<w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</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%29asdrou%2Fban">Ἀσδρούβαν</w>, <w lemma="shmhna%2Fntwn">σημηνάντων</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="skopw%3Dn">σκοπῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="pollou%3D">πολλοῦ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fploun">ἐπίπλουν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fwn">ὑπεναντίων</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pezika%5Cs">πεζικὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Ftatton">ἐξέταττον</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ai%29gialo%5Cn">αἰγιαλὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="plhrw%2Fmasi">πληρώμασι</w> <w lemma="parh%2Fggellon">παρήγγελλον</w> <w lemma="e%29mbai%2Fnein">ἐμβαίνειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w>.
<w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="su%2Fneggus">σύνεγγυς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntwn">ὄντων</w>, <w lemma="shmh%2Fnantes">σημήναντες</w> <w lemma="polemiko%5Cn">πολεμικὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%2Fgonto">ἀνήγοντο</w>, <w lemma="kri%2Fnantes">κρίναντες</w> <w lemma="naumaxei%3Dn">ναυμαχεῖν</w>. <w lemma="sumbalo%2Fntes">συμβαλόντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w> <w lemma="braxu%5Cn">βραχὺν</w> <w lemma="me%2Fn">μέν</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="a%29ntepoih%2Fsanto">ἀντεποιήσαντο</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ni%2Fkhs">νίκης</w>, <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kli%2Fnein">κλίνειν</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsan">ὥρμησαν</w>.
<w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29fedrei%2Fa">ἐφεδρεία</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pezw%3Dn">πεζῶν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ai%29gialo%5Cn">αἰγιαλὸν</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="w%29%2Fnhse">ὤνησε</w>, <w lemma="qa%2Frsos">θάρσος</w> <w lemma="parista%2Fnousa">παριστάνουσα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fblaye">ἔβλαψε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fda">ἐλπίδα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="swthri%2Fas">σωτηρίας</w> <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmhn">ἑτοίμην</w> <w lemma="paraskeua%2Fzousa">παρασκευάζουσα</w>.
<w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29ta%2Fndrous">αὐτάνδρους</w> <w lemma="nh%3Das">νῆας</w> <w lemma="a%29pobalo%2Fntes">ἀποβαλόντες</w>, <w lemma="tetta%2Frwn">τεττάρων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="tarsou%5Cs">ταρσοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29piba%2Ftas">ἐπιβάτας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffeugon">ἔφευγον</w> <w lemma="e%29kkli%2Fnantes">ἐκκλίναντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="gh%3Dn">γῆν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29pikeime%2Fnwn">ἐπικειμένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29kqu%2Fmws">ἐκθύμως</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fbalon">ἐξέβαλον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ai%29gialo%2Fn">αἰγιαλόν</w>, <w lemma="au%29toi%5C">αὐτοὶ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29pophdh%2Fsantes">ἀποπηδήσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ploi%2Fwn">πλοίων</w> <w lemma="e%29sw%2F%7Czonto">ἐσῴζοντο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="paratetagme%2Fnous">παρατεταγμένους</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="tolmhrw%3Ds">τολμηρῶς</w> <w lemma="suneggi%2Fsantes">συνεγγίσαντες</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="gh%3D%7C">γῇ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmena">δυνάμενα</w> <w lemma="kinei%3Dsqai">κινεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ploi%2Fwn">πλοίων</w> <w lemma="a%29nadhsa%2Fmenoi">ἀναδησάμενοι</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="xara%3Ds">χαρᾶς</w> <w lemma="u%28perballou%2Fshs">ὑπερβαλλούσης</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fpleon">ἀπέπλεον</w>, <w lemma="nenikhko%2Ftes">νενικηκότες</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%29fo%2Fdou">ἐφόδου</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fous">ὑπεναντίους</w>, <w lemma="kratou%3Dntes">κρατοῦντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="qala%2Ftths">θαλάττης</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%2Fkosi">εἴκοσι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fnte">πέντε</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Ata%5C">Τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibhri%2Fan">Ἰβηρίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29pikudeste%2Fras">ἐπικυδεστέρας</w> <w lemma="ei%29lh%2Ffei">εἰλήφει</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnon">προειρημένον</w> <w lemma="kato%2Frqwma">κατόρθωμα</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnioi">Καρχηδόνιοι</w>, <w lemma="prospeso%2Fntos">προσπεσόντος</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Ftos">γεγονότος</w> <w lemma="e%29lattw%2Fmatos">ἐλαττώματος</w>, <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="plhrw%2Fsantes">πληρώσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%28bdomh%2Fkonta">ἑβδομήκοντα</w> <w lemma="nh%3Das">νῆας</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteilan">ἐξαπέστειλαν</w>, <w lemma="kri%2Fnantes">κρίναντες</w> <w lemma="a%29nagkai%3Don">ἀναγκαῖον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsas">πάσας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibola%5Cs">ἐπιβολὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29nte%2Fxesqai">ἀντέχεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="qala%2Ftths">θαλάττης</w>.
<w lemma="ai%28%5C">αἳ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Asardo%2Fn%27">Σαρδόν᾽</w>, <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dqen">ἐκεῖθεν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Api%2Fsas">Πίσας</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fas">Ἰταλίας</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fbalon">προσέβαλον</w>, <w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnwn">πεπεισμένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pipleo%2Fntwn">ἐπιπλεόντων</w> <w lemma="summi%2Fcein">συμμίξειν</w> <w lemma="e%29nqa%2Fde">ἐνθάδε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fban">Ἀννίβαν</w>.
<w lemma="taxu%5C">ταχὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="a%29naxqe%2Fntwn">ἀναχθέντων</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhs">Ῥώμης</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%5Cn">ἑκατὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fkosi">εἴκοσι</w> <w lemma="ska%2Ffesi">σκάφεσι</w> <w lemma="penthrikoi%3Ds">πεντηρικοῖς</w>, <w lemma="puqo%2Fmenoi">πυθόμενοι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fploun">ἀνάπλουν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fpleusan">ἀπέπλευσαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Asardo%2Fna">Σαρδόνα</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fna">Καρχηδόνα</w>.
<w lemma="%2Agna%2Fios">Γνάιος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aseroui%2Flios">Σερουίλιος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnon">προειρημένον</w> <w lemma="sto%2Flon">στόλον</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="me%2Fn">μέν</w> <w lemma="tinos">τινος</w> <w lemma="e%29phkolou%2Fqei">ἐπηκολούθει</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fois">Καρχηδονίοις</w>, <w lemma="suna%2Fyein">συνάψειν</w> <w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnos">πεπεισμένος</w>, <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kaqusterw%3Dn">καθυστερῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fgnw">ἀπέγνω</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fas">Σικελίας</w> <w lemma="%2Alilubai%2Fw%7C">Λιλυβαίῳ</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fsxe:">προσέσχε·</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="katapleu%2Fsas">καταπλεύσας</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fhs">Λιβύης</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akerkinhtw%3Dn">Κερκινητῶν</w> <w lemma="nh%3Dson">νῆσον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="labw%5Cn">λαβὼν</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="xrh%2Fmata">χρήματα</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="porqh%3Dsai">πορθῆσαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="a%29phlla%2Fgh">ἀπηλλάγη</w>.
<w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fploun">ἀνάπλουν</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="ku%2Frios">κύριος</w> <w lemma="nh%2Fsou">νήσου</w> <w lemma="%2Akossu%2Frou">Κοσσύρου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="froura%5Cn">φρουρὰν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="polisma%2Ftion">πολισμάτιον</w> <w lemma="ei%29sagagw%5Cn">εἰσαγαγὼν</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Alilu%2Fbaion">Λιλύβαιον</w> <w lemma="kath%3Dre">κατῆρε</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="sunormi%2Fsas">συνορμίσας</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="sto%2Flon">στόλον</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="polu%5Cn">πολὺν</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w>
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<head>Naval Success of the Romans In Spain</head>But being informed in good time by his look-out<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note158">Roman success at sea.</note>men that the enemy were bearing down upon him, Hasdrubal drew up his troops on the beach, and ordered his crews to go on board; and, when the Romans hove in sight, gave the signal for the attack, determined to fight the enemy at sea. But, after engaging, the Carthaginians made but a short struggle for victory, and very soon gave way. For the support of the troops on the beach did less service in encouraging them to attack, than harm in offering them a safe place of retreat. Accordingly, after losing two ships with their crews, and the oars and marines of four others, they gave way and made for the land; and when the Romans pressed on with spirit in pursuit,<pb n="254" />they ran their ships ashore, and leaping from the vessels fled for refuge to the troops. The Romans came boldly close to land, towed off such of the vessels as could be got afloat, and sailed away in great exultation at having beaten the enemy at the first blow, secured the mastery of the sea, and taken twenty-five of the enemy's ships.In Iberia therefore, after this victory, the Roman prospects had begun to brighten. But when news of this reverse arrived at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a>, the Carthaginians at once despatched a fleet of seventy ships, judging it to be essential to their whole design that they should command the sea. These ships touched first at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sardinia&groupId=947&placeId=1685">Sardinia</a> and then at Pisae in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>, the commanders believing that they should find Hannibal there. But the Romans at once put to sea to attack them from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> itself, with a fleet of a hundred and twenty quinqueremes; and hearing of this expedition against them, the Carthaginians sailed back to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sardinia&groupId=947&placeId=1685">Sardinia</a>, and thence returned to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a>. Gnaeus Servilius, who was in command of this Roman fleet, followed the Carthaginians for a certain distance, believing that he should fall in with them; but, finding that he was far behind, he gave up the attempt. He first put in at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lilybaeum&groupId=690&placeId=1261">Lilybaeum</a>, and afterwards sailed to the Libyan island of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cercina&groupId=453&placeId=845">Cercina</a>; and after receiving a sum of money from the inhabitants on condition of not laying waste the country, he departed. On his return voyage he took the island of Cossyrus, and having put a garrison into its small capital, returned to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lilybaeum&groupId=690&placeId=1261">Lilybaeum</a>. There he placed the fleet, and shortly afterwards went off himself to join the land army.
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