Having undertaken that furious siege of Alexia, where there were fourscore thousand men in garrison, all Gaul being in arms to raise the siege and having set an army on foot of a hundred and nine thousand horse, and of two hundred and forty thousand foot, what a boldness and vehement confidence was it in him that he would not give over his attempt, but resolved upon two so great difficulties-which nevertheless he overcame;
Alexiako setio bortitz hura hasirik, larogei mila gizon baitziren defentsan, Galia osoa eraikirik gainera etortzeko eta setioaren biltzeko, ehun eta bederatzi mila zaldi eta berrehun eta berrogei mila oinezko armada bat eraikiz, zein ausartzia eta konfiantza zoroa izan zen bere eginkizunaren ez uzteko eta bi zailtasun hain handiei lotzekoa? Halarik ere, jasan baitzituen;