<w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="e%29nexei%2Frei">ἐνεχείρει</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="diekbolai%3Ds">διεκβολαῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Apurhnai%2Fwn">Πυρηναίων</w> <w lemma="o%29rw%3Dn">ὀρῶν</w>, <w lemma="kata%2Ffobos">κατάφοβος</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltou%5Cs">Κελτοὺς</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="o%29xuro%2Fthtas">ὀχυρότητας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="diakou%2Fsantes">διακούσαντες</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29capostale%2Fntwn">ἐξαποσταλέντων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fna">Καρχηδόνα</w> <w lemma="presbeutw%3Dn">πρεσβευτῶν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="dedogme%2Fna">δεδογμένα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="r%28hqe%2Fntas">ῥηθέντας</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w>, <w lemma="prospeso%2Fntos">προσπεσόντος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="qa%3Dtton">θᾶττον</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="prosedo%2Fkwn">προσεδόκων</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fban">Ἀννίβαν</w> <w lemma="diabebhke%2Fnai">διαβεβηκέναι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fibhra">Ἴβηρα</w> <w lemma="potamo%5Cn">ποταμὸν</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w>, <w lemma="proexeiri%2Fsanto">προεχειρίσαντο</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpein">πέμπειν</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplion">Πόπλιον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Akornh%2Flion">Κορνήλιον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibhri%2Fan">Ἰβηρίαν</w>, <w lemma="%2Atebe%2Frion">Τεβέριον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Asemprw%2Fnion">Σεμπρώνιον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fhn">Λιβύην</w>.
<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fsw%7C">ὅσῳ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="katagrafa%5Cs">καταγραφὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29gi%2Fnonto">ἐγίνοντο</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllhn">ἄλλην</w> <w lemma="paraskeuh%2Fn">παρασκευήν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fspeusan">ἔσπευσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="a%29gagei%3Dn">ἀγαγεῖν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29poiki%2Fas">ἀποικίας</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%5C">οἳ</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Agalati%2Fan">Γαλατίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29poste%2Fllein">ἀποστέλλειν</w> <w lemma="prokexeirisme%2Fnoi">προκεχειρισμένοι</w>.
<w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="e%29nergw%3Ds">ἐνεργῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29tei%2Fxizon">ἐτείχιζον</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%29kh%2Ftoras">οἰκήτορας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Frais">ἡμέραις</w> <w lemma="tria%2Fkonta">τριάκοντα</w> <w lemma="parh%2Fggeilan">παρήγγειλαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pito%2Fpous">ἐπιτόπους</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29riqmo%5Cn">ἀριθμὸν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Fran">ἑκατέραν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%28cakisxili%2Fous:">ἑξακισχιλίους·</w>
<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="mi%2Fan">μίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fktizon">ἔκτιζον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fde">τάδε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Apa%2Fdou">Πάδου</w> <w lemma="potamou%3D">ποταμοῦ</w>, <w lemma="prosagoreu%2Fsantes">προσαγορεύσαντες</w> <w lemma="%2Aplakenti%2Fan">Πλακεντίαν</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllhn">ἄλλην</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Ftera">θάτερα</w>, <w lemma="katonoma%2Fsantes">κατονομάσαντες</w> <w lemma="%2Akremw%2Fnhn">Κρεμώνην</w>.
<w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="sunw%7Ckisme%2Fnwn">συνῳκισμένων</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Aboi%3Doi">Βοῖοι</w> <w lemma="kalou%2Fmenoi">καλούμενοι</w> <w lemma="%2Agala%2Ftai">Γαλάται</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Flai">πάλαι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="loxw%3Dntes">λοχῶντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="fili%2Fan">φιλίαν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="kairo%2Fn">καιρόν</w>,
<w lemma="metewrizo%2Fmenoi">μετεωριζόμενοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pisteu%2Fontes">πιστεύοντες</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="diapempome%2Fnwn">διαπεμπομένων</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fa%7C">παρουσίᾳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsthsan">ἀπέστησαν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>, <w lemma="e%29gkatalipo%2Fntes">ἐγκαταλιπόντες</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28mh%2Frous">ὁμήρους</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdosan">ἔδοσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29kbai%2Fnontes">ἐκβαίνοντες</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="progegono%2Ftos">προγεγονότος</w>, <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29ch%2Fghsin">ἐξήγησιν</w> <w lemma="h%28mei%3Ds">ἡμεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="prote%2Fra%7C">προτέρᾳ</w> <w lemma="bu%2Fblw%7C">βύβλῳ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="e%29poihsa%2Fmeqa">ἐποιησάμεθα</w>.
<w lemma="parakale%2Fsantes">παρακαλέσαντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Finsombras">Ἴνσομβρας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sumfronh%2Fsantes">συμφρονήσαντες</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="progegenhme%2Fnhn">προγεγενημένην</w> <w lemma="o%29rgh%5Cn">ὀργὴν</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fsuran">κατέσυραν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="katakeklhrouxhme%2Fnhn">κατακεκληρουχημένην</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="feu%2Fgontas">φεύγοντας</w> <w lemma="sundiw%2Fcantes">συνδιώξαντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Amoti%2Fnhn">Μοτίνην</w>, <w lemma="a%29poiki%2Fan">ἀποικίαν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxousan">ὑπάρχουσαν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>, <w lemma="e%29polio%2Frkoun">ἐπολιόρκουν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="trei%3Ds">τρεῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanw%3Dn">ἐπιφανῶν</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fkleisan">συνέκλεισαν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="diai%2Fresin">διαίρεσιν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="a%29pestalme%2Fnous:">ἀπεσταλμένους·</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="ei%28%3Ds">εἷς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="%2Aga%2Fios">Γάιος</w> <w lemma="%2Aluta%2Ftios">Λυτάτιος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fpaton">ὕπατον</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29lhfw%2Fs">εἰληφώς</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28cape%2Flekun">ἑξαπέλεκυν</w>.
<w lemma="oi%29ome%2Fnwn">οἰομένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="sunelqei%3Dn">συνελθεῖν</w>, <w lemma="u%28ph%2Fkousan">ὑπήκουσαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Aboi%3Doi">Βοῖοι</w>. <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29celqo%2Fntwn">ἐξελθόντων</w>, <w lemma="paraspondh%2Fsantes">παρασπονδήσαντες</w> <w lemma="sune%2Flabon">συνέλαβον</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%2Fs">αὐτούς</w>, <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fsantes">ἐλπίσαντες</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="komiei%3Dsqai">κομιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28mh%2Frous">ὁμήρους</w>.
<w lemma="%2Aleu%2Fkios">Λεύκιος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Flios">Μάλιος</w> <w lemma="e%28cape%2Flekus">ἑξαπέλεκυς</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxwn">ὑπάρχων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prokaqh%2Fmenos">προκαθήμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w>, <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fsas">ἀκούσας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fs">γεγονός</w>, <w lemma="e%29boh%2Fqei">ἐβοήθει</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%2Fn">σπουδήν</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aboi%3Doi">Βοῖοι</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fntes">συνέντες</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fan">παρουσίαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fn">ἔν</w> <w lemma="tisi">τισι</w> <w lemma="drumoi%3Ds">δρυμοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28toima%2Fsantes">ἑτοιμάσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fdras">ἐνέδρας</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="parelqei%3Dn">παρελθεῖν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28lw%2Fdeis">ὑλώδεις</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="pantaxo%2Fqen">πανταχόθεν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="prospeso%2Fntes">προσπεσόντες</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fkteinan">ἀπέκτειναν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipoi%5C">λοιποὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxa%5Cs">ἀρχὰς</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsan">ὥρμησαν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="fugh%2Fn:">φυγήν·</w> <w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="yilw%3Dn">ψιλῶν</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fyanto">ἥψαντο</w> <w lemma="xwri%2Fwn">χωρίων</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="poso%5Cn">ποσὸν</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fsthsan">συνέστησαν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="mo%2Flis">μόλις</w> <w lemma="eu%29sxh%2Fmona">εὐσχήμονα</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai">ποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poxw%2Frhsin">ἀποχώρησιν</w>. <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aboi%3Doi">Βοῖοι</w> <w lemma="katakolouqh%2Fsantes">κατακολουθήσαντες</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fkleisan">συνέκλεισαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Ata%2Fnnhtos">Τάννητος</w> <w lemma="kaloume%2Fnhn">καλουμένην</w> <w lemma="kw%2Fmhn">κώμην</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="prospeso%2Fntos">προσπεσόντος</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="te%2Ftarton">τέταρτον</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpedon">στρατόπεδον</w> <w lemma="perieilhmme%2Fnon">περιειλημμένον</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aboi%2Fwn">Βοίων</w> <w lemma="poliorkei%3Dtai">πολιορκεῖται</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="kra%2Ftos">κράτος</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Apopli%2Fw%7C">Ποπλίῳ</w> <w lemma="prokexeirisme%2Fna">προκεχειρισμένα</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpeda">στρατόπεδα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%5Cn">σπουδὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fstellon">ἐξαπέστελλον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="boh%2Fqeian">βοήθειαν</w>, <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fna">ἡγεμόνα</w> <w lemma="susth%2Fsantes">συστήσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%28cape%2Flekun">ἑξαπέλεκυν</w>, <w lemma="a%29%2Flla">ἄλλα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fgein">συνάγειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katagra%2Ffein">καταγράφειν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="parh%2Fggeilan">παρήγγειλαν</w>.
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<head>Gauls Attack the Military Colonies</head>While Hannibal was thus engaged in effecting a passage over the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pyrenees&groupId=921&placeId=1650">Pyrenees</a>, where he was greatly alarmed at the extraordinary strength of the positions occupied by the Celts; the Romans, having heard the result of the embassy to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a>, and that Hannibal had crossed the Iber earlier than they expected, at the head of an army, voted to send Publius Cornelius Scipio with his legions into Iberia, and Tiberius Sempronius Longus into <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Libya&groupId=686&placeId=427">Libya</a>. And while the Consuls were engaged in hastening on the enrolment of their legions and other military preparations, the people were active in bringing to completion the colonies which they had already voted to send into <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Gaul&groupId=598&placeId=1108">Gaul</a>. They accordingly caused the fortification of these towns to be energetically pushed on, and ordered the colonists to be in residence within thirty days: six thousand having been assigned to each colony.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note69"><a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Placentia&groupId=907&placeId=1630">Placentia</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cremona&groupId=502&placeId=945">Cremona</a>.</note>One of these colonies was on the south bank of the Padus, and was called <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Placentia&groupId=907&placeId=1630">Placentia</a>; the other on the north bank, called <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cremona&groupId=502&placeId=945">Cremona</a>. But no sooner had these colonies been formed, than the Boian Gauls, who had long been lying in wait to throw off their loyalty to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, but had up to that time lacked an opportunity, encouraged by the news that reached them of Hannibal's approach, revolted; thus abandoning the hostages which they had given at the end of the war described in my last book. The ill-feeling still remaining towards <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> enabled them to induce the Insubres<pb n="201" />to join in the revolt; and the united tribes swept over the territory recently allotted by the Romans, and following close upon the track of the flying colonists, laid siege to the Roman colony of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Mutina&groupId=776&placeId=1406">Mutina</a>, in which the fugitives had taken refuge. Among them were the<foreign lang="la">triumviri</foreign>or three commissioners who had been sent out to allot the lands; of whom one—Gaius Lutatius—was an ex-consul, the other two ex-praetors.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note70">Outrage by Boii and Insubres.</note>These men having demanded a parley with the enemy, the Boii consented: but treacherously seized them upon their leaving the town, hoping by their means to recover their own hostages. The praetor Lucius Manlius was on guard in the district with an army; and as soon as he heard what had happened, he advanced with all speed to the relief of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Mutina&groupId=776&placeId=1406">Mutina</a>. But the Boii, having got intelligence of his approach, prepared an ambuscade; and as soon as his army had entered a certain wood, they rushed out upon it from every side and killed a large number of his men. The survivors at first fled with precipitation: but having gained some higher ground, they rallied sufficiently to enable them with much difficulty to effect an honourable retreat. Even so, the Boii followed close upon their heels, and besieged them in a place called the village of Tannes.<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note71"><bibl n="Liv. 21.25" default="NO" valid="yes">Livy, 21, 25</bibl>, calls it<foreign lang="la">Tannetum,</foreign>and describes it only as<foreign lang="la">vicus Pado propinquus.</foreign>It was a few miles from Parma.</note>When the news arrived at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, that the fourth legion was surrounded and closely besieged by the Boii, the people in all haste despatched the legions which had been voted to the Consul Publius, to their relief, under the command of a Praetor; and ordered the Consul to enrol two more legions for himself from the allies.
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