Liv. 2.22.1Cum Volscōrum gente Latīnō bellō neque pāx neque bellum fuerat;With the Volscian nation, during the Latin war, there had been neither peace nor war; Liv. 2.22.1nam et Volscī conparāverant auxilia, quae mitterent Latīnīs, nī mātūrātum ab dictātōre Rōmānō esset, et mātūrāvit Rōmānus, nē proeliō ūnō cum Latīnō Volscōque contenderet.for the Volsci had got auxiliaries ready to send to the Latins, had the Roman dictator not made haste, and the Roman had made haste so as not to fight the Latin and the Volscian in one battle. Liv. 2.22.2Hāc īrā cōnsulēs in Volscum agrum legiōnēs dūxēre.Angry at this, the consuls led the legions into Volscian territory. Liv. 2.22.2Volscōs cōnsiliī poenam nōn metuentēs necopīnāta rēs perculit;The Volsci, who did not fear punishment for their intentions, were stunned by the unexpected stroke; Liv. 2.22.2armōrum inmemorēs obsidēs dant trecentōs prīncipum ā Corā atque Pōmētiā līberōs: ita sine certāmine inde abductae legiōnēs.forgetting their arms, they give as hostages three hundred children of their leading men from Cora and Pometia: so the legions were led away from there without a fight. Liv. 2.22.3Nec ita multō post Volscīs levātīs metū suum rediit ingenium;Not very long afterwards, when the Volsci were relieved of fear, their old nature returned; Liv. 2.22.3rūrsus occultum parant bellum Hernicīs in societātem armōrum adsūmptīs.again they prepare war in secret, taking the Hernici into an armed alliance.
Liv. 2.22.4Lēgātōs quoque ad sollicitandum Latium passim dīmittunt;They also send envoys in all directions to stir up Latium; Liv. 2.22.4sed recēns ad Rēgillum lacum accepta clādis Latīnōs īrā odiōque eius, quīcumque arma suādēret, nē ab lēgātīs quidem violandīs abstinuit: conprehēnsōs Volscōs Rōmam dūxēre.but the disaster lately suffered at Lake Regillus did not keep the Latins, in their anger and hatred towards anyone who urged them to arms, even from laying hands on envoys: they seized the Volsci and brought them to Rome. Liv. 2.22.4Ibi trāditī cōnsulibus, indicātumque est Volscōs Hernicōsque parāre bellum Rōmānīs.There they were handed over to the consuls, and it was revealed that the Volsci and Hernici were preparing war on the Romans. Liv. 2.22.5Relātā rē ad senātum adeō fuit grātum patribus, ut et captīvōrum sex mīlia Latīnīs remitterent et dē foedere, quod prope in perpetuum negātum fuerat, rem ad novōs magistrātūs rēicerent.When the matter was referred to the senate, it was so welcome to the senators that they both sent back six thousand captives to the Latins and referred the question of a treaty, which had been refused almost for good, to the new magistrates.
Liv. 2.22.5Enimvērō tum Latīnī gaudēre factō;Then indeed the Latins rejoiced at what had been done; Liv. 2.22.6pācis auctōrēs in ingentī glōriā esse.the advocates of peace were held in great glory. Liv. 2.22.6Corōnam auream Iovī dōnum in Capitōlium mittunt.They send a golden crown to the Capitol as a gift for Jupiter. Liv. 2.22.6Cum lēgātīs dōnōque, quī captīvōrum remissī ad suōs fuerant, magna circumfūsa multitūdō vēnit.With the envoys and the gift came a great crowd of those captives who had been sent back to their families, thronging round them. Liv. 2.22.7Pergunt domōs eōrum, apud quem quisque servierant;They go to the houses of the men with whom each of them had been a slave; Liv. 2.22.7grātiās agunt līberāliter habitī cultīque in calamitāte suā;they give thanks for having been treated generously and kindly in their misfortune; Liv. 2.22.7inde hospitia iungunt.then they form ties of hospitality. Liv. 2.22.7Numquam aliās ante pūblicē prīvātimque Latīnum nōmen Rōmānō imperiō coniūnctius fuit.Never at any time before had the Latin name been more closely joined to the Roman state, both publicly and privately.