<w lemma="%2A%29%3Dhn">Ἦν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="kaqoplismo%5Cs">καθοπλισμὸς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fwn">Λιβύων</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai+ko%2Fs">Ῥωμαϊκός</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="progegenhme%2Fnhs">προγεγενημένης</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhs">μάχης</w> <w lemma="sku%2Flois">σκύλοις</w> <w lemma="e%29kle%2Fcas">ἐκλέξας</w> <w lemma="katakekosmh%2Fkei:">κατακεκοσμήκει·</w>
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibh%2Frwn">Ἰβήρων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltw%3Dn">Κελτῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="qureo%5Cs">θυρεὸς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsios">παραπλήσιος</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ci%2Ffh">ξίφη</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fan">ἐναντίαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fqesin:">διάθεσιν·</w>
<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flatton">ἔλαττον</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fnthma">κέντημα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="katafora%3Ds">καταφορᾶς</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fsxue">ἴσχυε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="bla%2Fptein">βλάπτειν</w>, <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Agalatikh%5C">Γαλατικὴ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxaira">μάχαιρα</w> <w lemma="mi%2Fan">μίαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fan">χρείαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="katafora%3Ds">καταφορᾶς</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29posta%2Fsews">ἀποστάσεως</w>.
<w lemma="e%29nalla%5Cc">ἐναλλὰξ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="spei%2Frais">σπείραις</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="paratetagme%2Fnwn">παρατεταγμένων</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltw%3Dn">Κελτῶν</w> <w lemma="gumnw%3Dn">γυμνῶν</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibh%2Frwn">Ἰβήρων</w> <w lemma="linoi%3Ds">λινοῖς</w> <w lemma="periporfu%2Frois">περιπορφύροις</w> <w lemma="xitwni%2Fskois">χιτωνίσκοις</w> <w lemma="kekosmhme%2Fnwn">κεκοσμημένων</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Ftria">πάτρια</w>, <w lemma="ceni%2Fzousan">ξενίζουσαν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kataplhktikh%5Cn">καταπληκτικὴν</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fsoyin">πρόσοψιν</w>.
<w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppikw%3Dn">ἱππικῶν</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmpan">σύμπαν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fois">Καρχηδονίοις</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="muri%2Fous">μυρίους</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pezw%3Dn">πεζῶν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="tetrakismuri%2Fwn">τετρακισμυρίων</w> <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltoi%3Ds">Κελτοῖς</w>. <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="decio%5Cn">δεξιὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29mi%2Flios">Αἰμίλιος</w>,
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29w%2Fnumon">εὐώνυμον</w> <w lemma="%2Aga%2Fios">Γάιος</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fsa">μέσα</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Frkos">Μάρκος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Agna%2Fios">Γνάιος</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftei">ἔτει</w> <w lemma="strathgou%3Dntes">στρατηγοῦντες</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="eu%29w%2Fnumon">εὐώνυμον</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asdrou%2Fbas">Ἀσδρούβας</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="decio%5Cn">δεξιὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fannwn:">Ἄννων·</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%2Fsois">μέσοις</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="meq%27">μεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%3D">ἑαυτοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Fgwna">Μάγωνα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29delfo%2Fn">ἀδελφόν</w>.
<w lemma="blepou%2Fshs">βλεπούσης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcews">τάξεως</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="meshmbri%2Fan">μεσημβρίαν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pa%2Fnw">ἐπάνω</w> <w lemma="proei%3Dpa">προεῖπα</w>, <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frktous">ἄρκτους</w>, <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frois">ἑκατέροις</w> <w lemma="a%29blabh%3D">ἀβλαβῆ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Flion">ἥλιον</w> <w lemma="a%29natolh%2Fn">ἀνατολήν</w>.
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The Africans were armed in the Roman fashion, Hannibal having equipped them with the choicest of the arms captured in the previous battles. The shields of the Spaniards and Celts were very similar, but they swords were entirely different, those of the Spaniards thrusting with as deadly effect as they cut, but the Gaulish sword being only able to slash and requiring a long sweep to do so. As they were drawn up in alternate companies, the Gauls naked and the Spaniards in short tunics bordered with purple, their national dress, they presented a strange and impressive appearance. The Carthaginian cavalry numbered about ten thousand, and their infantry, including the Celts, did not much exceed forty thousand. The Roman right wing was under the command of Aemilius, the left under that of Terentius, and the centre under the Consuls of the previous year, Marcus Atilius and Gnaeus Servilius. Hasdrubal commanded the Carthaginian left, Hanno the right, and Hannibal himself with his brother Mago the centre. Since the Roman army, as I said, faced south and the Carthaginians north, they were neither of them inconvenienced by the rising sun.
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