<w lemma="%2Ata%5C">Τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Flla">ἄλλα</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fhs">Λιβύης</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhn">μάχην</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="u%28ph%2Fkouse">ὑπήκουσε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fois:">Καρχηδονίοις·</w>
<w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ippakritw%3Dn">Ἱππακριτῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itukai%2Fwn">Ἰτυκαίων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flis">πόλις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmenon">ἔμενον</w>, <w lemma="ou%29demi%2Fan">οὐδεμίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29formh%5Cn">ἀφορμὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxousai">ἔχουσαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="dia%2Flusin">διάλυσιν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="katalei%2Fpesqai">καταλείπεσθαι</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="e%29le%2Fous">ἐλέους</w> <w lemma="mhde%5C">μηδὲ</w> <w lemma="suggnw%2Fmhs">συγγνώμης</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="prw%2Ftas">πρώτας</w> <w lemma="e%29pibola%2Fs">ἐπιβολάς</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftas">ταύτας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%28marti%2Fas">ἁμαρτίας</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="diafora%5Cn">διαφορὰν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="metrio%2Fths">μετριότης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mhde%5Cn">μηδὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%2Fkeston">ἀνήκεστον</w> <w lemma="e%29pithdeu%2Fein">ἐπιτηδεύειν</w> <w lemma="e%28kousi%2Fws">ἑκουσίως</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="parastratopedeu%2Fsantes">παραστρατοπεδεύσαντες</w> <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fannwn">Ἄννων</w> <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aba%2Frkas">Βάρκας</w> <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="h%29na%2Fgkasan">ἠνάγκασαν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28mologi%2Fas">ὁμολογίας</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai">ποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fseis">διαλύσεις</w> <w lemma="eu%29dokoume%2Fnas">εὐδοκουμένας</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fois">Καρχηδονίοις</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2Alibuko%5Cs">Λιβυκὸς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemos">πόλεμος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fthn">τοιαύτην</w> <w lemma="a%29gagw%5Cn">ἀγαγὼν</w> <w lemma="peri%2Fstasin">περίστασιν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w> <w lemma="toiou%3Dton">τοιοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsxe">ἔσχε</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="kurieu%3Dsai">κυριεῦσαι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fhs">Λιβύης</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fous">αἰτίους</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29posta%2Fsews">ἀποστάσεως</w> <w lemma="timwrh%2Fsasqai">τιμωρήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="kataci%2Fws:">καταξίως·</w>
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fras">πέρας</w>, <w lemma="a%29gago%2Fntes">ἀγαγόντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="ne%2Foi">νέοι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="qri%2Fambon">θρίαμβον</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsan">πᾶσαν</w> <w lemma="ai%29ki%2Fan">αἰκίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29napedei%2Fcanto">ἐναπεδείξαντο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Fqw">Μάθω</w>.
<w lemma="tri%2Fa">τρία</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fth">ἔτη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="te%2Fttara%2Fs">τέτταράς</w> <w lemma="pou">που</w> <w lemma="mh%3Dnas">μῆνας</w> <w lemma="e%29pole%2Fmhsan">ἐπολέμησαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Froi">μισθοφόροι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>, <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="h%28mei%3Ds">ἡμεῖς</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fsmen">ἴσμεν</w> <w lemma="a%29koh%3D%7C">ἀκοῇ</w> <w lemma="maqo%2Fntes">μαθόντες</w>, <w lemma="polu%2F">πολύ</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllous">ἄλλους</w> <w lemma="w%29mo%2Fthti">ὠμότητι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paranomi%2Fa%7C">παρανομίᾳ</w> <w lemma="dienhnoxo%2Fta">διενηνοχότα</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Asardo%2Fnos">Σαρδόνος</w> <w lemma="au%29tomolhsa%2Fntwn">αὐτομολησάντων</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frwn">μισθοφόρων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="e%29kklhqe%2Fntes">ἐκκληθέντες</w> <w lemma="e%29peba%2Flonto">ἐπεβάλοντο</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dn">πλεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnhn">προειρημένην</w> <w lemma="nh%3Dson">νῆσον</w>. <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="a%29ganaktou%2Fntwn">ἀγανακτούντων</w>,
<w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="kaqhkou%2Fshs">καθηκούσης</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Asardw%2F%7Cwn">Σαρδῴων</w> <w lemma="dunastei%2Fas">δυναστείας</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paraskeuazome%2Fnwn">παρασκευαζομένων</w> <w lemma="metaporeu%2Fesqai">μεταπορεύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29posth%2Fsantas">ἀποστήσαντας</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="nh%3Dson">νῆσον</w>,
<w lemma="labo%2Fmenoi">λαβόμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29formh%3Ds">ἀφορμῆς</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="e%29yhfi%2Fsanto">ἐψηφίσαντο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w>, <w lemma="fa%2Fskontes">φάσκοντες</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Asardoni%2Fous">Σαρδονίους</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="paraskeuh%2Fn">παρασκευήν</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="parado%2Fcws">παραδόξως</w> <w lemma="diapefeugo%2Ftes">διαπεφευγότες</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnon">προειρημένον</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="a%29fuw%3Ds">ἀφυῶς</w> <w lemma="diakei%2Fmenoi">διακείμενοι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%5Cn">παρὸν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29nalamba%2Fnein">ἀναλαμβάνειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fxqeian">ἀπέχθειαν</w>,
<w lemma="ei%29%2Fcantes">εἴξαντες</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kairoi%3Ds">καιροῖς</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsthsan">ἀπέστησαν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Asardo%2Fnos">Σαρδόνος</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xi%2Flia">χίλια</w> <w lemma="ta%2Flanta">τάλαντα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diako%2Fsia">διακόσια</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fqhkan">προσέθηκαν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%5Cn">παρὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29nade%2Fcasqai">ἀναδέξασθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>. <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="e%29pra%2Fxqh">ἐπράχθη</w>.
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<head>Aftereffects in Hippo, Utica, and Sardinia</head>Most places in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Libya&groupId=686&placeId=427">Libya</a> submitted to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a> after this<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note204">Reduction of Hippo and Utica, B. C. 238.</note>battle. But the towns of Hippo and Utica still held out, feeling that they had no reasonable grounds for obtaining terms, because their original acts of hostility left them no place for mercy or pardon. So true is it that even in such outbreaks, however criminal in themselves, it is of inestimable advantage to be moderate, and to refrain from wanton acts which commit their perpetrator beyond all power of forgiveness. Nor did their attitude of defiance help these cities. Hanno invested one and Barcas the other, and quickly reduced them to accept whatever terms the Carthaginians might determine.The war with the Libyans had indeed reduced <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a> to<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note205">B. C. 241-238.</note>dreadful danger; but its termination enabled her not only to re-establish her authority over <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Libya&groupId=686&placeId=427">Libya</a>, but also to inflict condign punishment upon the authors of the revolt. For the last act in the drama was performed by the young men conducting a triumphal procession through the town, and finally inflicting every kind of torture upon Mathōs. For three years and about four months did the<pb n="98" />mercenaries maintain a war against the Carthaginians which far surpassed any that I ever heard of for cruelty and inhumanity.And about the same time the Romans took in hand a<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note206">The Romans interfere in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sardinia&groupId=947&placeId=1685">Sardinia</a>.</note>naval expedition to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sardinia&groupId=947&placeId=1685">Sardinia</a> upon the request of the mercenaries who had deserted from that island and come to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>; and when the Carthaginians expressed indignation at this, on the ground that the lordship over <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sardinia&groupId=947&placeId=1685">Sardinia</a> more properly belonged to them, and were preparing to take measures against those who caused the revolt of the island, the Romans voted to declare war against them, on the pretence that they were making warlike preparations, not against <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sardinia&groupId=947&placeId=1685">Sardinia</a>, but against themselves. The Carthaginians, however, having just had an almost miraculous escape from annihilation in the recent war, were in every respect disabled from renewing their quarrel with the Romans. They therefore yielded to the necessities of the hour, and not only abandoned <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sardinia&groupId=947&placeId=1685">Sardinia</a>, but paid the Romans twelve hundred talents into the bargain, that they might not be obliged to undertake the war for the present.<pb />
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