In altera parte erat aes alienum, studium belli, magna merces in spe victoriae, at in altera maiores opes, tuta consilia, pro incerta spe certa praemia.
On the one hand was their debt, their fondness for war, and substantial remuneration in their hope for victory; but on the other, were the greater resources of the Roman state, a safe course of action, and sure rewards in place of unsure hope.
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