Liv. 3.62.1Ad id, quod suā sponte satis conlēctum animōrum erat, indignitāte etiam Rōmānī accendēbantur: iam alterum exercitum victōrem in urbem reditūrum, sibi ultrō per contumēliās hostem īnsultāre;Besides the spirit they had sufficiently gathered of their own accord, the Romans were also inflamed by indignation: the other army would soon be returning victorious to the city, while the enemy was actually insulting them with taunts; Liv. 3.62.1quandō autem sē, sī tum nōn sint, parēs hostibus fore?when, moreover, would they be a match for the enemy, if they were not now? Liv. 3.62.2Ubi haec fremere mīlitem in castrīs cōnsul sēnsit, contiōne advocātā "quem ad modum" inquit "in Algidō rēs gesta sit, arbitror vōs, mīlitēs, audīsse.When the consul perceived the soldiers grumbling about these things in the camp, he called an assembly and said: 'How matters went on Algidus, soldiers, I think you have heard. Liv. 3.62.2Quālem līberī populī exercitum decuit esse, tālis fuit.That army was such as the army of a free people ought to be. Liv. 3.62.3Cōnsiliō collēgae, virtūte mīlitum victōria parta est.By my colleague's strategy and the soldiers' courage the victory was won. Liv. 3.62.3Quod ad mē attinet, id cōnsiliī animīque habitūrus sum, quod vōs mihi fēceritis.As far as I am concerned, I shall have such plans and spirit as you give me.
Liv. 3.62.3Et trahī bellum salūbriter et mātūrē perficī potest.The war can either be prolonged to advantage or quickly finished. Liv. 3.62.4Sī trahendum est, ego, ut in diēs spēs virtūsque vestra crēscat, eādem, quā īnstituī, disciplīnā efficiam;If it must be prolonged, I shall see to it, by the same discipline with which I began, that your hope and courage grow day by day; Liv. 3.62.4sī iam satis animī est dēcernīque placet, agitedum clamōrem, quālem in aciē sublātūrī estis, tollite hīc indicem voluntātis virtūtisque vestrae!"if there is now spirit enough and you wish to decide it, come, raise a shout here such as you will raise in battle, as a sign of your will and your courage!' Liv. 3.62.5Postquam ingentī alacritāte clamor est sublātus, quod bene vertat, gestūrum sē illīs mōrem posterōque diē in aciem dēductūrum adfirmat.When the shout had been raised with tremendous eagerness, he assured them that — and may it turn out well — he would do as they wished and lead them out into battle the next day. Liv. 3.62.5Reliquum diēī apparandīs armīs cōnsūmptum est.The rest of the day was spent in preparing arms.
Liv. 3.62.6Posterō diē simul īnstruī Rōmānam aciem Sabīnī vīdēre et ipsī, iam prīdem avidī certāminis prōcēdunt.The next day, as soon as the Sabines saw the Roman line being drawn up, they too came forward, long since eager for the contest. Liv. 3.62.6Proelium fuit, quāle inter fīdentēs sibimet ambō exercitūs, veteris perpetuaeque alterum glōriae, alterum novā nūper victōriā ēlātum.The battle was such as one between two armies both confident in themselves, the one proud of its ancient and unbroken glory, the other elated by a fresh and recent victory. Liv. 3.62.7Cōnsiliō etiam Sabīnī vīrēs adiūvēre;The Sabines also assisted their strength with strategy; Liv. 3.62.7nam cum aequāssent aciem, duo extrā ōrdinem mīlia, quae in sinistrum cornū Rōmānōrum in ipsō certāmine inpressiōnem facerent, tenuēre.for having made their line equal in length, they kept two thousand men in reserve outside the line, to make an attack on the Romans' left wing in the very thick of the fight. Liv. 3.62.8Quae ubi inlātīs ex trānsversō signīs dēgravābant prope circumventum cornū, equitēs duārum legiōnum sescentī ferē ex equīs dēsiliunt cēdentibusque iam suīs prōvolant in prīmum simulque et hostī sē oppōnunt et aequātō prīmum perīculō, pudōre deinde animōs peditum accendunt.When these, bearing down with a flank attack, were overwhelming the wing, which was almost surrounded, about six hundred cavalry of the two legions leapt from their horses and, as their men were now giving way, dashed to the front, and at once both set themselves against the enemy and fired the infantry's spirits, first by sharing the danger equally, then by shame.
Liv. 3.62.9Verēcundiae erat equitem suō aliēnōque Mārte pugnāre, peditem nē ad pedēs quidem dēgressō equitī parem esse.It was a disgrace that the cavalry should fight in their own fashion and in another's, while the infantry were not a match even for cavalry who had dismounted.