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The annals of Tacitus

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AB BXCESSV AVGVSTI IV. 48—51 37<br />

occidere, sed Tarsa proporuiii finein, abnuiipondas<br />

pariter spes ac metus clainitans, dedit exeniplum<br />

demisso in pectus ferro; nee defuere qui eodem 15<br />

mode oppeterent. Turesis sua cum manu noctem<br />

opperitur, hand nescio duce nostro ; igitur firmatae<br />

stationes densioribus globis. et ingruebat nox nimbo<br />

atrox, liostisque clamore turbido, modo per uastum<br />

silentiuni, incertos obsessores eifecerat, cum Sabinus 20<br />

circumire, hortari ne ad ambigua sonitus aut simu-<br />

lationem quietis casum insidiantibus aperirent, sed<br />

sua quisque munia seruarent immoti telisque non in<br />

falsum iactis.<br />

51. Interea barbari cateruis decurrentes nunc<br />

in uallum manualia saxa, praeustas sudes, decisa<br />

robora iacere, nunc uirgultis et cratibus et corporibus<br />

exanimis complere fossas, quidam pontes et scalas<br />

ante fabricati inferre propugnaculis eaque prensare^ S<br />

detrahere et aduersum resistentes comminus niti.<br />

miles contra deturbare telis, pellere umbonibus,<br />

muralia pila, congestas lapidum moles prouoluere.<br />

his partae uictoriae spes et, si cedant, insignitius<br />

flagitium, illis extrema iam salus et adsistentes pie- 10<br />

risque matres et coniuges earumque lamenta addunt<br />

animos. nox aliis in audaciam, aliis ad formidinem<br />

opportuna; incerti ictus, uulnera inprouisa; suorum<br />

atque hostium ignoratio et montis anfractu reper-<br />

cussae uelut a tergo uoces adeo cuncta miscuerant 15<br />

ut quaedam munimenta Romani quasi perrupta<br />

omiserint. neque tamen peruasere hostes nisi admodum<br />

pauci. ceteros, deiecto promptissimo quoque<br />

aut saucio, adpetente iam luce trusere in summa

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