<w lemma="%2A%28ierw%2Fnumos">Ἱερώνυμος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="proxeirisa%2Fmenos">προχειρισάμενος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aga%2Fqarxon">Ἀγάθαρχον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29onhsige%2Fnh">Ὀνησιγένη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ipposqe%2Fnh">Ἱπποσθένη</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpei">πέμπει</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbou">Ἀννίβου</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w>, <w lemma="dou%5Cs">δοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29ntola%5Cs">ἐντολὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Dsde">τοῖσδε</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkas">συνθήκας</w>,
<w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w> <w lemma="bohqei%3Dn">βοηθεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pezikai%3Ds">πεζικαῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nautikai%3Ds">ναυτικαῖς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmesi">δυνάμεσι</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunekbalo%2Fntas">συνεκβαλόντας</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fas">Σικελίας</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="diele%2Fsqai">διελέσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="nh%3Dson">νῆσον</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frwn">ἑκατέρων</w> <w lemma="e%29parxi%2Fas">ἐπαρχίας</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fron">ὅρον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ime%2Fran">Ἱμέραν</w> <w lemma="potamo%2Fn">ποταμόν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista%2F">μάλιστά</w> <w lemma="pws">πως</w> <w lemma="di%2Fxa">δίχα</w> <w lemma="diairei%3D">διαιρεῖ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhn">ὅλην</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fan">Σικελίαν</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="a%29fiko%2Fmenoi">ἀφικόμενοι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w> <w lemma="diele%2Fgonto">διελέγοντο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dt%27">ταῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpratton">ἔπραττον</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmws">ἑτοίμως</w> <w lemma="sugkatabaino%2Fntwn">συγκαταβαινόντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn:">Καρχηδονίων·</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%28ippokra%2Fthn">Ἱπποκράτην</w>, <w lemma="lamba%2Fnontes">λαμβάνοντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="meira%2Fkion">μειράκιον</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxa%5Cs">ἀρχὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29yuxagw%2Fgoun">ἐψυχαγώγουν</w>, <w lemma="e%29chgou%2Fmenoi">ἐξηγούμενοι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fa%7C">Ἰταλίᾳ</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fas">πορείας</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbou">Ἀννίβου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parata%2Fceis">παρατάξεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxas">μάχας</w>,
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="fa%2Fskontes">φάσκοντες</w> <w lemma="mhdeni%5C">μηδενὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqh%2Fkein">καθήκειν</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%28pa%2Fntwn">ἁπάντων</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeliwtw%3Dn">Σικελιωτῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnw%7C">ἐκείνῳ</w>, <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Apu%2Frrou">Πύρρου</w> <w lemma="qugatro%5Cs">θυγατρὸς</w> <w lemma="ui%28o%5Cn">υἱὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="%2Anhrhi%2Fdos">Νηρηίδος</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="proai%2Fresin">προαίρεσιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoian">εὔνοιαν</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeliw%3Dtai">Σικελιῶται</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="eu%29do%2Fkhsan">εὐδόκησαν</w> <w lemma="sfw%3Dn">σφῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fn%27">ἡγεμόν᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w>, <w lemma="deu%2Fteron">δεύτερον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ie%2Frwnos">Ἱέρωνος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fppou">πάππου</w> <w lemma="dunastei%2Fan">δυναστείαν</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tosou%3Dton">τοσοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%29cwmi%2Flhsan">ἐξωμίλησαν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="meira%2Fkion">μειράκιον</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="mhdeni%5C">μηδενὶ</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fxein">προσέχειν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsei">φύσει</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29kata%2Fstaton">ἀκατάστατον</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnwn">ἐκείνων</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="metewrisqe%2Fn:">μετεωρισθέν·</w>
<w lemma="a%29kmh%5Cn">ἀκμὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aga%2Fqarxon">Ἀγάθαρχον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fni">Καρχηδόνι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fna">προειρημένα</w> <w lemma="diaprattome%2Fnwn">διαπραττομένων</w>, <w lemma="e%29pipe%2Fmpei">ἐπιπέμπει</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%2Fs">πρεσβευτάς</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fas">Σικελίας</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="fa%2Fskwn">φάσκων</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="kaqh%2Fkein">καθήκειν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpasan">ἅπασαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ciw%3Dn">ἀξιῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="bohqei%3Dn">βοηθεῖν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fas">Σικελίας</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fois">Καρχηδονίοις</w> <w lemma="u%28pisxnou%2Fmenos">ὑπισχνούμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29parkei%3Dn">ἐπαρκεῖν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w>.
<w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhn">ὅλην</w> <w lemma="a%29katastasi%2Fan">ἀκαταστασίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mani%2Fan">μανίαν</w> <w lemma="kalw%3Ds">καλῶς</w> <w lemma="sunqew%2Fmenoi">συνθεώμενοι</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnioi">Καρχηδόνιοι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="meiraki%2Fou">μειρακίου</w>, <w lemma="nomi%2Fzontes">νομίζοντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpous">τρόπους</w> <w lemma="sumfe%2Frein">συμφέρειν</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="proe%2Fsqai">προέσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fan">Σικελίαν</w>,
<w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnw%7C">ἐκείνῳ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpanta">ἅπαντα</w> <w lemma="sugkate%2Fneuon">συγκατένευον</w>, <w lemma="au%29toi%5C">αὐτοὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="paraskeuasa%2Fmenoi">παρασκευασάμενοι</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="stratiw%2Ftas">στρατιώτας</w>, <w lemma="e%29gi%2Fnonto">ἐγίνοντο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="diabiba%2Fzein">διαβιβάζειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w>
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<head>The Treaty with Carthage</head>Hieronymus on his part selected Agatharchus, Onesimus, and Hipposthenes to send with Hannibal to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a>, with instructions to make an alliance on the following terms: "The Carthaginians to assist him with land and sea forces, in expelling the Romans from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a>, and then divide the island with him; so as to have the river <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Himera&groupId=632&placeId=1163">Himera</a>, which divides <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a> almost exactly in half, as the boundary between the two provinces." The commissioners arrived in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a>: and finding, on coming to a conference, that the Carthaginians were prepared to meet them in every point, they completed the arrangement. Meanwhile Hippocrates got the young Hieronymus entirely into his hands: and at first fired his imagination by telling him of Hannibal's marches and pitched battles in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>; and afterwards by repeating to him that no one had a better right to the government of all Siceliots than he; in the first place as the son of Nereis daughter of Pyrrhus, the only man whom all Siceliots alike had accepted deliberately and with full assent as their leader and king; and in the second place in virtue of his grandfather Hiero's sovereign rights. At last he and his brother so won upon the young man by their conversation, that he would attend to no one else at all: partly from the natural feebleness of his character, but still more from the ambitious feelings<pb n="512" />which they had excited in him.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note6">The king's pretensions rise, and a new arrangement is made with <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a>.</note>And therefore, just when Agatharchus and his colleagues were completing the business on which they had been sent in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a>, he sent fresh ambassadors, saying that all <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a> belonged to him; and demanding that the Carthaginians should help him to recover <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a>: while he promised that he would assist the Carthaginians in their Italian campaign. Though the Carthaginians now saw perfectly well the whole extent of the young man's fickleness and infatuation: yet thinking it to be in manifold ways to their interests not to let Sicilian affairs out of their hands, they assented to his demands; and having already prepared ships and men, they set about arranging for the transport of their forces into <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a>.
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