<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Ateberi%2Fou">Τεβερίου</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>. <w lemma="pa%2Flai">πάλαι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sunewrakw%5Cs">συνεωρακὼς</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fpedon">ἐπίπεδον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="yilo%2Fn">ψιλόν</w>, <w lemma="eu%29fuh%3D">εὐφυῆ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fdran">ἐνέδραν</w> <w lemma="dia%2F">διά</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="r%28ei%3Dqron">ῥεῖθρον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxon">ἔχον</w> <w lemma="o%29fru%3Dn">ὀφρῦν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="a%29ka%2Fnqas">ἀκάνθας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ba%2Ftous">βάτους</w> <w lemma="sunexei%3Ds">συνεχεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pipefuko%2Ftas">ἐπιπεφυκότας</w>, <w lemma="e%29gi%2Fneto">ἐγίνετο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="strathgei%3Dn">στρατηγεῖν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fous">ὑπεναντίους</w>.
<w lemma="e%29%2Fmellen">ἔμελλεν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29xerw%3Ds">εὐχερῶς</w> <w lemma="lh%2Fsein:">λήσειν·</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28lw%2Fdeis">ὑλώδεις</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2Fptws">ὑπόπτως</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxon">εἶχον</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltou%5Cs">Κελτοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="tiqe%2Fnai">τιθέναι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fdras">ἐνέδρας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftois">τοιούτοις</w> <w lemma="xwri%2Fois">χωρίοις</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pipe%2Fdois">ἐπιπέδοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="yiloi%3Ds">ψιλοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29pepi%2Fsteuon">ἀπεπίστευον</w>,
<w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="ei%29do%2Ftes">εἰδότες</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="laqei%3Dn">λαθεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mhde%5Cn">μηδὲν</w> <w lemma="paqei%3Dn">παθεῖν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29nedreu%2Fsantas">ἐνεδρεύσαντας</w> <w lemma="eu%29fue%2Fsteroi">εὐφυέστεροι</w> <w lemma="tugxa%2Fnousin">τυγχάνουσιν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28lwdw%3Dn">ὑλωδῶν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnasqai">δύνασθαι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="pollou%3D">πολλοῦ</w> <w lemma="proora%3Dn">προορᾶν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29nedreu%2Fontas">ἐνεδρεύοντας</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29piprosqh%2Fseis">ἐπιπροσθήσεις</w> <w lemma="i%28kana%5Cs">ἱκανὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstois">πλείστοις</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpois">τόποις</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="tuxo%5Cn">τυχὸν</w> <w lemma="r%28ei%3Dqron">ῥεῖθρον</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="braxei%2Fas">βραχείας</w> <w lemma="o%29fru%2Fos">ὀφρύος</w>, <w lemma="pote%5C">ποτὲ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ka%2Flamoi">κάλαμοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pte%2Freis">πτέρεις</w> <w lemma="kai%2F">καί</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fnos">γένος</w> <w lemma="a%29kanqw%3Dn">ἀκανθῶν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="pezou%5Cs">πεζοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29ni%2Fote">ἐνίοτε</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnatai">δύναται</w> <w lemma="kru%2Fptein">κρύπτειν</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="braxe%2Fa">βραχέα</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="pronohqh%3D%7C">προνοηθῇ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fshma">ἐπίσημα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fptia">ὕπτια</w> <w lemma="tiqe%2Fnai">τιθέναι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="gh%3Dn">γῆν</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="perikefalai%2Fas">περικεφαλαίας</w> <w lemma="u%28potiqe%2Fnai">ὑποτιθέναι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplois">ὅπλοις</w>.
<w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="koinologhqei%5Cs">κοινολογηθεὶς</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Fgwni">Μάγωνι</w> <w lemma="ta%29delfw%3D%7C">τἀδελφῷ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fdrois">συνέδροις</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllontos">μέλλοντος</w> <w lemma="a%29gw%3Dnos">ἀγῶνος</w>, <w lemma="sugkatatiqeme%2Fnwn">συγκατατιθεμένων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolai%3Ds">ἐπιβολαῖς</w>,
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="deipnopoih%2Fsasqai">δειπνοποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpedon">στρατόπεδον</w> <w lemma="a%29nakalesa%2Fmenos">ἀνακαλεσάμενος</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Fgwna">Μάγωνα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29delfo%2Fn">ἀδελφόν</w>, <w lemma="o%29%2Fnta">ὄντα</w> <w lemma="ne%2Fon">νέον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%3Ds">ὁρμῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Frh">πλήρη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paidomaqh%3D">παιδομαθῆ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="polemika%2F">πολεμικά</w>, <w lemma="sune%2Fsthse">συνέστησε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%5Cn">ἑκατὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pezou%5Cs">πεζοὺς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fsous">ἴσους</w>.
<w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fshs">οὔσης</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flou">ὅλου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdou">στρατοπέδου</w> <w lemma="shmhna%2Fmenos">σημηνάμενος</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="eu%29rwstota%2Ftous">εὐρωστοτάτους</w> <w lemma="parhgge%2Flkei">παρηγγέλκει</w> <w lemma="deipnopoihsame%2Fnous">δειπνοποιησαμένους</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fkein">ἥκειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="skhnh%2Fn">σκηνήν</w>.
<w lemma="parakale%2Fsas">παρακαλέσας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parasth%2Fsas">παραστήσας</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fpousan">πρέπουσαν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%5Cn">ὁρμὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="kairw%3D%7C">καιρῷ</w> <w lemma="parh%2Fggelle">παρήγγελλε</w> <w lemma="de%2Fka">δέκα</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrwdesta%2Ftous">ἀνδρωδεστάτους</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkaston">ἕκαστον</w> <w lemma="e%29pileca%2Fmenon">ἐπιλεξάμενον</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fwn">ἰδίων</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcewn">τάξεων</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fkein">ἥκειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fs">εἴς</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="takto%5Cn">τακτὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fas">στρατοπεδείας</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="praca%2Fntwn">πραξάντων</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="suntaxqe%2Fn">συνταχθέν</w>, <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="xili%2Fous">χιλίους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pezou%5Cs">πεζοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllous">ἄλλους</w> <w lemma="tosou%2Ftous">τοσούτους</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteile">ἐξαπέστειλε</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fdran">ἐνέδραν</w>, <w lemma="susth%2Fsas">συστήσας</w> <w lemma="o%28dhgou%5Cs">ὁδηγοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%29delfw%3D%7C">τἀδελφῷ</w> <w lemma="diataca%2Fmenos">διαταξάμενος</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kairou%3D">καιροῦ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29piqe%2Fsews:">ἐπιθέσεως·</w>
<w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="fwti%5C">φωτὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Anomadikou%5Cs">Νομαδικοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="sunagagw%2Fn">συναγαγών</w>, <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="fereka%2Fkous">φερεκάκους</w> <w lemma="diafero%2Fntws">διαφερόντως</w>, <w lemma="pareka%2Flese">παρεκάλεσε</w> <w lemma="kai%2F">καί</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="dwrea%5Cs">δωρεὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29paggeila%2Fmenos">ἐπαγγειλάμενος</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29ndragaqh%2Fsasi">ἀνδραγαθήσασι</w> <w lemma="prose%2Ftace">προσέταξε</w> <w lemma="pela%2Fsantas">πελάσαντας</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fwn">ἐναντίων</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraki">χάρακι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%5Cn">σπουδὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pidiabai%2Fnein">ἐπιδιαβαίνειν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="potamo%5Cn">ποταμὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosakrobolizome%2Fnous">προσακροβολιζομένους</w> <w lemma="kinei%3Dn">κινεῖν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fous">πολεμίους</w>, <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="a%29nari%2Fstous">ἀναρίστους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="a%29paraskeu%2Fous">ἀπαρασκεύους</w> <w lemma="labei%3Dn">λαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fous">ὑπεναντίους</w>.
<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipou%5Cs">λοιποὺς</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fnas">ἡγεμόνας</w> <w lemma="a%28qroi%2Fsas">ἁθροίσας</w> <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Flese">παρεκάλεσε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsin">πᾶσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29ristopoiei%3Dsqai">ἀριστοποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="parh%2Fggeile">παρήγγειλε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fppwn">ἵππων</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="qerapei%2Fan">θεραπείαν</w>.
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He had long ago noticed a place between the two camps, flat indeed and treeless, but well adapted for an ambuscade, as it was traversed by a water-course with steep banks densely overgrown with brambles and other thorny plants, and here he proposed to lay a stratagem to surprise the enemy. It was probable that he would easily elude their vigilance; for the Romans, while very suspicious of thickly-wooded ground, which the Celts usually chose for their ambuscades, were not at all afraid of flat and treeless places, not being aware that they are better adapted than woods for the concealment and security of an ambush, because the men can see all round them for a long distance and have at the same time sufficient cover in most cases. Any water-course with a slight bank and reeds or bracken or some kind of thorny plants can be made use of to conceal not only infantry, but even the dismounted horsemen at times, if a little care be taken to lay shields with conspicuous devices inside uppermost on the ground and hide the helmets under them. The Carthaginian general now consulted with his brother Mago and the rest of the staff about the coming battle, and on their all approving of his plan, after the troops had had their supper, he summoned Mago, who was still quite young, but full of martial enthusiasm and trained from boyhood in the art of war, and put under his command a hundred men from the cavalry and the same number of infantry. During the day he had ordered these men, whom he had marked as the most stout-hearted in his army, to come to his tent after supper. After addressing them and working up their zeal to the required pitch, he ordered each of them to pick out ten of the bravest men from his own company and to come to a certain place in the camp known to them. They did as they were bidden and in the night he sent out the whole force, which now amounted to a thousand horse and as many foot, to the ambuscade, furnishing them with guides and giving his brother orders about the time to attack. At daybreak he mustered his Numidian horsemen, all men capable of great endurance, whom he ordered, after having addressed them and promised certain gifts to those who distinguished themselves, to ride up to the enemy's camp, and crossing the river with all speed to draw out the Romans by shooting at them, his wish being to get the enemy to fight him before they had breakfasted or made any preparations. He then collected the other officers and exhorted them likewise to battle, and he ordered the whole army to get their breakfasts and to see to their arms and horses.
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