<head lang="la">I. Res Italiae</head><w lemma="%2A%29%2Fontwn">Ὄντων</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="porqmou%3D">πορθμοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rhgi%2Fnwn">Ῥηγίνων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="stadi%2Fwn">σταδίων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Ata%2Franta">Τάραντα</w> <w lemma="pleio%2Fnwn">πλειόνων</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="disxili%2Fwn">δισχιλίων</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="a%29li%2Fmenon">ἀλίμενον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pleura%5Cn">πλευρὰν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fas">Ἰταλίας</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Ata%2Franti">Τάραντι</w> <w lemma="lime%2Fnwn:">λιμένων·</w>
<w lemma="h%28%5C">ἣ</w> <w lemma="te%2Ftraptai">τέτραπται</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeliko%5Cn">Σικελικὸν</w> <w lemma="pe%2Flagos">πέλαγος</w>, <w lemma="neu%2Fei">νεύει</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fda">Ἑλλάδα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="barba%2Frwn">βαρβάρων</w> <w lemma="e%29qnw%3Dn">ἐθνῶν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="poluanqrwpo%2Ftata">πολυανθρωπότατα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellhni%2Fdwn">Ἑλληνίδων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanesta%2Ftas">ἐπιφανεστάτας</w>.
<w lemma="%2Abre%2Fttioi">Βρέττιοι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aleukanoi%5C">Λευκανοὶ</w> <w lemma="kai%2F">καί</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Adauni%2Fwn">Δαυνίων</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akalabroi%5C">Καλαβροὶ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fteroi">ἕτεροι</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kli%3Dma">κλῖμα</w> <w lemma="ne%2Fmontai">νέμονται</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fas:">Ἰταλίας·</w>
<w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellhni%2Fdwn">Ἑλληνίδων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rh%2Fgion">Ῥήγιον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akaulwni%2Fa">Καυλωνία</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Alokroi%5C">Λοκροὶ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akro%2Ftwn">Κρότων</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ametapo%2Fntion">Μεταπόντιον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqou%2Frioi">Θούριοι</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fxousi">ἐπέχουσι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parali%2Fan">παραλίαν</w>,
<w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fas">Σικελίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fdos">Ἑλλάδος</w> <w lemma="ferome%2Fnous">φερομένους</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2F">ἐπί</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnwn">προειρημένων</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fgkhn">ἀνάγκην</w> <w lemma="o%28rmei%3Dn">ὁρμεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Ataranti%2Fnwn">Ταραντίνων</w> <w lemma="lime%2Fsi">λιμέσι</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29mei%2Fyeis">ἀμείψεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="oi%29konomi%2Fas">οἰκονομίας</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fxontas">κατέχοντας</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pleura%5Cn">πλευρὰν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fas">Ἰταλίας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fth%7C">ταύτῃ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flei">πόλει</w>.
<w lemma="tekmh%2Fraito">τεκμήραιτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fn">ἄν</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpou">τόπου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29kairi%2Fan">εὐκαιρίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akrotwnia%2Ftas">Κροτωνιάτας</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnhs">γενομένης</w> <w lemma="eu%29daimoni%2Fas">εὐδαιμονίας</w>. <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnoi">ἐκεῖνοι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="qerinou%5Cs">θερινοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frmous">ὅρμους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="braxei%3Da%2Fn">βραχεῖάν</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="pantelw%3Ds">παντελῶς</w> <w lemma="prosagwgh%2Fn">προσαγωγήν</w>, <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="eu%29daimoni%2Fan">εὐδαιμονίαν</w> <w lemma="dokou%3Dsi">δοκοῦσι</w> <w lemma="peripoih%2Fsasqai">περιποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fteron">ἕτερον</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="eu%29fui+%2Fan">εὐφυΐαν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="sugkri%2Fnein">συγκρίνειν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fcio%2Fn">ἄξιόν</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Ataranti%2Fnwn">Ταραντίνων</w> <w lemma="lime%2Fsi">λιμέσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpois">τόποις</w>.
<w lemma="te%2Ftaktai">τέτακται</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29adri%2Fan">Ἀδρίαν</w> <w lemma="lime%2Fnas">λιμένας</w> <w lemma="eu%29fuw%3Ds">εὐφυῶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="me%2Fn">μέν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w>.
<w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkras">ἄκρας</w> <w lemma="%2A%29iapugi%2Fas">Ἰαπυγίας</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Asipou%3Dnta">Σιποῦντα</w> <w lemma="pa%3Ds">πᾶς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="prosfero%2Fmenos">προσφερόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipe%2Fras">ἀντιπέρας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqormisqei%5Cs">καθορμισθεὶς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Ata%2Frant%27">Τάραντ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28perbolh%2Fn">ὑπερβολήν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fth%7C">ταύτῃ</w> <w lemma="sunexrh%3Dto">συνεχρῆτο</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flei">πόλει</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29llaga%5Cs">ἀλλαγὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="metaqe%2Fseis">μεταθέσεις</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> [<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w>] <w lemma="e%29mpori%2Fw%7C:">ἐμπορίῳ·</w>
<w lemma="ou%29de%2Fpw">οὐδέπω</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Abrentesi%2Fnwn">Βρεντεσίνων</w> <w lemma="e%29kti%2Fsqai">ἐκτίσθαι</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>.
<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Afa%2Fbios">Φάβιος</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flw%7C">μεγάλῳ</w> <w lemma="tiqe%2Fmenos">τιθέμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%2Fn">ἐπιβολήν</w>, <w lemma="ta%29%2Flla">τἄλλα</w> <w lemma="parei%5Cs">παρεὶς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="e%29pinoi%2Fais">ἐπινοίαις</w>.
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<head>The Hannibalian War — The Recovery of Tarentum</head>THE distance from the strait and town of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhegium&groupId=927&placeId=1659">Rhegium</a> to<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note1">B.C. 209, Coss. Q. Fabius Maximus V. Q. Fulvius Flaccus IV.</note>Tarentum is more than two thousand stades; and that portion of the shore of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a> is entirely destitute of harbours, except those of Tarentum: I mean the coast facing the Sicilian sea, and verging towards Greece, which contains the most populous barbarian tribes as well as the most famous of the Greek cities. For the Bruttii, Lucani, some portions of the Daunii, the Cabalii, and several others, occupy this quarter of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>. So again this coast is lined by the Greek cities of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhegium&groupId=927&placeId=1659">Rhegium</a>, Caulon, Locri, Croton, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Metapontum&groupId=763&placeId=1383">Metapontum</a>, and Thurii: so that voyagers from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a> or from Greece to any one of these cities are compelled to drop anchor in the harbours of Tarentum; and the exchange and commerce with all who occupy this coast of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a> take place in this city. One may judge of the excellence of its situation from the prosperity attained by the people of Croton; who, though only possessing roadsteads suitable for the summer, and enjoying therefore but a short season of mercantile activity, still have acquired great wealth, entirely owing, it seems, to the favourable situation of their town and harbour, which yet cannot be compared with those of Tarentum. For, even at this day, Tarentum is in a most convenient position in respect to the harbours of the Adriatic, and was formerly still more so. Since, from the<pb n="2" />Iapygian promontory as far as Sipontum, every one coming from the other side and dropping anchor at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a> always crossed to Tarentum, and used that city for his mercantile transactions as an emporium; for the town of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Brundisium&groupId=411&placeId=762">Brundisium</a> had not yet been founded in these times.<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note2">The port of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Brundisium&groupId=411&placeId=762">Brundisium</a> was known long before. See<bibl n="Hdt. 4.99" default="NO" valid="yes">Herod. 4. 99</bibl>. The Romans colonised the town in B. C. 244. See Livy,<bibl n="Liv. Per. 19" default="NO" valid="yes">epit. 19</bibl>.</note>Therefore Fabius regarded the recovery of it as of great importance, and, omitting everything else, turned his whole thoughts to this. . . .
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