<w lemma="%2Abrabeuqei%2Fshs">Βραβευθείσης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhs">μάχης</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnon">προειρημένον</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w>, <w lemma="a%29ko%2Flouqon">ἀκόλουθον</w> <w lemma="ei%29lh%2Ffei">εἰλήφει</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fla">ὅλα</w> <w lemma="kri%2Fsin">κρίσιν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frwn">ἀμφοτέρων</w> <w lemma="prosdokwme%2Fnois">προσδοκωμένοις</w>.
<w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnioi">Καρχηδόνιοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcews">πράξεως</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="loiph%3Ds">λοιπῆς</w> <w lemma="parali%2Fas">παραλίας</w> <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29gkratei%3Ds:">ἐγκρατεῖς·</w>
<w lemma="%2Ataranti%3Dnoi%2F">Ταραντῖνοί</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="e%29nexei%2Frizon">ἐνεχείριζον</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%2Fs">αὑτούς</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29argurippanoi%5C">Ἀργυριππανοὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akapuanw%3Dn">Καπυανῶν</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="e%29ka%2Floun">ἐκάλουν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fban">Ἀννίβαν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipoi%5C">λοιποὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fblepon">ἀπέβλεπον</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous:">Καρχηδονίους·</w>
<w lemma="mega%2Flas">μεγάλας</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxon">εἶχον</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%29fo%2Fdou">ἐφόδου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhs">Ῥώμης</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsesqai">ἔσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="ku%2Frioi:">κύριοι·</w>
<w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi%2F">Ῥωμαῖοί</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29italiwtw%3Dn">Ἰταλιωτῶν</w> <w lemma="dunastei%2Fan">δυναστείαν</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dttan">ἧτταν</w> <w lemma="a%29pegnw%2Fkeisan">ἀπεγνώκεισαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flois">μεγάλοις</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fbois">φόβοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnois">κινδύνοις</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="peri%2F">περί</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="sfw%3Dn">σφῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fdos">πατρίδος</w> <w lemma="e%29da%2Ffous">ἐδάφους</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fson">ὅσον</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fpw">οὔπω</w> <w lemma="prosdokw%3Dntes">προσδοκῶντες</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fcein">ἥξειν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fban">Ἀννίβαν</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fsper">ὥσπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29pimetrou%2Fshs">ἐπιμετρούσης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunepagwnizome%2Fnhs">συνεπαγωνιζομένης</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fsi">γεγονόσι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tu%2Fxhs">τύχης</w>, <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgas">ὀλίγας</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w>, <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fbou">φόβου</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fxontos">κατέχοντος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Agalati%2Fan">Γαλατίαν</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cn">στρατηγὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29postale%2Fnt%27">ἀποσταλέντ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fdran">ἐνέδραν</w> <w lemma="e%29mpeso%2Fnta">ἐμπεσόντα</w> <w lemma="parado%2Fcws">παραδόξως</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frdhn">ἄρδην</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltw%3Dn">Κελτῶν</w> <w lemma="diafqarh%3Dnai">διαφθαρῆναι</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28%2F">ἥ</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fleipe">ἀπέλειπε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29ndexome%2Fnwn">ἐνδεχομένων</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Flei">παρεκάλει</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pollou%2Fs">πολλούς</w>, <w lemma="h%29sfali%2Fzeto">ἠσφαλίζετο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>, <w lemma="e%29bouleu%2Feto">ἐβουλεύετο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%2Ftwn">ἐνεστώτων</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrwdw%3Ds">ἀνδρωδῶς</w>. <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto">ἐγένετο</w> <w lemma="fanero%5Cn">φανερὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="sumba%2Fntwn:">συμβάντων·</w>
<w lemma="o%28mologoume%2Fnws">ὁμολογουμένως</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="h%28tthqe%2Fntwn">ἡττηθέντων</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paraxwrhsa%2Fntwn">παραχωρησάντων</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplois">ὅπλοις</w> <w lemma="a%29reth%3Ds">ἀρετῆς</w>,
<w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="politeu%2Fmatos">πολιτεύματος</w> <w lemma="i%29dio%2Fthti">ἰδιότητι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="bouleu%2Fesqai">βουλεύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kalw%3Ds">καλῶς</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="a%29nekth%2Fsanto">ἀνεκτήσαντο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fas">Ἰταλίας</w> <w lemma="dunastei%2Fan">δυναστείαν</w>, <w lemma="nikh%2Fsantes">νικήσαντες</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="oi%29koume%2Fnhs">οἰκουμένης</w> <w lemma="a%28pa%2Fshs">ἁπάσης</w> <w lemma="e%29gkratei%3Ds">ἐγκρατεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fnonto">ἐγένοντο</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgous">ὀλίγους</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnous">χρόνους</w>.
<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="h%28mei%3Ds">ἡμεῖς</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="bu%2Fblon">βύβλον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frgwn">ἔργων</w> <w lemma="katastre%2Fyomen">καταστρέψομεν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%5C">ἃ</w> <w lemma="perie%2Flaben">περιέλαβεν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibhrikw%3Dn">Ἰβηρικῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29italikw%3Dn">Ἰταλικῶν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="tettarakosth%5C">τετταρακοστὴ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%5Cn">ἑκατὸν</w> <w lemma="o%29lumpia%2Fsi">ὀλυμπιάσι</w> <w lemma="dhlw%2Fsantes:">δηλώσαντες·</w>
<w lemma="o%28%2Ftan">ὅταν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellhnika%5Cs">Ἑλληνικὰς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="o%29lumpia%2Fda">ὀλυμπιάδα</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnas">γενομένας</w> <w lemma="diecio%2Fntes">διεξιόντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pistw%3Dmen">ἐπιστῶμεν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kairoi%3Ds">καιροῖς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w>, <w lemma="to%2Ft%27">τότ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fmenoi">προθέμενοι</w> <w lemma="yilw%3Ds">ψιλῶς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fas">πολιτείας</w> <w lemma="poihso%2Fmeqa">ποιησόμεθα</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w>,
<w lemma="nomi%2Fzontes">νομίζοντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="i%28stori%2Fas">ἱστορίας</w> <w lemma="su%2Fntacin">σύνταξιν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fan">οἰκείαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29ch%2Fghsin">ἐξήγησιν</w>. <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="politeuma%2Ftwn">πολιτευμάτων</w> <w lemma="diorqw%2Fseis">διορθώσεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kataskeua%5Cs">κατασκευὰς</w> <w lemma="mega%2Fla">μεγάλα</w> <w lemma="sumba%2Fllesqai">συμβάλλεσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="filomaqou%3Dsi">φιλομαθοῦσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pragmatikoi%3Ds">πραγματικοῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w>.
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The result of the battle being as I have described, the general consequences that had been anticipated on both sides followed. The Carthaginians by this action became at once masters of almost all the rest of the coast, Tarentum immediately surrendering, while Argyrippa and some Campanian towns invited Hannibal to come to them, and the eyes of all were now turned to the Carthaginians, who had great hopes of even taking <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> itself at the first assault. The Romans on their part owing to this defeat at once abandoned all hope of retaining their supremacy in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>, and were in the greatest fear about their own safety and that of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, expecting Hannibal every moment to appear. It seemed indeed as if Fortune were taking part against them in their struggle with adversity and meant to fill the cup to overflowing; for but a few days afterwards, while the city was yet panic-stricken, the commander they had sent to Cisalpine <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Gaul&groupId=598&placeId=1108">Gaul</a> was surprised by the Celts in an ambush and he and his force utterly destroyed. Yet the Senate neglected no means in its power, but exhorted and encouraged the populace, strengthened the defences of the city, and deliberated on the situation with manly coolness. And subsequent events made this manifest. For though the Romans were now incontestably beaten and their military reputation shattered, yet by the peculiar virtues of their constitution and by wise counsel they not only recovered their supremacy in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a> and afterwards defeated the Carthaginians, but in a few years made themselves masters of the whole world.
I therefore end this Book at this point, having now described the events in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Spain&groupId=983&placeId=1735">Spain</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a> that occurred in the 140th Olympiad. When I have brought down the history of Greece in the same Olympiad to the same date, I shall pause to premise to the rest of the history a separate account of the Roman constitution; for I think that a description of it is not only germane to the whole scheme of my work, but will be of great service to students and practical statesmen for forming or reforming other constitutions.
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