<w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplios">Πόπλιος</w> <w lemma="e%29di%2Fdou">ἐδίδου</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w>, <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fei">ἐποίει</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalw%3Ds:">ἀσφαλῶς·</w>
<w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="meq%27">μεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="trei%3Ds">τρεῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w> <w lemma="qureoforou%3Dntas">θυρεοφοροῦντας</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%5C">οἳ</w> <w lemma="paratiqe%2Fntes">παρατιθέντες</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="qureou%5Cs">θυρεοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tei%2Fxous">τείχους</w> <w lemma="e%29pifa%2Fneian">ἐπιφάνειαν</w> <w lemma="skepa%2Fzontes">σκεπάζοντες</w> <w lemma="a%29sfa%2Fleian">ἀσφάλειαν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="pareskeu%2Fazon">παρεσκεύαζον</w>.
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pla%2Fgia">πλάγια</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28perdeci%2Fous">ὑπερδεξίους</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="e%29pipariw%5Cn">ἐπιπαριὼν</w> <w lemma="mega%2Fla">μεγάλα</w> <w lemma="suneba%2Flleto">συνεβάλλετο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fan:">χρείαν·</w>
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%28w%2Fra">ἑώρα</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenon">γινόμενον</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="o%28rw%2Fmenos">ὁρώμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29neirga%2Fzeto">ἐνειργάζετο</w> <w lemma="proqumi%2Fan">προθυμίαν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29gwnizome%2Fnois">ἀγωνιζομένοις</w>.
<w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="mhde%5Cn">μηδὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29llipe%5Cs">ἐλλιπὲς</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28po%2Fte">ὁπότε</w> <w lemma="tin%27">τιν᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prokei%2Fmenon">προκείμενον</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cs">καιρὸς</w> <w lemma="u%28podei%2Fceie">ὑποδείξειε</w>, <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="xeiro%5Cs">χειρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="sunhrgei%3Dto">συνηργεῖτο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%2Fon">δέον</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%28ormhsa%2Fntwn">Ὁρμησάντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="kli%2Fmaci">κλίμαξι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fbasin">ἀνάβασιν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prw%2Ftwn">πρώτων</w> <w lemma="teqarrhko%2Ftws">τεθαρρηκότως</w>, <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29munome%2Fnwn">ἀμυνομένων</w> <w lemma="e%29piki%2Fndunon">ἐπικίνδυνον</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fei">ἐποίει</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prosbolh%5Cn">προσβολὴν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgeqos">μέγεθος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="teixw%3Dn">τειχῶν</w>.
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="e%29perrw%2Fsqhsan">ἐπερρώσθησαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="tei%2Fxh">τείχη</w>, <w lemma="qewrou%3Dntes">θεωροῦντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dusxrhsti%2Fan">δυσχρηστίαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="sumbaino%2Fntwn">συμβαινόντων</w>.
<w lemma="e%29%2Fniai">ἔνιαι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="sunetri%2Fbonto">συνετρίβοντο</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="klima%2Fkwn">κλιμάκων</w>, <w lemma="pollw%3Dn">πολλῶν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgeqos">μέγεθος</w> <w lemma="sunepibaino%2Fntwn:">συνεπιβαινόντων·</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="ai%28%3Ds">αἷς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dtoi">πρῶτοι</w> <w lemma="prosbai%2Fnontes">προσβαίνοντες</w> <w lemma="e%29skotou%3Dnto">ἐσκοτοῦντο</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fyos">ὕψος</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Ftasin">ἀνάτασιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="braxei%2Fas">βραχείας</w> <w lemma="prosdeo%2Fmenoi">προσδεόμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29munome%2Fnwn">ἀμυνομένων</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipra%2Fcews">ἀντιπράξεως</w> <w lemma="e%29rri%2Fptoun">ἐρρίπτουν</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="klima%2Fkwn">κλιμάκων</w>.
<w lemma="o%28%2Fte">ὅτε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dokou%5Cs">δοκοὺς</w> <w lemma="h%29%2F">ἤ</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="toiou%3Dton">τοιοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%29gxeirh%2Fsaien">ἐγχειρήσαιεν</w> <w lemma="e%29pirri%2Fptein">ἐπιρρίπτειν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pa%2Flcewn">ἐπάλξεων</w>, <w lemma="o%28mou%3D">ὁμοῦ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="a%29pesu%2Fronto">ἀπεσύροντο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katefe%2Fronto">κατεφέροντο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="gh%3Dn">γῆν</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftwn">τοιούτων</w> <w lemma="a%29pantwme%2Fnwn">ἀπαντωμένων</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="i%28kano%5Cn">ἱκανὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kwlu%2Fein">κωλύειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifora%5Cn">ἐπιφορὰν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%5Cn">ὁρμὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="kataferome%2Fnwn">καταφερομένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prw%2Ftwn">πρώτων</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fbainon">ἐπέβαινον</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="sunexei%3Ds">συνεχεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29klei%2Fpousan">ἐκλείπουσαν</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>.
<w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="probainou%2Fshs">προβαινούσης</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="stratiwtw%3Dn">στρατιωτῶν</w> <w lemma="tetrumme%2Fnwn">τετρυμμένων</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="kakopaqei%2Fas">κακοπαθείας</w>, <w lemma="a%29nekale%2Fsato">ἀνεκαλέσατο</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="sa%2Flpigcin">σάλπιγξιν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="prosba%2Fllontas">προσβάλλοντας</w>.
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<head>Double Assault By The Romans</head>Meanwhile Publius, though throwing himself heartily into the struggle, yet took all possible precautions to protect his life. He had three men with him carrying large shields, which they held in such a position as to completely protect him from the side of the wall; and accordingly he went along the lines, or mounted on elevated ground, and contributed greatly to the success of the day. For he was enabled to see all that was going on, and at the same time, by being himself in view of all, inspired great zeal in the hearts of the combatants. The result was that nothing was omitted which could contribute to the success of the battle; but any help he saw to be at any moment required was rapidly and thoroughly supplied.But though the leaders of the escalade had begun mounting the walls with great spirit, they found the<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note23">Difficulties of the escalade.</note>operation accompanied by some danger: not so much from the number of the defenders, as from the height of the walls. The defenders accordingly plucked up courage considerably when they saw the distress of the assailants: for some of the ladders were breaking under the weight of the numbers which, owing to their length, were on them at the same time; while on others the first to mount turned giddy owing to their great height, and without requiring much resistance from the defenders threw themselves from<pb n="13" />the ladders: and when beams, or anything of that sort, were hurled upon them from the battlements, they were swept off<foreign lang="fr">en masse</foreign>and fell to the ground. In spite however of these difficulties nothing could check the zeal and fury of the Roman attack; but as the first fell their place was always taken at once by the next in order. And now, as the day was far advanced, and the soldiers were worn out with fatigue, Scipio sounded a recall for the assaulting party.
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