The young tribune with supreme effort, and exposing his life every moment, forced his way at last to the Appian Gate; but there he saw that he could not reach the city through the division of the Porta Capena, not merely because of the throng, but also because of the terrible heat from which the whole atmosphere was quivering inside the gate.
Az ifjú tribunus a legnagyobb erőfeszítéssel s minden pillanatban életét kockáztatva jutott el végre a Porta Appiához, de itt látta, hogy a Porta Capena negyeden át nem juthat el a városba, nemcsak a tolongás, hanem a rettenetes hőség miatt sem, amely a kapun belül rezgésbe hozta az egész levegőt.