inde minutatim processit ferreus ensis, versaque in obprobrium species est falcis ahenae, et ferro coepere solum proscindere terrae, exaequataque sunt creperi certamina belli.
Then by small degrees the sword of iron gained ground, and the fashion of the bronze sickle became a thing of contempt; then with iron they began to break the soil of the earth, and the struggles of war now become doubtful were made equal.
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