Sulpicii Gali maximum in omni genere litterarum recipiendo studium plurimum rei publicae profuit: nam cum L. Paulli bellum adversum regem Persen gerentis legatus esset, ac serena nocte subito luna defecisset, eoque velut diro quodam monstro perterritus exercitus noster manus cum hoste conserendi fiduciam amisisset, de caeli ratione et siderum natura peritissime disputando alacrem eum in aciem misit.
The ardent zeal of Sulpicius Galus in absorbing every sort of literary work was of the greatest benefit to the commonwealth. When he was Legate to L. Paullus, who was campaigning against king Perses, on a clear night the moon suddenly went into eclipse. Our army was terrified as by a dire prodigy and no longer had confidence to join battle with the enemy. But by discoursing expertly on the celestial system and the nature of the stars Galus sent them eager into the fray.
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