<w lemma="%2A%29ek">Ἐκ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="sumplokh%3Ds">συμπλοκῆς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="qhri%2Fa">θηρία</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="grosfoma%2Fxwn">γροσφομάχων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="a%29kontizo%2Fmena">ἀκοντιζόμενα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diataratto%2Fmena">διαταραττόμενα</w> <w lemma="pantaxo%2Fqen">πανταχόθεν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpasxe">ἔπασχε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kakw%3Ds">κακῶς</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fblapte">ἔβλαπτε</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dtton">ἧττον</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flous">φίλους</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fous:">πολεμίους·</w> <w lemma="fero%2Fmena">φερόμενα</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29kh%3D%7C">εἰκῇ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28popeso%2Fntas">ὑποπεσόντας</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29mfoi%3Dn">ἀμφοῖν</w> <w lemma="ai%29ei%5C">αἰεὶ</w> <w lemma="die%2Ffqeire">διέφθειρε</w>.
<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pezikh%3Ds">πεζικῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ke%2Frata">κέρατα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="e%29qrau%2Feto">ἐθραύετο</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fson">μέσον</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Ali%2Fbuas">Λίβυας</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fper">ὅπερ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="xrhsimw%2Ftaton">χρησιμώτατον</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fprakton">ἄπρακτον</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn:">ἦν·</w>
<w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="parabohqei%3Dn">παραβοηθεῖν</w> <w lemma="h%29du%2Fnanto">ἠδύναντο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kera%2Ftwn">κεράτων</w>, <w lemma="lipo%2Fntes">λιπόντες</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fdion">ἴδιον</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibh%2Frwn">Ἰβήρων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffodon">ἔφοδον</w>, <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnontes">μένοντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pokeime%2Fnwn">ὑποκειμένων</w> <w lemma="e%29nergei%3Dn">ἐνεργεῖν</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="deo%2Fntwn">δεόντων</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Doi%2F">οἷοί</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="sunie%2Fnai">συνιέναι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fswpon">πρόσωπον</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fous">πολεμίους</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="me%2Fn">μέν</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="dihgwni%2Fzonto">διηγωνίζοντο</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Frata">κέρατα</w> <w lemma="gennai%2Fws">γενναίως</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flwn">ὅλων</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frois">ἑκατέροις</w> <w lemma="sunesta%2Fnai">συνεστάναι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w>.
<w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kau%2Fmatos">καύματος</w> <w lemma="e%29festw%3Dtos">ἐφεστῶτος</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29kmh%2Fn">ἀκμήν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnioi">Καρχηδόνιοι</w> <w lemma="parelu%2Fonto">παρελύοντο</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="pepoih%3Dsqai">πεποιῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcodon">ἔξοδον</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="proai%2Fresin">προαίρεσιν</w>, <w lemma="kekwlu%3Dsqai">κεκωλῦσθαι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%28rmozou%2Fshs">ἁρμοζούσης</w> <w lemma="paraskeuh%3Ds">παρασκευῆς</w>,
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmei">δυνάμει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="eu%29yuxi%2Fais">εὐψυχίαις</w> <w lemma="kaquperei%3Dxon">καθυπερεῖχον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="xrhsimwta%2Ftois">χρησιμωτάτοις</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29xreiota%2Ftous">ἀχρειοτάτους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w> <w lemma="sumbeblhke%2Fnai">συμβεβληκέναι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="strathgou%3D">στρατηγοῦ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fnoian">πρόνοιαν</w>.
<w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxa%5Cs">ἀρχὰς</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="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fda">πόδα</w> <w lemma="piezou%2Fmenoi">πιεζούμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29naxw%2Frhsin">ἀναχώρησιν</w> <w lemma="e%29poiou%3Dnto">ἐποιοῦντο</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="kli%2Fnantes">κλίναντες</w> <w lemma="a%28qro%2Foi">ἁθρόοι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parw%2Freian">παρώρειαν</w> <w lemma="a%29pexw%2Froun:">ἀπεχώρουν·</w> <w lemma="e%29gkeime%2Fnwn">ἐγκειμένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="biaio%2Fteron">βιαιότερον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffeugon">ἔφευγον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraka">χάρακα</w> <w lemma="protropa%2Fdhn">προτροπάδην</w>.
<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="qeo%5Cs">θεὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="sunepela%2Fbeto">συνεπελάβετο</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="swthri%2Fas">σωτηρίας</w>, <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dm%27">παραχρῆμ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpeson">ἐξέπεσον</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="parembolh%3Ds">παρεμβολῆς</w>.
<w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnhs">ἐπιγενομένης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29e%2Fra">ἀέρα</w> <w lemma="sustrofh%3Ds">συστροφῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29caisi%2Fou">ἐξαισίου</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katarrage%2Fntos">καταρραγέντος</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fmbrou">ὄμβρου</w> <w lemma="la%2Fbrou">λάβρου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunexou%3Ds">συνεχοῦς</w>, <w lemma="mo%2Flis">μόλις</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fan">στρατοπεδείαν</w> <w lemma="a%29nekomi%2Fsqhsan">ἀνεκομίσθησαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w>. — <w lemma="%2A%29ilou%2Frgeia">Ἰλούργεια</w>, <w lemma="po%2Flis">πόλις</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibhri%2Fas">Ἰβηρίας</w>, <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbios">Πολύβιος</w> <w lemma="e%28ndeka%2Fth%7C">ἑνδεκάτῃ</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Ato%5C">Τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tethko%5Cs">τετηκὸς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunerruhko%5Cs">συνερρυηκὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29rgu%2Frion">ἀργύριον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xrusi%2Fon">χρυσίον</w> <w lemma="a%29nazhtou%3Dntes">ἀναζητοῦντες</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="puro%5Cs">πυρὸς</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dstoi">πλεῖστοι</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="diefqa%2Frhsan">διεφθάρησαν</w>. —
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<head>Carthaginians Driven From Spain</head>When these troops were at close quarters the elephants<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note34">The elephants.</note>were severely handled, being wounded and harassed on every side by the velites and cavalry, and did as much harm to their friends as to their foes; for they rushed about promiscuously and killed every one that fell in their way on either side alike. As to the infantry,— the Carthaginian wings began to be broken, but the centre occupied by the Libyans, and which was the best part of the army, was never engaged at all. It could not quit its ground to go to the support of the wings for fear of the attack of the Iberians, nor could it by maintaining its position do any actual fighting, because the enemy in front of it did not come to close quarters. However, for a certain time the two wings fought gallantly, because it was for them, as for the enemy, a struggle for life and death. But now the midday heat was become intense, and the Carthaginians began to feel faint, because the unusual time at which they had been forced to come on the field had prevented them from fortifying themselves with the proper food; while the Romans had the advantage in physical vigour as well as in cheerfulness, which was especially promoted by the fact that the prudence of their general had secured his best men being pitted against the weakest troops of the enemy.<pb n="69" />Thus hard pressed Hasdrubal's centre began to retreat; at first step by step; but soon the ranks were broken, and the men rushed in confusion to the skirts of the mountain; and on the Romans pressing in pursuit with still greater violence, they began a headlong flight into their entrenchments. Had not Providence interfered to save them, they would promptly have been driven from their camp too; but a sudden storm gathered in the air, and a violent and prolonged torrent of rain descended, under which the Romans with difficulty effected a return to their own camp. . . .Many Romans lost their lives by the fire in<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note35">The Romans in the mining district of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Spain&groupId=983&placeId=1735">Spain</a>.</note>trying to get the silver and gold which had been melted and fused. . . .
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