(1) Mox septuāgintā cīvitātēs Ēpīrī, quae rebellābant, cēpit, praedam mīlitibus distribuit. Rōmam ingentī pompā rediit in nāvī Perseī, quae inūsitātae māgnitūdinis fuisse trāditur, adeō ut sēdecim ordinēs dīcātur habuisse rēmōrum. Triumphāvit autem māgnificentissimē in currū aureō cum duōbus fīliīs utrōque latere astantibus. Ductī sunt ante currum duo rēgis fīliī et ipse Perseus XLV annōs nātus.
(2) Post eum etiam Anicius dē Īllyriīs triumphāvit. Gentius cum frātre et fīliīs ante currum ductus est. Ad hoc spectāculum rēgēs multārum gentium Rōmam vēnērunt, inter aliōs etiam Attalus atque Eumenēs Asiae rēgēs et Prūsiās Bīthȳniae. Māgnō honōrē exceptī sunt et permittente senātū dōna, quae attulerant, in Capitōliō posuērunt. Prūsiās etiam fīlium suum Nīcomēdēn senātuī commendāvit.
notes
The Triumph of Aemilius Paullus (167 BCE)
For details, see Polybius 30.15–22; Livy 45.33–44; Plutarch, Aemilius 23 ff.
(1) cēpit: refers to Paullus.
cīvitātēs Ēpīrī: Epirus is a region in northwest Greece.
in nāvī Perseī: Perseus' flagship was like the great battleships of recent times. It probably possessed either two banks of oars with eight men per oar or three banks of oars with six men per oar on the top two banks and four men per oar on the lowest bank. This would result in a large, wide-beamed vessel which would provide substantial stability for the firing of catapults and broader decks to accommodate more marines (Bird).
inūsitātae māgnitūdinis: genitive of quality (AG 345)
adeō ut: "so much so that," anticipating a result clause (AG 537).
dīcātur habuisse: dīcātur is used impersonally to introduce indirect discourse (AG 577)
Triumphāvit: Lucius Aemilius Paulus Macedonicus' triumph over Perseus occurred in 167 BCE. For more information on triumphs, see triumphs.
utrōque latere: "on each side"
astantibus: present active participle (AG 419) > asto, "to stand at one's side." The sons were Q. Fabius Maximus and P. Scipio Africanus Minor, both of whom had been adopted into other families (Hazzard).
duo rēgis fīliī et ipse Perseus: see Alexander and Perseus.
XLV annōs nātus: "forty-five years old," a common idiom (LS nascor II.B.2.b.c)
(2) Anicius: for Anicius' war against Gentius, see Brev. 4.6.
Attalus atque Eumenēs: see Attalus II and Eumenes II
Prūsiās: see Prusias II of Bithynia
Bīthȳniae: supply rēx
permittente senātū: ablative absolute using a present active participle (AG 419)
fīlium suum Nīcomēdēn: see Nicomedes II of Bithynia.
vocabulary
Core Vocabulary | Numbers | Dates
| rebellō, āre, āvī, ātus |
to wage war again, rebel |
| distribuō, ere, ī, ūtus |
to divide, distribute, apportion |
| pompa, ae, f. |
a procession, parade, pomp |
| Perseus, eī, m. |
the last king of Macedonia, 178—168 B.C. |
| inūsitātus, a, um [in + ūsitātus, usual], adj. |
unusual, unfamiliar, novel |
| rēmus, ī, m. | an oar |
| triumphō, āre, āvī, ātus |
to celebrate a triumph |
| māgnificē, adv., sup. māgnificentissimē, most splendidly, magnificently |
splendidly, very magnificently |
| asto astare astiti |
to stand at or near a person or thing, to stand by |
| Anicius, ī, m. |
C. Anicius, praetor in the Third Macedonian war, 176–168 B.C. |
| Īllyriī, ōrum, pl. m. |
the inhabitants of Illyricum |
| spectāculum, ī [spectō, to look at], n. |
a show, spectacle |
| Attalus, ī, m. |
Kings of Pergamon: 1. Attalus I., 241–197 B.C.; 2. Attalus Philadelphus, 159–138 B.C.; 3. Attalus Philometor, 138–133 B.C. |
| Eumenēs, is, m. |
king of Pergamus, 197–159 B.C. |
| Asia, ae, f. |
Asia; the Roman province of Asia Minor |
| Prūsiās, ae, m. |
king of Bithynia 228—180 B.C. |
| Bīthȳnia, ae, f. |
a country in Asia Minor, on the Propontis and Black Sea |
| Gentius, ī, m. |
a king of the Illyrians |
| Capitōlium, ī, n. |
the chief temple of Jupiter in Rome; the hill on which this stood, the Mōns Capitōlīnūs, the citadel as well as the chief sanctuary of Rome |
| Nicomēdīs, is, m. |
(1) Surnamed Epiphanes, king of Bithynia, 149–91 B.C.; (2) Surnamed Philopator, king of Bithynia, 91–74 B.C. |
| nātus, a, um [nāscor], adj. |
lit. born; with annōs and numerals, old |
| commendō, āre, āvī, ātus |
to commend or commit for protection, intrust, recommend |