<w lemma="%2Aoi%28">Οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fsbeis">πρέσβεις</w> <w lemma="toiau%3Dta">τοιαῦτα</w> <w lemma="dialexqe%2Fntes">διαλεχθέντες</w> <w lemma="a%29nexw%2Frhsan:">ἀνεχώρησαν·</w>
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgoi">ὀλίγοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="sunainou%3Dntes">συναινοῦντες</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="parabai%2Fnein">παραβαίνειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="o%28mologi%2Fas">ὁμολογίας</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="politeuome%2Fnwn">πολιτευομένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="bouleuome%2Fnwn">βουλευομένων</w> <w lemma="bare%2Fws">βαρέως</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fferon">ἔφερον</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkais">συνθήκαις</w> <w lemma="e%29pitaga%2Fs">ἐπιταγάς</w>, <w lemma="dusxerw%3Ds">δυσχερῶς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29nei%2Fxonto">ἀνείχοντο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="presbeutw%3Dn">πρεσβευτῶν</w> <w lemma="parrhsi%2Fan">παρρησίαν</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Doi%2F">οἷοί</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="proe%2Fsqai">προέσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kathgme%2Fna">κατηγμένα</w> <w lemma="ploi%3Da">πλοῖα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="xorhgi%2Fas">χορηγίας</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fxon">συνέχον</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mikra%5Cs">μικρὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flas">μεγάλας</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxon">εἶχον</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="nikh%2Fsein">νικήσειν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fban">Ἀννίβαν</w>.
<w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="polloi%3Ds">πολλοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdoce">ἔδοξε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fsbeis">πρέσβεις</w> <w lemma="a%29napokri%2Ftous">ἀναποκρίτους</w> <w lemma="e%29caposte%2Fllein:">ἐξαποστέλλειν·</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="politeuome%2Fnwn">πολιτευομένων</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="prokei%2Fmenon">προκείμενον</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="panto%5Cs">παντὸς</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpou">τρόπου</w> <w lemma="sugxe%2Fai">συγχέαι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="sunedreu%2Fsantes">συνεδρεύσαντες</w> <w lemma="mhxanw%3Dntai%2F">μηχανῶνταί</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="toiou%3Dton">τοιοῦτον</w>.
<w lemma="e%29%2Ffasan">ἔφασαν</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fnoian">πρόνοιαν</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai">ποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="presbeutw%3Dn">πρεσβευτῶν</w>, <w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalei%2Fas">ἀσφαλείας</w> <w lemma="a%29nakomisqw%3Dsin">ἀνακομισθῶσιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="parembolh%2Fn">παρεμβολήν</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parauti%2Fka">παραυτίκα</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%28toi%2Fmazon">ἡτοίμαζον</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="trih%2Freis">τριήρεις</w> <w lemma="parapo%2Fmpous">παραπόμπους</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="nau%2Farxon">ναύαρχον</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asdrou%2Fban">Ἀσδρούβαν</w> <w lemma="diepe%2Fmyanto">διεπέμψαντο</w> <w lemma="parakalou%3Dntes">παρακαλοῦντες</w> <w lemma="e%28toima%2Fsai">ἑτοιμάσαι</w> <w lemma="ploi%3Da">πλοῖα</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="makra%5Cn">μακρὰν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="parembolh%3Ds">παρεμβολῆς</w>, <w lemma="i%28%2Fn%27">ἵν᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29peida%5Cn">ἐπειδὰν</w> <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="parape%2Fmpousai">παραπέμπουσαι</w> <w lemma="nh%3Des">νῆες</w> <w lemma="a%29poli%2Fpwsi">ἀπολίπωσι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w>, <w lemma="e%29panaxqe%2Fnta">ἐπαναχθέντα</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="kataponti%2Fsh%7C">καταποντίσῃ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%2Fs">πρεσβευτάς</w>.
<w lemma="e%29fw%2Frmei">ἐφώρμει</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="nautiko%5Cn">ναυτικὸν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itu%2Fkhs">Ἰτύκης</w> <w lemma="e%29gkeime%2Fnous">ἐγκειμένους</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="diataca%2Fmenoi">διαταξάμενοι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asdrou%2Fban">Ἀσδρούβαν</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpempon">ἐξέπεμπον</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w>, <w lemma="e%29nteila%2Fmenoi">ἐντειλάμενοι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="trih%2Frwn">τριήρων</w>, [<w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w>] <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="paralla%2Fcwsi">παραλλάξωσι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Amaka%2Fran">Μακάραν</w> <w lemma="potamo%2Fn">ποταμόν</w>, <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="a%29polipo%2Fntas">ἀπολιπόντας</w> <w lemma="a%29poplei%3Dn">ἀποπλεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="po%2Frw%7C">πόρῳ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%2Fs:">πρεσβευτάς·</w>
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="sunora%3Dn">συνορᾶν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fwn">ὑπεναντίων</w> <w lemma="parembolh%2Fn:">παρεμβολήν·</w>
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="parape%2Fmpontes">παραπέμποντες</w>, <w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="suntaxqe%5Cn">συνταχθὲν</w> <w lemma="parh%2Fllacan">παρήλλαξαν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="potamo%2Fn">ποταμόν</w>, <w lemma="a%29spasa%2Fmenoi">ἀσπασάμενοι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="e%29pane%2Fpleon">ἐπανέπλεον</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aleu%2Fkion">Λεύκιον</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllo">ἄλλο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28fewrw%3Dnto">ὑφεωρῶντο</w> <w lemma="deino%2Fn">δεινόν</w>, <w lemma="nomi%2Fsantes">νομίσαντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="parape%2Fmpontas">παραπέμποντας</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29ligwri%2Fan">ὀλιγωρίαν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="proapolipei%3Dn">προαπολιπεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="poso%5Cn">ποσὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29dusxe%2Frainon">ἐδυσχέραινον</w>.
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="monwqe%2Fntas">μονωθέντας</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dn">πλεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29pana%2Fgontai">ἐπανάγονται</w> <w lemma="trisi%5C">τρισὶ</w> <w lemma="trih%2Fresin">τριήρεσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="u%28pobolh%3Ds">ὑποβολῆς</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnioi">Καρχηδόνιοι</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parabalo%2Fntes">παραβαλόντες</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai+kh%3D%7C">Ῥωμαϊκῇ</w> <w lemma="penth%2Frei">πεντήρει</w> <w lemma="trw%3Dsai">τρῶσαι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Doi%2F">οἷοί</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w>, <w lemma="u%28poxwrou%2Fshs">ὑποχωρούσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="new%2Fs">νεώς</w>, <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="katastrw%2Fmatos">καταστρώματος</w> <w lemma="e%29pibh%3Dnai">ἐπιβῆναι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gennai%2Fws">γενναίως</w> <w lemma="a%29mu%2Fnesqai">ἀμύνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras:">ἄνδρας·</w>
<w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="parabolh%3Ds">παραβολῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fric">πέριξ</w> <w lemma="prosmaxo%2Fmenoi">προσμαχόμενοι</w> <w lemma="kateti%2Ftrwskon">κατετίτρωσκον</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29piba%2Ftas">ἐπιβάτας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="die%2Ffqeiron">διέφθειρον</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w>,
<w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="katido%2Fntes">κατιδόντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pronomeu%2Fontas">προνομεύοντας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parali%2Fan">παραλίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fas">ἰδίας</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fas">στρατοπεδείας</w> <w lemma="parabohqou%3Dntas">παραβοηθοῦντας</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ai%29gialo%5Cn">αἰγιαλὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fbalon">ἐξέβαλον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="nau%3Dn">ναῦν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="gh%3Dn">γῆν</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="e%29pibatw%3Dn">ἐπιβατῶν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dstoi">πλεῖστοι</w> <w lemma="diefqa%2Frhsan">διεφθάρησαν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="presbeutai%5C">πρεσβευταὶ</w> <w lemma="parado%2Fcws">παραδόξως</w> <w lemma="e%29cesw%2Fqhsan">ἐξεσώθησαν</w>.
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<head>Treacherous Attempt on the Lives of the Roman Envoys</head>After delivering this' speech the envoys retired. Some<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note5">Treacherous attempt on the lives of the Roman envoys.</note>few of the citizens were against breaking the treaty; but the majority, both of the politicians and the Senate, were much annoyed by its terms, and irritated by the plain speaking of the envoys; and, moreover, could not make up their minds to surrender the captured transports and the provisions which were on board them. But their main motive was a confident hope that they might yet conquer by means of Hannibal. The people therefore voted to dismiss the envoys without an answer. Moreover, the political party, whose aim it was to<pb n="138" />bring on the war at all hazards, held a meeting and arranged the following act of treachery. They gave out that it was necessary to make provision for conducting the envoys back to their camp in safety. They therefore at once caused two triremes to be got ready to convoy them; but at the same time sent a message to the Navarch Hasdrubal to have some vessels ready at no great distance from the Roman camp, in order that, as soon as the convoys had taken leave of the Roman envoys, he might bear down upon their ships and sink them; for the Carthaginian fleet was stationed at the time close under Utica. Having made this arrangement with Hasdrubal, they despatched the envoys, with instructions to the officers of the convoys to leave them and return, as soon as they had passed the mouth of the River Macara; for it was from this point that the enemy's camp came into sight. Therefore, according to their instructions, as soon as they had passed this point, the officers of the convoys made signs of farewell to the Roman envoys and returned. Lucius and his colleagues suspected no danger, and felt no other annoyance at this proceeding than as regarding it as a mark of disrespect. But no sooner were they left thus alone, than three Carthaginian vessels suddenly started out to attack them, and came up with the Roman quinquereme. They failed, indeed, to stave her in, because she evaded them; nor did they succeed in boarding her, because the men resisted them with great spirit. But they ran up alongside of the vessel, and kept attacking her at various points, and managed to wound the marines with their darts and kill a considerable number of them; until at last the Romans, observing that their forage parties along the shore were rushing down to the beach to their assistance, ran their ships upon land. Most of the marines were killed, but the envoys had the unexpected good fortune to escape with their lives.
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