ἄλογον δὴ τὸ μήτε μάχης ἄρξασθαι μήτε τοὺς φίλους φυλάξαι, ἐὰν ὑπό γε τῶν βαρβάρων ἀδικῆσθε → It is irrational neither to begin battle nor to guard the friends, if you are ever wronged by the foreigners
contāmĭnātus: a, um, Part. and P. a., v. contamino.
contāmĭnātus,¹⁴ a, um,
1 part. de contamino
2 adjt, souillé, impur : Cic. Pis. 20 ; Liv. 2, 37, 9 ; homo sceleribus contaminatissimus Cic. Prov. 14, l’individu le plus souillé de crimes.
