Eius potiundi Marium maxuma cupido invaserat, quom propter usum belli, tum quia res aspera videbatur et Metellus oppidum Thalam magna gloria ceperat, haud dissimiliter situm munitumque, nisi quod apud Thalam non longe a moenibus aliquot fontes erant, Capsenses una modo atque ea intra oppidum iugi aqua, cetera pluvia utebantur.
Marius had been seized with a great desire to gain control of that town, not only on account of its practical value in war, but also because the undertaking seemed hazardous and Metellus had gained great renown by the capture of Thala, a town similar in its situation and defenses, except for the fact that there were some springs not far from Thala, while the people of Capsa had but one source of ever-flowing water (and that within the town itself); otherwise they depended upon rain water.
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