Polybius, Histories

Layout
Translation

Book 11 - Chapter 3

1
<w lemma="e%29poneidi%2Fstous">ἐπονειδίστους</w> <w lemma="poiw%3Dsi">ποιῶσι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="peripetei%2Fas:">περιπετείας·</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxh%7C">μάχῃ</w> <w lemma="katorqw%2Fsantes">κατορθώσαντες</w> <w lemma="parauti%2Fka">παραυτίκα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraka">χάρακα</w> <w lemma="dih%2Frpazon">διήρπαζον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fwn">ὑπεναντίων</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltw%3Dn">Κελτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="stiba%2Fsi">στιβάσι</w> <w lemma="koimwme%2Fnous">κοιμωμένους</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%2Fqhn">μέθην</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fkopton">κατέκοπτον</w> <w lemma="i%28erei%2Fwn">ἱερείων</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon:">τρόπον·</w>
2
<w lemma="sunh%3Dgon">συνῆγον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="loiph%5Cn">λοιπὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ai%29xmalw%2Ftwn">αἰχμαλώτων</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fan">λείαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29f%27">ἀφ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="dhmo%2Fsion">δημόσιον</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%2Fxqh">ἀνήχθη</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fw">πλείω</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="triakosi%2Fwn">τριακοσίων</w> <w lemma="tala%2Fntwn">ταλάντων</w>.
3
<w lemma="a%29pe%2Fqanon">ἀπέθανον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhn">μάχην</w> <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltoi%3Ds">Κελτοῖς</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Fttous">ἐλάττους</w> <w lemma="muri%2Fwn">μυρίων</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="disxili%2Fous">δισχιλίους</w>. <w lemma="e%28a%2Flwsan">ἑάλωσαν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="zwgri%2Fa%7C">ζωγρίᾳ</w> <w lemma="tine%5Cs">τινὲς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29ndo%2Fcwn">ἐνδόξων</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipoi%5C">λοιποὶ</w> <w lemma="katefqa%2Frhsan">κατεφθάρησαν</w>.
4
<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="fh%2Fmhs">φήμης</w> <w lemma="a%29fikome%2Fnhs">ἀφικομένης</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="h%29pi%2Fstoun">ἠπίστουν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="li%2Fan">λίαν</w> <w lemma="bou%2Flesqai">βούλεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenon">γενόμενον</w> <w lemma="i%29dei%3Dn:">ἰδεῖν·</w>
5
<w lemma="e%29peidh%5C">ἐπειδὴ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dkon">ἧκον</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fs">γεγονός</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="diasafou%3Dntes">διασαφοῦντες</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="xara%3Ds">χαρᾶς</w> <w lemma="u%28perballou%2Fshs">ὑπερβαλλούσης</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flis">πόλις</w> <w lemma="plh%2Frhs">πλήρης</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="te%2Fmenos">τέμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29kosmei%3Dto">ἐκοσμεῖτο</w>, <w lemma="pa%3Ds">πᾶς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="nao%5Cs">ναὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fgeme">ἔγεμε</w> <w lemma="pela%2Fnwn">πελάνων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="quma%2Ftwn">θυμάτων</w>,
6
<w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fthn">τοιαύτην</w> <w lemma="eu%29elpisti%2Fan">εὐελπιστίαν</w> <w lemma="parege%2Fnonto">παρεγένοντο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Frsos">θάρσος</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fban">Ἀννίβαν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="e%29fobh%2Fqhsan">ἐφοβήθησαν</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="mhd%27">μηδ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fa%7C">Ἰταλίᾳ</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fzein">νομίζειν</w> <w lemma="parei%3Dnai">παρεῖναι</w>.
7
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="fantasi%2Fan">φαντασίαν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29rhme%2Fnous">εἰρημένους</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29lh%2Fqeian">ἀλήθειαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fthn">τοιαύτην</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fon">ἐναντίον</w>. —
<head>The Romans Celebrate a Victory</head>Having won the victory, the Romans began pillaging the enemy's camp; and killed a number of the Celts, as they lay stupefied with drunkenness in their beds, like unresisting victims. Then they collected the rest of the booty, from which more than three hundred talents were paid into the treasury. Taking Carthaginians and Celts together, not less than ten thousand were killed, and about two thousand Romans. Some of the principal Carthaginians were taken prisoners, but the rest were put to the sword. When the report reached <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, people at first could not believe it, from the intensity of their wish that it might be true; but when still more men arrived, not only stating the fact, but giving full details, then indeed the city was filled with overpowering joy; every temple-court was decked, and every shrine full of sacrificial cakes and victims: and, in a word, they were raised to such a pitch of hopefulness and confidence, that every one felt sure that Hannibal, formerly the object of their chief terror, could not after that stay even in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>. . . .