Sed diu cum exitio decernentes, postremo periculis obiectavere semet abruptis, et agitantes arietes denso saxorum molarium pondere, fomentisque ignium variis ire protinus vetabantur.
But after a long and destructive struggle, they finally exposed themselves to extreme peril, and as the enemy pushed on the rams, huge stones coming thick from the walls, and varied devices for kindling fire, debarred them from going forward.
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