<w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ge%2Ffuran">γέφυραν</w> <w lemma="fula%2Fttontas">φυλάττοντας</w>. <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aspe%2Fndion">Σπένδιον</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fntes">συνέντες</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%5Cs">γεγονὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29ph%2Fntwn">ἀπήντων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fon">πεδίον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pareboh%2Fqoun">παρεβοήθουν</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flois">ἀλλήλοις</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ge%2Ffuran">γέφυραν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Fttous">ἐλάττους</w> <w lemma="muri%2Fwn">μυρίων</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itu%2Fkhs">Ἰτύκης</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="muri%2Fous">μυρίους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pentakisxili%2Fous">πεντακισχιλίους</w>.
<w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="su%2Fnopton">σύνοπτον</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dkon">ἧκον</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flois">ἀλλήλοις</w>, <w lemma="nomi%2Fsantes">νομίσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="me%2Fsw%7C">μέσῳ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w> <w lemma="a%29peilhfe%2Fnai">ἀπειληφέναι</w>, <w lemma="spoudh%3D%7C">σπουδῇ</w> <w lemma="parhggu%2Fwn">παρηγγύων</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="parakalou%3Dntes">παρακαλοῦντες</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunh%3Dpton">συνῆπτον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ami%2Flkas">Ἀμίλκας</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dge">ἦγε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="prw%2Ftous">πρώτους</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29le%2Ffantas">ἐλέφαντας</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="eu%29zw%2Fnous">εὐζώνους</w>, <w lemma="teleutai%3Da">τελευταῖα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="bare%2Fa">βαρέα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w>.
<w lemma="katidw%5Cn">κατιδὼν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="proxeiro%2Fteron">προχειρότερον</w> <w lemma="e%29piferome%2Fnous">ἐπιφερομένους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fous">ὑπεναντίους</w>, <w lemma="a%29nastre%2Ffein">ἀναστρέφειν</w> <w lemma="parh%2Fggeile">παρήγγειλε</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%3D">ἑαυτοῦ</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="prwtoporei%2Fas">πρωτοπορείας</w> <w lemma="a%29nastre%2Fyantas">ἀναστρέψαντας</w> <w lemma="spoudh%3D%7C">σπουδῇ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poxw%2Frhsin">ἀποχώρησιν</w> <w lemma="e%29ke%2Fleuse:">ἐκέλευσε·</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ou%29ragi%2Fas">οὐραγίας</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxontas">ὑπάρχοντας</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%29pistrofh%3Ds">ἐπιστροφῆς</w> <w lemma="perispw%3Dn">περισπῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Ftatte">ἐξέταττε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w> <w lemma="e%29pifa%2Fneian">ἐπιφάνειαν</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ali%2Fbues">Λίβυες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Froi">μισθοφόροι</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fsantes">νομίσαντες</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="katapeplhgme%2Fnous">καταπεπληγμένους</w> <w lemma="fugei%3Dn">φυγεῖν</w>, <w lemma="lu%2Fsantes">λύσαντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcin">τάξιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fkeinto">ἐπέκειντο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunh%3Dpton">συνῆπτον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w> <w lemma="e%29rrwme%2Fnws">ἐρρωμένως</w>.
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="suneggi%2Fsantas">συνεγγίσαντας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="paratetagme%2Fnois">παρατεταγμένοις</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="metabolh%3Ds">μεταβολῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28posth%3Dnai">ὑποστῆναι</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loiph%5Cn">λοιπὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pa%2Fgein">ἐπάγειν</w>, <w lemma="e%29kplagei%3Ds">ἐκπλαγεῖς</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenoi">γινόμενοι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fdocon">παράδοξον</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Ali%2Fbues">Λίβυες</w> <w lemma="e%29gkli%2Fnantes">ἐγκλίναντες</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffeugon">ἔφευγον</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ei%29kh%3D%7C">εἰκῇ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="spora%2Fdhn">σποράδην</w> <w lemma="e%29pikei%2Fmenoi">ἐπικείμενοι</w>.
<w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kato%2Fpin">κατόπιν</w> <w lemma="e%29piferome%2Fnois">ἐπιφερομένοις</w> <w lemma="peripi%2Fptontes">περιπίπτοντες</w> <w lemma="e%29sfa%2Fllonto">ἐσφάλλοντο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="die%2Ffqeiron">διέφθειρον</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%2Fs">αὑτούς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fous:">οἰκείους·</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="sunepath%2Fqhsan">συνεπατήθησαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="xeiro%5Cs">χειρὸς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="e%29pikeime%2Fnwn">ἐπικειμένων</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="qhri%2Fwn">θηρίων</w>.
<w lemma="a%29pw%2Flonto">ἀπώλοντο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%28cakisxili%2Fous">ἑξακισχιλίους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fwn">Λιβύων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ce%2Fnwn">ξένων</w>, <w lemma="e%28a%2Flwsan">ἑάλωσαν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="disxili%2Fous:">δισχιλίους·</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipoi%5C">λοιποὶ</w> <w lemma="die%2Ffugon">διέφυγον</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="gefu%2Fra%7C">γεφύρᾳ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itu%2Fkh%7C">Ἰτύκῃ</w> <w lemma="parembolh%2Fn">παρεμβολήν</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%29ami%2Flkas">Ἀμίλκας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsas">ποιήσας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prote%2Frhma">προτέρημα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnon">προειρημένον</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w>, <w lemma="ei%28%2Fpeto">εἵπετο</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fdas">πόδας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="gefu%2Fras">γεφύρας</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%29fo%2Fdou">ἐφόδου</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fsxen">κατέσχεν</w>, <w lemma="proeme%2Fnwn">προεμένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="feugo%2Fntwn">φευγόντων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Atu%2Fnhta">Τύνητα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3D%7C">αὐτῇ</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loiph%5Cn">λοιπὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="e%29piporeuo%2Fmenos">ἐπιπορευόμενος</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prosh%2Fgeto">προσήγετο</w>, <w lemma="plei%2Fstas">πλείστας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="kra%2Ftos">κράτος</w> <w lemma="e%29ch%2F%7Crei">ἐξῄρει</w>.
<w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fois">Καρχηδονίοις</w> <w lemma="braxu%2F">βραχύ</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="qa%2Frsous">θάρσους</w> <w lemma="e%29neirga%2Fsato">ἐνειργάσατο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Flmhs">τόλμης</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="poso%5Cn">ποσὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29palla%2Fcas">ἀπαλλάξας</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="progegenhme%2Fnhs">προγεγενημένης</w> <w lemma="duselpisti%2Fas">δυσελπιστίας</w>.
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<head>Hamilcar Barcas Defeats Spendius</head>When he understood what had taken place Spendius advanced into the plain to meet Hamilcar. The force from the city at the bridge amounted to ten thousand men; that from before<pb n="85" />Utica to more than fifteen thousand men; both of which now advanced to support each other.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note186">And defeats Spendius.</note>When they had effected a junction they imagined that they had the Carthaginians in a trap, and therefore with mutual words of exhortation passed the order to engage, and at once commenced. Hamilcar was marching with his elephants in front, his cavalry and light troops next, while his heavy armed hoplites brought up the rear. But when he saw the precipitation of the enemy's attack, he passed the word to his men to turn to the rear. His instructions were that the troops in front should, after thus turning to the rear, retire with all speed: while he again wheeled to the right about what had been originally his rear divisions, and got them into line successively so as to face the enemy. The Libyans and mercenaries mistook the object of this movement, and imagined that the Carthaginians were panic-stricken and in full retreat. Thereupon they broke from their ranks and, rushing forward, began a vigorous hand to hand struggle. When, however, they found that the cavalry had wheeled round again, and were drawn up close to the hoplites, and that the rest of the army also was being brought up, surprise filled the Libyans with panic; they immediately turned and began a retreat as precipitate and disorderly as their advance. In the blind flight which followed some of them ran foul of their own rearguard, who were still advancing, and caused their own destruction or that of their comrades; but the greater part were trampled to death by the cavalry and elephants who immediately charged. As many as six thousand of the Libyans and foreign troops were killed, and about two thousand taken prisoners. The rest made good their escape, either to the town on the bridge or to the camp near Utica. After this victory Hamilcar followed close upon the heels of the enemy, carried the town on the bridge by assault, the enemy there abandoning it and flying to Tunes, and then proceeded to scour the rest of the district: some of the towns submitting, while the greater number he had to reduce by force. And thus he revived in the breasts of the Carthaginians some little spirit and courage, or at least rescued them from the state of absolute despair into which they had fallen.
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