§45.33.1edito ludicro clupeisque aereis in naves inpositis cetera omnis generis arma cumulata in ingentem acervum, precatus Martem, Minervam Luamque matrem et ceteros deos, quibus spolia hostium dicare ius fasque est, ipse imperator face subdita succendit; §45.33.2deinde circumstantes tribuni militum pro se quisque ignes coniecerunt.
When the spectacle was over and the bronze shields were loaded onto the ships, the rest of the weapons of every kind were piled into a huge heap; the commander himself, having prayed to Mars, Minerva, mother Lua, and the other gods to whom it is right and lawful to dedicate the spoils of enemies, set fire to it by applying a torch; then the military tribunes standing around, each for his own part, threw in firebrands.
§45.33.3notata est in illo conventu Europae Asiaeque, undique partim ad gratulationem, partim ad spectaculum contracta multitudine, tantis navalibus terrestribusque exercitibus, ea copia rerum, §45.33.4ea vilitas annonae, ut et privatis et civitatibus et gentibus dona data pleraque eius generis sint ab imperatore, non in usum modo praesentem, sed etiam quod domos aveherent.
In that assembly of Europe and Asia, with a multitude gathered from all sides, partly for congratulation, partly for the spectacle, and with such great land and naval forces, the abundance of things was so remarkable, and the cheapness of provisions was such, that most of the gifts of that kind given by the commander to private individuals, states, and nations were not only for present use, but also of such a kind as they might carry away to their homes.
§45.33.5spectaculo fuit ei, quae venerat, turbae non scaenicum magis ludicrum, non certamina hominum aut curricula equorum, quam praeda Macedonica omnis, ut viseretur, exposita, statuarum tabularumque et textilium et vasorum ex auro et argento et aere et ebore factorum ingenti cura in ea regia, §45.33.6ut non in praesentem modo speciem, qualibus referta regia Alexandreae erat, sed in perpetuum usum fierent.
An object of spectacle for the crowd that had come was not so much the scenic games, nor the contests of men or the races of horses, as all the Macedonian booty exposed to be viewed: statues, pictures, tapestries, and vessels made of gold, silver, bronze, and ivory with immense care in that palace, as if they were made not merely for present show, of the kind with which the palace at Alexandria was filled, but for perpetual use.
§45.33.7haec in classem inposita devehenda Romam Cn. Octavio data.
These, loaded onto the fleet, were given to Gnaeus Octavius to be conveyed to Rome.
Paulus benigne legatis dimissis transgressus Strymonem mille passuum ab Amphipoli castra posuit; inde profectus Pellam quinto die pervenit.
Paulus, having kindly dismissed the embassies, crossed the Strymon and pitched camp one mile from Amphipolis; setting out from there, he arrived at Pella on the fifth day.
§45.33.8praetergressus urbem, ad Pellaeum, quod vocant, biduum moratus, P. Nasicam et Q. Maximum filium cum parte copiarum ad depopulandos Illyrios, qui Persea iuverant bello, misit iussos ad Oricum sibi occurrere; ipse Epirum petens quintis decimis castris Passaronem pervenit.
Passing by the city, having delayed for two days at what they call the Pellaeum, he sent Publius Nasica and his son Quintus Maximus with part of the troops to plunder the Illyrians, who had helped Perseus in the war, ordering them to meet him at Oricum; he himself, heading for Epirus, arrived at Passaron on the fifteenth day's march.