Although, even now, conscript fathers, the resentment of the goddess does not tarry either towards your generals or your soldiers.

Already have they several times engaged each other in pitched battles, one party headed by Pleminius, and the other by the two military tribunes.

Never did they employ their weapons with more fury against the Carthaginians than when encountering each other; and they would have afforded Hannibal an opportunity of retaking Locri, had not Scipio, whom we called in, come in time to prevent it.

But, by Hercules, is it that the soldiers are impelled by frenzy, and that the influence of the goddess has not shown itself in punishing the generals themselves?
Nay, herein her interposition was manifested in the most conspicuous manner.

The tribunes were beaten with rods by the lieutenant-general.
Then the lieutenant-general, treacherously seized by the tribunes, besides being mangled in every part of his body, had his nose and ears cut off, and was left for dead.