<w lemma="dialexqei%5Cs">διαλεχθεὶς</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fsxen:">ἐπέσχεν·</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplios">Πόπλιος</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flai">πάλαι</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="e%28%2Ftoimos">ἕτοιμος</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sullelogisme%2Fnos">συλλελογισμένος</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsia">παραπλήσια</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29edekw%3Dnos">Ἐδεκῶνος</w> <w lemma="ei%29rhme%2Fnois">εἰρημένοις</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="gunai%3Dka">γυναῖκα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="te%2Fkna">τέκνα</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fdwken">παρέδωκεν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="fili%2Fan">φιλίαν</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fqeto">συνέθετο</w>.
<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="sunousi%2Fan">συνουσίαν</w> <w lemma="poiki%2Flws">ποικίλως</w> <w lemma="yuxagwgh%2Fsas">ψυχαγωγήσας</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fibhra">Ἴβηρα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flas">μεγάλας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="u%28pogra%2Fyas">ὑπογράψας</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fan">οἰκείαν</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteile">ἐξαπέστειλε</w>.
<w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmatos">πράγματος</w> <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="periboh%2Ftou">περιβοήτου</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnou">γενομένου</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29nto%5Cs">ἐντὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fibhros">Ἴβηρος</w> <w lemma="potamou%3D">ποταμοῦ</w> <w lemma="katoikou%3Dntas">κατοικοῦντας</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="mia%3Ds">μιᾶς</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%3Ds">ὁρμῆς</w> <w lemma="e%28le%2Fsqai">ἑλέσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fsoi">ὅσοι</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28ph%3Drxon">ὑπῆρχον</w> <w lemma="fi%2Floi">φίλοι</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Atau%3Dta">Ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="kalw%3Ds">καλῶς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="nou%3Dn">νοῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29xw%2Frei">ἐχώρει</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Apopli%2Fw%7C:">Ποπλίῳ·</w>
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="xwrismo%5Cn">χωρισμὸν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="nautika%5Cs">ναυτικὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="die%2Fluse">διέλυσε</w>, <w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29nti%2Fpalon">ἀντίπαλον</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxon">ὑπάρχον</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w>, <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="nautw%3Dn">ναυτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29kle%2Fcas">ἐκλέξας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pithdei%2Fous">ἐπιτηδείους</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="shmai%2Fas">σημαίας</w> <w lemma="e%29me%2Frise">ἐμέρισε</w>. <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunhu%2Fchse">συνηύξησε</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftw%7C">τοιούτῳ</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpw%7C">τρόπῳ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pezika%5Cs">πεζικὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w>. <w lemma="%2A%29andoba%2Flhs">Ἀνδοβάλης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amando%2Fnios">Μανδόνιος</w>,
<w lemma="me%2Fgistoi">μέγιστοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fstai">δυνάσται</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibhri%2Fan">Ἰβηρίαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lhqinw%2Ftatoi">ἀληθινώτατοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="fi%2Floi">φίλοι</w> <w lemma="docazo%2Fmenoi">δοξαζόμενοι</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Flai">πάλαι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28pou%2Flws">ὑπούλως</w> <w lemma="die%2Fkeinto">διέκειντο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29peth%2Froun">ἐπετήρουν</w>, <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Ftou">ὅτου</w> <w lemma="prospoihqe%2Fntes">προσποιηθέντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asdrou%2Fban">Ἀσδρούβαν</w> <w lemma="a%29pistei%3Dn">ἀπιστεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="h%29%2F%7Cthsan">ᾔτησαν</w> <w lemma="xrhma%2Ftwn">χρημάτων</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="gunai%3Dkas">γυναῖκας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="qugate%2Fras">θυγατέρας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="o%28mhrei%2Fan">ὁμηρείαν</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29dhlw%2Fsamen:">ἐδηλώσαμεν·</w>
<w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fsantes">νομίσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="eu%29fuh%3D">εὐφυῆ</w> <w lemma="kairo%2Fn">καιρόν</w>, <w lemma="a%29nalabo%2Fntes">ἀναλαβόντες</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%28autw%3Dn">ἑαυτῶν</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="parembolh%3Ds">παρεμβολῆς</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29pexw%2Frhsan">ἀπεχώρησαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fs">εἴς</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="e%29rumnou%5Cs">ἐρυμνοὺς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="duname%2Fnous">δυναμένους</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfa%2Fleian">ἀσφάλειαν</w> <w lemma="paraskeua%2Fzein">παρασκευάζειν</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnou">γενομένου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibh%2Frwn">Ἰβήρων</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstous">πλείστους</w> <w lemma="a%29polipei%3Dn">ἀπολιπεῖν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asdrou%2Fban">Ἀσδρούβαν</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Flai">πάλαι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="barunome%2Fnous">βαρυνομένους</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="a%29gerwxi%2Fas">ἀγερωχίας</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="labo%2Fntas">λαβόντας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="fanera%5Cn">φανερὰν</w> <w lemma="poih%3Dsai">ποιῆσαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="proai%2Fresin">προαίρεσιν</w>.
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<head>General Defection to the Romans</head>When Edeco had finished his speech, Scipio, who had<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note69">Edeco is followed by other tribes. B. C. 209-8.</note>been ready to gratify him from the first, and took the same view as to the policy of the proceeding, delivered him his wife and children, and granted the friendship which he asked. More than this, his subtle intellect made an extraordinary impression on the Iberian in the course of the interview; and having held out splendid hopes to all his companions for the future, he allowed him to return to his own country. This affair having rapidly got wind, all the tribes living north of the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Ebro&groupId=549&placeId=1031">Ebro</a>, such as had not done so before, joined the Romans with one consent.Thus so far everything was going well with Scipio. After the departure of these people, he broke up his naval force, seeing that there was nothing to resist him at sea; and selecting the best of the crews, he distributed them among the maniples, and thus augmented his land forces.But Andobales and Mandonius, the most powerful princes<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note70">Andobales and mandonius abandon Hasdrubal.</note>of the day in Iberia, and believed to be the most sincerely devoted to the Carthaginians, had long been secretly discontented and on the look-out for an opportunity: ever since Hasdrubal, under a pretence of having a doubt of their loyalty, had demanded a large sum of money, and their wives and daughters as hostages, as I have already narrated.<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note71">See<ref target="b9c11" targOrder="U">9, 11</ref>.</note>And thinking that a convenient opportunity had now come, they got together their own forces, and, quitting the Carthaginian camp under cover of night, occupied a position sufficiently strong to secure their safety. Upon this, most of the other Iberians also abandoned Hasdrubal: having long been annoyed at the overbearing conduct of the Carthaginians, and now seizing the first opportunity to manifest their feelings.
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