Sed Catilina, postquam videt montibus atque copiis hostium sese clausum, in urbe res advorsas, neque fugae neque praesidi ullam spem, optumum factu ratus in tali re fortunam belli temptare, statuit cum Antonio quam primum confligere.
Now, after Catiline saw that he was shut in by the mountains and the forces of his enemies, that in the City circumstances were against him, that there was no hope for either escape or reinforcements, thinking the best course of action in such a crisis was to try the fortune of war, he decided to engage Antonius as soon as possible.
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