t朴e‘iber, and. eaten当C1, his lxn兮”a誉‘叮甲，posSMle frow砰z孕e，9严 river to the other.’上’to next coy ne iea his men out to Dal-txe;
X VIII. Amongst the enemy there vas diversity。 of opinion;r a w ." r r ,
The men of刀aleriz, zmparlient at serving so far frornnome.
and full of self-confidence, demanded battle; those of Veii
1 6)3 and Fidenae placed more hope in a prolonalation of the war. A.lthou,h Tolumnxus was more inclined to the opinion of his own men. he announced that he would aive battle the next dav. m case the r'alxscans should refuse to serve through a protracted campaign. This hesitation on the part of the enemy gave the Dictator and the Romans fresh courage.
The next d ay, whilst the soldiers were declaring that unless they had the chance of fighting they would attack the enemy's camp and city, both armies advanced on to the level ground between their respective camps. The Veientine general, who was greatly superior in numbers, sent a detachment round the back of the hills to attack the Roman camp during the battle." , ."1 .-.-., -V-. The armies of the three Mates were stationea tnus:’土’he V eientines were on the right wing, the Faliscans on the left, the Fidenates in the centre. The Dictator led his right wing against the Faliscans，Canitolinus Ouinctius directed the attack of the
护1、. left against the Veientines, whilst theMaster of the ;Horse advanced with his cavalry against the enemy's centre. For a few moments all was silent and motionless, as the Etruscans would not commence the fight unless they were compelled, and the Dictator was watching the Citadel of Rome 8 and waiting for the agreed signal from the augurs as soon as the ome此 should prove favourable. No sooner had he caught sight of it than he let loose the cavalry, who, raising a loud battle-cry, charted:the infantry followed with a furious onslaught. In no quarter did the legions of Etruria stand the Roman charaze; their cavalry offered the stoutest resistance, and the king, himself by far the bravest of them, charged the Romans whilst they were scattered everywhere in pursuit of the enemy, and
The Greek stands ready in the workroom; the English is served. Both faces will read together.
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The History of Rome, Livy — translated by Rev. Canon Roberts, 1912
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