Iug. 73.1Igitur Metellus, ubi dē cāsū Bomilcaris et indiciō patefactō ex perfugīs cognōvit, rūrsus tamquam ad integrum bellum cūncta parat festīnatque.So Metellus, when he learned from deserters of the fate of Bomilcar and of the plot's disclosure, again prepared and hastened everything as if for a war begun afresh. Iug. 73.2Marium fatīgantem dē profectiōne, simul et invītum et offēnsum sibi parum idōneum ratus, domum dīmittit.Marius, who kept pressing him about leaving, he sent home, thinking him of little use, since he was both unwilling and at odds with him. Iug. 73.3Et Rōmae plēbēs litterīs, quae dē Metellō ac Mariō missae erant, cognitīs volentī animō dē ambōbus accēperant.And at Rome the commons, on learning of the letters that had been sent about Metellus and Marius, had received what was said about both willingly. Iug. 73.4Imperātōrī nōbilitās, quae anteā decorī fuit, invidiae esse;For the commander his noble birth, which before had been an honour, was a source of ill will; Iug. 73.4at illī alterī generis humilitās favōrem addiderat.but to the other his humble origin had added favour. Iug. 73.4Cēterum in utrōque magis studia partium quam bona aut mala sua moderāta.However, in the case of each man party feeling rather than his own good or bad qualities was decisive.
Iug. 73.5Praetereā sēditiōsī magistrātūs volgum exagitāre, Metellum omnibus contiōnibus capitis arcessere, Marī virtūtem in maius celebrāre.Besides, factious magistrates stirred up the mob, accused Metellus of capital crimes at every public meeting, and praised Marius' merits beyond the truth. Iug. 73.6Dēnique plēbēs sīc accēnsa, utī opificēs agrestēsque omnēs, quōrum rēs fidēsque in manibus sitae erant, relictīs operibus frequentārent Marium et sua necessāria post illīus honōrem dūcerent.At last the commons were so inflamed that all the craftsmen and countrymen, whose fortunes and credit rested on their hands, left their work and thronged around Marius and put their own necessities after his advancement. Iug. 73.7Ita perculsā nōbilitāte post multās tempestātēs novō hominī cōnsulātus mandātur.So, with the nobility routed, after many years the consulship was entrusted to a new man. Iug. 73.7Et posteā populus ā tribūnō plēbis T. Mānliō Mancīnō rogātus, quem vellet cum Iugurthā bellum gerere, frequēns Marium iussit.And afterwards the people, asked by the tribune of the commons Titus Manlius Mancinus whom they wished to wage war with Jugurtha, in great numbers voted for Marius. Iug. 73.7Sed paulō ...But a little ... Iug. 73.7Dēcrēverat: ea rēs frūstrā fuit.had decreed: that measure came to nothing.