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Book 2 - Chapter 28

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<w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="sumbaino%2Fntwn">συμβαινόντων</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="%2Aai%29mi%2Flion">Αἰμίλιον</w> <w lemma="a%29khkoo%2Ftes">ἀκηκοότες</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2Api%2Fsas">Πίσας</w> <w lemma="kata%2Fploun">κατάπλουν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w>, <w lemma="ou%29%2Fpw">οὔπω</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prosdokw%3Dntes">προσδοκῶντες</w> <w lemma="au%29ta%5C">αὐτὰ</w> <w lemma="suneggi%2Fzein">συνεγγίζειν</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="safw%3Ds">σαφῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="lo%2Ffon">λόφον</w> <w lemma="a%29gw%3Dnos">ἀγῶνος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fgnwsan">ἔγνωσαν</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="e%29ggu%5Cs">ἐγγὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fas">οἰκείας</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="parauti%2Fka">παραυτίκα</w> <w lemma="bohqh%2Fsontas">βοηθήσοντας</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fstellon">ἐξαπέστελλον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Ffw%7C">λόφῳ</w> <w lemma="diagwnizome%2Fnois">διαγωνιζομένοις</w>, <w lemma="au%29toi%5C">αὐτοὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29qisme%2Fnas">εἰθισμένας</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fceis">τάξεις</w> <w lemma="diakosmh%2Fsantes">διακοσμήσαντες</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pezou%5Cs">πεζοὺς</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dgon">προῆγον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fous">ὑπεναντίους</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltoi%5C">Κελτοὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Falpewn">Ἄλπεων</w> <w lemma="%2Agaisa%2Ftous">Γαισάτους</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuome%2Fnous">προσαγορευομένους</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftacan">ἔταξαν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29p%27">ἀπ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29ra%3Ds">οὐρᾶς</w> <w lemma="e%29pifa%2Fneian">ἐπιφάνειαν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="prosedo%2Fkwn">προσεδόκων</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29mi%2Flion">Αἰμίλιον</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Finsombras:">Ἴνσομβρας·</w>
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<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fswpon">πρόσωπον</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Atauri%2Fskous">Ταυρίσκους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fde">τάδε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Apa%2Fdou">Πάδου</w> <w lemma="katoikou%3Dntas">κατοικοῦντας</w> <w lemma="%2Aboi%2Fous">Βοίους</w> <w lemma="parene%2Fbalon">παρενέβαλον</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fan">ἐναντίαν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="sta%2Fsin">στάσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontas">ἔχοντας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnois">προειρημένοις</w>, <w lemma="ble%2Fpontas">βλέποντας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Agai+%2Fou">Γαΐου</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffodon">ἔφοδον</w>.
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<w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%28ma%2Fcas">ἁμάξας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunwri%2Fdas">συνωρίδας</w> <w lemma="e%29kto%5Cs">ἐκτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frou">ἑκατέρου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fratos">κέρατος</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fsthsan">παρέστησαν</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fan">λείαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fs">εἴς</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="parakeime%2Fnwn">παρακειμένων</w> <w lemma="o%29rw%3Dn">ὀρῶν</w> <w lemma="fulakh%5Cn">φυλακὴν</w> <w lemma="peristh%2Fsantes">περιστήσαντες</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fqroizon">ἥθροιζον</w>.
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<w lemma="genome%2Fnhs">γενομένης</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29mfisto%2Fmou">ἀμφιστόμου</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltw%3Dn">Κελτῶν</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="kataplhktikh%5Cn">καταπληκτικὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="praktikh%5Cn">πρακτικὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcin">τάξιν</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Finsombres">Ἴνσομβρες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aboi%3Doi">Βοῖοι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29nacuri%2Fdas">ἀναξυρίδας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="eu%29petei%3Ds">εὐπετεῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="sa%2Fgwn">σάγων</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%5Cs">αὑτοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Ftacan">ἐξέταξαν</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Agaisa%2Ftai">Γαισάται</w> <w lemma="dia%2F">διά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="filodoci%2Fan">φιλοδοξίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Frsos">θάρσος</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dt%27">ταῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29porri%2Fyantes">ἀπορρίψαντες</w> <w lemma="gumnoi%5C">γυμνοὶ</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dtoi">πρῶτοι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fsthsan">κατέστησαν</w>, <w lemma="u%28polabo%2Fntes">ὑπολαβόντες</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsesqai">ἔσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="praktikw%2Ftatoi">πρακτικώτατοι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%2F">τό</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="batw%2Fdeis">βατώδεις</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="e%29mple%2Fkesqai">ἐμπλέκεσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29fa%2Fmmasi">ἐφάμμασι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parapodi%2Fzein">παραποδίζειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fan">χρείαν</w>.
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<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="lo%2Ffon">λόφον</w> <w lemma="e%29neisth%2Fkei">ἐνειστήκει</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunos">κίνδυνος</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fpasin">ἅπασιν</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fnoptos">σύνοπτος</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tosou%2Ftou">τοσούτου</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqous">πλήθους</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="a%29f%27">ἀφ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstou">ἑκάστου</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w> <w lemma="a%29nami%5Cc">ἀναμὶξ</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flois">ἀλλήλοις</w> <w lemma="sumpeptwko%2Ftos">συμπεπτωκότος</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="kairw%3D%7C">καιρῷ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="%2Aga%2Fion">Γάιον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fpaton">ὕπατον</w> <w lemma="parabo%2Flws">παραβόλως</w> <w lemma="a%29gwnizo%2Fmenon">ἀγωνιζόμενον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="xeirw%3Dn">χειρῶν</w> <w lemma="no%2Fmw%7C">νόμῳ</w> <w lemma="teleuth%3Dsai">τελευτῆσαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kefalh%5Cn">κεφαλὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fas">βασιλέας</w> <w lemma="e%29panenexqh%3Dnai">ἐπανενεχθῆναι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltw%3Dn:">Κελτῶν·</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="kinduneu%2Fsantas">κινδυνεύσαντας</w> <w lemma="e%29rrwme%2Fnws">ἐρρωμένως</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="e%29pikrath%3Dsai">ἐπικρατῆσαι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpou">τόπου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fwn">ὑπεναντίων</w>.
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<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pezikw%3Dn">πεζικῶν</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="su%2Fneggus">σύνεγγυς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntwn">ὄντων</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flois">ἀλλήλοις</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fdion">ἴδιον</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qaumasto%5Cn">θαυμαστὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sumbai%3Dnon">συμβαῖνον</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="kairw%3D%7C">καιρῷ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="parou%3Dsin">παροῦσιν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pote">ποτε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="duname%2Fnois">δυναμένοις</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fyin">ὄψιν</w> <w lemma="lamba%2Fnein">λαμβάνειν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w>
<head>The Gauls Defeated On Their Way Home</head>Aemilius had heard of the landing of the legions at<pb n="125" />Pisae, but had not expected them to be already so far on their road; but the contest at the eminence proved to him that the two armies were quite close.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note73">The battle of the horse. Atilius falls.</note>He accordingly despatched his horse at once to support the struggle for the possession of the hill, while he marshalled his foot in their usual order, and advanced to attack the enemy who barred his way. The Celts had stationed the Alpine tribe of the Gaesatae to face their enemies on the rear, and behind them the Insubres; on their front they had placed the Taurisci, and the Cispadane tribe of the Boii, facing the legions of Gaius. Their waggons and chariots they placed on the extremity of either wing, while the booty they massed upon one of the hills that skirted the road, under the protection of a guard. The army of the Celts was thus double-faced, and their mode of marshalling their forces was effective as well as calculated to inspire terror. The Insubres and Boii were clothed in their breeches and light cloaks; but the Gaesatae from vanity and bravado threw these garments away, and fell in in front of the army naked, with nothing but their arms; believing that, as the ground was in parts encumbered with brambles, which might possibly catch in their clothes and impede the use of their weapons, they would be more effective in this state. At first the only actual fighting was that for the possession of the hill: and the numbers of the cavalry, from all three armies, that had joined in the struggle made it a conspicious sight to all. In the midst of it the Consul Gaius fell, fighting with reckless bravery in the thick of the battle, and his head was brought to the king of the Celts. The Roman cavalry, however, continued the struggle with spirit, and finally won the position and overpowered their opponents. Then the foot also came to close quarters.