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Book 15 - Chapter 4

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<w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplios">Πόπλιος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="nautikh%5Cn">ναυτικὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalisa%2Fmenos">ἀσφαλισάμενος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katalipw%5Cn">καταλιπὼν</w> <w lemma="%2Abai%2Fbion">Βαίβιον</w> <w lemma="a%29ntistra%2Fthgon">ἀντιστράτηγον</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29peporeu%2Feto">ἐπεπορεύετο</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>,
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<w lemma="ou%29ke%2Fti">οὐκέτι</w> <w lemma="paralamba%2Fnwn">παραλαμβάνων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29qelonth%5Cn">ἐθελοντὴν</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29gxeiri%2Fzontas">ἐγχειρίζοντας</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fas">βίας</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrapodizo%2Fmenos">ἀνδραποδιζόμενος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fanera%5Cn">φανερὰν</w> <w lemma="poiw%3Dn">ποιῶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%29rgh%2Fn">ὀργήν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fous">πολεμίους</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="paraspo%2Fndhsin:">παρασπόνδησιν·</w>
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<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Amasanna%2Fsan">Μασαννάσαν</w> <w lemma="diepe%2Fmpeto">διεπέμπετο</w> <w lemma="sunexw%3Ds">συνεχῶς</w>, <w lemma="a%29podhlw%3Dn">ἀποδηλῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fna">τίνα</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="parabebhko%2Ftes">παραβεβηκότες</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Den">εἶεν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Afoi%2Fnikes">Φοίνικες</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sponda%2Fs">σπονδάς</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parakalw%3Dn">παρακαλῶν</w> <w lemma="a%28qroi%2Fzein">ἁθροίζειν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fsthn">πλείστην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fptein">συνάπτειν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%2Fn">σπουδήν</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Amasanna%2Fsas">Μασαννάσας</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkas">συνθήκας</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Frhtai">εἴρηται</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w>, <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="a%29fw%2Frmhse">ἀφώρμησε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fas">ἰδίας</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w>, <w lemma="proslabw%5Cn">προσλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="de%2Fka">δέκα</w> <w lemma="shmai%2Fas">σημαίας</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai+ka%5Cs">Ῥωμαϊκὰς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pezw%3Dn">πεζῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="strathgou%3D">στρατηγοῦ</w>, <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="patrw%2F%7Can">πατρῴαν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29polabei%3Dn">ἀπολαβεῖν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aso%2Ffakos">Σόφακος</w> <w lemma="proskatakth%2Fsasqai">προσκατακτήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="e%29pikouri%2Fas:">ἐπικουρίας·</w> <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Asune%2Ftuxe">Συνέτυχε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhs">Ῥώμης</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="nautiko%5Cn">ναυτικὸν</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraka">χάρακα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="katapleu%3Dsai">καταπλεῦσαι</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Abai%2Fbios">Βαίβιος</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplion">Πόπλιον</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpemye">ἐξέπεμψε</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="parakatei%3Dxe">παρακατεῖχε</w>, <w lemma="ta%2F">τά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="loipa%5C">λοιπὰ</w> <w lemma="dusqu%2Fmws">δυσθύμως</w> <w lemma="diakeime%2Fnous">διακειμένους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fzontas">νομίζοντας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="megi%2Fstois">μεγίστοις</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnois:">κινδύνοις·</w>
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<w lemma="puqo%2Fmenoi">πυθόμενοι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="gegenhme%2Fnhn">γεγενημένην</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="a%29se%2Fbeian">ἀσέβειαν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fsbeis">πρέσβεις</w>, <w lemma="pro%2Fdhlon">πρόδηλον</w> <w lemma="e%29do%2Fkoun">ἐδόκουν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="timwri%2Fan">τιμωρίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplios">Πόπλιος</w>, <w lemma="diakou%2Fsas">διακούσας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="paragegono%2Ftwn">παραγεγονότων</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="proqu%2Fmws">προθύμως</w> <w lemma="h%28%2F">ἥ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w> <w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="dh%3Dmos">δῆμος</w> <w lemma="a%29pode%2Fcainto">ἀποδέξαιντο</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnas">γενομένας</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkas">συνθήκας</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="parakalou%2Fmenon">παρακαλούμενον</w> <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmws">ἑτοίμως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxoien">ἔχοιεν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxaire">ἔχαιρε</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flws">μεγάλως</w>,
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<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="prose%2Ftace">προσέταξε</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Abaibi%2Fw%7C">Βαιβίῳ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w> <w lemma="filanqrwpi%2Fas">φιλανθρωπίας</w> <w lemma="a%29pope%2Fmpein">ἀποπέμπειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fan">οἰκείαν</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fnu">πάνυ</w> <w lemma="kalw%3Ds">καλῶς</w> <w lemma="bouleusa%2Fmenos">βουλευσάμενος</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Fs">ὥς</w> <w lemma="g%27">γ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29moi%5C">ἐμοὶ</w> <w lemma="dokei%3D">δοκεῖ</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="froni%2Fmws">φρονίμως</w>.
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<w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="sfete%2Fran">σφετέραν</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fda">πατρίδα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstou">πλείστου</w> <w lemma="poioume%2Fnhn">ποιουμένην</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w>, <w lemma="e%29skopei%3Dto">ἐσκοπεῖτο</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="sullogizo%2Fmenos">συλλογιζόμενος</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="de%2Fon">δέον</w> <w lemma="paqei%3Dn">παθεῖν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="de%2Fon">δέον</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcai">πρᾶξαι</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="parakatasxw%5Cn">παρακατασχὼν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fdion">ἴδιον</w> <w lemma="qumo%5Cn">θυμὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fsi">γεγονόσι</w> <w lemma="pikri%2Fan">πικρίαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29peira%2Fqh">ἐπειράθη</w> <w lemma="diafula%2Fcai">διαφυλάξαι</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="paroimi%2Fan">παροιμίαν</w> "<w lemma="pate%2Frwn">πατέρων</w> <w lemma="eu%29%3D">εὖ</w> <w lemma="kei%2Fmena">κείμενα</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frga">ἔργα</w>."
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<w lemma="toigarou%3Dn">τοιγαροῦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fni">Καρχηδόνι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Ftthse">ἥττησε</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="yuxai%3Ds">ψυχαῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fban">Ἀννίβαν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fn">αὐτόν</w>, <w lemma="u%28perqe%2Fmenos">ὑπερθέμενος</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="kaloka%29gaqi%2Fa%7C">καλοκἀγαθίᾳ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnwn">ἐκείνων</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fnoian">ἄνοιαν</w>.
Scipio, having taken measures for the security of his fleet, deputed the command to Baebius and himself went round the towns,
no longer receiving the submission of those which offered to surrender, but taking them all by assault and selling the inhabitants as slaves, to manifest the anger he felt against the enemy owing to the treacherous behaviour of the Carthaginians.
He was constantly sending to Massanissa, pointing out to him how the Carthaginians had violated the treaty, and begging him to raise as strong a force as possible and to make haste to join him.
For Massanissa, as I above stated, immediately on the conclusion of the treaty left with his own forces, taking with him besides ten cohorts of Roman cavalry and infantry, and legates on the part of Scipio, in order not only to recover his paternal kingdom, but with the assistance of the Romans to add that of Scyphax to it, which he ultimately succeeded in doing.
It happened that at about the same time the envoys from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> reached the Roman naval camp.
So Baebius at once dispatched the Roman envoys to Scipio, but detained the Carthaginians, who were generally dispirited and considered themselves in great danger.
For when they heard of the flagitious treatment of the Roman envoys by the Carthaginians, they thought that vengeance for it would assuredly be taken on themselves.
But Scipio, on hearing from the Roman legates that both the senate and the people had readily accepted the treaty he had made with the Carthaginians and were ready to comply with all his requests, was highly gratified by this,
and ordered Baebius to treat the Carthaginian envoys with all courtesy and send them home, acting, as I think, very rightly and wisely.
For aware as he was of the high value attached by his own nation to keeping faith to ambassadors, he took into consideration not so much the deserts of the Carthaginians as the duty of the Romans.
Therefore restraining his own anger and the bitter resentment he felt owing to the late occurrence, he did his best to preserve "the glorious record of our sires," as the saying is.
The consequence was that he humiliated the people of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a> and Hannibal himself by thus requiting in ampler measure their baseness by his generosity.