<w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w>. <w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29kontista%5Cs">ἀκοντιστὰς</w> <w lemma="proelqo%2Fntas">προελθόντας</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai+kw%3Dn">Ῥωμαϊκῶν</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29qismo%5Cn">ἐθισμὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29sakonti%2Fzein">εἰσακοντίζειν</w> <w lemma="e%29nergoi%3Ds">ἐνεργοῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="puknoi%3Ds">πυκνοῖς</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="be%2Flesin">βέλεσιν</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="o%29pi%2Fsw">ὀπίσω</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltw%3Dn">Κελτῶν</w> <w lemma="pollh%5Cn">πολλὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29xrhsti%2Fan">εὐχρηστίαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="sa%2Fgoi">σάγοι</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29nacuri%2Fdwn">ἀναξυρίδων</w> <w lemma="parei%3Dxon:">παρεῖχον·</w>
<w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="gumnoi%3Ds">γυμνοῖς</w> <w lemma="proestw%3Dsi">προεστῶσι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prosdoki%2Fan">προσδοκίαν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmatos">πράγματος</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnontos">συμβαίνοντος</w> <w lemma="ta%29nanti%2Fa">τἀναντία</w> <w lemma="pollh%5Cn">πολλὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29pori%2Fan">ἀπορίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dusxrhsti%2Fan">δυσχρηστίαν</w> <w lemma="parei%3Dxe">παρεῖχε</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenon">γινόμενον</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="duname%2Fnou">δυναμένου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Agalatikou%3D">Γαλατικοῦ</w> <w lemma="qureou%3D">θυρεοῦ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndra">ἄνδρα</w> <w lemma="periske%2Fpein">περισκέπειν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fsw%7C">ὅσῳ</w> <w lemma="gumna%5C">γυμνὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mei%2Fzw">μείζω</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="sw%2Fmat%27">σώματ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>, <w lemma="tosou%2Ftw%7C">τοσούτῳ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="be%2Flh">βέλη</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fptein">πίπτειν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fndon">ἔνδον</w>.
<w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmenoi">δυνάμενοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29mu%2Fnasqai">ἀμύνασθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29sakonti%2Fzontas">εἰσακοντίζοντας</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Fstasin">ἀπόστασιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pipto%2Fntwn">πιπτόντων</w> <w lemma="belw%3Dn">βελῶν</w>, <w lemma="perikakou%3Dntes">περικακοῦντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dusxrhstou%2Fmenoi">δυσχρηστούμενοι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="parou%3Dsin">παροῦσιν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fous">πολεμίους</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="qumou%3D">θυμοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29logisti%2Fas">ἀλογιστίας</w> <w lemma="ei%29kh%3D%7C">εἰκῇ</w> <w lemma="propi%2Fptontes">προπίπτοντες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dido%2Fntes">διδόντες</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%28kousi%2Fws">ἑκουσίως</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fqnhskon">ἀπέθνησκον</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flous">φίλους</w> <w lemma="a%29naxwrou%3Dntes">ἀναχωροῦντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fda">πόδα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prodh%2Flws">προδήλως</w> <w lemma="a%29podeiliw%3Dntes">ἀποδειλιῶντες</w> <w lemma="die%2Fstrefon">διέστρεφον</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kato%2Fpin">κατόπιν</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Agaisa%2Ftwn">Γαισάτων</w> <w lemma="fro%2Fnhma">φρόνημα</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29kontistai%3Ds">ἀκοντισταῖς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpw%7C">τρόπῳ</w> <w lemma="katelu%2Fqh">κατελύθη</w>,
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29inso%2Fmbrwn">Ἰνσόμβρων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aboi%2Fwn">Βοίων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Atauri%2Fskwn">Ταυρίσκων</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="decame%2Fnous">δεξαμένους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%28autw%3Dn">ἑαυτῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29kontista%5Cs">ἀκοντιστὰς</w> <w lemma="prosba%2Fllein">προσβάλλειν</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="spei%2Fras">σπείρας</w>, <w lemma="sumpeso%5Cn">συμπεσὸν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="xeiro%5Cs">χειρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fei">ἐποίει</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhn">μάχην</w> <w lemma="e%29xura%2Fn">ἐχυράν</w>.
<w lemma="diakopto%2Fmenoi">διακοπτόμενοι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmenon">ἔμενον</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fson">ἴσον</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="yuxai%3Ds">ψυχαῖς</w>, <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndra">ἄνδρα</w> <w lemma="leipo%2Fmenoi">λειπόμενοι</w>, <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w> <w lemma="kataskeuai%3Ds">κατασκευαῖς</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="qureoi%5C">θυρεοὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29sfa%2Fleian">ἀσφάλειαν</w>, <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxairai">μάχαιραι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcin">πρᾶξιν</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="diafora%5Cn">διαφορὰν</w> ?<w lemma=""></w>? <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Agalatikh%5Cn">Γαλατικὴν</w> <w lemma="katafora%5Cn">καταφορὰν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w>.
<w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="u%28perdeci%2Fwn">ὑπερδεξίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fras">κέρας</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29mbalo%2Fntes">ἐμβαλόντες</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Ffou">λόφου</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fferon">προσέφερον</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w> <w lemma="e%29rrwme%2Fnws">ἐρρωμένως</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fq%27">τόθ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="pezoi%5C">πεζοὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltw%3Dn">Κελτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="parata%2Fcews">παρατάξεως</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpw%7C">τόπῳ</w> <w lemma="kateko%2Fphsan">κατεκόπησαν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="fugh%5Cn">φυγὴν</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsan">ὥρμησαν</w>.
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<head>Great Slaughter of the Gauls</head>When the men who were armed with the<foreign lang="la">pilum</foreign>advanced in front of the legions, in accordance<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note74">The infantry engage.</note>with the regular method of Roman warfare, and hurled their<foreign lang="la">pila</foreign>in rapid and effective volleys, the inner ranks of the Celts found their jerkins and leather breeches of great service; but to the naked men in the front ranks this unexpected mode of attack caused great distress and discomfiture. For the Gallic shields not being big enough to cover the man, the larger the naked body the more certainty was there of the<foreign lang="la">pilum</foreign>hitting. And at last, not being able to retaliate, because the pilum-throwers were out of reach, and their weapons kept pouring in, some of them, in the extremity of their distress and helplessness, threw themselves with desperate courage and reckless violence upon the enemy, and thus met a voluntary death; while others gave ground step by step towards their own friends, whom they threw into confusion by this manifest acknowledgment of their panic. Thus the courage of the Gaesatae had broken down before the preliminary attack of the<foreign lang="la">pilum.</foreign>But when the throwers of it had rejoined their ranks, and the whole Roman<pb n="127" />line charged, the Insubres, Boii, and Taurisci received the attack, and maintained a desperate hand-to-hand fight. Though almost cut to pieces, they held their ground with unabated courage, in spite of the fact that man for man, as well as collectively, they were inferior to the Romans in point of arms. The shields and swords of the latter were proved to be manifestly superior for defence and attack, for the Gallic sword can only deliver a cut, but cannot trust. And when, besides the Roman horse charged down from the high ground on their flank, and attacked them vigorously, the infantry of the Celts were cut to pieces on the field, while their horse turned and fled.
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