<w lemma="eu%29ruxwri%2Fas">εὐρυχωρίας</w>, <w lemma="genome%2Fnou">γενομένου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpou">τόπου</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kataleipome%2Fnwn">καταλειπομένων</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w> <w lemma="plh%2Frous">πλήρους</w> <w lemma="ai%28%2Fmatos">αἵματος</w>, <w lemma="fo%2Fnou">φόνου</w>, <w lemma="nekrw%3Dn">νεκρῶν</w>, <w lemma="pollh%5Cn">πολλὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29pori%2Fan">ἀπορίαν</w> <w lemma="parei%3Dxe">παρεῖχε</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="strathgw%3D%7C">στρατηγῷ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="troph%3Ds">τροπῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29mpo%2Fdion:">ἐμπόδιον·</w>
<w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="nekrw%3Dn">νεκρῶν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Flisqos">ὄλισθος</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ai%28mofu%2Frtwn">αἱμοφύρτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="swrhdo%5Cn">σωρηδὸν</w> <w lemma="peptwko%2Ftwn">πεπτωκότων</w>, <w lemma="h%28%2F">ἥ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xu%2Fdhn">χύδην</w> <w lemma="e%29rrimme%2Fnwn">ἐρριμμένων</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w> <w lemma="o%28mou%3D">ὁμοῦ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="ptw%2Fmasin">πτώμασιν</w> <w lemma="a%29logi%2Fa">ἀλογία</w> <w lemma="dusxerh%3D">δυσχερῆ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="di%2Fodon">δίοδον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmelle">ἔμελλε</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsein">ποιήσειν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcei">τάξει</w> <w lemma="diaporeuome%2Fnois">διαπορευομένοις</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="traumati%2Fas">τραυματίας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%29pi%2Fsw">τοὐπίσω</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="parata%2Fcews">παρατάξεως</w> <w lemma="komisa%2Fmenos">κομισάμενος</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pidiw%2Fkontas">ἐπιδιώκοντας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%28sta%2Ftwn">ἁστάτων</w> <w lemma="a%29nakalesa%2Fmenos">ἀνακαλεσάμενος</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sa%2Flpiggos">σάλπιγγος</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhs">μάχης</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fsous">μέσους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fous">πολεμίους</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fsthse">ἐπέστησε</w>,
<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pri%2Fgkipas">πρίγκιπας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="triari%2Fous">τριαρίους</w> <w lemma="puknw%2Fsas">πυκνώσας</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fteron">ἑκάτερον</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fras">κέρας</w> <w lemma="proa%2Fgein">προάγειν</w> <w lemma="parh%2Fggeile">παρήγγειλε</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="nekrw%3Dn">νεκρῶν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29peidh%5C">ἐπειδὴ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28perba%2Fntes">ὑπερβάντες</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fsou">ἴσου</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%28sta%2Ftois">ἁστάτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fnonto">ἐγένοντο</w>, <w lemma="sune%2Fbalon">συνέβαλον</w> <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="fa%2Flagges">φάλαγγες</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flais">ἀλλήλαις</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="megi%2Fsths">μεγίστης</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%3Ds">ὁρμῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proqumi%2Fas">προθυμίας</w>.
<w lemma="o%29%2Fntwn">ὄντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqei">πλήθει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="fronh%2Fmasi">φρονήμασι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29retai%3Ds">ἀρεταῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kaqoplismoi%3Ds">καθοπλισμοῖς</w> <w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fwn">παραπλησίων</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frwn">ἀμφοτέρων</w>, <w lemma="a%29%2Fkriton">ἄκριτον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhn">μάχην</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29tai%3Ds">αὐταῖς</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="xw%2Frais">χώραις</w> <w lemma="e%29napoqnhsko%2Fntwn">ἐναποθνησκόντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="filotimi%2Fan">φιλοτιμίαν</w>,
<w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Amasanna%2Fsan">Μασαννάσαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Alai%2Flion">Λαίλιον</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="diw%2Fgmatos">διώγματος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="a%29naka%2Fmptontes">ἀνακάμπτοντες</w> [<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w>] <w lemma="daimoni%2Fws">δαιμονίως</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="de%2Fonta">δέοντα</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="sunh%3Dyan">συνῆψαν</w>.
<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="prospeso%2Fntwn">προσπεσόντων</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fban">Ἀννίβαν</w> <w lemma="kato%2Fpin">κατόπιν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dstoi">πλεῖστοι</w> <w lemma="kateko%2Fphsan">κατεκόπησαν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcei">τάξει</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="fugh%5Cn">φυγὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmhsa%2Fntwn">ὁρμησάντων</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgoi">ὀλίγοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="die%2Ffugon">διέφυγον</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fte">ἅτε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="xersi%5Cn">χερσὶν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntwn">ὄντων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="e%29pipe%2Fdwn">ἐπιπέδων</w> <w lemma="u%28parxo%2Fntwn">ὑπαρχόντων</w>.
<w lemma="e%29%2Fpeson">ἔπεσον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="xili%2Fous">χιλίους</w> <w lemma="pentakosi%2Fous">πεντακοσίους</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="dismuri%2Fous">δισμυρίους</w>, <w lemma="ai%29xma%2Flwtoi">αἰχμάλωτοι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28a%2Flwsan">ἑάλωσαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Fttous">ἐλάττους</w>.
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<head>Victory of Scipio and Flight of Hannibal</head>The space between the two armies that still remained<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note22">Final struggle between Hannibal's reserves, his "army of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>," and the whole Roman infantry.</note>in position was full of blood, wounded men, and dead corpses; and thus the rout of the enemy proved an impediment of a perplexing nature to the Roman general. Everything was calculated to make an advance in order difficult,—the ground slippery with gore, the corpses lying piled up in bloody heaps, and with the corpses arms flung about in every direction. However Scipio caused the wounded to be carried to the rear, and the<foreign lang="la">hastati</foreign>to be recalled from the pursuit by the sound of a bugle, and drew them up where they were in advance of the ground on which the fighting had taken place, opposite the enemy's centre. He then ordered the<foreign lang="la">principes</foreign>and<foreign lang="la">triarii</foreign>to take close order, and, threading their way through the corpses, to deploy into line with the<foreign lang="la">hastati</foreign>on either flank. When they had surmounted the obstacles and got into line with the<foreign lang="la">hastati,</foreign>the two lines charged each other with the greatest fire and fury.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note23">The battle is decided by the</note>Being nearly equal in numbers, spirit, courage, and arms, the battle was for a long time undecided, the men in their obstinate valour falling dead without giving way a step; until at last the divisions of Massanissa and Laelius, returning from the<pb n="149" />pursuit, arrived providentially in the very nick of time.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note24">return of the Roman and Numidian cavalry.</note>Upon their charging Hannibal's rear, the greater part of his men were cut down in their ranks; while of those who attempted to fly very few escaped with their life, because the horsemen were close at their heels and the ground was quite level. On the Roman side there fell over fifteen hundred, on the Carthaginian over twenty thousand, while the prisoners taken were almost as numerous.
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