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17. Carystus inde repetita, unde, priusquam e navibus copiae exponerentur, omnis multitudo urbe deserta in arcem confugit. [2] inde ad fidem ab Romano [p. 200] petendam oratores mittunt. oppidanis extemplo1 vita ac libertas concessa est; Macedonibus treceni nummi in capita statutum pretium est, et ut armis traditis abirent. [3] hac summa redempti inermes in Boeotiam traiecti. navales copiae duabus claris urbibus Euboeae intra dies paucos captis circumvectae Sunium, Atticae terrae promunturium, Cenchreas, Corinthiorum emporium, petierunt.

[4] consul interim omnium spe longiorem Atracis2 atrocioremque oppugnationem habuit, et ea qua minimum credidisset resistebant hostes. [5] nam omnem laborem in muro crediderat diruendo fore; si aditum armatis in urbem patefecisset, fugam inde caedemque hostium fore, qualis captis urbibus fieri solet; [6] ceterum postquam parte muri arietibus decussa per ipsas ruinas transcenderunt in urbem armati, illud principium velut novi atque integri laboris fuit. [7] nam Macedones, qui in praesidio erant et multi et delecti, gloriam etiam egregiam rati, si armis potius et virtute quam moenibus urbem tuerentur, [8?] conferti, pluribus introrsus ordinibus acie firmata, cum transcendere ruinas sensissent Romanos, per impeditum ac difficilem ad receptum locum expulerunt. [9] id consul aegre passus nec eam ignominiam ad unius modo oppugnandae moram urbis sed ad summam universi belli pertinere ratus, quod ex momentis parvarum plerumque rerum penderet, purgato loco, [10?] qui strage semiruti muri cumulatus [p. 202] erat, turrem ingentis altitudinis magnam vim3 armatorum multiplici tabulato portantem promovit et cohortes in vicem sub signis, [11?] quae cuneum Macedonumphalangem ipsi vocantsi possent, vi perrumperent, emittebat. [12] sed ad loci angustias, haud late patente intervallo diruti muri, genus armorum pugnaeque hosti aptius erat. [13] ubi conferti hastas ingentis longitudinis prae se Macedones obiecissent, velut in constructam densitate clipeorum testudinem Romani pilis nequiquam emissis cum strinxissent gladios, [14?] neque congredi propius neque praecidere hastas poterant, et, si quam incidissent aut praefregissent, hastile fragmento ipso acuto inter spicula integrarum hastarum velut vallum explebat. [15] ad hoc et muri pars adhuc integra utraque tuta praestabat latera, nec ex longo spatio aut cedendum aut impetus faciendus erat, quae res turbare ordines solet. [16] accessit etiam fortuita res ad animos eorum firmandos; nam cum turris per aggerem parum densati soli ageretur, [17?] rota una in altiorem orbitam depressa ita turrim inclinavit, ut speciem ruentis hostibus, trepidationem insanam superstantibus armatis praebuerit.

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1 A.U.C. 556

2 Atracis heusinger: om. B.

3 A.U.C. 556

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