Polybius, Histories

<w lemma="%2Akata%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="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnioi">Καρχηδόνιοι</w>, <w lemma="qewrou%3Dntes">θεωροῦντες</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="puro%5Cs">πυρὸς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgeqos">μέγεθος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29cairome%2Fnhs">ἐξαιρομένης</w> <w lemma="flogo%2Fs">φλογός</w>, <w lemma="u%28polabo%2Fntes">ὑπολαβόντες</w> <w lemma="au%29toma%2Ftws">αὐτομάτως</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%3Dfqai">ἀνῆφθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Anoma%2Fdwn">Νομάδων</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraka">χάρακα</w>, <w lemma="tine%5Cs">τινὲς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29boh%2Fqoun">ἐβοήθουν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w>,

<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipoi%5C">λοιποὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="e%29ktre%2Fxontes">ἐκτρέχοντες</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="parembolh%3Ds">παρεμβολῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fnoploi">ἄνοπλοι</w> <w lemma="suni%2Fstanto">συνίσταντο</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fas">ἰδίας</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fas">στρατοπεδείας</w>, <w lemma="e%29kplagei%3Ds">ἐκπλαγεῖς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="ginome%2Fnois">γινομένοις</w>.

<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Askipi%2Fwn">Σκιπίων</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29xh%5Cn">εὐχὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="proxwrhsa%2Fntwn">προχωρησάντων</w>, <w lemma="e%29pipesw%5Cn">ἐπιπεσὼν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29celhluqo%2Fsin">ἐξεληλυθόσιν</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29fo%2Fneuen">ἐφόνευεν</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="katadiw%2Fkwn">καταδιώκων</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pu%3Dr">πῦρ</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fballe">ἐνέβαλλε</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="skhnai%3Ds">σκηναῖς</w>.

<w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnou">γενομένου</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsia">παραπλήσια</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsxein">πάσχειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Afoi%2Fnikas">Φοίνικας</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="puro%5Cs">πυρὸς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhs">ὅλης</w> <w lemma="perista%2Fsews">περιστάσεως</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frti">ἄρτι</w> <w lemma="r%28hqei%3Dsi">ῥηθεῖσι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Anoma%2Fdwn">Νομάδων</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="%2A%29asdrou%2Fban">Ἀσδρούβαν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="puri%5C">πυρὶ</w> <w lemma="bohqei%3Dn">βοηθεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fqen">αὐτόθεν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsthsan">ἀπέστησαν</w>, <w lemma="gno%2Fntes">γνόντες</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnontos">συμβαίνοντος</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Anoma%2Fdas">Νομάδας</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="au%29toma%2Ftws">αὐτομάτως</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Flabon">ὑπέλαβον</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Flmhs">τόλμης</w> <w lemma="e%29gego%2Fnei">ἐγεγόνει</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="deino%2Fn:">δεινόν·</w>

<w lemma="e%29gi%2Fnonto">ἐγίνοντο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sw%2F%7Czein">σῴζειν</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%2Fs">ἑαυτούς</w>, <w lemma="braxei%2Fas">βραχείας</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdos">ἐλπίδος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="kataleipome%2Fnhs">καταλειπομένης</w>.

<w lemma="to%2F">τό</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="pu%3Dr">πῦρ</w> <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="e%29pene%2Fmeto">ἐπενέμετο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="periela%2Fmbane">περιελάμβανε</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w>, <w lemma="ai%28%2F">αἵ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="di%2Fodoi">δίοδοι</w> <w lemma="plh%2Freis">πλήρεις</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fppwn">ἵππων</w>, <w lemma="u%28pozugi%2Fwn">ὑποζυγίων</w>, <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%28miqnh%2Ftwn">ἡμιθνήτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diefqarme%2Fnwn">διεφθαρμένων</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="puro%2Fs">πυρός</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29ceptohme%2Fnwn">ἐξεπτοημένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parestw%2Ftwn">παρεστώτων</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="dianoi%2Fais">διανοίαις</w>,

<w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29ndragaqei%3Dn">ἀνδραγαθεῖν</w> <w lemma="proairoume%2Fnois">προαιρουμένοις</w> <w lemma="e%29mpo%2Fdia">ἐμπόδια</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="taraxh%5Cn">ταραχὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgxusin">σύγχυσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Flpiston">ἀνέλπιστον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="swthri%2Fan">σωτηρίαν</w>.

<w lemma="paraplh%2Fsia">παραπλήσια</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aso%2Ffaka">Σόφακα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllous">ἄλλους</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fnas">ἡγεμόνας</w>. <w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29mfo%2Fteroi">ἀμφότεροι</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgwn">ὀλίγων</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fswsan">ἐξέσωσαν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%2Fs:">αὑτούς·</w>

<w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipai%5C">λοιπαὶ</w> <w lemma="muria%2Fdes">μυριάδες</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w>, <w lemma="i%28%2Fppwn">ἵππων</w>, <w lemma="u%28pozugi%2Fwn">ὑποζυγίων</w>, <w lemma="a%29tuxw%3Ds">ἀτυχῶς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="e%29leeinw%3Ds">ἐλεεινῶς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="puro%5Cs">πυρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29pw%2Fllunto:">ἀπώλλυντο·</w>

<w lemma="ai%29sxrw%3Ds">αἰσχρῶς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="e%29poneidi%2Fstws">ἐπονειδίστως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnioi">ἔνιοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="puro%5Cs">πυρὸς</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fan">βίαν</w> <w lemma="feu%2Fgontes">φεύγοντες</w>, <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w> <w lemma="diefqei%2Fronto">διεφθείροντο</w>, <w lemma="xwri%5Cs">χωρὶς</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28mati%2Fwn">ἱματίων</w>, <w lemma="gumnoi%5C">γυμνοὶ</w> <w lemma="foneuo%2Fmenoi">φονευόμενοι</w>.

<w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Ds">πᾶς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpos">τόπος</w> <w lemma="oi%29mwgh%3Ds">οἰμωγῆς</w>, <w lemma="boh%3Ds">βοῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29ta%2Fktou">ἀτάκτου</w>, <w lemma="fo%2Fbou">φόβου</w>, <w lemma="yo%2Ffou">ψόφου</w> <w lemma="parhllagme%2Fnou">παρηλλαγμένου</w>, <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="puro%5Cs">πυρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29nergou%3D">ἐνεργοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="flogo%5Cs">φλογὸς</w> <w lemma="u%28perballou%2Fshs">ὑπερβαλλούσης</w> <w lemma="plh%2Frhs:">πλήρης·</w>

<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="e%28%5Cn">ἓν</w> <w lemma="i%28kano%5Cn">ἱκανὸν</w> [<w lemma="o%29%5Cn">ὂν</w>] <w lemma="e%29kplh%3Dcai">ἐκπλῆξαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrwpi%2Fnhn">ἀνθρωπίνην</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsin">φύσιν</w>, <w lemma="mhd%27">μηδ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnq%27">πάνθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28mou%3D">ὁμοῦ</w> <w lemma="sugkurh%2Fsanta">συγκυρήσαντα</w> <w lemma="parado%2Fcws">παραδόξως</w>.

<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%5Cs">γεγονὸς</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28perbolh%5Cn">ὑπερβολὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29ka%2Fsai">εἰκάσαι</w> <w lemma="dunato%5Cn">δυνατὸν</w> <w lemma="ou%29deni%5C">οὐδενὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntwn">ὄντων</w> <w lemma="e%29sti%2Fn:">ἐστίν·</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="u%28perpepai%2Fkei">ὑπερπεπαίκει</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="deino%2Fthti">δεινότητι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsas">πάσας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnas">προειρημένας</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w>.

<w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pollw%3Dn">πολλῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kalw%3Dn">καλῶν</w> <w lemma="dieirgasme%2Fnwn">διειργασμένων</w> <w lemma="%2Askipi%2Fwni">Σκιπίωνι</w> <w lemma="ka%2Flliston">κάλλιστον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai%2F">εἶναί</w> <w lemma="moi">μοι</w> <w lemma="dokei%3D">δοκεῖ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="tou%29%2Frgon">τοὔργον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parabolw%2Ftaton">παραβολώτατον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnw%7C">ἐκείνῳ</w> <w lemma="pepragme%2Fnwn">πεπραγμένων</w> ?<w lemma=""></w>*