] Nunc mihi, Fama prior mundique arcana Vetustas, cui meminisse ducum vitasque extendere curae, pande viros, tuque, o nemoris regina sonori, Calliope, quas ille manus, quae moverit arma Gradivus, quantas populis solaverit urbes, sublata molire lyra: neque enim altior ulli mens hausto de fonte venit.
Now, old-time Fame and secret Antiquity of the world, whose care it is to remember leaders and extend their lives, set me forth the men. And you, queen of the tuneful grove, Calliope, raise your lyre and tell what bands, what arms Gradivus set moving, how many cities he left deserted of their peoples. For to none comes deeper understanding from the fount you drain.
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