Q. Claudius Quadrigarius.

Annales (Historicorum Romanorum

Reliquiae. Vol. 1, ed. H. Peter, 1914).
General notes:
Quadrigarius like Cato uses atque often and places verbs almost always at clause
end; Livy's version uses -que much more and shows much more variety in sentence
length and arrangement.
Fragment 10 b
Cum interim Gallus quidam nudus praeter scutum et gladios duos torque atque armi
llis decoratus processit, qui et uiribus et magnitudine et adulescentia simulque
uirtute ceteris antistabat.
When meanwhile a certain Gaul, nude except for a shield and two swords (and) dec
orated with a torque and arm bands went forward (a Gaul) who exceled the rest in
strength and size and youth (i.e. youthful vigor) and likewise in virtue/courag
e.

is maxime proelio commoto atque utrisque summo studio pugnantibus manu significa
re coepit utrisque, quiescerent. pugnae facta pausa est.
He, the battle being especially disturbed and both sides fighting with the highe
st zeal, began to sign with his hand to both sides (that) they should rest. A pa
use of the fight occured.
extemplo silentio facto cum uoce maxima conclamat, si quis secum depugnare uelle
t, uti prodiret. nemo audebat propter magnitudinem atque inmanitatem facies.
Suddenly a silence being made, he calls out with the greatest voice ("very loudl
y"), if anyone wanted to fight it out with him, that he should go forth. No one
dared on account of his size and the monstrosity of his appearance.
deinde Gallus inridere coepit atque linguam exertare. id subito perdolitum est c
uidam Tito Manlio, summo genere gnato, tantum flagitium ciuitati accidere, e tan
to exercitu neminem prodire. is, ut dico, processit neque passus est uirtutem Ro
manam ab Gallo turpiter spoliari. scuto pedestri et gladio Hispanico cinctus con
tra Gallum constitit. metu magno ea congressio in ipso ponti utroque exercitu in
spectante facta est. ita, ut ante dixi, constiterunt:
Next the Gaul began to mock (them) and stick out his tongue. That suddenly was v
ery grievous to a certain Titus Manlius, born of the highest clan/family, (namel
y for) such a great disgrace to fall upon the state, from such a great army for
no one to go forth. He, as I say, went forth and did not suffer the Roman virtus
(virtue/bravery?) to be basely despoiled by the Gaul. Girt with a footman's shi
eld and a Spanish-style sword he stood opposite the Gaul. With much dread, that
meeting occured in the very bridge with each army looking on. So they stood ther
e, as I have said before.
Gallus sua disciplina scuto proiecto cantabundus, Manlius animo magis quam arte
confisus scuto scutum percussit atque statum Galli conturbauit. dum se Gallus it
erum eodem pacto constituere studet, Manlius iterum scuto scutum percutit atque
de loco hominem iterum deiecit: eo pacto ei sub Gallicum gladium successit atque
Hispanico pectus hausit, deinde continuo humerum dextrum eodem concessu incidit
neque recessit usquam, donec subuertit, ne Gallus impetum icti haberet. ubi eum
euertit, caput praecidit, torquem detraxit eamque sanguinulentam sibi in collum
inponit. Quo ex facto ipse posterique eius Torquati sunt cognominati.
The Gaul in his manner/practice (was) singing with his shield thrown forward, bu
t Manlius relying more on his mind/soul than an art/skill struck shield with shi
eld and threw off the Gaul's stance. While the Gaul was eager to situate himself
again in the same way, Manlius again strikes shield with shield and casts the m
an/fellow down from position again. In that way, he got up under his opponent's
Gallic sword and drained his breast with the Spanish one; next he straightway cu
t into his right shoulder in the same meeting (or "with the same success"), nor
did he retreat anywhere till he knocks (him) over so that the Gaul might not rec
eive the force of the blow. When he overturned him, he chopped off his head, he
drew off the torque and he put it bloody on his (sibi is actually ethical dative
) neck. After which having happened, he himself and his descendants were called
(by the cognomen) Torquatus.