<w lemma="%2Ath%3D%7C">Τῇ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fdas">πόδας</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fra%7C">ἡμέρᾳ</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dgon">προῆγον</w> <w lemma="a%29mfo%2Fteroi">ἀμφότεροι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="potamo%5Cn">ποταμὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Falpeis">Ἄλπεις</w> <w lemma="me%2Frous">μέρους</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w> <w lemma="eu%29w%2Fnumon">εὐώνυμον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w>, <w lemma="decio%5Cn">δεξιὸν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="r%28ou%3Dn">ῥοῦν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnioi">Καρχηδόνιοι</w>.
<w lemma="gno%2Fntes">γνόντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="deute%2Fra%7C">δευτέρᾳ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pronomeuo%2Fntwn">προνομευόντων</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="su%2Fneggu%2Fs">σύνεγγύς</w> <w lemma="ei%29sin">εἰσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flwn">ἀλλήλων</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="katastratopedeu%2Fsantes">καταστρατοπεδεύσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmeinan">ἔμειναν</w>.
<w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pau%2Frion">ἐπαύριον</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsan">πᾶσαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fppon">ἵππον</w> <w lemma="a%29nalabo%2Fntes">ἀναλαβόντες</w> <w lemma="a%29mfo%2Fteroi">ἀμφότεροι</w>, <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplios">Πόπλιος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pezw%3Dn">πεζῶν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29kontista%2Fs">ἀκοντιστάς</w>, <w lemma="proh%3Dgon">προῆγον</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fou">πεδίου</w>, <w lemma="speu%2Fdontes">σπεύδοντες</w> <w lemma="katopteu%3Dsai">κατοπτεῦσαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flwn">ἀλλήλων</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w>.
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="plhsia%2Fzein">πλησιάζειν</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunidei%3Dn">συνιδεῖν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="koniorto%5Cn">κονιορτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29cairo%2Fmenon">ἐξαιρόμενον</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="suneta%2Fttonto">συνετάττοντο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhn">μάχην</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplios">Πόπλιος</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fmenos">προθέμενος</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29kontista%5Cs">ἀκοντιστὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="%2Agalatikou%5Cs">Γαλατικοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipou%5Cs">λοιποὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="metw%2Fpw%7C">μετώπῳ</w> <w lemma="katasth%2Fsas">καταστήσας</w> <w lemma="proh%2F%7Cei">προῄει</w> <w lemma="ba%2Fdhn">βάδην</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kexalinwme%2Fnhn">κεχαλινωμένην</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fppon">ἵππον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sta%2Fsimon">στάσιμον</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fswpon">πρόσωπον</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcas">τάξας</w> <w lemma="a%29ph%2Fnta">ἀπήντα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Anomadikou%5Cs">Νομαδικοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29f%27">ἀφ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frou">ἑκατέρου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fratos">κέρατος</w> <w lemma="h%28toima%2Fkei">ἡτοιμάκει</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ku%2Fklwsin">κύκλωσιν</w>.
<w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frwn">ἀμφοτέρων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fnwn">ἡγεμόνων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="filoti%2Fmws">φιλοτίμως</w> <w lemma="diakeime%2Fnwn">διακειμένων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w>, <w lemma="toiau%2Fthn">τοιαύτην</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prw%2Fthn">πρώτην</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmptwsin">σύμπτωσιν</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29kontista%5Cs">ἀκοντιστὰς</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="fqa%2Fsai">φθάσαι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="e%29kbalo%2Fntas">ἐκβαλόντας</w> <w lemma="be%2Flos">βέλος</w>, <w lemma="feu%2Fgein">φεύγειν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29gkli%2Fnantas">ἐγκλίναντας</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="diasthma%2Ftwn">διαστημάτων</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Flas">ἴλας</w>, <w lemma="kataplage%2Fntas">καταπλαγέντας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifora%5Cn">ἐπιφορὰν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="perideei%3Ds">περιδεεῖς</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnous">γενομένους</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="sumpathqw%3Dsin">συμπατηθῶσιν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29piferome%2Fnwn">ἐπιφερομένων</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fswpon">πρόσωπον</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flois">ἀλλήλοις</w> <w lemma="sumpeso%2Fntes">συμπεσόντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="polu%5Cn">πολὺν</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Foun">ἐποίουν</w> <w lemma="i%29so%2Frropon">ἰσόρροπον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon:">κίνδυνον·</w>
<w lemma="o%28mou%3D">ὁμοῦ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppomaxi%2Fa">ἱππομαχία</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pezomaxi%2Fa">πεζομαχία</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="parakatabaino%2Fntwn">παρακαταβαινόντων</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3D%7C">αὐτῇ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxh%7C">μάχῃ</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Anoma%2Fdwn">Νομάδων</w> <w lemma="kuklwsa%2Fntwn">κυκλωσάντων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kato%2Fpin">κατόπιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pipeso%2Fntwn">ἐπιπεσόντων</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="pezakontistai%5C">πεζακοντισταὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="diafugo%2Fntes">διαφυγόντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmptwsin">σύμπτωσιν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="sunepath%2Fqhsan">συνεπατήθησαν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqous">πλήθους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pifora%3Ds">ἐπιφορᾶς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Anoma%2Fdwn:">Νομάδων·</w>
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fswpon">πρόσωπον</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="diamaxo%2Fmenoi">διαμαχόμενοι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w>, <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29polwleko%2Ftes">ἀπολωλεκότες</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="diefqarko%2Ftes">διεφθαρκότες</w>, <w lemma="sunepiqeme%2Fnwn">συνεπιθεμένων</w> <w lemma="a%29p%27">ἀπ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29ra%3Ds">οὐρᾶς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Anoma%2Fdwn">Νομάδων</w>, <w lemma="e%29tra%2Fphsan">ἐτράπησαν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="polloi%5C">πολλοὶ</w> <w lemma="spora%2Fdes">σποράδες</w>, <w lemma="tine%5Cs">τινὲς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fna">ἡγεμόνα</w> <w lemma="sustrafe%2Fntes">συστραφέντες</w>.
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Next day they both advanced along the Po on the bank nearest the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alps&groupId=313&placeId=609">Alps</a>, the Romans having the stream on their left and the Carthaginians on their right. Learning on the following day from their scouts that they were near each other, they both encamped where they were and remained there for the present. But next morning both generals took the whole of their cavalry, and Publius his javelineers also, and advanced through the plain with the object of reconnoitring each other\'s forces. Upon their approaching each other and seeing the clouds of dust they at once got into order for action. Publius, placing his javelineers and the Gaulish cavalry which was with them in front and the rest behind, advanced slowly. Hannibal, putting his bridled cavalry and all the heavier part of it in front, led them to meet the enemy, having his Numidian horse ready on each wing to execute an outflanking movement. Both of the leaders and their cavalry were so anxious to join battle that at the opening of the action the javelineers had no time to discharge their first volley, but gave way at once and retired through the gaps between the troops of their own cavalry, in terror of the impending charge and fearful of being trodden under foot by the horsemen who were bearing down on them. The cavalry met front to front and for some time maintained an evenly balanced contest, the engagement being both a cavalry and infantry one, owing to the number of men who dismounted during its progress. When, however, the Numidians outflanked the Romans and took them in the rear, the javelineers on foot who had at first escaped from the charge of the cavalry were now ridden down by the numbers and force of the Numidians, while the cavalry, who from the outset had been facing the Carthaginians, after suffering heavy loss and inflicting still greater on the enemy, being now attacked by the Numidians also in the rear, broke into flight, most of them scattering in every direction but a few gathering closely round the Consul.
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