<w lemma="lista">λιστα</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllous">ἄλλους</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fwqe">εἴωθε</w> <w lemma="bla%2Fptein">βλάπτειν</w>. <w lemma="e%29peidh%5C">ἐπειδὴ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dstoi">πλεῖστοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpwn">ἀνθρώπων</w> <w lemma="kakopaqou%3Dsi">κακοπαθοῦσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kinduneu%2Fousi">κινδυνεύουσι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Frdous">κέρδους</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fneken">ἕνεκεν</w>, <w lemma="fanero%5Cn">φανερὸν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Ftan">ὅταν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cs">καιρὸς</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="u%28pope%2Fsh%7C">ὑποπέσῃ</w>, <w lemma="dusxerw%3Ds">δυσχερῶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%5Cs">εἰκὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fxesqai">ἀπέχεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29fedrei%2Fais">ἐφεδρείαις</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fais">στρατοπεδείαις</w> <w lemma="a%29poleipome%2Fnous">ἀπολειπομένους</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> [<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w>] <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstois">πλείστοις</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="lhfqe%5Cn">ληφθὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kurieu%2Fsantos:">κυριεύσαντος·</w>
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flws">ὅλως</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnarxos">μόναρχος</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29pimelh%5Cs">ἐπιμελὴς</w> <w lemma="a%29nafe%2Frein">ἀναφέρειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="koino%5Cn">κοινὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pita%2Fch%7C">ἐπιτάξῃ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="w%29felei%2Fas">ὠφελείας</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fmws">ὅμως</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="dunata%5C">δυνατὰ</w> <w lemma="kru%2Fptesqai">κρύπτεσθαι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fdia">ἴδια</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fzousi">νομίζουσι</w>.
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pollw%3Dn">πολλῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmw%2Fntwn">ὁρμώντων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmenoi">δυνάμενοι</w> <w lemma="kratei%3Dn">κρατεῖν</w> <w lemma="kinduneu%2Fousi">κινδυνεύουσι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flois:">ὅλοις·</w>
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="polloi%5C">πολλοὶ</w> <w lemma="dh%2F">δή</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="katorqw%2Fsantes">κατορθώσαντες</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibola%2Fs">ἐπιβολάς</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pote%5C">ποτὲ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pipeso%2Fntes">ἐπιπεσόντες</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w> <w lemma="parembolai%3Ds">παρεμβολαῖς</w>, <w lemma="pote%5C">ποτὲ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="katalabo%2Fmenoi">καταλαβόμενοι</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpeson">ἐξέπεσον</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flois">ὅλοις</w> <w lemma="e%29sfa%2Flhsan">ἐσφάλησαν</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnhn">προειρημένην</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fan">αἰτίαν</w>.
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="mhde%5Cn">μηδὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftw">οὕτω</w> <w lemma="spouda%2Fzein">σπουδάζειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pronoei%3Dsqai">προνοεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="h%28goume%2Fnous">ἡγουμένους</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w>, <w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fson">ὅσον</w> <w lemma="e%29sti%5C">ἐστὶ</w> <w lemma="dunato%2Fn">δυνατόν</w>, <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxh%7C">ὑπάρχῃ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polloi%3Ds">πολλοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%5Cs">ἐλπὶς</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fsou">ἴσου</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="w%29felei%2Fas">ὠφελείας</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fshs">οὔσης</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%2Fn">ἐάν</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="u%28popi%2Fpth%7C">ὑποπίπτῃ</w> <w lemma="toiou%3Dtos">τοιοῦτος</w> <w lemma="kairo%2Fs">καιρός</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Aplh%5Cn">Πλὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="xili%2Farxoi">χιλίαρχοι</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="lafu%2Frwn">λαφύρων</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="oi%29konomi%2Fan:">οἰκονομίαν·</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>, <w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="sunh%2Fxqh">συνήχθη</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ai%29xmalw%2Ftwn">αἰχμαλώτων</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="mikrw%3D%7C">μικρῷ</w> <w lemma="lei%3Dpon">λεῖπον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="muri%2Fwn">μυρίων</w>, <w lemma="sune%2Ftace">συνέταξε</w> <w lemma="xwrisqh%3Dnai">χωρισθῆναι</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="politikou%5Cs">πολιτικοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="gunai%3Dkas">γυναῖκας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="te%2Fkna">τέκνα</w>, <w lemma="deu%2Fteron">δεύτερον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="xeirote%2Fxnas">χειροτέχνας</w>.
<w lemma="genome%2Fnou">γενομένου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="politikou%5Cs">πολιτικοὺς</w> <w lemma="parakale%2Fsas">παρακαλέσας</w> <w lemma="eu%29noei%3Dn">εὐνοεῖν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mnhmoneu%2Fein">μνημονεύειν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="eu%29ergesi%2Fas">εὐεργεσίας</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fluse">ἀπέλυσε</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fas">ἰδίας</w> <w lemma="oi%29kh%2Fseis">οἰκήσεις</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="dakru%2Fontes">δακρύοντες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xai%2Frontes">χαίροντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="parado%2Fcw%7C">παραδόξῳ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="swthri%2Fas">σωτηρίας</w>, <w lemma="proskunh%2Fsantes">προσκυνήσαντες</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cn">στρατηγὸν</w> <w lemma="dielu%2Fqhsan:">διελύθησαν·</w>
<w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="xeirote%2Fxnais">χειροτέχναις</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%5Cn">παρὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dpe">εἶπε</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="dhmo%2Fsioi">δημόσιοι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhs">Ῥώμης</w> <w lemma="ei%29si%2F:">εἰσί·</w> <w lemma="parasxome%2Fnois">παρασχομένοις</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoian">εὔνοιαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proqumi%2Fan">προθυμίαν</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstois">ἑκάστοις</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="te%2Fxnas">τέχνας</w> <w lemma="e%29phggei%2Flato">ἐπηγγείλατο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqeri%2Fan">ἐλευθερίαν</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="nou%3Dn">νοῦν</w> <w lemma="xwrh%2Fsantos">χωρήσαντος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29pogra%2Ffesqai">ἀπογράφεσθαι</w> <w lemma="prose%2Ftace">προσέταξε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tami%2Fan">ταμίαν</w>, <w lemma="susth%2Fsas">συστήσας</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai+ko%5Cn">Ῥωμαϊκὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pimelhth%5Cn">ἐπιμελητὴν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tria%2Fkonta:">τριάκοντα·</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto">ἐγένετο</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="disxili%2Fous">δισχιλίους</w>.
<w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="loipw%3Dn">λοιπῶν</w> <w lemma="ai%29xmalw%2Ftwn">αἰχμαλώτων</w> <w lemma="e%29kle%2Fcas">ἐκλέξας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="eu%29rwstota%2Ftous">εὐρωστοτάτους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fdesi">εἴδεσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="h%28liki%2Fais">ἡλικίαις</w> <w lemma="a%29kmaiota%2Ftous">ἀκμαιοτάτους</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fmice">προσέμιξε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="plhrw%2Fmasi">πληρώμασι</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsas">ποιήσας</w> <w lemma="h%28mioli%2Fous">ἡμιολίους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="nau%2Ftas">ναύτας</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fsqen">πρόσθεν</w> <w lemma="suneplh%2Frwse">συνεπλήρωσε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ai%29xmalw%2Ftous">αἰχμαλώτους</w> <w lemma="nh%3Das">νῆας</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstw%7C">ἑκάστῳ</w> <w lemma="ska%2Ffei">σκάφει</w> <w lemma="braxu%2F">βραχύ</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fpein">λείπειν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="diplasi%2Fous">διπλασίους</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxontas">ὑπάρχοντας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="progenome%2Fnwn:">προγενομένων·</w>
<w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ai%29xma%2Flwtoi">αἰχμάλωτοι</w> <w lemma="nh%3Des">νῆες</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="o%29ktwkai%2Fdeka">ὀκτωκαίδεκα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29riqmo%2Fn">ἀριθμόν</w>, <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fnte">πέντε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tria%2Fkonta">τριάκοντα</w>.
<w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fws">παραπλησίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29phggei%2Flato">ἐπηγγείλατο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqeri%2Fan">ἐλευθερίαν</w>, <w lemma="parasxome%2Fnois">παρασχομένοις</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoian">εὔνοιαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proqumi%2Fan">προθυμίαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29peida%5Cn">ἐπειδὰν</w> <w lemma="krath%2Fswsi">κρατήσωσι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmw%7C">πολέμῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="xeiri%2Fsas">χειρίσας</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ai%29xmalw%2Ftous">αἰχμαλώτους</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoian">εὔνοιαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w> <w lemma="e%29neirga%2Fsato">ἐνειργάσατο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="politikoi%3Ds">πολιτικοῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="koina%5C">κοινὰ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmata">πράγματα</w>, <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="proqumi%2Fan">προθυμίαν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="xeirote%2Fxnais">χειροτέχναις</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fda">ἐλπίδα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqeri%2Fas">ἐλευθερίας</w>.
<w lemma="h%28mio%2Flion">ἡμιόλιον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsas">ποιήσας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="nautiko%5Cn">ναυτικὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kairou%3D">καιροῦ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fnoian">πρόνοιαν</w> ?<w lemma=""></w>*
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<head>Scipio's Treatment of the Prisoners</head>For, as the majority of mankind encounter miseries and embrace dangers for the sake of gain, it is plain that when such opportunity is presented to them as this, the men in the reserve or in the camp would be with difficulty induced to abstain from taking advantage of it; because the usual idea is that everything belongs to the man who actually takes it: and though a general or king may be careful to order all booty to be brought into the common stock, yet everybody considers that what he can conceal is his own. The result is that, while the ruck of the army cannot be prevented from eagerly devoting themselves to plunder, they often run the risk of a complete overthrow: and it has often in fact happened that after a successful movement, such as the carrying of an entrenched camp or the capture of a city, the victorious army has, from no other cause but this, been not only ejected but even utterly defeated. Therefore there is nothing about which leaders ought to exercise more care or foresight, than that, on such an occasion, all may have an absolutely equal prospect of sharing in the booty.Thus on the present occasion, while the Tribunes were busied in the distribution of the spoil; the Roman commander<pb n="17" />caused the prisoners, who numbered little short of<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note31">Scipio's treatment of the prisoners. The citizens are dismissed to their homes.</note>With ten thousand, to be assembled; and having first ordered them to be divided into two groups, one containing the citizens and their wives and children, the other the craftsmen, he exhorted the first of these to be loyal to the Romans, and to remember the favour which they were now receiving, and allowed them all to depart to their own houses. tears of joy at this unexpected preservation, they bowed in reverence to Scipio and dispersed.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note32">The skilled slaves are promised their freedom at the end of the war.</note>He then told the craftsmen that they were for the present public slaves of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, but that, if they showed themselves loyal and zealous in their several crafts, he promised them their freedom, as soon as the war with the Carthaginians had been brought to a successful issue.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note33">Some are drafted into the navy.</note>He then bade them go get their names enrolled in the office of the Quaestor, and appointed a Roman overseer for every thirty of them, their whole number being about two thousand. From the remaining captives he selected the strongest, those who were in the prime of youth and physical vigour, and assigned them to serve on board ship: and having thus increased the number of his naval allies by one half, he manned the ships taken from the enemy as well as his own; so that the number of men on board each vessel were now little short of double what it was before. For the captured ships numbered eighteen, his original fleet thirty-five. These men he also promised their freedom, if they showed themselves loyal and zealous, as soon as they had conquered the Carthaginians. By this treatment of the captives he inspired the citizens with warm feelings of loyalty and fidelity, and the handicraftsmen with great readiness to serve, from the hope held out to them of recovering their freedom.
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Walbank Commentary