<w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftois">τοιούτοις</w> <w lemma="xrhsa%2Fmenos">χρησάμενος</w> <w lemma="logismoi%3Ds">λογισμοῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dielqw%5Cn">διελθὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Asauni%2Ftidos">Σαυνίτιδος</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="stena%5C">στενὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29eribiano%5Cn">Ἐριβιανὸν</w> <w lemma="kalou%2Fmenon">καλούμενον</w> <w lemma="lo%2Ffon">λόφον</w> <w lemma="katestratope%2Fdeuse">κατεστρατοπέδευσε</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Faqurnon">Ἄθυρνον</w> <w lemma="potamo%2Fn">ποταμόν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="di%2Fxa">δίχα</w> <w lemma="diairei%3D">διαιρεῖ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fna">προειρημένα</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fa">πεδία</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="parembolh%5Cn">παρεμβολὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w> <w lemma="me%2Frous">μέρους</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w>, <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pronomai%3Ds">προνομαῖς</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pitre%2Fxwn">ἐπιτρέχων</w> <w lemma="e%29po%2Frqei">ἐπόρθει</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fon">πεδίον</w> <w lemma="a%29dew%3Ds">ἀδεῶς</w>.
<w lemma="%2Afa%2Fbios">Φάβιος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="katepe%2Fplhkto">κατεπέπληκτο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%5Cn">ἐπιβολὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Flman">τόλμαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fwn">ὑπεναντίων</w>, <w lemma="tosou%2Ftw%7C">τοσούτῳ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kekrime%2Fnwn">κεκριμένων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmenen">ἔμενεν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Frxwn">συνάρχων</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Frkos">Μάρκος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpedon">στρατόπεδον</w> <w lemma="xili%2Farxoi">χιλίαρχοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="taci%2Farxoi">ταξίαρχοι</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fzontes">νομίζοντες</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="kalw%3D%7C">καλῷ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fous">πολεμίους</w> <w lemma="a%29peilhfe%2Fnai">ἀπειληφέναι</w>, <w lemma="speu%2Fdein">σπεύδειν</w> <w lemma="w%29%2F%7Conto">ᾤοντο</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fptein">συνάπτειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fa">πεδία</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="periora%3Dn">περιορᾶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanesta%2Fthn">ἐπιφανεστάτην</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="dh%7Coume%2Fnhn">δῃουμένην</w>.
<w lemma="%2Afa%2Fbios">Φάβιος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fxri">μέχρι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fyai">συνάψαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpois">τόποις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fspeude">ἔσπευδε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunupekri%2Fneto">συνυπεκρίνετο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proqu%2Fmws">προθύμως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="filokindu%2Fnws">φιλοκινδύνως</w> <w lemma="diakeime%2Fnois">διακειμένοις</w>,
<w lemma="e%29ggi%2Fsas">ἐγγίσας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Afale%2Frnw%7C">Φαλέρνῳ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="parwrei%2Fais">παρωρείαις</w> <w lemma="e%29pifaino%2Fmenos">ἐπιφαινόμενος</w> <w lemma="a%29ntiparh%3Dge">ἀντιπαρῆγε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="dokei%3Dn">δοκεῖν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxois">συμμάχοις</w> <w lemma="e%29kxwrei%3Dn">ἐκχωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pai%2Fqrwn">ὑπαίθρων</w>,
<w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fon">πεδίον</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="kaqi%2Fei">καθίει</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w>, <w lemma="eu%29labou%2Fmenos">εὐλαβούμενος</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28losxerei%3Ds">ὁλοσχερεῖς</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnous">κινδύνους</w> <w lemma="dia%2F">διά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnas">προειρημένας</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fas">αἰτίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="profanw%3Ds">προφανῶς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppokratei%3Dn">ἱπποκρατεῖν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fous">ὑπεναντίους</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29peidh%5C">ἐπειδὴ</w> <w lemma="katapeira%2Fsas">καταπειράσας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katafqei%2Fras">καταφθείρας</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fon">πεδίον</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fqroise">ἥθροισε</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fas">λείας</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fpleton">ἄπλετον</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w>,
<w lemma="e%29gi%2Fneto">ἐγίνετο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29nazugh%2Fn">ἀναζυγήν</w>, <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="katafqei%3Drai">καταφθεῖραι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fan">λείαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="toiou%3Dton">τοιοῦτον</w> <w lemma="a%29perei%2Fsasqai">ἀπερείσασθαι</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="dunh%2Fsetai">δυνήσεται</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai">ποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="paraxeimasi%2Fan">παραχειμασίαν</w>, <w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%5Cn">παρὸν</w> <w lemma="eu%29wxi%2Fan">εὐωχίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="sunexw%3Ds">συνεχῶς</w> <w lemma="dayi%2Fleian">δαψίλειαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxh%7C">ἔχῃ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pithdei%2Fwn">ἐπιτηδείων</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpedon">στρατόπεδον</w>.
<w lemma="%2Afa%2Fbios">Φάβιος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katanow%3Dn">κατανοῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%2Fn">ἐπιβολήν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="proxeiri%2Fzetai">προχειρίζεται</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pa%2Fnodon">ἐπάνοδον</w> <w lemma="h%28%3D%7Cper">ᾗπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsato">ἐποιήσατο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fsodon">εἴσοδον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="stenou%5Cs">στενοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28perbolh%5Cn">ὑπερβολὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29fuei%3Ds">εὐφυεῖς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fqesin">ἐπίθεσιν</w>,
<w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="diekbolh%3Ds">διεκβολῆς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tetrakisxili%2Fous">τετρακισχιλίους</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fsthse">ἐπέστησε</w>, <w lemma="parakale%2Fsas">παρακαλέσας</w> <w lemma="xrh%2Fsasqai">χρήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="proqumi%2Fa%7C">προθυμίᾳ</w> <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="kairw%3D%7C">καιρῷ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="eu%29fui+%2Fas">εὐφυΐας</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2F">ἐπί</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="lo%2Ffon">λόφον</w> <w lemma="u%28perde%2Fcion">ὑπερδέξιον</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ste">στε</w>
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Such being Hannibal\'s anticipations, he left <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Samnium&groupId=943&placeId=1678">Samnium</a> and traversing the pass near the hill called Eribianus encamped beside the river Athyrnus,<note place="end" resp="tr" id="note11"><emph rend="bold">Athyrnus:</emph>Otherwise Volturnus.</note>which approximately cuts this plain in half. Establishing his camp on the side of the river towards <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> he overran and plundered the whole plain unmolested. Fabius, though taken aback by the audacity of this stroke on the part of the enemy, continued all the more to adhere to his deliberate plan. But his colleague Marcus and all the tribunes and centurions in his army, thinking they had caught Hannibal famously, urged him to make all haste to reach the plain and not allow the finest part of the country to be devastated. Fabius did bestir himself to reach the district, sharing in so far the view of the more eager and venturesome spirits, but when he came in view of the enemy on approaching Falernum, while moving along the hills parallel to them so as not to appear to the allies to be abandoning the open country, he did not bring his army down into the plain, avoiding a general action both for the above-mentioned reasons and because the Carthaginians were obviously much his superiors in cavalry. Hannibal, having thus done his best to provoke the Romans by laying the whole plain waste, found himself in possession of a huge amount of booty and decided to withdraw, as he wished not to waste the booty, but to secure it in a place suitable for his winter quarters, so that his army should not only fare sumptuously for the present, but continue to have abundance of provisions. Fabius, divining that his plan was to retire by the same pass by which he had entered, and seeing that owing to its narrowness the place was exceedingly favourable for delivering an attack, stationed about four thousand men at the actual pass, bidding them act at the proper time with all spirit, while availing themselves fully of the advantage of the ground. He himself with the greater part of his army encamped on a hill in front of the pass and overlooking it.
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