haec dicens, iugulo optantis dimittere vitam infestum condit mucronem ac regia laetus quadrupedes spolia abreptos a moenibus ipsis, quis aditum portae trepidantum saepserat agmen, victor agit curruque volat per ovantia castra.
and at the same time buried his fatal sword in the throat of a victim who was fain to lose his life. Then the conqueror drove off with joy the horses taken from Asbyte, carrying them off from before the very walls, where the body of fugitives had used them to block the entrance of the gate; and off he sped in the chariot through the triumphant lines.
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