Greek Texts & Translations

The first man to volunteer to make the outflanking ^note movement was Scipio Nasica, son-in-law of Scipio Africanus, who afterwards became the most influential man in the Senate, ^note and who now undertook to lead the party. The second was Fabius Maximus, the eldest of the sons of the consul Aemilius Paulus, ^note still quite a young man, who stood forward and offered to join with great

enthusiasm. Aemilius was therefore delighted and assigned them a body of soldiers. ^note . . .