<w lemma="%2Aoi%28">Οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnioi">Καρχηδόνιοι</w>, <w lemma="sune%2Fntes">συνέντες</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fta">γεγονότα</w> <w lemma="fqo%2Fron">φθόρον</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="sto%2Flou">στόλου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fsantes">νομίσαντες</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="gh%3Dn">γῆν</w> <w lemma="a%29cio%2Fxrews">ἀξιόχρεως</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="progegono%5Cs">προγεγονὸς</w> <w lemma="eu%29tu%2Fxhma">εὐτύχημα</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29rhme%2Fnhn">εἰρημένην</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="peripe%2Fteian">περιπέτειαν</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsan">ὥρμησαν</w> <w lemma="proqumo%2Fteron">προθυμότερον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2F">ἐπί</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="nautika%5Cs">ναυτικὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pezika%5Cs">πεζικὰς</w> <w lemma="paraskeua%2Fs">παρασκευάς</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asdrou%2Fban">Ἀσδρούβαν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qu%5Cs">εὐθὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fstellon">ἐξαπέστελλον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fan">Σικελίαν</w>, <w lemma="do%2Fntes">δόντες</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Fs">τούς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="prou+pa%2Frxontas">προϋπάρχοντας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28hraklei%2Fas">Ἡρακλείας</w> <w lemma="paragegono%2Ftas">παραγεγονότας</w> <w lemma="stratiw%2Ftas">στρατιώτας</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29le%2Ffantas">ἐλέφαντας</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%5Cn">ἑκατὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tettara%2Fkonta">τετταράκοντα</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kpe%2Fmyantes">ἐκπέμψαντες</w> <w lemma="diakosi%2Fas">διακοσίας</w> <w lemma="kateskeua%2Fzonto">κατεσκευάζοντο</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%29%2Flla">τἄλλα</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="plou%3Dn">πλοῦν</w> <w lemma="h%28toi%2Fmazon">ἡτοίμαζον</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asdrou%2Fbas">Ἀσδρούβας</w> <w lemma="diakomisqei%5Cs">διακομισθεὶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Alilu%2Fbaion">Λιλύβαιον</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalw%3Ds">ἀσφαλῶς</w> <w lemma="ta%2F">τά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="qhri%2Fa">θηρία</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="e%29gu%2Fmnazen">ἐγύμναζεν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dh%3Dlos">δῆλος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipoihso%2Fmenos">ἀντιποιησόμενος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pai%2Fqrwn">ὑπαίθρων</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="nauagi%2Fas">ναυαγίας</w> <w lemma="a%29nakomisqe%2Fntwn">ἀνακομισθέντων</w> <w lemma="diakou%2Fsantes">διακούσαντες</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="bare%2Fws">βαρέως</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fnegkan">ἤνεγκαν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fs:">γεγονός·</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenoi">βουλόμενοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kaqa%2Fpac">καθάπαξ</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fkein">εἴκειν</w>, <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fgnwsan">ἔγνωσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="druo%2Fxwn">δρυόχων</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fkosi">εἴκοσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diako%2Fsia">διακόσια</w> <w lemma="nauphgei%3Dsqai">ναυπηγεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="ska%2Ffh">σκάφη</w>.
<w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="sunte%2Fleian">συντέλειαν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="trimh%2Fnw%7C">τριμήνῳ</w> <w lemma="labo%2Fntwn">λαβόντων</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fper">ὅπερ</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="pisteu%3Dsai">πιστεῦσαι</w> <w lemma="r%28a%2F%7Cdion">ῥᾴδιον</w>, <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="katastaqe%2Fntes">κατασταθέντες</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frxontes">ἄρχοντες</w> <w lemma="%2Aau%29%3Dlos">Αὖλος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ati%2Flios">Ἀτίλιος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Agna%2Fios">Γνάιος</w> <w lemma="%2Akornh%2Flios">Κορνήλιος</w> <w lemma="katarti%2Fsantes">καταρτίσαντες</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="sto%2Flon">στόλον</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%2Fxqhsan">ἀνήχθησαν</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pleu%2Fsantes">πλεύσαντες</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="porqmou%3D">πορθμοῦ</w> <w lemma="prose%2Flabon">προσέλαβον</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Amessh%2Fnhs">Μεσσήνης</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="diaswqe%2Fnta">διασωθέντα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ploi%2Fwn">πλοίων</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="nauagi%2Fas">ναυαγίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%2Frantes">κατάραντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Apa%2Fnormon">Πάνορμον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fas">Σικελίας</w> <w lemma="triakosi%2Fais">τριακοσίαις</w> <w lemma="nausi%2Fn">ναυσίν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%2Fper">ἥπερ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="baruta%2Fth">βαρυτάτη</w> <w lemma="po%2Flis">πόλις</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="e%29parxi%2Fas">ἐπαρχίας</w>, <w lemma="e%29nexei%2Frhsan">ἐνεχείρησαν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="poliorkei%3Dn">πολιορκεῖν</w>.
<w lemma="susthsa%2Fmenoi">συστησάμενοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="dittou%5Cs">διττοὺς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frga">ἔργα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%29%2Flla">τἄλλα</w> <w lemma="paraskeuasa%2Fmenoi">παρασκευασάμενοι</w> <w lemma="prosh%2Fgagon">προσήγαγον</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="mhxana%2Fs">μηχανάς</w>.
<w lemma="r%28a%7Cdi%2Fws">ῥᾳδίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="pu%2Frgou">πύργου</w> <w lemma="peso%2Fntos">πεσόντος</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="biasame%2Fnwn">βιασαμένων</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fth%7C">ταύτῃ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="stratiwtw%3Dn">στρατιωτῶν</w>, <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kaloume%2Fnh">καλουμένη</w> <w lemma="%2Ane%2Fa">Νέα</w> <w lemma="po%2Flis">πόλις</w> <w lemma="e%28alw%2Fkei">ἑαλώκει</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="kra%2Ftos:">κράτος·</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Apalaia%5C">Παλαιὰ</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuome%2Fnh">προσαγορευομένη</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="sumba%2Fntos">συμβάντος</w> <w lemma="e%29kindu%2Fneusen">ἐκινδύνευσεν</w>. <w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fdwkan">ἐνέδωκαν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="katoikou%3Dntes">κατοικοῦντες</w>.
<w lemma="geno%2Fmenoi">γενόμενοι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29gkratei%3Ds">ἐγκρατεῖς</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fpleusan">ἀπέπλευσαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w>,
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<head>The Romans Build More Ships</head>When the Carthaginians heard of the destruction which had befallen the Roman fleet, they made up their minds that as their late victory had made them a match for their enemy on land, so now the Roman catastrophe had made them a match for him at sea. Accordingly they devoted themselves with still greater eagerness than before to their naval and military preparations.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note111">The Carthaginians renew operations in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a>.</note>And first, they lost no time in despatching Hasdrubal to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a>, and with him not only the soldiers that they had already collected, but those also whom they had recalled from Heracleia; and along with them they sent also a hundred and forty elephants. And next, after despatching him, they began fitting out two hundred ships and making all other<pb n="44" />preparations necessary for a naval expedition. Hasdrubal reached <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lilybaeum&groupId=690&placeId=1261">Lilybaeum</a> safely, and immediately set to work to train his elephants and drill his men, and showed his intention of striking a blow for the possession of the open country.The Roman government, when they heard of this from the<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note112">B. C. 254. Coss. Gn. Cornelius Scipio Asina II., Aulus Atilius, Calatinus II.</note>survivors of the wreck on their arrival home, felt it to be a grievous misfortune: but being absolutely resolved not to give in, they determined once more to put two hundred and twenty vessels on the stocks and build afresh. These were finished in three months, an almost incredibly short time, and the new Consuls Aulus Atilius and Gnaeus Cornelius fitted out the fleet and put to sea. As they passed through the straits they took up from Messene those of the vessels which had been saved from the wreck; and having thus arrived with three hundred ships off Panormus, which is the strongest town of all the Carthaginian province in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a>, they began to besiege it. They threw up works in two distinct places, and after other necessary preparations brought up their battering rams. The tower next the sea was destroyed with case, and the soldiers forced their way in through the breach: and so what is called the New Town was carried by assault; while what is called the Old Town being placed by this event in imminent danger, its inhabitants made haste to surrender it. Having thus made themselves masters of the place, the army sailed back to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, leaving a garrison in the town.
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