An si quis Hispanorum aut Gallorum aut Thraecum mille aut duo milia occidisset, illum hac consuetudine quae increbruit imperatorem appellaret senatus: tot legionibus caesis, tanta multitudine hostium interfecta'[dico] ita, inquam, hostium, quamvis hoc isti hostes domestici nolint'clarissimis ducibus supplicationum honorem tribuemus, imperatorium nomen adimemus?
Or can it be that if somebody had killed a thousand or two thousand Spaniards or Gauls or Thracians, the senate would salute him as imperator, following what has now become normal practice, whereas after the cutting to pieces of so many legions and the slaughter of such a multitude of enemies'of enemies, I repeat, however much these enemies within our gates may dislike that term'shall we accord the honor of public thanksgivings to our illustrious commanders and take away the title of imperator?
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