(1) Ita annō septimō decimō ab Hannibale Ītalia līberāta est. Lēgātī Carthāginiēnsum pācem ā Scīpiōne petīvērunt.

(2) Ab eō ad senātum Rōmam missī sunt. Quadrāgintā et quīnque diēbus hīs indūtiae datae sunt, quoūsque īre Rōmam et regredī possent, et trīgintā mīlia pondō argentī ab hīs accepta sunt. Senātus ex arbitriō Scīpiōnis pācem iussit cum Carthāginiēnsibus fierī.

(3) Scīpiō hīs condiciōnibus dedit: nē amplius quam trīgintā nāvēs habērent, ut quīngenta mīlia pondō argentī darent, captīvōs et perfugās redderent.

    Peace Negotiations with Hannibal

    For details, see Livy 30.16 and 30.21–23.

    (1) Lēgātī Carthāginiēnsum pācem ā Scīpiōne petīvērunt: Their purpose was to enable Hannibal to reach Africa and prepare for war against Scipio (Hazzard).

    (2) ab eō: Scīpiōne

    quoūsque īre Rōmam et regredī possent: Quoūsque: = dōnec (Hazzard); relative clause of purpose using a relative adverb (AG 531.2)

    pondō: "by weight" (Hazzard), "the weight of a pound" (LS pondus I.2)

    (3) hīs condiciōnibus: they are listed in the following three substantive clauses of purpose (nē ... habērent, ut ... darent, ... redderent) (AG 563).

    Core Vocabulary | Numbers | Dates

    Hannibal, alis, m.

    the son of Hamilcar Barca, the great general of the Carthaginians in the second Punic war

    Āfer, Āfrī, m.

    an African, especially an inhabitant of Carthage

    līberō, āre, āvī, ātus [līber] to set free, release
    Scīpiō, ōnis, m.

    the name of one of the most illustrious families of Rome, Cornēlius Scīpiō, consul 83 B.C., Cn. Cornēlius Scīpiō, consul 222 B.C., L. (Cornēlius) Scīpiō, consul 259 B.C., P. Cornēlius Scīpiō, consul 218 B.C., P. Cornēlius Scīpiō, consul 191 B.C., P. Cornēlius Scīpiō, praetor 94 B.C., P. Cornēlius Scīpiō Āfricānus, consul 205 BC the conqueror of Hannibal in the First Punic War., P. Cornēlius Scīpiō Āfricānus (Minor), consul 147 B.C. He brought the Third Punic War to a close by capturing and destroying Carthage., L. Cornēlius Scīpiō Asiāgenēs, consul 83 B.C., P. (Cornēlius) Scīpiō Nāsīca, consul 91 B.C.

    vāstō, āre, āvī, ātus

    to lay waste, devastate, destroy

    Carthāginiēnsis, e, adj.

    Carthaginian; as subst., Carthāginiēnsēs, ium, pl. m., the Carthaginians

    indūtiae, ārum, pl. f. truce, armistice
    quoūsque, adv.

    till when? how long? until (late)

    regredior, gredī, gressus sum

    to step back, retreat, return

    pondō [pondus], adv. by weight
    arbitrium, ī [arbiter, judge], n.

    judgment; will; power

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