Polybius, Histories

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Book 1 - Chapter 85

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<w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="katexrh%2Fsanto">κατεχρήσαντο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29sebw%3Ds">ἀσεβῶς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ai%29xmalw%2Ftous">αἰχμαλώτους</w>, <w lemma="trofh%3D%7C">τροφῇ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fth%7C">ταύτῃ</w> <w lemma="xrw%2Fmenoi">χρώμενοι</w>, <w lemma="katexrh%2Fsanto">κατεχρήσαντο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="doulika%5C">δουλικὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="swma%2Ftwn">σωμάτων</w>, <w lemma="e%29boh%2Fqei">ἐβοήθει</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Atu%2Fnhtos">Τύνητος</w> <w lemma="ou%29dei%2Fs">οὐδείς</w>,
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<w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="prodh%2Flou">προδήλου</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ai%29ki%2Fas">αἰκίας</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="perika%2Fkhsin">περικάκησιν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pollw%3Dn">πολλῶν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fsin">ἡγεμόσιν</w> <w lemma="u%28parxou%2Fshs">ὑπαρχούσης</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fkrinan">ἔκριναν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aau%29ta%2Friton">Αὐτάριτον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aza%2Frzan">Ζάρζαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aspe%2Fndion">Σπένδιον</w> <w lemma="e%29gxeiri%2Fzein">ἐγχειρίζειν</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%5Cs">ἑαυτοὺς</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dialalei%3Dn">διαλαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsews">διαλύσεως</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ami%2Flka%7C">Ἀμίλκᾳ</w>.
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<w lemma="pe%2Fmyantes">πέμψαντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="kh%2Fruka">κήρυκα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="labo%2Fntes">λαβόντες</w> <w lemma="sugxw%2Frhma">συγχώρημα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="presbei%2Fas">πρεσβείας</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dkon">ἧκον</w>, <w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w> <w lemma="de%2Fka">δέκα</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w>.
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<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ami%2Flkas">Ἀμίλκας</w> <w lemma="o%28mologi%2Fas">ὁμολογίας</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsato">ἐποιήσατο</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Ftas:">τοιαύτας·</w> <w lemma="e%29cei%3Dnai">ἐξεῖναι</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fois">Καρχηδονίοις</w> <w lemma="e%29kle%2Fcasqai">ἐκλέξασθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w> <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%5C">αὐτοὶ</w> <w lemma="bou%2Flwntai">βούλωνται</w> <w lemma="de%2Fka:">δέκα·</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipou%5Cs">λοιποὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29fie%2Fnai">ἀφιέναι</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="xitw%3Dnos">χιτῶνος</w>.
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<w lemma="genome%2Fnwn">γενομένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ami%2Flkas">Ἀμίλκας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fntas">παρόντας</w> <w lemma="e%29kle%2Fgesqai">ἐκλέγεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="o%28mologi%2Fas">ὁμολογίας</w>. <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aau%29ta%2Friton">Αὐτάριτον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aspe%2Fndion">Σπένδιον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanesta%2Ftwn">ἐπιφανεστάτων</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fnwn">ἡγεμόνων</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="e%29kuri%2Feusan">ἐκυρίευσαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnioi">Καρχηδόνιοι</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fwn">Λιβύων</w>, <w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fllhyin">σύλληψιν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2F%7Csqonto">ᾔσθοντο</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fnwn">ἡγεμόνων</w>, <w lemma="nomisa%2Fntwn">νομισάντων</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%5Cs">αὑτοὺς</w> <w lemma="parespondh%3Dsqai">παρεσπονδῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkas">συνθήκας</w> <w lemma="a%29gnoei%3Dn">ἀγνοεῖν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fan">αἰτίαν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmhsa%2Fntwn">ὁρμησάντων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fpla">ὅπλα</w>,
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<w lemma="peristh%2Fsas">περιστήσας</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ami%2Flkas">Ἀμίλκας</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="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="loiph%5Cn">λοιπὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpantas">ἅπαντας</w> <w lemma="die%2Ffqeire">διέφθειρε</w>, <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="tetrakismuri%2Fwn">τετρακισμυρίων</w>, <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apri%2Fona">Πρίονα</w> <w lemma="kalou%2Fmenon:">καλούμενον·</w> <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28moio%2Fthta">ὁμοιότητα</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sxh%2Fmatos">σχήματος</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="ei%29rhme%2Fnon">εἰρημένον</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Frganon">ὄργανον</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="teteuxe%2Fnai">τετευχέναι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="proshgori%2Fas">προσηγορίας</w>.
<head>Hamilcar Captures Spendius</head>But when they had used up for food the captives in this horrible manner, and then the bodies of their slaves, and still no one came to their relief from Tunes, their sufferings became too dreadful to bear; and the common soldiers broke out into open threats of violence against their officers. Thereupon Autaritus, Zarzas, and Spendius decided to put themselves into the hands of the enemy and to hold a parley with Hamilcar, and try to make terms. They accordingly sent a herald and obtained permission for the despatch of an embassy.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note199">Spendius and Autaritus fall into the hands of Hamilcar.</note>It consisted of ten ambassadors, who, on their arrival at the Carthaginian camp, concluded an agreement with Hamilcar on these terms: "The Carthaginians may select any ten men they choose from the enemy, and allow the rest to depart with one tunic apiece." No sooner had these terms been agreed to, than Hamilcar said at once that he selected, according to the terms of the agreement, the ten ambassadors themselves. The Carthaginians thus got possession of Autaritus, Spendius, and the other most conspicuous officers. The Libyans saw that their officers were arrested, and not knowing the terms of the treaty, believed that some perfidy was being practised against them, and accordingly flew to seize their arms. Hamilcar thereupon surrounded them with his elephants and his entire force, and destroyed them to a man. This slaughter, by which more than forty thousand perished, took place near a place called the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Saw&groupId=951&placeId=1689">Saw</a>, so named from its shape resembling that tool.