§8.13.1anno insequenti, L. Furio Camillo C. Maenio consulibus, quo insignitius omissa res Aemilio, superioris anni consuli, exprobraretur, Pedum armis virisque et omni vi expugnandum ac delendum senatus fremit; coactique novi consules omnibus eam rem praeverti proficiscuntur.
In the following year, when L. Furius Camillus and C. Maenius were consuls, in order that the task left unfinished by Aemilius, the consul of the previous year, might be reproached to him more signally, the senate clamored that Pedum must be captured by arms and men and with all force, and destroyed; and the new consuls, having been compelled to give precedence to this matter over all others, set out.
§8.13.2iam in Latio is status erat rerum, ut neque bellum neque pacem pati possent; ad bellum opes deerant; §8.13.3pacem ob agri adempti dolorem aspernabantur.
Already in Latium such was the state of affairs that they could endure neither war nor peace; resources for war were lacking; they rejected peace on account of their grief over the lost land.
mediis consiliis standum videbatur, ut oppidis se tenerent, ne lacessitus Romanus causam belli haberet, et, si cuius oppidi obsidio nuntiata esset, undique ex omnibus populis auxilium obsessis ferretur.
It seemed best to stand by middle courses: to keep themselves within their towns, so that the Romans, unless provoked, might not have a cause for war, and, if the siege of any town should be reported, aid might be brought to the besieged from all sides by all the peoples.
§8.13.4neque tamen nisi admodum a paucis populis Pedani adiuti sunt.
However, the Pedani were assisted by only a very few peoples.
§8.13.5Tiburtes Praenestinique, quorum ager propior erat, Pedum pervenere; Aricinos Lanuuinosque et Veliternos Antiatibus Volscis se coniugentes ad Asturae flumen Maenius inproviso adortus fudit.
The Tiburtes and Praenestini, whose territory was closer, reached Pedum; Maenius unexpectedly attacked and routed the Aricini, Lanuvini, and Veliterni, who were joining themselves with the Antiate Volscians at the river Astura.
§8.13.6Camillus ad Pedum cum Tiburtibus, maxime valido exercitu, maiore mole, quamquam aeque prospero eventu, pugnat.
Camillus fought near Pedum against the Tiburtes, who were a very strong army, with greater difficulty, though with an equally favorable outcome.
§8.13.7tumultum maxime repentina inter proelium eruptio oppidanorum fecit, in quos parte exercitus conversa Camillus non conpulit solum eos intra moenia, sed eodem etiam die, cum ipsos auxiliaque eorum perculisset, oppidum scalis cepit.
A very sudden sally of the townsmen during the battle caused the greatest confusion; Camillus, having turned a part of his army against them, not only drove them back inside their walls, but also on the very same day, after routing them and their auxiliaries, captured the town by escalade.
§8.13.8placuit inde iam maiore conatu animoque ab unius expugnatione urbis ad perdomandum Latium victorem circumducere exercitum.
From there, with now greater effort and spirit, it was decided to lead the victorious army around from the capture of a single city to the complete subjection of Latium.
nec quievere, antequam expugnando aut in deditionem accipiendo singulas urbes Latium omne subegere.
Nor did they rest until, by storming individual cities or receiving them into surrender, they had subdued all Latium.
§8.13.9praesidiis inde dispositis per recepta oppida Romam ad destinatum omnium consensu triumphum decessere.
Then, having distributed garrisons through the recovered towns, they withdrew to Rome for the triumph which had been destined by the consent of all.
additus triumpho honos, ut statuae equestres eis — rara illa aetate res — in foro ponerentur.
An additional honor was added to the triumph, namely, that equestrian statues should be placed for them in the Forum—a rare thing in that age.
§8.13.10priusquam comitiis in insequentem annum consules rogarent, Camillus de Latinis populis ad senatum rettulit atque ita disseruit: §8.13.11“patres conscripti, quod bello armisque in Latio agendum fuit, id iam deum benignitate ac virtute militum ad finem venit.
Before they asked the assembly for consuls for the following year, Camillus referred the case of the Latin peoples to the senate and spoke as follows: "Conscript Fathers, that which had to be done in Latium by war and arms has now, by the bounty of the gods and the valor of our soldiers, come to an end.
§8.13.12caesi ad Pedum Asturamque sunt exercitus hostium; oppida Latina omnia et Antium ex Volscis aut vi capta aut recepta in deditionem praesidiis tenentur vestris.
The armies of the enemy were slain at Pedum and the Astura; all the Latin towns and Antium, taken from the Volscians either by force or received into surrender, are held by your garrisons.
§8.13.13reliqua consultatio est, quoniam rebellando saepius nos sollicitant, quonam modo perpetua pace quietos obtineamus.
The remaining consultation is, since they so often trouble us by rebelling, in what way we may keep them quiet in perpetual peace.
§8.13.14di inmortales ita vos potentes huius consilii fecerunt, ut, sit Latium deinde an non sit, in vestra manu posuerint; itaque pacem vobis, quod ad Latinos attinet, parare in perpetuum vel saeviendo vel ignoscendo potestis.
The immortal gods have made you so far masters of this decision that they have placed in your hands whether Latium is henceforth to exist or not; therefore you are able, as far as the Latins are concerned, to secure peace for yourselves forever either by severity or by pardoning.
§8.13.15vultis crudeliter consulere in deditos victosque? licet delere omne Latium, vastas inde solitudines facere, unde sociali egregio exercitu per multa bella magnaque saepe usi estis;
Do you wish to take cruel measures against those who have surrendered and been defeated? It is permitted to destroy all Latium, to make vast solitudes there, from where you have often used an excellent allied army through many and great wars; or do you wish, by the example of our ancestors, to increase the Roman state by receiving the conquered into citizenship?
§8.13.16vultis exemplo maiorum augere rem Romanam victos in civitatem accipiendo? materia crescendi per summam gloriam suppeditat.
Material for growth through the highest glory is at hand.
certe id firmissimum longe imperium est, quo oboedientes gaudent.
Certainly, that empire is by far the firmest in which the subjects rejoice in their obedience.
§8.13.17sed maturato opus est, quidquid statuere placet; tot populos inter spem metumque suspensos animi habetis; et vestram itaque de eis curam quam primum absolvi, et illorum animos, dum expectatione stupent, seu poena seu beneficio praeoccupari oportet.
But there is need of haste, whatever you please to resolve; you hold so many peoples suspended in mind between hope and fear; and therefore it is necessary both that your care concerning them be resolved as soon as possible, and that their minds, while they are dazed by expectation, be preoccupied either by punishment or by benefit.
§8.13.18nostrum fuit efficere, ut omnium rerum vobis ad consulendum potestas esset, vestrum est decernere, quod optimum vobis reique publicae sit. ”
It was our part to bring it about that you should have the power of deciding on all matters; it is your part to decree what may be best for yourselves and the republic."