I can vouch for his character, after its way." "_O-op!_"[167] thundered the chief, "drag him down to the boats! I'll speak with him later!" [167] _O-op_--avast there.
And Agias carried his precious burden down to the landing-place, while the seamen followed with their captive.
Once Artemisia safe on her way to the trireme, which was a little off shore, Agias ran back to the villa; the pirates were ransacking it thoroughly.

Everything that could be of the slightest value was ruthlessly seized upon, everything else recklessly destroyed.

The pirates had not confined their attack to the Lentulan residence alone.
Rushing down upon the no less elaborate neighbouring villas, they forced in the gates, overcame what slight opposition the trembling slaves might make, and gave full sway to their passion for plunder and rapine.

The noble ladies and fine gentlemen who had dared the political situation and lingered late in the season to enjoy the pleasures of Baiae, now found themselves roughly dragged away into captivity to enrich the freebooters by their ransoms.

From pillage the pirates turned to arson, Demetrius in fact making no effort to control his men.