At Libyae ductor, postquam nova nomina lecto dictatore vigent, raptim mutata Latinis imperia haud frustra reputans, cognoscere avebat, quae fortuna viro, quodnam decus; ultima fessis ancora cur Fabius, quem post tot Roma procellas Hannibali putet esse parem.
But, when the dictator had been chosen and new names came to the front, Hannibal, reflecting that the Romans had not so quickly changed the supreme command without good reason, was eager to learn the dictators rank and reputation; he wondered why Fabius was the sole remaining anchor of the storm-tossed state, and why Rome thought him a match for Hannibal.
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