Some said that the treasure of the Republic had been seized in the temple of Moloch; others spoke of the assassination of a priest.

It was thought, moreover, that the Barbarians had entered the city.
Matho, who did not know how to get out of the enclosures, walked straight before him.

He was seen, and an outcry was raised.

Every one understood; and there was consternation, then immense wrath.
From the bottom of the Mappalian quarter, from the heights of the Acropolis, from the catacombs, from the borders of the lake, the multitude came in haste.

The patricians left their palaces, and the traders left their shops; the women forsook their children; swords, hatchets, and sticks were seized; but the obstacle which had stayed Salammbo stayed them.