<w lemma="paraplh%2Fsion">παραπλήσιον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xeirismo%2Fn">χειρισμόν</w>. <w lemma="a%29%2Frti">ἄρτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="diafainou%2Fshs">διαφαινούσης</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="dianoi%2Fais">διανοίαις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fmmasi">ὄμμασι</w> <w lemma="periespasme%2Fnwn">περιεσπασμένων</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="gewlo%2Ffw%7C">γεωλόφῳ</w> <w lemma="kinduneu%2Fontas">κινδυνεύοντας</w>, <w lemma="a%29nu%2Fpoptos">ἀνύποπτος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nedreuo%2Fntwn">ἐνεδρευόντων</w> <w lemma="u%28pobolh%2F">ὑποβολή</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbou">Ἀννίβου</w> <w lemma="sunexw%3Ds">συνεχῶς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29paposte%2Fllontos">ἐπαποστέλλοντος</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="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="bohqh%2Fsontas">βοηθήσοντας</w>, <w lemma="e%28pome%2Fnou">ἑπομένου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fdas">πόδας</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w>, <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="sumpesei%3Dn">συμπεσεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flois">ἀλλήλοις</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnou">γενομένου</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="piezome%2Fnwn">πιεζομένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="eu%29zw%2Fnwn">εὐζώνων</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqous">πλήθους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="katafeu%2Fgontes">καταφεύγοντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="bare%2Fa">βαρέα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w> <w lemma="qo%2Frubon">θόρυβον</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Foun">ἐποίουν</w>,
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fmatos">συνθήματος</w> <w lemma="a%29podoqe%2Fntos">ἀποδοθέντος</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fdrais">ἐνέδραις</w>, <w lemma="pantaxo%2Fqen">πανταχόθεν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifainome%2Fnwn">ἐπιφαινομένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prospipto%2Fntwn">προσπιπτόντων</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w>, <w lemma="ou%29ke%2Fti">οὐκέτι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="eu%29zw%2Fnous">εὐζώνους</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="stra%2Fteuma">στράτευμα</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgas">μέγας</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunos">κίνδυνος</w> <w lemma="suneisth%2Fkei">συνειστήκει</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w>.
<w lemma="kata%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="%2Afa%2Fbios">Φάβιος</w> <w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenon">γινόμενον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diagwnia%2Fsas">διαγωνιάσας</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="sfalw%3Dsi">σφαλῶσι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flois">ὅλοις</w>, <w lemma="e%29ch%3Dge">ἐξῆγε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%5Cn">σπουδὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29boh%2Fqei">ἐβοήθει</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kinduneu%2Fousi">κινδυνεύουσι</w>.
<w lemma="taxu%5C">ταχὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="suneggi%2Fsantos">συνεγγίσαντος</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29naqarrh%2Fsantes">ἀναθαρρήσαντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w>, <w lemma="kai%2Fper">καίπερ</w> <w lemma="leluko%2Ftes">λελυκότες</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhn">ὅλην</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcin">τάξιν</w>, <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="a%28qroizo%2Fmenoi">ἁθροιζόμενοι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="shmei%2Fas">σημείας</w> <w lemma="a%29nexw%2Froun">ἀνεχώρουν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kate%2Ffeugon">κατέφευγον</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="a%29sfa%2Fleian">ἀσφάλειαν</w>, <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29polelwko%2Ftes">ἀπολελωκότες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="eu%29zw%2Fnwn">εὐζώνων</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="tagma%2Ftwn">ταγμάτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29ri%2Fstous">ἀρίστους</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</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="%2A%29anni%2Fban">Ἀννίβαν</w> <w lemma="kataplage%2Fntes">καταπλαγέντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29keraio%2Fthta">ἀκεραιότητα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fntacin">σύνταξιν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="parabebohqhko%2Ftwn">παραβεβοηθηκότων</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsthsan">ἀπέστησαν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="diwgmou%3D">διωγμοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhs">μάχης</w>.
<w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnois">γενομένοις</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="e%29narge%5Cs">ἐναργὲς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Frkou">Μάρκου</w> <w lemma="to%2Flman">τόλμαν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Flwle">ἀπόλωλε</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fla">ὅλα</w>, <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29la%2Fbeian">εὐλάβειαν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afabi%2Fou">Φαβίου</w> <w lemma="se%2Fswstai">σέσωσται</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn:">νῦν·</w>
<w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmh%7C">Ῥώμῃ</w> <w lemma="to%2Ft%27">τότ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto">ἐγένετο</w> <w lemma="fanero%5Cn">φανερὸν</w> <w lemma="o%28mologoume%2Fnws">ὁμολογουμένως</w> <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="diafe%2Frei">διαφέρει</w> <w lemma="stratiwtikh%3Ds">στρατιωτικῆς</w> <w lemma="propetei%2Fas">προπετείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kenodoci%2Fas">κενοδοξίας</w> <w lemma="strathgikh%5C">στρατηγικὴ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fnoia">πρόνοια</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="logismo%5Cs">λογισμὸς</w> <w lemma="e%28stw%5Cs">ἑστὼς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nounexh%2Fs">νουνεχής</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="didaxqe%2Fntes">διδαχθέντες</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="balo%2Fmenoi">βαλόμενοι</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraka">χάρακα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fna">ἕνα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="e%29stratope%2Fdeusan">ἐστρατοπέδευσαν</w> <w lemma="o%28mo%2Fse">ὁμόσε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="%2Afabi%2Fw%7C">Φαβίῳ</w> <w lemma="prosei%3Dxon">προσεῖχον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="nou%3Dn">νοῦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="paraggellome%2Fnois">παραγγελλομένοις</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnioi">Καρχηδόνιοι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="bounou%3D">βουνοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sfete%2Fras">σφετέρας</w> <w lemma="parembolh%3Ds">παρεμβολῆς</w> <w lemma="dieta%2Ffreusan">διετάφρευσαν</w>, <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="korufh%5Cn">κορυφὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="katalhfqe%2Fntos">καταληφθέντος</w> <w lemma="lo%2Ffou">λόφου</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraka">χάρακα</w> <w lemma="peribalo%2Fntes">περιβαλόντες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fulakh%5Cn">φυλακὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pisth%2Fsantes">ἐπιστήσαντες</w> <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xeimasi%2Fan">χειμασίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalw%3Ds">ἀσφαλῶς</w> <w lemma="h%28toima%2Fzonto">ἡτοιμάζοντο</w>.
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<head>Cautious Fabius Saves the Day</head>As the day broke, and the thoughts and eyes of all were engrossed in observing the combatants on the hill, the Romans had no suspicion of the troops lying in ambush. But as Hannibal kept pouring in reinforcements for his men on the hill, and followed close behind them himself with his cavalry and main body, it was not long before the cavalry also of both sides were engaged. The result was that the Roman lightarmed troops, finding themselves hard pressed by the numbers of the cavalry, caused great confusion among the heavy-armed troops by retreating into their lines; and the signal being given at the same time to those who were in ambush, these latter suddenly showed themselves and charged: whereby not only the Roman light-armed troops, but their whole army, were in the greatest danger. At that moment Fabius, seeing what was taking place, and being alarmed lest they should sustain a complete defeat, led out his forces with all speed and came to the relief of his imperilled comrades.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note166">Fabius comes to the rescue.</note>At his approach the Romans quickly recovered their courage; and though their lines were entirely broken up, they rallied again round their<pb n="262" />standards, and retired under cover of the army of Fabius, with a severe loss in the light-armed division, and a still heavier one in the ranks of the legions, and that too of the bravest men. Alarmed at the freshness and perfect order of the relieving army, Hannibal retired from the pursuit and ceased fighting. To those who were actually engaged it was quite clear that an utter defeat had been brought about by the rashness of Minucius, and that their safety on this and previous occasions had been secured by the caution of Fabius; while those at home had a clear and indisputable demonstration of the difference between the rashness and bravado of a soldier, and the farseeing prudence and cool calculation of a general. Taught by experience the Romans joined camps once more, and for the future listened to Fabius and obeyed his orders: while the Carthaginians dug a trench across the space between the knoll and their own lines, and threw up a palisade round the crest of the captured hill; and, having placed a guard upon it, proceeded thenceforth with their preparations for the winter unmolested.
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