<w lemma="o%29xuro%2Fthti">ὀχυρότητι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="paroikou%3Dsi">παροικοῦσι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w>. <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29nazugh%5Cn">ἀναζυγὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pignou%5Cs">ἐπιγνοὺς</w> <w lemma="parauti%2Fka">παραυτίκα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Anomadikou%5Cs">Νομαδικοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fstelle">ἐξαπέστελλε</w>, <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllous:">ἄλλους·</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="podo%5Cs">ποδὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="ei%28%2Fpeto">εἵπετο</w> <w lemma="kato%2Fpin">κατόπιν</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2Anoma%2Fdes">Νομάδες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frhmon">ἔρημον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fan">στρατοπεδείαν</w> <w lemma="e%29mpeso%2Fntes">ἐμπεσόντες</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="e%29nepi%2Fmprasan">ἐνεπίμπρασαν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sfo%2Fdra">σφόδρα</w> <w lemma="sunh%2Fnegke">συνήνεγκε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fper">εἴπερ</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fdas">πόδας</w> <w lemma="a%29kolouqh%2Fsantes">ἀκολουθήσαντες</w> <w lemma="sunh%3Dyan">συνῆψαν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29poskeuai%3Ds">ἀποσκευαῖς</w>, <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pipe%2Fdois">ἐπιπέδοις</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="diafqarh%3Dnai">διαφθαρῆναι</w>.
<w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffqasan">ἔφθασαν</w> <w lemma="diaba%2Fntes">διαβάντες</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Atrebi%2Fan">Τρεβίαν</w> <w lemma="potamo%2Fn:">ποταμόν·</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kataleifqe%2Fntwn">καταλειφθέντων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ou%29ragi%2Fas">οὐραγίας</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="diefqa%2Frhsan">διεφθάρησαν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="zw%3Dntes">ζῶντες</w> <w lemma="e%28a%2Flwsan">ἑάλωσαν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplios">Πόπλιος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="diaba%5Cs">διαβὰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnon">προειρημένον</w> <w lemma="potamo%5Cn">ποταμὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29stratope%2Fdeuse">ἐστρατοπέδευσε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="prw%2Ftous">πρώτους</w> <w lemma="lo%2Ffous">λόφους</w>
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="perilabw%5Cn">περιλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="ta%2Ffrw%7C">τάφρῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraki">χάρακι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parembolh%5Cn">παρεμβολὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29nede%2Fxeto">ἀνεδέχετο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Atebe%2Frion">Τεβέριον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnou">ἐκείνου</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w>, <w lemma="e%29qera%2Fpeue">ἐθεράπευε</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pimelw%3Ds">ἐπιμελῶς</w>, <w lemma="spouda%2Fzwn">σπουδάζων</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnaito">δύναιτο</w> <w lemma="koinwnh%3Dsai">κοινωνῆσαι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllontos">μέλλοντος</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnou">κινδύνου</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tettara%2Fkonta">τετταράκοντα</w> <w lemma="stadi%2Fous">σταδίους</w> <w lemma="a%29posxw%5Cn">ἀποσχὼν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="katestratope%2Fdeuse">κατεστρατοπέδευσε</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltw%3Dn">Κελτῶν</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fa">πεδία</w> <w lemma="katoikou%3Dn">κατοικοῦν</w>, <w lemma="sunecesthko%5Cs">συνεξεστηκὸς</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fsi">ἐλπίσι</w>, <w lemma="dayilw%3Ds">δαψιλῶς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29xorh%2Fgei">ἐχορήγει</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpedon">στρατόπεδον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pithdei%2Fois">ἐπιτηδείοις</w>, <w lemma="e%28%2Ftoimon">ἕτοιμον</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="panto%5Cs">παντὸς</w> <w lemma="koinwnei%3Dn">κοινωνεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frgou">ἔργου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnou">κινδύνου</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fban">Ἀννίβαν</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmh%7C">Ῥώμῃ</w>, <w lemma="prospeptwko%2Ftwn">προσπεπτωκότων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppomaxi%2Fan">ἱππομαχίαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29ceni%2Fzonto">ἐξενίζοντο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sumbebhko%5Cs">συμβεβηκὸς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prosdoki%2Fan">προσδοκίαν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="h%29po%2Froun">ἠπόρουν</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="skh%2Fyewn">σκήψεων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="dokei%3Dn">δοκεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dttan">ἧτταν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fs">γεγονός</w>,
<w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%29%7Ctiw%3Dnto">ᾐτιῶντο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="strathgou%3D">στρατηγοῦ</w> <w lemma="prope%2Fteian">προπέτειαν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltw%3Dn">Κελτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29qeloka%2Fkhsin">ἐθελοκάκησιν</w>, <w lemma="stoxazo%2Fmenoi">στοχαζόμενοι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="teleutai%2Fas">τελευταίας</w> <w lemma="a%29posta%2Fsews">ἀποστάσεως</w>.
<w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pezikw%3Dn">πεζικῶν</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w> <w lemma="a%29kerai%2Fwn">ἀκεραίων</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntwn">ὄντων</w> <w lemma="a%29kerai%2Fous">ἀκεραίους</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="diela%2Fmbanon">διελάμβανον</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flwn">ὅλων</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w>.
<w lemma="o%28%2Fqen">ὅθεν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fyantos">συνάψαντος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Ateberi%2Fou">Τεβερίου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnou">ἐκείνου</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diaporeuome%2Fnwn">διαπορευομένων</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhs">Ῥώμης</w>, <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanei%2Fas">ἐπιφανείας</w> <w lemma="e%29do%2Fcazon">ἐδόξαζον</w> <w lemma="kriqh%2Fsesqai">κριθήσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhn">μάχην</w>.
<w lemma="a%28qroisqe%2Fntwn">ἁθροισθέντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="stratiwtw%3Dn">στρατιωτῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frkon">ὅρκον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ari%2Fminon">Ἀρίμινον</w>, <w lemma="a%29nalabw%5Cn">ἀναλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dge">προῆγε</w>, <w lemma="speu%2Fdwn">σπεύδων</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fyai">συνάψαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplion">Πόπλιον</w>.
<w lemma="summi%2Fcas">συμμίξας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katastratopedeu%2Fsas">καταστρατοπεδεύσας</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fais">οἰκείαις</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmesi">δυνάμεσι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="a%29nela%2Fmbane">ἀνελάμβανε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Alilubai%2Fou">Λιλυβαίου</w> <w lemma="tettara%2Fkonta">τετταράκοντα</w> <w lemma="sunexw%3Ds">συνεχῶς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="pepezoporhko%2Ftwn">πεπεζοπορηκότων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ari%2Fminon">Ἀρίμινον</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="paraskeua%5Cs">παρασκευὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsas">πάσας</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhn">μάχην</w>,
<w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pimelw%3Ds">ἐπιμελῶς</w> <w lemma="sunh%2Fdreue">συνήδρευε</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Apopli%2Fw%7C">Ποπλίῳ</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fta">γεγονότα</w> <w lemma="punqano%2Fmenos">πυνθανόμενος</w>, <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fntwn">παρόντων</w> <w lemma="sundianoou%2Fmenos">συνδιανοούμενος</w>.
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Hannibal, on being apprised of their departure, at once sent off his Numidian horse, and shortly afterwards the rest of his cavalry, and himself with his army followed close behind. The Numidians, finding the camp deserted, stopped to set fire to it, which proved of great advantage to the Romans, for had the cavalry at once followed them up and overtaken the baggage-train they would have suffered great loss in the flat country. As it was, most of them succeeded in crossing the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Trebia&groupId=1044&placeId=1838">Trebia</a>, but those who were left behind in the extreme rear were either cut to pieces or captured by the Carthaginians.
, crossing the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Trebia&groupId=1044&placeId=1838">Trebia</a>, encamped on the first hills he reached and fortifying his camp with a trench and palisade awaited the arrival of Tiberius and his forces. In the meantime he attended carefully to the treatment of his wound, as he was anxious to be able to take part in the coming battle. Hannibal encamped at a distance of about forty stades from the enemy. The numerous Celtic population of the plain, enthusiastically taking up the cause of the Carthaginians, kept the camp furnished with abundance of provisions and were ready to take their part in any of Hannibal\'s operations or battles.
When the news of the cavalry engagement reached <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> they were surprised that it had not resulted as they would have expected, but were in no want of pretexts to convince themselves that it was not a defeat, some of them putting down to the Consul\'s rashness and some to wilful poltroonery on the part of the Celts, assuming this from their subsequent desertion. But on the whole, as their infantry forces were still unimpaired, their trust in final success was likewise undiminished. So that when Tiberius and his legions arrived and marched through the city, the general opinion was that they had only to show themselves to decide the battle. On the soldiers, as they had pledged themselves by oath, assembling at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Ariminum&groupId=362&placeId=691">Ariminum</a>, the Consul put himself at their head and advanced with all speed to join Publius. When he had done so he encamped with his own forces near Scipio\'s, to refresh his men after their forty days\' continuous march from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lilybaeum&groupId=690&placeId=1261">Lilybaeum</a> to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Ariminum&groupId=362&placeId=691">Ariminum</a>. Meanwhile he made all preparations for a battle
and had many close conferences with Scipio, ascertaining the truth about what had occurred, and discussing the present situation with him.
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