<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fyai">συνάψαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parembolh%2Fn">παρεμβολήν</w>. <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="xio%2Fnos">χιόνος</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkrous">ἄκρους</w> <w lemma="a%28qroizome%2Fnhs">ἁθροιζομένης</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fptein">συνάπτειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Apleia%2Fdos">Πλειάδος</w> <w lemma="du%2Fsin">δύσιν</w>, <w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqh">πλήθη</w> <w lemma="dusqu%2Fmws">δυσθύμως</w> <w lemma="diakei%2Fmena">διακείμενα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="progegenhme%2Fnhn">προγεγενημένην</w> <w lemma="talaipwri%2Fan">ταλαιπωρίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="prosdokwme%2Fnhn">προσδοκωμένην</w>,
<w lemma="e%29peira%3Dto">ἐπειρᾶτο</w> <w lemma="sunaqroi%2Fsas">συναθροίσας</w> <w lemma="parakalei%3Dn">παρακαλεῖν</w>, <w lemma="mi%2Fan">μίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="a%29formh%5Cn">ἀφορμὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fas">Ἰταλίας</w> <w lemma="e%29na%2Frgeian:">ἐνάργειαν·</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="u%28popeptw%2Fkei">ὑποπεπτώκει</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnois">προειρημένοις</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fresin">ὄρεσιν</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="sunqewroume%2Fnwn">συνθεωρουμένων</w> <w lemma="a%29mfoi%3Dn">ἀμφοῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29kropo%2Flews">ἀκροπόλεως</w> <w lemma="fai%2Fnesqai">φαίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fqesin">διάθεσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Falpeis">Ἄλπεις</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhs">ὅλης</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fas">Ἰταλίας</w>.
<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29ndeiknu%2Fmenos">ἐνδεικνύμενος</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apa%2Fdon">Πάδον</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fa">πεδία</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="eu%29noi%2Fas">εὐνοίας</w> <w lemma="u%28pomimnh%2Fskwn">ὑπομιμνήσκων</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="katoikou%2Fntwn">κατοικούντων</w> <w lemma="au%29ta%5C">αὐτὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Agalatw%3Dn">Γαλατῶν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhs">Ῥώμης</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="u%28podeiknu%2Fwn">ὑποδεικνύων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="poso%5Cn">ποσὸν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qarsei%3Ds">εὐθαρσεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fhse">ἐποίησε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpous">ἀνθρώπους</w>.
<w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pau%2Frion">ἐπαύριον</w> <w lemma="a%29nazeu%2Fcas">ἀναζεύξας</w> <w lemma="e%29nh%2Frxeto">ἐνήρχετο</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="kataba%2Fsews">καταβάσεως</w>. <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29ke%2Fti">οὐκέτι</w> <w lemma="perie%2Ftuxe">περιέτυχε</w> <w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="la%2Fqra%7C">λάθρᾳ</w> <w lemma="kakopoiou%2Fntwn">κακοποιούντων</w>, <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xio%2Fnos">χιόνος</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="pollw%3D%7C">πολλῷ</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fpontas">λείποντας</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fbale">ἀπέβαλε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fbasin">ἀνάβασιν</w> <w lemma="fqare%2Fntwn">φθαρέντων</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29%2Fshs">οὔσης</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="stenh%3Ds">στενῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katwferou%3Ds">κατωφεροῦς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="kataba%2Fsews">καταβάσεως</w>, <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="xio%2Fnos">χιόνος</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fdhlon">ἄδηλον</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fshs">ποιούσης</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstois">ἑκάστοις</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fbasin">ἐπίβασιν</w>, <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="parapeso%5Cn">παραπεσὸν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="o%28dou%3D">ὁδοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sfale%5Cn">σφαλὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29fe%2Freto">ἐφέρετο</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="krhmnw%3Dn">κρημνῶν</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Fferon">ὑπέφερον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="talaipwri%2Fan">ταλαιπωρίαν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fte">ἅτε</w> <w lemma="sunh%2Fqeis">συνήθεις</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftois">τοιούτοις</w> <w lemma="kakoi%3Ds:">κακοῖς·</w>
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="paragene%2Fsqai">παραγενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="toiou%3Dton">τοιοῦτον</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="qhri%2Fois">θηρίοις</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28pozugi%2Fois">ὑποζυγίοις</w> <w lemma="dunato%5Cn">δυνατὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="parelqei%3Dn">παρελθεῖν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="steno%2Fthta">στενότητα</w>, <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tri%2F%27">τρί᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28mista%2Fdia">ἡμιστάδια</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29porrw%3Dgos">ἀπορρῶγος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fshs">οὔσης</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="prosfa%2Ftws">προσφάτως</w> <w lemma="a%29perrwgui%2Fas">ἀπερρωγυίας</w>, <w lemma="e%29ntau%3Dqa">ἐνταῦθα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29qumh%3Dsai">ἀθυμῆσαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diatraph%3Dnai">διατραπῆναι</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="e%29peba%2Fleto">ἐπεβάλετο</w> <w lemma="perielqei%3Dn">περιελθεῖν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dusxwri%2Fas">δυσχωρίας</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="strathgo%2Fs:">στρατηγός·</w> <w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnhs">ἐπιγενομένης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="xio%2Fnos">χιόνος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="a%29du%2Fnaton">ἀδύνατον</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fshs">ποιούσης</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w>,
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As it was now close on the setting of the Pleiads snow had already gathered on the summit, and noticing that the men were in bad spirits owing to all they had suffered up to now and expected to suffer he summoned them to a meeting and attempted to cheer them up, relying chiefly for this purpose on the actual view of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>, which lies so close under these mountains, that when both are viewed together the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alps&groupId=313&placeId=609">Alps</a> stand to the whole of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a> in the relation of a citadel to a city. Showing them, therefore, the plain of the Po, and reminding them of the friendly feelings of the Gauls inhabiting it, while at the same time pointing out the situation of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> itself, he to some extent restored their spirits. Next day he broke up his camp and began the descent. During this he encountered no enemy, except a few skulking marauders, but owing to the difficulties of the ground and the snow his losses were nearly as heavy as on the ascent. The descending path was very narrow and steep, and as both men and beasts could not tell on what they were treading owing to the snow, all that stepped wide of the path or stumbled were dashed down the precipice. This trial, however, they put up with, being by this time familiar with such sufferings, but they at length reached a place where it was impossible for either the elephants or the pack-animals to pass owing to the extreme narrowness of the path, a previous landslip having carried away about one and a half stades of the face of the mountain and a further landslip having recently occurred, and here the soldiers once more became disheartened and discouraged. The Carthaginian general at first thought of avoiding the difficult part by a detour, but as a fresh fall of snow made progress impossible he had to abandon this project.
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