Tum vero custodiae eius assueti, quos regis salutem vel periculis vitae tueri oportebat, dilapsi sunt, clam armatis, quos iam adventare credebant, haud rati se futuros pares.
Then indeed the men accustomed to form his body-guard, who ought to have protected the kings safety even at the peril of their lives, slipped away, thinking that they would be no match for those who had secretly armed themselves, and whom they believed to be already approaching.
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