Poenorum interea quis rerum summa potestas, consultant bello super, et quae dicta ferantur Ausoniae populis, oratorumque minaci adventu trepidant.
Meanwhile the rulers of Carthage took counsel concerning the war and the answer they must send to the Italian people; and the formidable approach of the envoys made them uneasy.
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