At Poenus rapido praeceps ad moenia cursu, dum pavitant trepidi rerum fessique salutis, tendebat; stat primam urbem murosque patentes postposita caede et dilata invadere pugna.
But Hannibal was hastening with headlong speed towards the walls, while the besieged were in fear, trembling for their safety and despairing of life; his purpose was to attack the city first through its open gates, deferring the slaughter of his foe.
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