wasting
From LSJ
ἐφ' ἁρμαμαξῶν μαλθακῶς κατακείμενοι → reclining softly on litters, reclining luxuriously in covered carriages
fading: P. φθορά, ἡ; see decay.
devastation: P. πόρθησις, ἡ, τμῆσις, ἡ.
depopulation: P. and V. ἀνάστασις, ἡ.
plundering: P. and V. ἁρπαγή, ἡ.