At ille quae parabantur a perfugis edoctus, magnis itineribus Metellum antevenit; oppidanos hortatur moenia defendant, additis auxilio perfugis, quod genus ex copiis regis, quia fallere nequibat, firmissumum erat.
But Jugurtha, having learned Metellus plans from deserters, arrived ahead of him by forced marches; he encouraged the townspeople to defend their walls, and to help them he added to their number some deserters, a class of individuals who were the most steadfast of the kings forces because they dared not be treacherous.
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