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Book 1 - Chapter 78

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<w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="peristh%3Dnai">περιστῆναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="duse%2Fkfeukton">δυσέκφευκτον</w>. <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="%2Anarau%2Fas">Ναραύας</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Anoma%5Cs">Νομὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29ndocota%2Ftwn">ἐνδοξοτάτων</w> <w lemma="ei%28%3Ds">εἷς</w>, <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Frhs">πλήρης</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%3Ds">ὁρμῆς</w> <w lemma="polemikh%3Ds">πολεμικῆς</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fws">οἰκείως</w> <w lemma="die%2Fkeito">διέκειτο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w> <w lemma="patrikh%5Cn">πατρικὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="su%2Fstasin">σύστασιν</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="parwrmh%2Fqh">παρωρμήθη</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ami%2Flkou">Ἀμίλκου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="strathgou%3D">στρατηγοῦ</w> <w lemma="kataci%2Fwsin">καταξίωσιν</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fsas">νομίσας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="eu%29fuh%3D">εὐφυῆ</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnteucin">ἔντευξιν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fstasin">σύστασιν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3Dken">ἧκεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fan">στρατοπεδείαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Anoma%2Fdas">Νομάδας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%2Fn">ἑκατόν</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suneggi%2Fsas">συνεγγίσας</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraki">χάρακι</w> <w lemma="tolmhrw%3Ds">τολμηρῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmene">ἔμενε</w>, <w lemma="katasei%2Fwn">κατασείων</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="xeiri%2F">χειρί</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ami%2Flkou">Ἀμίλκου</w> <w lemma="qauma%2Fsantos">θαυμάσαντος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%5Cn">ἐπιβολὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prope%2Fmyanto%2Fs">προπέμψαντός</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="bou%2Flesqai">βούλεσθαι</w> <w lemma="sunelqei%3Dn">συνελθεῖν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="strathgw%3D%7C">στρατηγῷ</w>.
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<w lemma="diaporou%3Dntos">διαποροῦντος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29kmh%5Cn">ἀκμὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diapistou%3Dntos">διαπιστοῦντος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fnos">ἡγεμόνος</w>, <w lemma="paradou%5Cs">παραδοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Anarau%2Fas">Ναραύας</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fppon">ἵππον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgxas">λόγχας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="meq%27">μεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="parh%3Dn">παρῆν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fnoplos">ἄνοπλος</w> <w lemma="eu%29qarsw%3Ds">εὐθαρσῶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parembolh%2Fn">παρεμβολήν</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29qau%2Fmazon">ἐθαύμαζον</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kateplh%2Fttonto">κατεπλήττοντο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="to%2Flman:">τόλμαν·</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fmws">ὅμως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prosede%2Fcanto">προσεδέξαντο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunh%3Dlqon">συνῆλθον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="parageno%2Fmenos">παραγενόμενος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fois">Καρχηδονίοις</w> <w lemma="eu%29noei%3Dn">εὐνοεῖν</w>, <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29piqumei%3Dn">ἐπιθυμεῖν</w> <w lemma="%2Aba%2Frka%7C">Βάρκᾳ</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flos:">φίλος·</w> <w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="parei%3Dnai">παρεῖναι</w> <w lemma="sustaqhso%2Fmenos">συσταθησόμενος</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="koinwnh%2Fswn">κοινωνήσων</w> <w lemma="a%29do%2Flws">ἀδόλως</w> <w lemma="panto%5Cs">παντὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frgou">ἔργου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w>.
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<w lemma="%2A%29ami%2Flkas">Ἀμίλκας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dt%27">ταῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fsas">ἀκούσας</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fsqh">ἥσθη</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flws">μεγάλως</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2F">ἐπί</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fan">παρουσίαν</w> <w lemma="qa%2Frsei">θάρσει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnteucin">ἔντευξιν</w> <w lemma="a%28plo%2Fthti">ἁπλότητι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="neani%2Fskou">νεανίσκου</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="eu%29do%2Fkhse">εὐδόκησε</w> <w lemma="koinwno%5Cn">κοινωνὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="proslabe%2Fsqai">προσλαβέσθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcewn">πράξεων</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="qugate%2Fra">θυγατέρα</w> <w lemma="dw%2Fsein">δώσειν</w> <w lemma="e%29phggei%2Flato">ἐπηγγείλατο</w> <w lemma="meq%27">μεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frkou">ὅρκου</w>, <w lemma="diafula%2Fcantos">διαφυλάξαντος</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w>.
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<w lemma="genome%2Fnwn">γενομένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28mologiw%3Dn">ὁμολογιῶν</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Anarau%2Fas">Ναραύας</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28f%27">ὑφ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="tetagme%2Fnous">τεταγμένους</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="%2Anoma%2Fdas">Νομάδας</w>, <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="disxili%2Fous">δισχιλίους</w>,
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ami%2Flkas">Ἀμίλκας</w> <w lemma="prosgenome%2Fnhs">προσγενομένης</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xeiro%5Cs">χειρὸς</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="pareta%2Fcato">παρετάξατο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w>. <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aspe%2Fndion">Σπένδιον</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fyantes">συνάψαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%29to%5C">ταὐτὸ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Ali%2Fbusi">Λίβυσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kataba%2Fntes">καταβάντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fon">πεδίον</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fballon">συνέβαλλον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fois">Καρχηδονίοις</w>.
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<w lemma="genome%2Fnhs">γενομένης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhs">μάχης</w> <w lemma="i%29sxura%3Ds">ἰσχυρᾶς</w> <w lemma="e%29ni%2Fkwn">ἐνίκων</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ami%2Flkan">Ἀμίλκαν</w>, <w lemma="kalw%3Ds">καλῶς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="qhri%2Fwn">θηρίων</w> <w lemma="a%29gwnisame%2Fnwn">ἀγωνισαμένων</w>, <w lemma="e%29pifanesta%2Fthn">ἐπιφανεστάτην</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Anarau%2Fa">Ναραύα</w> <w lemma="parasxome%2Fnou">παρασχομένου</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fan">χρείαν</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2Aau%29ta%2Fritos">Αὐτάριτος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aspe%2Fndios">Σπένδιος</w> <w lemma="die%2Ffugon">διέφυγον</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipw%3Dn">λοιπῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpeson">ἔπεσον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="muri%2Fous">μυρίους</w>, <w lemma="e%28a%2Flwsan">ἑάλωσαν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tetrakisxili%2Fous">τετρακισχιλίους</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29pitelesqe%2Fntos">ἐπιτελεσθέντος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="katorqw%2Fmatos">κατορθώματος</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29ami%2Flkas">Ἀμίλκας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="boulome%2Fnois">βουλομένοις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ai%29xmalw%2Ftwn">αἰχμαλώτων</w> <w lemma="meq%27">μεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%3D">ἑαυτοῦ</w> <w lemma="sustrateu%2Fein">συστρατεύειν</w> <w lemma="e%29cousi%2Fan">ἐξουσίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdwke">ἔδωκε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqw%2Fplize">καθώπλιζε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w> <w lemma="sku%2Flois">σκύλοις</w>,
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<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="boulome%2Fnous">βουλομένους</w> <w lemma="a%28qroi%2Fsas">ἁθροίσας</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Flei">παρεκάλει</w> <w lemma="fa%2Fskwn">φάσκων</w>, <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="suggnw%2Fmhn">συγγνώμην</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="h%28marthme%2Fnwn:">ἡμαρτημένων·</w> <w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sugxwrei%3Dn">συγχωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="tre%2Fpesqai">τρέπεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fas">ἰδίας</w> <w lemma="o%28rma%5Cs">ὁρμὰς</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="pot%27">ποτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkastos">ἕκαστος</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="proairh%3Dtai">προαιρῆται</w>.
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<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="dihpeilh%2Fsato">διηπειλήσατο</w> <w lemma="mhqe%2Fna">μηθένα</w> <w lemma="fe%2Frein">φέρειν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplon">ὅπλον</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmion">πολέμιον</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="a%28lw%3D%7C">ἁλῷ</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w>, <w lemma="a%29paraith%2Ftou">ἀπαραιτήτου</w> <w lemma="teuco%2Fmenon">τευξόμενον</w> <w lemma="timwri%2Fas">τιμωρίας</w>.
There was a certain Naravas, a Numidian of high rank and full of martial spirit. He had always had that attachment to the Carthaginians which was traditional in his family, and it was now strengthened by his admiration for Hamilcar.
Thinking that this was a favourable opportunity for meeting Hamilcar and introducing himself, he rode up to the camp escorted by about a hundred Numidians.
Coming close to the palisade he remained there quite fearlessly making signals with his hand.
Hamilcar wondered what his object could be and sent out a horseman to meet him, when he said that he desired an interview with the general.
The Carthaginian leader remaining still much amazed and distrustful, Naravas handed over his horse and spears to his attendants,
and very boldly came into the camp unarmed. The Carthaginians looked on in mixed admiration and amazement at his daring,
but they met and received him, and when he was admitted to the interview, he said that he wished all the Carthaginians well but particularly desired the friendship of Barcas, and this was why he had come to introduce himself and offer his cordial assistance in all actions and enterprises.
Hamilcar, on hearing this, was so delighted at the young man's courage in coming to him and his simple frankness at their interview that not only did he consent to associate him in his undertakings but swore to give him his daughter in marriage
if he remained loyal to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a>. The agreement having thus been made, Naravas came in with the Numidians under his command, about two thousand in number,
and Hamilcar, thus reinforced, offered battle owing to the enemy. Spendius, after effecting a junction with the Libyans, descended into the plain and attacked the Carthaginians.
The battle was a stubborn one, but ended in the victory of Hamilcar, the elephants fighting while and Naravas rendering brilliant services.
Autaritus and Spendius escaped, but with the loss of about ten thousand killed and four thousand prisoners.
After the victory Hamilcar gave permission to those of the prisoners who chose to join his own army, arming them with the spoils of the fallen enemies;
those who were unwilling to do so he collected and addressed saying that up to now he pardoned their offences, and therefore they were free to go their several ways, wherever each man chose,
but in future he threatened that if any of them bore arms against <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a> he would if captured meet with inevitable punishment.