At Q. Metellus Celer cum tribus legionibus in agro Piceno praesidebat, ex difficultate rerum eadem illa existumans quae supra diximus Catilinam agitare
Yet Quintus Metellus Celer, with three legions, was stationed on guard in the Picene district. He deduced, from the challenging position of the enemy, that Catiline was following the course of action I have just mentioned.