nunc Itali in tergum versis referuntur habenis, nunc rursus Tyrias retro pavor avehit alas; aut illi dextros lunatis flexibus orbes, aut illi laevos sinuant in cornua gyros; texunt alterno glomerata volumina cursu atque eadem refuga cedentes arte resolvunt.
At one time the Romans turn their reins and retreat; at another, panic carries back the squadrons of Carthage; either one force wheels to the right in crescent-shaped curves, or the other turns with a left wheel to outflank the foe; riding forwards and then back, they weave their massed moving ranks and then unweave them in the skill of their retreat.
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