Adnotatu dignum illud quoque omen, sub quo Petillius consul in Liguria bellum gerens occiderit: nam cum montem, cui Leto cognomen erat, oppugnaret interque adhortationem militum dixisset hodie ego Letum utique capiam, inconsideratius proeliando fortuitum iactum vocis leto suo confirmavit.
Worthy also of note is the omen after which Consul Petillius lost his life campaigning in Liguria. He was besieging a mountain named Letum (death) and in an exhortation to his troops he said: Today I shall take Letum without fail. Then, fighting recklessly, he confirmed the chance utterance by his own death (letum).
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