Abire cum gloria poterant, si umquam temeritas felix inveniret modum; sed dum supervenientes contemptim et superbe quoque exspectant, circumventi ab eis qui  occulti enaverant eminus obruti telis sunt.
They may have achieved greatness had they tempered their successful recklessness with moderation; however, as they waited in disdain and even arrogance for their adversaries to arrive, they were ambushed by swimmers who had approached in secret and were ultimately defeated by projectiles thrown from afar.