<w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%28mei%3Ds">ἡμεῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29mfo%2Fteroi">ἀμφότεροι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fresmen">πάρεσμεν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%5C">αὐτοὶ</w> <w lemma="koinwnh%2Fsontes">κοινωνήσοντες</w> <w lemma="u%28mi%3Dn">ὑμῖν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnwn">κινδύνων</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftous">ἔτους</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frxontas">ἄρχοντας</w> <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmous">ἑτοίμους</w> <w lemma="pareskeua%2Fkamen">παρεσκευάκαμεν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mete%2Fxein">μετέχειν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29gw%2Fnwn">ἀγώνων</w>.
<w lemma="u%28mei%3Ds">ὑμεῖς</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="e%28wra%2Fkate">ἑωράκατε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kaqoplismou%2Fs">καθοπλισμούς</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fceis">τάξεις</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqh">πλήθη</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diamaxo%2Fmenoi">διαμαχόμενοι</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fsthn">ἑκάστην</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fran">ἡμέραν</w> <w lemma="deu%2Fteron">δεύτερον</w> <w lemma="e%29niauto%5Cn">ἐνιαυτὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="diatelei%3Dte">διατελεῖτε</w>.
<w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fws">ἐναντίως</w> <w lemma="e%29xo%2Fntwn">ἐχόντων</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="progegenhme%2Fnais">προγεγενημέναις</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxais">μάχαις</w>, <w lemma="ei%29ko%5Cs">εἰκὸς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fon">ἐναντίον</w> <w lemma="e%29kbh%2Fsesqai">ἐκβήσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="a%29gw%3Dnos">ἀγῶνος</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Ftopon">ἄτοπον</w>, <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="ei%29pei%3Dn">εἰπεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29du%2Fnaton">ἀδύνατον</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="a%29krobolismoi%3Ds">ἀκροβολισμοῖς</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fsous">ἴσους</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fsous">ἴσους</w> <w lemma="sumpi%2Fptontas">συμπίπτοντας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="e%29pikratei%3Dn">ἐπικρατεῖν</w>, <w lemma="o%28mou%3D">ὁμοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="paratacame%2Fnous">παραταξαμένους</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="diplasi%2Fous">διπλασίους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fwn">ὑπεναντίων</w> <w lemma="e%29lattwqh%3Dnai">ἐλαττωθῆναι</w>.
<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w>, <w lemma="w%29%3D">ὦ</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndres">ἄνδρες</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="u%28mi%3Dn">ὑμῖν</w> <w lemma="pareskeuasme%2Fnwn">παρεσκευασμένων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="nika%3Dn">νικᾶν</w>, <w lemma="e%28no%5Cs">ἑνὸς</w> <w lemma="prosdei%3Dtai">προσδεῖται</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmata">πράγματα</w>, <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28mete%2Fras">ὑμετέρας</w> <w lemma="boulh%2Fsews">βουλήσεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proqumi%2Fas">προθυμίας</w>, <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="parakalei%3Dsqai">παρακαλεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fw">πλείω</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fpein">πρέπειν</w> <w lemma="u%28mi%3Dn">ὑμῖν</w> <w lemma="u%28polamba%2Fnw">ὑπολαμβάνω</w>.
<w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%2Fn">μέν</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="misqou%3D">μισθοῦ</w> <w lemma="para%2F">παρά</w> <w lemma="tisi">τισι</w> <w lemma="strateuome%2Fnois">στρατευομένοις</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pe%2Flas">πέλας</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllousi">μέλλουσι</w> <w lemma="kinduneu%2Fein">κινδυνεύειν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29gw%3Dna">ἀγῶνα</w> <w lemma="kairo%2Fs">καιρός</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="deino%2Ftatos">δεινότατος</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29pobaino%2Fntwn">ἀποβαινόντων</w> <w lemma="braxei%3Dan">βραχεῖαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="diafora%2Fn">διαφοράν</w>, <w lemma="a%29nagkai%3Dos">ἀναγκαῖος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="paraklh%2Fsews">παρακλήσεως</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnetai">γίνεται</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpos:">τρόπος·</w>
<w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="u%28mi%3Dn">ὑμῖν</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="e%28te%2Frwn">ἑτέρων</w> <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="sfw%3Dn">σφῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fdos">πατρίδος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="gunaikw%3Dn">γυναικῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="te%2Fknwn">τέκνων</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunos">κίνδυνος</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fsthken">συνέστηκεν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pollaplasi%2Fan">πολλαπλασίαν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnonta">συμβαίνοντα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="diafora%5Cn">διαφορὰν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%2Ftwn">ἐνεστώτων</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnwn">κινδύνων</w>, <w lemma="u%28pomnh%2Fsews">ὑπομνήσεως</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w>, <w lemma="paraklh%2Fsews">παρακλήσεως</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="prosdei%3D">προσδεῖ</w>.
<w lemma="ti%2Fs">τίς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="bou%2Floito">βούλοιτο</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="nika%3Dn">νικᾶν</w> <w lemma="a%29gwnizo%2Fmenos">ἀγωνιζόμενος</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dt%27">τοῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fh">εἴη</w> <w lemma="dunato%2Fn">δυνατόν</w>, <w lemma="teqna%2Fnai">τεθνάναι</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fsqen">πρόσθεν</w> <w lemma="maxo%2Fmenos">μαχόμενος</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="zw%3Dn">ζῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pidei%3Dn">ἐπιδεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnwn">προειρημένων</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fbrin">ὕβριν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katafqora%2Fn">καταφθοράν</w>;
<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w>, <w lemma="w%29%3D">ὦ</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndres">ἄνδρες</w>, <w lemma="xwri%5Cs">χωρὶς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29mou%3D">ἐμοῦ</w> <w lemma="legome%2Fnwn">λεγομένων</w>, <w lemma="au%29toi%5C">αὐτοὶ</w> <w lemma="lamba%2Fnontes">λαμβάνοντες</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="o%29fqalmw%3Dn">ὀφθαλμῶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fpesqai">λείπεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="nika%3Dn">νικᾶν</w> <w lemma="diafora%5Cn">διαφορὰν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="sunecakolouqou%3Dnta">συνεξακολουθοῦντα</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%5Cs">ἑαυτοὺς</w> <w lemma="parasth%2Fsesqe">παραστήσεσθε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhn">μάχην</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fdos">πατρίδος</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="kinduneuou%2Fshs">κινδυνευούσης</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdois">στρατοπέδοις</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flois">ὅλοις</w>.
<w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="prosqei%3Dsa">προσθεῖσα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28pokeime%2Fnois">ὑποκειμένοις</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllws">ἄλλως</w> <w lemma="pws">πως</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fnta">παρόντα</w> <w lemma="kriqh%3D%7C">κριθῇ</w>, <w lemma="perigenh%2Fsetai">περιγενήσεται</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29xqrw%3Dn">ἐχθρῶν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w>.
<w lemma="pa%3Dsan">πᾶσαν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28th%3Ds">αὑτῆς</w> <w lemma="proqumi%2Fan">προθυμίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="u%28ma%3Ds">ὑμᾶς</w> <w lemma="a%29ph%2Freistai">ἀπήρεισται</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsas">πάσας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="swthri%2Fas">σωτηρίας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="u%28mi%3Dn">ὑμῖν</w>. <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="u%28mei%3Ds">ὑμεῖς</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="diayeu%2Fshte">διαψεύσητε</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w>,
<w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Fdote">ἀπόδοτε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fdi">πατρίδι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%28rmozou%2Fsas">ἁρμοζούσας</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fritas">χάριτας</w>, <w lemma="fanero%5Cn">φανερὸν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsin">πᾶσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpois">ἀνθρώποις</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsate">ποιήσατε</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="e%29lattw%2Fmata">ἐλαττώματα</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fgonen">γέγονεν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="xei%2Frous">χείρους</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29peiri%2Fan">ἀπειρίαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="maxome%2Fnwn">μαχομένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kairw%3Dn">καιρῶν</w> <w lemma="perista%2Fseis">περιστάσεις</w>.
"<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toiau%3Dta">τοιαῦτα</w> <w lemma="parakale%2Fsas">παρακαλέσας</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Aleu%2Fkios">Λεύκιος</w> <w lemma="diafh%3Dke">διαφῆκε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pollou%2Fs">πολλούς</w>.
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For in the first place we, the Consuls, are both present, and are not only about to share your perils ourselves but have given you also the Consuls of last year to stand by you and participate in the struggle. And you yourselves have not only seen how the enemy are armed, how they dispose their forces, and what is their strength, but for two years now you have been fighting with them nearly every day. As, therefore, all the conditions are now the reverse of those in the battles I spoke of, we may anticipate that the result of the present battle will likewise be the opposite. For it would be a strange or rather indeed impossible thing, that after meeting your enemies on equal terms in so many separate skirmished and in most cases being victorious, now when you confront them by more than two to one you should be beaten. Therefore, my men, every measure having been taken to secure victory for you, one thing alone is wanting, your own zeal and resolution, and as to this it is not, I think, fitting that I should exhort you further. For those who in some countries serve for hire or for those who are about to fight for their neighbours by the terms of an alliance, the moment of greatest peril is during the battle itself, but the result makes little difference to them, and in such a case exhortation is necessary. But those who like you are about to fight not for others, but for yourselves, your country, and your wives and children, and for whom the results that will ensue are of vastly more importance than the present peril, require not to be exhorted to do their duty but only to be reminded of it. For what man is there who would not wish before all things to conquer in the struggle, or if this be not possible, to die fighting rather than witness the outrage and destruction of all that is dearest to him? Therefore, my men, even without these words of mine, fix your eyes on the difference between defeat and victory and on all that must follow upon either, and enter on this battle as if not your country's legions but her existence were at stake. For if the issue of the day be adverse, she has no further resources to overcome her foes; but she has centred all her power and spirit in you, and in you lies her sole hope of safety. Do not cheat her, then, of this hope, but now pay the debt of gratitude you owe to her, and make it clear to all men that our former defeats were not due to the Romans being less brave than the Carthaginians, but to the inexperience of those who fought for us then and to the force of circumstances." Having addressed the troops in these words Aemilius dismissed them.
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