthy of either the clemency or the dignity of the Roman people, nevertheless the main outlines of the policies were also discussed in the senate, so that the commissioners might carry all the initial decisions from home to the commanders.