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Book 15 - Chapter 3

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<w lemma="%2Agenome%2Fnwn">Γενομένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemos">πόλεμος</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllhn">ἄλλην</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29lh%2Ffei">εἰλήφει</w> <w lemma="barute%2Fran">βαρυτέραν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fsqen">πρόσθεν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dusmenikwte%2Fran">δυσμενικωτέραν</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28%2F">οἵ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="dokou%3Dntes">δοκοῦντες</w> <w lemma="parespondh%3Dsqai">παρεσπονδῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="filoti%2Fmws">φιλοτίμως</w> <w lemma="die%2Fkeinto">διέκειντο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="perigene%2Fsqai">περιγενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%2F">οἵ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnioi">Καρχηδόνιοι</w> <w lemma="suneido%2Ftes">συνειδότες</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pepragme%2Fna">πεπραγμένα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmws">ἑτοίμως</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxon">εἶχον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29xqroi%3Ds">ἐχθροῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28poxei%2Frioi">ὑποχείριοι</w> <w lemma="genhqh%3Dnai">γενηθῆναι</w>.
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<w lemma="toiau%2Fths">τοιαύτης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29mfoi%3Dn">ἀμφοῖν</w> <w lemma="parasta%2Fsews">παραστάσεως</w> <w lemma="u%28parxou%2Fshs">ὑπαρχούσης</w> <w lemma="profane%5Cs">προφανὲς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="deh%2Fsei">δεήσει</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxh%7C">μάχῃ</w> <w lemma="kri%2Fnesqai">κρίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%2Ftwn">ἐνεστώτων</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fhn">Λιβύην</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibhri%2Fan">Ἰβηρίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fan">Σικελίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Asardo%2Fna">Σαρδόνα</w> <w lemma="metew%2Frous">μετεώρους</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="perispa%3Dsqai">περισπᾶσθαι</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="dianoi%2Fais">διανοίαις</w>, <w lemma="karadokou%3Dntas">καραδοκοῦντας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sumbhso%2Fmenon">συμβησόμενον</w>.
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<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="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w>, <w lemma="e%29llei%2Fpwn">ἐλλείπων</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppikoi%3Ds">ἱππικοῖς</w>, <w lemma="die%2Fpempe">διέπεμπε</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fs">πρός</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="%2Anoma%2Fda">Νομάδα</w> <w lemma="%2Atuxai%3Don">Τυχαῖον</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%3Dos">οἰκεῖος</w> <w lemma="%2Aso%2Ffakos">Σόφακος</w>, <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="maximwta%2Ftous">μαχιμωτάτους</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="e%29do%2Fkei">ἐδόκει</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fhn">Λιβύην</w>,
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<w lemma="parakalw%3Dn">παρακαλῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="bohqei%3Dn">βοηθεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunepilamba%2Fnesqai">συνεπιλαμβάνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kairou%3D">καιροῦ</w>, <w lemma="safw%3Ds">σαφῶς</w> <w lemma="ginw%2Fskonta">γινώσκοντα</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="krathsa%2Fntwn">κρατησάντων</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnatai">δύναται</w> <w lemma="diafula%2Fttein">διαφυλάττειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%2Fn">ἀρχήν</w>, <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29knikhsa%2Fntwn">ἐκνικησάντων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fw%7C">βίῳ</w> <w lemma="kinduneu%2Fsei">κινδυνεύσει</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amasanna%2Fsou">Μασαννάσου</w> <w lemma="filarxi%2Fan">φιλαρχίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="peisqei%5Cs">πεισθεὶς</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="parakaloume%2Fnois">παρακαλουμένοις</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="disxili%2Fwn">δισχιλίων</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fban">Ἀννίβαν</w>.
The consequence of this was that the war began afresh, the cause of its renewal being more serious and more productive of bitter feeling than the original one.
For the Romans, thinking that they had been treacherously attacked, set their hearts on getting the better of the Carthaginians, and the latter, conscious of their guilt, were ready to suffer anything rather than fall into the power of the Romans.
Both sides being animated by such fury, it was evident that the issue must be decided by a battle.
Consequently not only all the inhabitants of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Africa&groupId=300&placeId=294">Africa</a>, but those of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Spain&groupId=983&placeId=1735">Spain</a>, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sardinia&groupId=947&placeId=1685">Sardinia</a> likewise were held in suspense and distracted, awaiting the result.
Hannibal at this time was very poorly off for cavalry and sent to a certain Numidian called Tychaeus, who was a relative of Scyphax, and was thought to have the best cavalry in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Africa&groupId=300&placeId=294">Africa</a>, begging him to help him and join in saving the situation, as he knew well that, if the Carthaginians won, he could retain his principality, but if the Romans were victors, he would risk losing his life too, owing to Massanissa\'s greed of power.
Accordingly, Tychaeus was prevailed on by this appeal and came to Hannibal with a body of two thousand horse.