<w lemma="%2Akai%5C">Καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fw">πλείω</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="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="dialexqe%2Fntwn">διαλεχθέντων</w>, <w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fpausan">κατέπαυσαν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w>, <w lemma="metalabw%5Cn">μεταλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplios">Πόπλιος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnwn">ἐκείνων</w> <w lemma="ei%29rhme%2Fnois">εἰρημένοις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="pisteu%2Fein">πιστεύειν</w>, <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ginw%2Fskein">γινώσκειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fbrin">ὕβριν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fk">ἔκ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllous">ἄλλους</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fibhras">Ἴβηρας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnwn">ἐκείνων</w> <w lemma="gunai%3Dkas">γυναῖκας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qugate%2Fras">θυγατέρας</w> <w lemma="a%29selgei%2Fas">ἀσελγείας</w>,
<w lemma="a%28%5Cs">ἃς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="pareilhfw%5Cs">παρειληφὼς</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="o%28mh%2Frwn">ὁμήρων</w> <w lemma="e%29xou%2Fsas">ἐχούσας</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fqesin">διάθεσιν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="ai%29xmalw%2Ftwn">αἰχμαλώτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dou%2Flwn">δούλων</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="tethrhke%2Fnai">τετηρηκέναι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnous">ἐκείνους</w> <w lemma="thrh%3Dsai">τηρῆσαι</w> <w lemma="pate%2Fras">πατέρας</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxontas">ὑπάρχοντας</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29nqomologhsame%2Fnwn">ἀνθομολογησαμένων</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="parakolouqou%3Dsi">παρακολουθοῦσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proskunhsa%2Fntwn">προσκυνησάντων</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosfwnhsa%2Fntwn">προσφωνησάντων</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fntes">παρόντες</w> <w lemma="e%29peshmh%2Fnanto">ἐπεσημήναντο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="r%28hqe%2Fn">ῥηθέν</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplios">Πόπλιος</w> <w lemma="e%29ntrapei%5Cs">ἐντραπεὶς</w> <w lemma="qarrei%3Dn">θαρρεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="parh%2F%7Cnei:">παρῄνει·</w> <w lemma="teu%2Fcesqai">τεύξεσθαι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="a%28pa%2Fntwn">ἁπάντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="filanqrw%2Fpwn">φιλανθρώπων</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parauti%2Fka">παραυτίκα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="xeiro%5Cs">χειρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="qugate%2Fras">θυγατέρας</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fdwke">ἀπέδωκε</w>, <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pau%2Frion">ἐπαύριον</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkas">συνθήκας</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%2Fs">αὐτούς</w>.
<w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fxon">συνέχον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28mologhqe%2Fntwn">ὁμολογηθέντων</w> <w lemma="a%29kolouqei%3Dn">ἀκολουθεῖν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frxousi">ἄρχουσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pei%2Fqesqai">πείθεσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="paraggellome%2Fnois">παραγγελλομένοις</w>.
<w lemma="genome%2Fnwn">γενομένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="a%29naxwrh%2Fsantes">ἀναχωρήσαντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="parembola%5Cs">παρεμβολὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paralabo%2Fntes">παραλαβόντες</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3Dkon">ἧκον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplion">Πόπλιον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="stratopedeu%2Fsantes">στρατοπεδεύσαντες</w> <w lemma="o%28mou%3D">ὁμοῦ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dgon">προῆγον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asdrou%2Fban">Ἀσδρούβαν</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29tu%2Fgxane">ἐτύγχανε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="diatri%2Fbwn">διατρίβων</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akastalw%3Dna">Κασταλῶνα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpois">τόποις</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Abai%2Fkula">Βαίκυλα</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="makra%5Cn">μακρὰν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29rgurei%2Fwn">ἀργυρείων</w> <w lemma="meta%2Fllwn:">μετάλλων·</w>
<w lemma="puqo%2Fmenos">πυθόμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fan">παρουσίαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="metestratope%2Fdeuse">μετεστρατοπέδευσε</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="labw%5Cn">λαβὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fpisqen">ὄπισθεν</w> <w lemma="potamo%5Cn">ποταμὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalh%3D">ἀσφαλῆ</w>, <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fswpon">πρόσωπον</w> <w lemma="pleura%5Cn">πλευρὰν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frakos">χάρακος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fpedon">ἐπίπεδον</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w>, <w lemma="o%29fru%5Cn">ὀφρὺν</w> <w lemma="probeblhme%2Fnhn">προβεβλημένην</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxonta">ἔχοντα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ba%2Fqos">βάθος</w> <w lemma="i%28kano%5Cn">ἱκανὸν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29sfa%2Fleian">ἀσφάλειαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%3Dkos">μῆκος</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fktacin">ἔκταξιν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fmenen">ἔμενεν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pokeime%2Fnwn">ὑποκειμένων</w>, <w lemma="protiqe%2Fmenos">προτιθέμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%29fru%5Cn">ὀφρὺν</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29fedrei%2Fas">ἐφεδρείας</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplios">Πόπλιος</w> <w lemma="e%29ggi%2Fsas">ἐγγίσας</w> <w lemma="proqu%2Fmws">προθύμως</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="diakinduneu%2Fein">διακινδυνεύειν</w>, <w lemma="a%29po%2Frws">ἀπόρως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="die%2Fkeito">διέκειτο</w>, <w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="eu%29fuei%3Ds">εὐφυεῖς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fwn">ἐναντίων</w> <w lemma="a%29sfa%2Fleian">ἀσφάλειαν</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="prosanasxw%5Cn">προσανασχὼν</w> <w lemma="du%2F%27">δύ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diagwnia%2Fsas">διαγωνιάσας</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="sunepigenome%2Fnwn">συνεπιγενομένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Fgwna">Μάγωνα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Age%2Fskwnos">Γέσκωνος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asdrou%2Fban">Ἀσδρούβαν</w> <w lemma="pantaxo%2Fqen">πανταχόθεν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmioi">πολέμιοι</w> <w lemma="peristw%3Dsin">περιστῶσιν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fkrine">ἔκρινε</w> <w lemma="paraba%2Fllesqai">παραβάλλεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katapeira%2Fzein">καταπειράζειν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fwn">ὑπεναντίων</w>.
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<head>Hasdrubal and Scipio Prepare to Fight</head>Andobales added many more arguments before finishing his speech; and when he had done, Scipio<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note74">Andobales joins Scipio.</note>answered by saying that "he quite believed what he had said; and that he had the strongest reason for knowing about the insolent conduct of the Carthaginians, both from their treatment of the other Iberians, and conspicuously from their licentious behaviour to their wives and daughters, whom he had found occupying the position, not of hostages, but of captives and slaves; and to whom he had preserved such inviolable honour as could scarcely have been equalled by their very fathers themselves." And upon Andobales and his companions acknowledging that they were quite aware of this, and falling at his feet and calling him king, all present expressed approval. Whereupon Scipio with emotion bade them "fear nothing, for they would experience nothing but kindness at the hands of the Romans." He at once handed over his daughters to Andobales; and next day made the treaty with him, the chief provision of which was that he should follow the Roman commanders and obey their<pb n="37" />commands. This being settled, he returned to his camp; brought over his army to Scipio; and, having joined camps with the Romans, advanced with them against Hasdrubal.Now the Carthaginian general was encamped at Baecula,<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note75">Hasdrubal changes his position to one of superior strength.</note>in the district of Castulo, not far from the silver mines. But when he learnt the approach of the Romans, he shifted his quarters; and his rear being secured by a river, and having a stretch of tableland in front of his entrenchment of sufficient extent for his troops to manœuvre, and bounded by a steep descent sufficiently deep for security, he stayed quietly in position: always taking care to post pickets on the brow of the descent. As soon as he came within distance, Scipio was eager to give him battle, but was baffled by the strength of the enemy's position.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note76">Scipio arrives.</note>After waiting two days, however, he became anxious, lest by the arrival of Mago and Hasdrubal, son of Gesco, he should find himself surrounded by hostile forces: he therefore determined to venture on an attack and make trial of the enemy.
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