<head lang="la">V. Res Hispaniae</head><w lemma="%2Aoi%28">Οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asdrou%2Fban">Ἀσδρούβαν</w>, <w lemma="a%28qroi%2Fsantes">ἁθροίσαντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="stratia%5Cn">στρατιὰν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="ai%28%3Ds">αἷς</w> <w lemma="e%29poiou%3Dnto">ἐποιοῦντο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="paraxeimasi%2Fan">παραχειμασίαν</w>, <w lemma="proh%3Dlqon">προῆλθον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katestratope%2Fdeusan">κατεστρατοπέδευσαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="makra%5Cn">μακρὰν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuome%2Fnhs">προσαγορευομένης</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ili%2Fpas">Ἰλίπας</w>, <w lemma="balo%2Fmenoi">βαλόμενοι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraka">χάρακα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28pwrei%2Fais">ὑπωρείαις</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fmenoi">προθέμενοι</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fa">πεδία</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29gw%3Dna">ἀγῶνα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhn">μάχην</w> <w lemma="eu%29fuh%3D">εὐφυῆ</w>. <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pezw%3Dn">πεζῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxon">εἶχον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%28pta%5C">ἑπτὰ</w> <w lemma="muria%2Fdas">μυριάδας</w>,
<w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tetrakisxili%2Fous">τετρακισχιλίους</w>, <w lemma="qhri%2Fa">θηρία</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dusi%5C">δυσὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fw">πλείω</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="tria%2Fkonta">τριάκοντα</w>.
<w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplios">Πόπλιος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Frkon">Μάρκον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29iou%2Fnion">Ἰούνιον</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteile">ἐξαπέστειλε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Akoli%2Fxanta">Κολίχαντα</w>, <w lemma="paralhyo%2Fmenon">παραληψόμενον</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%28toimasqei%2Fsas">ἑτοιμασθείσας</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis:">δυνάμεις·</w> <w lemma="au%28%3Dtai">αὗται</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="pezoi%5C">πεζοὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="trisxi%2Flioi">τρισχίλιοι</w>, <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pentako%2Fsioi:">πεντακόσιοι·</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipou%5Cs">λοιποὺς</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxous">συμμάχους</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="parela%2Fmbane">παρελάμβανε</w>,
<w lemma="proa%2Fgwn">προάγων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenos">ποιούμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prokei%2Fmenon">προκείμενον</w>.
<w lemma="e%29ggi%2Fsas">ἐγγίσας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Akastalw%3Dni">Κασταλῶνι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Abai%2Fkula">Βαίκυλα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpois">τόποις</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="summi%2Fcas">συμμίξας</w> <w lemma="e%29nqa%2Fde">ἐνθάδε</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Frkw%7C">Μάρκῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Akoli%2Fxantos">Κολίχαντος</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmesin">δυνάμεσιν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="pollh%5Cn">πολλὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29pori%2Fan">ἀπορίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fpipte">ἐνέπιπτε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%2Ftwn">ἐνεστώτων</w>.
<w lemma="xwri%5Cs">χωρὶς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29cio%2Fxreoi">ἀξιόχρεοι</w> <w lemma="parh%3Dsan">παρῆσαν</w> <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai+kai%5C">Ῥωμαϊκαὶ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="diakinduneu%2Fein:">διακινδυνεύειν·</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxois">συμμάχοις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontas">ἔχοντας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flwn">ὅλων</w> <w lemma="kinduneu%2Fein">κινδυνεύειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pisfale%5Cs">ἐπισφαλὲς</w> <w lemma="e%29do%2Fkei">ἐδόκει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="li%2Fan">λίαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="para%2Fbolon">παράβολον</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="diaporh%2Fsas">διαπορήσας</w>, <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="sugkleio%2Fmenos">συγκλειόμενος</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sugxrh%3Dsqai">συγχρῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="kathne%2Fxqh">κατηνέχθη</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fibhrsin">Ἴβηρσιν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="fantasi%2Fan">φαντασίαν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="paraskeua%2Fzein">παρασκευάζειν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fois">ὑπεναντίοις</w>,
<w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29gw%3Dna">ἀγῶνα</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fwn">ἰδίων</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w>. <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fmenos">προθέμενος</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fzeuce">ἀνέζευξε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="pezou%5Cs">πεζοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tetrakismuri%2Fous">τετρακισμυρίους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pentakisxili%2Fous">πεντακισχιλίους</w>, <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="trisxili%2Fous">τρισχιλίους</w>.
<w lemma="e%29ggi%2Fsas">ἐγγίσας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fois">Καρχηδονίοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="su%2Fnoptos">σύνοπτος</w> <w lemma="e%29stratope%2Fdeuse">ἐστρατοπέδευσε</w> <w lemma="peri%2F">περί</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="gewlo%2Ffous">γεωλόφους</w> <w lemma="katantikru%5C">καταντικρὺ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w>.
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<head>Scipio in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Spain&groupId=983&placeId=1735">Spain</a>, After the Battle of the Metaurus</head>Hasdrubal having collected his forces from the various<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note29">Hasdrubal son of Gesco encamps near Ilipa (or Silpia) in Baetica, B.C. 206.<bibl n="Liv. 28.13" default="NO" valid="yes">Livy 28, 13-6</bibl>.</note>towns in which they had wintered, advanced to within a short distance of Ilipa and there encamped; forming his entrenchment at the foot of the mountains, with a plain in front of him well suited for a contest and battle. His infantry amounted to seventy thousand, his cavalry to four thousand, and his elephants to thirty-two. On his part, Scipio sent M. Junius Silanus to visit Colichas and take over from him the forces that had been prepared by him.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note30">Scipio advances into Baetica,</note>These amounted to three thousand infantry and five hundred horse. The other allies he received personally in the course of his march up the country to his destination. When he approached Castalo and Baecula, and had there been joined by Marcus Junius and the troops from Colichas, he found himself in a position of great perplexity. For without their allies the Roman forces were not strong enough to risk a battle; yet to do so, in dependence upon the allies for his hopes of ultimate success, appeared to him to be dangerous and too venturesome. In spite however of his perplexity, he was obliged to yield to the force of circumstances so far as to employ the Iberians; but he resolved to do so only to make a show of numbers to the enemy, while he really fought the action with his own legions.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note31">and encamps close to the Carthaginian forces.</note>With this purpose in his mind he got his whole army on the march, forty-five thousand infantry and three thousand cavalry; and when he had come within the view of the Carthaginians, he pitched his camp on some low hills exactly opposite the enemy.
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