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Book 33 - Chapter 10

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<w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ako%2Fintos">Κόιντος</w> <w lemma="sunaqroi%2Fsas">συναθροίσας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aplakenti%2Fnwn">Πλακεντίνων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fmenos">ποιησάμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apenni%2Fnwn">Ἀπεννίνων</w> <w lemma="o%29rw%3Dn">ὀρῶν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dken">ἧκεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ocubi%2Fous">Ὀξυβίους</w>.
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<w lemma="stratopedeu%2Fsas">στρατοπεδεύσας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Faprwna">Ἄπρωνα</w> <w lemma="potamo%5Cn">ποταμὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29nede%2Fxeto">ἀνεδέχετο</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fous">πολεμίους</w>, <w lemma="punqano%2Fmenos">πυνθανόμενος</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%28qroi%2Fzesqai">ἁθροίζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proqu%2Fmous">προθύμους</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="diakinduneu%2Fein">διακινδυνεύειν</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosagagw%5Cn">προσαγαγὼν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="stratia%5Cn">στρατιὰν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Ako%2Fintos">Κόιντος</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29%2Fgitnan">Αἴγιτναν</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="paraspondhqh%3Dnai">παρασπονδηθῆναι</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="kra%2Ftos">κράτος</w> <w lemma="e%28lw%5Cn">ἑλὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29chndrapodi%2Fsato">ἐξηνδραποδίσατο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxhgou%5Cs">ἀρχηγοὺς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fbrews">ὕβρεως</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsteile">ἀπέστειλε</w> <w lemma="desmi%2Fous">δεσμίους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="diapraca%2Fmenos">διαπραξάμενος</w> <w lemma="a%29ph%2Fnta">ἀπήντα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ocu%2Fbioi">Ὀξύβιοι</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fzontes">νομίζοντες</w> <w lemma="a%29parai%2Fthton">ἀπαραίτητον</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="a%28marti%2Fan">ἁμαρτίαν</w>, <w lemma="paralo%2Fgw%7C">παραλόγῳ</w> <w lemma="tini%5C">τινὶ</w> <w lemma="xrhsa%2Fmenoi">χρησάμενοι</w> <w lemma="qumw%3D%7C">θυμῷ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="labo%2Fntes">λαβόντες</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%5Cn">ὁρμὴν</w> <w lemma="parastatikh%2Fn">παραστατικήν</w>, <w lemma="pri%5Cn">πρὶν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Adekih%2Ftas">Δεκιήτας</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="summi%3Dcai">συμμῖξαι</w>, <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tetrakisxili%2Fous">τετρακισχιλίους</w> <w lemma="a%28qroisqe%2Fntes">ἁθροισθέντες</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsan">ὥρμησαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fous">πολεμίους</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ako%2Fintos">Κόιντος</w> <w lemma="i%29dw%5Cn">ἰδὼν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffodon">ἔφοδον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="qra%2Fsos">θράσος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="barba%2Frwn">βαρβάρων</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Fnoian">ἀπόνοιαν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="katepla%2Fgh">κατεπλάγη</w>, <w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mhdeni%5C">μηδενὶ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgw%7C">λόγῳ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fth%7C">ταύτῃ</w> <w lemma="xrwme%2Fnous">χρωμένους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29xqrou%5Cs">ἐχθροὺς</w> <w lemma="eu%29qarsh%5Cs">εὐθαρσὴς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fte">ἅτε</w> <w lemma="tribh%5Cn">τριβὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmasin">πράγμασιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsei">φύσει</w> <w lemma="diafero%2Fntws">διαφερόντως</w> <w lemma="a%29gxi%2Fnous">ἀγχίνους</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxwn">ὑπάρχων</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29cagagw%5Cn">ἐξαγαγὼν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="stratia%5Cn">στρατιὰν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parakale%2Fsas">παρακαλέσας</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fponta">πρέποντα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kairoi%3Ds">καιροῖς</w> <w lemma="h%29%2F%7Cei">ᾔει</w> <w lemma="ba%2Fdhn">βάδην</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fous">πολεμίους</w>.
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<w lemma="xrhsa%2Fmenos">χρησάμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sunto%2Fnw%7C">συντόνῳ</w> <w lemma="prosbolh%3D%7C">προσβολῇ</w> <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="e%29ni%2Fkhse">ἐνίκησε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29ntitacame%2Fnous">ἀντιταξαμένους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fkteinen">ἀπέκτεινεν</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipou%5Cs">λοιποὺς</w> <w lemma="h%29na%2Fgkase">ἠνάγκασε</w> <w lemma="fugei%3Dn">φυγεῖν</w> <w lemma="protropa%2Fdhn">προτροπάδην</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Adekih%3Dtai">Δεκιῆται</w> <w lemma="sunhqroisme%2Fnoi">συνηθροισμένοι</w> <w lemma="parh%3Dsan">παρῆσαν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="meqe%2Fcontes">μεθέξοντες</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ocubi%2Fois">Ὀξυβίοις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnwn:">κινδύνων·</w>
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<w lemma="u%28sterh%2Fsantes">ὑστερήσαντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhs">μάχης</w> <w lemma="tou%2Fs">τούς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="feu%2Fgontas">φεύγοντας</w> <w lemma="e%29cede%2Fcanto">ἐξεδέξαντο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgon">ὀλίγον</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbalon">συνέβαλον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhs">μεγάλης</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%3Ds">ὁρμῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proqumi%2Fas">προθυμίας</w>.
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<w lemma="h%28tthqe%2Fntes">ἡττηθέντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxh%7C">μάχῃ</w> <w lemma="parauti%2Fka">παραυτίκα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fdwkan">παρέδωκαν</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ako%2Fintos">Κόιντος</w> <w lemma="ku%2Frios">κύριος</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29qnw%3Dn">ἐθνῶν</w> <w lemma="parauti%2Fka">παραυτίκα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fshn">ὅσην</w> <w lemma="e%29nede%2Fxeto">ἐνεδέχετο</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fqhke">προσέθηκε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Amassalih%2Ftais">Μασσαλιήταις</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fmhra">ὅμηρα</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aligusti%2Fnous">Λιγυστίνους</w> <w lemma="h%29na%2Fgkase">ἠνάγκασε</w> <w lemma="dido%2Fnai">διδόναι</w> <w lemma="kata%2F">κατά</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="taktou%5Cs">τακτοὺς</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnous">χρόνους</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Amassalih%2Ftais:">Μασσαλιήταις·</w>
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<w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="paropli%2Fsas">παροπλίσας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29ntitacame%2Fnous">ἀντιταξαμένους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dielw%5Cn">διελὼν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="paraxeimasi%2Fan">παραχειμασίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsato">ἐποιήσατο</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="o%29cei%3Dan">ὀξεῖαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flabe">ἔλαβε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="sunte%2Fleian">συντέλειαν</w>. —
<head>The Ligurians Resist Roman Intervention</head>On the complaint of the ambassadors of Marseilles as<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note16">The Ligurians prevent the commissioners from landing, and wound Flaminius who had already landed, and drive him to his ship.</note>to their injuries sustained at the hands of the Ligurians, the Senate at once appointed a commission, consisting of Flaminius, Popilius Laenas, and Lucius Pupius, who sailed with the envoys of Marseilles, and landed in the territory of the Oxybii at the town of Aegitna. The Ligurians, hearing that they were come to bid them raise the siege, descended upon them as they lay at anchor, and prevented the rest from disembarking; but finding Flaminius already disembarked and his baggage landed, they began by<pb n="474" />ordering him to leave the country, and on his refusal they began to plunder his baggage. His slaves and freedmen resisting this, and trying to prevent them, they began to use violence and attacked them with their weapons. When Flaminius came to the rescue of his men they wounded him, and killed two of his servants, and chased the rest down to their ship, so that Flaminius only escaped with his life by cutting away the hawsers and anchors.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note17">War ordered with the Oxybii and Deciatae, B. C. 154.</note>He was conveyed to Marseilles and his wound attended to with all possible care; but when the Senate was informed of the transaction, it immediately ordered one of the consuls, Quintus Opimius, to lead an army against the Oxybii and Deciatae.<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note18">Ligurian tribes between Nice and Marseilles. Pliny,<bibl n="Plin. Nat. 3.47" default="NO" valid="yes"><title>N. H.</title>3, § 47</bibl>.</note>