<w lemma="%2Aoi%28">Οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sustrateuo%2Fmenoi">συστρατευόμενοι</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltoi%5C">Κελτοὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="qewrou%3Dntes">θεωροῦντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pikudeste%2Fras">ἐπικυδεστέρας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w>, <w lemma="suntaca%2Fmenoi">συνταξάμενοι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29peth%2Froun">ἐπετήρουν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fqesin">ἐπίθεσιν</w>, <w lemma="me%2Fnontes">μένοντες</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28autw%3Dn">ἑαυτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkastoi">ἕκαστοι</w> <w lemma="skhnai%3Ds">σκηναῖς</w>.
<w lemma="deipnopoihsame%2Fnwn">δειπνοποιησαμένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katakoimisqe%2Fntwn">κατακοιμισθέντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraki">χάρακι</w>, <w lemma="parelqei%3Dn">παρελθεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29a%2Fsantes">ἐάσαντες</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="kaqwplisme%2Fnoi">καθωπλισμένοι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28wqinh%5Cn">ἑωθινὴν</w> <w lemma="fulakh%5Cn">φυλακὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29piti%2Fqentai">ἐπιτίθενται</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="su%2Fneggus">σύνεγγυς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="parastratopedeu%2Fousi">παραστρατοπεδεύουσι</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fkteinan">ἀπέκτειναν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgous">ὀλίγους</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="katetrauma%2Ftisan:">κατετραυμάτισαν·</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kefala%5Cs">κεφαλὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29potemo%2Fntes">ἀποτεμόντες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="teqnew%2Ftwn">τεθνεώτων</w> <w lemma="a%29pexw%2Froun">ἀπεχώρουν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w>, <w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w> <w lemma="pezoi%5C">πεζοὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="disxili%2Fous">δισχιλίους</w>, <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mikrw%3D%7C">μικρῷ</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fpontes">λείποντες</w> <w lemma="diakosi%2Fwn">διακοσίων</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="filofro%2Fnws">φιλοφρόνως</w> <w lemma="a%29podeca%2Fmenos">ἀποδεξάμενος</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fan">παρουσίαν</w>, <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="parakale%2Fsas">παρακαλέσας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dwrea%5Cs">δωρεὰς</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstois">ἑκάστοις</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%28rmozou%2Fsas">ἁρμοζούσας</w> <w lemma="e%29paggeila%2Fmenos">ἐπαγγειλάμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpemyen">ἐξέπεμψεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>, <w lemma="dhlw%2Fsontas">δηλώσοντας</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pepragme%2Fna">πεπραγμένα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="poli%2Ftais">πολίταις</w>, <w lemma="parakale%2Fsontas">παρακαλέσοντας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w>.
<w lemma="h%29%2F%7Cdei">ᾔδει</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fgkhn">ἀνάγκην</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="koinwnh%2Fsousi">κοινωνήσουσι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w>, <w lemma="e%29pigno%2Fntes">ἐπιγνόντες</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%5Cs">γεγονὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="sfete%2Frwn">σφετέρων</w> <w lemma="politw%3Dn">πολιτῶν</w> <w lemma="paraspo%2Fndhma">παρασπόνδημα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>.
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aboi%2Fwn">Βοίων</w> <w lemma="paragegono%2Ftwn">παραγεγονότων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="trei%3Ds">τρεῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w> <w lemma="e%29gxeirizo%2Fntwn">ἐγχειριζόντων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fdosin">διάδοσιν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="e%29capestalme%2Fnous">ἐξαπεσταλμένους</w>, <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29rxa%5Cs">ἀρχὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29kuri%2Feusan">ἐκυρίευσαν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w> <w lemma="paraspondh%2Fsantes">παρασπονδήσαντες</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29pa%2Fnw">ἐπάνω</w> <w lemma="proei%3Dpon">προεῖπον</w>,
<w lemma="a%29podeca%2Fmenos">ἀποδεξάμενος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoian">εὔνοιαν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="fili%2Fas">φιλίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fas">συμμαχίας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqeto">ἔθετο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fntas">παρόντας</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fsteis:">πίστεις·</w> <w lemma="tou%2Fs">τούς</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fdwke">ἀπέδωκε</w>, <w lemma="paraggei%2Flas">παραγγείλας</w> <w lemma="threi%3Dn">τηρεῖν</w>, <w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="komi%2Fswntai">κομίσωνται</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28mh%2Frous">ὁμήρους</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqesin">πρόθεσιν</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplios">Πόπλιος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sxetlia%2Fzwn">σχετλιάζων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fti">γεγονότι</w> <w lemma="paraspondh%2Fmati">παρασπονδήματι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sullogisa%2Fmenos">συλλογισάμενος</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flai">πάλαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltw%3Dn">Κελτῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29llotri%2Fws">ἀλλοτρίως</w> <w lemma="diakeime%2Fnwn">διακειμένων</w>, <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29pigegono%2Ftwn">ἐπιγεγονότων</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fric">πέριξ</w> <w lemma="%2Agala%2Ftas">Γαλάτας</w> <w lemma="sumbh%2Fsetai">συμβήσεται</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w> <w lemma="a%29poneu%2Fein">ἀπονεύειν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fgnw">ἔγνω</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="eu%29labhqh%3Dnai">εὐλαβηθῆναι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w>.
<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnhs">ἐπιγενομένης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28wqinh%5Cn">ἑωθινὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29nazeu%2Fcas">ἀναζεύξας</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Atrebi%2Fan">Τρεβίαν</w> <w lemma="potamo%5Cn">ποταμὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fptontas">συνάπτοντας</w> <w lemma="gewlo%2Ffous">γεωλόφους</w>, <w lemma="pisteu%2Fwn">πιστεύων</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w>
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The Celtic contingents in the Roman army, seeing that the prospects of the Carthaginians were now brighter, had come to an understanding with each other, and while all remaining quiet in their tents were waiting for an opportunity to attack the Romans. All in the entrenched camp had had their supper and retired to rest, and the Celts, letting the greater part of the night go by, armed themselves about the morning watch and fell upon the Romans who were encamped nearest to them. They killed or wounded many, and finally, cutting off the heads of the slain, went over to the Carthaginians, being in number about two thousand foot and rather less than two hundred horse. They were gladly welcomed on their arrival by Hannibal, who at once, after addressing some words of encouragement to them and promising suitable gifts to all, sent them off to their own cities to announce to their countrymen what they had done and urge them to join him. For he was now quite sure that all would take his part on learning of this act of treachery to the Romans on the part of their own countrymen. When at the same time the Boii came to him and delivered up to him the three Roman officials charged with the partition of their lands, whom, as I mentioned above, they had originally captured by treachery, Hannibal welcomed their friendly advances and made a formal alliance with them through the envoys. He gave the three Romans, however, back to them, advising them to keep them in order through them to get their own hostages back, as had been their original design. Publius was much concerned at this act of treachery, and taking into consideration that as the Celts had been disaffected for some time, now with this additional incentive all the Gauls round about would go over to the Carthaginians, decided to take precautions for the future. In consequence he broke up his camp that same night a little before daybreak and marched towards the river <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Trebia&groupId=1044&placeId=1838">Trebia</a> and the hills in its neighbourhood, relying on the natural strength of the country and the loyalty of the neighbouring allies.
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