namque necis certus, captae prohibere nequiret cum Poenos aquilae, postquam subsidere fata viderat et magna pugnam inclinare ruina, occulere interdum et terrae mandare parabat.
He was sure to die; and, when he could not prevent the Carthaginians from taking the eagle, he tried to bury it in the ground for the time; for he saw that fate was adverse and the battle was turning into a great disaster.
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