Choked by the rising cloud of dust and by the steam from the struggling creatures, she might have abandoned her efforts in despair, but for a kindly voice at her elbow which assured her of assistance.
Rome was now in a tight spot, because these veteran soldiers had been recruited, trained, commanded and paid by Marius, they may have been more loyal to their patron Marius than to Rome.
A United Nations envoy Martin Kobler has warned that Iraq is at a crossroads after a wave of violence, which has left more than 150 people dead since Tuesday.