Livy, 1.16

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His immortalibus editis operibus cum ad exeritum recensendum contionem in campo ad Caprae paludem haberet,
With these immortal tasks having been given out while he was holding an assembly in order to inspect the army in a field near to the marsh of Capra,
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subito coorta tempestas cum magno fragore tonitribusque tam denso regem operuit nimbo ut conspectum eius contioni abstulerit;
a storm having suddenly risen with a great din and thunder claps, concealed the king with so dense a cloud that it took him away from the view of his assembly;
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nec deinde in terris Romulus fuit.
and then Romulus was no longer on Earth.
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Romana ***** sedato tandem pavore postquam ex tam turbido die serena et tranquilla lux rediit,
After a clear and tranquil light had returned from such a turbulent day and with their fear settled at last,
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ubi vacuam sedem regiam vidit, etsi satis credebat patribus qui proximi steterant sublimem raptum procella,
when the roman army saw the empty seat of the king, even if the army fully believed the senators who had stood nearest that he had been carried off high by the storm,
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tamen velut orbitatis metu icta maestum aliquamdiu silentium obtinuit,
however as if struck with the fear of bereavement the army kept up a mournful silence for some time.
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Deinde a paucis initio facto, deum deo natum, regem parentemque urbis Romanae salvere universi Romulum iubent;
Then with the beginning having been made by a few, the whole lot bode to salute king Romulus as a god born from a god and father of the city of Rome;
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pacem precibus exposcunt, uti volens propitius suam semper sospitet progeniem.
they requested peace with prayers, that willing and gracious he would always keep his descendants safe.
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Fuisse credo tum quoque aliquos qui discerptum regem patrum manibus taciti arguerent; manavit enim haec quoque sed perobscura fama;
I believe that there were some men then as well as nowadays who silently argued that the king was pulled apart by the hands of the senators; for this story also came trickling out but it was very vague;
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illam alteram admiratio viri et pavor praesens nobilitavit.
the admiration of the man and the immediate fear made the other one famous.
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Et consilio etiam unius hominis addita rei dicitur fides.
And also by the initiative of one man belief is said to have been added to the matter.
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Namque Proculud Iulius, sollicita civitate desiderio regis et infensa patribus, gravis, ut traditur, quamvis magnae rei auctor in contionem prodit.
For with the citizens being troubled with longing for the king and being hostile to the senators, Proculis Iulius, a much respected authority as it is said in any matter however important came forward into the assembly.
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"Romulus" inquit, "Quirites, parens urbis huius, prima hodierna luce caelo repente delapsus se mihi obvium dedit.
"O citizens" he said, "Romulus is the father of this city, at first light today having suddenly flown down from heaven, appeared in the way of me.
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Cum perfusus horrore venerabundusque adstitissem petens precibus ut contra intueri fas esset,
When a shuddering had spread all over and being full of religious awe I had stood there seeking prayers in order that it might be permitted to gaze at him,
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""Abi, nuntia," inquit, "Romanis, caelestes ita velle ut mea Roma caput orbis terrarum sit;
"Go away,"he said"Announce to the Romans,thus the heavenly ones want my Rome to be the head of the world;
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proinde rem militarem colant sciantque et ita posteris tradant nullas opes humanas armis Romanis resistere posse."
consequently let them cultivate and master the art of war and by entrusting this in such a way to their descendants that no power of man will be able to resist Roman weapons."
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"Haec," inquit, "locutus sublimis abiit."
"This," he said, "Having spoken rose high and departed."
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illi viro nuntianti haec fidei fuerit, quamque desiderium Romuli apud plebem exercitumque facta fide immortalis lenitum sit.
It was extraordinary how much trust there was to this man announcing these things and how the longing of Romulus was softened among the common people and the army by the belief in his immortality.
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