§5.26.1comitiis tribunorum militum patres summa ope evicerunt, ut M. Furius Camillus crearetur.
At the elections of the military tribunes, the patricians prevailed with the greatest effort to ensure that Marcus Furius Camillus was elected.
§5.26.2propter bella simulabant parari ducem; sed largitioni tribuniciae adversarius quaerebatur.
They pretended that a leader was being prepared because of wars; but in reality, an adversary to the tribunician largess was being sought.
cum Camillo creati tribuni militum consulari potestate L. Furius Medullinus sextum, C. Aemilius, L. Valerius Publicola, Sp. Postumius, P. Cornelius iterum.
Elected as military tribunes with consular power along with Camillus were Lucius Furius Medullinus for the sixth time, Gaius Aemilius, Lucius Valerius Publicola, Spurius Postumius, and Publius Cornelius for the second time.
principio anni tribuni plebis nihil moverunt, §5.26.3donec M. Furius Camillus in Faliscos, cui id bellum mandatum erat, proficisceretur.
At the beginning of the year, the tribunes of the plebs made no move, until Marcus Furius Camillus set out against the Falisci, to whom that war had been entrusted.
differendo deinde elanguit res, et Camillo, quem adversarium maxime metuebant, gloria in Faliscis crevit.
Thereafter, by dragging out the business, the matter languished, and the glory of Camillus, whom they feared most as an opponent, increased among the Falisci.
§5.26.4nam cum primo moenibus se hostes tenerent tutissimum id rati, populatione agrorum atque incendiis villarum coegit eos egredi urbe.
For when at first the enemy kept themselves within their walls, thinking that to be the safest, he compelled them to go out of the city by the devastating of their lands and the burning of their villas.
§5.26.5sed timor longius progredi prohibuit; mille fere passuum ab oppido castra locant nulla re alia fidentes ea satis tuta esse quam difficultate aditus asperis confragosisque circa et partim artis partim arduis viis.
But fear prevented them from proceeding further; they pitched their camp about a mile from the town, trusting that it was safe enough from no other circumstance than the difficulty of approach, owing to the rough and rugged terrain around and paths partly narrow and partly steep.
§5.26.6ceterum Camillus captivum indidem ex agris secutus ducem castris multa nocte motis prima luce aliquanto superioribus locis se ostendit.
However, Camillus, having followed a guide who was a captive from the same fields, moved his camp late at night and showed himself at dawn in somewhat higher positions.
§5.26.7triarii Romani muniebant, alius exercitus proelio intentus stabat.
The Roman triarii were fortifying the camp, while the rest of the army stood ready for battle.
ibi inpedire opus conatos hostes fundit fugatque; tantumque inde pavoris Faliscis iniectum est, ut effusa fuga castra sua, quae propiora erant, praelati urbem peterent.
There he routed and put to flight the enemy who attempted to obstruct the work; and so much panic was thereby struck into the Falisci that, fleeing in headlong rout, they passed by their own camp, which was nearer, and made for the city.
multi caesi vulneratique, §5.26.8priusquam paventes portis inciderent.
Many were slain and wounded, before, in their terror, they could reach the gates.
castra capta; praeda ad quaestores redacta cum magna militum ira; sed severitate imperii victi eandem virtutem et oderant et mirabantur.
The camp was captured; the booty was delivered to the quaestors, to the great anger of the soldiers; but overcome by the severity of his command, they both hated and admired the same virtue.
§5.26.9obsidio inde urbis et munitiones, et interdum per occasionem impetus oppidanorum in Romanas stationes proeliaque parva fieri, et teri tempus neutro inclinata spe, cum frumentum copiaeque aliae ex ante convecto largius obsessis quam obsidentibus suppeterent.
Then followed the siege of the city and the construction of fortifications, and occasionally, as opportunity offered, sallies of the townsmen against the Roman outposts and small skirmishes took place, and time was wasted with hope inclining to neither side, since grain and other provisions supplied the besieged more abundantly than the besiegers from what had been previously brought in.
§5.26.10videbaturque aeque diuturnus futurus labor, ac Veis fuisset, ni fortuna imperatori Romano simul et incognitae rebus bellicis virtutis specimen et maturam victoriam dedisset.
And the toil seemed likely to be just as long-lasting as it had been at Veii, had not fortune given to the Roman commander at once an opportunity to display a virtue unknown in military affairs and a timely victory.