§45.35.1Romam primum reges captivi, Perseus et Gentius, in custodiam cum liberis abducti, dein turba alia captivorum, tum quibus Macedonum denuntiatum erat, ut Romam venirent, principumque Graeciae;
To Rome, first the captive kings, Perseus and Gentius, were taken into custody along with their children; then another crowd of captives, and then those of the Macedonians who had been ordered to come to Rome, and the leading men of Greece.
§45.35.2nam ii quoque non solum praesentes exciti erant, sed etiam, si qui apud reges esse dicebantur, litteris arcessiti sunt.
For they too had not only been summoned if they were present, but also, if any were said to have been with the kings, they were sent for by letters.
§45.35.3Paulus ipso post dies paucos regia nave ingentis magnitudinis, quam sedecim versus remorum agebant, ornata Macedonicis spoliis non insignium tantum armorum, sed etiam regiorum textilium, adverso Tiberi ad urbem est subvectus, conpletis ripis obviam effusa multitudine.
A few days later, Paulus himself was carried up the Tiber to the city in a royal vessel of immense size, which sixteen banks of oars propelled, adorned with Macedonian spoils consisting not only of splendid arms but also of royal textiles, while the banks were filled with the crowd that poured out to meet him.
§45.35.4paucos post dies Anicius et Octavius classe sua advecti.
A few days later, Anicius and Octavius arrived with their fleet.
tribus iis omnibus decretus est ab senatu triumphus mandatumque Q. Cassio praetori, cum tribunis plebis ageret, ex auctoritate patrum rogationem ad plebem ferrent, ut iis, quo die urbem triumphantes inveherentur, imperium esset.
A triumph was decreed by the senate for all three of them, and instructions were given to the praetor Quintus Cassius to negotiate with the tribunes of the plebs, so that on the authority of the senators they might propose a bill to the plebs that these commanders should have imperium on the day they entered the city in triumph.
§45.35.5intacta invidia media sunt: ad summa ferme tendit.
Envy leaves mediocre things untouched and generally aims at the highest.
nec de Anici nec de Octavi triumpho dubitatum est; Paulum, cui ipsi quoque se conparare erubuissent, obtrectatio carpsit.
There was no doubt about the triumph of Anicius or of Octavius; but detraction assailed Paulus, a man with whom they themselves would have blushed to compare themselves.
§45.35.6antiqua disciplina milites habuerat; de praeda parcius, quam speraverant ex tantis regiis opibus, dederat nihil relicturis, si aviditati indulgeretur, quod in aerarium deferret.
He had kept his soldiers under ancient discipline; and he had distributed less of the booty than they had hoped for from such vast royal wealth, as they would have left nothing to be carried into the treasury if their greed had been indulged.
§45.35.7totus Macedonicus exercitus imperatori ita neglegenter adfuturus comitiis ferendae legis.
Thus, the entire Macedonian army was going to show itself indifferent to its commander at the assembly for passing the law.
§45.35.8sed eos Ser. Sulpicius Galba, qui tribunus militum secundae legionis in Macedonia fuerat, privatim imperatori inimicus, prensando ipse et per suae legionis milites sollicitando stimulaverat, ut frequentes ad suffragium adessent.
But Servius Sulpicius Galba, who had been a military tribune of the second legion in Macedonia and was a personal enemy of the commander, had stimulated them, by shaking hands himself and soliciting them through the soldiers of his own legion, to attend the voting in large numbers.
§45.35.9imperiosum ducem et malignum antiquando rogationem, quae de triumpho eius ferretur, ulciscerentur.
They should take vengeance on their imperious and stingy leader by rejecting the bill which was being proposed concerning his triumph.
plebem urbanam secuturam esse militum iudicia.
The urban plebs would follow the judgment of the soldiers.
pecuniam illum dare non potuisse: militem honorem dare posse.
He had not been able to give them money; the soldiers were able to give him honor.
ne speraret ibi fructum gratiae, ubi non meruisset.
Let him not hope for the fruit of gratitude where he had not earned it.