nam quotiens Mutinam aut civilia busta Philippos aut canerem Siculae classica bella fugae, eversosque focos antiquae gentis Etruscae, et Ptolemaeei litora capta Phari, aut canerem Aegyptum et Nilum, cum attractus in urbem septem captivis debilis ibat aquis, aut regum auratis circumdata colla catenis, Actiaque in Sacra currere rostra Via; te mea Musa illis semper contexeret armis, et sumpta et posita pace fidele caput.
For as often as I sang of Mutina or Philippi, where Roman brought Roman to the grave, or the naval war and the rout off Sicily, or the ruined hearths of Etrurias ancient race, and the coasts of Ptolemaic Pharos captured; or I should sing of Egypt and the Nile, when, haled into Rome, it flowed flagging with its seven streams captive; or the necks of kings encircled with chains of gold and Actian prows speeding along the Sacred Way: my Muse would always be weaving you into these exploits, you the soul of loyalty in commending as in rejecting peace.
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