Tum prora eius accensa, remiges desiluere in scaphas quae ad hoc ipsum praeparatae sequebantur, navis autem igne concepto latius fundere incendium coepit, quod, priusquam posset occurri, turres et cetera opera in capite molis posita comprehendit; at qui desiluerant in parva navigia faces et quidquid alendo igni aptum erat in eadem opera ingerunt.
Then, after setting fire to the prow, the rowers leaped into skiffs which were following, designed in advance for that very purpose, but the ship, having caught fire, began to spread far and wide flames, which, before they could be prevented, seized upon the towers and other works that had been placed at the head of the causeway: then those who had leaped into the small boats heaped upon the towers and other works firebrands and whatever else was suitable for feeding the flames.
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