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LIBER II · CAPUT 34

BURNING SHIELDS

BURNING SHIELDS · EDITORIAL PLATE II.34 · modern editorial plate
BURNING SHIELDS. Complete modern editorial illustration created specifically for this chapter.

Latine · Mayhoff 1906

Clipeus ardens ab occasu ad ortum scintillans transcucurrit solis occasu L. Valerio C. Mario consulibus.

English · Bostock & Riley 1855–57

A burning shield darted across at sunset, from west to east, throwing out sparks, in the consulship of L. Valerius and C. Marius.