8. III Nōnās Septembrēs: the full expression would be ante diem tertium Nōnās Septembrēs; cf. XI Kal. Māiās, Bk. I, 1.
9. vīcit: at the battle of Pydna in Macedonia, 168 B.C. “It was in fact the last battle in which a civilized state confronted Rome in the field on a footing of equality with her as a great power. … The whole civilized world henceforth recognized in the Roman senate the supreme tribunal whose commissioners decided in the last resort between kings and nations.” Mommsen, History of Rome, Vol. II, p. 330.
14. honōrem … habuit: ‘held him in honor’ ＝ ‘honored him.’
victō: in apposition with eī.
15. sibi: sibi and sē refer to Paulus.
23. convīviī apparātū: ‘in his entertainments.’
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25. praedam … distribuit: this act of cruelty was commanded by the senate.
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2. triumphāvit autem māgnificentissimē: never before had Rome seen so grand a triumph. It lasted for three days.