<w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Atebe%2Frios">Τεβέριος</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="sunidei%3Dn">συνιδεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29ggi%2Fzontas">ἐγγίζοντας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Anomadikou%5Cs">Νομαδικοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="parauti%2Fka">παραυτίκα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fppon">ἵππον</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fstelle">ἐξαπέστελλε</w>, <w lemma="prosta%2Fcas">προστάξας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxesqai">ἔχεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sumple%2Fkesqai">συμπλέκεσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w>.
<w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpempe">ἐξέπεμπε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pezakontista%5Cs">πεζακοντιστὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%28cakisxili%2Fous:">ἑξακισχιλίους·</w> <w lemma="e%29ki%2Fnei">ἐκίνει</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="loiph%5Cn">λοιπὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frakos">χάρακος</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanei%2Fas">ἐπιφανείας</w> <w lemma="kriqhsome%2Fnwn">κριθησομένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flwn">ὅλων</w>, <w lemma="e%29pairo%2Fmenos">ἐπαιρόμενος</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqei">πλήθει</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fti">γεγονότι</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="proterai%2Fa%7C">προτεραίᾳ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="eu%29hmerh%2Fmati">εὐημερήματι</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29%2Fshs">οὔσης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fras">ὥρας</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="xeimerina%5Cs">χειμερινὰς</w> <w lemma="tropa%5Cs">τροπὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="nifetw%2Fdous">νιφετώδους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="yuxra%3Ds">ψυχρᾶς</w> <w lemma="diafero%2Fntws">διαφερόντως</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fppwn">ἵππων</w> <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="ei%29pei%3Dn">εἰπεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%28pa%2Fntwn">ἁπάντων</w> <w lemma="a%29nari%2Fstwn">ἀναρίστων</w> <w lemma="e%29kpeporeume%2Fnwn">ἐκπεπορευμένων</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%3D%7C">ὁρμῇ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proqumi%2Fa%7C">προθυμίᾳ</w> <w lemma="perih%3Dn">περιῆν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos:">πλῆθος·</w>
<w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnhs">ἐπιγενομένης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Atrebi%2Fa">Τρεβία</w> <w lemma="potamou%3D">ποταμοῦ</w> <w lemma="diaba%2Fsews">διαβάσεως</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosanabebhko%2Ftos">προσαναβεβηκότος</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="r%28eu%2Fmati">ῥεύματι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="nukti%5C">νυκτὶ</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenon">γενόμενον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpeda">στρατόπεδα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpois">τόποις</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fmbron">ὄμβρον</w>, <w lemma="mo%2Flis">μόλις</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="masqw%3Dn">μασθῶν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="pezoi%5C">πεζοὶ</w> <w lemma="baptizo%2Fmenoi">βαπτιζόμενοι</w> <w lemma="die%2Fbainon:">διέβαινον·</w>
<w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="e%29kakopa%2Fqei">ἐκακοπάθει</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpedon">στρατόπεδον</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2F">ὑπό</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="yu%2Fxous">ψύχους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29ndei%2Fas">ἐνδείας</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="probainou%2Fshs">προβαινούσης</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnioi">Καρχηδόνιοι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="skhna%5Cs">σκηνὰς</w> <w lemma="bebrwko%2Ftes">βεβρωκότες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pepwko%2Ftes">πεπωκότες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fppous">ἵππους</w> <w lemma="h%28toimako%2Ftes">ἡτοιμακότες</w> <w lemma="h%29lei%2Ffonto">ἠλείφοντο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqwpli%2Fzonto">καθωπλίζοντο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pura%5C">πυρὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pithrw%3Dn">ἐπιτηρῶν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="sunidei%3Dn">συνιδεῖν</w> <w lemma="diabebhko%2Ftas">διαβεβηκότας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="potamo%5Cn">ποταμὸν</w> <w lemma="probalo%2Fmenos">προβαλόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29fedrei%2Fan">ἐφεδρείαν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="logxofo%2Frous">λογχοφόρους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Abaliarei%3Ds">Βαλιαρεῖς</w>, <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="o%29ktakisxili%2Fous">ὀκτακισχιλίους</w>, <w lemma="e%29ch%3Dge">ἐξῆγε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proagagw%5Cn">προαγαγὼν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="o%29ktw%5C">ὀκτὼ</w> <w lemma="sta%2Fdia">στάδια</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fas">στρατοπεδείας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="pezou%5Cs">πεζοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="mi%2Fan">μίαν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qei%3Dan">εὐθεῖαν</w> <w lemma="parene%2Fbale">παρενέβαλε</w>, <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="dismuri%2Fous">δισμυρίους</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29riqmo%2Fn">ἀριθμόν</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fibhras">Ἴβηρας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltou%5Cs">Κελτοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ali%2Fbuas">Λίβυας</w>,
<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="dielw%5Cn">διελὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fteron">ἑκάτερον</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fsthse">παρέστησε</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fras">κέρας</w>, <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="muri%2Fwn">μυρίων</w> <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltw%3Dn">Κελτῶν</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxois">συμμάχοις</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="qhri%2Fa">θηρία</w> <w lemma="meri%2Fsas">μερίσας</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kera%2Ftwn">κεράτων</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frwn">ἀμφοτέρων</w> <w lemma="proeba%2Fleto">προεβάλετο</w>.
<w lemma="%2Atebe%2Frios">Τεβέριος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29nekalei%3Dto">ἀνεκαλεῖτο</w>, <w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontas">ἔχοντας</w> <w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="xrh%2Fsontai">χρήσονται</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fois">ὑπεναντίοις</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Anoma%2Fdas">Νομάδας</w> <w lemma="a%29poxwrei%3Dn">ἀποχωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="eu%29xerw%3Ds">εὐχερῶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="spora%2Fdhn">σποράδην</w>, <w lemma="e%29pikei%3Dsqai">ἐπικεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="metabolh%3Ds">μεταβολῆς</w> <w lemma="tolmhrw%3Ds">τολμηρῶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qrase%2Fws:">θρασέως·</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Anomadikh%3Ds">Νομαδικῆς</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhs">μάχης</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fdio%2Fn">ἴδιόν</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto:">τοῦτο·</w>
<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pezou%5Cs">πεζοὺς</w> <w lemma="parene%2Fbale">παρενέβαλε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29qisme%2Fnas">εἰθισμένας</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fceis">τάξεις</w>, <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="muri%2Fous">μυρίους</w> <w lemma="e%28cakisxili%2Fous">ἑξακισχιλίους</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxous">συμμάχους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="dismuri%2Fous">δισμυρίους</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="te%2Fleion">τέλειον</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpedon">στρατόπεδον</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="o%28losxerei%3Ds">ὁλοσχερεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibola%5Cs">ἐπιβολὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tosou%2Ftwn">τοσούτων</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29stin">ἐστιν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Ftan">ὅταν</w> <w lemma="o%28mou%3D">ὁμοῦ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Ftous">ὑπάτους</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frous">ἑκατέρους</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="kairoi%5C">καιροὶ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fgwsin">συνάγωσιν</w>.
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fteron">ἑκάτερον</w> <w lemma="qei%5Cs">θεὶς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fras">κέρας</w>, <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tetrakisxili%2Fous">τετρακισχιλίους</w>, <w lemma="e%29ph%2F%7Cei">ἐπῄει</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fois">ὑπεναντίοις</w> <w lemma="sobarw%3Ds">σοβαρῶς</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcei">τάξει</w>
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Tiberius, when he saw the Numidian horse approaching, sent out at first only his cavalry with orders to close with the enemy. He next dispatched about six thousand javelineers on foot and then began to move his whole army out of the camp, thinking that the mere sight of them would decide the issue, so much confidence did his superiority in numbers and the success of his cavalry on the previous day give him. The time of year was about the winter solstice, and the day exceedingly cold and snowy, while the men and horses nearly all left the camp without having had their morning meal. At first their enthusiasm and eagerness sustained them,
but when they had to cross the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Trebia&groupId=1044&placeId=1838">Trebia</a>, swollen as it was owing to the rain that had fallen during the night higher up the valley than where the armies were, the infantry had great difficulty in crossing, as the water was breast-high. The consequence was that the whole force suffered much from cold and also from hunger, as the day was now advancing. The Carthaginians, on the contrary, who had eaten and drunk in their tents and looked after their horses, were all anointing and arming themselves around their fires. Hannibal, who was waiting for his opportunity, when he saw that the Romans had crossed the river, threw forward as a covering force his pikemen and slingers about eight thousand in number and led out his army. After advancing for about eight stades he drew up his infantry, about twenty thousand in number, and consisting of Spaniards, Celts, and Africans, in a single line, while he divided his cavalry, numbering, together with the Celtic allies, more than ten thousand, and stationed them on each wing, dividing also his elephants and placing them in front of the wings so that his flanks were doubly protected. Tiberius now recalled his cavalry, perceiving that they could not cope with the enemy, as the Numidians easily scattered and retreated, but afterwards wheeled round and attacked with great daring — these being their peculiar tactics. He drew up his infantry in the usual Roman order. They numbered about sixteen thousand Romans and twenty thousand allies, this being the strength of their complete army for decisive operations, when the Consuls chance to be united. Afterwards placing his cavalry, numbering about four thousand, on each wing he advanced on the enemy in imposing style marching in order at a slow step.
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