<w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fqen">ὅθεν</w> <w lemma="a%29peli%2Fpomen">ἀπελίπομεν</w>, <w lemma="punqano%2Fmenos">πυνθανόμενος</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="katasko%2Fpwn">κατασκόπων</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dston">πλεῖστον</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w> <w lemma="si%3Dton">σῖτον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aloukari%2Fan">Λουκαρίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kalou%2Fmenon">καλούμενον</w> <w lemma="%2Agerou%2Fnion">Γερούνιον</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fra%7C">χώρᾳ</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="sunagwgh%5Cn">συναγωγὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29fuw%3Ds">εὐφυῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Agerou%2Fnion">Γερούνιον</w>,
<w lemma="kri%2Fnas">κρίνας</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3D">ἐκεῖ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="paraxeimasi%2Fan">παραχειμασίαν</w>, <w lemma="proh%3Dge">προῆγε</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenos">ποιούμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> ?<w lemma="li%2Fburnon">λίβυρνον</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fros">ὄρος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnous">προειρημένους</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w>. <w lemma="a%29fiko%2Fmenos">ἀφικόμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Agerou%2Fnion">Γερούνιον</w>,
<w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aloukari%2Fas">Λουκαρίας</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fxei">ἀπέχει</w> <w lemma="diako%2Fsia">διακόσια</w> <w lemma="sta%2Fdia">στάδια</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxa%5Cs">ἀρχὰς</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgwn">λόγων</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29noikou%3Dntas">ἐνοικοῦντας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="fili%2Fan">φιλίαν</w> <w lemma="proukalei%3Dto">προυκαλεῖτο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fsteis">πίστεις</w> <w lemma="e%29di%2Fdou">ἐδίδου</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29paggeliw%3Dn">ἐπαγγελιῶν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29deno%5Cs">οὐδενὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fxontos">προσέχοντος</w>, <w lemma="poliorkei%3Dn">πολιορκεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29peba%2Fleto">ἐπεβάλετο</w>.
<w lemma="taxu%5C">ταχὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="ku%2Frios">κύριος</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kh%2Ftoras">οἰκήτορας</w> <w lemma="kate%2Ffqeire">κατέφθειρε</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstas">πλείστας</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fas">οἰκίας</w> <w lemma="a%29kerai%2Fous">ἀκεραίους</w> <w lemma="diefu%2Flace">διεφύλαξε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="tei%2Fxh">τείχη</w>, <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="sitoboli%2Fois">σιτοβολίοις</w> <w lemma="xrh%2Fsasqai">χρήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="paraxeimasi%2Fan">παραχειμασίαν</w>.
<w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="parembalw%5Cn">παρεμβαλὼν</w> <w lemma="w%29xurw%2Fsato">ὠχυρώσατο</w> <w lemma="ta%2Ffrw%7C">τάφρῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraki">χάρακι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fan">στρατοπεδείαν</w>.
<w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="sitologi%2Fan">σιτολογίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpempe">ἐξέπεμπε</w>, <w lemma="prosta%2Fcas">προστάξας</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fsthn">ἑκάστην</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fran">ἡμέραν</w> <w lemma="takto%5Cn">τακτὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29nafe%2Frein">ἀναφέρειν</w> <w lemma="me%2Ftron">μέτρον</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkaston">ἕκαστον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fois">ἰδίοις</w>, <w lemma="e%29pibolh%5Cn">ἐπιβολὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fgmatos">τάγματος</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="prokexeirisme%2Fnois">προκεχειρισμένοις</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29konomi%2Fan">οἰκονομίαν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w>,
<w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tri%2Ftw%7C">τρίτῳ</w> <w lemma="me%2Frei">μέρει</w> <w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fan">στρατοπεδείαν</w> <w lemma="e%29th%2Frei">ἐτήρει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="sitologou%3Dsi">σιτολογοῦσι</w> <w lemma="parefh%2Fdreue">παρεφήδρευε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29%2Fshs">οὔσης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fsths">πλείστης</w> <w lemma="eu%29efo%2Fdou">εὐεφόδου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pedia%2Fdos">πεδιάδος</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sunago%2Fntwn">συναγόντων</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpos">ἔπος</w> <w lemma="ei%29pei%3Dn">εἰπεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29nariqmh%2Ftwn">ἀναριθμήτων</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fras">ὥρας</w> <w lemma="a%29kmazou%2Fshs">ἀκμαζούσης</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="sugkomidh%2Fn">συγκομιδήν</w>, <w lemma="a%29%2Fpleton">ἄπλετον</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fsthn">ἑκάστην</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fran">ἡμέραν</w> <w lemma="a%28qroi%2Fzesqai">ἁθροίζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="si%2Ftou">σίτου</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w>.
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Such was the position of affairs in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Spain&groupId=983&placeId=1735">Spain</a>. Hannibal, whom we left in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a> looking out for winter quarters, learning from his scouts that there was plenty of corn in the country round Luceria and Geronium, and that the best place for collecting supplies was Geronium, decided to winter there and advanced to this district, marching past Mount Libyrnus. On reaching Geronium, which is two hundred stades from Luceria, he at first sent messages to the inhabitants asking for their alliance and offering pledges of the advantages he promised them, but as they paid not attention to them he began the siege. He soon took the city, upon which he put the inhabitants to the sword, but kept the walls and most of the houses uninjured, intending to use them as corn magazine for the winter. He encamped his army before the town, fortifying his camp with a trench and palisade. When he had completed this he sent two divisions of his army out to gather corn, ordering each to bring in each day for its own use the quantity imposed by those in charge of the commissariat. With the remaining third he guarded the camp and covered the foraging parties here and there. As most of the country was flat and easy to overrun, and the foragers were one might say infinite in number, and the weather was very favourable for fetching in the grain, an enormous quantity was collected every day.
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