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Book 3 - Chapter 84

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<w lemma="ou%29%2Fshs">οὔσης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="o%29mixlw%2Fdous">ὀμιχλώδους</w> <w lemma="diafero%2Fntws">διαφερόντως</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dston">πλεῖστον</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fas">πορείας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29lw%3Dna">αὐλῶνα</w> <w lemma="prosde%2Fcasqai">προσδέξασθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fptein">συνάπτειν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fwn">ἐναντίων</w> <w lemma="prwtoporei%2Fan">πρωτοπορείαν</w> <w lemma="a%29podou%5Cs">ἀποδοὺς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fmata">συνθήματα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diapemya%2Fmenos">διαπεμψάμενος</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fdrais">ἐνέδραις</w> <w lemma="sunepexei%2Frei">συνεπεχείρει</w> <w lemma="pantaxo%2Fqen">πανταχόθεν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aflami%2Fnion">Φλαμίνιον</w>, <w lemma="parado%2Fcou">παραδόξου</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnhs">γενομένης</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanei%2Fas">ἐπιφανείας</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dussuno%2Fptou">δυσσυνόπτου</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29e%2Fra">ἀέρα</w> <w lemma="perista%2Fsews">περιστάσεως</w> <w lemma="u%28parxou%2Fshs">ὑπαρχούσης</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="u%28perdeci%2Fou">ὑπερδεξίου</w> <w lemma="kataferome%2Fnwn">καταφερομένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prospipto%2Fntwn">προσπιπτόντων</w>, <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="parabohqei%3Dn">παραβοηθεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29du%2Fnanto">ἐδύναντο</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fs">πρός</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="deome%2Fnwn">δεομένων</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="taci%2Farxoi">ταξίαρχοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xili%2Farxoi">χιλίαρχοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="sunnoh%3Dsai">συννοῆσαι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenon">γινόμενον</w>.
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<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fswpon">πρόσωπον</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29p%27">ἀπ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29ra%3Ds">οὐρᾶς</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="plagi%2Fwn">πλαγίων</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fpipton">προσέπιπτον</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstous">πλείστους</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fas">πορείας</w> <w lemma="sxh%2Fmati">σχήματι</w> <w lemma="katakoph%3Dnai">κατακοπῆναι</w>, <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="duname%2Fnous">δυναμένους</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w> <w lemma="bohqei%3Dn">βοηθεῖν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28sanei%5C">ὡσανεὶ</w> <w lemma="prodedome%2Fnous">προδεδομένους</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="proestw%3Dtos">προεστῶτος</w> <w lemma="a%29krisi%2Fas">ἀκρισίας</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="diabouleuo%2Fmenoi">διαβουλευόμενοι</w> <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fttein">πράττειν</w> <w lemma="a%29pw%2Fllunto">ἀπώλλυντο</w> <w lemma="parado%2Fcws">παραδόξως</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="kairw%3D%7C">καιρῷ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aflami%2Fnion">Φλαμίνιον</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="dusxrhstou%2Fmenon">δυσχρηστούμενον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="perikakou%3Dnta">περικακοῦντα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flois">ὅλοις</w> <w lemma="prospeso%2Fntes">προσπεσόντες</w> <w lemma="tine%5Cs">τινὲς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltw%3Dn">Κελτῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fkteinan">ἀπέκτειναν</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29%2Fpeson">ἔπεσον</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29lw%3Dna">αὐλῶνα</w> <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="muri%2Fous">μυρίους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pentakisxili%2Fous">πεντακισχιλίους</w>, <w lemma="ou%29%2Ft%27">οὔτ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fkein">εἴκειν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="parou%3Dsin">παροῦσιν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fttein">πράττειν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmenoi">δυνάμενοι</w>, <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29qismw%3Dn">ἐθισμῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5C">αὐτὸ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstou">πλείστου</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenoi">ποιούμενοι</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="feu%2Fgein">φεύγειν</w> <w lemma="mhde%5C">μηδὲ</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fpein">λείπειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fceis">τάξεις</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="li%2Fmnhs">λίμνης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="parwrei%2Fas">παρωρείας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="stenoi%3Ds">στενοῖς</w> <w lemma="sugkleisqe%2Fntes">συγκλεισθέντες</w> <w lemma="ai%29sxrw%3Ds">αἰσχρῶς</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="talaipw%2Frws">ταλαιπώρως</w> <w lemma="diefqei%2Fronto">διεφθείροντο</w>.
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<w lemma="sunwqou%2Fmenoi">συνωθούμενοι</w> [<w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w>] <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="li%2Fmnhn">λίμνην</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="para%2Fstasin">παράστασιν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="dianoi%2Fas">διανοίας</w> <w lemma="o%28rmw%3Dntes">ὁρμῶντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="nh%2Fxesqai">νήχεσθαι</w> <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplois">ὅπλοις</w> <w lemma="a%29pepni%2Fgonto">ἀπεπνίγοντο</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="me%2Fxri">μέχρι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="dunatou%3D">δυνατοῦ</w> <w lemma="probai%3Dnon">προβαῖνον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="li%2Fmnhn">λίμνην</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmene">ἔμενε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kefala%5Cs">κεφαλὰς</w> <w lemma="au%29ta%5Cs">αὐτὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="u%28gro%5Cn">ὑγρὸν</w> <w lemma="u%28peri%2Fsxon:">ὑπερίσχον·</w>
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<w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnwn">ἐπιγενομένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prodh%2Flou">προδήλου</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnhs">γενομένης</w> <w lemma="a%29pwlei%2Fas">ἀπωλείας</w> <w lemma="e%29cai%2Frontes">ἐξαίροντες</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="deo%2Fmenoi">δεόμενοι</w> <w lemma="zwgrei%3Dn">ζωγρεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsan">πᾶσαν</w> <w lemma="proi+e%2Fmenoi">προϊέμενοι</w> <w lemma="fwnh%5Cn">φωνὴν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="teleutai%3Don">τελευταῖον</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w>, <w lemma="tine%5Cs">τινὲς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="parakale%2Fsantes">παρακαλέσαντες</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%5Cs">αὑτοὺς</w> <w lemma="diefqa%2Frhsan">διεφθάρησαν</w>.
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<w lemma="e%28cakisxi%2Flioi">ἑξακισχίλιοι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fsws">ἴσως</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29lw%3Dna">αὐλῶνα</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fswpon">πρόσωπον</w> <w lemma="nikh%2Fsantes">νικήσαντες</w> <w lemma="parabohqei%3Dn">παραβοηθεῖν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fois">ἰδίοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="perii%2Fstasqai">περιίστασθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fous">ὑπεναντίους</w> <w lemma="h%29duna%2Ftoun">ἠδυνάτουν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mhde%5Cn">μηδὲν</w> <w lemma="sunora%3Dn">συνορᾶν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ginome%2Fnwn">γινομένων</w>, <w lemma="kai%2Fper">καίπερ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmenoi">δυνάμενοι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fla">ὅλα</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fxesqai">παρέχεσθαι</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fan:">χρείαν·</w>
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<w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fsqen">πρόσθεν</w> <w lemma="o%29rego%2Fmenoi">ὀρεγόμενοι</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dgon">προῆγον</w>, <w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnoi">πεπεισμένοι</w> <w lemma="sumpesei%3Dsqai%2F">συμπεσεῖσθαί</w> <w lemma="tisin">τισιν</w>, <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flaqon">ἔλαθον</w> <w lemma="e%29kpeso%2Fntes">ἐκπεσόντες</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28perdeci%2Fous">ὑπερδεξίους</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w>. <w lemma="geno%2Fmenoi">γενόμενοι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkrwn">ἄκρων</w>,
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="o%29mi%2Fxlhs">ὀμίχλης</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="peptwkui%2Fas">πεπτωκυίας</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fntes">συνέντες</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%5Cs">γεγονὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29tu%2Fxhma">ἀτύχημα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="dunatoi%5C">δυνατοὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flois">ὅλοις</w> <w lemma="e%29pikratei%3Dn">ἐπικρατεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="prokate%2Fxein">προκατέχειν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fous">πολεμίους</w>, <w lemma="sustrafe%2Fntes">συστραφέντες</w> <w lemma="a%29pexw%2Frhsan">ἀπεχώρησαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fs">εἴς</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="kw%2Fmhn">κώμην</w> <w lemma="%2Aturrhni%2Fda">Τυρρηνίδα</w>.
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<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhn">μάχην</w> <w lemma="a%29postale%2Fntos">ἀποσταλέντος</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="strathgou%3D">στρατηγοῦ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibh%2Frwn">Ἰβήρων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="logxofo%2Frwn">λογχοφόρων</w> <w lemma="%2Amaa%2Frba">Μαάρβα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peristratopedeu%2Fsantos">περιστρατοπεδεύσαντος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kw%2Fmhn">κώμην</w>, <w lemma="poiki%2Flhs">ποικίλης</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29pori%2Fas">ἀπορίας</w> <w lemma="periestw%2Fshs">περιεστώσης</w>, <w lemma="a%29poqe%2Fmenoi">ἀποθέμενοι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fpla">ὅπλα</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fdosan">παρέδοσαν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%5Cs">αὑτοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28pospo%2Fndous">ὑποσπόνδους</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="teuco%2Fmenoi">τευξόμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="swthri%2Fas">σωτηρίας</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Ata%5C">Τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flon">ὅλον</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenon">γενόμενον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Aturrhni%2Fa%7C">Τυρρηνίᾳ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fois">Καρχηδονίοις</w>
It was an unusually misty morning, and Hannibal, as soon as the greater part of the enemy's column had entered the defile and when the head was already in contact with him, giving the signal for battle and sending notice to those in the ambuscades, attacked the Romans from all sides at the same time. The sudden appearance of the enemy took Flaminius completely by surprise, and as the condition of the atmosphere rendered it very difficult to see, and their foes were charging down on them in so many places from higher ground, the Roman Centurions and Tribunes were not only unable to take any effectual measures to set things right, but could not even understand what was happening. They were charged at one and the same instant from the front, from the rear, and from the flanks, so that most of them were cut to pieces in marching order as they were quite unable to protect themselves, and, as it were, betrayed by their commander's lack of judgement. For while they were still occupied in considering what was best to do, they were being slaughtered without realizing how. Flaminius himself, who was in the utmost dismay and dejection, was here attacked and slain by certain Celts. So there fell in the valley about fifteen thousand of the Romans, unable either to yield to circumstances, or to achieve anything, but deeming it, as they had been brought up to do, their supreme duty not to fly or quit their ranks. Those again who had been shut in between the hillside and the lake perished in a shameful and still more pitiable manner.
For when they were forced into the lake in a mass, some of them quite lost their wits and trying to swim in their armour were drowned, but the greater number, wading into the lake as far as they could, stood there with only their heads out of the water, and when the cavalry approached them, and death stared them in the face, though lifting up their hands and entreating to be spared in the most piteous terms, they were finally dispatched either by the horsemen or in some cases by begging their comrades to do them this service. About six thousand of those in the defile, who had defeated the enemy in their front, were unable to render any assistance to their own army or to get to the rear of their adversaries, as they could see nothing of what was happening, although they might have been of very material service. They simply continued to press forward in the belief that they were sure to meet with someone until they found themselves isolated on the high ground and on reaching the crest of the hill, the mist having now broken, they perceived the extent of the disaster, but were no longer able to help, as the enemy were now completely victorious and in occupation of all the ground. They therefore retired in a body to a certain Etruscan village. After the battle, on Maharbal being sent by the general with the Spaniards and pikemen to surround the village, finding themselves beset by a complication of dangers they laid down their arms and surrendered on condition of their lives being spared.
Such was the result of the battle in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Etruria&groupId=582&placeId=1089">Etruria</a> between the Romans and Carthaginians.