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Syrācūsānī, hominēs perītī et hūmānī, habēbant ratiōnem cotīdiē praedōnum secūrī percussōrum.

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The Syracusans, (being) skilful and civilized people, held a reckoning every day of the brigands executed by ax.

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sed praedōnum magnum numerum dēesse mox sēnsērunt

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But they soon perceived that a great number of brigands was missing.

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(nam ratiō eōrum habita erat ex numerō rēmōrum quī cum nāue captī erant).

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(For their accounting had been made [held] from the number of rowers who had been taken with the ship.)

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nam ā Verre omnēs quī aliquid aut artificī aut fōrmae habuerant remōtī atque abductī erant.

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For all who had anything of craft or beauty had been got out of the way and removed by Verres.

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quibus abductīs, iste homo nefārius, clāmōrem populī fore suspicātus, …

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And when they had been removed [which people having been removed], THIS wicked man, have suspected that there would be an outcry of the people, …

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in praedōnum locum substituere coepit cīuīs Rōmānōs, …

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… began, in the place of the bridgands, to substitute Roman citizens, …

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… quōs in carcerem anteā coniēcerat.

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… which he had previously thrown into jail.

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(eōs Sertōriānōs mīlitēs fuisse aut suā uoluntāte cum praedōnibus coniūnctōs esse arguēbat).

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(He was claiming that they had been soldiers of Sertorius or had been joined with the brigands of their own free will.)

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hōc modō cīuēs Rōmānī, …

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In this manner Roman citizens, …

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… quī ā multīs cīuibus Rōmānīs cognōscēbantur et ab omnibus dēfendēbantur,

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… who were being recognized by many Roman citizens and were being defended by everyone, …

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… secūrī feriēbantur.

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… were being executed by the ax.

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haec igitur est gesta rēs, haec erat uictōria praeclāra:

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This affair therefore was achieved, this was a famous victory:

13
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Verre praetōre, …

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when Verres was praetor [with Verres as praetor], …

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… nāue praedōnum captā,

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… when the ship of the brigands had been captured [the ship of the brigands having been captured], …

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… dux praedōnum līberātus est, …

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… the leader of the brigand was freed, …

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… symphōniacī Rōmam missī, …

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… the musicians were sent to Rome, …

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… fōrmōsī hominēs et artificēs domum Verris abductī, …

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… the attractive people and the craftsmen were removed to the home of Verres, …

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… et in eōrum locum cīuibus Rōmānīs secūrī percussīs, …

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… and when Roman citizens had been executed [Roman citizens having been executed] by ax in their place, …

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… omnis uestis ablāta, …

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… all the clothing (was) taken away, …

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… omne aurum et argentum ablātum atque āuersum.

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… (and) all the gold and silver was taken away and stolen.

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