<w lemma="%2Aoi%28">Οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltoi%5C">Κελτοὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%2Frantes">κατάραντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aturrhni%2Fan">Τυρρηνίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29peporeu%2Fonto">ἐπεπορεύοντο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>, <w lemma="porqou%3Dntes">πορθοῦντες</w> <w lemma="a%29dew%3Ds:">ἀδεῶς·</w> <w lemma="ou%29deno%5Cs">οὐδενὸς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29ntitattome%2Fnou">ἀντιταττομένου</w>, <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsan">ὥρμησαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w>.
<w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntwn">ὄντων</w> <w lemma="h%28%5C">ἣ</w> <w lemma="kalei%3Dtai">καλεῖται</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Aklou%2Fsion">Κλούσιον</w>, <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fxei">ἀπέχει</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28merw%3Dn">ἡμερῶν</w> <w lemma="triw%3Dn">τριῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28do%5Cn">ὁδὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhs">Ῥώμης</w>, <w lemma="prosagge%2Flletai">προσαγγέλλεται</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="kato%2Fpin">κατόπιν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fpontai">ἕπονται</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fptousin">συνάπτουσιν</w> <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="prokaqh%2Fmenai">προκαθήμεναι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Aturrhni%2Fa%7C">Τυρρηνίᾳ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fsantes">ἀκούσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="u%28postrofh%3Ds">ὑποστροφῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29ph%2Fntwn">ἀπήντων</w>, <w lemma="speu%2Fdontes">σπεύδοντες</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="sumbalei%3Dn">συμβαλεῖν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29ggi%2Fsantes">ἐγγίσαντες</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flois">ἀλλήλοις</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="dusma%5Cs">δυσμὰς</w> <w lemma="h%28li%2Fou">ἡλίου</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="summe%2Ftrw%7C">συμμέτρῳ</w> <w lemma="diasth%2Fmati">διαστήματι</w> <w lemma="katastratopedeu%2Fsantes">καταστρατοπεδεύσαντες</w> <w lemma="hu%29li%2Fsqhsan">ηὐλίσθησαν</w> <w lemma="a%29mfo%2Fteroi">ἀμφότεροι</w>.
<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnhs">ἐπιγενομένης</w> <w lemma="pu%3Dr">πῦρ</w> <w lemma="a%29nakau%2Fsantes">ἀνακαύσαντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltoi%5C">Κελτοὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Flipon">ἀπέλιπον</w>, <w lemma="sunta%2Fcantes">συντάξαντες</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="fwti%5C">φωτὶ</w> <w lemma="sumfanei%3Ds">συμφανεῖς</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnous">γενομένους</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w> <w lemma="u%28poxwrei%3Dn">ὑποχωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="sti%2Fbon">στίβον</w>.
<w lemma="au%29toi%5C">αὐτοὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="laqrai%2Fan">λαθραίαν</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fmenoi">ποιησάμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poxw%2Frhsin">ἀποχώρησιν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="%2Afaiso%2Flan">Φαισόλαν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="parene%2Fbalon">παρενέβαλον</w>, <w lemma="pro%2Fqesin">πρόθεσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29kde%2Fxesqai">ἐκδέχεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%28autw%3Dn">ἑαυτῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="parado%2Fcws">παραδόξως</w> <w lemma="e%29noxlh%3Dsai">ἐνοχλῆσαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fwn">ὑπεναντίων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffodon">ἔφοδον</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnhs">ἐπιγενομένης</w> <w lemma="sunido%2Fntes">συνιδόντες</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fsantes">νομίσαντες</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltou%5Cs">Κελτοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29podedrake%2Fnai">ἀποδεδρακέναι</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%5Cn">σπουδὴν</w> <w lemma="h%29kolou%2Fqoun">ἠκολούθουν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppeu%3Dsin">ἱππεῦσιν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnwn">ἐκείνων</w> <w lemma="a%29poxw%2Frhsin">ἀποχώρησιν</w>.
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="suneggi%2Fzein">συνεγγίζειν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w> <w lemma="dianasta%2Fntwn">διαναστάντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltw%3Dn">Κελτῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sumpeso%2Fntwn">συμπεσόντων</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="a%29gw%5Cn">ἀγὼν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxa%5Cs">ἀρχὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29mfoi%3Dn">ἀμφοῖν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Faios">βίαιος</w>.
<w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kaquperexo%2Fntwn">καθυπερεχόντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltw%3Dn">Κελτῶν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="to%2Flmh%7C">τόλμῃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqei">πλήθει</w>, <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="diafqarh%3Dnai">διαφθαρῆναι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Fttous">ἐλάττους</w> <w lemma="e%28cakisxili%2Fwn">ἑξακισχιλίων</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipou%5Cs">λοιποὺς</w> <w lemma="feu%2Fgein:">φεύγειν·</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fs">πρός</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="e%29rumno%5Cn">ἐρυμνὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29poxwrh%2Fsantes">ἀποχωρήσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmenon">ἔμενον</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltoi%5C">Κελτοὶ</w> <w lemma="poliorkei%3Dn">πολιορκεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29peba%2Flonto:">ἐπεβάλοντο·</w> <w lemma="kakw%3Ds">κακῶς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29palla%2Fttontes">ἀπαλλάττοντες</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="progegenhme%2Fnhs">προγεγενημένης</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="nukti%5C">νυκτὶ</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fas">πορείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kakopaqei%2Fas">κακοπαθείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="talaipwri%2Fas">ταλαιπωρίας</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsan">ὥρμησαν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fpausin">ἀνάπαυσιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qerapei%2Fan">θεραπείαν</w>, <w lemma="fulakh%5Cn">φυλακὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29polipo%2Fntes">ἀπολιπόντες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fwn">ἰδίων</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="lo%2Ffon">λόφον</w>,
<w lemma="pro%2Fqesin">πρόθεσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29piou%3Dsan">ἐπιοῦσαν</w> <w lemma="poliorkei%3Dn">πολιορκεῖν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="sumpefeugo%2Ftas">συμπεφευγότας</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="paradw%3Dsin">παραδῶσιν</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%5Cs">ἑαυτοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%28kousi%2Fws">ἑκουσίως</w>.
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<head>Defeat of the Romans Near Faesulae</head>There will be another opportunity of treating the<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note69">The Gauls enter <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Etruria&groupId=582&placeId=1089">Etruria</a>.</note>subject in greater detail; for the present I must return to the Celts. Having entered <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Etruria&groupId=582&placeId=1089">Etruria</a>, they began their march through the country, devastating it as they chose, and without any opposition; and finally directed their course against <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> itself. But when they were encamped under the walls of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Clusium&groupId=479&placeId=898">Clusium</a>, which is three days' march from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, news was brought them that the Roman forces, which were on duty in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Etruria&groupId=582&placeId=1089">Etruria</a>, were following on their rear and were close upon them; upon which they turned back to meet them, eager to offer them battle.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note70">The Praetor's army defeated at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Clusium&groupId=479&placeId=898">Clusium</a>.</note>The two armies came in sight of each other about sunset, and encamped for the night a short distance apart. But when night fell, the Celts lit their watch fires; and leaving their cavalry on the ground, with instructions that, as soon as daylight made them visible to the enemy, they should follow by the same route, they made a secret retreat along the road to Faesulae, and took up their position there; that they might be joined by their own cavalry, and might disconcert the attack of the enemy. Accordingly, when at daybreak the Romans saw that the cavalry were alone, they believed that the Celts had fled, and hastened in pursuit of the retreating horse; but when they approached the spot where the enemy were stationed, the Celts suddenly left their position and fell upon them. The struggle was at first maintained with fury on<pb n="123" />both sides: but the courage and superior numbers of the Celts eventually gave them the victory. No less than six thousand Romans fell: while the rest fled, most of whom made their way to a certain strongly fortified height, and there remained. The first impulse of the Celts was to besiege them: but they were worn out by their previous night march, and all the suffering and fatigue of the day; leaving therefore a detachment of cavalry to keep guard round the hill, they hastened to procure rest and refreshment, resolving to besiege the fugitives next day unless they voluntarily surrendered.
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