illa quidem interea fama tabescet inani, haec tua ne virtus fiat amara tibi, neve tua Medae laetentur caede sagittae, ferreus armato neu cataphractus equo, neve aliquid de te flendum referatur in urna: sic redeunt, illis qui cecidere locis.
whereas she meanwhile will waste away from empty rumours, fearing that this valour of yours may prove fatal to you, that the Parthian archer may rejoice at your death, or the mailed warrior upon his armoured steed, or that a small part of you be brought home in an urn for her to mourn: thus they return who perish in those lands
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