victus, when beaten. incolumis, at the height of his power. ut . . . attingeret, in appos. with eo following contentus. We should regularly have quod with the indic.: cf. § 571, a (333, b); G. 542; H. 614 (535, iii); H.-B. 594, c; but the form of the clause appears to be determined by acciderat, which takes a subst. clause of result; § 569, 2 (332, a, 2); B. 297, 2; G. 553, 3; H. 571, I (501, i, 1) 14.-B. 521,3, a. umquam: not aliquando, on account of the neg. idea implied in praeter spem; § 311 (105, h). victorem: as adj.; § 321, c (188, d); G. 288, R.; H. 495, 3 (441, 3); H-B. 240, 2, b. poetae: such were Naevius, who wrote a Bellum Punicum, and Ennius, author of Annales, recounting events of Roman history; both lived in the third century B.C. calamitatem: i.e. the defeat of Triarius (B.C. 67), who was leading reinforcements to Lucullus. Only a severe wound of Mithridates saved the Roman army from utter destruction. As it was, the rout was so complete that no [regular] messenger, etc. sermone, common talk.
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