<w lemma="%2A%29en">Ἐν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="bu%2Fblw%7C">βύβλῳ</w> <w lemma="diesafh%2Fsamen">διεσαφήσαμεν</w> <w lemma="po%2Fte">πότε</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="susthsa%2Fmenoi">συστησάμενοι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29kto%5Cs">ἐκτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29gxeirei%3Dn">ἐγχειρεῖν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Frcanto">ἤρξαντο</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmasin">πράγμασιν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fan">Σικελίαν</w> <w lemma="die%2Fbhsan">διέβησαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="a%28%5Cs">ἃς</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fas">αἰτίας</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnhs">προειρημένης</w> <w lemma="nh%2Fsou">νήσου</w> <w lemma="sunesth%2Fsanto">συνεστήσαντο</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w>,
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="po%2Fte">πότε</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="suni%2Fstasqai">συνίστασθαι</w> <w lemma="nautika%5Cs">ναυτικὰς</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Frcanto">ἤρξαντο</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="sumba%2Fnta">συμβάντα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frois">ἑκατέροις</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flous">τέλους</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnioi">Καρχηδόνιοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29cexw%2Frhsan">ἐξεχώρησαν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fas">Σικελίας</w>, <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pekra%2Fthsan">ἐπεκράτησαν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhs">ὅλης</w> <w lemma="nh%2Fsou">νήσου</w> <w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28f%27">ὑφ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ie%2Frwni">Ἱέρωνι</w> <w lemma="tattome%2Fnwn">ταττομένων</w> <w lemma="merw%3Dn">μερῶν</w>.
<w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29pebalo%2Fmeqa">ἐπεβαλόμεθα</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein">λέγειν</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="stasia%2Fsantes">στασιάσαντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Froi">μισθοφόροι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuqe%2Fnta">προσαγορευθέντα</w> <w lemma="%2Alibuko%5Cn">Λιβυκὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fkausan">ἐξέκαυσαν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="sumba%2Fnta">συμβάντα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="a%29sebh%2Fmata">ἀσεβήματα</w> <w lemma="me%2Fxri">μέχρι</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fnos">τίνος</w> <w lemma="prou%2Fbh">προύβη</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fna">τίνα</w> <w lemma="die%2Fcodon">διέξοδον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flaben">ἔλαβεν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="para%2Floga">παράλογα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frgwn">ἔργων</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flous">τέλους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="e%29pikratei%2Fas">ἐπικρατείας</w>.
<w lemma="nuni%5C">νυνὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="sunexh%3D">συνεχῆ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="peiraso%2Fmeqa">πειρασόμεθα</w> <w lemma="dhlou%3Dn">δηλοῦν</w>, <w lemma="kefalaiwdw%3Ds">κεφαλαιωδῶς</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstwn">ἑκάστων</w> <w lemma="e%29piyau%2Fontes">ἐπιψαύοντες</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> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnioi">Καρχηδόνιοι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="qa%3Dtton">θᾶττον</w> <w lemma="katesth%2Fsanto">κατεστήσαντο</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fhn">Λιβύην</w>, <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ami%2Flkan">Ἀμίλκαν</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fstellon">ἐξαπέστελλον</w>, <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="susth%2Fsantes">συστήσαντες</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</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="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29nalabw%5Cn">ἀναλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpeda">στρατόπεδα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ui%28o%5Cn">υἱὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fban">Ἀννίβαν</w>, <w lemma="o%29%2Fnta">ὄντα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28liki%2Fan">ἡλικίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29tw%3Dn">ἐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nne%2Fa">ἐννέα</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diaba%5Cs">διαβὰς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28hrakle%2Fous">Ἡρακλέους</w> <w lemma="sth%2Flas">στήλας</w> <w lemma="a%29nekta%3Dto">ἀνεκτᾶτο</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibhri%2Fan">Ἰβηρίαν</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmata">πράγματα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fois">Καρχηδονίοις</w>.
<w lemma="diatri%2Fyas">διατρίψας</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpois">τόποις</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fth">ἔτη</w> <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29nne%2Fa">ἐννέα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmw%7C">πολέμῳ</w>, <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peiqoi%3D">πειθοῖ</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsas">ποιήσας</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibh%2Frwn">Ἰβήρων</w> <w lemma="u%28phko%2Fous">ὑπηκόους</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fni">Καρχηδόνι</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fstreye">κατέστρεψε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w> <w lemma="a%29ci%2Fws">ἀξίως</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="progegenhme%2Fnwn">προγεγενημένων</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcewn">πράξεων</w>.
<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrwdesta%2Ftous">ἀνδρωδεστάτους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="megi%2Fsthn">μεγίστην</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontas">ἔχοντας</w> <w lemma="paratatto%2Fmenos">παραταττόμενος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xrw%2Fmenos">χρώμενος</w> <w lemma="tolmhrw%3Ds">τολμηρῶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parabo%2Flws">παραβόλως</w> <w lemma="e%28autw%3D%7C">ἑαυτῷ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnou">κινδύνου</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29rrwme%2Fnws">ἐρρωμένως</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w> <w lemma="meth%2Fllacen">μετήλλαξεν</w>.
<w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="strathgi%2Fan">στρατηγίαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnioi">Καρχηδόνιοι</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fdosan">παρέδοσαν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asdrou%2Fba%7C">Ἀσδρούβᾳ</w>, <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> '<w lemma="kei%2Fnou">κείνου</w> <w lemma="khdesth%3D%7C">κηδεστῇ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="trihra%2Frxw%7C">τριηράρχῳ</w>.
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<head>Recapitulation of Book 1</head>IN the previous book I have described how the Romans,<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note1">Recapitulation of the subjects treated in Book I.</note>having subdued all <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>, began to aim at foreign dominion; how they crossed to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a>, and the reasons of the war which they entered into against the Carthaginians for the possession of that island. Next I stated at what period they began the formation of a navy; and what befell both the one side and the other up to the end of the war; the consequence of which was that the Carthaginians entirely evacuated <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a>, and the Romans took possession of the whole island, except such parts as were still under the rule of Hiero. Following these events I endeavoured to describe how the mutiny of the mercenaries against <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a>, in what is called the Libyan War, burst out; the lengths to which the shocking outrages in it went; its surprises and extraordinary incidents, until its conclusion, and the final triumph of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a>. I must now relate the events which immediately succeeded these, touching summarily upon each in accordance with my original plan.As soon as they had brought the Libyan war to a conclusion<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note2">B. C. 238. Hamilcar and his son Hannibal sent to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Spain&groupId=983&placeId=1735">Spain</a>.</note>the Carthaginian government collected an army and despatched it under the command of Hamilcar to Iberia. This general took over the command of the troops, and with his son Hannibal, then nine years old, crossing by the Pillars of Hercules, set about recovering the Carthaginian possessions in Iberia.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note3">B. C. 238-229.</note>He spent nine years in Iberia, and after reducing many Iberian tribes by war or diplomacy to obedience to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a> he died in a manner worthy of his great achievements; for he lost his life in a battle against the most warlike and powerful tribes, in which he showed a conspicuous<pb n="100" />and even reckless personal gallantry. The Carthaginians appointed his son-in-law Hasdrubal to succeed him, who was at the time in command of the fleet.
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