Polybius, Histories

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Book 35 - Chapter 5

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<w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbios:">Πολύβιος·</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fpese">ἐνέπεσε</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%5C">ὁρμὴ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Askipi%2Fwni">Σκιπίωνι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diapo%2Frhsis">διαπόρησις</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="sumbalei%3Dn">συμβαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="monomaxh%3Dsai">μονομαχῆσαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ba%2Frbaron">βάρβαρον</w>. —
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbios">Πολύβιος</w> <gap /><w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="a%29llaxou%3D:">ἀλλαχοῦ·</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fppos">ἵππος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Askipi%2Fwnos">Σκιπίωνος</w> <w lemma="e%29dusxrh%2Fsthse">ἐδυσχρήστησε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="plhgh%3Ds">πληγῆς</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28losxerw%3Ds">ὁλοσχερῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29sfa%2Flmhse">ἐσφάλμησε</w>. <w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="o%29rqo%5Cs">ὀρθὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fpesen">ἀπέπεσεν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="gh%3Dn">γῆν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Askipi%2Fwn:">Σκιπίων·</w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbios">Πολύβιος</w>.
Scipio was assailed at the same time by an eager impulse to meet the barbarian in single combat and by doubt whether he should do so.
Scipio's horse was disabled by the blow, but did not entirely collapse, so that in losing his seat he fell on his feet.