SALLUSTII CATILINA

CHAPTER 12

Sed ipse, commoratus paucos dies apud Caium

But, he, having delayed a few days with Caius

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Flaminium in Reatino agro, dum exornat armis

Flaminius in the Reatine land, while be furnishes with arms

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vicinitatem antea solieitatam, contendit cum

the neighborhood before stirred-up, hastens with

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fascibus atque aliis insignibus imperii in castra

the fasces and other ensigns of authority to the camps

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ad Manlium. Ubi haec comperta-sunt Romae,

to Manlius. When these (things) were found-out at Rome,

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senatus judicat Catilinam et Manlium hostes; statuit

the senate judges Catiline and Manlius enemies; appoints

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diem caeterae multitudini, ante quam lioeret

a day for the other multitude, before which it might be-lawful

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discedere ab armis, sine frande, praeter

to depart from arms, [without frand] [with impunity], except

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condomnatis capitalium rerum. Praeterea

for (those) condemned of capital things (crimes). Moreover

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decernit, uti consules habeant

it (the senate) decrees, that the consuis may have (should hold)

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delectum; Antonius maturet persequi

a levy; [that] Antony may (should) hasten to pursue

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Catilinum cum exercitu; Cicero sit praesidie

Catiline [with an army; [that] Cicero be for a protection

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urbi. Imperium Romani

to the city [should proteet the city). The government of the Roman

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populi visum-est mihi multo maxume miserabile

people has appeared to me by much the most pitiable

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ea tempestate: cui cum omnia ab ortu

at that time: to which when all (things) from [the] rising

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ad occasum solis, domita armis, parerent;

to the setting of the sun, subdued by arms, might obey (obeyed);

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otium atque divitiae, quae mortales putant prima,

leisure and riches, which mortals think the chief

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adfluerent domi; fuere, tamen,

(blessings), might abound at home; there were, however,

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cives, qui irent obstinatis animis perditum

Citizens who would go (went) with obstinate minds to destroy

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que se que rempublicam. Namque neque

both themselves and the republic. For neither

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quisquam omnium ex tanta. multitudine, duobus

any one of-all out-of so-great a multitude, two

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decretis senati, inductus praemio, patefacerat

decrees of the senate (existing), induced by reward, had discovered

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conjurationem discesserat ex castris (pl.)

the conspiracy, (or] had departed out-of the camp

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Catilinae. Tanta vis morbi, atque uti tabes,

of Catiline. So-great a violence of disease, and as an infection,

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invaserat plerosque animos civium. Neque mens

had seized most the minds of the citlzens. Neither the mind

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erat aliena solum illis, qui fuerunt conscii

was disaffected only to those who were conscious (privy to)

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conjurationis, sed cuncta plebes omnino probabat

of the conapiracy, but all the common-people altogether did approve

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incepta Catilinae, studio novarum rerum.

the undertakings of Catiline, from a zeal of new things

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Adeo videbatur facere

(a revolution). Thus it (the common-people) seemed to do

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id suo more. Nam semper in civitate,

that from their custom. For always in a state, (they)

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quibus nullae opes sunt, invident bonis, extollunt

to whom no resources are, envy the good, extol

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malos, odere vetera, exoptant nova;

the bad, have hated (hate) old (things), wish for new

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student omnia mutari odio suarum

desire all (things) to be changed from a hatred of their-own

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rerum, aluntur sine cura turba, atque

things, are maintained without care in crowd (consfusion), and

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seditionibus: quoniam egestas retinetur facile sine

seditions: since want is retained easily without

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damno. Sed vero ea urbana

loss [poverty can lose nothing]. But indeed that city

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plebes ierat praeceps de multis causis. Primum

commonality had gone headlong for many causes, First

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omnium qui ubique maxume praestabant probro

or all (they) who [everywhere] cheifly did excel in infamy

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atque petulantia; item alii, patrimoniis amissis

and impudence; likewise others, (their) patrimonies having been lost

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per dedecora; postremo, omnes quos flagitium aut

through digraces; lastly, all whom wickedness or

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facinus expulerat domo; hi confluxerunt

crime had driven-out from home; these flowed together

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Romam, sicuti in sentinam. Dein multi memores

to Rome, as to a sewer. Then many mindful

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Sullanae victoriae, quod videbant alios ex

of the Syllanian victory, because they did see others (some) 01

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gregariis militibus senatores; alios ita divites ut

the common soldiers senators; other so rich that

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agerent aetatem regio victu atque

they might spend age (their life) with royal food and

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cultu; quisque sperabat talia sibi ex

dress; everyone did hope such (things) for himself from

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victoria si foret in armis. Praeterea juventus,

victory, If he might he in arms. Besides the youth

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quae toleraverat inopiam in agris mercede

who has supported poverty in the fieds by the reward

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manuum, excita privatis atque publicis

of hands (manual labour), excited by private and public

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largitionibus, praetulerat urbanum otium ingrato

bribes, had preferred city ease to disagreeble

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labori. Publicum malum alebat eos atque omnis

labour. The public calamity did maintain those and all

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(omnes) alios. Quo est minus mirandum,

others (such). Wherefore it is less to-be-wondered-at,

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egentis (egentes) homines, malis moribus,

that needy men, with had priciples,

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maxuma. spe consuluisse juxta reipublicae ac sibi.

with the greatest hope to have consulted equally for the republic and themselves.

[Had consulted their private interest as much as that of the republic].

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Praeterea parentes quorum

Moreover (those) the parents of whom (were)

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proscripti vintoria. Sullae, bona erepta,

proscribed in the victory of syllae, (their) goods snatched away, [and

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jus libertatis erat imminutum, exspectabant

the] privilege of liberty was impaired, did await

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eventum belli hand sane alio animo.

the issue of the war not indeed with other mind. [With like feelings].

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Ad-hoc, quicumque erant aliarum partium atque

Besides, whosoever were of other factions than (that)

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senatus, malebant rempublicam conturbari quam

of the senate, had-rather the republic to be distnrbed than

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ipsi valere minus: adeo id

they to prevale less: [should have less influence]: so that

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malum reverterat in civitatem post multos annos.

evil had returned to the state after many years.