<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Agalatw%3Dn">Γαλατῶν</w> <w lemma="ni%2Fkhn">νίκην</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="praxqei%3Dsan">πραχθεῖσαν</w> <w lemma="stratopedeuo%2Fntwn">στρατοπεδευόντων</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fagkuran">Ἄγκυραν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Agnai+%2Fou">Γναΐου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="strathgou%3D">στρατηγοῦ</w> <w lemma="proa%2Fgein">προάγειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%29%2Fmprosqen">τοὔμπροσθεν</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllontos">μέλλοντος</w>,
<w lemma="paragi%2Fnontai">παραγίνονται</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fsbeis">πρέσβεις</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Atektosa%2Fgwn">Τεκτοσάγων</w>, <w lemma="a%29ciou%3Dntes">ἀξιοῦντες</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Agna%2Fion">Γνάιον</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="e%29a%3Dsai">ἐᾶσαι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29piou%3Dsan">ἐπιοῦσαν</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fran">ἡμέραν</w> <w lemma="proelqei%3Dn">προελθεῖν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn:">στρατοπέδων·</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fcein">ἥξειν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="basilei%3Ds">βασιλεῖς</w> <w lemma="koinologhsome%2Fnous">κοινολογησομένους</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsewn">διαλύσεων</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Agnai+%2Fou">Γναΐου</w> <w lemma="sugkataqeme%2Fnou">συγκαταθεμένου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paragenhqe%2Fntos">παραγενηθέντος</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="suntaxqe%5Cn">συνταχθὲν</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="pentakosi%2Fwn">πεντακοσίων</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dlqon">ἦλθον</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="basilei%3Ds:">βασιλεῖς·</w>
<w lemma="a%29nakexwrhko%2Ftos">ἀνακεχωρηκότος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="parembolh%2Fn">παρεμβολήν</w>, <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dkon">ἧκον</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fsbeis">πρέσβεις</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fwn">βασιλέων</w> <w lemma="skh%2Fyeis">σκήψεις</w> <w lemma="tina%5Cs">τινὰς</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgontes">λέγοντες</w>, <w lemma="a%29ciou%3Dntes">ἀξιοῦντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29lqei%3Dn">ἐλθεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fn">αὐτόν</w>, <w lemma="e%29peidh%5C">ἐπειδὴ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="prw%2Ftous">πρώτους</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w> <w lemma="e%29kpe%2Fmyousin">ἐκπέμψουσιν</w> <w lemma="koinologhsome%2Fnous">κοινολογησομένους</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flwn">ὅλων</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Agna%2Fios">Γνάιος</w> <w lemma="kataneu%2Fsas">κατανεύσας</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fcein">ἥξειν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmeinen">ἔμεινεν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fas">ἰδίας</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fas">στρατοπεδείας</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xilia%2Frxwn">χιλιάρχων</w> <w lemma="tina%5Cs">τινὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteilen">ἐξαπέστειλεν</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="triakosi%2Fwn">τριακοσίων</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w>.
<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="pre%2Fsbeis">πρέσβεις</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dlqon">ἦλθον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="suntaxqe%5Cn">συνταχθὲν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsanto">ἐποιήσαντο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w>, <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29piqei%3Dnai">ἐπιθεῖναι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnois">προειρημένοις</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="kurw%3Dsai%2F">κυρῶσαί</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="doca%2Fntwn">δοξάντων</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffasan">ἔφασαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="dunato%2Fn:">δυνατόν·</w>
<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basilei%3Ds">βασιλεῖς</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fdas">πόδας</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fcein">ἥξειν</w> <w lemma="diwri%2Fzonto">διωρίζοντο</w>, <w lemma="sunqhsome%2Fnous">συνθησομένους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fras">πέρας</w> <w lemma="e%29piqh%2Fsontas">ἐπιθήσοντας</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Agna%2Fios">Γνάιος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flqoi">ἔλθοι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%2Fs">αὐτούς</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="e%29paggeilame%2Fnwn">ἐπαγγειλαμένων</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fcein">ἥξειν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Agna%2Fion">Γνάιον</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="dielu%2Fqhsan">διελύθησαν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29poiou%3Dnto">ἐποιοῦντο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28perqe%2Fseis">ὑπερθέσεις</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftas">ταύτας</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Agala%2Ftai">Γαλάται</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diestrath%2Fgoun">διεστρατήγουν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenoi">βουλόμενοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="swma%2Ftwn">σωμάτων</w> <w lemma="tina%5C">τινὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29nagkai%2Fwn">ἀναγκαίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xrhma%2Ftwn">χρημάτων</w> <w lemma="u%28perqe%2Fsqai">ὑπερθέσθαι</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fran">πέραν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Faluos">Ἅλυος</w> <w lemma="potamou%3D">ποταμοῦ</w>, <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cn">στρατηγὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="dunhqei%3Den">δυνηθεῖεν</w>, <w lemma="labei%3Dn">λαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="u%28poxei%2Frion:">ὑποχείριον·</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mh%2F">μή</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fntws">πάντως</w> <w lemma="a%29poktei%3Dnai">ἀποκτεῖναι</w>.
<w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fmenoi">προθέμενοι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29piou%3Dsan">ἐπιοῦσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29karado%2Fkoun">ἐκαραδόκουν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fan">παρουσίαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>, <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmous">ἑτοίμους</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="xili%2Fous">χιλίους</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Agna%2Fios">Γνάιος</w> <w lemma="diakou%2Fsas">διακούσας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peisqei%5Cs">πεισθεὶς</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fcein">ἥξειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="basilei%3Ds">βασιλεῖς</w>, <w lemma="e%29ch%3Dlqen">ἐξῆλθεν</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="ei%29w%2Fqei">εἰώθει</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="pentakosi%2Fwn">πεντακοσίων</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w>.
<w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Frais">ἡμέραις</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="culei%2Fas">ξυλείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xortologi%2Fas">χορτολογίας</w> <w lemma="e%29kporeuome%2Fnous">ἐκπορευομένους</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frakos">χάρακος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="pepoih%3Dsqai">πεποιῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcodon">ἔξοδον</w>, <w lemma="e%29fedrei%2Fa%7C">ἐφεδρείᾳ</w> <w lemma="xrwme%2Fnous">χρωμένους</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fllogon">σύλλογον</w> <w lemma="poreuome%2Fnois">πορευομένοις</w> <w lemma="i%28ppeu%3Dsin">ἱππεῦσιν</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnou">γενομένου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pollw%3Dn">πολλῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29celhluqo%2Ftwn">ἐξεληλυθότων</w>, <w lemma="sune%2Ftacan">συνέταξαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="xili%2Farxoi">χιλίαρχοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29qisme%2Fnous">εἰθισμένους</w> <w lemma="e%29fedreu%2Fein">ἐφεδρεύειν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pronomeu%2Fousin">προνομεύουσιν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai">ποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcodon">ἔξοδον</w>.
<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="e%29kporeuqe%2Fntwn">ἐκπορευθέντων</w>, <w lemma="au%29toma%2Ftws">αὐτομάτως</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%2Fon">δέον</w> <w lemma="e%29genh%2Fqh">ἐγενήθη</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29piferome%2Fnhn">ἐπιφερομένην</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fan">χρείαν</w>. —
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<head>Attempted Treachery By the Gauls</head>After the victory over the Gauls at Olympus, when the<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note76">The Gauls try to take Cnaeus Manlius by a stratagem, but are foiled. See<bibl n="Liv. 38.25" default="NO" valid="yes">Livy, 38, 25</bibl>.</note>Romans were encamped at Ancyra, and Cnaeus was on the point of continuing his advance, ambassadors came from the Tectosages asking that Cnaeus would leave his troops in their quarters, and advance himself in the course of the next day into the space between the two camps; and promising that their kings would come to meet him, and discuss the terms of a peace. But when Cnaeus consented, and duly arrived at the appointed place with five hundred horse, the kings did not appear. After his return to the camp, however, the ambassadors came again, and, offering some excuses for the kings, begged him to come once more, as they would send some of their chief men to discuss the whole question. Cnaeus consented; but, without leaving the camp himself, sent Attalus and some tribunes with three hundred horse. The envoys of the Gauls duly appeared and discussed the business: but finally said that it was impossible for them to conclude the matter or ratify anything they agreed upon; but they engaged that the kings would come next day to agree on the terms, and finally settle the treaty, if the Consul would also come to them. Attalus promised that Cnaeus would come, and they separated for that day. But the Gauls were deliberately contriving these postponements, and amusing the Romans, because they wanted to get some part of their families and property beyond the river Halys; and, first of all, to get the Roman Consul into their hands if they could, but if not, at any rate to kill him. With this purpose they watched next day for the coming of the Romans, with a thousand horse ready to fall upon him. When Cnaeus heard the result of Attalus's interview, believing that the kings would come, he left the camp, attended as usual by five hundred horse. Now it happened that, on the days of the previous interviews, the foraging parties which went out<pb n="295" />from the Roman camp to fetch wood and hay had gone in the same direction, in order to have the protection of the squadron which went to the parley. A numerous foraging party acted in the same way on this third occasion, and the tribunes ordered them to proceed in the same direction, with the usual number of horsemen to protect them as they advanced. And their being out on this duty proved accidentally to be the salvation of their comrades in the danger which threatened them. . . .
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