Livy, Periochae 51-55
Titus Livius or Livy (59 BCE - 17 CE): Roman historian, author of the authorized version of the history of the Roman republic.
A large part of Livy's History of Rome since the Foundation is now lost, but fortunately we have an excerpt, called the Periochae, which helps us reconstruct the general scope. This translation was made by Jona Lendering.
From Book 54 |
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[54.1] [141] In Hispania, consul Quintus Pompeius defeated the Termestinians. |
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[54.2] With them and the Numantines he concluded a peace treaty that was not ratified by the Roman people. |
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[54.3] [139] The censors performed the lustrum ceremony. |
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[54.4] 328,442 citizens were registered. |
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[54.5] When Macedonian envoys arrived to complain about praetor Decimus Junius Silanus, who had accepted bribes and had looted the province, the Senate wanted to investigate the complaints, but Titus Manlius Torquatus (the [adoptive] father of Silanus) successfully asked that he would hear the case; at home, he condemned and sent away his son. |
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[54.6] And he did not attend the funeral of his son who hanged himself, but sat at home, offering legal advice to those wanted it, as was his custom. |
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[54.7] In Hispania, proconsul Quintus Fabius met with success but spoilt it because he concluded a peace treaty with Viriathus on equal terms. |
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[54.8] Viriathus was killed by traitors, instigated by Servilius Caepio, and he was deeply mourned by his soldiers, who gave him a splendid funeral. For fourteen years, this great man and commander had waged war against the Romans, often successfully. |