eos cum Scipio monuisset ut verbis quam ferro diiudicare mallent uter regnare deberet, ac iam maior natu consilio eius obtemperaret, minor corporis viribus fretus in amentia perstitit, initoque certamine pertinacior impietas Fortunae iudicio morte multata est.
Scipio urged them to settle which should be king with words rather than the sword, and the elder was inclined to obey his advice. But the younger, relying on his physical strength, persisted in his madness. The fight began, and by Fortunes decree the more pertinacious impiety was punished with death.
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