Omnia non bene consulta in virtutem trahebantur; milites, modesto imperio habiti simul et locupletes, ad caelum ferre; Numidae magis quam mortalem timere; postremo omnes, socii atque hostes, credere illi aut mentem divinam esse aut deorum nutu cuncta portendi.
All his rash acts were ascribed to his bravery; the soldiers, who were treated to evenhanded discipline and at the same time enriched, extolled him to the sky; the Numidians feared him as if he were more than mortal; in short, all persons, those taking our side and enemies alike, believed that he either possessed divine insight or that everything was revealed to him by the favor of the gods.
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