<w lemma="%2Atou%2Ftou">Τούτου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sumba%2Fntos">συμβάντος</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fkuye">ἀνέκυψε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pirrepeste%2Fras">ἐπιρρεπεστέρας</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w>,
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="poso%5Cn">ποσὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29tuxhko%2Ftes">ἠτυχηκότες</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28losxerw%3Ds">ὁλοσχερῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="qala%2Ftths">θαλάττης</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fbhsan">ἐξέβησαν</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28pai%2Fqrwn">ὑπαίθρων</w> <w lemma="e%29pekra%2Ftoun:">ἐπεκράτουν·</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnioi">Καρχηδόνιοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="qala%2Ftths">θαλάττης</w> <w lemma="e%29kuri%2Feuon">ἐκυρίευον</w>, <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="gh%3Ds">γῆς</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flws">ὅλως</w> <w lemma="a%29ph%2Flpizon">ἀπήλπιζον</w>.
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flois">ὅλοις</w> <w lemma="e%29sxetli%2Fazon">ἐσχετλίαζον</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%2F">οἵ</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmh%7C">Ῥώμῃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Alilu%2Fbaion">Λιλύβαιον</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpeda">στρατόπεδα</w>, <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fna">προειρημένα</w> <w lemma="sumptw%2Fmata:">συμπτώματα·</w>
<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fsews">προθέσεως</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29fi%2Fstanto">ἀφίσταντο</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="poliorki%2Fan">πολιορκίαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29xorh%2Fgoun">ἐχορήγουν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="gh%3Dn">γῆν</w> <w lemma="a%29profasi%2Fstws">ἀπροφασίστως</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prosekarte%2Froun">προσεκαρτέρουν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fth%7C">ταύτῃ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="dunato%2Fn">δυνατόν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29iou%2Fnios">Ἰούνιος</w> <w lemma="a%29nakomisqei%5Cs">ἀνακομισθεὶς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpedon">στρατόπεδον</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="peripaqh%5Cs">περιπαθὴς</w> <w lemma="w%29%2Fn">ὤν</w>, <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto">ἐγένετο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kainotomh%3Dsai%2F">καινοτομῆσαί</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcai">πρᾶξαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="deo%2Fntwn">δεόντων</w>, <w lemma="spouda%2Fzwn">σπουδάζων</w> <w lemma="a%29namaxe%2Fsasqai">ἀναμαχέσασθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="gegenhme%2Fnhn">γεγενημένην</w> <w lemma="peripe%2Fteian">περιπέτειαν</w>.
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="braxei%2Fas">βραχείας</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="parapesou%2Fshs">παραπεσούσης</w> <w lemma="a%29formh%3Ds">ἀφορμῆς</w>, <w lemma="katalamba%2Fnei">καταλαμβάνει</w> <w lemma="pracikoph%2Fsas">πραξικοπήσας</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Feruka">Ἔρυκα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnetai">γίνεται</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29afrodi%2Fths">Ἀφροδίτης</w> <w lemma="i%28erou%3D">ἱεροῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="e%29gkrath%2Fs">ἐγκρατής</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Feruc">Ἔρυξ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsti">ἔστι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fros">ὄρος</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fas">Σικελίας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w> <w lemma="keime%2Fnh%7C">κειμένῃ</w> <w lemma="pleura%3D%7C">πλευρᾷ</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="%2Adrepa%2Fnwn">Δρεπάνων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apano%2Frmou">Πανόρμου</w>, <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fmoron">ὅμορον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fpton">συνάπτον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Adre%2Fpana">Δρέπανα</w>, <w lemma="mege%2Fqei">μεγέθει</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="diafe%2Fron">διαφέρον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fan">Σικελίαν</w> <w lemma="o%29rw%3Dn">ὀρῶν</w> <w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29%2Ftnhs">Αἴτνης</w>.
<w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="korufh%3Ds">κορυφῆς</w>, <w lemma="ou%29%2Fshs">οὔσης</w> <w lemma="e%29pipe%2Fdou">ἐπιπέδου</w>, <w lemma="kei%3Dtai">κεῖται</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29afrodi%2Fths">Ἀφροδίτης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29eruki%2Fnhs">Ἐρυκίνης</w> <w lemma="i%28ero%2Fn">ἱερόν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fper">ὅπερ</w> <w lemma="o%28mologoume%2Fnws">ὁμολογουμένως</w> <w lemma="e%29pifane%2Fstato%2Fn">ἐπιφανέστατόν</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="plou%2Ftw%7C">πλούτῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="loiph%3D%7C">λοιπῇ</w> <w lemma="prostasi%2Fa%7C">προστασίᾳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fan">Σικελίαν</w> <w lemma="i%28erw%3Dn:">ἱερῶν·</w>
<w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flis">πόλις</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="korufh%5Cn">κορυφὴν</w> <w lemma="te%2Ftaktai">τέτακται</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fnu">πάνυ</w> <w lemma="makra%5Cn">μακρὰν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxousa">ἔχουσα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosa%2Fnth">προσάντη</w> <w lemma="pantaxo%2Fqen">πανταχόθεν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fbasin">ἀνάβασιν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29pi%2F">ἐπί</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="korufh%5Cn">κορυφὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pisth%2Fsas">ἐπιστήσας</w> <w lemma="fulakh%2Fn">φυλακήν</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="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Adrepa%2Fnwn">Δρεπάνων</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fsbasin">πρόσβασιν</w> <w lemma="e%29th%2Frei">ἐτήρει</w> <w lemma="filoti%2Fmws">φιλοτίμως</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frous">ἀμφοτέρους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29nabolh%3Ds">ἀναβολῆς</w>, <w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnos">πεπεισμένος</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalw%3Ds">ἀσφαλῶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmpan">σύμπαν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fros">ὄρος</w> <w lemma="u%28f%27">ὑφ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fcein">ἕξειν</w>.
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<head>The Romans Take Mount Eryx</head>This occurrence caused the Carthaginian interests to<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note142">The Romans abandon the sea.</note>look up again and their hopes to revive. But the Romans, though they had met with partial misfortunes before, had never suffered a naval disaster so complete and final. They, in fact, abandoned the sea, and confined themselves to holding the country; while the Carthaginians remained masters of the sea, without wholly despairing of the land.Great and general was the dismay both at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> and in<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note143">Lucius Junius perseveres in the siege. B. C. 248.</note>the camp at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lilybaeum&groupId=690&placeId=1261">Lilybaeum</a>. Yet they did not abandon their determination of starving out that town. The Roman government did not allow their disasters to prevent their sending provisions into the camp overland; and the besiegers kept up the investment as strictly as they possibly could. Lucius Junius joined the camp after the shipwreck, and, being in a state of great distress at what had happened, was all eagerness to strike some new and effective blow, and thus repair the disaster which had befallen him.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note144">Eryx.</note>Accordingly he took the first slight opening that offered to surprise and seize Eryx; and became master both of the temple of Aphrodite and of the city. This is a mountain close to the sea-coast on that side of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a> which looks towards <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>, between <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Drepana&groupId=544&placeId=1023">Drepana</a> and Panormus, but nearer to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Drepana&groupId=544&placeId=1023">Drepana</a> of the two. It is by far the greatest mountain in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a> next to Aetna; and on its summit, which is flat, stands the<pb n="64" />temple of Erycinian Aphrodite, confessedly the most splendid of all the temples in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a> for its wealth and general magnificence. The town stands immediately below the summit, and is approached by a very long and steep ascent. Lucius seized both town and temple; and established a garrison both upon the summit and at the foot of the road to it from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Drepana&groupId=544&placeId=1023">Drepana</a>. He kept a strict guard at both points, but more especially at the foot of the ascent, believing that by so doing he should secure possession of the whole mountain as well as the town.
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