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Book 3 - Chapter 102

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<w lemma="%2Akaq%27">Καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Frkos">Μάρκος</w> <w lemma="sunqewrh%2Fsas">συνθεωρήσας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fwn">ὑπεναντίων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnas">προειρημένας</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fas">χρείας</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="skedannu%2Fmenon">σκεδαννύμενον</w>, <w lemma="labw%5Cn">λαβὼν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29kmaio%2Ftaton">ἀκμαιότατον</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="e%29ch%3Dge">ἐξῆγε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w>
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suneggi%2Fsas">συνεγγίσας</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="parembolh%3D%7C">παρεμβολῇ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="bare%2Fa">βαρέα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Ftace">ἐξέταξε</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="eu%29zw%2Fnous">εὐζώνους</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="dielw%5Cn">διελὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29pafh%3Dke">ἐπαφῆκε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pronomeu%2Fousi">προνομεύουσι</w>, <w lemma="paraggei%2Flas">παραγγείλας</w> <w lemma="mhde%2Fna">μηδένα</w> <w lemma="zwgrei%3Dn">ζωγρεῖν</w>.
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<w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="sumba%2Fntos">συμβάντος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="a%29pori%2Fan">ἀπορίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29nepeptw%2Fkei">ἐνεπεπτώκει</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhn:">μεγάλην·</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29nteca%2Fgein">ἀντεξάγειν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="paratetagme%2Fnois">παρατεταγμένοις</w> <w lemma="a%29cio%2Fxrews">ἀξιόχρεως</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="parabohqei%3Dn">παραβοηθεῖν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="diesparme%2Fnois">διεσπαρμένοις</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pronomeu%2Fontas">προνομεύοντας</w> <w lemma="e%29capostale%2Fntes">ἐξαποσταλέντες</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29skedasme%2Fnwn">ἐσκεδασμένων</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fkteinan:">ἀπέκτειναν·</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="paratetagme%2Fnoi">παρατεταγμένοι</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dt%27">τοῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dlqon">ἦλθον</w> <w lemma="katafronh%2Fsews">καταφρονήσεως</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diaspa%3Dn">διασπᾶν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraka">χάρακα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="poliorkei%3Dn">πολιορκεῖν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="kakoi%3Ds">κακοῖς</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fmws">ὅμως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="xeimazo%2Fmenos">χειμαζόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmene">ἔμενε</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pela%2Fzontas">πελάζοντας</w> <w lemma="a%29potribo%2Fmenos">ἀποτριβόμενος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Flis">μόλις</w> <w lemma="diafula%2Fttwn">διαφυλάττων</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parembolh%2Fn">παρεμβολήν</w>,
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<w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asdrou%2Fbas">Ἀσδρούβας</w> <w lemma="a%29nalabw%5Cn">ἀναλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="sumpefeugo%2Ftas">συμπεφευγότας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraka">χάρακα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Agerou%2Fnion">Γερούνιον</w>, <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tetrakisxili%2Fous">τετρακισχιλίους</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="parabohqw%3Dn">παραβοηθῶν</w>.
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<w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mikro%5Cn">μικρὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29naqarrh%2Fsas">ἀναθαρρήσας</w> <w lemma="e%29pech%3Dlqe">ἐπεξῆλθε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="braxu%5C">βραχὺ</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fas">στρατοπεδείας</w> <w lemma="parembalw%5Cn">παρεμβαλὼν</w> <w lemma="mo%2Flis">μόλις</w> <w lemma="a%29pestre%2Fyato">ἀπεστρέψατο</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%3Dta">ἐνεστῶτα</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w>.
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<w lemma="%2Ama%2Frkos">Μάρκος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraka">χάρακα</w> <w lemma="sumplokh%3D%7C">συμπλοκῇ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w> <w lemma="a%29poktei%2Fnas">ἀποκτείνας</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="diefqarkw%2Fs">διεφθαρκώς</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dlqen">ἐπανῆλθεν</w>, <w lemma="mega%2Flas">μεγάλας</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllontos">μέλλοντος</w>.
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<w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pau%2Frion">ἐπαύριον</w> <w lemma="e%29klipo%2Fntwn">ἐκλιπόντων</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraka">χάρακα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w>, <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fbh">ἐπέβη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katela%2Fbeto">κατελάβετο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnwn">ἐκείνων</w> <w lemma="parembolh%2Fn">παρεμβολήν</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="diagwnia%2Fsas">διαγωνιάσας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="katalabo%2Fmenoi">καταλαβόμενοι</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frhmon">ἔρημον</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fnta">ὄντα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Agerouni%2Fw%7C">Γερουνίῳ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraka">χάρακα</w> <w lemma="ku%2Frioi">κύριοι</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fnwntai">γένωνται</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29poskeuh%3Ds">ἀποσκευῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="paraqe%2Fsewn">παραθέσεων</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fkrinen">ἔκρινεν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29naxwrei%3Dn">ἀναχωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3D">ἐκεῖ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fan">στρατοπεδείαν</w>.
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<w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kairw%3Dn">καιρῶν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnioi">Καρχηδόνιοι</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="pronomai%3Ds">προνομαῖς</w> <w lemma="eu%29labe%2Fsteron">εὐλαβέστερον</w> <w lemma="e%29xrw%3Dnto">ἐχρῶντο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fulaktikw%2Fteron">φυλακτικώτερον</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="ta%29nanti%2Fa">τἀναντία</w> <w lemma="qarralew%2Fteron">θαρραλεώτερον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="propete%2Fsteron">προπετέστερον</w>.
<head>The Romans Capture the Carthaginian Foragers</head>It was then that Minucius, seeing the great part of<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note163">Carthaginian foragers cut off.</note>the enemy scattered about the country on these services, selected the exact hour of the day when they would be away to lead out his army. Having come close to the Carthaginian lines he drew out his heavy-armed troops there; and then, dividing his cavalry and light-armed into detachments, sent them in search of the foragers, ordering them to give no quarter. This put Hannibal into a great difficulty: for he was not strong enough to accept battle with the enemy drawn up outside his lines, or to relieve those of his men who were scattered about the country. The Romans meanwhile who had been sent to take the foragers found a great number of them scattered about, and killed them; while the troops drawn up in front of the camp grew so contemptuous of the enemy, that they even began to pull down their palisade, and all but assaulted the Carthaginians. Hannibal was in a very dangerous position: but in spite of the storm that had suddenly fallen on him, he held his ground, repulsing the enemy when they approached and defending, though with difficulty, the rampart; until Hasdrubal came to his relief with about four thousand of the foraging parties, who had fled for refuge from the country and collected within the lines near Geronium. This encouraged Hannibal to make a sally: and having got into order of battle a short distance from the camp, he just managed with difficulty to avert the threatened danger. After killing large numbers of the enemy in the struggle at the camp, and still more in the open country, Minucius for the present retired, but with great hopes for the future; and on the morrow, the Carthaginians having abandoned their lines on the hill, he went up and occupied their position. For Hannibal being alarmed lest the Romans should go by night and find the camp at Geronium undefended, and become masters of his baggage and stores, determined to retire thither himself and again fix his quarters there. After this the Carthaginians were more timid and cautious in their manner of foraging; while the<pb n="260" />Romans on the other hand acted with greater boldness and recklessness.