<w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>, <w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="sku%3Dla">σκῦλα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ai%29xmalw%2Ftous">αἰχμαλώτους</w> <w lemma="eu%29trepei%3Ds">εὐτρεπεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqeto">ἔθετο</w>, <w lemma="sugkale%2Fsas">συγκαλέσας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fdrion">συνέδριον</w> <w lemma="e%29bouleu%2Feto">ἐβουλεύετο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w>, <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="de%2Fon">δέον</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29%2Fdocen">ἔδοξεν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cn">στρατηγὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplion">Πόπλιον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="e%29piporeuo%2Fmenon">ἐπιπορευόμενον</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Alai%2Flion">Λαίλιον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Amasanna%2Fsan">Μασαννάσαν</w>, <w lemma="labo%2Fntas">λαβόντας</w> <w lemma="tou%2Fs">τούς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2Anoma%2Fdas">Νομάδας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai+kw%3Dn">Ῥωμαϊκῶν</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w>, <w lemma="e%28%2Fpesqai">ἕπεσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aso%2Ffaka">Σόφακα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="dou%3Dnai">δοῦναι</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fstasin">ἐπίστασιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paraskeuh%2Fn">παρασκευήν</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="bouleusa%2Fmenoi">βουλευσάμενοι</w> <w lemma="diexwri%2Fsqhsan">διεχωρίσθησαν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aso%2Ffaka">Σόφακα</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnwn">προειρημένων</w> <w lemma="stratiwtw%3Dn">στρατιωτῶν</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>.
<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29qelonth%5Cn">ἐθελοντὴν</w> <w lemma="proseti%2Fqento">προσετίθεντο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fbon">φόβον</w>, <w lemma="a%28%5Cs">ἃς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="poliorkw%3Dn">πολιορκῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%29fo%2Fdou">ἐφόδου</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="kra%2Ftos">κράτος</w> <w lemma="h%28%2F%7Crei">ᾕρει</w>.
<w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%3Da">οἰκεῖα</w> <w lemma="metabolh%3Ds">μεταβολῆς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fte">ἅτε</w> <w lemma="sunexw%3Ds">συνεχῶς</w> [<w lemma="te">τε</w>] <w lemma="e%29kkei%2Fmena">ἐκκείμενα</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="kakopaqei%2Fais">κακοπαθείαις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%29sforai%3Ds">εἰσφοραῖς</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="poluxroni%2Fous">πολυχρονίους</w> <w lemma="gegone%2Fnai">γεγονέναι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibhri%2Fan">Ἰβηρίαν</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmous">πολέμους</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%29en">Ἐν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fni">Καρχηδόνι</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhs">μεγάλης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="u%28parxou%2Fshs">ὑπαρχούσης</w> <w lemma="a%29katastasi%2Fas">ἀκαταστασίας</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="mei%2Fzw">μείζω</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="taraxh%2Fn">ταραχήν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="deute%2Frou">δευτέρου</w> <w lemma="thlikau%2Fth%7C">τηλικαύτῃ</w> <w lemma="plhgh%3D%7C">πληγῇ</w> <w lemma="peripeptwko%2Ftwn">περιπεπτωκότων</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="a%29peipo%2Fntwn">ἀπειπόντων</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrwde%2Fstatoi">ἀνδρωδέστατοι</w> <w lemma="dokou%3Dntes">δοκοῦντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="sumbou%2Flwn">συμβούλων</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="nausi%5Cn">ναυσὶν</w> <w lemma="e%29ke%2Fleuon">ἐκέλευον</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dn">πλεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itu%2Fkhn">Ἰτύκην</w> <w lemma="poliorkou%3Dntas">πολιορκοῦντας</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="poliorki%2Fan">πολιορκίαν</w> <w lemma="peira%3Dsqai">πειρᾶσθαι</w> <w lemma="lu%2Fein">λύειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="naumaxei%3Dn">ναυμαχεῖν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fois">ὑπεναντίοις</w>, <w lemma="a%29paraskeu%2Fois">ἀπαρασκεύοις</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dsi">οὖσι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros:">μέρος·</w>
<w lemma="e%29pi%2F">ἐπί</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fban">Ἀννίβαν</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpein">πέμπειν</w> <w lemma="h%29ci%2Foun">ἠξίουν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mhdemi%2Fan">μηδεμίαν</w> <w lemma="u%28perbolh%5Cn">ὑπερβολὴν</w> <w lemma="poihsame%2Fnous">ποιησαμένους</w> <w lemma="e%29cele%2Fgxein">ἐξελέγχειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fda:">ἐλπίδα·</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flas">μεγάλας</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frais">ἀμφοτέραις</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolai%3Ds">ἐπιβολαῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="a%29forma%5Cs">ἀφορμὰς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="swthri%2Fan">σωτηρίαν</w>.
<w lemma="tine%5Cs">τινὲς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftas">ταύτας</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffasan">ἔφασαν</w> <w lemma="mhke%2Fti">μηκέτι</w> <w lemma="fe%2Frein">φέρειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%2Fs">καιρούς</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="o%29xurou%3Dn">ὀχυροῦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paraskeua%2Fzesqai">παρασκευάζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="poliorki%2Fan:">πολιορκίαν·</w> <w lemma="polla%5Cs">πολλὰς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="dw%2Fsein">δώσειν</w> <w lemma="a%29forma%5Cs">ἀφορμὰς</w> <w lemma="tau%29to%2Fmaton">ταὐτόματον</w>, <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="o%28monow%3Dsin">ὁμονοῶσιν</w>.
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="bouleu%2Fesqai">βουλεύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsews">διαλύσεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunqhkw%3Dn">συνθηκῶν</w> <w lemma="parh%2F%7Cnoun">παρῄνουν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fsi">τίσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="lu%2Fsin">λύσιν</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsainto">ποιήσαιντο</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%2Ftwn">ἐνεστώτων</w> <w lemma="kakw%3Dn">κακῶν</w>.
<w lemma="genome%2Fnwn">γενομένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pleio%2Fnwn">πλειόνων</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgwn">λόγων</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fsas">πάσας</w> <w lemma="e%29ku%2Frwsan">ἐκύρωσαν</w>
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<head>Scipio's Victory On the Great Plains</head>After making the necessary arrangements as to the booty<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note23">Scipio receives the submission of the country, while Laelius goes in pursuit of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Syphax&groupId=993&placeId=1751">Syphax</a>.</note>and prisoners, Scipio summoned a council of war to consult as to what to do next. It was resolved that Scipio himself and one part of the army should stay in the country and visit the various towns; while Laelius and Massanissa, with the Numidians and the rest of the Roman legions, should pursue <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Syphax&groupId=993&placeId=1751">Syphax</a> and give him no time to deliberate or make any preparations. This being settled the commanders separated; the two latter going with their division in pursuit of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Syphax&groupId=993&placeId=1751">Syphax</a>, Scipio on a round of the townships. Some of these were terrified into a voluntary submission to the Romans,<pb n="133" />others he promptly took by assault. The whole country was ripe for a change, owing to the constant series of miseries and contributions, under which it had been groaning from the protracted wars in Iberia.In <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a> meanwhile, where the panic had been great<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note24">A panic at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a>.</note>enough before, a still wilder state of excitement prevailed, after this second disaster, and the disappointment of the hopes of success which they had entertained. However, those of the counsellors who claimed the highest character for courage urged that they should go on board their ships and attack the besiegers of Utica, try to raise the blockade, and engage the enemy at sea, who were not in a forward state of preparation in that department; that they should recall Hannibal, and without delay test to the utmost this one more chance: for both these measures offered great and reasonable opportunities of securing their safety. Others declared that their circumstances no longer admitted of these measures: what they had to do was to fortify their town and prepare to stand a siege; for chance would give them many occasions of striking a successful blow if they only held together. At the same time they advised that they should deliberate on coming to terms and making a treaty, and see on what conditions and by what means they might extricate themselves from the danger. After a long debate, all these proposals were adopted together.
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