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Book 1 - Chapter 26

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<w lemma="sqhsan">σθησαν</w>. <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqesis">πρόθεσις</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fhn">Λιβύην</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dn">πλεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3D">ἐκεῖ</w> <w lemma="perispa%3Dn">περισπᾶν</w>, <w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fois">Καρχηδονίοις</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fas">Σικελίας</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="sfw%3Dn">σφῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fas">ἰδίας</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunos">κίνδυνος</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnhtai">γίνηται</w>.
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<w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fois">Καρχηδονίοις</w> <w lemma="ta%29nanti%2Fa">τἀναντία</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29do%2Fkei:">ἐδόκει·</w> <w lemma="sunido%2Fntes">συνιδόντες</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="eu%29e%2Ffodo%2Fs">εὐέφοδός</w> <w lemma="e%29stin">ἐστιν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fh">Λιβύη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Ds">πᾶς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="lao%5Cs">λαὸς</w> <w lemma="eu%29xei%2Frwtos">εὐχείρωτος</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpac">ἅπαξ</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29mbalou%3Dsin">ἐμβαλοῦσιν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Doi%2F">οἷοί</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pitre%2Fpein">ἐπιτρέπειν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="diakinduneu%2Fein">διακινδυνεύειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="naumaxei%3Dn">ναυμαχεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fspeudon">ἔσπευδον</w>.
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<w lemma="o%29%2Fntwn">ὄντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kwlu%2Fein">κωλύειν</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="bia%2Fzesqai">βιάζεσθαι</w>, <w lemma="profanh%5Cs">προφανὴς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllwn">μέλλων</w> <w lemma="a%29gw%5Cn">ἀγὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frwn">ἑκατέρων</w> <w lemma="suni%2Fstasqai">συνίστασθαι</w> <w lemma="filotimi%2Fas">φιλοτιμίας</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29mfo%2Ftera">ἀμφότερα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="paraskeuh%5Cn">παρασκευὴν</w> <w lemma="a%28rmo%2Fzousan">ἁρμόζουσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29poiou%3Dnto">ἐποιοῦντο</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fs">πρός</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fan">χρείαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Fbasin">ἀπόβασιν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fan">πολεμίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29pile%2Fcantes">ἐπιλέξαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pezikw%3Dn">πεζικῶν</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29ri%2Fstas">ἀρίστας</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w> <w lemma="diei%3Dlon">διεῖλον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsan">πᾶσαν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fmellon">ἤμελλον</w> <w lemma="a%29nalamba%2Fnein">ἀναλαμβάνειν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="te%2Fttara">τέτταρα</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w>.
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<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkaston">ἕκαστον</w> <w lemma="ditta%5Cs">διττὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxen">εἶχεν</w> <w lemma="proshgori%2Fas:">προσηγορίας·</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29kalei%3Dto">ἐκαλεῖτο</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpedon">στρατόπεδον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dtos">πρῶτος</w> <w lemma="sto%2Flos">στόλος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="loipa%5C">λοιπὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w>. <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="te%2Ftarton">τέταρτον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tri%2Fthn">τρίτην</w> <w lemma="e%29pwnumi%2Fan">ἐπωνυμίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="proseilh%2Ffei:">προσειλήφει·</w> <w lemma="tria%2Frioi">τριάριοι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="w%29noma%2Fzonto">ὠνομάζοντο</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pezikoi%3Ds">πεζικοῖς</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdois">στρατοπέδοις</w> <w lemma="sunh%2Fqeian">συνήθειαν</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmpan">σύμπαν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="stra%2Fteuma">στράτευμα</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="nautikh%3Ds">ναυτικῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="te%2Fttaras">τέτταρας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="de%2Fka">δέκα</w> <w lemma="muria%2Fdas">μυριάδας</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fsths">ἑκάστης</w> <w lemma="new%5Cs">νεὼς</w> <w lemma="lambanou%2Fshs">λαμβανούσης</w> <w lemma="e%29re%2Ftas">ἐρέτας</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="triakosi%2Fous">τριακοσίους</w>, <w lemma="e%29piba%2Ftas">ἐπιβάτας</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%5Cn">ἑκατὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fkosin">εἴκοσιν</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnioi">Καρχηδόνιοι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="h%28rmo%2Fzonto">ἡρμόζοντο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon:">κίνδυνον·</w> <w lemma="to%2F">τό</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="pentekai%2Fdeka">πεντεκαίδεκα</w> <w lemma="muria%2Fdas">μυριάδας</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="new%3Dn">νεῶν</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fn">ἄν</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="parw%5Cn">παρὼν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qew%2Fmenos">θεώμενος</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fyin">ὄψιν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="ka%29%5Cn">κἂν</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fwn">ἀκούων</w> <w lemma="kataplagei%2Fh">καταπλαγείη</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnou">κινδύνου</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgeqos">μέγεθος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="politeuma%2Ftwn">πολιτευμάτων</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frwn">ἀμφοτέρων</w> <w lemma="megalomeri%2Fan">μεγαλομερίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w>, <w lemma="stoxazo%2Fmenos">στοχαζόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fk">ἔκ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="new%3Dn">νεῶν</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqous">πλήθους</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="sullogizo%2Fmenoi">συλλογιζόμενοι</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="plou%3Dn">πλοῦν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w> <w lemma="pela%2Fgion">πελάγιον</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fous">πολεμίους</w> <w lemma="taxunautei%3Dn">ταχυναυτεῖν</w>, <w lemma="pantaxo%2Fqen">πανταχόθεν</w> <w lemma="e%29peirw%3Dnto">ἐπειρῶντο</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcin">τάξιν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalh%3D">ἀσφαλῆ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="duspro%2Fsodon">δυσπρόσοδον</w>.
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<w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%2Freis">ἑξήρεις</w> <w lemma="du%2F%27">δύ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fsas">οὔσας</w>, <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpleon">ἔπλεον</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="strathgoi%5C">στρατηγοὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Frkos">Μάρκος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ati%2Flios">Ἀτίλιος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aleu%2Fkios">Λεύκιος</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Flios">Μάλιος</w>, <w lemma="prw%2Ftas">πρώτας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="metw%2Fpw%7C">μετώπῳ</w> <w lemma="parallh%2Flous">παραλλήλους</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftacan">ἔταξαν</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Fra%7C">ἑκατέρᾳ</w> <w lemma="sunexei%3Ds">συνεχεῖς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="mi%2Fan">μίαν</w> <w lemma="nau%3Dn">ναῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29pita%2Fttontes">ἐπιτάττοντες</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w>, <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="deu%2Fteron">δεύτερον</w> <w lemma="sto%2Flon">στόλον</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fsthsan">ἐπέστησαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fsthn">ἑκάστην</w> <w lemma="nau%3Dn">ναῦν</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frou">ἑκατέρου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sto%2Flou">στόλου</w> <w lemma="mei%3Dzon">μεῖζον</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="poiou%3Dntes">ποιοῦντες</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fsthma">διάστημα</w>. <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prw%2Frrais">πρώρραις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcw">ἔξω</w> <w lemma="neu%2Fonta">νεύοντα</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="ska%2Ffh">σκάφη</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fstasin">ἐπίστασιν</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flois">ἀλλήλοις</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxen">εἶχεν</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29peidh%5C">ἐπειδὴ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="deu%2Fteron">δεύτερον</w> <w lemma="sto%2Flon">στόλον</w> <w lemma="a%28plw%3Ds">ἁπλῶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmbolon">ἔμβολον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftacan">ἔταξαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fbalon">ἐπέβαλον</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="mi%2Fan">μίαν</w> <w lemma="nau%3Dn">ναῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="metw%2Fpw%7C">μετώπῳ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tri%2Fton">τρίτον</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpedon:">στρατόπεδον·</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="e%29pista%2Fntwn">ἐπιστάντων</w> <w lemma="a%29petele%2Fsqh">ἀπετελέσθη</w> <w lemma="tri%2Fgwnon">τρίγωνον</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Ddos">εἶδος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcews">τάξεως</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fsthsan">ἐπέστησαν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="i%28pphgou%2Fs">ἱππηγούς</w>, <w lemma="r%28u%2Fmata">ῥύματα</w> <w lemma="do%2Fntes">δόντες</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tri%2Ftou">τρίτου</w> <w lemma="sto%2Flou">στόλου</w> <w lemma="nausi%2Fn">ναυσίν</w>.
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<w lemma="tau%2Ftais">ταύταις</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kato%2Fpin">κατόπιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fbalon">ἐπέβαλον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="te%2Ftarton">τέταρτον</w> <w lemma="sto%2Flon">στόλον</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="triari%2Fous">τριαρίους</w> <w lemma="klhqe%2Fntas">κληθέντας</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="mi%2Fan">μίαν</w> <w lemma="parektei%2Fnantes">παρεκτείναντες</w> <w lemma="nau%3Dn">ναῦν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="u%28pertei%2Fnein">ὑπερτείνειν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frou">ἑκατέρου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Frous">μέρους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="e%28autw%3Dn">ἑαυτῶν</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunarmosqe%2Fntwn">συναρμοσθέντων</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29rhme%2Fnon">εἰρημένον</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flon">ὅλον</w> <w lemma="a%29petele%2Fsqh">ἀπετελέσθη</w> <w lemma="sxh%3Dma">σχῆμα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcews">τάξεως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmbolon">ἔμβολον</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="korufh%5Cn">κορυφὴν</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="koi%3Dlon">κοῖλον</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="ba%2Fsei">βάσει</w> <w lemma="stereo%2Fn">στερεόν</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmpan">σύμπαν</w> <w lemma="e%29nergo%5Cn">ἐνεργὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="praktiko%2Fn">πρακτικόν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dusdia%2Fluton">δυσδιάλυτον</w>.
The plan of the Romans was to sail to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Libya&groupId=686&placeId=427">Libya</a> and deflect the war to that country, so that the Carthaginians might find no longer <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a> but themselves and their own territory in danger.
The Carthaginians were resolved on just the opposite course, for, aware as they were that <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Africa&groupId=300&placeId=294">Africa</a> is easily accessible, and that all the people in the country would be easily subdued by anyone who had once invaded it, they were unable to allow this, and were anxious to run the risk of a sea-battle.
The object of the one side being to prevent and that of the other to force a crossing, it was clear that their rival aims would result in the struggle which followed.
The Romans had made suitable preparations for both contingencies — for an action at sea and for a landing in the enemy's country.
For the latter purpose, selecting the best men from their land forces, they divided into four corps the total force they were about to embark.
Each corps had two names; it was called either the First Legion or the First Squadron, and the others accordingly. The fourth had a third name in addition; they were called triarii after the usage in the land forces.
The whole body embarked on the ships numbered about a hundred and forty thousand, each ship holding three hundred rowers and a hundred and twenty marines.
The Carthaginians were chiefly or solely adapting their preparations to a maritime war, their numbers being, to reckon by the number of ships, actually above one hundred and fifty thousand.
These are figures calculated to strike not only one present and with the forces under his eyes but even a hearer with amazement at the magnitude of the struggle and at that lavish outlay and vast power of the two states, if he estimates them from the number of men and ships.
The Romans taking into consideration that the voyage was across the open sea and that the enemy were their superiors in speed, tried by every means to range their fleet in an order which would render it secure and difficult to attack.
Accordingly, they stationed their two six-banked galleys, on which the commanders, Marcus Atilius Regulus and Lucius Manlius, were sailing, in front and side by side with each other.
Behind each of these they placed ships in single file, the first squadron behind the one galley, the second behind the other, so arranging them that the distance between each pair of ships in the two squadrons grew ever greater. The ships were stationed in column with their prows directed outwards.<note place="end" resp="tr" id="note3"><emph rend="bold">in column with their prows directed outwards:</emph>This can only mean that the prow of each ship was directed to the open sea and not to the ship in front of it; i.e. they were in echelon.</note>
Having thus arranged the first and second squadrons in the form of a simple wedge, they stationed the third in a single line at the base, so that when these ships had taken their places the resulting form of the whole was a triangle.
Behind these ships at the base they stationed the horse-transports, attaching them by towing-lines to the vessels of the third squadron.
Finally, behind these they stationed the fourth squadron, known as triarii, making a single long line of ships so extended that the line overlapped that in front of it at each extremity.
When all had been put together in the manner I have described, the whole arrangement had the form of a wedge, the apex of which was open, the base compact, and the whole effective and practical, while also difficult to break up.