Nullam virtutem regis iustius quam celeritatem laudaverim; relictis pedestribus copiis, tota nocte vectus cum equitibus itineris tanto spatio fatigatis ad Araxen prima luce pervenit.
There is no merit of the king that I could praise with more justice than his rapidity in action. Leaving his infantry forces, and riding all night with his cavalry, wearied though they were by a march of so great extent, he reached the Araxes at daybreak.
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