Iug. 60.1Eōdem tempore apud Zamam magnā vī certābātur.At the same time there was fierce fighting at Zama. Iug. 60.1Ubi quisque lēgātus aut tribūnus cūrābat, eō ācerrumē nītī, neque alius in aliō magis quam in sēsē spem habēre;Wherever each lieutenant or tribune was in command, there they strove most fiercely, and no one placed his hope in another more than in himself; Iug. 60.1pariterque oppidānī agere: oppugnāre aut parāre omnibus locīs, avidius alterī alterōs sauciāre quam sēmet tegere, clamor permixtus hortātiōne laetitiā gemitū, item strepitus armōrum ad caelum ferrī, tēla utrimque volāre.and the townspeople acted with equal vigour: they fought back or made ready everywhere, more eager to wound each other than to protect themselves; shouting mixed with exhortation, rejoicing and groaning, and likewise the clash of arms rose to the sky, and missiles flew on both sides. Iug. 60.3Sed illī, quī moenia dēfēnsābant, ubi hostēs paulum modo pugnam remīserant, intentī proelium equestre prōspectābant.But those who were defending the walls, whenever the enemy had relaxed the attack even a little, intently watched the cavalry battle. Iug. 60.4Eōs, utī quaeque Iugurthae rēs erant, laetōs modo, modo pavidōs animadvorterēs;You could have seen them now joyful, now fearful, according to how Jugurtha's fortunes went; Iug. 60.4ac, sīcutī audīrī ā suīs aut cernī possent, monēre aliī, aliī hortārī, aut manū significāre aut nītī corporibus, et ea hūc et illūc quasi vītābundī aut iacientēs tēla agitāre.and, as if they could be heard or seen by their own side, some gave warnings, others encouragement, or signalled with their hands or strained with their bodies, and moved them this way and that as if dodging or hurling missiles.
Iug. 60.5Quod ubi Mariō cognitum est — nam is in eā parte cūrābat —, cōnsultō lēnius agere ac diffīdentiam reī simulāre, patī Numidās sine tumultū rēgis proelium vīsere.When Marius learned of this — for he was in command in that sector —, he deliberately acted less vigorously and pretended to have no confidence in the undertaking, allowing the Numidians to watch the king's battle undisturbed. Iug. 60.6Ita illīs studiō suōrum adstrictīs repente magnā vī aggreditur.So, while they were absorbed in the struggle of their own side, he suddenly attacked with great force. Iug. 60.6Et iam scālīs ēgressī mīlitēs prope summa cēperant, quom oppidānī concurrunt;And the soldiers, climbing the ladders, had almost reached the top when the townspeople ran together; Iug. 60.6lapidēs, ignem, alia praetereā tēla ingerunt.they hurled stones, fire and other missiles besides. Iug. 60.7Nostrī prīmō resistere;Our men at first held out; Iug. 60.7deinde ubi ūnae atque alterae scālae conminūtae, quī supersteterant adflīctī sunt, cēterī, quōquō modō potuēre, paucī integrī, magna pars volneribus cōnfectī abeunt.then, when one ladder after another was shattered, those who had been standing on them were dashed down, and the rest withdrew as best they could, a few unhurt, most of them disabled by wounds.
Iug. 60.8Dēnique utrimque proelium nox dirēmit.At last night broke off the battle on both sides.