ut pepulere levem intrantis vestigia somnum: heus! inquit pariterque manus ad tela ferebat, quae te cura vigil fessum, germane, fatigat? ac iam constiterat sociosque in caespite fusos incussa revocat castrorum ad munera planta, cum Libyae ductor: Fabius me noctibus aegris, in curas Fabius nos excitat; illa senectus, heu fatis quae sola meis currentibus obstat! cernis, ut armata circumfundare corona, et vallet clausos collectus miles in orbem.
When he was roused from his light slumber by the sound of footsteps approaching, he cried out "Ha, brother!" and immediately reached for his weapons, asking "What troubles keep you from resting your tired body?" He was already standing tall, and with a stomp of his foot, he commanded his men, who were lying on the grass, to pay attention to him. It was Hannibal who spoke next, saying "It is Fabius who disrupts my sleep and causes me anxiety. That old man stands alone against the current of my fortune. Do you see how we are surrounded by a circle of soldiers, ensnared and enclosed by the army he has placed here?"