Postquam Rutilium consedisse iam et animo vacuom accepit simulque ex Iugurthae proelio clamorem augeri, veritus ne legatus cognita re laborantibus suis auxilio foret, aciem, quam diffidens virtuti militum arte statuerat, quo hostium itineri officeret latius porrigit, eoque modo ad Rutili castra procedit.
After he found that Rutilius had taken up a position and had nothing to occupy his attention and that at the same time the din from Jugurthas battle was increasing, he feared that the deputy commander, if he found out what was happening, might try to come to the aid of his countrymen in their difficulty. Accordingly, so as to obstruct the enemys route, he stretched out his battle line, which he had previously drawn up in close order because of his distrust in his soldiers courage, and in that formation he advanced toward Rutilius camp.
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