If in any part they met with a cliff too steep and smooth, they fixed spikes at moderate intervals, and having thus formed a sort of steps, and those who were foremost pulling up those who followed, and those who were behind lifting up those before them, they succeeded in gaining the summit, whence they ran down with a shout into the city, which had already been taken by the Romans.

Then it became manifest indeed that it was resentment and hatred which prompted the assault upon the city.

No one thought of taking any alive, nor of booty, though every thing lay exposed to plunder.

They butchered all indiscriminately, armed and unarmed, male and female.

Their cruel resentment extended to the slaughter of infants.