chapter 32

inter quae nulla palam causa delapsum Camuloduni simulacrum Victoriae ac retro conversum, quasi cederet hostibus

meanwhile, with no obvious cause, the statue of victory at Camulodunum fell down and turned back as if it were yielding to the enemy

et feminae in furorem turbatae adesse exitium canebant

and the women, in a frenzied disarray, were announcing that destruction was near

externosque fremitus in curia eorum auditos, consonuisse ululatibus theatrum

and strange noises were heard in their senate house, and the theatre had resounded with wailings

visamque speciem in estuario Tamesae subversae coloniae

and a vision of the destroyed colony was seen in the Thames estuary

iam Oceanus cruento aspectu, ac labente aestu humanorum corporum effigies relictae

now the ocean had a bloody appearance, and with the tide slipping away, images of human bodies were left behind

ut Britannis ad spem, ita veteranis ad metum trahebantur

these things were interpreted by the Britons as signs of hope, but by the veterans as signs of fear

sed quia procul Suetonius aberat, petivere a Cato Deciano procuratore auxilium

but because Suetonius was far away, they asked Catus Decianus, the procurator, for help

ille haud amplius quam ducentos sine iustis armis misit; et inerat modica militum manus

he sent no more than 200 without suitable weapons; and there was only a small group of soldiers

tutela templi freti et impedientibus qui occulti rebellionis conscii consilia turbabant

relying on the protection of the temple and with men who secretly knew of the rebellion hindering their plans

neque fossam aut vallum praeduxerunt, neque motis senibus et feminis iuventus sola restitit

they built neither a ditch nor a rampart, nor, with the old men and women moved away, did the young men alone take a stand

quasi media pace incauti e multitudine barbarorum circumveniuntur

in the midst of peace, they were surrounded by a host of natives

et cetera quidem impetu direpta aut incensa sunt

everything else was plundered or burnt in the attack

templum in quo se miles conglobaverat biduo obsessum expugnatumque

the temple, in which the soldiers had gathered, was besieged for two days and taken by storm

et victor Britannus, Petilio Ceriali, legato legionis nonae in subsidium adventanti obvius, fudit legionem

and the victorious Britons, meeting Petilius Cerialis, commander of the ninth legion, as he came to provide help, routed the legion

et quod peditum interfecit: Cerialis cum equitibus evasit in castra et munimentis defensus est

and they killed that part of the infantry; Cerialis escaped with the cavalry to the camp and was defended by its fortifications

qua clade et odiis provinciae quam avaritia eius in bellum egerat trepidus procurator Catus in Galliam transiit

because of this defeat and the hatred of the province, which his greed had driven into war, the frightened procurator Catus fled to Gaul