30. neque … īnfrāctus fuit: lit. ‘neither in any one was courage broken by these’ ＝ ‘and no one’s courage was broken by these (misfortunes).’
hīs: sc. cāsibus.
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4. continuae: ‘repeated’; one following another without any break.
6. recēderētur: lit. ‘it should be withdrawn’ ＝ ‘they should withdraw.’
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8. Metellō: a coin was struck to commemorate this battle, having the head of Metellus on the one side and an elephant on the other. Metellus was consul a second time in 249 B.C., and was elected Pontifex Maximus in 243 B.C. In 241 B.C. he rescued the Palladium when the Temple of Vesta was on fire.
10. venientem: ‘on his arrival’; in Sicily from Africa.
12. in auxilium: lit. ‘for aid’ ＝ ‘as auxiliaries.’