Ea res ipsa militi ad persequendum hostem animum incendit; quippe, urente et populante eo terram, festinandum erat, ne incendio cuncta praeciperet.
This very fact fired the ardour of the soldiers in their pursuit of the enemy; for since they were burning and devastating the land, there was need of haste lest they should destroy everything by fire before they could be stopped.
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