<w lemma="qhsan">θησαν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w>. <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pimele%5Cs">ἐπιμελὲς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="nauphgi%2Fas">ναυπηγίας</w>, <w lemma="e%29gi%2Fnonto">ἐγίνοντο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ploi%2Fwn">πλοίων</w> <w lemma="kataskeuh%2Fn">κατασκευήν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="plhrw%2Fmata">πληρώματα</w> <w lemma="sunaqroi%2Fsantes">συναθροίσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29di%2Fdaskon">ἐδίδασκον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="gh%3D%7C">γῇ</w> <w lemma="kwphlatei%3Dn">κωπηλατεῖν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton:">τοῦτον·</w>
<w lemma="kaqi%2Fsantes">καθίσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29resiw%3Dn">εἰρεσιῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="xe%2Frsw%7C">χέρσῳ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontas">ἔχοντας</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcin">τάξιν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ploi%2Fwn">πλοίων</w> <w lemma="kaqe%2Fdrais">καθέδραις</w>, <w lemma="me%2Fson">μέσον</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="sth%2Fsantes">στήσαντες</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="keleusth%2Fn">κελευστήν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="a%29napi%2Fptein">ἀναπίπτειν</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%5Cs">αὑτοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgontas">ἄγοντας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="proneu%2Fein">προνεύειν</w> <w lemma="e%29cwqou%3Dntas">ἐξωθοῦντας</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftas">ταύτας</w> <w lemma="sunei%2Fqizon">συνείθιζον</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frxesqai%2F">ἄρχεσθαί</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="lh%2Fgein">λήγειν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kinh%2Fsewn">κινήσεων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="keleustou%3D">κελευστοῦ</w> <w lemma="paragge%2Flmata">παραγγέλματα</w>. <w lemma="prokataskeuasqe%2Fntwn">προκατασκευασθέντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w>,
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="suntelesqh%3Dnai">συντελεσθῆναι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w> <w lemma="kaqelku%2Fsantes">καθελκύσαντες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="braxu%5Cn">βραχὺν</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqei%2Fas">ἀληθείας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="qala%2Ftth%7C">θαλάττῃ</w> <w lemma="peiraqe%2Fntes">πειραθέντες</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpleon">ἔπλεον</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fstagma">πρόσταγμα</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="strathgou%3D">στρατηγοῦ</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="nautikh%3Ds">ναυτικῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="tetagme%2Fnos">τεταγμένος</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="%2Agna%2Fios">Γνάιος</w> <w lemma="%2Akornh%2Flios">Κορνήλιος</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgais">ὀλίγαις</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Frais">ἡμέραις</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w>, <w lemma="sunta%2Fcas">συντάξας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="naua%2Frxois">ναυάρχοις</w>, <w lemma="e%29peida%5Cn">ἐπειδὰν</w> <w lemma="katarti%2Fswsi">καταρτίσωσι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="sto%2Flon">στόλον</w>, <w lemma="plei%3Dn">πλεῖν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="porqmo%2Fn">πορθμόν</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29naxqei%5Cs">ἀναχθεὶς</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="new%3Dn">νεῶν</w> <w lemma="e%28ptakai%2Fdeka">ἑπτακαίδεκα</w> <w lemma="prokate%2Fpleusen">προκατέπλευσεν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amessh%2Fnhn">Μεσσήνην</w>, <w lemma="spouda%2Fzwn">σπουδάζων</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="katepei%2Fgonta">κατεπείγοντα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fan">χρείαν</w> <w lemma="paraskeua%2Fsai">παρασκευάσαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="sto%2Flw%7C">στόλῳ</w>.
<w lemma="prospesou%2Fshs">προσπεσούσης</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcews">πράξεως</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3D">ἐκεῖ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aliparai%2Fwn">Λιπαραίων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>, <w lemma="deca%2Fmenos">δεξάμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fda">ἐλπίδα</w> <w lemma="proxeiro%2Fteron">προχειρότερον</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%2Fontos">δέοντος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fplei">ἔπλει</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnais">προειρημέναις</w> <w lemma="nausi%5C">ναυσὶ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqwrmi%2Fsqh">καθωρμίσθη</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w>, <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fsas">ἀκούσας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Apano%2Frmw%7C">Πανόρμῳ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%5Cs">γεγονὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29caposte%2Fllei">ἐξαποστέλλει</w> <w lemma="%2Abow%2Fdh">Βοώδη</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="gerousi%2Fas">γερουσίας</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxonta">ὑπάρχοντα</w>, <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fkosi">εἴκοσι</w> <w lemma="dou%2Fs">δούς</w>.
<w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="e%29pipleu%2Fsas">ἐπιπλεύσας</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="lime%2Fni">λιμένι</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fkleise">συνέκλεισε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Agna%2Fion">Γνάιον</w>. <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnhs">ἐπιγενομένης</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="plhrw%2Fmata">πληρώματα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="fugh%5Cn">φυγὴν</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsen">ὥρμησεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="gh%3Dn">γῆν</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Agna%2Fios">Γνάιος</w> <w lemma="e%29kplagh%5Cs">ἐκπλαγὴς</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fdwken">παρέδωκεν</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnioi">Καρχηδόνιοι</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fs">τάς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cn">στρατηγὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fwn">ὑπεναντίων</w> <w lemma="u%28poxei%2Frion">ὑποχείριον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fban">Ἀννίβαν</w> <w lemma="a%29ph%3Dran">ἀπῆραν</w>.
<w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="polla%5Cs">πολλὰς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="e%29nargou%3Ds">ἐναργοῦς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntos">ὄντος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosfa%2Ftou">προσφάτου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Agna%2Fion">Γνάιον</w> <w lemma="a%29tuxh%2Fmatos">ἀτυχήματος</w>, <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgon">ὀλίγον</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsion">παραπλήσιον</w> <w lemma="a%28ma%2Frthma">ἁμάρτημα</w> <w lemma="profanw%3Ds">προφανῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fpesen">ἐνέπεσεν</w>.
<w lemma="a%29kou%2Fsas">ἀκούσας</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="sto%2Flon">στόλον</w> <w lemma="komizo%2Fmenon">κομιζόμενον</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fneggus">σύνεγγυς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w>, <w lemma="katidei%3Dn">κατιδεῖν</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="to%2F">τό</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhn">ὅλην</w> <w lemma="su%2Fntacin">σύνταξιν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fwn">ὑπεναντίων</w>, <w lemma="labw%5Cn">λαβὼν</w> <w lemma="penth%2Fkonta">πεντήκοντα</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w> <w lemma="e%29piplei%3D">ἐπιπλεῖ</w>.
<w lemma="ka%2Fmptwn">κάμπτων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fas">Ἰταλίας</w> <w lemma="a%29krwth%2Frion">ἀκρωτήριον</w> <w lemma="e%29mpi%2Fptei">ἐμπίπτει</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="ko%2Fsmw%7C">κόσμῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcei">τάξει</w> <w lemma="poioume%2Fnois">ποιουμένοις</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="plou%3Dn">πλοῦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fbale">ἀπέβαλε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="new%3Dn">νεῶν</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28poleifqeisw%3Dn">ὑπολειφθεισῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29nelpi%2Fstws">ἀνελπίστως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parado%2Fcws">παραδόξως</w> <w lemma="die%2Ffugen">διέφυγεν</w>.
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<head>Gn. Cornelius Scipio Asina Surrenders</head>Meanwhile, however, those who were charged with the shipbuilding were busied with the construction of the vessels; while others collected crews and were engaged in teaching them to row on dry land: which they contrived to do in the following manner. They made the men sit on rower's benches on dry land, in the same order as they would sit on the benches in actual vessels: in the midst of them they stationed the Celeustes, and trained them to get back and draw in their hands all together in time, and then to swing forward and throw them out again, and to begin and cease these movements at the word of the Celeustes. By the time these preparations were completed the ships were built. They therefore launched them, and, after a brief preliminary practice of real sea-rowing, started on their coasting voyage along the shore of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>, in accordance with the Consul's order.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note61">B. C. 260. Cn. Cornelius Scipio Asina, C. Duilius, Coss.</note>For Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio, who had been appointed by the<pb n="24" />Roman people a few days before to command the fleet, after giving the ship captains orders that as soon as they had fitted out the fleet they should sail to the Straits, had put to sea himself with seventeen ships and sailed in advance to Messene; for he was very eager to secure all pressing necessaries for the naval force.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note62">Cornelius captured with the loss of his ships.</note>While there some negotiation was suggested to him for the surrender of the town of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lipara&groupId=692&placeId=1266">Lipara</a>. Snatching at the prospect somewhat too eagerly, he sailed with the above-mentioned ships and anchored off the town. But having been informed in Panormus of what had taken place, the Carthaginian general Hannibal despatched Boōdes, a member of the Senate, with a squadron of twenty ships. He accomplished the voyage at night and shut up Gnaeus and his men within the harbour. When day dawned the crews made for the shore and ran away, while Gnaeus, in utter dismay, and not knowing in the least what to do, eventually surrendered to the enemy.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note63">The rest of the Roman fleet arrive and nearly capture Hannibal.</note>The Carthaginians having thus possessed themselves of the ships as well as the commander of their enemies, started to rejoin Hannibal. Yet a few days afterwards, though the disaster of Gnaeus was so signal and recent, Hannibal himself was within an ace of falling into the same glaring mistake. For having been informed that the Roman fleet in its voyage along the coast of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a> was close at hand, he conceived a wish to get a clear view of the enemy's number and disposition. He accordingly set sail with fifty ships, and just as he was rounding the "Italian Headland" he fell in with the enemy, who were sailing in good order and disposition. He lost most of his ships, and with the rest effected his own escape in a manner beyond hope or expectation.
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