Sallust Jugurtha- Chapter 7

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His difficultatibus circumventus ubi videt neque per vim neque insidiis opprimi posse hominem tam acceptum popularibus,
Trapped by these problems, he saw that a man so well liked by his compatriots could not be overwhelmed by force or snares,
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quod erat Iugurtha manu promptus et appetens gloriae militaris, statuit eum obiectare periculis et eo modo fortunam temptare.
but because Jugurtha was ready with his muscle and had an appetite for military glory he decided to cast him in harm’s way and by this means to put fortune to the test.
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Igitur bello Numantino Micipsa, cum populo Romano equitum atque peditum auxilia mitteret, sperans vel ostentando virtutem vel hostium saevitia facile eum occasurum, praefecit Numidis, quos in Hispaniam mittebat.
Therefore, when during the Numantine war Micipsa was sending auxiliary cavalry and infantry for the Roman people, he hoped that Jugurtha wud easily come to grief either thru flaunting his prowess or thru the enemy’s savagery, and he placed him in
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charge of the Numidians whom he was sending to Spain.
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Sed ea res longe aliter, ac ratus erat, evenit.
But the affair turned out very differently from what he had calculated.
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Nam Iugurtha, ut erat impigro atque acri ingenio, ubi naturam P. Scipionis, qui tum Romanis imperator erat, et morem hostium cognovit,
For Jugurtha, with his energetic and keen intelligence, came to understand the nature of P. Scipio, who was the Roman commander at that time, and the behaviour of the enemy
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multo labore multaque cura, praeterea modestissime parendo et saepe obviam eundo periculis in tantam claritudinem brevi pervenerat, ut nostris vehementer carus, Numantinis maximo terrori esset.
By working very hard and taking great pains, as well as by the most deferential obedience and frequent encounters with danger, he had soon reached such a degree of distinction that he was overwhelmingly dear to our men and the greatest source of
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terror to the Numantines.
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Ac sane, quod difficillimum in primis est, et proelio strenuos erat et bonus consilio, quorum alterum ex providentia timorem, alterum ex audacia temeritatem afferre plerumque solet.
And indeed, he was both committed in battle and good at strategy, a very difficult combination, the latter is generally accustomed to engender fear through foresight, the former rashness through daring.
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Igitur imperator omnis fere res asperas per Iugurtham agere, in amicis habere, magis magisque eum in dies amplecti, quippe cuius neque consilium neque inceptum ullum frustra erat.
Therefore the commander used Jugurtha to conduct almost every harsh task, counted him amongst his friends, and made him increasingly welcome each day, since no advice or project of his was ever in vain.
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Hoc accedebat munificentia animi atque ingeni sollertia, quibus rebus sibi multos ex Romanis familiari amicitia coniunxerat.
To this was added his generosity of spirit and shrewdness of intellect, by means of which he had joined many of the Romans to himself in a close friendship.
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but because Jugurtha was ready with his muscle and had an appetite for military glory he decided to cast him in harm’s way and by this means to put fortune to the test.

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