<w lemma="%2Ama%2Frkos">Μάρκος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pareilhfw%5Cs">παρειληφὼς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Afabi%2Fou">Φαβίου</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="a%29ntiparh%3Dge">ἀντιπαρῆγε</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29krwrei%2Fais">ἀκρωρείαις</w>, <w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnos">πεπεισμένος</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28perbola%5Cs">ὑπερβολὰς</w> <w lemma="sumpesei%3Dsqai%2F">συμπεσεῖσθαί</w> <w lemma="pote">ποτε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fois">Καρχηδονίοις</w>.
<w lemma="a%29kou%2Fsas">ἀκούσας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Agerou%2Fnion">Γερούνιον</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fban">Ἀννίβαν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fxein">κατέχειν</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="sitologei%3Dn">σιτολογεῖν</w>, <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraka">χάρακα</w> <w lemma="beblhme%2Fnous">βεβλημένους</w> <w lemma="stratopedeu%2Fein">στρατοπεδεύειν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pistre%2Fyas">ἐπιστρέψας</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29krwreiw%3Dn">ἀκρωρειῶν</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fbaine">κατέβαινε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fa">πεδία</w> <w lemma="katatei%2Fnousan">κατατείνουσαν</w> <w lemma="r%28a%2Fxin">ῥάχιν</w>.
<w lemma="a%29fiko%2Fmenos">ἀφικόμενος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkran">ἄκραν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5C">ἣ</w> <w lemma="kei%3Dtai">κεῖται</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Alarina%2Ftidos">Λαρινάτιδος</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="prosagoreu%2Fetai">προσαγορεύεται</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akalh%2Fnh">Καλήνη</w>, <w lemma="katestratope%2Fdeuse">κατεστρατοπέδευσε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w>, <w lemma="pro%2Fxeiros">πρόχειρος</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="panto%5Cs">παντὸς</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpou">τρόπου</w> <w lemma="sumple%2Fkesqai">συμπλέκεσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29ggi%2Fzontas">ἐγγίζοντας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fous">πολεμίους</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tri%2Fton">τρίτον</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fase">εἴασε</w> <w lemma="sitologei%3Dn">σιτολογεῖν</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="labw%5Cn">λαβὼν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proelqw%5Cn">προελθὼν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="e%28kkai%2Fdeka">ἑκκαίδεκα</w> <w lemma="stadi%2Fous">σταδίους</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fous">πολεμίους</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2F">ἐπί</w> <w lemma="tinos">τινος</w> <w lemma="bounou%3D">βουνοῦ</w> <w lemma="katestratope%2Fdeuse">κατεστρατοπέδευσε</w>, <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kataplh%2Fcasqai">καταπλήξασθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fous">ὑπεναντίους</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="sitologou%3Dsi">σιτολογοῦσι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfa%2Fleian">ἀσφάλειαν</w> <w lemma="paraskeua%2Fzein">παρασκευάζειν</w>.
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w>, <w lemma="gewlo%2Ffou">γεωλόφου</w> <w lemma="tino%5Cs">τινὸς</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxontos">ὑπάρχοντος</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="eu%29kai%2Frws">εὐκαίρως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fneggus">σύνεγγυς</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fkeito">ἐπέκειτο</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w> <w lemma="parembolh%3D%7C">παρεμβολῇ</w>, <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29capostei%2Flas">ἐξαποστείλας</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="disxili%2Fous">δισχιλίους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="logxofo%2Frwn">λογχοφόρων</w> <w lemma="katela%2Fbeto">κατελάβετο</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnhs">ἐπιγενομένης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="sunidw%5Cn">συνιδὼν</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Frkos">Μάρκος</w> <w lemma="e%29ch%3Dge">ἐξῆγε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="eu%29zw%2Fnous">εὐζώνους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fbale">προσέβαλε</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Ffw%7C">λόφῳ</w>.
<w lemma="genome%2Fnou">γενομένου</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29krobolismou%3D">ἀκροβολισμοῦ</w> <w lemma="neanikou%3D">νεανικοῦ</w>, <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="e%29pekra%2Fthsan">ἐπεκράτησαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhn">ὅλην</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fan">στρατοπεδείαν</w> <w lemma="metebi%2Fbasan">μετεβίβασαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="me%2Fn">μέν</w> <w lemma="tinos">τινος</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29ntistratopedei%2Fan">ἀντιστρατοπεδείαν</w> <w lemma="sunei%3Dxen">συνεῖχεν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dston">πλεῖστον</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28to%2Fn">αὑτόν</w>.
<w lemma="pleio%2Fnwn">πλειόνων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnwn">γενομένων</w> <w lemma="h%28merw%3Dn">ἡμερῶν</w>, <w lemma="h%29nagka%2Fzeto">ἠναγκάζετο</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="nomh%5Cn">νομὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="qremma%2Ftwn">θρεμμάτων</w> <w lemma="a%29pomeri%2Fzein">ἀπομερίζειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="sitologi%2Fan">σιτολογίαν</w>,
<w lemma="spouda%2Fzwn">σπουδάζων</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3D%7C">ἀρχῇ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqesin">πρόθεσιν</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fte">μήτε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fan">λείαν</w> <w lemma="katafqei%3Drai">καταφθεῖραι</w> <w lemma="to%2Fn">τόν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="si%3Dton">σῖτον</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dston">πλεῖστον</w> <w lemma="sunagagei%3Dn">συναγαγεῖν</w>, <w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="h%29%3D%7C">ᾖ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="paraxeimasi%2Fan">παραχειμασίαν</w> <w lemma="dayi%2Fleia">δαψίλεια</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29ndra%2Fsin">ἀνδράσιν</w>, <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dron">χεῖρον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28pozugi%2Fois">ὑποζυγίοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fppois:">ἵπποις·</w>
<w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstas">πλείστας</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fgmati">τάγματι</w>.
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Minucius on taking over the command from Fabius at first followed the Carthaginians along the hills, always expecting to encounter them when attempting to cross. But on hearing that Hannibal had already occupied Geronium, and was foraging in the district, and had established himself in a fortified camp before the city, he turned and descended from the hills by a ridge that slopes down to the town. Arriving at the height in the territory of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Larinum&groupId=668&placeId=1222">Larinum</a> called <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Calena&groupId=420&placeId=777">Calena</a> he encamped there, being eager at all hazards to engage the enemy. Hannibal, seeing the approach of the Romans, left the third part of his army to forage, and taking the other two-thirds advanced sixteen stades from the town and encamped on a hill with the view of overawing the enemy and affording protection to the foragers. There was a certain hillock between the two armies, and observing that it lay close to the enemy\'s camp and commanded it, he sent two thousand of his pikemen in the night to occupy it. Marcus, catching sight of them at daybreak, led out his light-armed troops and attacked the hill. A brisk skirmish took place in which the Romans were victorious, and afterwards they transferred their whole army to this hill. Hannibal for a certain time kept the whole of his forces within the camp owing to the propinquity of the enemy; but after some days he was compelled to tell off a portion to pasture the animals, and send others to forage for corn, as he was anxious, according to his original plan, to avoid loss in the live stock he had captured and to collect as much corn as possible, so that for the whole winter there should be plenty of everything both for his men and also for the horses and pack-animals; for it was on his cavalry above all that he placed reliance.
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