his litteris quid aliud quam imperii sui gubernacula e manibus abiecit, Siciliamque et Sardiniam, benignissimas urbis nostrae nutrices, gradus <et> stabilimenta bellorum, tam multo sudore et sanguine in potestatem redactas, paucis verbis, te scilicet, Necessitas, iubente, dimisit.
By these letters did they not drop from their hands the rudder of their empire? In a few words, at your command to be sure, O Necessity, they dismissed Sicily and Sardinia, those generous foster mothers of our city, stepping-stones and stabilizers of wars, brought under our power with so much sweat and blood.
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