Latius se proinde iactans, additaque spe quicquid aggredi posset adipiscendi, interceptis castellis aliis vilioribus, Virtam adoriri disposuit, munimentum valde vetustum, ut aedificatum a Macedone credatur Alexandro, in extremo quidem Mesopotamiae situm, sed muris velut sinuosis circumdatum et cornutis, instructioneque varia inaccessum.
Then, filled with greater confidence and inspired with the hope of accomplishing whatever he might undertake, after capturing some insignificant strongholds, he prepared to attack Virta, a fortress of great antiquity, since it was believed to have been built by Alexander of Macedon; it was situated indeed on the outer frontier of Mesopotamia, but was girt by walls with salient and re-entrant angles and made difficult of access by manifold devices.
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