<w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="stena%5C">στενὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="diekbola%2Fs">διεκβολάς</w>. <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="stenoi%3Ds">στενοῖς</w> <w lemma="fula%2Fttontes">φυλάττοντες</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="sunidei%3Dn">συνιδεῖν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="fw%3Dta">φῶτα</w> <w lemma="prosba%2Fllonta">προσβάλλοντα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28perbola%2Fs">ὑπερβολάς</w>, <w lemma="nomi%2Fsantes">νομίσαντες</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fth%7C">ταύτῃ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%5Cn">ὁρμὴν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fban">Ἀννίβαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29polipo%2Fntes">ἀπολιπόντες</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dusxwri%2Fas">δυσχωρίας</w> <w lemma="pareboh%2Fqoun">παρεβοήθουν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkrois">ἄκροις</w>.
<w lemma="e%29ggi%2Fzontes">ἐγγίζοντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="bousi%5Cn">βουσὶν</w> <w lemma="h%29porou%3Dnto">ἠποροῦντο</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="fw%3Dta">φῶτα</w>, <w lemma="mei%3Dzo%2Fn">μεῖζόν</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnontos">συμβαίνοντος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="deino%2Fteron">δεινότερον</w> <w lemma="a%29napla%2Fttontes">ἀναπλάττοντες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosdokw%3Dntes">προσδοκῶντες</w>. <w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnwn">ἐπιγενομένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="logxofo%2Frwn">λογχοφόρων</w>,
<w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="braxe%2Fa">βραχέα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w> <w lemma="a%29krobolisa%2Fmenoi">ἀκροβολισάμενοι</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="bow%3Dn">βοῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29mpipto%2Fntwn">ἐμπιπτόντων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmeinan">ἔμειναν</w> <w lemma="diasta%2Fntes">διαστάντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkrwn">ἄκρων</w> <w lemma="a%29mfo%2Fteroi">ἀμφότεροι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosanei%3Dxon">προσανεῖχον</w> <w lemma="karadokou%3Dntes">καραδοκοῦντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifa%2Fneian">ἐπιφάνειαν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnasqai">δύνασθαι</w> <w lemma="gnw%3Dnai">γνῶναι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenon">γινόμενον</w>.
<w lemma="%2Afa%2Fbios">Φάβιος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29porou%2Fmenos">ἀπορούμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnonti">συμβαίνοντι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="poihth%5Cn">ποιητὴν</w> <w lemma="o%29issa%2Fmenos">ὀισσάμενος</w> <w lemma="do%2Flon">δόλον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2Fqesin">ὑπόθεσιν</w> <w lemma="ou%29damw%3Ds">οὐδαμῶς</w> <w lemma="kri%2Fnwn">κρίνων</w> <w lemma="e%29kkubeu%2Fein">ἐκκυβεύειν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="paraba%2Fllesqai">παραβάλλεσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flois">ὅλοις</w>, <w lemma="h%29%3Dge">ἦγε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28suxi%2Fan">ἡσυχίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraki">χάρακι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosede%2Fxeto">προσεδέχετο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fran">ἡμέραν</w>.
<w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w>, <w lemma="proxwrou%2Fntwn">προχωρούντων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%2Fn">ἐπιβολήν</w>, <w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="dieko%2Fmise">διεκόμισε</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="stenw%3Dn">στενῶν</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalei%2Fas">ἀσφαλείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fan">λείαν</w>, <w lemma="leloipo%2Ftwn">λελοιπότων</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="parafulatto%2Fntwn">παραφυλαττόντων</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dusxwri%2Fas">δυσχωρίας</w>.
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="fwti%5C">φωτὶ</w> <w lemma="sunidw%5Cn">συνιδὼν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkrois">ἄκροις</w> <w lemma="a%29ntikaqhme%2Fnous">ἀντικαθημένους</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="logxofo%2Frois">λογχοφόροις</w> <w lemma="e%29pape%2Fsteile%2F">ἐπαπέστειλέ</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibh%2Frwn">Ἰβήρων</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%5C">οἳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="summi%2Fcantes">συμμίξαντες</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fbalon">κατέβαλον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="xili%2Fous">χιλίους</w>, <w lemma="r%28a%7Cdi%2Fws">ῥᾳδίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="sfw%3Dn">σφῶν</w> <w lemma="eu%29zw%2Fnous">εὐζώνους</w> <w lemma="e%29kdeca%2Fmenoi">ἐκδεξάμενοι</w> <w lemma="katebi%2Fbasan">κατεβίβασαν</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fthn">τοιαύτην</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afale%2Frnou">Φαλέρνου</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fmenos">ποιησάμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcodon">ἔξοδον</w>, <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="stratopedeu%2Fwn">στρατοπεδεύων</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalw%3Ds">ἀσφαλῶς</w> <w lemma="kateske%2Fpteto">κατεσκέπτετο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prounoei%3Dto">προυνοεῖτο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xeimasi%2Fas">χειμασίας</w> <w lemma="pou%3D">ποῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsetai">ποιήσεται</w>, <w lemma="me%2Fgan">μέγαν</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fbon">φόβον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pollh%5Cn">πολλὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29pori%2Fan">ἀπορίαν</w> <w lemma="parestakw%5Cs">παρεστακὼς</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flesi">πόλεσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpois">ἀνθρώποις</w>.
<w lemma="%2Afa%2Fbios">Φάβιος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kakw%3Ds">κακῶς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fkoue">ἤκουε</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polloi%3Ds">πολλοῖς</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fndrws">ἀνάνδρως</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftwn">τοιούτων</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="proe%2Fmenos">προέμενος</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fous">ὑπεναντίους</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29fi%2Fstato%2F">ἀφίστατό</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fsews">προθέσεως</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="a%29nagkasqei%5Cs">ἀναγκασθεὶς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgas">ὀλίγας</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2F">ἐπί</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="a%29pelqei%3Dn">ἀπελθεῖν</w> <w lemma="qusi%2Fas">θυσίας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fdwken">παρέδωκεν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Frxonti">συνάρχοντι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpeda">στρατόπεδα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="polla%5C">πολλὰ</w> <w lemma="xwrizo%2Fmenos">χωριζόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29netei%2Flato">ἐνετείλατο</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="tosau%2Fthn">τοσαύτην</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="spoudh%5Cn">σπουδὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="bla%2Fyai">βλάψαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fous">πολεμίους</w> <w lemma="h%28li%2Fkhn">ἡλίκην</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mhde%5Cn">μηδὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="paqei%3Dn">παθεῖν</w> <w lemma="deino%2Fn">δεινόν</w>.
<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="mikro%5Cn">μικρὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="nw%3D%7C">νῷ</w> <w lemma="tiqe%2Fmenos">τιθέμενος</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Frkos">Μάρκος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgontos">λέγοντος</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="paraba%2Fllesqai">παραβάλλεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="diakinduneu%2Fein">διακινδυνεύειν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flos">ὅλος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Ds">πᾶς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>.
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The Romans who were guarding the gorge, thinking that Hannibal was pressing on rapidly in that direction, left the narrow part of the pass and advanced to the hill to meet the enemy. But when they got near the oxen they were entirely puzzled by the lights, fancying that they were about to encounter something much more formidable than the reality. When the pikemen came up, both forces skirmished with each other for a short time, and then when the oxen rushed in among them they drew apart and remained on the heights waiting until day should break, not being able to understand what was the matter. Fabius, partly because he was at a loss to know what was occurring, and as Homer says, deeming it to be a trick,<note place="end" resp="tr" id="note12"><emph rend="bold">as Homer says:</emph>Odyssey, x.232.</note>and partly because he adhered to his former resolve not to risk or hazard a general engagement, remained quite in his camp waiting for daylight. Meanwhile Hannibal, whose plan had been entirely successful, brought his army and all his booty safely through the gorge, those who had been guarding the difficult passage having quitted their post. When at daybreak he saw the Romans on the hill drawn up opposite his pikemen, he sent there some Spaniards as a reinforcement. Attacking the Romans they killed about a thousand and easily relieved and brought down their own light infantry. Hannibal, having thus effected his retirement from Falernum, remained now safely in camp and began to take thought where and how he should establish his winter quarters. He had spread great terror and perplexity through all the cities and peoples of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>. Fabius, to generally reproached for his craven conduct in letting the enemy escape from such a situation, still did not abandon his policy. But a few days afterwards he was compelled to leave for <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> to perform certain sacrifices and handed over his legions to his Master of the Horse, enjoining on him strictly, in taking leave, not to attach so much importance to damaging the enemy as to avoiding disaster for himself. Marcus, instead of paying any attention to this advice, was, even while Fabius was tendering it, entirely wrapped up in the project of risking a great battle.
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