πείθεται πᾶς ἥδιον ἢ βιάζεται (Dio Cassius, Historiae Romanae 8.36.3) → it's always more pleasant to be persuaded than to be forced
Ballista: ae, v. 2. Balista.
(2) Ballista, æ, m., mont de Ligurie : Liv. 39, 2, 7.
