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1
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haec ubi omnēs Lampsacēnī eōdem sēnsū et dolōre locūtī sunt, …

A

When all the Lampsacenes said these things with the same sentiment and pain, …

2
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… ferrō et saxīs iānuam caedere coepērunt,

A

… they began to beat the door with iron (tools) and rocks,

3
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… et eōdem tempore igne circumdare.

A

… and at the same time (they began) to encircle (it) with fire.

4
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cīuēs Romānī quīdam, quī Lampsacī negōtiābantur, summā celeritāte concurrērunt.

A

Certain Roman citizens, who were doing business at Lampasacus, ran together with the utmost speed.

5
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ōrābant obsecrābantque Lampsacēnōs;

A

They were begging and beseeching the Lampsacnes;

6
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assēnsērunt Verrem esse pessimum et omnibus aliīs multō turpiōrem;

A

they agreed that Verres was the worst and was more disgraceful by far than all the others;

7
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sed dīxērunt Lampsacēnōs hominī scelerātō parcere oportēre, …

A

but they said that the Lampsacenes should spare the wicked man, …

8
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… potius quam praetōrem Rōmānum necāre;

A

… rather than kill a Roman praetor;

9
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hōc enim modō peccātum eōrum minus fore.

A

for in this way their crime would be smaller.

10
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hīs uerbīs ūsī, tandem Lampsacēnōs ā uī retinuērunt.

A

After employing these words, at length they restrained the Lampsacenes from violence.

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