Namque in urbem hostium plenam praecipiti saltu semet ipse immisit, cum vix sperare posset dimicantem certe et non inultum esse moriturum; quippe, antequam  assurgeret, opprimi poterat et capi vivus.
For with a headlong leap he threw himself into the city filled with enemies, although he could hardly hope that he would at least die fighting and not unavenged; for before he could rise to his feet, he was likely to be overpowered and taken  prisoner.
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