Nec Civilis silens instruxit aciem, locum pugnae testem virtutis ciens: stare Germanos Batavosque super vestigia gloriae, cineres ossaque legionum calcantis.
Nor did Civilis form his lines in silence, but called on the place of battle to bear witness to his soldiers bravery: he reminded the Germans and Batavians that they were standing on the field of glory, that they were trampling underfoot the bones and ashes of Roman legions.
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