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Book 3 - Chapter 70

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<w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Atebe%2Frios">Τεβέριος</w> <w lemma="metewrisqei%5Cs">μετεωρισθεὶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="perixarh%5Cs">περιχαρὴς</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="proterh%2Fmati">προτερήματι</w> <w lemma="filoti%2Fmws">φιλοτίμως</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="taxi%2Fsthn">ταχίστην</w> <w lemma="kri%3Dnai">κρῖναι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fla">ὅλα</w>.
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<w lemma="proe%2Fkeito">προέκειτο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhn">γνώμην</w> <w lemma="xrh%3Dsqai">χρῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="parou%3Dsi">παροῦσι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplion">Πόπλιον</w> <w lemma="a%29rrwstei%3Dn:">ἀρρωστεῖν·</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fmws">ὅμως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="proslabe%2Fsqai">προσλαβέσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Frxontos">συνάρχοντος</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhn">γνώμην</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fn">αὐτόν</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplios">Πόπλιος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fan">ἐναντίαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="dia%2Flhyin">διάληψιν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%2Ftwn:">ἐνεστώτων·</w>
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<w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpeda">στρατόπεδα</w> <w lemma="xeimaskh%2Fsanta">χειμασκήσαντα</w> <w lemma="belti%2Fw">βελτίω</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pela%2Fmbane">ὑπελάμβανε</w> <w lemma="genh%2Fsesqai">γενήσεσθαι</w>, <w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltw%3Dn">Κελτῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29qesi%2Fan">ἀθεσίαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29mmenei%3Dn">ἐμμενεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstei">πίστει</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="a%29pragou%2Fntwn">ἀπραγούντων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28suxi%2Fan">ἡσυχίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29nagkazome%2Fnwn">ἀναγκαζομένων</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgein">ἄγειν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kainotomh%2Fsein">καινοτομήσειν</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnwn">ἐκείνων</w>.
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<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="u%28giasqei%5Cs">ὑγιασθεὶς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="trau%2Fmatos">τραύματος</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqinh%5Cn">ἀληθινὴν</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fcesqai">παρέξεσθαι</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fan">χρείαν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Flpize">ἤλπιζε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="koinoi%3Ds">κοινοῖς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmasin">πράγμασιν</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftois">τοιούτοις</w> <w lemma="xrw%2Fmenos">χρώμενος</w> <w lemma="logismoi%3Ds">λογισμοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="h%29ci%2Fou">ἠξίου</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Atebe%2Frion">Τεβέριον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pokeime%2Fnwn">ὑποκειμένων</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnos">προειρημένος</w> <w lemma="h%29%2F%7Cdei">ᾔδει</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkasta">ἕκαστα</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqinw%3Ds">ἀληθινῶς</w> <w lemma="lego%2Fmena">λεγόμενα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="deo%2Fntws">δεόντως</w>, <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="filodoci%2Fas">φιλοδοξίας</w> <w lemma="e%29launo%2Fmenos">ἐλαυνόμενος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katapisteu%2Fwn">καταπιστεύων</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmasi">πράγμασι</w> <w lemma="paralo%2Fgws">παραλόγως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fspeuden">ἔσπευδεν</w> <w lemma="kri%3Dnai">κρῖναι</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fla">ὅλα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fte">μήτε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplion">Πόπλιον</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnasqai">δύνασθαι</w> <w lemma="paratuxei%3Dn">παρατυχεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxh%7C">μάχῃ</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fte">μήτε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pikaqistame%2Fnous">ἐπικαθισταμένους</w> <w lemma="strathgou%5Cs">στρατηγοὺς</w> <w lemma="fqa%2Fsai">φθάσαι</w> <w lemma="paralabo%2Fntas">παραλαβόντας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%2Fn:">ἀρχήν·</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnos">χρόνος</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29klego%2Fmenos">ἐκλεγόμενος</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fdion">ἴδιον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmelle">ἔμελλε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%2Fontos">δέοντος</w> <w lemma="sfalh%2Fsesqai">σφαλήσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="profanw%3Ds">προφανῶς</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="paraplhsi%2Fous">παραπλησίους</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="e%29pinoi%2Fas">ἐπινοίας</w> <w lemma="%2Apopli%2Fw%7C">Ποπλίῳ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%2Ftwn">ἐνεστώτων</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%29nanti%2Fon">τοὐναντίον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fspeude">ἔσπευδε</w> <w lemma="sumbalei%3Dn">συμβαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w>, <w lemma="qe%2Flwn">θέλων</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="a%29kerai%2Fois">ἀκεραίοις</w> <w lemma="a%29poxrh%2Fsasqai">ἀποχρήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltw%3Dn">Κελτῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmai%3Ds">ὁρμαῖς</w>,
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<w lemma="deu%2Fteron">δεύτερον</w> <w lemma="a%29naskh%2Ftois">ἀνασκήτοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="neosullo%2Fgois">νεοσυλλόγοις</w> <w lemma="sumbalei%3Dn">συμβαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdois">στρατοπέδοις</w>, <w lemma="tri%2Fton">τρίτον</w> <w lemma="a%29dunatou%3Dntos">ἀδυνατοῦντος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Apopli%2Fou">Ποπλίου</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai">ποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgiston">μέγιστον</w>, <w lemma="pra%2Fttein">πράττειν</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="proi+%2Fesqai">προΐεσθαι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="kenh%3Ds">κενῆς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="a%29llotri%2Fan">ἀλλοτρίαν</w> <w lemma="kaqe%2Fnti">καθέντι</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpeda">στρατόπεδα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parado%2Fcois">παραδόξοις</w> <w lemma="e%29gxeirou%3Dnti">ἐγχειροῦντι</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmasin">πράγμασιν</w> <w lemma="ei%28%3Ds">εἷς</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpos">τρόπος</w> <w lemma="e%29sti%5Cn">ἐστὶν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="swthri%2Fas">σωτηρίας</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sunexw%3Ds">συνεχῶς</w> <w lemma="kainopoiei%3Dn">καινοποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="ei%29dw%5Cs">εἰδὼς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29some%2Fnhn">ἐσομένην</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%5Cn">ὁρμὴν</w>
<head>Tiberius Sempronius Plans to Attack</head>Excited and overjoyed at this success Tiberius was<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note112">Sempronius resolves to give battle.</note>all eagerness for a general engagement. Now, it was in his power to administer the war for the present as he chose, owing to the ill-health of Publius Scipio; yet wishing to have his colleague's opinion in support of his own, he consulted him on this subject. Publius however took quite an opposite view of the situation. He thought his legions would be all the better for a winter under arms; and that the fidelity of the fickle Celts would never stand the test of want of success and enforced inactivity on the part of the Carthaginians: they would be certain, he thought, to turn against them once more. Besides, when he had recovered from his wound, he hoped to be able to do good service to his country himself. With these arguments he tried to dissuade Tiberius from his design. The latter felt that every one of these arguments were true and sound; but, urged on by ambition and a blind confidence in his fortune, he was eager to have the credit of the decisive action to himself, before Scipio should be able to be present<pb n="230" />at the battle, or the next Consuls arrive to take over the command; for the time for that to take place was now approaching. As therefore he selected the time for the engagement from personal considerations, rather than with a view to the actual circumstances of the case, he was bound to make a signal failure.Hannibal took much the same view of the case as Scipio, and was therefore, unlike him, eager for a battle; because, in the first place, he wished to avail himself of the enthusiasm of the Celts before it had at all gone off: in the second place, he wished to engage the Roman legions while the soldiers in them were raw recruits without practice in war: and, in the third place, because he wished to fight the battle while Scipio was still unfit for service: but most of all because he wanted to be doing something and not to let the time slip by fruitlessly; for when a general leads his troops into a foreign country, and attempts what looks like a desperate undertaking, the one chance for him is to keep the hopes of his allies alive by continually striking some fresh blow.Such were Hannibal's feelings when he knew of the intended attack of Tiberius.