§9.13.1adversus quos Publilius consul cum dimicaturus esset, prius adloquendos milites ratus contionem advocari iussit.
When the consul Publilius was about to fight against them, thinking that he ought first to address the soldiers, he ordered an assembly to be called.
ceterum sicut ingenti alacritate ad praetorium concursum est, ita prae clamore poscentium pugnam nulla adhortatio imperatoris audita est: §9.13.2suus cuique animus memor ignominiae adhortator aderat.
But, just as they rushed to the headquarters with immense eagerness, so, because of the clamor of those demanding battle, no exhortation of the general was heard; each man’s own mind, mindful of the disgrace, was present as his encourager.
vadunt igitur in proelium urgentes signiferos et, ne mora in concursu pilis emittendis stringendisque inde gladiis esset, pila velut dato ad id signo abiciunt strictisque gladiis cursu in hostem feruntur.
Therefore, they went into battle, urging on the standard-bearers, and, lest there should be any delay in the clash by discharging their javelins and then drawing their swords, they threw down their javelins as if a signal had been given for that purpose, and, with drawn swords, rushed at a run upon the enemy.
§9.13.3nihil illic imperatoriae artis ordinibus aut subsidiis locandis fuit; omnia ira militaris prope vesano impetu egit.
There was no room there for the general's art in arranging lines or placing reserves; the wrath of the soldiers directed everything with an almost frantic onset.
§9.13.4itaque non fusi modo hostes sunt, sed ne castris quidem suis fugam inpedire ausi Apuliam dissipati petiere; Luceriam tamen coacto rursus in unum agmine est perventum.
And so the enemy were not only routed, but, not even daring to delay their flight by their own camp, they dispersed and sought Apulia; yet, having gathered their column once more into one, they reached Luceria.
Romanos ira eadem, §9.13.5quae per mediam aciem hostium tulerat, et in castra pertulit.
The Romans, the same wrath, which had carried them through the midst of the enemy's line, also carried them into the camp.
ibi plus quam in acie sanguinis ac caedis factum, praedaeque pars maior ira corrupta.
There, more blood was shed and slaughter made than in the battle, and the greater part of the booty was destroyed by their wrath.
§9.13.6exercitus alter cum Papirio consule locis maritimis pervenerat Arpos per omnia pacata Samnitium magis iniuriis et odio quam beneficio ullo populi Romani; §9.13.7nam Samnites, ea tempestate in montibus vicatim habitantes, campestria et maritima loca, contempto cultorum molliore atque, ut evenit fere, locis simili genere, ipsi montani atque agrestes depopulabantur.
The other army, with the consul Papirius, had reached Arpi by the coastal regions, which was peaceful in all respects, rather through the injuries and hatred of the Samnites than through any favor of the Roman people; for the Samnites, who at that time lived in villages in the mountains, used to plunder the plains and coastal places, despising the softer race of the cultivators, which was, as usually happens, similar to the locality, being themselves mountaineers and rustics.
quae regio si fida Samnitibus fuisset, §9.13.8aut pervenire Arpos exercitus Romanus nequisset, aut penuria rerum omnium exclusos a commeatibus absumpsisset.
If this region had been loyal to the Samnites, either the Roman army would have been unable to reach Arpi, or the lack of all things would have consumed them, cut off from supplies.
§9.13.9tum quoque profectos inde ad Luceriam, iuxta obsidentes obsessosque, inopia vexavit.
Even then, as they set out from there to Luceria, scarcity harassed them, besiegers and besieged alike.
omnia ab Arpis Romanis suppeditabantur, ceterum adeo exigue, ut militi occupato stationibus vigiliisque et opere eques folliculis in castra ab Arpis frumentum veheret, §9.13.10interdum occursu hostium cogeretur abiecto ex equo frumento pugnare.
All things were supplied to the Romans from Arpi, but so scantily that, while the soldiers were occupied with posts, watches, and works, the cavalry carried grain from Arpi into the camp in small leather bags, and sometimes, by the onset of the enemy, they were forced to fight after throwing the grain from their horses.
obsessis prius, quam alter consul victore exercitu advenit, et commeatus ex montibus Samnitium invecti erant et auxilia intromissa.
To the besieged, before the other consul arrived with his victorious army, both provisions had been brought in from the mountains of the Samnites and reinforcements introduced.
§9.13.11artiora omnia adventus Publili fecit, qui obsidione delegata in curam collegae vagus per agros cuncta infesta commeatibus hostium fecerat; §9.13.12itaque cum spes nulla esset diutius obsessos inopiam laturos, coacti Samnites, qui ad Luceriam castra habebant, undique contractis viribus signa cum Papirio conferre.
The arrival of Publilius made everything tighter, who, having delegated the siege to the care of his colleague, had made everything hostile to the enemy's supplies by wandering through the fields; and so, since there was no hope that the besieged would bear the scarcity any longer, the Samnites, who had their camp at Luceria, having gathered their forces from all sides, were compelled to join battle with Papirius.