pro degener altae virtutis patrum! quando certamen inire, cuive virum mallem memet componere, quam qui et victus dabit et victor per saecula nomen?  Talibus increpitat mediosque aufertur in hostes ac retro cursum tendentem ad crebra suorum agmina et in densis furantem membra maniplis per conferta virum et stipata umbonibus arma consequitur, melior planta, atque obtruncat Acherram.
How far have you declined from the high emprise of your ancestors! When could I prefer to fight or against whom to match myself? Hannibal, whether conqueror or conquered, will make my name famous for ever. Uttering such reproaches, Paulus sped off to the centre of the foe. Acherras was making his way back to where the ranks of his supporters were thick, and finding a path by stealth through close-packed warriors and a hedge of shields; but Paulus, swifter of foot, overtook and slew him.
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