Iug. 87.1Sed cōnsul explētīs legiōnibus cohortibusque auxiliāriīs in agrum fertilem et praedā onustum proficīscitur, omnia ibi capta mīlitibus dōnat;But the consul, having filled up the legions and the auxiliary cohorts, sets out into a fertile district laden with booty, and gives everything captured there to the soldiers; Iug. 87.1dein castella et oppida nātūrā et virīs parum mūnīta aggreditur, proelia multa, cēterum levia, alia aliīs locīs facere.then he attacks forts and towns poorly defended by nature and by garrisons, and fights many battles, though slight ones, in different places. Iug. 87.2Interim novī mīlitēs sine metū pugnae adesse, vidēre fugientīs capī aut occīdī, fortissumum quemque tūtissumum, armīs lībertātem patriam parentīsque et alia omnia tegī, glōriam atque dīvitiās quaerī.Meanwhile the new soldiers took part in battle without fear, saw that those who fled were captured or killed, that the bravest were the safest, that by arms freedom, country, parents and all else were protected, and glory and riches won. Iug. 87.3Sīc brevī spatiō novī veterēsque coaluēre, et virtūs omnium aequālis facta.So in a short time new and old soldiers grew together, and the courage of all became equal.
Iug. 87.4At rēgēs, ubi dē adventū Marī cognōvērunt, dīvorsī in locōs difficilīs abeunt.But the kings, when they learned of Marius' arrival, go off separately into difficult country. Iug. 87.4Ita Iugurthae placuerat, spērantī mox effūsōs hostīs invādī posse, Rōmānōs sīcutī plērōsque remōtō metū laxius licentiusque futūrōs.So Jugurtha had decided, hoping that the enemy could soon be attacked when scattered, and that the Romans, like most men, would be more slack and undisciplined once fear was removed.