§12remansit igitur Rhodi contra uoluntatem, uix per matrem consecutus, ut ad uelandam ignominiam quasi legatus Augusto abesset.
Therefore he remained at Rhodes against his will, having through his mother with difficulty obtained that, to veil his disgrace, he might be absent from Augustus as if he were a legate.
Enimuero tunc non priuatum modo, sed etiam obnoxium et trepidum egit mediterraneis agris abditus uitansque praeternauigantium officia, quibus frequentabatur assidue, nemine cum imperio aut magistratu tendente quoquam quin deuerteret Rhodum.
Indeed, at that time he behaved not only as a private citizen, but even as one who was guilty and fearful, hiding in the inland fields and avoiding the attentions of those sailing past, by whom he was constantly frequented, since no one with military power or a magistracy was bound anywhere without turning aside to Rhodes.
et accesserunt maioris sollicitudinis causae. namque priuignum Gaium Orienti praepositum, cum uisendi gratia traiecisset Samum, alieniorem sibi sensit ex criminationibus M. Lolli comitis et rectoris eius.
And causes of greater anxiety were added; for when his stepson Gaius, who had been set over the East, had crossed over to Samos for the sake of visiting him, he felt that Gaius had become more alienated from him due to the accusations of Marcus Lollius, his companion and rector.
uenit etiam in suspicionem per quosdam beneficii sui centuriones a commeatu castra repetentis mandata ad complures dedisse ambigua et quae temptare singulorum animos ad nouas res uiderentur.
He also came under suspicion of having, through certain centurions who had benefited from his favor and were returning to camp from leave, given ambiguous messages to several people, which seemed to test the minds of individuals for a revolution.
de qua suspicione certior ab Augusto factus non cessauit efflagitare aliquem cuiuslibet ordinis custodem factis atque dictis suis.
Having been informed of this suspicion by Augustus, he did not cease to demand some guard, of whatever rank, for his deeds and words.
§13equi quoque et armorum solitas exercitationes omisit redegitque se deposito patrio habitu ad pallium et crepidas atque in tali statu biennio fere permansit, contemptior in dies et inuisior, adeo ut imagines eius et statuas Nemausenses subuerterint ac familiari quondam conuiuio mentione eius orta extiterit qui Gaio polliceretur, confestim se, si iuberet, Rhodum nauigaturum caputque exulis—sic enim appellabatur—relaturum.
He also omitted his usual exercises of horse and arms, and having laid aside his native dress, reduced himself to the Greek cloak and slippers, and in such a state he remained for about two years, becoming more despised and hated day by day, so much so that the people of Nemausus threw down his images and statues, and once at a private banquet, when mention of him arose, there stood forth one who promised Gaius that, if he would command, he would immediately sail to Rhodes and bring back the head of 'the exile'—for so he was called.
quo praecipue non iam metu sed discrimine coactus est, tam suis quam matris inpensissimis precibus reditum expostulare, impetrauitque adiutus aliquantum etiam casu.
By this especially, no longer from fear but from imminent danger, he was forced to demand his return with most earnest entreaties, both of his own and of his mother's, and he obtained it, assisted somewhat also by chance.
destinatum Augusto erat, nihil super ea re nisi ex uoluntate maioris fili statuere; is forte tunc M. Lollio offensior, facilis exorabilisque in uitricum fuit.
It had been determined by Augustus to decree nothing on that matter except in accordance with the will of his elder son; the latter by chance being then rather angry with Marcus Lollius, was easy and placable towards his stepfather.
permittente ergo Gaio reuocatus est, uerum sub condicione ne quam partem curamue rei p. attingeret.
Therefore, with Gaius permitting, he was recalled, but on the condition that he should not touch any part or care of the republic.
§14Rediit octauo post secessum anno, magna nec incerta spe futurorum, quam et ostentis et praedictionibus ab initio aetatis conceperat.
He returned in the eighth year after his retirement, with a great and not uncertain hope of the future, which he had conceived from the beginning of his life both by portents and predictions.
Praegnans eo Liuia cum an marem editura esset, uariis captaret ominibus, ouum incubanti gallinae subductum nunc sua nunc ministrarum manu per uices usque fouit, quoad pullus insigniter cristatus exclusus est.
When Livia was pregnant with him, wishing to find out by various omens whether she would bring forth a male child, she took an egg from under a brooding hen and warmed it, sometimes with her own hand, sometimes with those of her maids in turn, until a chick with a remarkable crest was hatched.
ac de infante Scribonius mathematicus praeclara spopondit, etiam regnaturum quandoque, sed sine regio insigni, ignota scilicet tunc adhuc Caesarum potestate.
And concerning the infant, Scribonius the astrologer promised splendid things, even that he would rule some day, but without the royal insignia—the power of the Caesars being, of course, still unknown at that time.
et ingresso primam expeditionem ac per Macedoniam ducente exercitum in Syriam, accidit ut apud Philippos sacratae olim uictricium legionum arae sponte subitis conlucerent ignibus; et mox, cum Illyricum petens iuxta Patauium adisset Geryonis oraculum, sorte tracta, qua monebatur ut de consultationibus in Aponi fontem talos aureos iaceret, euenit ut summum numerum iacti ab eo ostenderent; hodieque sub aqua uisuntur hi tali.
And when he entered upon his first campaign and was leading his army through Macedonia into Syria, it happened that at Philippi the altars once consecrated by the victorious legions suddenly shone with spontaneous fires; and soon, when on his way to Illyricum he had approached the oracle of Geryon near Patavium, a lot having been drawn, by which he was advised to cast golden dice into the fountain of Aponus to consult the oracle, it came to pass that the dice thrown by him showed the highest number; and today these dice are still seen under the water.
ante paucos uero quam reuocaretur dies aquila numquam antea Rhodi conspecta in culmine domus eius assedit; et pridie quam de reditu certior fieret, uestimenta mutanti tunica ardere uisa est.
A few days indeed before he was recalled, an eagle, never seen before in Rhodes, perched upon the roof of his house; and the day before he was informed of his return, as he was changing his clothes, his tunic seemed to burn.
Thrasyllum quoque mathematicum, quem ut sapientiae professorem contubernio admouerat, tum maxime expertus est affirmantem naue prouisa gaudium afferri; cum quidem illum durius et contra praedicta cadentibus rebus ut falsum et secretorum temere conscium, eo ipso momento, dum spatiatur una, praecipitare in mare destinasset.
He also experienced then especially the reliability of Thrasyllus the astrologer, whom he had admitted into his companionship as a professor of wisdom, who asserted that, a ship having been sighted, joy was being brought; whereas indeed Tiberius, because things were falling out more harshly and contrary to his predictions, had determined at that very moment, while they were walking together, to cast him headlong into the sea as a deceiver and one rashly conscious of his secrets.
§15Romam reuersus deducto in forum filio Druso statim e Carinis ac Pompeiana domo Esquilias in hortos Maecenatianos transmigrauit totumque se ad quietem contulit, priuata modo officia obiens ac publicorum munerum expers.
Having returned to Rome, after leading his son Drusus into the forum, he immediately moved from the Carinae and the Pompeian house to the gardens of Maecenas on the Esquiline, and devoted himself entirely to retirement, performing only private duties and having no part in public offices.
Gaio et Lucio intra triennium defunctis adoptatur ab Augusto simul cum fratre eorum M. Agrippa, coactus prius ipse Germanicum fratris sui filium adoptare.
When Gaius and Lucius had died within three years, he was adopted by Augustus along with their brother Marcus Agrippa, having himself first been forced to adopt Germanicus, his brother's son.
nec quicquam postea pro patre familias egit aut ius, quod amiserat, ex ulla parte retinuit.
Nor did he afterwards act in any way as a head of a family, or retain in any part the right which he had lost.
nam neque donauit neque manumisit, ne hereditatem quidem aut legata percepit ulla aliter quam ut peculio referret accepta.
For he neither made donations nor manumitted slaves, nor did he receive any inheritance or legacies otherwise than to register them as received under his peculium.
nihil ex eo tempore praetermissum est ad maiestatem eius augendam ac multo magis, postquam Agrippa abdicato atque seposito certum erat, uni spem successionis incumbere;
From that time on, nothing was omitted to increase his majesty, and much more so after Agrippa had been disowned and banished, and it was certain that the hope of succession rested on him alone.