<w lemma="%2Aoi%28">Οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnioi">Καρχηδόνιοι</w> <w lemma="parado%2Fcou">παραδόξου</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="peripetei%2Fas">περιπετείας</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="fanei%2Fshs">φανείσης</w> <w lemma="dusqu%2Fmws">δυσθύμως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="duselpi%2Fstws">δυσελπίστως</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxon">εἶχον</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin:">πάλιν·</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frti">ἄρτι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29naqarrou%3Dntes">ἀναθαρροῦντες</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="yuxai%3Ds">ψυχαῖς</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fdas">πόδας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpipton">ἔπιπτον</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fsin">ἐλπίσιν</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29fi%2Fstanto">ἀφίσταντο</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="swthri%2Fan">σωτηρίαν</w>.
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tria%2Fkonta">τριάκοντα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="gerousi%2Fas">γερουσίας</w> <w lemma="proxeirisa%2Fmenoi">προχειρισάμενοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29pelqo%2Fnta">ἀπελθόντα</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cn">στρατηγὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fannwna">Ἄννωνα</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29panagago%2Fnta">ἐπαναγαγόντα</w>, <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28poloi%2Fpous">ὑπολοίπους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="h%28liki%2Fais">ἡλικίαις</w> <w lemma="kaqopli%2Fsantes">καθοπλίσαντες</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="e%29sxa%2Fthn">ἐσχάτην</w> <w lemma="tre%2Fxontes">τρέχοντες</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w>, <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fstellon">ἐξαπέστελλον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aba%2Frkan">Βάρκαν</w>,
<w lemma="e%29nteila%2Fmenoi">ἐντειλάμενοι</w> <w lemma="polla%5C">πολλὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="gerousi%2Fas">γερουσίας</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="dialu%3Dsai">διαλῦσαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="strathgou%5Cs">στρατηγοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="progegenhme%2Fnhs">προγεγενημένης</w> <w lemma="diafora%3Ds">διαφορᾶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sumfronei%3Dn">συμφρονεῖν</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="a%29nagka%2Fsai">ἀναγκάσαι</w>, <w lemma="ble%2Fyantas">βλέψαντας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fnta">παρόντα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w>.
<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poiki%2Flous">ποικίλους</w> <w lemma="diaqeme%2Fnwn">διαθεμένων</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w>, <w lemma="e%29peidh%5C">ἐπειδὴ</w> <w lemma="sunh%2Fgagon">συνήγαγον</w> <w lemma="o%28mo%2Fse">ὁμόσε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="strathgou%2Fs">στρατηγούς</w>, <w lemma="h%29nagka%2Fsqhsan">ἠναγκάσθησαν</w> <w lemma="sugxwrei%3Dn">συγχωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pei%2Fqesqai">πείθεσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="legome%2Fnois">λεγομένοις</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fannwna">Ἄννωνα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aba%2Frkan">Βάρκαν</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="sumfronh%2Fsantes">συμφρονήσαντες</w> <w lemma="mia%3D%7C">μιᾷ</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmh%7C">γνώμῃ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="nou%3Dn">νοῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpratton">ἔπραττον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fois">Καρχηδονίοις</w>,
<w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Fqw">Μάθω</w> <w lemma="dusxrhstoume%2Fnous">δυσχρηστουμένους</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnois">κινδύνοις</w> — <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsanto">ἐποιήσαντο</w> <w lemma="peri%2F">περί</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Ale%2Fptin">Λέπτιν</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuome%2Fnhn">προσαγορευομένην</w> <w lemma="kai%2F">καί</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w> — <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhs">μάχης</w> <w lemma="kri%2Fnein">κρίνειν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%3Dsai">ὁρμῆσαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmata">πράγματα</w>, <w lemma="proqu%2Fmws">προθύμως</w> <w lemma="e%29xo%2Fntwn">ἐχόντων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w>.
<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="a%29mfo%2Fteroi">ἀμφότεροι</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fmenoi">προθέμενοι</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Floun">παρεκάλουν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxous">συμμάχους</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w>, <w lemma="sunh%3Dgon">συνῆγον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="froura%5Cs">φρουρὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllontes">μέλλοντες</w> <w lemma="e%29kkubeu%2Fein">ἐκκυβεύειν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flwn">ὅλων</w>.
<w lemma="e%29peidh%5C">ἐπειδὴ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frois">ἑκατέροις</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%5Cn">ἐπιβολὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Ftoima">ἕτοιμα</w>, <w lemma="parataca%2Fmenoi">παραταξάμενοι</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fballon">συνέβαλλον</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flois">ἀλλήλοις</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="o%28molo%2Fgou">ὁμολόγου</w>.
<w lemma="genome%2Fnou">γενομένου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="nikh%2Fmatos">νικήματος</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dstoi">πλεῖστοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fwn">Λιβύων</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnw%7C">κινδύνῳ</w> <w lemma="diefqa%2Frhsan">διεφθάρησαν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fs">πρός</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="sumfugo%2Fntes">συμφυγόντες</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fdosan">παρέδοσαν</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%2Fs">ἑαυτούς</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Fqws">Μάθως</w> <w lemma="u%28poxei%2Frios">ὑποχείριος</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto">ἐγένετο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29xqroi%3Ds">ἐχθροῖς</w> <w lemma="zwgri%2Fa%7C">ζωγρίᾳ</w>.
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<head>Final Defeat of the Mutineers</head>This unexpected reverse reduced the Carthaginians<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note202">By a final effort the Carthaginians raise a reinforcement for Hamilcar.</note>once more to a melancholy state of despair. But though their recent elation of spirit was followed so closely by this depression, they did not fail to do what they could for their own preservation. They selected thirty members of the Senate; with them they associated Hanno, who had some time ago been recalled; and, arming all that were left of military age in the city, despatched them to Barcas, with the feeling that they were now making their supreme effort. They strictly charged the members of the Senate to use every effort to reconcile the two generals Hamilcar and Hanno, and to make them forget their old quarrel and act harmoniously, in view of the imminence of the danger. Accordingly, after the employment of many various arguments, they induced the generals to meet; and Hanno and Barcas were compelled to<pb n="97" />give in and yield to their representations. The result was that they ever afterwards co-operated with each other so cordially, that Mathōs found himself continually worsted in the numerous skirmishes which took place round the town called <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Leptis&groupId=679&placeId=1243">Leptis</a>, as well as certain other towns; and at last became eager to bring the matter to the decision of a general engagement, a desire in which the Carthaginians also shared in an equal degree. Both sides therefore having determined upon this course: they summoned all their allies to join them-in confronting the peril, and collected the garrisons stationed in the various towns, conscious that they were about to stake their all on the hazard.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note203">Mathōs beaten and captured.</note>All being ready on either side for the conflict, they gave each other battle by mutual consent, both sides being drawn up in full military array. When victory declared itself on the side of the Carthaginians, the larger number of the Libyans perished on the field; and the rest, having escaped to a certain town, surrendered shortly afterwards; while Mathōs himself was taken prisoner by his enemies.
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