Iulius Obsequens: IULII OBSEQUENTIS AB ANNO URBIS CONDITAE DV PRODIGIORUM LIBER

1. Iunonis Lucinae templum fulmine ictum ita ut fastigium valvaeque deformarentur.In finitimis pleraque de caelo icta. Nursiae sereno nimbi orti et homines duo exanimati.

1. The temple of Juno Lucina was struck by lightning, so that the pediment and the doors were deformed.In the neighboring districts many things were struck from the sky. At Nursia, in clear weather, storm-clouds arose and two men were killed.

Tusculi terra pluit. Mula Reate peperit. Supplicatio per decem pueros patrimos matrimos totidemque virgines habita.

At Tusculum, it rained earth. A mule gave birth at Reate. A supplication was held by ten boys, with father and mother living, and just as many virgins.

M. Messala C. Livio coss. [A.U.C. 566 / 188 B.C.]

M. Messala and C. Livius, consuls. [A.U.C. 566 / 188 B.C.]

2. Luce inter horam tertiam et quartam tenebrae ortae.In Aventino lapidum pluviae novendiali expiatae. In Hispania prospere militatum.

2. In daylight, between the third and fourth hour, darkness arose.On the Aventine, rains of stones were expiated by a novendial rite. In Spain, successful campaigning was carried on.

[Sp. Postumio Albino Q. Marcio Philippo coss.] [A.U.C. 568 / 186 B.C.]

[Spurius Postumius Albinus and Quintus Marcius Philippus, consuls.] [A.U.C. 568 / 186 B.C.]

3. Sacrum novendiale factum quod in Piceno lapidibus pluit ignesque caelestes multifariam orti levi afflatu complurium vestimenta adusserunt.Aedes Iovis in Capitolio fulmine icta. In Umbria semimas duodecim ferme annorum inventus aruspicumque iussu necatus.

3. A novendial sacred rite was performed because in Picenum it rained stones, and celestial fires, arisen in many places, by a light breath scorched the garments of several.The temple of Jupiter on the Capitol was struck by lightning. In Umbria a half-male, nearly twelve years old, was found and, by order of the haruspices, was put to death.

Galli qui Alpes transierunt in Italiam sine proelio eiecti.

The Gauls who crossed the Alps were ejected from Italy without a battle.

M. Claudio Q. Fabio Labeone coss. [A.U.C. 571 / 183 B.C.]

Marcus Claudius and Quintus Fabius Labeo, consuls. [A.U.C. 571 / 183 B.C.]

4. In area Vulcani per biduum, in area Concordiae totidem diebus sanguinem pluit.In Sicilia insula nova maritima. Hannibal in Bithynia veneno periit.

4. In the Area of Vulcan for two days, in the Area of Concordia for just as many days, it rained blood.In Sicily, a new maritime island. Hannibal in Bithynia perished by poison.

Celtiberi subacti.

The Celtiberians were subdued.

L. Aemilio Paulo Cn. Baebio Tamphilo coss. [A.U.C. 572 / 182 B.C.]

Lucius Aemilius Paulus and Gnaeus Baebius Tamphilus, consuls. [A.U.C. 572 / 182 B.C.]

5. Procellosa tempestas strage in urbe facta signa aenea in Capitolio deiecit, signa in circo maximo cum columnis evertit, fastigia templorum aliquot a culmine abrupta dissipavit.Mulus tripes Reate natus. Aedes Apollinis Caietae fulmine icta.

5. A tempestuous storm, with havoc wrought in the city, cast down the bronze statues on the Capitol, overturned the statues in the Circus Maximus together with their columns, and scattered the pediments of several temples, torn away from the roof-crest.A three-footed mule was born at Reate. The Temple of Apollo at Caieta was struck by lightning.

P. Cornelio Cethego M. Baebio Tamphilo coss. [A.U.C. 573 / 181 B.C.]

P. Cornelius Cethegus and M. Baebius Tamphilus, consuls. [A.U.C. 573 / 181 B.C.]

6. In area Vulcani et Concordia sanguinem pluit.Hastae Martis motae. Lanuvii simulacrum Iunonis Sospitae lacrimavit.

6. In the Area of Vulcan and at Concordia it rained blood.The spears of Mars were moved. At Lanuvium, the statue of Juno Sospita wept.

Pestilentiae Libitina non suffecit. Ex Sibyllinis supplicatum cum sex mensibus non pluisset. Ligures proelio victi deletique.

Libitina did not suffice for the pestilence. From the Sibylline Books, a supplication was made, since it had not rained for six months. The Ligurians were defeated and wiped out in battle.

Q. Fulvio L. Manlio coss. [A.U.C. 575 / 179 B.C.]

Quintus Fulvius and Lucius Manlius, consuls. [A.U.C. 575 / 179 B.C.]

7. Nimbis continuis in Capitolio signa aliquot deiecta.Fulmine Romae et circa plurima decussa. In lectisternio Iovis terrae motu deorum capita se converterunt; lanx cum integumentis quae Iovi erant apposita decidit.

7. By continuous rainstorms, several statues on the Capitol were cast down.By lightning at Rome and in the surrounding area, very many were struck down. At the lectisternium of Jupiter, by an earthquake the heads of the gods turned themselves; a platter with the coverings which had been set before Jupiter fell down.

De mensa oleas mures praeroserunt.

From the table the mice gnawed the olives.

M. Iunio A. Manlio coss. [A.U.C. 576 / 178 B.C.]

Under the consulate of M. Junius and A. Manlius [A.U.C. 576 / 178 B.C.]

8. Incendio circa forum cum plurima essent deusta, aedes Veneris sine ullo vestigio cremata.Vestae penetralis ignis extinctus. Virgo iussu M. Aemilii pontificis maximi flagro caesa negavit ulterius interiturum.

8. In a conflagration around the forum, since very many things were burned, the temple of Venus was consumed without any trace.The inner-sanctum fire of Vesta was extinguished. A Virgin, by order of M. Aemilius, the pontifex maximus, having been scourged with a lash, declared that it would not go out again.

Supplicationibus habitis in Hispania et Histria bella prospere administrata.

After supplications were held, in Spain and in Histria the wars were successfully administered.

C. Claudio Ti. Sempronio Graccho coss. [A.U.C. 577 / 177 B.C.]

Gaius Claudius and Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, consuls. [A.U.C. 577 / 177 B.C.]

Cn. Cornelio Q. Petillio coss. [A.U.C. 578 / 176 B.C.]

Gnaeus Cornelius and Quintus Petillius, consuls. [A.U.C. 578 / 176 B.C.]

9. Cum immolassent victimas consules, iecur extabuit.Cornelius ex monte Albano rediens membris captus ad aquas Cumanas mortuus, Petilius contra Ligures dimicans occisus est.

9. When the consuls had immolated the victims, the liver wasted away.Cornelius, returning from the Alban Mount, seized in his limbs, died at the Cumaean waters; Petilius, fighting against the Ligurians, was slain.

M. Lepido Q. Mucio coss. [A.U.C. 579 / 175 B.C.]

M. Lepidus and Q. Mucius, consuls. [A.U.C. 579 / 175 B.C.]

10. Gravi pestilentia hominum boumque cadavera non sufficiente Libitina cum iacerent, vulturius non apparuit.Celtiberi deleti.

10. In a severe pestilence, as the corpses of men and of oxen lay, Libitina not being sufficient, no vulture appeared.The Celtiberians were destroyed.

Q. Aelio Paeto M. Iunio coss. [A.U.C. 587 / 167 B.C.]

Q. Aelius Paetus and M. Junius, consuls. [A.U.C. 587 / 167 B.C.]

11. Romae aliquot loca sacra profanaque de caelo tacta.Anagniae terra pluit. Lanuvi fax ardens in caelo visa.

11. At Rome several sacred and profane places were struck from the sky.At Anagnia, earth rained. At Lanuvium, a burning torch was seen in the sky.

Calatiae in agro publico per triduum et duas noctes sanguis manavit. Rex Illyrici Gentius et Macedoniae Perses devicit.

At Calatia, in the public field, for three days and two nights blood flowed. He defeated King Gentius of Illyricum and Perseus of Macedonia.

M. Marcello C. Sulpicio coss. [A.U.C. 588 / 166 B.C.]

Marcus Marcellus and Gaius Sulpicius, consuls. [A.U.C. 588 / 166 B.C.]

12. In Campania multis locis terra pluit.In Praenestino cruenti ceciderunt imbres. Veienti lana ex arboribus nata.

12. In Campania, in many places, it rained earth.In the Praenestine district, bloody showers fell. At Veii, wool sprang from trees.

Terracinae in aede Minervae mulieres tres, quae operatae sedebant, exanimatae. Ad lucum Libitinae in statua equestri aenea ex ore et pede aqua manavit diu. Galli Ligures deleti.
Comitia cum ambitiosissime fierent et ob hoc senatus in Capitolio haberetur, milvus volans mustelam raptam de cella Iovis in medio consessu patrum misit.

At Terracina, in the temple of Minerva, three women, who were sitting working, were struck lifeless. By the grove of Libitina, on a bronze equestrian statue, water flowed for a long time from the mouth and from the foot. The Gaulish Ligurians were wiped out.
As the comitia were being conducted with the most ambitious canvassing, and on account of this the senate was being held on the Capitol, a kite, flying, dropped a weasel, snatched from the cella of Jupiter, into the middle of the assembly of the fathers.

Sub idem tempus aedes Salutis de caelo tacta. In colle Quirinali sanguis terra manavit. Lanuvii fax in caelo nocte conspecta.

At the same time the Temple of Salus was struck from the sky by lightning. On the Quirinal hill blood flowed from the earth. At Lanuvium a torch was seen in the sky at night.

Fulmine pleraque discussa Cassini et sol per aliquot horas noctis visus. Teani Sidicini puer cum quattuor manibus et totidem pedibus natus. Urbe lustrata pax domi forisque fuit.

By lightning, very many things at Casinum were shattered, and the sun was seen for several hours of the night. At Teanum Sidicinum a boy was born with four hands and the same number of feet. With the city lustrated, there was peace at home and abroad.

Cn. Octavio T. Manlio coss. [A.U.C. 589 / 165 B.C.]

Gnaeus Octavius and Titus Manlius, consuls. [A.U.C. 589 / 165 B.C.]

13. Pestilentia fameque ita laboratum ut ex Sibyllinis populus circa compita sacellaque operaturus sederit.In aede Penatium valvae nocte sua sponte adapertae, et lupi Esquiliis et in colle Qurinali meridie apparuerunt exagitatique fuerunt. Urbe lustrata nihil triste accidit.

13. The pestilence and famine were so labored under that, from the Sibylline Books, the people sat around the crossroads and little shrines to perform rites.In the temple of the Penates the doors at night were of their own accord thrown open, and wolves appeared on the Esquiline and on the Quirinal Hill at midday and were driven about. After the city was lustrated, nothing sad befell.

Ti. Graccho M'. Iuventino coss. [A.U.C. 591 / 163 B.C.]

Tiberius Gracchus and Manius Juventinus, consuls. [A.U.C. 591 / 163 B.C.]

14. Capuae nocte sol visus.In agro Stellati fulgure vervecum de grege pars exanimata. Terracinae pueri trigemini nati.

14. At Capua the sun was seen at night.In the territory of the Stellati, by a lightning-flash, a part of the wethers from the flock was struck lifeless. At Terracina, triplet boys were born.

Formiis duo soles interdiu visi. Caelum arsit. Antii homo ex speculo acie orta combustus.

At Formiae two suns were seen by day. The sky burned. At Antium a man was burned by a ray arising from a mirror.

Gabiis lacte pluit. Fulmine pleraque decussa in Palatio. In templum Victoriae cygnus inlapsus per manus capientium effugit.

At Gabii, it rained milk. By lightning, very many things were struck down on the Palatine. Into the temple of Victory a swan, having glided in, escaped through the hands of those attempting to seize it.

Priverni puella sine manu nata. In Cephallenia tuba in caelo cantare visa. Terra pluit.

At Privernum, a girl was born without a hand. In Cephallenia, a trumpet was seen to sing in the sky. It rained earth.

Procellosa tempestate tecta diruta stragesque agrorum facta. Crebro fulminavit. Nocte species solis Pisauri adfulsit.

In a tempestuous storm, roofs were demolished and devastation of the fields was wrought. It fulminated frequently. At night an apparition of the sun shone at Pisauri.

Caere porcus humanis manibus et pedibus natus, et pueri quadrupes et quadrumanes nati. Ad forum Aesi bovem flamma ex ipsius ore nata non laesit.

At Caere a pig was born with human hands and feet, and boys were born quadruped and quadrumanous. At the forum of Aesi a flame born from the very mouth of an ox did no harm.

P. Scipione Nasica C. Marcio coss. [A.U.C. 592 / 162 B.C.]

P. Scipio Nasica, C. Marcius, consuls. [A.U.C. 592 / 162 B.C.]

15. Anagniae caelum nocte arsit.Fulmine pleraque decussa. Frusinone bos locutus.

15. At Anagnia the sky burned by night.By lightning most things were struck down. At Frusino an ox spoke.

Reate mulus tripes natus. Cn. Octavius, legatus in Syria, per Lysiam, tutorem Antiochi pueri, in gymnasio occisus.

At Reate a three-footed mule was born. Gnaeus Octavius, legate in Syria, through Lysias, guardian of the boy Antiochus, was slain in the gymnasium.

L. Lentulo C. Marcio coss. [A.U.C. 598 / 156 B.C.]

Lucius Lentulus and Gaius Marcius, consuls. [A.U.C. 598 / 156 B.C.]

16. Procellosa tempestate in Capitolio aedes Iovis et circa omnia quassata.Pontificis maximi tectum cum columnis in Tiberim deiectum. In circo Flaminio porticus inter aedem Iunonis Reginae et Fortunae tacta, et circa aedificia pleraque dissipata.

16. In a tempestuous storm, on the Capitol the temple of Jupiter and everything around was shaken.The roof of the Pontifex Maximus, with its columns, was thrown down into the Tiber. In the Circus Flaminius the portico between the temple of Juno Regina and of Fortuna was struck, and most of the buildings around were shattered.

Taurus ad immolationem cum duceretur ob haec ipsa corruit. Dalmatae Scordisci superati.

A bull, when it was being led to immolation on account of these very things, collapsed. The Dalmatians and the Scordisci were overcome.

Q. Opimio L. Postumio coss. [A.U.C. 600 / 154 B.C.]

Q. Opimius and L. Postumius, consuls. [A.U.C. 600 / 154 B.C.]

17. In Provinciam proficiscens Postumius consul cum immolaret, in plurimis victimis caput in iocinere non invenit; profectusque post diem septimum aeger Romam relatus expiravit.Compsae arma in caelo volare visa. Fulmine pleraque decussa.

17. Setting out into the Province, Postumius the consul, when he was immolating, in very many victims did not find the head in the liver; and, having set out, after the seventh day, sick, he was carried back to Rome and expired.At Compsa arms were seen to fly in the sky. By lightning a great many things were struck down.

A Gallis et a Lusitanis Romani per arma graviter vexati.

By the Gauls and by the Lusitanians the Romans were grievously harassed by arms.

M. Claudio Marcello L. Valerio Flacco coss. [A.U.C. 602 / 152 B.C.]

Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Lucius Valerius Flaccus, consuls. [A.U.C. 602 / 152 B.C.]

18. Turbinis vi in campo columna ante aedem Iovis decussa cum signo aurato; cumque aruspices respondissent magistratuum et sacerdotum interitum fore, omnes magistratus se protinus abdicaverunt.Quod Ariciae lapidibus pluerat, supplicato habita, item quod Romae multis locis species togatorum visae adpropinquantium oculos eludebant. In Lusitania varie, in Gallia prospere pugnatum.

18. By the force of a whirlwind, in the field a column before the temple of Jupiter was struck down, together with the gilded image; and when the haruspices replied that there would be the death of magistrates and priests, all the magistrates straightway abdicated from office.Because at Aricia it had rained stones, a supplicatio was held; likewise, because at Rome, in many places, appearances of men in togas, seen as if approaching, eluded the eyes. In Lusitania the fighting was of varied fortune, in Gaul, successful.

Spurio Postumio L. Pisone coss. [A.U.C. 606 / 148 B.C.]

Spurius Postumius and Lucius Piso, consuls. [A.U.C. 606 / 148 B.C.]

19. Vasto incendio Romae cum regia quoque ureretur, sacrarium et ex duabus altera laurus ex mediis ignibus inviolatae steterunt.Pseudophilippus devictus.

19. In a vast conflagration at Rome, when the Regia too was burning, the shrine and, of the two laurels, one stood unharmed from the very midst of the fires.Pseudo-Philip defeated.

P. Africano C. Livio coss. [A.U.C. 607 / 147 B.C.]

P. Africanus and C. Livius, consuls. [A.U.C. 607 / 147 B.C.]

20. Amiterni puer tribus pedibus, una manu natus.Romae et circa fulmine pleraque icta. Caere sanguinis rivi terra fluxerunt et nocte caelum ac terra ardere visum.

20. At Amiternum a boy was born with three feet, with one hand.At Rome and in the surrounding area very many things were struck by lightning. At Caere rivulets of blood flowed from the earth, and at night the sky and the earth were seen to burn.

Frusione aurum sacrum mures adroserunt. Lanuvii inter horam tertiam et quintam duo discolores circuli solem cinxerunt rubente alter, alter candida linea. Stella arsit per dies triginta duos.

At Frusino, mice gnawed sacred gold. At Lanuvium, between the third and fifth hour, two differently-colored circles girded the sun, one reddening, the other with a white line. A star burned for thirty-two days.

Et cum Carthago obsideretur, in captivos Romanorum per Hasdrubalem barbaro more saevitum, mox Carthago per Aemilianum diruta.

And when Carthage was being besieged, upon the captives of the Romans there was savagery, in barbarian fashion, through Hasdrubal; soon Carthage was razed by Aemilianus.

Appio Claudio Q. Metello coss. [A.U.C. 611 / 143 B.C.]

Appius Claudius and Q. Metellus, consuls. [A.U.C. 611 / 143 B.C.]

21. Amiterni puer tribus pedibus natus.Caurae sanguinis rivi e terra fluxerunt. Cum a Salassis illata clades esset Romanis, decemviri pronuntiaverunt se invenisse in Sibyllinis, quotiens bellum Gallis illaturi essent, sacrificari in eorum finibus oportere.

21. At Amiternum a boy was born with three feet.At Caura rivulets of blood flowed from the earth. When a disaster had been inflicted upon the Romans by the Salassi, the decemvirs pronounced that they had found in the Sibylline Books that, whenever they were about to bring war upon the Gauls, it was proper that sacrifice be made within their borders.

L. Metello Q. Fabio Maximo coss. [A.U.C. 612 / 142 B.C.]

L. Metellus, Q. Fabius Maximus, consuls. [A.U.C. 612 / 142 B.C.]

22. Fames et pestilentia cum essent, per decemviros supplicatum.Lunae androgynus natus praecepto aruspicum in mare deportatus. Tanta fuit Lunensibus pestilentia ut iacentibus in publicum passim cadaveribus, qui funerarent defuerint.

22. As there were famine and pestilence, a supplication was made through the decemvirs.At Luna, an androgynous infant was born and, by the precept of the haruspices, was carried out into the sea. So great was the pestilence among the people of Luna that, with corpses lying everywhere in public, those to conduct funerals were lacking.

In Macedonia exercitus Romanus proelio vexatus: adversus Viriathum dubie dimicavit.

In Macedonia the Roman army was harassed in battle: it fought to an uncertain outcome against Viriathus.

P. Caepione C. Laelio coss. [A.U.C. 614 / 140 B.C.]

P. Caepio and C. Laelius, consuls. [A.U.C. 614 / 140 B.C.]

23. Praeneste et in Cephallenia signa de caelo cecidisse visa.Mons Aetna ignibus abundavit. Prodigium maioribus hostiis quadraginta expiatum.

23. At Praeneste and in Cephallenia signs were seen to have fallen from the sky.Mount Aetna abounded with fires. The prodigy was expiated with forty greater victims.

Annus pacatus fuit Viriatho victo.

The year was peaceful, once Viriathus had been conquered.

M. Aemilio C. Hostilio Mancino coss. [A.U.C. 617 / 137 B.C.]

M. Aemilius and C. Hostilius Mancinus, consuls. [A.U.C. 617 / 137 B.C.]

24. Cum Lavinii auspicaretur, pulli e cavea in silvam Laurentinam evolarunt neque inventi sunt.Praeneste fax ardens in caelo visa, sereno intonuit. Terracinae M. Claudius praetor in nave fulmine conflagravit.

24. While he was taking the auspices at Lavinium, the sacred chickens flew out from the cage into the Laurentine forest and were not found.At Praeneste a burning torch was seen in the sky, and in clear weather it thundered. At Terracina, M. Claudius, praetor, in a ship was set ablaze by a thunderbolt.

Lacus Fucinus per milia passuum quinque quoquo versum inundavit. In Graecostasi et in comitio sanguine fluxit. Esquiliis equuleus cum quinque pedibus natus.

Lake Fucinus inundated for five miles in every direction. In the Graecostasis and in the comitium, blood flowed. On the Esquiline, a foal with five feet was born.

Fulmine pleraque decussa. Hostilius Mancinus consul in portu Herculis cum conscenderet navem petens Numantiam, vox improviso audita "Mane, Mancine." Cumque egressus postea navem Genuae conscendisset, anguis in nave inventus e manibus effugit. Ipse consul devictus, mox Numantinis deditus.

By a thunderbolt, very many things were struck down. Hostilius Mancinus, consul, in the Harbor of Hercules, as he was boarding a ship making for Numantia, a voice was heard unexpectedly: "Stay, Mancinus." And when afterwards, having disembarked, he boarded a ship at Genua, a serpent, found on the ship, escaped from the hands. The consul himself was defeated, soon given over to the Numantines.

L. Furio S. Atilio Serrano coss. [A.U.C. 618 / 136 B.C.]

L. Furius and S. Atilius Serranus, consuls. [A.U.C. 618 / 136 B.C.]

25. Regium paene totum incendio consumptum sine ullo humano fraudis aut neglegentiae vestigio.Puer ex ancilla quattuor pedibus manibus oculis auribus et duplici obsceno natus. Puteoli in aquis calidis rivi manarunt sanguine.

25. Regium was almost entirely consumed by a conflagration, without any trace of human fraud or negligence.A boy was born from a maidservant with four feet, hands, eyes, ears, and with a double obscene part. At Puteoli, in the hot waters, little streams flowed with blood.

Fulmine pleraque deiecta. Puer aruspicum iussu crematus cinisque eius in mare deiectus. A Vaccaeis exercitus Romanus caesus.

By lightning a great many things were cast down. A boy, by order of the haruspices, was cremated, and his ash was thrown into the sea. By the Vaccaei the Roman army was cut down.

Ser. Flacco Q. Calpurnio coss. [A.U.C. 619 / 135 B.C.]

Servius Flaccus and Quintus Calpurnius, consuls. [A.U.C. 619 / 135 B.C.]

26. Mons Aetna maioribus solito arsit ignibus.Romae puer solidus posteriore naturae parte genitus. Bononiae fruges in arboribus natae.

26. Mount Aetna burned with fires greater than usual.At Rome, a boy was born with the posterior part of his nature solid. At Bononia, crops grew on trees.

Bubonis vox primum in Capitolio dein circa urbem audita. Quae avis praemio positi ab aucupe capta combustaque; cinis eius in Tiberim dispersus. Bos locutus.

The voice of the horned owl was heard first on the Capitol, then around the city. Which bird, a reward having been posted, was captured by a fowler and burned; its cinders were dispersed into the Tiber. An ox spoke.

In Numantinis res male gestae, exercitus Romanus oppressus.

In the Numantine campaign, affairs were ill-conducted, the Roman army was overwhelmed.

P. Africano C. Fulvio coss. [A.U.C. 620 / 134 B.C.]

Under the consuls P. Africanus and C. Fulvius [A.U.C. 620 / 134 B.C.]

27. In Amiterno sol noctu visus, eiusque lux aliquamdiu fuit visa.Bos locutus et nutritus publice. Sanguine pluit.

27. At Amiternum the sun was seen by night, and its light was seen for some time.An ox spoke and was nourished publicly. It rained blood.

Anagniae servo tunica arsit et intermortuo igne nullum flammae apparuit vestigium. In Capitolio nocte avis gemitus similes hominis dedit. In aede Iunonis Reginae scutum Ligusticum fulmine tactum.

At Anagnia a slave’s tunic caught fire, and when the fire had died out, no trace of flame appeared. On the Capitol at night, a bird gave groans like those of a human. In the temple of Juno Regina, a Ligurian shield was struck by lightning.

Fugitivorum bellum in Sicilia exortum, coniuratione servorum in Italia oppressa.

A war of fugitives arose in Sicily, the conjuration of slaves in Italy was suppressed.

P. Mucio L. Pisone coss. [A.U.C. 621 / 133 B.C.]

With P. Mucius and L. Piso as consuls. [A.U.C. 621 / 133 B.C.]

27a. Tiberius Gracchus . . . legibus ferendis occisus. Proditum est memoria Tiberium Gracchum, quo die periit, tristia neglexisse omina, cum domi et in Capitolio sacrificanti dira portenderentur, domoque exiens sinistro ad limen offenso pede decusserit pollicem, et corvi fragmentum tegulae ante pedes eius proiecerint ex stillicidio.

27a. Tiberius Gracchus . . . slain for proposing laws. It is handed down by tradition that Tiberius Gracchus, on the day he perished, neglected gloomy omens, when at home and on the Capitol, as he was sacrificing, dire portents were being shown; and, going out from the house, with his left foot having struck against the threshold, he sprained his thumb, and ravens hurled a fragment of a roof-tile before his feet from the eaves-drip.

In lacu Romano lacte rivi manarunt. Lunae terra quattuor iugerum spatio in profundum abiit et mox de caverna lacum reddidit. Ardeae terra pluit.

In the Roman lake, streams flowed with milk. At Luna, the earth, over a space of four iugera, sank into the deep and soon from the cavern produced a lake. At Ardea, it rained earth.

Minturnis lupus vigilem laniavit et inter tumultum effugit. Romae bubo et alia avis ignota visa. In aede Iunonis Reginae clausis per biduum valvis infantis vox audita.

At Minturnae a wolf lacerated the watchman and escaped amid the tumult. At Rome a horned owl and another unknown bird were seen. In the temple of Juno Regina, with the doors closed for two days, the voice of an infant was heard.

Scuta novo sanguine maculata. Puella quadrupes nata. In Agro Ferentino androgynus natus et in flumen deiectus.

Shields maculated with fresh blood. A quadrupedal girl was born. In the Ferentine Field an androgynous person was born and cast into the river.

Virgines tres novenae canentes urbem lustraverunt.

Three times nine virgins, singing, lustrated the city.

P. Popillio P. Rupilio coss. [A.U.C. 622 / 132 B.C.]

P. Popillio and P. Rupilio, consuls. [A.U.C. 622 / 132 B.C.]

27b. In Italia multa milia servorum quae coniuraverant aegre comprehensa et supplicio consumpta. In Sicilia fugitivi Romanos exercitus necaverunt.

27b. In Italy many thousands of slaves who had conspired were with difficulty apprehended and consumed by punishment. In Sicily fugitives killed Roman armies.

Numantia diruta.

Numantia razed.

Ap. Claudio M. Perperna coss. [A.U.C. 624 / 130 B.C.]

Appius Claudius and Marcus Perperna, consuls. [From the Founding of the City 624 / 130 B.C.]

28. Reate mulus cum quinque pedibus natus.Romae in Graecostasi lacte pluit. Lupus et canis Hostiae pugnantes fulmine exanimatae.

28. At Reate a mule with five feet was born.At Rome, in the Graecostasis, it rained milk. At Ostia a wolf and a dog, fighting, were struck dead by lightning.

Grex ovium in Apulia uno ictu fulmine exanimatus. Praetor populi Romani fulmine exanimatus. Terracinae sereno navis velum fulmine in aqua deiectum, et impensas omnis quae ibi erant ignis absumpsit.

A flock of sheep in Apulia was struck dead by lightning with a single stroke. A praetor of the Roman people was struck dead by lightning. At Terracina, in clear weather, the sail of a ship was cast down into the water by lightning, and fire consumed all the expenditures that were there.

Publius Crassus adversus Aristonicum dimicans occisus. Apollinis simulacrum lacrimavit per quadriduum. Vates portenderunt Graeciae fore exitium, unde deductum esset.

Publius Crassus, fighting against Aristonicus, was slain. The simulacrum of Apollo wept for a space of four days. Vates portended that there would be destruction for Greece, from the place whence it had been brought.

Phrygia recepta Asia Attali testamento legata Romanis. Antiocho regi Syriae ingenti exercitu dimicanti hirundines in tabernaculo nidum fecerunt. Quo prodigio neglecto proelium commisit et a Parthis occisus est.

Phrygia having been recovered, Asia was bequeathed to the Romans by the testament of Attalus. To Antiochus, king of Syria, as he was fighting with a huge army, swallows made a nest in his tent. With this prodigy neglected, he joined battle and was slain by the Parthians.

C. Sempronio M'. Aquilio coss. [A.U.C. 625 / 129 B.C.]

Gaius Sempronius and Manius Aquilius, consuls. [A.U.C. 625 / 129 B.C.]

28a. . . . M. Fulvii Flacci triumviri . . . dissensione in legibus ferendis . . . Angues duo nigri in cella Minervae allapsi civilem caedem portenderunt.

28a. . . . of M. Fulvius Flaccus, the triumvir, . . . dissension in proposing laws . . . Two black serpents, having glided into the cella of Minerva, portended civil slaughter.

M. Aemilio L. Aurelio coss. [A.U.C. 628 / 126 B.C.]

Marcus Aemilius and Lucius Aurelius, consuls. [A.U.C. 628 / 126 B.C.]

29. Nocturna tempestate in Capitolio aliquot templa concussa sunt.Romae et circa fulmine pleraque deiecta sunt. Aetna mons terrae motu ignes super verticem late diffudit, et ad insulas Liparas mare efferbuit et quibusdam adustis navibus vapore plerosque navalis exanimavit, piscium vim magnam exanimem dispersit, quos Liparenses avidius epulis appetentes contaminatione ventris consumpti, ita ut nova pestilentia vastarentur insulae.

29. In a nocturnal tempest on the Capitoline, several temples were shaken.At Rome and around it, many things were cast down by lightning. Mount Aetna, by a movement of the earth (earthquake), poured fires widely over its summit, and by the Liparan islands the sea effervesced, and, with some ships scorched by the vapor, it killed most of the seamen, and scattered a great mass of fish lifeless; which the Liparans, too greedily seeking for banquets, being consumed by contamination of the belly, the islands were thus laid waste by a new pestilence.

Quod prodigium aruspicum responso seditionem, quae post tempora patuit, portendit.

Which prodigy, by the response of the haruspices, portended the sedition which after a time became evident.

M. Plautio M. Fulvio coss. [A.U.C. 629 / 125 B.C.]

M. Plautius and M. Fulvius, consuls. [A.U.C. 629 / 125 B.C.]

30. In arboribus fruges natae sunt.Oleo et lacte in Veiente pluit. Bubo in Capitolio visus.

30. Crops sprang up on trees.At Veii it rained oil and milk. An owl was seen on the Capitol.

Arpis lapideus imber triduo . . . apparuit locustarum ingenti agmine in Africa, quae a vento in mare deiectae fluctibusque eiectae odore intolerabili Cyrenis mortiferoque vapore gravem pestilentiam fecerunt pecori; hominumque DCCC milia consumpta tabe proditum est. Fregellae, quae adversus Romanos coniuraverunt, dirutae, Ligures Sallys trucidati.

At Arpi a stony downpour for three days . . . there appeared a huge swarm of locusts in Africa, which, cast down by the wind into the sea and thrown up by the waves, by an intolerable stench at Cyrene and by a death-bearing vapor caused a severe pestilence among the livestock; and it is reported that 800,000 people were consumed by wasting disease. Fregellae, which had conspired against the Romans, was razed; the Ligurian Salyi were slaughtered.

C. Cassio Longino C. Sextio coss. [A.U.C. 630 / 124 B.C.]

Gaius Cassius Longinus, Gaius Sextius, consuls. [A.U.C. 630 / 124 B.C.]

31. In Graecostasi lacte pluit.Fulmine Crotone grex ovium cum cane et tribus pastoribus exanimatus. Saturae vitulus biceps natus.

31. In the Graecostasis it rained milk.By a thunderbolt at Croton a flock of sheep, together with a dog and three shepherds, was struck lifeless. At Satura a two-headed calf was born.

Tumultus in urbe fuit C. Graccho leges ferente.

There was a tumult in the city as Gaius Gracchus was proposing laws.

Cn. Domitio C. Fannio coss. [A.U.C. 632 / 122 B.C.]

Under the consuls Gnaeus Domitius and Gaius Fannius. [A.U.C. 632 / 122 B.C.]

32. In foro Vessano androgynus natus in mare delatus est.In Gallia tres soles et tres lunae visae. Vitulus biceps natus.

32. In the Vessanian forum an androgynus was born and was cast into the sea.In Gaul three suns and three moons were seen. A two-headed calf was born.

Bubo in Capitolio visus. Aetnae incendio Catina consumpta. Sallyes et Allobroges devicti.

An owl was seen on the Capitoline. Catania was consumed by Aetna’s conflagration. The Salyes and the Allobroges were vanquished.

L. Opimio Q. Fabio Maximo coss. [A.U.C. 633 / 121 B.C.]

Lucius Opimius, Quintus Fabius Maximus, consuls. [A.U.C. 633 / 121 B.C.]

33. Grex luporum limites qui in agrorum divisione per C. Gracchum depositi erant dissipavit.Ipse Gracchus in Aventino occisus.

33. A pack of wolves scattered the boundary-lines which had been set down in the division of the fields by Gaius Gracchus.Gracchus himself was slain on the Aventine.

L. Aurelio Cotta L. Caecilio coss. [A.U.C. 635 / 119 B.C.]

L. Aurelius Cotta, L. Caecilius, consuls. [A.U.C. 635 / 119 B.C.]

34. Androgynus in agro Romano annorum octo inventus et in mare deportatus.Virgines ter novenae in urbe cantarunt.

34. An androgynous eight-year-old was found in the Roman countryside and carried to the sea.Twenty-seven virgins sang in the city.

M. Catone Q. Marcio coss. [A.U.C. 636 / 118 B.C.]

M. Cato and Q. Marcius, consuls. [A.U.C. 636 / 118 B.C.]

35. Catone consule immolante exta tabuerunt, caput iocineris inventum non est.Lacte pluit. Terra cum mugitu tremuit.

35. While Cato, the consul, was immolating, the entrails melted away; the head of the liver was not found.It rained milk. The earth trembled with a bellowing.

Examen apium in foro consedit. Sacrificium ex Sibyllinis.

A swarm of bees settled in the forum. A sacrifice from the Sibylline Books.

L. Caecilio L. Aurelio coss. [A.U.C. 637 / 117 B.C.]

L. Caecilius, L. Aurelius, consuls. [A.U.C. 637 / 117 B.C.]

36. Fulmine Romae et circa pleraque tacta.Praeneste lacte pluit. Hastae Martis in regia motae.

36. At Rome and in the surrounding area many things were struck by lightning.At Praeneste it rained milk. The spears of Mars in the Regia were moved.

Priverni terra septem iugerum spatio in caverna desedit. Saturniae androgynus annorum decem inventus et mari demersus. Virgines viginti septem urbem carmine lustraverunt.

At Priverni the earth subsided into a cavern over a space of seven iugera. At Saturniae an androgyne ten years old was found and was immersed in the sea. Twenty-seven virgins purified the city with song.

Reliquum anni in pace fuit.

The remainder of the year was in peace.

M'. Acilio C. Porcio coss. [A.U.C. 640 / 114 B.C.]

With Manius Acilius and Gaius Porcius, consuls. [A.U.C. 640 / 114 B.C.]

37. P. Elvius eques Romanus a ludis Romanis cum in Apuliam reverteretur, in agro Stellati filia eius virgo equo insidens fulmine icta exanimataque, vestimento deducto in inguinibus, exserta lingua, per inferiores locos ut ignis ad os emicuerit.Responsum infamiam virginibus et equestri ordini portendi, quia equi ornamenta dispersa erant. Tres uno tempore virgines Vestales nobilissimae cum aliquot equitibus Romanis incesti poenas subierunt.

37. P. Elvius, a Roman eques, when he was returning to Apulia from the Roman games, on the land of Stellatus, his daughter, a virgin, sitting on a horse, was struck by lightning and killed, her garment drawn down upon her groin, her tongue thrust out, and, through the lower parts, as fire, it shot forth to her mouth.It was answered that infamy was portended for virgins and for the equestrian order, because the horse’s ornaments were scattered. Three Vestal virgins, most noble, at one and the same time underwent the penalties for incest along with several Roman equites.

Aedes Veneri Verticordiae facta.

A temple to Venus Verticordia was built.

C. Caecilio Cn. Papirio coss. [A.U.C. 641 / 113 B.C.]

Gaius Caecilius and Gnaeus Papirius, consuls. [From the Founding of the City 641 / 113 B.C.]

38. Albanus mons nocte ardere visus.Aedicula et signum de caelo tacta. Ara Salutis interrupta.

38. The Alban Mount was seen to burn at night.An aedicule and an image were struck by lightning. The Altar of Salus was broken.

Terra in Lucanis et Privernati late hiavit. In Gallia caelum ardere visum. Cimbri Teutonique Alpes transgressi foedum stragem Romanorum sociorumque fecerunt.

The earth in Lucania and in the Privernate territory gaped widely. In Gaul the sky was seen to burn. The Cimbri and the Teutones, after crossing the Alps, made a foul slaughter of Romans and allies.

P. Scipione L. Calpurnio coss. [A.U.C. 643 / 111 B.C.]

P. Scipio and L. Calpurnius, consuls. [A.U.C. 643 / 111 B.C.]

39. Maxima pars urbis exusta cum aede Matris Magnae.Lacte per triduum pluit, hostiisque expiatum maioribus. Iugurthinum bellum exortum.

39. The greatest part of the city was burned, together with the temple of the Great Mother.It rained milk for three days, and it was expiated with greater victims. The Jugurthine war broke out.

Servio Galba M. Scauro coss. [A.U.C. 646 / 108 B.C.]

Servius Galba and Marcus Scaurus, consuls. [A.U.C. 646 / 108 B.C.]

40. Avis incendiaria et bubo in urbe visae.In latomiis homo ab homine adesus. Ex Sibyllinis in insula Cimolia sacrificatum per triginta ingenuos patrimos et matrimos totidemque virgines.

40. An incendiary bird and an owl were seen in the city.In the stone-quarries a man was eaten by a man. From the Sibylline Books, on the island Cimolia sacrifice was performed by thirty freeborn boys, patrimi and matrimi, and by just as many virgins.

Multa milia hominum intumescente Pado et stagno Arretino obruta. Bis lacte pluit. Nursiae gemini ex muliere ingenua nati, puella integris omnibus membris, puer a parte priore alvo aperto ita ut nudum intestinum conspiceretur, idem posteriore natura solidus natus, qui voce missa expiravit.

Many thousands of people, the Po swelling and the Arretine lagoon, were overwhelmed. Twice it rained milk. At Nursia twins were born from a freeborn woman: the girl with all her limbs intact; the boy with his belly open in the fore part such that the bare intestine was visible, yet in his posterior nature born solid; and, having uttered a cry, he expired.

Contra Iugurtham prospere dimicatum.

Against Jugurtha it was fought successfully.

Q. Servilio Caepione C. Atilio Serrano coss. [A.U.C. 648 / 106 B.C.]

In the consulship of Quintus Servilius Caepio and Gaius Atilius Serranus, consuls. [A.U.C. 648 / 106 B.C.]

41. Amiterni cum ex ancilla puer nasceretur, ave dixit.In agro Perusino et Romae locis aliquot lacte pluit. Inter multa fulmine icta Atellis digiti hominis quattuor tamquam ferro praecisi.

41. At Amiternum, when a boy was being born from a maidservant, a bird said “hail.”In the Perusine countryside and at Rome in several places, it rained milk. Among many things struck by lightning at Atella, four fingers of a man were as if cut off by iron.

Argentum signatum afflatu fulminis diffluxit. In agro Trebulano mulier nupta civi Romano fulmine icta nec exanimata. Fremitus caelestis auditus et pila caelo cadere visa.

Coined silver melted away at the blast of lightning. In the Trebulan countryside, a woman married to a Roman citizen was struck by lightning and was not killed. A celestial rumbling was heard, and javelins were seen to fall from the sky.

Sanguine pluit. Romae interdiu fax sublime volans conspecta. In aede Larum flamma a fastigio ad summum columen penetravit innoxia.

It rained blood. At Rome in the daytime a torch flying aloft was seen. In the temple of the Lares a flame from the pediment penetrated to the highest ridgepole, harmless.

Per Caepionem consulem senatorum et equitum iudicia communicata. Cetera in pace fuerunt.

Through the consul Caepio, the juries of the senators and equestrians were made common. The rest was in peace.

P. Rutilio Cn. Manlio coss. [A.U.C. 649 / 105 B.C.]

P. Rutilius and Cn. Manlius, consuls. [A.U.C. 649 / 105 B.C.]

42. Trebulae Mutuscae ante quam ludi commiterentur, canente tibicine angues nigri aram circumdederunt, desinente cantare dilapsi.Postero die exorti a populo lapidibus enecati. Foribus templi adapertis simulacrum Martis ligneum capite stans inventum.

42. At Trebula Mutusca, before the games were commenced, while a tibicen (flute-player) was singing, black serpents encircled the altar; when he ceased to sing, they slipped away.The next day, having appeared, they were killed with stones by the people. With the doors of the temple thrown open, a wooden simulacrum of Mars was found standing on its head.

A Lusitanis exercitus Romanus caesus.

The Roman army was cut down by the Lusitanians.

C. Mario C. Flavio coss. [A.U.C. 650 / 104 B.C.]

Gaius Marius and Gaius Flavius, consuls. [A.U.C. 650 / 104 B.C.]

43. Bubo extra urbem visus.Bos locuta. Trebulae Mutuscae simulacrum in templo, quod capite adaperto fuit, opertum inventum.

43. An owl was seen outside the city.A cow spoke. At Trebula Mutusca a simulacrum in the temple, which had been with its head uncovered, was found covered.

Nuceriae ulmus vento eversa sua sponte erecta in radicem convaluit. In Lucanis lacte, Lunae sanguine pluit. Arimini canis locutus.

At Nuceria an elm overturned by the wind, of its own accord stood upright and convalesced upon its root. In Lucania it rained milk, and the Moon’s blood. At Ariminum a dog spoke.

Arma caelestia tempore utroque ab ortu et occasu visa pugnare et ab occasu vinci. Aruspicum responso populus stipem Cereri et Proserpinae tulit. Virgines viginti septem dona canentes tulerunt.

Celestial arms were seen at both times, at rising and at setting, to fight, and to be defeated from the west. At the response of the haruspices the people brought an offering to Ceres and Proserpina. Twenty-seven virgins, singing, bore gifts.

Luna interdiu cum stella ab hora tertia usque ad horam septimam apparuit. A fugitivis et desertoribus in Thurinis regiones vastatae. Cimbri Alpes transgressi post Hispaniam vastatam iunxerunt se Teutonis.

The Moon by day appeared with a star from the third hour up to the seventh hour. By fugitives and deserters, regions in the Thurian territory were devastated. The Cimbri, having crossed the Alps, after Spain had been devastated, joined themselves to the Teutons.

Lupus urbem intravit. Fulminis ictu vultures super turrem exanimati. Hora diei tertia solis defectus lucem obscuravit.

A wolf entered the city. By the lightning’s stroke, vultures upon the tower were slain. At the third hour of the day, an eclipse of the sun obscured the light.

Examen apium ante aedem Salutis consedit. In comitio lacte pluit. In Piceno tres soles visi.

A swarm of bees settled before the Temple of Salus. In the comitium it rained milk. In Picenum three suns were seen.

In agro Vulsiniensi flamma e terra orta caelumque visa contingere. In Lucanis duo agni equinis pedibus nati, alter siminino capite. In Tarquinensi lactis rivi terra scaturienti exorti.

In the Vulsinian field a flame arose from the earth and was seen to touch the sky. Among the Lucanians two lambs were born with equine feet, one with a simian head. In the Tarquinian territory streams of milk sprang forth from earth bubbling up.

Aruspicum responso signa oleaginea duo armata statuta supplicatumque. In Macedonia Thraces subacti.

By the response of the haruspices, two olive‑wood statues, armed, were set up, and supplication was made. In Macedonia, the Thracians were subdued.

C. Mario Q. Lutatio coss. [A.U.C. 652 / 102 B.C.]

Gaius Marius and Quintus Lutatius, consuls. [A.U.C. 652 / 102 B.C.]

44. Novemdiale sacrum fuit, quod in Tuscis lapidibus pluerat.Urbs aruspicum iussu lustrata. Hostiarum cinis per decemviros in mare dispersus, et per dies novem per magistratus circa omnia templa et municipia pompa ducta supplicantum.

44. A novendial sacred rite was held, because in the Tuscan country it had rained stones.The city was lustrated by order of the haruspices. The ashes of the sacrificial victims were scattered into the sea by the decemvirs, and for 9 days, by the magistrates, a procession of supplicants was led around all the temples and municipalities.

Hastae Martis in regia sua sponte motae. Sanguine circa amnem Anienem pluit. Examen apium in foro boario in sacello consedit.

The spears of Mars in the Regia moved of their own accord. It rained blood around the river Anio. A swarm of bees in the Forum Boarium settled in a little shrine.

In Gallia in castris lux nocte fulsit. Puer ingenuus Ariciae flamma comprehensus nec ambustus. Aedes Iovis clusa fulmine icta.

In Gaul, in the camps, a light shone at night. A freeborn boy at Aricia, seized by flame, was not scorched. The temple of Jupiter, closed, was struck by lightning.

Cuius expiationem quia primus monstraverat Aemilius Potensis aruspex, praemium tulit, ceteris celantibus, quod ipsis liberisque exitium portenderetur. Piratae in Cilicia a Romanis deleti. Teutoni a Mario trucidati.

Since Aemilius Potensis, the haruspex, had first shown the expiation of this, he took the reward, the others concealing it, because destruction was being portended for themselves and their children. Pirates in Cilicia were annihilated by the Romans. The Teutones were butchered by Marius.

C. Mario M'. Aquilio coss. [A.U.C. 653 / 101 B.C.]

Gaius Marius and Manius Aquilius, consuls. [From the Founding of the City 653 / 101 B.C.]

44a. Ancilia cum crepitu sua sponte mota. Servus Q. Servilii Caepionis Matri Idaeae se praecidit, et trans mare exportatus, ne umquam Romae reverteretur.

44a. The Ancilia moved of their own accord with a clatter. A slave of Q. Servilius Caepio castrated himself for the Idaean Mother, and, exported across the sea, so that he might never return to Rome.

Urbs lustrata. Capra cornibus ardentibus per urbem ducta, porta Naevia emissa relictaque. In Aventino luto pluit.

The city was lustrated. A goat with burning horns was led through the city, released at the Porta Naevia and left behind. On the Aventine it rained mud.

Lusitanis devictis Hispania ulterior pacata. Cimbri deleti.

With the Lusitanians conquered, Ulterior Spain was pacified. The Cimbri were destroyed.

C. Mario L. Valerio coss. [A.U.C. 654 / 100 B.C.]

Gaius Marius and Lucius Valerius, consuls. [A.U.C. 654 / 100 B.C.]

45. Fax ardens Tarquiniis late visa subito lapsu cadens.Sub occasu solis orbis clipei similis ab occidente ad orientem visus perferri. In Piceno terrae motu domicilia ruinis prostrata, quaedam convulsa sede sua inclinata manserunt.

45. A burning torch at Tarquinii was widely seen, falling in a sudden swoop.At sunset, an orb like a shield was seen to be borne from west to east. In Picenum, by an earthquake dwellings were laid low in ruins; some, convulsed from their own seat, remained inclined.

Fremitus armorum ex inferno auditus. Quadrigae aureatae in foro pedibus sudaverunt. Fugitivi in Sicilia proeliis trucidati.

A rumbling of arms was heard from the inferno. Gilded quadrigae in the Forum sweated at the feet. Fugitives in Sicily were butchered in battles.

M. Antonio A. Postumio coss. [A.U.C. 655 / 99 B.C.]

Under M. Antonius and A. Postumius, consuls. [A.U.C. 655 / 99 B.C.]

46. Bubone in urbe visa urbs lustrata.Nimbis et procella plurima dissipata, fulmine pleraque tacta. Lanuvii in aede Iunonis Sospitae in cubiculo deae sanguinis guttae visae.

46. With a bubo (eagle-owl) seen in the city, the city was lustrated.By rain-clouds and by a very great tempest very many things were dissipated, and by lightning very many were struck. At Lanuvium, in the temple of Juno Sospita, in the goddess’s bedchamber, drops of blood were seen.

Nursiae aedes sacra terrae motu disiecta. Lusitani rebellantes subacti. Sex.

At Nursia, a sacred temple was thrown down by an earthquake. The Lusitanians, rebelling, were subdued. Six.

Titius tribunus plebis de agris dividendis populo cum repugnantibus collegis pertinaciter legem ferret, corvi duo numero in alto volantes ita pugnaverunt supra contionem ut rostris unguibusque lacerarentur. Aruspices sacra Apollini litanda et de lege, quae ferebatur, supersedendum pronuntiarunt. Fremitus ab inferno ad caelum ferri visus inopiam famemque portendit.

Titius, tribune of the plebs, when about apportioning fields to the people, with his colleagues resisting, was pertinaciously carrying a bill; two ravens, in number, flying on high, fought above the assembly in such a way that they were torn by beaks and claws. The haruspices pronounced that sacred rites were to be performed to Apollo, and that one should desist from the bill that was being carried. A rumbling seemed to be borne from the underworld to heaven; it portended want and famine.

Populus stipem, matronae thesaurum et virgines dona Cereri et Proserpinae tulerunt. Per virgines viginti septem cantitatum. Signa cupressea duo Iunoni Reginae posita.

The people brought a contribution, the matrons a treasure, and the virgins gifts to Ceres and Proserpina. It was chanted by twenty-seven virgins. Two cypress statues were set up for Juno the Queen.

In Lusitania prospere a Romanis pugnatum.

In Lusitania it was fought prosperously by the Romans.

Q. Metello T. Didio coss. [A.U.C. 656 / 98 B.C.]

Q. Metellus and T. Didius, consuls. [A.U.C. 656 / 98 B.C.]

47. Bubone in Capitolio supra deorum simulacra viso cum piaretur, taurus victima exanimis concidit.Fulmine pleraque decussa. Hastae Martis in regia motae.

47. When a horned owl was seen on the Capitol above the statues of the gods, while expiation was being performed, the sacrificial victim, a bull, fell down lifeless.A great many things were struck down by lightning. The spears of Mars in the Regia moved.

Ludis in theatro creta candida pluit; fruges et tempestates portendit bonas. Sereno tonuit. Apud aedem Apollinis decemviris immolantibus caput iocineris non fuit, sacrificantibus anguis ad aram inventus.

At the games in the theater, white chalk rained; it portended good crops and seasons. In clear weather it thundered. At the Temple of Apollo, as the decemvirs were immolating, the head of the liver was not; while they were sacrificing, a serpent was found at the altar.

Item androgynus in mare deportatus. In circo inter pila militum ignis fusus. Hispani pluribus proeliis devicti.

Likewise, an androgynous person was carried into the sea. In the Circus, among the soldiers' pila, fire was poured forth. The Spaniards were defeated in several battles.

Cn. Cornelio Lentulo P. Licinio coss. [A.U.C. 657 / 97 B.C.]

Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus and Publius Licinius, consuls. [A.U.C. 657 / 97 B.C.]

48. Supplicatum in urbe quod androgynus inventus et in mare deportatus erat.Pisuri terrae fremitus auditus. Muri pinnae sine terrae motu passim deiectae civiles portendere discordias.

48. Supplications were made in the city because an androgynus had been found and deported into the sea.At Pisaurum a rumbling of the earth was heard. The battlements of walls, cast down here and there without an earthquake, portended civil discords.

Nursiae simulacrum Iovis in partem sinistram conversum. Cupressea simulacra Iunonis Reginae posita per virgines viginti septem, quae urbem lustraverunt. Celtiberi, Maedi, Dardani subacti.

At Nursia the simulacrum of Jupiter was turned toward the left side. Cypressen simulacra of Juno Regina were set in place by twenty-seven virgins, who lustrated the city. The Celtiberians, the Maedi, the Dardani were subdued.

Cn. Domitio C. Cassio coss. [A.U.C. 658 / 96 B.C.]

Under Cn. Domitius and C. Cassius, consuls. [A.U.C. 658 / 96 B.C.]

49. Lupus urbem ingessus in domo privato occisus.Bubo in Capitolio occisus. Fulmine pleraque decussa.

49. A wolf, having entered the city, was slain in a private house.An owl was slain on the Capitol. A great many things were struck down by lightning.

Signa aurata Iovis cum capite columnaque disiecta. Faesulis sanguine terra manavit. Arretii mulieri e naso spicae farris natae, eadem farris grana vomuit.

The gilded statues of Jove, together with the head and the column, were scattered. At Faesulae the earth ran with blood. At Arretium, ears of spelt sprang from a woman’s nose; the same woman vomited grains of spelt.

Urbe lustrata Ptolemaeus, rex Aegypti, Cyrenis mortuus S.P.Q. Romanum heredem reliquit.

With the city lustrated, Ptolemy, king of Egypt, died at Cyrene, and left the Roman Senate and People as heir.

L. Crasso Q. Scaevola coss. [A.U.C. 659 / 95 B.C.]

Under L. Crassus and Q. Scaevola, consuls. [A.U.C. 659 / 95 B.C.]

50. Caere lacte pluit.Lebadiae Eutychides in templum Iovis Trophonii degressus tabulam aeneam extulit, in qua scripta erant, quae ad res Romanas pertinent. Fulminis afflatu pleraque animalia exanimata.

50. At Caere it rained milk.At Lebadea, Eutychides, having descended into the temple of Jove Trophonius, brought out a bronze tablet, on which were written things that pertain to Roman affairs. By the blast of a thunderbolt, most animals were struck lifeless.

Venafri hiatu terra alte subsedit. Vultures canem mortuum laniantes occisi ab aliis et comesi vulturibus. Agnus biceps, puer tribus manibus totidemque pedibus natus Ateste.

At Venafrum, the earth sank down deeply with a gaping chasm. Vultures tearing a dead dog to pieces were slain by others and eaten by vultures. A two-headed lamb, a boy with three hands and just as many feet, was born at Ateste.

Hastae Martis in regia motae. Androgynus Urbino natus in mare deportatus. Pax domi forisque fuit.

The spears of Mars were moved in the Regia. An androgynous person, born at Urbino, was deported into the sea. There was peace at home and abroad.

C. Caelio L. Domitio coss. [A.U.C. 660 / 94 B.C.]

Gaius Caelius, Lucius Domitius, consuls. [from the founding of the City 660 / 94 B.C.]

51. Novemdiale sacrum fuit quod Volsca gente lapidibus pluerat.Vulsiniis luna nova defecit et non nisi postero die hora tertia comparuit. Puella biceps, quadripes, quadrimana, gemina feminae natura mortua nata.

51. There was a novendial sacred rite because among the Volscian people it had rained stones.At Volsinii the new moon suffered an eclipse and did not appear until the following day at the third hour. A girl, two-headed, four-footed, four-handed, with twin female nature, was born dead.

Avis incendiaria visa occisaque. In Vestinis in villa lapidibus pluit. Fax in caelo apparuit et totum caelum ardere visum.

An incendiary bird was seen and slain. Among the Vestini, in a villa, it rained stones. A torch appeared in the sky, and the whole sky was seen to burn.

Terra sanguine manavit et concrevit. Canes saxa tegulas vulgo roserunt. Faesulis ingens multitudo inter sepulcra lugubri veste, pallida facie interdiu ambulare gregatim visa.

The earth flowed with blood and congealed. Dogs commonly gnawed stones and roof-tiles. At Faesulae a vast multitude, among the sepulchres, in lugubrious vesture, with pallid face, was seen to walk by day in groups

Per Nasicam Hispaniae principes qui rebellabant supplicio consumpti urbibus dirutis.

Through Nasica, the princes of Spain who were rebelling were consumed by punishment, the cities demolished.

C. Valerio M. Herennio coss. [A.U.C. 661 / 93 B.C.]

Gaius Valerius, Marcus Herennius, consuls. [A.U.C. 661 / 93 B.C.]

52. Romae et circa fulmine pleraque decussa.Ancilla puerum unimanum peperit. Fregellis aedes Neptuni nocte patefacta.

52. At Rome and around, most things were struck down by lightning.A maidservant gave birth to a one‑handed boy. At Fregellae, the temple of Neptune was opened at night.

Maris vituli cum exta demerentur, gemini vitelli in alvo eius inventi. Arretii signum aeneum Mercurii sudavit. In Lucanis gregem vervecum cum pasceretur et nocte in stabulo flamma circumdata nihil adussit.

When the entrails of a male calf were being removed, twin calves were found in its belly. At Arretium, a brazen statue of Mercury sweated. In Lucania, a flock of wethers, both while it was grazing and at night in the stable, was encompassed by flame, and it singed nothing.

Carseolis torrens sanguinis fluxit. Lupi urbem ingressi. Praeneste lana volitavit.

At Carseoli a torrent of blood flowed. Wolves entered the city. At Praeneste wool fluttered about.

In Apulia mula peperit. Milvus in aede Apollinis Romae comprehensus. Herennio consuli bis immolanti caput iocineris defuit.

In Apulia a mule gave birth. A kite was seized in the temple of Apollo at Rome. For Herennius the consul, while immolating twice, the head of the liver was lacking.

In sacro novemdiali cena deae posita a cane adesa antequam delibaretur. Vulsiniis prima luce flamma caelo emicare visa; cum in unum coisset, os flamma ferrugineum ostendit, caelum visum discedere, cuius hiatu vertices flammae apparuerunt. Lustrationibus prospere expiatum.

At the novendial sacred rite, the dinner of the goddess that had been set out was eaten by a dog before it was tasted. At Vulsinii, at first light, a flame was seen to dart from the sky; when it had come together into one, the mouth of the flame showed a rusty-iron color; the sky was seen to part, and in its gaping vortices of flame appeared. It was successfully expiated by lustrations.

Nam totus annus domi forisque tranquillus fuit.

For the whole year, at home and abroad, was tranquil.

C. Claudio M. Perpenna coss. [A.U.C. 662 / 92 B.C.]

Gaius Claudius, Marcus Perpenna, consuls. [A.U.C. 662 / 92 B.C.]

53. Bubo in aede Fortunae Equestris comprehensus inter manus expiravit.Faesulis fremitus terrae auditus. Puer ex ancilla natus sine foramine naturae qua humor emittitur.

53. An owl, seized in the temple of Fortuna Equestris, expired in their hands.At Faesulae a rumbling of the earth was heard. A boy was born of a handmaid without the foramen of nature by which fluid is emitted.

Mulier duplici natura inventa. Fax in caelo visa. Bos locuta.

A woman of double nature was found. A torch was seen in the sky. A cow spoke.

Examen apium in culmine privatae domus consedit. Volaterris sanguinis rivus manavit. Romae lacte pluit.

A swarm of bees settled on the rooftop of a private house. At Volaterrae a rivulet of blood flowed. At Rome it rained milk.

Arretii duo androgyni inventi. Pullus gallinaceus quadripes natus. Fulmine pleraque icta.

At Arretium two androgynes were found. A gallinaceous chick, four-footed, was born. By lightning very many things were struck.

Supplicatio fuit. Populus Cereri et Proserpinae stipem tulit. Virgines viginti septem carmen canentes urbem lustraverunt.

There was a supplication. The people brought a contribution to Ceres and Proserpina. Twenty-seven virgins, singing a song, lustrated the city.

Maedorum in Macedonia gens provinciam cruente vastavit.

The nation of the Maedi in Macedonia devastated the province bloodily.

L. Marcio Sex. Iulio coss. [A.U.C. 663 / 91 B.C.]

Lucius Marcius and Sextus Julius, consuls. [A.U.C. 663 / 91 B.C.]

54. Livio Druso tr.pl. leges ferente cum bellum Italicum consurgeret, prodigia multa apparuerunt urbi.Sub ortu solis globus ignis a septemtrionali regione cum ingenti sono caeli emicuit. Arretii frangentibus panes cruor e mediis fluxit.

54. with Livius Drusus, tribune of the plebs, proposing laws, as the Italian War was rising up, many prodigies appeared to the city.At sunrise a globe of fire from the septentrional region flashed forth through the sky with a huge sound. At Arretium, as they were breaking loaves, blood flowed from the middles.

In Vestinis per dies septem lapidibus testisque pluit. Aenariae terrae hiatu flamma exorta in caelum emicuit. Circa Regium terrae motu pars urbis murique diruta.

Among the Vestini, for seven days it rained stones and tiles. At Aenaria, through an hiatus of the ground, a flame, having arisen, flashed up into the sky. Around Regium, by an earthquake, part of the city and of the wall was demolished.

In Spoletino colore aureo globus ignis ad terram devolutus, maiorque factus e terra ad orientem ferri visus magnitudine solem obtexit. Cumis in arce simulacrum Apollinis sudavit. Aedis Pietatis in circo Flaminio clausa fulmine icta.

In the Spoletine territory, a globe of fire of golden color rolled down to the ground; and, having become greater, seen to be borne from the earth toward the east, by its magnitude it covered the sun. At Cumae, on the citadel, the simulacrum of Apollo sweated. The temple of Piety in the Circus Flaminius, though closed, was struck by lightning.

Asculo per ludos Romani trucidati. Cum ex agris in urbem pecora armentaque Latini agerent, strages hominum passim facta. Armenta in tantam rabiem concitata sunt ut vastando suos hostile imaginarentur bellum lacrimantesque canes multis affectibus calamitatem praesagirent suis.

At Asculum, during the games, Romans were massacred. When the Latins were driving cattle and herds from the fields into the city, a slaughter of men was made everywhere. The herds were stirred into such rabies that, by ravaging their own, they imagined a hostile war; and the dogs, weeping, with many affections, presaged calamity for their own.

L. Iulio Caesare P. Rutilio coss. [A.U.C. 664 / 90 B.C.]

L. Julius Caesar, P. Rutilius, consuls. [A.U.C. 664 / 90 B.C.]

55. Metella Caecilia somnio Iunonem Sospitam profugientem, quod immunde sua templa foedarentur, cum suis precibus aegre revocatam diceret, aedem matronarum sordidis obscenisque corporis coinquinatum ministriis, in qua etiam sub simulacro deae cubile canis cum fetu erat, commundatam supplicationibus habitis pristino splendore restituit.A Picentibus Romani barbaro more excruciati. Ubique in Latio clades accepta.

55. Metella Caecilia said that in a dream she saw Juno Sospita fleeing, because her own temples were being foully defiled, and that with her prayers she had with difficulty called her back; the temple, polluted by the matrons’ sordid and obscene bodily ministrations—in which there was even beneath the image of the goddess a dog’s bed with its litter—she cleansed and, supplications having been held, restored to its former splendor.The Romans were tortured by the Picentes in barbarous fashion. Everywhere in Latium disaster was sustained.

Rutilius Lupus spretis religionibus cum in extis caput non invenisset iocineris, amisso exercitu in proelio occisus.

Rutilius Lupus, the religious rites spurned, when in the entrails he had not found the head of the liver, with his army lost, was slain in battle.

L. Sylla Q. Pompeio coss. [A.U.C. 666 / 88 B.C.]

L. Sulla and Q. Pompeius, consuls. [A.U.C. 666 / 88 B.C.]

56. Poppedius Silo in oppido Bovianum, quod ceperat, triumphans invectus omen victoriae hostibus ostendit, quia triumphus in urbem victricem non victam, induci solet.Proximo proelio amisso exercitu occisus. Mithridati adversus socios bellum paranti prodigia apparuerunt.

56. Poppedius Silo, borne in triumph into the town of Bovianum, which he had taken, showed to the enemies an omen of victory, because a triumph is accustomed to be led into a city victorious, not conquered.In the next battle, with his army lost, he was slain. To Mithridates, preparing war against the allies, prodigies appeared.

Stratopedo, ubi senatus haberi solet, corvi vulturem tundendo rostris occiderunt. In eundem locum sidus ingens caelo demissum. Isidis species visa sambucam fulmine petere.

In the camp, where the senate is accustomed to be held, crows, by beating with their beaks, killed a vulture. Into the same place a huge star was sent down from the sky. The apparition of Isis was seen to assail the sambuca with lightning.

Lucum Furiarum cum Mithridates succenderet, risus exauditus ingens sine auctore. Cum aruspicum iussu virginem Furiis immolaret, e iugulo puellae risus ortus turbavit sacrificium. Classis Mithridatis in Thessalia a Romanis in proelio amissa.

When Mithridates was setting fire to the grove of the Furies, a huge laughter was heard without a source. When, by the order of the haruspices, he was sacrificing a maiden to the Furies, laughter arising from the girl’s throat disturbed the sacrifice. Mithridates’ fleet in Thessaly was lost in battle to the Romans.

Cn. Octavio L. Cinna coss. [A.U.C. 667 / 87 B.C.]

Cn. Octavius and L. Cinna, consuls. [A.U.C. 667 / 87 B.C.]

56a. Cinna et Mario per bella crudeliter saevientibus Romae in castris Gnaei Pompei caelum ruere visum, arma signaque tacta, milites exanimati. Ipse Pompeius afflatus sidere interiit.

56a. as Cinna and Marius were raging cruelly through wars, at Rome in the camp of Gnaeus Pompey the sky seemed to crash down, the arms and standards were touched, the soldiers were stunned. Pompey himself, breathed upon by a star, perished.

Lectum eius populus diripuit, corpus unco traxit quod discrimine civili perseverasset periclitanti patriae non succurerere, cum et imperium et maximos haberet exercitus.

The people plundered his bier, dragged the body with a hook, because in a civil crisis he had persisted in not succoring the fatherland in peril, although he had both imperium and the very greatest armies.

L. Cinna C. Mario coss. [A.U.C. 668 / 86 B.C.]

L. Cinna and C. Marius, consuls. [A.U.C. 668 / 86 B.C.]

56b. Piraeum Sylla cum oppugnaret diuturno labore, unus miles eius aggerem ferens exanimatus fulmine. Aruspex respondit quod caput iacentis in oppidum versum esset, introitum et victoriam Romanis significare.

56b. While Sulla was assaulting the Piraeus with protracted labor, one of his soldiers, carrying rampart-material, was struck lifeless by lightning. The haruspex responded that, because the head of the one lying was turned toward the town, it signified an entry and a victory for the Romans.

Post breve tempus Athenae et Piraeum a Sylla capta. Ilio a C. Fimbria incenso cum aedes quoque Minervae deflagrasset, inter ruinas simulacrum antiquissimum inviolatum stetit spemque restitutionis oppido portendit.

After a short time Athens and the Piraeus were captured by Sulla. When Ilium had been set ablaze by Gaius Fimbria, and the temple of Minerva too had burned down, among the ruins a most ancient simulacrum stood inviolate and portended hope of restoration for the town.

L. Scipione C. Norbano coss. [A.U.C. 671 / 83 B.C.]

L. Scipio and C. Norbanus, consuls. [A.U.C. 671 / 83 B.C.]

57. Per Syllana tempora inter Capuam et Vulturnum ingens signorum sonus armorumque horrendo clamore auditus, ita ut viderentur duae acies concurrere per plures dies.Rei miraculo intentius considerantibus vestigia equorum hominumque et recens protritae herbae et virgulta visa molem ingentis belli portendere. In Etruria Clusii mater familiae vivum serpentem peperit, qui iussu aruspicum in profluentem deiectus adversa aqua natavit.

57. During the Sullan times, between Capua and the Volturnus, an immense sound of signals and of arms, with a horrendous clamor, was heard, so that two battle-lines seemed to clash for several days.As people, more intently considering the wonder of the affair, observed, tracks of horses and men and freshly trampled grass and brush seemed to portend the mass of a huge war. In Etruria, at Clusium, a materfamilias gave birth to a living serpent, which, by order of the haruspices, having been cast into a flowing stream, swam against the current.

Lucius Sylla post quintum annum victor in Italiam reversus magno terrori fuit inimicis. Fraude aeditui Capitolium una nocte conflagravit. Sylla crudelitate foeda proscriptio principum fuit.

Lucius Sylla, after five years, returning as victor to Italy, was a great terror to his enemies. By the deceit of the aedituus (temple-warden), the Capitol burned down in a single night. Sylla’s proscription of the leading men was foul with cruelty.

Centena milia hominum consumpta Italico civilique bello relata sunt.

Hundreds of thousands of people were reported to have been consumed by the Italian and civil war.

Mam. Aemilio D. Bruto coss. [A.U.C. 677 / 77 B.C.]

Mamercus Aemilius and Decimus Brutus, consuls. [A.U.C. 677 / 77 B.C.]

58. D. Laelius legatus Pompei (cui prodigium Romae erat factum in lecto uxoris duo angues conspecti in diversumque lapsi, proxime Pompeio in castris sedenti accipiter super caput accesserat) in Hispania adversus Sertorium inter pabulatores occisus.

58. D. Laelius, Pompey’s legate (to whom at Rome a prodigy had occurred: in his wife’s bed two snakes were seen and slipped in opposite directions, and very near to Pompey as he sat in camp a hawk had come over his head), in Spain, against Sertorius, was slain among the foragers.

Cn. Octavio C. Scribonio coss. [A.U.C. 678 / 76 B.C.]

Gnaeus Octavius and Gaius Scribonius, consuls. [A.U.C. 678 / 76 B.C.]

59. Reate terrae motu aedes sacrae in oppido agrisque commotae, saxa quibus in forum strata erat discussa, pontes interrupti, ripae praelabentis fluminis in aquam provolutae, fremitus inferni exauditi et post paucos dies, quae concussa erant corruerunt.Saxum vivum cum provolveretur, in praecipiti rupe immobile stetit. A Sertorio in Hispania exercitus Romani caesi.

59. At Reate, by an earthquake, sacred shrines in the town and in the fields were shaken; the stones with which the forum had been paved were shattered; bridges were broken; the banks of the river gliding past were rolled down into the water; infernal rumblings were heard, and after a few days the things that had been shaken collapsed.A living rock, when it was rolling down, stood unmoving upon a precipitous crag. By Sertorius in Spain, Roman armies were cut down.

Adversum Maedos varie dimicatum.

Against the Maedi, it was fought in various ways.

C. Aurelio L. Octavio coss. [A.U.C. 679 / 75 B.C.]

Gaius Aurelius and Lucius Octavius, consuls. [A.U.C. 679 / 75 B.C.]

60. Sertorio in Hispania exercitum ducenti tale prodigium est factum: scuta equitum parte exteriore iaculaque et pectora equorum cruenta visa.Quod prosperum sibi interpretatus est Sertorius, quia exteriora hostili sanguine maculari solent. Continua ei proelia cum successu fuerunt.

60. In Spain, for Sertorius while leading an army, such a prodigy occurred: the shields of the horsemen, on their exterior side, and the javelins, and the breasts of the horses were seen blood-stained.Which Sertorius interpreted as prosperous for himself, because the exteriors are wont to be stained with hostile blood. He had continual battles with success.

M. Varrone C. Cassio coss. [A.U.C. 681 / 73 B.C.]

M. Varro and C. Cassius, consuls. [A.U.C. 681 / 73 B.C.]

60a. Cyzicum Mithridates cum oppugnaret, Aristagorae qui in summo magistratu erat Proserpina in quiete visa est dicere adversus tibicines se tubicinem comparasse. Postero die turres hostium vento disiectae sunt.

60a. When Mithridates was besieging Cyzicus, to Aristagoras, who was in the supreme magistracy, Proserpina appeared in sleep to say that she had set a trumpeter against the flute-players. On the following day the enemy’s towers were scattered by the wind.

Ad immolandum bos sacra iniussa de montibus per hostium classem adnatavit seque ad aras percutiendam obtulit.

For immolation, a sacred cow, unbidden, swam from the mountains through the fleet of the enemy and offered herself at the altars to be struck down.

M. Cicerone C. Antonio coss. [A.U.C. 691 / 63 B.C.]

M. Cicero and C. Antonius, consuls [A.U.C. 691 / 63 B.C.]

61. Fulmine pleraque decussa.Sereno Vargunteius Pompeiis de caelo exanimatus. Trabis ardens ab occasu ad caelum extenta.

61. Very many things were struck down by lightning.With a clear, serene sky, Vargunteius at Pompeii was struck dead from the sky. A burning beam, stretched from the west toward the sky.

Terrae motu Spoletum totum concussum et quaedam corruerunt. Inter alia relatum, biennio ante in Capitolio lupam Remi et Romuli fulmine ictam, signumque Iovis cum columna disiectum, aruspicum responso in foro repositum. Tabulae legum aeneae caelo tactae litteris liquefactis.

By an earthquake Spoleto was wholly shaken, and some collapsed. Among other things it was reported that, two years earlier, on the Capitol the she-wolf of Remus and Romulus was struck by lightning, and the sign/statue of Jove, with its column, was cast down; by the response of the haruspices it was replaced in the forum. The bronze tablets of the laws were heaven‑struck, their letters liquefied.

Ab his prodigiis Catilinae nefaria conspiratio coepta.

From these prodigies Catiline's nefarious conspiracy was begun.

D. Iunio L. Murena coss. [A.U.C. 692 / 62 B.C.]

Decimus Junius and Lucius Murena, consuls. [A.U.C. 692 / 62 B.C.]

61a. C. Antonius procos. cum in agro Pistorensi Catilinam devicisset, laureatos fasces in provinciam tulit.

61a. Gaius Antonius, proconsul, when he had defeated Catiline in the territory of Pistoria, carried the fasces wreathed with laurel into the province.

Ibi a Dardanis oppressus amisso exercitu profugit. Apparuit eum hostibus portendisse victoriam, cum ad eos laurum victricem tulerit, quam in Capitolio debuerat deponere.

There, overwhelmed by the Dardanians, with his army lost, he fled. It appeared that he had portended victory to the enemies, since he carried to them the laurel of victory, which he ought to have laid down on the Capitol.

Quinto Metello L. Afranio coss. [A.U.C. 694 / 60 B.C.]

In the consulship of Quintus Metellus and Lucius Afranius, consuls [A.U.C. 694 / 60 B.C.]

62. Die toto ante sereno circa horam undecimam nox se intendit, deinde restitutus fulgor.Turbinis vi tecta deiecta. Ponte sublapso homines in Tiberim praecipitati.

62. Through the whole day previously serene, around the eleventh hour, night spread; then the brightness was restored.By the force of a whirlwind, roofs were cast down. With a bridge slipping, people were hurled headlong into the Tiber.

In agris pleraque arbores eversae radicibus. Lusitani Gallaeci devicti.

In the fields most trees were overturned at the roots. The Lusitanians and the Gallaecians were conquered.

Cn. Domitio M. Messala coss. [A.U.C. 701 / 53 B.C.]

Gnaeus Domitius and Marcus Messalla, consuls. [A.U.C. 701 / 53 B.C.]

63. Lupi in urbe visi.Nocturni ululatus flebiles canum auditi. Simulacrum Martis sudavit.

63. Wolves were seen in the city.Nocturnal plaintive ululations of dogs were heard. The simulacrum of Mars sweated.

Fulmen tota urbe pervagatum pleraque deorum simulacra decussit, homines exanimavit. Urbs lustrata. Propter dictaturam Pompeii ingens seditio in urbe fuit.

The thunderbolt, ranging throughout the whole city, struck down most statues of the gods and killed people. The city was lustrated. On account of Pompey’s dictatorship there was a huge sedition in the city.

L. Domitio Appio Claudio coss. [A.U.C. 700 / 54 B.C.]

Lucius Domitius and Appius Claudius, consuls. [From the Founding of the City 700 / 54 B.C.]

64. M. Crassus ad Parthos profectus cum Eufratem traniret, multa prodigia neglexit.Cum etiam coorta tempestas signifero signum abreptum mersisset gurgiti, et offundente se nimborum caligine prohiberentur transire, pertinaciter perseverans cum filio et exercitu interii.

64. M. Crassus, having set out against the Parthians, when he was crossing the Euphrates, neglected many prodigies.When also, a tempest having arisen, had sunk in the whirlpool the standard snatched from the standard-bearer, and, as the gloom of storm-clouds poured over, they were prevented from crossing, persisting pertinaciously he perished with his son and his army.

L. Paulo C. Marcello coss. [A.U.C. 704 / 50 B.C.]

L. Paulus and C. Marcellus, consuls. [A.U.C. 704 / 50 B.C.]

65. Mula pariens discordiam civium, bonorum interitum, mutationem legum, turpes matronarum partus significavit.Incendium quo maxima pars urbis deleta est prodigii loco habitum. Inter Caesarem et Pompeium bella civilia exorta.

65. A mule giving birth signified discord of the citizens, the destruction of the good, a mutation of laws, disgraceful births of matrons.The conflagration by which the greatest part of the city was destroyed was held as a prodigy. Between Caesar and Pompey civil wars arose.

C. Caesare P. Servilio coss. [A.U.C. 706 / 48 B.C.]

Gaius Caesar and Publius Servilius, consuls [A.U.C. 706 / 48 B.C.]

65a. Adversus Caesarem Pompeius in Macedonia cum invitatis gentibus amicis instrueret aciem, a Dyrrhachio venientibus adversa fuerunt fulmina. Examen apium in signis perniciem portendit.

65a. Against Caesar, Pompey in Macedonia, with friendly nations invited, was arraying the battle line; to those coming from Dyrrhachium the lightnings were adverse. A swarm of bees upon the standards portended destruction.

Nocturni terrores in exercitu fuere. Ipse Pompeius pridie pugnae diem visus in theatro suo ingenti plausu excipi. Mox acie victus in Aegypto occisus.

There were nocturnal terrors in the army. Pompey himself, on the day before the battle, was seen in his own theater to be received with immense applause. Soon, defeated in the battle, he was slain in Egypt.

Eo ipso die plerisque locis signa sua sponte conversa constat, clamorem crepitumque armorum Antiochiae, bis ut curreretur in muros, auditum Ptolemaideque, sonum tympanorum Pergami. Palma viridis Trallibus in aede Victoriae sub Caesaris statua intra coagmenta lapidum magnitudine matura enata. C. Cornelius augur Patavii eo die, cum aves admitterent, proclamavit rem geri et vincere Caesarem.

On that very day it is established that in very many places their standards turned of their own accord; a clamor and the clatter of arms was heard at Antioch—so that there was twice a running to the walls—and at Ptolemais; and at Pergamum, the sound of tympana (drums). A green palm at Tralles in the temple of Victory, beneath Caesar’s statue, sprang up within the joints of the stones, of mature size. Gaius Cornelius, augur, at Patavium on that day, when the birds gave admission, proclaimed that the matter was being transacted and that Caesar was winning.

C. Caesare M. Lepido coss. [A.U.C. 708 / 46 B.C.]

With Gaius Caesar and Marcus Lepidus as consuls. [A.U.C. 708 / 46 B.C.]

66. Decem legionum aquilae Gnaeo, Cn. Pompeii filio, quae fulmina tenebant visae dimittere et in sublime avolare.Ipse adulescens Pompeius victus et fugiens occisus.

66. The eagles of ten legions, for Gnaeus, the son of Cn. Pompeius, which were holding thunderbolts, were seen to let them go and to fly aloft.He himself, the young Pompeius, having been defeated and fleeing, was slain.

C. Caesare M. Antonio coss. [A.U.C. 710 / 44 B.C.]

Gaius Caesar and Marcus Antonius, consuls. [A.U.C. 710 / 44 B.C.]

67. Caesari dictatori exta sine corde inventa.Calpurnia uxor somniavit fastigium domus, quod S.C. erat adiectum, ruisse. Nocte cum valvae cubiculi clausae essent, sua sponte apertae sunt, ita ut lunae fulgore, qui intro venerat, Calpurnia excitaretur.

67. For Caesar the dictator, entrails were found without a heart.Calpurnia his wife dreamed that the pediment of the house, which had been added by decree of the Senate, had collapsed. At night, although the doors of the bedchamber had been closed, they opened of their own accord, such that by the moon’s radiance, which had come in, Calpurnia was awakened.

Ipse Caesar viginti tribus vulneribus in curia Pompeiana a coniuratis confossus.

Caesar himself was stabbed by the conspirators with twenty-three wounds in the Pompeian Curia.

M. Antonio P. Dolabella coss. [A.U.C. 710 / 44 B.C.]

M. Antonius, P. Dolabella, consuls. [A.U.C. 710 / 44 B.C.]

68. C. Octavius testamento Caesaris patris Brundisii se in Iuliam gentem adscivit.Cumque hora diei tertia ingenti circumfusa multitudine Romam intraret, sol puri ac sereni caeli orbe modico inclusus extremae lineae circulo, qualis tendi arcus in nubibus solet, eum circumscripsit. Ludis Veneris Genetricis, quos pro collegio fecit, stella hora undecima crinita sub septentrionis sidere exorta convertit omnium oculos.

68. Gaius Octavius, by the testament of his father Caesar, at Brundisium enrolled himself into the Julian gens.And when at the third hour of the day he entered Rome with a huge multitude thronging around, the sun, in a sky pure and serene, enclosed in a small orb, surrounded him with a circle of the outer rim—such as a bow is wont to be stretched in the clouds. At the Games of Venus Genetrix, which he held on behalf of the collegium, a star, comet-haired, rising at the eleventh hour under the constellation of the North (the Bear), turned all eyes toward it.

Quod sidus quia ludis Veneris apparuit, divo Iulio insigne capitis consecrari placuit. Ipsi Caesari monstrosa malignitate Antonii consulis multa perpesso generosa fuit ad resistendum constantia. Terrae motus crebri fuerunt.

Since that star appeared at the Games of Venus, it was resolved that, as an insignia for the head, it be consecrated to the deified Julius. To Caesar himself, having suffered many things from the monstrous malignity of the consul Antony, there was a noble constancy for resisting. There were frequent earthquakes.

Fulmine navalia et alia pleraque tacta. Turbinis vi simulacrum, quod M. Cicero ante cellam Minervae pridie quam plebiscito in exilium iret posuerat, dissipatum membris pronum iacuit, fractis humeris bracchiis capite; dirum ipsi Ciceroni portendit. Tabulae aeneae ex aede Fidei turbine evulsae.

The naval dockyards and a great many other things were struck by lightning. By the force of a whirlwind the simulacrum, which M. Cicero had set up before the cella of Minerva the day before he was to go into exile by plebiscite, lay prone, its limbs scattered, its shoulders, arms, and head broken; it portended something dire for Cicero himself. Bronze tablets were torn out from the aedes of Fides by the whirlwind.

Aedis Opis valvae fractae. Arbores radicitus et pleraque tecta eversa. Fax caelo ad occidentem visa ferri.

The doors of the Temple of Ops were broken. Trees were uprooted by the roots, and very many buildings were overturned. A torch was seen to be carried in the sky toward the west.

Stella per dies septem insignis arsit. Soles tres fulserunt, circaque solem imum corona spiceae similis in orbem emicuit, et postea in unum circulum sole redacto multis mensibus languida lux fuit. In aede Castoris nominum litterae quaedam Antonii et Dolabellae consulum excussae sunt, quibus utrisque alienatio a patria significata.

A notable star blazed for seven days. Three suns shone, and around the lowest sun a corona, similar to an ear of grain, flashed out into a circle; and afterward, the sun having been brought back into a single circle, for many months the light was languid. In the temple of Castor certain letters of the names of the consuls Antony and Dolabella were knocked out, by which for both an alienation from the fatherland was signified.

Canum ululatus nocte ante domum auditi, ex his maximus a ceteris laniatus turpem infamiam Lepido portendit. Hostiae grex piscium in sicco reciproco maris fluxu relictus. Padus inundavit et intra ripam refluens ingentem viperarum vim reliquit.

Howls of dogs were heard at night before the house, and the largest of them, torn to pieces by the others, portended shameful infamy to Lepidus. At Ostia, a shoal of fish was left on dry land by the reciprocal flow of the sea. The Po flooded and, flowing back within its bank, left behind a vast quantity of vipers.

Inter Caesarem et Antonium civilia bella exorta.

Between Caesar and Antony civil wars arose.

C. Pansa A. Hirtio coss. [A.U.C. 711 / 43 B.C.]

Gaius Pansa and Aulus Hirtius, consuls. [A.U.C. 711 / 43 B.C.]

69. Caesari cum honores decreti essent et imperium adversus Antonium, immolanti duplica exta apparuerunt.Secutae sunt eum res prosperae. C. Pansae cos.

69. When honors had been decreed to Caesar and the imperium against Antony, while he was sacrificing, double entrails appeared.Prosperous affairs followed him. C. Pansa, consul.

statua equestris Antonii domi corruit. Equus phaleratus in ipsius conspectu festinans concidit. Quidam e populo sanguine victimarum prolapsus respersam cruore palmam proficiscenti dedit.

the equestrian statue of Antony fell at his house. A caparisoned horse, hastening, collapsed in his very sight. A certain man from the people, having slipped in the blood of the victims, gave to him as he was setting out a palm besprinkled with gore.

Funesta haec ipsi prodigia fuerunt, qui mox adversus Antonium dimicans in mortem vulneratus est. Armorum telerumque species a terra visa cum fragore ad caelum ferri. Signa legionis quae relicta a Pansa ad urbis praesidium erat veluti longo situ inductis araneis vestiri visa.

These baleful prodigies were for him himself, who soon, fighting against Antony, was wounded unto death. The apparition of arms and missiles was seen, with a crash, to be borne from the earth to the sky. The legionary standards which had been left by Pansa for the city’s garrison were seen as if to be clothed with cobwebs laid on by long standing.

Fulmine pleraque icta. In castris Caesaris luce prima in culmine praetorii super linteum consedit aquila, inde circumvolantibus minoribus avibus excita de conspectu abiit. Oraculo Apollinis vox audita: lupis rabies hieme, aestate frumentum non demessum.

Very many things were struck by lightning. In Caesar’s camp at first light, on the crest of the praetorium, upon the canvas, an eagle settled; then, roused by smaller birds flying around, it departed from sight. At Apollo’s oracle a voice was heard: for wolves, rabies in winter; in summer, grain not reaped.

Veteranis Caesari consulatum flagitantibus terribilis tumultus Romae fuit. Caesar cum in campum Martium exercitum deduceret, sex vultures apparuerunt. Conscendenti deinde rostra cerato consuli iterum sex vultures conspecti veluti Romuli auspiciis novam urbem condituro signum dederunt.

As the veterans were demanding the consulship for Caesar, there was a terrible tumult at Rome. When Caesar was leading the army down into the Campus Martius, six vultures appeared. Then, as the wax-anointed consul was mounting the rostra, six vultures were sighted again, as though, by the auspices of Romulus, they were giving a sign to one about to found a new city.

Reconciliatione inter Caesarem Antonium Lepidum facta foeda principum fuit proscriptio.

Upon the reconciliation between Caesar, Antony, and Lepidus, there was a foul proscription of the leading men.

M. Lepido Munatio Planco coss. [A.U.C. 712 / 42 B.C.]

Marcus Lepidus and Munatius Plancus, consuls. [A.U.C. 712 / 42 B.C.]

70. Mula Romae ad duodecim portas peperit.Canis aeditui mortua a cane tracta. Lux ita nocte fulsit ut tamquam die orto ad opus surgeretur.

70. A she-mule at Rome gave birth at the Twelve Gates.The sacristan’s dog, dead, was dragged by a dog. Light so shone in the night that, as though day had risen, people rose for work.

In Mutinensi victoriae Marianae signum meridiem spectans sua sponte conversum in septentrionem hora quarta. Cum haec victimis expiarentur, soles tres circiter hora tertia diei visi, mox in unum orbem contracti. Latinis in Albano monte cum sacrificaretur, ex humero et pollice Iovis cruor manavit.

At Mutina the statue of the Marian Victory, which was looking toward the south, turned of its own accord to the north at the fourth hour. While these things were being expiated with victims, three suns were seen about the third hour of the day, soon contracted into one orb. When sacrifice was being offered for the Latins on the Alban Mount, blood flowed from the shoulder and thumb of Jupiter.

Per Cassium et Brutum in provinciis direptionibus sociorum bella gesta. Notatum est prodigii loco fuisse, quod P. Titius praetor propter dissensiones collegae magistratum abrogavit; et ante annum est mortuus. Constat neminem qui magistratum collegae abstulerat annum vixisse.

Through Cassius and Brutus, in the provinces, wars were waged with plunderings of the allies. It was noted as a prodigy that P. Titius, praetor, on account of dissensions with his colleague, abrogated his magistracy; and he died before the year. It is established that no one who had taken away a magistracy from a colleague lived out the year.

Abrogaverunt autem hi: Lucius Iunius Brutus consul Tarquinio Collatino, Tib. Gracchus M. Octavio, Cn. Octavius L. Cinnae, C. Cinna tr.pl. C. Marullo, Tullius . . . Bruto et Cassio pugnam adversus Caesarem et Antonium molientibus in castris Cassii examen apium consedit. Locus aruspicum iussu interclusus interius ducto vallo.

Moreover, these abrogated the magistracy: Lucius Junius Brutus, consul, from Tarquinius Collatinus; Tiberius Gracchus from Marcus Octavius; Gnaeus Octavius from Lucius Cinna; Gaius Cinna, tribune of the plebs, from Gaius Marullus; Tullius . . . As Brutus and Cassius were attempting battle against Caesar and Antony, in Cassius’s camp a swarm of bees settled. The place, by order of the haruspices, was enclosed, with a rampart drawn on the inner side.

Vulturum et aliarum alitum quibus strages cadaverum pabulo est ingens vis exercitum advolavit. Puer in pompa Victoriae cultu cum ferretur, ferculo decidit. Lustratione lictor perversis fascibus lauream imposuit.

A vast host of vultures and other birds that feed on the carnage of corpses flew upon the army. A boy in the procession, in the attire of Victory, as he was being borne, fell from the litter. At the lustration the lictor, with the fasces inverted, placed a laurel upon them.

Brutianis in proelium egredientibus Aethiops in porta occurrit et a militibus confossus. Cassius et Brutus interierunt.

As Brutus’s men were going out into battle, an Ethiopian met them at the gate and was run through by the soldiers. Cassius and Brutus perished.

C. Furnio C. Silano coss. [A.U.C. 737 / 17 B.C.]

Gaius Furnius, Gaius Silanus, consuls. [A.U.C. 737 / 17 B.C.]

71. Sub Appennino in villa Liviae, uxoris Caesaris, ingenti motu terra intermuit.Fax caelesti a meridiano ad septentrionem extenta luci diurnae similem noctem fecit. Turris hortorum Caesaris ad portam Collinam de caelo tacta.

71. Under the Apennine, in the villa of Livia, the wife of Caesar, the earth quaked with an immense motion.A heavenly torch, extended from the south to the north, made the night similar to daylight. The tower of Caesar’s gardens at the Colline Gate was struck from heaven.

Insidiis Germanorum Romani circumventi sub M. Lollio legato graviter vexati.

The Romans, surrounded by the ambushes of the Germans, under the legate M. Lollius, were grievously harassed.

Paulo Fabio Q. Aelio coss. [A.U.C. 743 / 11 B.C.]

Under Paullus Fabius and Q. Aelius, consuls. [A.U.C. 743 / 11 B.C.]

72. In Germania in castris Drusi examen apium in tabernaculo Hostilii Rufi, praefecti castrorum, consedit ita ut funem praetendentem praefixamque tentorio lanceam amplecteretur.Multitudo Romanorum per insidias subiecta est.

72. In Germany, in the camp of Drusus, a swarm of bees settled in the tent of Hostilius Rufus, prefect of the camp, in such a way that it embraced the rope stretching out and the lance affixed to the tent.A multitude of Romans was subjected by ambush.