Haud procul inde iugum tutisque accommoda castris arva notant, unde urbem etiam turresque videre <est> Sidonias; placuit sedes fidique receptus colle per excelsum patulo quem subter aperto arva sinu, nullique aliis a montibus instant despectus; nec longa labor munimina durus addidit: ipsa loco mirum natura favebat.
Not far from thence they mark a ridge, ground suitable for a safe encampment, from which they can even see the city with her Sidonian towers. The station pleased them, offering secure reception: a hill with spreading top, beneath which an open slope of fields, not overlooked by other heights. Nor did hard toil add long lines of fortification; its own nature favoured the spot to a marvel.
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