Et quia nec arietibus admovendis, nec ad intemptandas machinas vel ut possint forari cuniculi, inveniebatur locus usquam habilis, disparatione brevi civitatem Natesione amni praeterlabente, commentum excogitatum est cum veteribus admirandum.
And since a suitable place could nowhere be found for moving up rams, for bringing engines to bear, or for digging mines, the fact that the river Natesio flows by the city only a short distance off suggested a device as worthy of admiration as those of old.    .
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