Bellum Alexandrinum 22

B. Alex. 22.1Hōc dētrīmentō mīlitēs nostrī tantum āfuērunt ut perturbārentur, ut incēnsī atque incitātī magnās accessiōnēs fēcerint in operibus hostium expugnandīs.

Far from being dismayed by this setback, our soldiers were so fired and roused by it that they made great progress in storming the enemy's works.

Note. tantum āfuērunt ut … ut: 'were so far from … that'. fēcerint: perfect subjunctive in a result clause, stressing the fact.

B. Alex. 22.2In proeliīs cōtīdiānīs, quandōcumque fors obtulerat, prōcurrentibus et ērumpentibus Alexandrīnīs, manum… comprehendī multum operibus… et ārdentibus studiīs mīlitum;

In the daily battles, whenever chance offered, when the Alexandrians ran forward and sallied out, … to come to grips … much with the works … and with the burning eagerness of the soldiers;

Note. The text is defective here; the dots mark gaps in Kübler's edition, and the sentence cannot be fully construed.

B. Alex. 22.2nec dīvulgāta Caesaris hortātiō subsequī legiōnum aut labōrem aut pugnandī poterat cupiditātem, ut magis dēterrendī et continendī ā perīculōsissimīs essent dīmicātiōnibus quam incitandī ad pugnandum.

nor could Caesar's widely known exhortation keep pace with the legions' toil or their eagerness to fight, so that they needed to be held back and restrained from the most dangerous engagements more than to be spurred on to fight.

Note. dīvulgāta: 'widely spread', i.e. well known. ut … essent: result; dēterrendī, continendī and incitandī are gerundives agreeing with the soldiers, 'needing to be held back … rather than urged on'.