hunc obiectantem sese atque antiqua tumentem nomina saxificae monstrosa e stirpe Medusae, dum laevum petit incumbens violentius inguen, detrahit, excelsi correptum vertice coni, afflictumque premens, tergo qua balteus imo sinuatur, coxaeque sedet munimen utrique,.
for that cruel goddess derived her birth and beginning from Calpe. Phorcys pressed forward, proud of his ancient race and descent from Medusa, the monster who turned men to stone. As he aimed a furious blow at the left groin of Paulus, the consul seized him by the crest of his tall helmet and turned the blow aside: then, dashing him down upon the ground, he drove his sword downwards through him, where the belt curves round the base of the spine and protects both the hips.
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