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unus miles, cum sonum media nocte audivisset, "villa ab hostibus oppugnatur" sibi dixit
one soldier, when he had heard a noise in the middle of the night, said to himself, "the house if being attacked by enemies"
deinde omnes inter se pugnabant et Romani ā Romanis interficiebantur.
then all were fighting amongst themselves and Romans were being killed by Romans
tanta erat potentia pavoris et suspicionis ut mox omnes mortui essent. (potentia - power)
so great was the power of panic and suspicion that soon all were dead (had died)
aedificia ubique flammis consumebantur, feminae liberique in servitutuem rapiebantur
buildings everywhere were being consumed by flames, women and children were being snatched into servitude
haec pars arcis a Romanis non diligenter custodiebatur, quod tam praerupta erat. Galli igitur hanc partem ascenderunt.
this part of the citadel was not being guarded carefully by the Romans b/c it was so steep. the gauls therefore climbed this part.
sed nos, quamquam ā militibus Romanis circumveniebamur, cum circiter mille superstitibus effugimus. (superst - survivors)
but we, although we were being surrounded by Roman soldiers, we escaped with about a thousand survivors.
Simon, his verbis commotus, matrem rogavit quomodo pater periisset atque quare rem prius non narravisset. (rem - the story)
Simon, upset by these words, asked his mother how his father had died and why she had not told the story earlier.
prope medum forum est templum Vestae, ubi ignis sacer ā Virginibus Vestalibus curatur.
near the middle of the forum is the temple of Vesta, where the sacred fire is cared for by the Vestal Virgins
in altis insulis, autem, nullae cenae splendidae consumebantur, nulli citharoedi audiebantur. (insul - apartments; cith - musicians)
in the tall apartments, however, no splendid dinners were being eaten, no musicians were being heard
Belimicus, spe praemii adductus, milites Romanos adiuvabat et incitabat.
Belimicus, led on by the hope of a reward, was helping and inciting the Roman soldiers
Belimicus, metu mortis pallidus, surrexit. stomachum, qui graviter dolebat, prensavit. (pren - grabbed)
B, having grown pale by the fear of death, stood up. he grabbed his stomach, which severely hurt.
