Polybius, Histories

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Book 2 - Chapter 26

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<w lemma="%2Akata%5C">Κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="%2Aleu%2Fkios">Λεύκιος</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29mi%2Flios">Αἰμίλιος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="prokaqh%2Fmenos">προκαθήμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29adri%2Fan">Ἀδρίαν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fsas">ἀκούσας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltou%5Cs">Κελτοὺς</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Aturrhni%2Fas">Τυρρηνίας</w> <w lemma="e%29mbeblhko%2Ftas">ἐμβεβληκότας</w> <w lemma="suneggi%2Fzein">συνεγγίζειν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmh%7C">Ῥώμῃ</w>, <w lemma="parh%3Dn">παρῆν</w> <w lemma="bohqw%3Dn">βοηθῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%5Cn">σπουδὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29tuxw%3Ds">εὐτυχῶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="de%2Fonta">δέοντα</w> <w lemma="kairo%2Fn">καιρόν</w>.
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<w lemma="katastratopedeu%2Fsantos">καταστρατοπεδεύσαντος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fneggus">σύνεγγυς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w>, <w lemma="katido%2Fntes">κατιδόντες</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pura%5C">πυρὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="noh%2Fsantes">νοήσαντες</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%5Cs">γεγονὸς</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="sumpefeugo%2Ftes">συμπεφευγότες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="lo%2Ffon">λόφον</w> <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="a%29naqarrh%2Fsantes">ἀναθαρρήσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteilan">ἐξαπέστειλαν</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29no%2Fplous">ἀνόπλους</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Flhs">ὕλης</w> <w lemma="a%29naggelou%3Dntas">ἀναγγελοῦντας</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="strathgw%3D%7C">στρατηγῷ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sumbebhko%2Fs">συμβεβηκός</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="diakou%2Fsas">διακούσας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="diabou%2Flion">διαβούλιον</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="kataleipo%2Fmenon">καταλειπόμενον</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%2Ftwn">ἐνεστώτων</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="xilia%2Frxois">χιλιάρχοις</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="fwti%5C">φωτὶ</w> <w lemma="parh%2Fggeile">παρήγγειλε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pezou%5Cs">πεζοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29ca%2Fgein">ἐξάγειν</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29nalabw%5Cn">ἀναλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="kaqhgei%3Dto">καθηγεῖτο</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w>, <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenos">ποιούμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnon">προειρημένον</w> <w lemma="bouno%2Fn">βουνόν</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Agalatw%3Dn">Γαλατῶν</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fnes">ἡγεμόνες</w> <w lemma="a%29forw%3Dntes">ἀφορῶντες</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pura%5C">πυρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sullogizo%2Fmenoi">συλλογιζόμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fan">παρουσίαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w> <w lemma="sunh%2Fdreuon">συνήδρευον</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anhroe%2Fsths">Ἀνηροέστης</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhn">γνώμην</w> <w lemma="ei%29se%2Ffere">εἰσέφερε</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgwn">λέγων</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="tosau%2Fths">τοσαύτης</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fas">λείας</w> <w lemma="e%29gkratei%3Ds">ἐγκρατεῖς</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Ftas">γεγονότας</w> — <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="ga%2Fr">γάρ</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Foike">ἔοικε</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="swma%2Ftwn">σωμάτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qremma%2Ftwn">θρεμμάτων</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29poskeuh%3Ds">ἀποσκευῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxon">εἶχον</w>, <w lemma="a%29mu%2Fqhton">ἀμύθητον</w> —
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<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="kinduneu%2Fein">κινδυνεύειν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="mhde%5C">μηδὲ</w> <w lemma="paraba%2Fllesqai">παραβάλλεσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flois">ὅλοις</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fan">οἰκείαν</w> <w lemma="a%29dew%3Ds">ἀδεῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29pana%2Fgein:">ἐπανάγειν·</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29poskeuasame%2Fnous">ἀποσκευασαμένους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnous">γενομένους</w> <w lemma="eu%29zw%2Fnous">εὐζώνους</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="e%29gxeirei%3Dn">ἐγχειρεῖν</w> <w lemma="o%28losxerw%3Ds">ὁλοσχερῶς</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="dokh%3D%7C">δοκῇ</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmasin">πράγμασιν</w>.
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<w lemma="do%2Fcantos">δόξαντος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anhroe%2Fstou">Ἀνηροέστου</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhn">γνώμην</w> <w lemma="xrh%2Fsasqai">χρήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="parou%3Dsin">παροῦσιν</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="bouleusa%2Fmenoi">βουλευσάμενοι</w>, <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="fwto%5Cs">φωτὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29nazeu%2Fcantes">ἀναζεύξαντες</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dgon">προῆγον</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aturrhnw%3Dn">Τυρρηνῶν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aleu%2Fkios">Λεύκιος</w> <w lemma="a%29nalabw%5Cn">ἀναλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="bounou%3D">βουνοῦ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="diasw%7Czo%2Fmenon">διασῳζόμενον</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdou">στρατοπέδου</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fais">ἰδίαις</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmesi">δυνάμεσι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="diakinduneu%2Fein">διακινδυνεύειν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="parata%2Fcews">παρατάξεως</w> <w lemma="ou%29damw%3Ds">οὐδαμῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fkrine">ἔκρινε</w> <w lemma="sumfe%2Frein">συμφέρειν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pithrei%3Dn">ἐπιτηρεῖν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="eu%29fuei%3Ds">εὐφυεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28po%2Fmenos">ἑπόμενος</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%2Fn">ἐάν</w> <w lemma="pou%2F">πού</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="bla%2Fyai">βλάψαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fous">πολεμίους</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fas">λείας</w> <w lemma="a%29pospa%2Fsai">ἀποσπάσαι</w> <w lemma="dunhqh%3D%7C">δυνηθῇ</w>.
<head>Aemilius Deters the Gauls</head>But meanwhile Lucius Aemilius, who had been stationed<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note71">On the arrival of Aemilius the Gauls retire.</note>on the coast of the Adriatic at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Ariminum&groupId=362&placeId=691">Ariminum</a>, having been informed that the Gauls had entered <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Etruria&groupId=582&placeId=1089">Etruria</a> and were approaching <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, set off to the rescue; and after a rapid march appeared on the ground just at the critical moment. He pitched his camp close to the enemy; and the fugitives on the hill, seeing his watch fires, and understanding what had happened, quickly recovered their courage and sent some of their men unarmed to make their way through the forest and tell the Consul what had happened. This news left the Consul as he thought no alternative but to fight. He therefore ordered the Tribunes to lead out the infantry at daybreak, while he, taking command of the cavalry, led the way towards the hill. The Gallic chieftains too had seen his watch fires, and understood that the enemy was come; and at once held council of war. The advice of King Aneroestes was, "that seeing the amount of booty they had taken,—an incalculable quantity indeed of captives, cattle, and other spoil,—they had better not run the risk of another general engagement, but return home in safety; and having disposed of this booty, and freed themselves from its incumbrance, return, if they thought good, to make another determined attack upon <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>." Having resolved to follow the advice of Aneroestes in the present juncture, the chiefs broke up their night council, and before daybreak struck camp, and marched through <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Etruria&groupId=582&placeId=1089">Etruria</a> by the road which follows the coast of the Ligurian bay. While Lucius, having taken off the remnant of the army from the hill, and combined it with his own forces, determined that it would not be by any means<pb n="124" />advantageous to offer the enemy regular battle; but that it was better to dog their footsteps, watching for favourable times and places at which to inflict damage upon them, or wrest some of their booty from their hands.