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Book 1 - Chapter 24

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<w lemma="%2Aoi%28">Οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="parado%2Fcws">παραδόξως</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipepoihme%2Fnoi">ἀντιπεποιημένοι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdos">ἐλπίδος</w>, <w lemma="diplasi%2Fws">διπλασίως</w> <w lemma="e%29perrw%2Fsqhsan">ἐπερρώσθησαν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28rmai%3Ds">ὁρμαῖς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>.
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<w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="prossxo%2Fntes">προσσχόντες</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fa%7C">Σικελίᾳ</w> <w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29gestai%2Fwn">Αἰγεσταίων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flusan">ἔλυσαν</w> <w lemma="poliorki%2Fan">πολιορκίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29sxa%2Ftws">ἐσχάτως</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="diakeime%2Fnwn">διακειμένων</w> <w lemma="kata%2F">κατά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29ge%2Fsths">Αἰγέστης</w> <w lemma="a%29naxw%2Frhsin">ἀναχώρησιν</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Fkellan">Μάκελλαν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="kra%2Ftos">κράτος</w> <w lemma="ei%28%3Dlon">εἷλον</w>.
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<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="naumaxi%2Fan">ναυμαχίαν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ami%2Flkas">Ἀμίλκας</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tetagme%2Fnos">τεταγμένος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pezikw%3Dn">πεζικῶν</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmewn">δυνάμεων</w>, <w lemma="diatri%2Fbwn">διατρίβων</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apa%2Fnormon">Πάνορμον</w>, <w lemma="gnou%5Cs">γνοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai+koi%3Ds">Ῥωμαϊκοῖς</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdois">στρατοπέδοις</w> <w lemma="stasia%2Fzontas">στασιάζοντας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxous">συμμάχους</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxais">μάχαις</w> <w lemma="prwtei%2Fwn">πρωτείων</w>,
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="punqano%2Fmenos">πυνθανόμενος</w> <w lemma="stratopedeu%2Fein">στρατοπεδεύειν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%5Cs">ἑαυτοὺς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxous">συμμάχους</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aparw%2Fpou">Παρώπου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqermw%3Dn">Θερμῶν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28imerai%2Fwn">Ἱμεραίων</w>, <w lemma="e%29pipesw%5Cn">ἐπιπεσὼν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="ai%29fnidi%2Fws">αἰφνιδίως</w> <w lemma="a%29nastratopedeu%2Fousi">ἀναστρατοπεδεύουσι</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tetrakisxili%2Fous">τετρακισχιλίους</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fkteinen">ἀπέκτεινεν</w>.
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<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcin">πρᾶξιν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="diaswqei%2Fsas">διασωθείσας</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fpleusen">ἀπέπλευσεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fna">Καρχηδόνα</w>, <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dqen">ἐκεῖθεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Asardo%2Fna">Σαρδόνα</w> <w lemma="dih%3Dre">διῆρε</w>, <w lemma="proslabw%5Cn">προσλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w> <w lemma="kai%2F">καί</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29ndo%2Fcwn">ἐνδόξων</w> <w lemma="trihra%2Frxwn">τριηράρχων</w>.
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<w lemma="xro%2Fnois">χρόνοις</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="polloi%3Ds">πολλοῖς</w> <w lemma="kato%2Fpin">κατόπιν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Asardo%2Fni">Σαρδόνι</w> <w lemma="sugkleisqei%5Cs">συγκλεισθεὶς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fn">ἔν</w> <w lemma="tini">τινι</w> <w lemma="lime%2Fni">λιμένι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="polla%5Cs">πολλὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29pobalw%5Cn">ἀποβαλὼν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="new%3Dn">νεῶν</w>, <w lemma="parauti%2Fka">παραυτίκα</w> <w lemma="sullhfqei%5Cs">συλληφθεὶς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="diaswqe%2Fntwn">διασωθέντων</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="a%29nestaurw%2Fqh">ἀνεσταυρώθη</w>.
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<w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="qala%2Ftths">θαλάττης</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fyanto">ἥψαντο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Asardo%2Fna">Σαρδόνα</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="a%29ntei%2Fxonto">ἀντείχοντο</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Ata%5C">Τὰ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fa%7C">Σικελίᾳ</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpeda">στρατόπεδα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29niauto%5Cn">ἐνιαυτὸν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fcion">ἄξιον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpracan">ἔπραξαν</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgou">λόγου</w>,
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<w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prosdeca%2Fmenoi">προσδεξάμενοι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pikaqestame%2Fnous">ἐπικαθεσταμένους</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frxontas">ἄρχοντας</w> <w lemma="%2Aau%29%3Dlon">Αὖλον</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ati%2Flion">Ἀτίλιον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aga%2Fion">Γάιον</w> <w lemma="%2Asolpi%2Fkion">Σολπίκιον</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsan">ὥρμησαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apa%2Fnormon">Πάνορμον</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3D">ἐκεῖ</w> <w lemma="paraxeima%2Fzein">παραχειμάζειν</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="strathgoi%5C">στρατηγοὶ</w> <w lemma="suneggi%2Fsantes">συνεγγίσαντες</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flei">πόλει</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="pareta%2Fcanto">παρετάξαντο</w>. <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29ntecio%2Fntwn">ἀντεξιόντων</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29nteu%3Dqen">ἐντεῦθεν</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsanto">ἐποιήσαντο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%5Cn">ὁρμὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ippa%2Fnan">Ἱππάναν</w>,
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%29fo%2Fdou">ἐφόδου</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="kra%2Ftos">κράτος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flabon">ἔλαβον</w>, <w lemma="ei%28%3Dlon">εἷλον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Amutti%2Fstraton">Μυττίστρατον</w>, <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnous">χρόνους</w> <w lemma="u%28pomemenhko%5Cs">ὑπομεμενηκὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="poliorki%2Fan">πολιορκίαν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%29xuro%2Fthta">ὀχυρότητα</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpou">τόπου</w>.
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<w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akamarinai%2Fwn">Καμαριναίων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="mikrw%3D%7C">μικρῷ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="a%29p%27">ἀπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29posta%3Dsan">ἀποστᾶσαν</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="prosene%2Fgkantes">προσενέγκαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frga">ἔργα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katabalo%2Fntes">καταβαλόντες</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="tei%2Fxh">τείχη</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fsxon:">κατέσχον·</w> <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fennan">Ἔνναν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Ftera">ἕτερα</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fw">πλείω</w> <w lemma="polisma%2Ftia">πολισμάτια</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w>.
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<w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenoi">γενόμενοι</w> <w lemma="%2Aliparai%2Fous">Λιπαραίους</w> <w lemma="e%29pexei%2Frhsan">ἐπεχείρησαν</w> <w lemma="poliorkei%3Dn">πολιορκεῖν</w>.
<head>Further Operations in Sicily</head>Having in this unlooked-for manner made good their<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note66">Further operations in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a>.</note>maritime hopes the Romans were doubly encouraged in their enthusiasm for the war.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note67"><a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Segesta&groupId=961&placeId=1706">Segesta</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macella&groupId=724&placeId=1328">Macella</a>.</note>For the present they put in upon the coast of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a>, raised the siege of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Segesta&groupId=961&placeId=1706">Segesta</a> when it was reduced to the last extremity, and on their way back from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Segesta&groupId=961&placeId=1706">Segesta</a> carried the town <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macella&groupId=724&placeId=1328">Macella</a> by assault.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note68">Hamilcar.</note>But Hamilcar, the commander of the Carthaginian land forces happened, after the naval battle, to be informed as he lay encamped near Panormus that the allies were engaged in a dispute with the Romans about the post of honour in the battles: and ascertaining that the allies were encamped by themselves between <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Paropus&groupId=845&placeId=1525">Paropus</a> and Himeraean Thermae, he made a sudden attack in force as they were in the act of moving camp and killed almost four thousand of them.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note69">Hannibal in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sardinia&groupId=947&placeId=1685">Sardinia</a>.</note>After this action Hannibal sailed across to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a> with such ships as he had left; and thence before very long crossed to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sardinia&groupId=947&placeId=1685">Sardinia</a>, with a reinforcement of ships, and accompanied by some of those whose reputation as naval commanders stood high. But before very long he was blockaded in a certain harbour by the Romans, and lost a large number of ships; and was thereupon summarily arrested by the surviving Carthaginians and crucified. This came about because the first thing the Romans did upon getting a navy was to try to become masters of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sardinia&groupId=947&placeId=1685">Sardinia</a>.During the next year the Roman legions in<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note70">B. C. 259.</note><a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a> did nothing worthy of mention. In the next, after the arrival of the new Consuls, Aulus Atilius and Gaius Sulpicius, they started to attack Panormus because the Carthaginian forces were wintering there.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note71">B. C. 258. Coss. A. Atilius, Calatinus, C. Sulpicius, Paterculus.</note>The Consuls advanced close up to the city with their whole force, and drew up in order of battle. But the enemy refusing to come out to meet them, they marched away and attacked the town of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Hippana&groupId=633&placeId=1164">Hippana</a>.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note72"><a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Hippana&groupId=633&placeId=1164">Hippana</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Myttistratum&groupId=783&placeId=1418">Myttistratum</a>.</note>This they carried by assault: but though they also took <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Myttistratum&groupId=783&placeId=1418">Myttistratum</a> it was only after it had stood a lengthened siege owing to the strength of its situation. It<pb n="28" />was at this time, too, that they recovered Camarina, which had revolted a short time previously.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note73">Camarina.</note>They threw up works against it, and captured it after making a breach in its walls. They treated Henna, and sundry other strong places which had been in the hands of the Carthaginians, in the same way; and when they had finished these operations they undertook to lay siege to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lipara&groupId=692&placeId=1266">Lipara</a>.