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3There he learned that Scipio, the father-in-law of Pompey, had been well received by Juba the king, and that Attius Varus, who had been appointed governor of Libya by Pompey, was with them at the head of an army. Cato therefore set out thither by land in the winter season, having got together a great number of asses to carry water, and driving along with him many cattle. Besides, he took with him chariots, and the people called Psylli.[70] These cure the bites of serpents by sucking out the venom, and charm and deaden the serpents themselves by means of incantations.
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Notes
[70] Cf. Herodotus, iv. 173.