tunc barbarae contioni, quorsum ea res tenderet cognoscere cupienti, subicit equi caudae consimilem esse nostrum exercitum, cuius partes aliquis adgrediens opprimere possit, universum conatus prosternere celerius tradiderit victoriam quam occupaverit.
Then he put it to the assembly of barbarians, who wanted to know where this was tending, that the Roman army was like a horses tail: anyone who attacked its parts could overcome it, but if he tried to floor the whole of it, he would more likely give the victory than gain it.
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