<head lang="la">II. Res Siciliae</head><w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29piboulh%5Cn">ἐπιβουλὴν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ierwnu%2Fmou">Ἱερωνύμου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="%2Asurakosi%2Fwn">Συρακοσίων</w>, <w lemma="e%29kxwrh%2Fsantos">ἐκχωρήσαντος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqra%2Fswnos">Θράσωνος</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Azw%2Fippon">Ζώιππον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29adrano%2Fdwron">Ἀδρανόδωρον</w> <w lemma="pei%2Fqousi">πείθουσι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ierw%2Fnumon">Ἱερώνυμον</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fban">Ἀννίβαν</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmyai">πέμψαι</w>.
<w lemma="proxeirisa%2Fmenos">προχειρισάμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fkleiton">Πολύκλειτον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akurhnai%3Don">Κυρηναῖον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afilo%2Fdhmon">Φιλόδημον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29argei%3Don">Ἀργεῖον</w>, <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsteile">ἀπέστειλε</w>, <w lemma="dou%5Cs">δοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29ntola%5Cs">ἐντολὰς</w> <w lemma="lalei%3Dn">λαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="koinopragi%2Fas">κοινοπραγίας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fois">Καρχηδονίοις</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29delfou%5Cs">ἀδελφοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aleca%2Fndreian">Ἀλεξάνδρειαν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fpemyen">ἀπέπεμψεν</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fkleiton">Πολύκλειτον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afilo%2Fdhmon">Φιλόδημον</w> <w lemma="a%29podeca%2Fmenos">ἀποδεξάμενος</w> <w lemma="filanqrw%2Fpws">φιλανθρώπως</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="polla%5Cs">πολλὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="u%28pogra%2Fyas">ὑπογράψας</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="meiraki%2Fw%7C">μειρακίῳ</w> [<w lemma="%2A%28ierwnu%2Fmw%7C">Ἱερωνύμῳ</w>], <w lemma="spoudh%3D%7C">σπουδῇ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fpemye">ἀπέπεμψε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fsbeis">πρέσβεις</w>, <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fban">Ἀννίβαν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnion">Καρχηδόνιον</w>, <w lemma="o%29%2Fnta">ὄντα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="trih%2Frarxon">τριήραρχον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Asurakosi%2Fous">Συρακοσίους</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ippokra%2Fthn">Ἱπποκράτην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29delfo%5Cn">ἀδελφὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="new%2Fteron">νεώτερον</w> <w lemma="%2A%29epiku%2Fdhn">Ἐπικύδην</w>.
<w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fw">πλείω</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="strateu%2Fesqai">στρατεύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbou">Ἀννίβου</w>, <w lemma="politeuome%2Fnous">πολιτευομένους</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fois">Καρχηδονίοις</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="feu%2Fgein">φεύγειν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fppon">πάππον</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Asurakousw%3Dn">Συρακουσῶν</w> <w lemma="do%2Fcanta">δόξαντα</w> <w lemma="prosenhnoxe%2Fnai">προσενηνοχέναι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w> <w lemma="e%28ni%5C">ἑνὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29agaqokle%2Fous">Ἀγαθοκλέους</w> <w lemma="ui%28w%3Dn">υἱῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29agaqa%2Frxw%7C">Ἀγαθάρχῳ</w>.
<w lemma="paragenome%2Fnwn">παραγενομένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2Asurakou%2Fsas">Συρακούσας</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fkleiton">Πολύκλειτον</w> <w lemma="a%29popresbeusa%2Fntwn">ἀποπρεσβευσάντων</w>, <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fou">Καρχηδονίου</w> <w lemma="dialexqe%2Fntos">διαλεχθέντος</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbou">Ἀννίβου</w> <w lemma="dedome%2Fnas">δεδομένας</w> <w lemma="e%29ntola%2Fs">ἐντολάς</w>, <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Ftoimos">ἕτοιμος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="koinwnei%3Dn">κοινωνεῖν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fois">Καρχηδονίοις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn:">πραγμάτων·</w>
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fn">τόν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="paragegono%2Fta">παραγεγονότα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fban">Ἀννίβαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="poreu%2Fesqai">πορεύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fxos">τάχος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fna">Καρχηδόνα</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="sumpe%2Fmpein">συμπέμπειν</w> <w lemma="e%29phggei%2Flato">ἐπηγγείλατο</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="dialexqhsome%2Fnous">διαλεχθησομένους</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fois">Καρχηδονίοις</w>.
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<head>Hieronymus of Syracuse</head>After the plot against Hieronymus, King of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Syracuse&groupId=994&placeId=1753">Syracuse</a>,<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note2">Hieronymus succeeded his grandfather Hiero II. in B. C. 216. Under the influence of his uncles, Zoippus and Andranodorus, members of the Council of 15 established by Hiero, Hieronymus opens communications with Hannibal.</note>Thraso having departed, Zoippus and Andranodorus persuaded Hieronymus to lose no time in sending ambassadors to Hannibal. He accordingly selected Polycleitus of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cyrene&groupId=521&placeId=985">Cyrene</a> and Philodemus of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Argos&groupId=361&placeId=689">Argos</a> for the purpose, and sent them into <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>, with a commission to discuss the subject of an alliance with the Carthaginians; and at the same time he sent his brothers to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alexandria&groupId=1063&placeId=1868">Alexandria</a>. Hannibal received Polycleitus and Philodemus with warmth; held out great prospects to the young king; and sent the ambassadors back without delay, accompanied by<pb n="510" />the commander of his triremes, a Carthaginian also named Hannibal, and the Syracusan Hippocrates and his younger brother Epicydes. These men had been for some time serving in Hannibal's army, being domiciled at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a>, owing to their grandfather having been banished from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Syracuse&groupId=994&placeId=1753">Syracuse</a> because he was believed to have assassinated Agatharchus, one of the sons of Agathocles. On the arrival of these commissioners at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Syracuse&groupId=994&placeId=1753">Syracuse</a>, Polycleitus and his colleague reported the result of their embassy, and the Carthaginian<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note3">Commissioners sent to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a> to formulate a treaty of alliance.</note>delivered the message given by Hannibal: whereupon the king without hesitation expressed his willingness to make a treaty with the Carthaginians; and, begging the Hannibal who had come to him to go with all speed to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a>, promised that he also would send commissioners from his own court, to settle matters with the Carthaginians.
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