Liv. 2.65.1Ubi inlūxit, Rōmānus integer satiātusque somnō prōductus in aciem fessum standō et vigiliīs Volscum prīmō impetū perculit;When day broke, the Romans, fresh and refreshed with sleep, were led out into battle and at the first charge struck down the Volsci, worn out by standing and by lack of sleep; Liv. 2.65.2quamquam cessēre magis quam pulsī hostēs sunt, quia ab tergō erant clīvī, in quōs post prīncipia integrīs ōrdinibus tūtus receptus fuit.though the enemy withdrew rather than were driven back, because behind them were slopes to which there was a safe retreat, behind the front ranks, with their formation unbroken. Liv. 2.65.2Cōnsul, ubi ad inīquum locum ventum est, sistit aciem.The consul, when they had come to unfavourable ground, halts the line. Liv. 2.65.2Mīles aegrē tenērī, clāmāre et poscere, ut perculsīs īnstāre liceat.The soldiers could hardly be restrained; they shouted and demanded to be allowed to press on the shaken enemy. Liv. 2.65.3Ferōcius agunt equitēs;The cavalry behave more fiercely; Liv. 2.65.3circumfūsī ducī vōciferantur sē ante signa itūrōs.crowding round the general, they cry out that they will go ahead of the standards.
Liv. 2.65.3Dum cūnctātur cōnsul virtūte mīlitum frētus, locō parum fīdēns, conclāmant sē itūrōs, clamōremque rēs est secūta.While the consul hesitates, trusting in the courage of his soldiers but having little confidence in the ground, they shout that they will go, and action followed the shout. Liv. 2.65.3Fīxīs in terram pīlīs, quō leviōrēs ardua ēvāderent, cursū subeunt.Planting their javelins in the ground, so as to climb the steep slope more lightly, they charge up at the run. Liv. 2.65.4Volscus effūsīs ad prīmum impetum missilibus tēlīs saxa obiacentia pedibus ingerit in subeuntēs turbātōsque ictibus crēbrīs urget ex superiōre locō.The Volsci, having discharged their missiles at the first onset, hurl down the stones lying at their feet upon those coming up, and when they are thrown into disorder press them with repeated blows from the higher ground. Liv. 2.65.4Sīc prope onerātum est sinistrum Rōmānīs cornū, nī referentibus iam gradum cōnsul increpandō simul temeritātem simul ignāviam pudōre metum excussisset.So the Romans' left wing was nearly overwhelmed, had not the consul, as they were already falling back, rebuked both their rashness and their cowardice, and driven out their fear with shame.
Liv. 2.65.5Restitēre prīmō obstinātīs animīs;At first they stood their ground with stubborn resolve; Liv. 2.65.5deinde, ut obtinentēs locum vīrēs refēcerant, audent ultrō gradum īnferre et clamōre renovātō commovent aciem;then, as by holding their position they had recovered their strength, they dare actually to advance, and with a renewed shout set the enemy line in motion; Liv. 2.65.5tum rūrsus impetū captō ēnītuntur atque exsuperant inīquitātem locī.then, gathering momentum again, they struggle up and overcome the disadvantage of the ground. Liv. 2.65.5Iam prope erat, ut in summum clīvī iugum ēvāderent, cum terga hostēs dedēre effūsōque cursū paene agmine ūnō fugientēs sequentēsque castrīs incidēre.They were now almost on the point of reaching the top of the ridge, when the enemy turned their backs, and in headlong flight, pursued and pursuers almost in a single column, burst into the camp. Liv. 2.65.7In eō pavōre castra capiuntur.In that panic the camp is taken. Liv. 2.65.7Quī Volscōrum effugere potuērunt, Antium petunt.Those of the Volsci who were able to escape make for Antium. Liv. 2.65.7Antium et Rōmānus exercitus ductus.The Roman army too was led to Antium.
Liv. 2.65.7Paucōs circumsessum diēs dēditur, nūllā oppugnantium novā vī, sed quod iam inde ab īnfēlīcī pugnā castrīsque āmissīs ceciderant animī.After being besieged for a few days it surrenders, not because of any new force on the part of the besiegers, but because their spirits had fallen ever since that unlucky battle and the loss of their camp.