<w lemma="paraplh%2Fsion">παραπλήσιον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xeirismo%2Fn">χειρισμόν</w>. <w lemma="a%29%2Frti">ἄρτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="diafainou%2Fshs">διαφαινούσης</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="dianoi%2Fais">διανοίαις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fmmasi">ὄμμασι</w> <w lemma="periespasme%2Fnwn">περιεσπασμένων</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="gewlo%2Ffw%7C">γεωλόφῳ</w> <w lemma="kinduneu%2Fontas">κινδυνεύοντας</w>, <w lemma="a%29nu%2Fpoptos">ἀνύποπτος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nedreuo%2Fntwn">ἐνεδρευόντων</w> <w lemma="u%28pobolh%2F">ὑποβολή</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbou">Ἀννίβου</w> <w lemma="sunexw%3Ds">συνεχῶς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29paposte%2Fllontos">ἐπαποστέλλοντος</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Ffw%7C">λόφῳ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="bohqh%2Fsontas">βοηθήσοντας</w>, <w lemma="e%28pome%2Fnou">ἑπομένου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fdas">πόδας</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w>, <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="sumpesei%3Dn">συμπεσεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flois">ἀλλήλοις</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnou">γενομένου</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="piezome%2Fnwn">πιεζομένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="eu%29zw%2Fnwn">εὐζώνων</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqous">πλήθους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="katafeu%2Fgontes">καταφεύγοντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="bare%2Fa">βαρέα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w> <w lemma="qo%2Frubon">θόρυβον</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Foun">ἐποίουν</w>,
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fmatos">συνθήματος</w> <w lemma="a%29podoqe%2Fntos">ἀποδοθέντος</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fdrais">ἐνέδραις</w>, <w lemma="pantaxo%2Fqen">πανταχόθεν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifainome%2Fnwn">ἐπιφαινομένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prospipto%2Fntwn">προσπιπτόντων</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w>, <w lemma="ou%29ke%2Fti">οὐκέτι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="eu%29zw%2Fnous">εὐζώνους</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="stra%2Fteuma">στράτευμα</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgas">μέγας</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunos">κίνδυνος</w> <w lemma="suneisth%2Fkei">συνειστήκει</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w>.
<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="%2Afa%2Fbios">Φάβιος</w> <w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenon">γινόμενον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diagwnia%2Fsas">διαγωνιάσας</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="sfalw%3Dsi">σφαλῶσι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flois">ὅλοις</w>, <w lemma="e%29ch%3Dge">ἐξῆγε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%5Cn">σπουδὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29boh%2Fqei">ἐβοήθει</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kinduneu%2Fousi">κινδυνεύουσι</w>.
<w lemma="taxu%5C">ταχὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="suneggi%2Fsantos">συνεγγίσαντος</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29naqarrh%2Fsantes">ἀναθαρρήσαντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w>, <w lemma="kai%2Fper">καίπερ</w> <w lemma="leluko%2Ftes">λελυκότες</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhn">ὅλην</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcin">τάξιν</w>, <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="a%28qroizo%2Fmenoi">ἁθροιζόμενοι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="shmei%2Fas">σημείας</w> <w lemma="a%29nexw%2Froun">ἀνεχώρουν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kate%2Ffeugon">κατέφευγον</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="a%29sfa%2Fleian">ἀσφάλειαν</w>, <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29polelwko%2Ftes">ἀπολελωκότες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="eu%29zw%2Fnwn">εὐζώνων</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="tagma%2Ftwn">ταγμάτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29ri%2Fstous">ἀρίστους</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</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%29anni%2Fban">Ἀννίβαν</w> <w lemma="kataplage%2Fntes">καταπλαγέντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29keraio%2Fthta">ἀκεραιότητα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fntacin">σύνταξιν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="parabebohqhko%2Ftwn">παραβεβοηθηκότων</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsthsan">ἀπέστησαν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="diwgmou%3D">διωγμοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhs">μάχης</w>.
<w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnois">γενομένοις</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="e%29narge%5Cs">ἐναργὲς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Frkou">Μάρκου</w> <w lemma="to%2Flman">τόλμαν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Flwle">ἀπόλωλε</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fla">ὅλα</w>, <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29la%2Fbeian">εὐλάβειαν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afabi%2Fou">Φαβίου</w> <w lemma="se%2Fswstai">σέσωσται</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn:">νῦν·</w>
<w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmh%7C">Ῥώμῃ</w> <w lemma="to%2Ft%27">τότ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto">ἐγένετο</w> <w lemma="fanero%5Cn">φανερὸν</w> <w lemma="o%28mologoume%2Fnws">ὁμολογουμένως</w> <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="diafe%2Frei">διαφέρει</w> <w lemma="stratiwtikh%3Ds">στρατιωτικῆς</w> <w lemma="propetei%2Fas">προπετείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kenodoci%2Fas">κενοδοξίας</w> <w lemma="strathgikh%5C">στρατηγικὴ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fnoia">πρόνοια</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="logismo%5Cs">λογισμὸς</w> <w lemma="e%28stw%5Cs">ἑστὼς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nounexh%2Fs">νουνεχής</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="didaxqe%2Fntes">διδαχθέντες</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="balo%2Fmenoi">βαλόμενοι</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraka">χάρακα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fna">ἕνα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="e%29stratope%2Fdeusan">ἐστρατοπέδευσαν</w> <w lemma="o%28mo%2Fse">ὁμόσε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="%2Afabi%2Fw%7C">Φαβίῳ</w> <w lemma="prosei%3Dxon">προσεῖχον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="nou%3Dn">νοῦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="paraggellome%2Fnois">παραγγελλομένοις</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnioi">Καρχηδόνιοι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="bounou%3D">βουνοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sfete%2Fras">σφετέρας</w> <w lemma="parembolh%3Ds">παρεμβολῆς</w> <w lemma="dieta%2Ffreusan">διετάφρευσαν</w>, <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="korufh%5Cn">κορυφὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="katalhfqe%2Fntos">καταληφθέντος</w> <w lemma="lo%2Ffou">λόφου</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraka">χάρακα</w> <w lemma="peribalo%2Fntes">περιβαλόντες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fulakh%5Cn">φυλακὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pisth%2Fsantes">ἐπιστήσαντες</w> <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xeimasi%2Fan">χειμασίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalw%3Ds">ἀσφαλῶς</w> <w lemma="h%28toima%2Fzonto">ἡτοιμάζοντο</w>.
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The day was just dawning, and the minds and eyes of all were engrossed in the battle on the hill, so that no one suspected that the ambuscade had been posted. Hannibal kept constantly sending reinforcements to his men on the hill, and when he very shortly followed himself with his cavalry and the rest of his force, the cavalry on both sides soon came into action. Upon this, the Roman light infantry were forced off the field by the numbers of the Carthaginian horse, and, falling back on the legions, threw them into confusion, while at the same time, on the signal being given to those lying in ambush, they appeared from all directions and attacked, upon which not only the Roman light infantry but their whole army found itself in a most perilous position. It was now that Fabius, seeing the state of matters and seriously fearing a total disaster, came up in haste with his own army to assist. On his approach the Romans again plucked up courage, although they had now entirely broken their ranks, and collecting round the standards retreated and took refuge under cover of Fabius\' force after losing many of their light-armed troops, but still more of the legionaries and the very best men among them. Hannibal, being afraid of the legions, which, quite fresh and in admirable order, had come to the help of their comrades, abandoned the pursuit and brought the battle to a close. To those who were actually present at the action it was evident that all was lost by the rashness of Minucius, and that now, as on previous occasions, all had been saved by the caution of Fabius. And to those in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> it became indisputably clear how widely the foresight, good sense, and calm calculation of a general differ from the recklessness and bravado of a mere soldier. The Romans, however, had received a practical lesson, and again fortifying a single camp, joined their forces in it, and in future paid due attention to Fabius and his orders. The Carthaginians dug a trench between the hill and their own camp, and erecting a stockade round the hill, which was now in their hands, and placing a garrison on it, made their preparations henceforth for the winter undisturbed.
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