ἱστορίαι Historiai
Liv. 1.37 The History of Rome, Livy; served verbatim
Second Sabine 11'ar.-rafter this division of the forces was augmented there was a second collision with the Sabines, in which the increased strength of the Roman army was aided by an artifice. Men were secretly, sent to set hire to a vast;, r '1 '1 ., I , r ., . . , n ., 明aritrty o t。 logs lyingw r叩℃竺DanKS只the赞毛。,妙,a moat t仑em. down the river on rails. j, axe wins xannea tn.e flames, anct as the lots drove azainst the piles and stuck there they set the bridge 1x on fire. This incident,occurrin,a durinz the battle, created a panic among tine tames and. ject to their rout, and at tine same tune prevented their fight;many after escaping from the enemy perished in the river. Their shields floated down the Tiber as :Car as the City, and beinz recognised, made it clear that there had been a victory almost before it could be announced. In that battle the cavalry especially distinguished themselves. They were posted on each wing, and when the infantry in the centre were being forced back, it is said that they ;made such a desperate charge from, both sides that they not only arrested the Sabine legions as they were pressing on the retreats Romans,but immediately put them to flight. The Sabincs r臼甲闷目、曰声 wild disorder, made for the hills,a few zained then- . the greater number. as was stated above. were driven 少护吸,J r 长口b. 甲y 与J尹, cavalry into the river. Tarcluin determined to follow them up before they could recover from their panic. 狂e sent thc prisoners and booty to Rome; the sPo Us of the enemy had beeripol devoted to Vulcan they were accordingly collected o an enormous pile and burnt;then he proceeded forthwith to lead his army into the abine territory.玩spite of their recent defeat and the boT)elessness of repairing, it, thes abines met him -.、。‘.一,.九。。V气,。. with a hastily raised body at mil耽ia. as there Nvas no tine for 」户勺e尹 concerting a plan of operations. They were again defeated,

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Filed here — the addresses this episode attests; counted by the house’s first pass
Tiber — a candidate entry

The History of Rome, Livy — translated by Rev. Canon Roberts, 1912
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