<w lemma="%2Aou%29">Οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnhs">ἐπιγενομένης</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29polwlo%2Ftwn">ἀπολωλότων</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="protropa%2Fdhn">προτροπάδην</w> <w lemma="pefeugo%2Ftwn">πεφευγότων</w>, <w lemma="parakale%2Fsas">παρακαλέσας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="xilia%2Frxous">χιλιάρχους</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="podo%5Cs">ποδὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29phkolou%2Fqei">ἐπηκολούθει</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="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnios">Καρχηδόνιος</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Fmene">ὑπέμενε</w>, <w lemma="kai%2Fper">καίπερ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="prosaggeli%2Fas">προσαγγελίας</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnhs:">γενομένης·</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fei">ἐποίει</w> <w lemma="pisteu%2Fwn">πιστεύων</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="o%29xuro%2Fthti">ὀχυρότητι</w>.
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="sunqewrh%2Fsas">συνθεωρήσας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29gxwri%2Fous">ἐγχωρίους</w> <w lemma="stasia%2Fzontas">στασιάζοντας</w>, <w lemma="kataplagei%5Cs">καταπλαγεὶς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffodon">ἔφοδον</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Askipi%2Fwnos">Σκιπίωνος</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Ffeuge">ἔφευγε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="diaseswsme%2Fnwn:">διασεσωσμένων·</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Fttous">ἐλάττους</w> <w lemma="pentakosi%2Fwn">πεντακοσίων</w>, <w lemma="pezoi%5C">πεζοὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="disxili%2Fous">δισχιλίους</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29gxw%2Frioi">ἐγχώριοι</w> <w lemma="sumfronh%2Fsantes">συμφρονήσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Ftreyan">ἐπέτρεψαν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="sfw%3Dn">σφῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplios">Πόπλιος</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29fei%2Fsato">ἐφείσατο</w>, <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="parakeime%2Fnas">παρακειμένας</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="e%29fh%3Dke">ἐφῆκε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdois">στρατοπέδοις</w> <w lemma="diarpa%2Fzein">διαρπάζειν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="diapraca%2Fmenos">διαπραξάμενος</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%2F%7Cei">ἐπανῄει</w> <w lemma="parembolh%2Fn">παρεμβολήν</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnioi">Καρχηδόνιοι</w>, <w lemma="palintro%2Fpou">παλιντρόπου</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdos">ἐλπίδος</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29pobainou%2Fshs">ἀποβαινούσης</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibola%2Fs">ἐπιβολάς</w>, <w lemma="bare%2Fws">βαρέως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fferon">ἔφερον</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fs:">γεγονός·</w>
<w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fsantes">ἐλπίσαντες</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="poliorkh%2Fsein">πολιορκήσειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="sugklei%2Fsantes">συγκλείσαντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkran">ἄκραν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prosou%3Dsan">προσοῦσαν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itu%2Fkhs">Ἰτύκης</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="paraxeimasi%2Fan">παραχειμασίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29poiou%3Dnto">ἐποιοῦντο</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="gh%3Dn">γῆν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pezoi%3Ds">πεζοῖς</w> <w lemma="strateu%2Fmasi">στρατεύμασι</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="nautikai%3Ds">ναυτικαῖς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmesi">δυνάμεσι</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsas">πάσας</w> <w lemma="h%28toimako%2Ftes">ἡτοιμακότες</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="paraskeua%2Fs">παρασκευάς</w>,
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pai%2Fqrwn">ὑπαίθρων</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="a%29lo%2Fgws">ἀλόγως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parado%2Fcws">παραδόξως</w> <w lemma="e%29kxwrh%3Dsai">ἐκχωρῆσαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fois">ὑπεναντίοις</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="sfw%3Dn">σφῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fdos">πατρίδος</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fson">ὅσον</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="prosdoka%3Dn">προσδοκᾶν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w>, <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="e%29kplagei%3Ds">ἐκπλαγεῖς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%2Ffoboi">περίφοβοι</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="yuxai%3Ds">ψυχαῖς</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="a%29nagkazo%2Fntwn">ἀναγκαζόντων</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fnoian">πρόνοιαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="boulh%5Cn">βουλὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllontos">μέλλοντος</w>, <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fdrion">συνέδριον</w> <w lemma="a%29pori%2Fas">ἀπορίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poiki%2Flwn">ποικίλων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tetaragme%2Fnwn">τεταραγμένων</w> <w lemma="e%29pinohma%2Ftwn">ἐπινοημάτων</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dres">πλῆρες</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffasan">ἔφασαν</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpein">πέμπειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fban">Ἀννίβαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kalei%3Dn">καλεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fas">Ἰταλίας</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="mia%3Ds">μιᾶς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="kataleipome%2Fnhs">καταλειπομένης</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdos">ἐλπίδος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnw%7C">ἐκείνῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="strathgw%3D%7C">στρατηγῷ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnou">ἐκείνου</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmesin">δυνάμεσιν</w>,
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="diapresbeu%2Fesqai">διαπρεσβεύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplion">Πόπλιον</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="a%29noxw%3Dn">ἀνοχῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="lalei%3Dn">λαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsewn">διαλύσεων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunqhkw%3Dn">συνθηκῶν</w>, <w lemma="e%28%2Fteroi">ἕτεροι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="qarrei%3Dn">θαρρεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fgein">συνάγειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diape%2Fmpesqai">διαπέμπεσθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aso%2Ffaka:">Σόφακα·</w>
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="plhsi%2Fon">πλησίον</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fabban">Ἄββαν</w> <w lemma="a%29pokexwrhke%2Fnai">ἀποκεχωρηκέναι</w>, <w lemma="sunaqroi%2Fzein">συναθροίζειν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnou">κινδύνου</w> <w lemma="diafugo%2Fntas">διαφυγόντας</w>. <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="au%28%2Fth">αὕτη</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="gnwmw%3Dn">γνωμῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pekra%2Fthsen">ἐπεκράτησεν</w>. <w lemma="%2Aou%28%3Dtoi">Οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fs">τάς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fqroizon">ἥθροιζον</w>,
<w lemma="e%29kpe%2Fmyantes">ἐκπέμψαντες</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asdrou%2Fban">Ἀσδρούβαν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diepe%2Fmyanto">διεπέμψαντο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aso%2Ffaka">Σόφακα</w>, <w lemma="deo%2Fmenoi">δεόμενοι</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="bohqei%3Dn">βοηθεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pokeime%2Fnwn">ὑποκειμένων</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqesin">πρόθεσιν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="au%29ti%2Fka">αὐτίκα</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fla">μάλα</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="strathgou%3D">στρατηγοῦ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmewn">δυνάμεων</w>
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<head>Anda Surrenders to Rome</head>When day broke, and he found the enemy either killed<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note12">Hasdrubal at Anda, see<bibl n="App. BC 8.24" default="NO" valid="yes">Appian, 8, 24</bibl>.</note>or in headlong flight, Scipio exhorted his Tribunes to activity, and at once started in pursuit. At first the Carthaginian general seemed inclined to stand his ground, though told of Scipio's approach, trusting in the strength of the town [of Anda]; but when he saw that the inhabitants were in a mutinous state, he shrank from meeting the attack of Scipio, and fled with the relics of his army, which consisted of as many as five hundred cavalry and about two thousand infantry. The inhabitants of the town thereupon submitted unconditionally to the Romans, and were spared by Scipio, who, however, gave up two neighbouring towns to the legions to plunder. This being done he returned to his original entrenchment. Baffled in the hopes which they had entertained of the course which the campaign would take, the Carthaginians were deeply depressed.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note13">Dismay at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a>.</note>They had expected to shut up the Romans on the promontory near Utica, which had been the site of their winter quarters, and besiege them there with their army and fleet both by sea and land. With this view all their preparations had been made; and when they<pb n="130" />saw, quite contrary to their calculations, that they were not only driven from the open country by the enemy, but were in hourly expectation of an attack upon themselves and their city, they became completely disheartened and panic-stricken. Their circumstances, however, admitted of no delay. They were compelled at once to take precautions and adopt some measures for the future. But the senate was filled with doubt and varied and confused suggestions. Some said that they ought to send for Hannibal and recall him from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>, their one hope of safety being now centred in that general and his forces. Others were for an embassy to Scipio to obtain a truce and discuss with him the terms of a pacification and treaty.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note14">The Senate, however, resolves to continue their resistance.</note>Others again were for keeping up their courage and collecting their forces, and sending a message to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Syphax&groupId=993&placeId=1751">Syphax</a>; who, they said, was at the neighbouring town of Abba, engaged in collecting the remnants of his army. This last suggestion was the one which ultimately prevailed. The Government of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a> accordingly set about collecting troops, and sent a despatch to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Syphax&groupId=993&placeId=1751">Syphax</a> begging him to support them and abide by his original policy, as a general with an army would presently join him.
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