At barbari suscepto pro instantium rerum ratione consilio, dirimentibus forte auspicibus, vel congredi prohibente auctoritate sacrorum, mollito rigore, quo fidentius resistebant, optimates misere, delictorum veniam petituros et pacem.
But the savages, taking such counsel as the immediate circumstances demanded, since the obstinacy which inspired a bold resistance was diminished perhaps because the auspices were unfavourable or because the authority of the sacrifices forbade an engagement, sent their chiefs to sue for peace and pardon for their offences.
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