Ac ne levius quidem aegri sequi poterant; quippe agmen raptim agebatur, tantum singulis ad spem salutis ipsos proficere credentibus, quantum  itineris festinando praeciperent.
And not even those who were slightly ill were able to follow; for the army was led on rapidly, since each man believed that the army was making the more progress towards the hope of safety, the more  they cut short their journey by hurrying.
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