quae ab imperatore decuerint omnia suis provisa, locum superiorem, ut prudentes cum inperitis, ne pauciores cum pluribus aut rudes cum belli melioribus manum consererent; proinde parati intentique essent signo dato Romanos invadere; illum diem aut omnis labores et victorias confirmaturum aut maxumarum aerumnarum initium fore.
He assured them that he had provided everything for his troops that it was proper for a commander to do: namely, the advantage of higher ground, that in the hand-to-hand  combat they would be contending with the advantage of familiarity with the terrain against the inexperienced, not at a numerical disadvantage or with any less experience in war than their opponents. So, they should be prepared, he said, and at ready to attack the Romans when the signal was given, for that day would either establish on a firm footing all their toil and victories or be the beginning of the utmost wretchedness.
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