<w lemma="%2A%29%3Dhn">Ἦν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="kaqoplismo%5Cs">καθοπλισμὸς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fwn">Λιβύων</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai+ko%2Fs">Ῥωμαϊκός</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="progegenhme%2Fnhs">προγεγενημένης</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhs">μάχης</w> <w lemma="sku%2Flois">σκύλοις</w> <w lemma="e%29kle%2Fcas">ἐκλέξας</w> <w lemma="katakekosmh%2Fkei:">κατακεκοσμήκει·</w>
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibh%2Frwn">Ἰβήρων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltw%3Dn">Κελτῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="qureo%5Cs">θυρεὸς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsios">παραπλήσιος</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ci%2Ffh">ξίφη</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fan">ἐναντίαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fqesin:">διάθεσιν·</w>
<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flatton">ἔλαττον</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fnthma">κέντημα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="katafora%3Ds">καταφορᾶς</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fsxue">ἴσχυε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="bla%2Fptein">βλάπτειν</w>, <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Agalatikh%5C">Γαλατικὴ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxaira">μάχαιρα</w> <w lemma="mi%2Fan">μίαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fan">χρείαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="katafora%3Ds">καταφορᾶς</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29posta%2Fsews">ἀποστάσεως</w>.
<w lemma="e%29nalla%5Cc">ἐναλλὰξ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="spei%2Frais">σπείραις</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="paratetagme%2Fnwn">παρατεταγμένων</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltw%3Dn">Κελτῶν</w> <w lemma="gumnw%3Dn">γυμνῶν</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibh%2Frwn">Ἰβήρων</w> <w lemma="linoi%3Ds">λινοῖς</w> <w lemma="periporfu%2Frois">περιπορφύροις</w> <w lemma="xitwni%2Fskois">χιτωνίσκοις</w> <w lemma="kekosmhme%2Fnwn">κεκοσμημένων</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Ftria">πάτρια</w>, <w lemma="ceni%2Fzousan">ξενίζουσαν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kataplhktikh%5Cn">καταπληκτικὴν</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fsoyin">πρόσοψιν</w>.
<w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppikw%3Dn">ἱππικῶν</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmpan">σύμπαν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fois">Καρχηδονίοις</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="muri%2Fous">μυρίους</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pezw%3Dn">πεζῶν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="tetrakismuri%2Fwn">τετρακισμυρίων</w> <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltoi%3Ds">Κελτοῖς</w>. <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="decio%5Cn">δεξιὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29mi%2Flios">Αἰμίλιος</w>,
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29w%2Fnumon">εὐώνυμον</w> <w lemma="%2Aga%2Fios">Γάιος</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fsa">μέσα</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Frkos">Μάρκος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Agna%2Fios">Γνάιος</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftei">ἔτει</w> <w lemma="strathgou%3Dntes">στρατηγοῦντες</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="eu%29w%2Fnumon">εὐώνυμον</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asdrou%2Fbas">Ἀσδρούβας</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="decio%5Cn">δεξιὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fannwn:">Ἄννων·</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%2Fsois">μέσοις</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="meq%27">μεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%3D">ἑαυτοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Fgwna">Μάγωνα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29delfo%2Fn">ἀδελφόν</w>.
<w lemma="blepou%2Fshs">βλεπούσης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcews">τάξεως</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="meshmbri%2Fan">μεσημβρίαν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pa%2Fnw">ἐπάνω</w> <w lemma="proei%3Dpa">προεῖπα</w>, <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frktous">ἄρκτους</w>, <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frois">ἑκατέροις</w> <w lemma="a%29blabh%3D">ἀβλαβῆ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Flion">ἥλιον</w> <w lemma="a%29natolh%2Fn">ἀνατολήν</w>.
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<head>Arms of the Libyans, Iberians, and Celts</head>The armour of the Libyans was Roman, for Hannibal had armed them with a selection of the spoils taken in previous battles. The shield of the Iberians and Celts was about the same size, but their swords were quite different. For that of the Roman can thrust with as deadly effects as it can cut, while the Gallic sword can only cut, and that requires some room. And the companies coming alternately,—the naked Celts, and the Iberians with their short linen tunics bordered with purple stripes, the whole appearance of the line was strange and terrifying. The whole strength of the Carthaginian cavalry was ten thousand, but that of their foot was not more than forty thousand, including the Celts. Aemilius commanded on the Roman right, Gaius Terentius on the left, Marcus Atilius and Gnaeus Servilius, the Consuls of the previous year, on the centre. The left of the Carthaginians was commanded by Hasdrubal, the right by Hanno, the centre by Hannibal in person, attended by his brother Mago. And as the Roman line faced the south, as I said before, and the Carthaginian the north, the rays of the rising sun did not inconvenience either of them.
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