§8.26.1Interim Gaius Caninius legatus, cum magnam multitudinem convenisse hostium in fines Pictonum litteris nuntiisque Durati cognosceret, qui perpetuo in amicitia manserat Romanorum, cum pars quaedam civitatis eius defecisset, ad oppidum Lemonum contendit.
Meanwhile, the lieutenant Gaius Caninius, when he learned from the letters and messengers of Duratius, who had remained constantly in the friendship of the Romans, although a certain part of his state had revolted, that a great multitude of the enemy had assembled in the territory of the Pictones, hastened to the town of Lemonum.
§8.26.2Quo cum adventaret atque ex captivis certius cognosceret multis hominum milibus a Dumnaco, duce Andium, Duratium clausum Lemoni oppugnari neque infirmas legiones hostibus committere auderet, castra posuit loco munito.
When he was approaching there and learned more definitely from the prisoners that Duratius, shut up, was being besieged at Lemonum by Dumnacus, the leader of the Andes, with many thousands of men, and since he did not dare to commit his weak legions to the enemy, he pitched camp in a fortified place.
§8.26.3Dumnacus, cum appropinquare Caninium cognosset, copiis omnibus ad legiones conversis castra Romanorum oppugnare instituit.
Dumnacus, when he knew that Caninius was approaching, turned all his forces toward the legions and resolved to attack the camp of the Romans.
§8.26.4Cum complures dies in oppugnatione consumpsisset et magno suorum detrimento nullam partem munitionum convellere potuisset, rursus ad obsidendum Lemonum redit.
When he had spent several days in the assault and, to the great loss of his men, had been unable to demolish any part of the fortifications, he returned again to besiege Lemonum.