<w lemma="%2Akata%5C">Κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Agna%2Fios">Γνάιος</w> <w lemma="%2Akornh%2Flios">Κορνήλιος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="kataleifqei%5Cs">καταλειφθεὶς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="ta%29delfou%3D">τἀδελφοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Apopli%2Fou">Ποπλίου</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="nautikh%3Ds">ναυτικῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29pa%2Fnw">ἐπάνω</w> <w lemma="proei%3Dpon">προεῖπον</w>, <w lemma="a%29naxqei%5Cs">ἀναχθεὶς</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodanou%3D">Ῥοδανοῦ</w> <w lemma="stoma%2Ftwn">στομάτων</w> <w lemma="panti%5C">παντὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="sto%2Flw%7C">στόλῳ</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fsxe">προσέσχε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibhri%2Fas">Ἰβηρίας</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kalou%2Fmenon">καλούμενον</w> <w lemma="%2A%29empo%2Frion">Ἐμπόριον</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w>.
<w lemma="a%29rca%2Fmenos">ἀρξάμενος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29nteu%3Dqen">ἐντεῦθεν</w> <w lemma="a%29poba%2Fseis">ἀποβάσεις</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29peiqou%3Dntas">ἀπειθοῦντας</w> <w lemma="e%29polio%2Frkei">ἐπολιόρκει</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parali%2Fan">παραλίαν</w> <w lemma="katoikou%2Fntwn">κατοικούντων</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fibhros">Ἴβηρος</w> <w lemma="potamou%3D">ποταμοῦ</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prosdexome%2Fnous">προσδεχομένους</w> <w lemma="e%29filanqrw%2Fpei">ἐφιλανθρώπει</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29ndexome%2Fnhn">ἐνδεχομένην</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenos">ποιούμενος</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="promh%2Fqeian">προμήθειαν</w>.
<w lemma="a%29sfalisa%2Fmenos">ἀσφαλισάμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="proskexwrhko%2Ftas">προσκεχωρηκότας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="paraqalatti%2Fwn">παραθαλαττίων</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dge">προῆγε</w> <w lemma="panti%5C">παντὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="strateu%2Fmati">στρατεύματι</w>, <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenos">ποιούμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="meso%2Fgaion:">μεσόγαιον·</w>
<w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="summaxiko%5Cn">συμμαχικὸν</w> <w lemma="h%28qroi%2Fkei">ἡθροίκει</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibh%2Frwn">Ἰβήρων</w>. <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="proi+w%5Cn">προϊὼν</w> <w lemma="a%28%5Cs">ἃς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prosh%2Fgeto">προσήγετο</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="katestre%2Ffeto">κατεστρέφετο</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="a%29pelei%2Ffqh">ἀπελείφθη</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fannwn">Ἄννων</w>, <w lemma="a%29ntistratopedeusa%2Fntwn">ἀντιστρατοπεδευσάντων</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuome%2Fnhn">προσαγορευομένην</w> <w lemma="%2Aki%2Fssan">Κίσσαν</w>, <w lemma="sumbalw%5Cn">συμβαλὼν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Agna%2Fios">Γνάιος</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="parata%2Fcews">παρατάξεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nikh%2Fsas">νικήσας</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxh%7C">μάχῃ</w> <w lemma="pollw%3Dn">πολλῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="xrhma%2Ftwn">χρημάτων</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fnet%27">ἐγένετ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29gkrath%2Fs">ἐγκρατής</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="a%28pa%2Fshs">ἁπάσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29poskeuh%3Ds">ἀποσκευῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmhsa%2Fntwn">ὁρμησάντων</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="a%29poleleimme%2Fnhs">ἀπολελειμμένης</w>,
<w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29nto%5Cs">ἐντὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fibhros">Ἴβηρος</w> <w lemma="potamou%3D">ποταμοῦ</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxous">συμμάχους</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsato">ἐποιήσατο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flous">φίλους</w>, <w lemma="zwgri%2Fa%7C">ζωγρίᾳ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fn">τόν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cn">στρατηγὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fannwna">Ἄννωνα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibh%2Frwn">Ἰβήρων</w> <w lemma="%2A%29andoba%2Flhn">Ἀνδοβάλην</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flabe">ἔλαβε</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="tu%2Frannon">τύραννον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="meso%2Fgaion">μεσόγαιον</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w>, <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoun">εὔνουν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="diafero%2Fntws">διαφερόντως</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%2F">ἀεί</w> <w lemma="pote">ποτε</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fois">Καρχηδονίοις</w>.
<w lemma="taxu%5C">ταχὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sunei%5Cs">συνεὶς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%5Cs">γεγονὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asdrou%2Fbas">Ἀσδρούβας</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="parabohqw%3Dn">παραβοηθῶν</w> <w lemma="diaba%5Cs">διαβὰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fibhra">Ἴβηρα</w> <w lemma="potamo%2Fn">ποταμόν</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katamaqw%5Cn">καταμαθὼν</w> <w lemma="a%29poleleimme%2Fnous">ἀπολελειμμένους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sto%2Flou">στόλου</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>, <w lemma="r%28a%7Cqu%2Fmws">ῥᾳθύμως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katateqarrhko%2Ftws">κατατεθαρρηκότως</w> <w lemma="a%29nastrefome%2Fnous">ἀναστρεφομένους</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prote%2Frhma">προτέρημα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pezikw%3Dn">πεζικῶν</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w>,
<w lemma="paralabw%5Cn">παραλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%3D">ἑαυτοῦ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="pezou%5Cs">πεζοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="o%29ktakisxili%2Fous">ὀκτακισχιλίους</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="xili%2Fous">χιλίους</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katalabw%5Cn">καταλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29skedasme%2Fnous">ἐσκεδασμένους</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ploi%2Fwn">πλοίων</w>, <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fkteinen">ἀπέκτεινεν</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipou%5Cs">λοιποὺς</w> <w lemma="h%29na%2Fgkase">ἠνάγκασε</w> <w lemma="fugei%3Dn">φυγεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="a%29naxwrh%2Fsas">ἀναχωρήσας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diaba%5Cs">διαβὰς</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fibhra">Ἴβηρα</w> <w lemma="potamo%5Cn">ποταμὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29gi%2Fneto">ἐγίνετο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="paraskeuh%5Cn">παρασκευὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fulakh%5Cn">φυλακὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nto%5Cs">ἐντὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="potamou%3D">ποταμοῦ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w>, <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenos">ποιούμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="paraxeimasi%2Fan">παραχειμασίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Akainh%3D%7C">Καινῇ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flei">πόλει</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Agna%2Fios">Γνάιος</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fyas">συνάψας</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="sto%2Flw%7C">στόλῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fous">αἰτίους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="sumbebhko%2Ftwn">συμβεβηκότων</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29qismou%5Cs">ἐθισμοὺς</w> <w lemma="kola%2Fsas">κολάσας</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="sunagagw%5Cn">συναγαγὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%29to%5C">ταὐτὸ</w> <w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="pezh%5Cn">πεζὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="nautikh%5Cn">ναυτικὴν</w> <w lemma="stratia%5Cn">στρατιὰν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Atarra%2Fkwni">Ταρράκωνι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="paraxeimasi%2Fan">παραχειμασίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w>.
<w lemma="diadou%5Cs">διαδοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fan">λείαν</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fsws">ἴσως</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="stratiw%2Ftais">στρατιώταις</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoian">εὔνοιαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proqumi%2Fan">προθυμίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29neirga%2Fsato">ἐνειργάσατο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w>.
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During this time Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio, who, as I said, had been left by his brother Publius in command of the naval forces, sailing from the mouths of the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhone&groupId=933&placeId=1667">Rhone</a> with his whole fleet to the place in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Spain&groupId=983&placeId=1735">Spain</a> called <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Emporium&groupId=565&placeId=1056">Emporium</a>, and starting from there made a series of landings, reducing by siege the towns on the coast as far as the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Ebro&groupId=549&placeId=1031">Ebro</a>, which refused his advances, but bestowing favours on those which accepted them and taking all possible precautions for their safety. After securing all the sea-board places which had submitted to him he advanced with his whole army into the interior, having now got together also a considerable force of Iberian allies. He won over some of the towns on the line of his march and subdued others, and when the Carthaginians who had been left to guard this district under the command of Hanno encamped opposite to him near a city called <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cissa&groupId=471&placeId=880">Cissa</a>, Gnaeus defeated them in a pitched battle, possessing himself of a large amount of valuable booty — all the heavy baggage of the army that had set out for <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a> having been left under their charge — securing the alliance of all the tribes north of the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Ebro&groupId=549&placeId=1031">Ebro</a> and taking prisoners the Carthaginian general Hanno and the Iberian general Andobales. The latter was despot of all central Iberia and a strenuous supporter of the Carthaginians. Hasdrubal soon got news of the disaster and crossing the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Ebro&groupId=549&placeId=1031">Ebro</a> came to the rescue. Learning that the crews of the Roman ships had been left behind and were off their guard and unduly confident owing to the success of the land forces, he took with him about eight thousand infantry and a thousand cavalry from his own force, and finding the men from the ships scattered over the country, killed a large number of them and compelled the remainder to take refuge on board their vessels. He then retreated, and recrossing the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Ebro&groupId=549&placeId=1031">Ebro</a> busied himself with fortifying and garrisoning the places south of the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Ebro&groupId=549&placeId=1031">Ebro</a>, passing the winter in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=New Carthage&groupId=791&placeId=1430">New Carthage</a>. Gnaeus, on rejoining the fleet, inflicted the customary penalty on those responsible for what had happened, and now uniting his land and sea forces went into winter quarters at Tarraco. By dividing the booty in equal shares among his soldiers he made them very well disposed to him and ready to do their best in the future.
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