Polybius, Histories

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Book 38 - Chapter 19

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<w lemma="%2A%29epei%5C">Ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="parelqw%5Cn">παρελθὼν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tei%3Dxos">τεῖχος</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkras">ἄκρας</w> <w lemma="a%29munome%2Fnwn">ἀμυνομένων</w>, <w lemma="eu%28%3Dre">εὗρε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fsou">μέσου</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flassan">θάλασσαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnu">πάνυ</w> <w lemma="baqei%3Dan">βαθεῖαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dsan">οὖσαν</w>, <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolubi%2Fou">Πολυβίου</w> <w lemma="sumbouleu%2Fontos">συμβουλεύοντος</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="kataspei%3Drai">κατασπεῖραι</w> <w lemma="tribo%2Flous">τριβόλους</w> <w lemma="sidhrou%3Ds">σιδηροῦς</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="sani%2Fdas">σανίδας</w> <w lemma="e%29mbalei%3Dn">ἐμβαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="kentrwta%2Fs">κεντρωτάς</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fpws">ὅπως</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="diabai%2Fnontes">διαβαίνοντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmioi">πολέμιοι</w> <w lemma="prosma%2Fxwntai">προσμάχωνται</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fmasin">χώμασιν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="geloi%3Don">γελοῖον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w>, <w lemma="kateilhfo%2Ftas">κατειληφότας</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="tei%2Fxh">τείχη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="e%29nto%5Cs">ἐντὸς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%3Dta">εἶτα</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fttein">πράττειν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fpws">ὅπως</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="maxou%3Dntai">μαχοῦνται</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w>. —
<head>V. The Fall of Carthage</head>Scipio had reached the wall, the Carthaginians still defending themselves from the citadel, and as he found that the depth of the sea between them was not very great, Polybius advised him to set it with iron caltrops or to throw into it planks furnished with spikes to prevent the enemy from crossing and attacking the mole, "But it is absurd," said Scipio, "now we have taken the wall and are inside the town to take steps to prevent our fighting the enemy."