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Book 10 - Chapter 37

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<w lemma="%2A%29asdrou%2Fbas">Ἀσδρούβας</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Ftais">τοιαύταις</w> <w lemma="perista%2Fsesi">περιστάσεσι</w> <w lemma="polla%5Cs">πολλὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poiki%2Flas">ποικίλας</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29piferome%2Fnwn">ἐπιφερομένων</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="e%29nnoi%2Fas">ἐννοίας</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29lu%2Fpei">ἐλύπει</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29andoba%2Flhn">Ἀνδοβάλην</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Fstasis">ἀπόστασις</w>, <w lemma="e%29lu%2Fpei">ἐλύπει</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29ntiparagwgh%5Cn">ἀντιπαραγωγὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29llotrio%2Fthta">ἀλλοτριότητα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxousan">ὑπάρχουσαν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllous">ἄλλους</w> <w lemma="strathgou%2Fs:">στρατηγούς·</w> <w lemma="h%29gwni%2Fa">ἠγωνία</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Apopli%2Fou">Ποπλίου</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fan">παρουσίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="prosdokw%3Dn">προσδοκῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fcein">ἥξειν</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmewn">δυνάμεων</w>, <w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29gkataleipo%2Fmenon">ἐγκαταλειπόμενον</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibh%2Frwn">Ἰβήρων</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="o%28moqumado%5Cn">ὁμοθυμαδὸν</w> <w lemma="prosxwrou%3Dntas">προσχωροῦντας</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%2F">ἐπί</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="logismou%5Cs">λογισμοὺς</w> <w lemma="kath%2Fnthse">κατήντησε</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftous">τοιούτους</w>.
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<w lemma="proe%2Fqeto">προέθετο</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="pareskeuasme%2Fnon">παρεσκευασμένον</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="dunata%5C">δυνατὰ</w> <w lemma="sumbalei%3Dn">συμβαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhn">μάχην</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fois">ὑπεναντίοις</w>, <w lemma="ka%29%5Cn">κἂν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="tu%2Fxh">τύχη</w> <w lemma="dw%3D%7C">δῷ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="nika%3Dn">νικᾶν</w>, <w lemma="bouleu%2Fsasqai">βουλεύσασθαι</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalw%3Ds:">ἀσφαλῶς·</w>
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<w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipi%2Fpth%7C">ἀντιπίπτῃ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhn">μάχην</w>, <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poxw%2Frhsin">ἀποχώρησιν</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="diasw%7Czome%2Fnwn">διασῳζομένων</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Agalati%2Fan">Γαλατίαν</w>, <w lemma="ka%29kei%3Dqen">κἀκεῖθεν</w> <w lemma="paralabo%2Fnta">παραλαβόντα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="barba%2Frwn">βαρβάρων</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstous">πλείστους</w> <w lemma="bohqei%3Dn">βοηθεῖν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="koinwnei%3Dn">κοινωνεῖν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fba%7C">Ἀννίβᾳ</w> <w lemma="ta%29delfw%3D%7C">τἀδελφῷ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdwn">ἐλπίδων</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%29asdrou%2Fbas">Ἀσδρούβας</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="dianohqei%5Cs">διανοηθεὶς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn:">ἦν·</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplios">Πόπλιος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prosdeca%2Fmenos">προσδεξάμενος</w> <w lemma="%2Aga%2Fion">Γάιον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Alai%2Flion">Λαίλιον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diakou%2Fsas">διακούσας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="paraggellome%2Fnwn">παραγγελλομένων</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftou">συγκλήτου</w>, <w lemma="proh%3D%7Cge">προῇγε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="a%29nalabw%5Cn">ἀναλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="paraxeimasi%2Fas">παραχειμασίας</w>, <w lemma="a%29pantw%2Fntwn">ἀπαντώντων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="di%2Fodon">δίοδον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibh%2Frwn">Ἰβήρων</w>, <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmws">ἑτοίμως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proqu%2Fmws">προθύμως</w> <w lemma="sunecormw%2Fntwn">συνεξορμώντων</w>.
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<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="%2A%29andoba%2Flhn">Ἀνδοβάλην</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flai">πάλαι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="diepe%2Fmponto">διεπέμποντο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplion">Πόπλιον</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="plhsia%2Fsantos">πλησιάσαντος</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpois">τόποις</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dkon">ἧκον</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="parembolh%3Ds">παρεμβολῆς</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flois">φίλοις</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="summi%2Fcantes">συμμίξαντες</w> <w lemma="a%29pelogi%2Fsanto">ἀπελογίσαντο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="progegenhme%2Fnhs">προγεγενημένης</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="fili%2Fas">φιλίας</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w>, <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fas">χρείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhn">ὅλην</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w> <w lemma="e%29nefa%2Fnizon">ἐνεφάνιζον</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="e%29tu%2Fgxanon">ἐτύγχανον</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnois">ἐκείνοις</w> <w lemma="paresxhme%2Fnoi">παρεσχημένοι</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="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29diki%2Fas">ἀδικίας</w> <w lemma="e%29chgou%3Dnto">ἐξηγοῦντο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fbreis">ὕβρεις</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnwn">ἐκείνων</w> <w lemma="a%29phnthme%2Fnas">ἀπηντημένας</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="h%29ci%2Foun">ἠξίουν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplion">Πόπλιον</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="krith%5Cn">κριτὴν</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="legome%2Fnwn">λεγομένων</w>, <w lemma="ka%29%5Cn">κἂν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="fanw%3Dsin">φανῶσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29di%2Fkws">ἀδίκως</w> <w lemma="e%29gkalou%3Dntes">ἐγκαλοῦντες</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fois">Καρχηδονίοις</w>, <w lemma="safw%3Ds">σαφῶς</w> <w lemma="ginw%2Fskein">γινώσκειν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnantai">δύνανται</w> <w lemma="threi%3Dn">τηρεῖν</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin:">πίστιν·</w>
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<w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="polla%5Cs">πολλὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29diki%2Fas">ἀδικίας</w> <w lemma="a%29nalogizo%2Fmenoi">ἀναλογιζόμενοι</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fgkhn">ἀνάγκην</w> <w lemma="a%29fistw%3Dntai">ἀφιστῶνται</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="eu%29noi%2Fas">εὐνοίας</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnwn">ἐκείνων</w>, <w lemma="kala%5Cs">καλὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="e%28lo%2Fmenoi">ἑλόμενοι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="bebai%2Fws">βεβαίως</w> <w lemma="thrh%2Fsousi">τηρήσουσι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoian">εὔνοιαν</w>.
As for Hasdrubal, beset by these difficulties, he was disturbed by many and various apprehensions regarding the dangers that menaced him.
To begin with he was troubled by the revolt of Andobales and next by the opposition and estrangement of the other commanders. The prospect of Scipio's arrival also caused him much anxiety.
Expecting him as he did to be soon on the spot with his army, and seeing himself deserted by the Iberians, who all with one accord were joining the Romans, he more or less decided on the following course.
He proposed to make all possible preparations and meet the enemy in battle. Should Fortune give him victory, he would afterwards deliberate in security as to his future action, but if he met with a reverse in the battle he would retreat from the field with the survivors to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Gaul&groupId=598&placeId=1108">Gaul</a> and getting as many of the natives as he could to join him would pass into <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a> and throw in his fortunes with his brother Hannibal.
Hasdrubal, then, having resolved on this course was making his preparations. Meanwhile Scipio, having received Gaius Laelius and heard from him the senate's orders, withdrew his troops from their winter quarters and advanced, being met on his march by the Iberians who joined him with hearty alacrity.
Andobales had been for long communicating with Scipio, and now that he was in the neighbourhood came to him from his camp together with his friends, and when they met, justified his former friendship with the Carthaginians and likewise pointed out all the services he had rendered them and how loyal he had been to their cause.
He next gave an account of the injuries and insults he had met with at their hands.
He therefore begged Scipio to judge for himself as to his statements, and if it appeared to him that he was accusing the Carthaginian sun justly, he might be perfectly sure that he was not capable of remaining loyal to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>.
But if, taking into consideration their many acts of injustice, Scipio might feel confident that now he had chosen the cause of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> he would be firm in his affection.