Videor iam cernere non spoliis provinciarum et extorto sociis auro, sed hostilibus armis captorumque regum catenis triumphum gravem; videor ingentia ducum nomina nec indecora nominibus corpora noscitare; videor intueri immanibus ausis barbarorum onusta fercula et sua quemque facta vinctis manibus sequentem, mox ipsum te sublimem instantemque curru domitarum gentium tergo, ante currum autem clipeos quos ipse perfoderis.
Already I seem to see before me a triumph piled high not with the spoils of plundered provinces and gold wrung from our allies, but with our enemies arms and the chains of captured kings. I can recognise the high-sounding titles of chieftains whose persons are not unworthy of such names, and watch the wagons pass with their loads to show the fearful ventures of the savage foe, each prisoner following, hands bound, the scene of his own deeds; then, close behind the conquered nations your own self standing high in your chariot, before which are the shields pierced by your own hand.
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