http://www.slu.edu/colleges/AS/language ... a.htm#sali
The second paragraph under the sub-heading: CLAUDIUS NERO ET MARCUS LIVIUS SALINATOR, it says:
Literally translated, it seems to say:Actum erat
de imperio Romano,
si iungere se Annibali potuisset.
I am assuming that what it really means is:It was done
of the Roman Power,
if he (Hasdrubal) could join with Hannibal.
Is this right? In which case the expression "actum est" can also mean "brought to an end/destroyed"?Roman Power would be finished (i.e. done away with/destroyed),
if he (Hasdrubal) could join with Hannibal.