Inde, in naves militibus impositis, Cyprum transmisit et, cum in illo statu rerum id quemque quod occupasset habiturum arbitraretur velut certo iure possessum, Aegyptum petere decrevit, utrique regi hostis et semper ex ancipiti mutatione temporum pendens.
From there, having embarked his troops on ships, he crossed over to Cyprus, and since he thought that in the present state of affairs every man would possess as if by an inalienable right whatever he had seized, he decided to go to Egypt, being an enemy to both kings and always ready to take advantage of a critical change of circumstances.
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