<w lemma="%2A%29%2Feti">Ἔτι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="i%28storw%3Dn">ἱστορῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmh%7C">Ῥώμῃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="punqano%2Fmenos">πυνθανόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29pimelw%3Ds">ἐπιμελῶς</w> <w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="prodosi%2Fan">προδοσίαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltibh%2Frwn">Κελτιβήρων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="diazeugmo%5Cn">διαζευγμὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fwn">ἰδίων</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sullogizo%2Fmenos">συλλογιζόμενος</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="pate%2Fra">πατέρα</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peripe%2Fteian">περιπέτειαν</w>,
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="katepe%2Fplhkto">κατεπέπληκτο</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Ftthto">ἥττητο</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="yuxh%3D%7C">ψυχῇ</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="polloi%2F">πολλοί</w>.
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</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="summa%2Fxous">συμμάχους</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fwn">ἀκούων</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="fili%2Fa%7C">φιλίᾳ</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fnas">ἡγεμόνας</w> <w lemma="stasia%2Fzein">στασιάζειν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w>, <w lemma="u%28bri%2Fzein">ὑβρίζειν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28potattome%2Fnous">ὑποταττομένους</w>, <w lemma="eu%29qarsw%3Ds">εὐθαρσῶς</w> <w lemma="die%2Fkeito">διέκειτο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcodon">ἔξοδον</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="tu%2Fxh%7C">τύχῃ</w> <w lemma="pisteu%2Fwn">πιστεύων</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="sullogismoi%3Ds">συλλογισμοῖς</w>.
<w lemma="parageno%2Fmeno%2Fs">παραγενόμενός</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibhri%2Fan">Ἰβηρίαν</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="a%29nakinw%3Dn">ἀνακινῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstou">ἑκάστου</w> <w lemma="punqano%2Fmenos">πυνθανόμενος</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fous">ἐναντίους</w>, <w lemma="hu%28%2Friske">ηὕρισκε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tri%2Fa">τρία</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="dih%7Crhme%2Fnas:">διῃρημένας·</w>
<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Fgwna">Μάγωνα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29punqa%2Fneto">ἐπυνθάνετο</w> <w lemma="diatri%2Fbein">διατρίβειν</w> <w lemma="e%29nto%5Cs">ἐντὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28hraklei%2Fwn">Ἡρακλείων</w> <w lemma="sthlw%3Dn">στηλῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Akoni%2Fois">Κονίοις</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuome%2Fnois">προσαγορευομένοις</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29asdrou%2Fban">Ἀσδρούβαν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Age%2Fskwnos">Γέσκωνος</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ata%2Fgou">Τάγου</w> <w lemma="potamou%3D">ποταμοῦ</w> <w lemma="sto%2Fma">στόμα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Alusitanh%2Fn">Λυσιτανήν</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fteron">ἕτερον</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asdrou%2Fban">Ἀσδρούβαν</w> <w lemma="poliorkei%3Dn">πολιορκεῖν</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarphtanoi%3Ds">Καρπητανοῖς</w>, <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fna">οὐδένα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnwn">προειρημένων</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Fttw">ἐλάττω</w> <w lemma="de%2Fx%27">δέχ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28merw%3Dn">ἡμερῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28do%5Cn">ὁδὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fxein">ἀπέχειν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Akainh%3Ds">Καινῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>.
<w lemma="nomi%2Fzwn">νομίζων</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhn">μάχην</w> <w lemma="sunie%2Fnai">συνιέναι</w> <w lemma="kri%2Fnh%7C">κρίνῃ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="kinduneu%2Fein">κινδυνεύειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pisfale%5Cs">ἐπισφαλὲς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prohtth%3Dsqai">προηττῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pollaplasi%2Fous">πολλαπλασίους</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fous">ὑπεναντίους</w>,
<w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fna">ἕνα</w> <w lemma="sumbalei%3Dn">συμβαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="speu%2Fdwn">σπεύδων</w>, <w lemma="ka%29%2Fpeita">κἄπειτα</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="fugomaxh%2Fsantos">φυγομαχήσαντος</w>, <w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnwn">ἐπιγενομένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmewn">δυνάμεων</w>, <w lemma="sugkleisqh%3D%7C">συγκλεισθῇ</w> <w lemma="pou">που</w>, <w lemma="kata%2Ffobos">κατάφοβος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="au%29tai%3Ds">αὐταῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Agnai+%2Fw%7C">Γναΐῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="qei%2Fw%7C">θείῳ</w>
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<head>He Determines To Attack Carthagena</head>The fact is that he had made minute inquiries, before<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note12">Scipio's careful inquiries as to the state of things in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Spain&groupId=983&placeId=1735">Spain</a>.</note>leaving <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, both about the treason of the Celtiberians, and the separation of the two Roman armies; and had inferred that his father's disaster was entirely attributable to these. He had not therefore shared the popular terror of the Carthaginians, nor allowed himself to be overcome by the general panic.<pb n="7" />And when he subsequently heard that the allies of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> north of the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Ebro&groupId=549&placeId=1031">Ebro</a> were remaining loyal, while the Carthaginian commanders were quarrelling with each other, and maltreating the natives subject to them, he began to feel very cheerful about his expedition, not from a blind confidence in Fortune, but from deliberate calculation. Accordingly, when he arrived in Iberia, he learnt, by questioning everybody and making inquiries about the enemy from every one, that the forces of the Carthaginians were divided into three. Mago, he was informed, was lingering west of the pillars of Hercules among the Conii; Hasdrubal, the son of Gesco, in Lusitania, near the mouth of the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tagus&groupId=1000&placeId=1762">Tagus</a>; while the other Hasdrubal was besieging a certain city of the Caspetani; and none of the three were less than ten days' march from the New Town. Now he calculated that, if he decided to give the enemy battle, it would be risking too much to do so against all three at once, because his predecessors had been beaten, and because the enemy would vastly out-number him; if, on the other hand, he were to march rapidly to engage one of the three, and should then find himself surrounded—which might happen by the one attacked retreating, and the others coming up to his relief,—he dreaded a disaster like that of his uncle Gnaeus and his father Publius.
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