<w lemma="%2Agenome%2Fnhs">Γενομένης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29so%2Fdou">εἰσόδου</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqesin">πρόθεσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalou%3Ds">ἀσφαλοῦς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="a%29qoru%2Fbou">ἀθορύβου</w>, <w lemma="do%2Fcantes">δόξαντες</w> <w lemma="h%29nu%2Fsqai">ἠνύσθαι</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dston">πλεῖστον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w>, <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%5C">αὐτοὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qarsw%3Ds">εὐθαρσῶς</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dgon">προῆγον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29gora%5Cn">ἀγορὰν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="platei%3Dan">πλατεῖαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Abaqei%2Fas">Βαθείας</w> <w lemma="a%29nafe%2Frousan:">ἀναφέρουσαν·</w>
<w lemma="tou%2Fs">τούς</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fleipon">ἀπέλειπον</w> <w lemma="e%29kto%5Cs">ἐκτὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tei%2Fxous">τείχους</w>, <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Fttous">ἐλάττους</w> <w lemma="disxili%2Fwn">δισχιλίων</w>, <w lemma="qe%2Flontes">θέλοντες</w> <w lemma="e%29fedrei%2Fan">ἐφεδρείαν</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fs">πρός</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcwqen">ἔξωθεν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanei%2Fas">ἐπιφανείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="para%2Floga">παράλογα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Ftais">τοιαύταις</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolai%3Ds">ἐπιβολαῖς</w> <w lemma="sumbaino%2Fntwn">συμβαινόντων</w>.
<w lemma="e%29ggi%2Fsantes">ἐγγίσαντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29gora%5Cn">ἀγορὰν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpois">τόποις</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fsthsan">ἐπέστησαν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w>, <w lemma="au%29toi%5C">αὐτοὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afilh%2Fmenon">Φιλήμενον</w> <w lemma="e%29karado%2Fkoun">ἐκαραδόκουν</w>, <w lemma="dedio%2Ftes">δεδιότες</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="proxwrh%2Fsei">προχωρήσει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w>.
<w lemma="o%28%2Fte">ὅτε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fyantes">ἀνάψαντες</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pu%3Dr">πῦρ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmellon">ἔμελλον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pu%2Flas">πύλας</w> <w lemma="o%28rma%3Dn">ὁρμᾶν</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afilh%2Fmenon">Φιλήμενον</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxonta">ἔχοντα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="u%28%3Dn">ὗν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="fere%2Ftrw%7C">φερέτρῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ali%2Fbuas">Λίβυας</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="xili%2Fous">χιλίους</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteilan">ἐξαπέστειλαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parakeime%2Fnhn">παρακειμένην</w> <w lemma="pu%2Flhn">πύλην</w>, <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenoi">βουλόμενοι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqesin">πρόθεσιν</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="yilw%3Ds">ψιλῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="mia%3Ds">μιᾶς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdos">ἐλπίδος</w> <w lemma="e%29chrth%3Dsqai">ἐξηρτῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%5Cn">ἐπιβολὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="pleio%2Fnwn">πλειόνων</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnos">προειρημένος</w> <w lemma="e%29ggi%2Fsas">ἐγγίσας</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="tei%2Fxei">τείχει</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29qismo%5Cn">ἐθισμὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="prosesu%2Frice">προσεσύριξε</w>, <w lemma="parh%3Dn">παρῆν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Flac">φύλαξ</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="katabai%2Fnwn">καταβαίνων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="r%28inopu%2Flhn">ῥινοπύλην</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29po%2Fntos">εἰπόντος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcwqen">ἔξωθεν</w> <w lemma="a%29noi%2Fgein">ἀνοίγειν</w> <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="baru%2Fnontai:">βαρύνονται·</w> <w lemma="fe%2Frousi">φέρουσι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="u%28%3Dn">ὗν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgrion:">ἄγριον·</w> <w lemma="a%29sme%2Fnws">ἀσμένως</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fsas">ἀκούσας</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Flac">φύλαξ</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fw%7Cce">ἀνέῳξε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%3Ds">σπουδῆς</w>, <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fzwn">ἐλπίζων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%28to%2Fn">αὑτόν</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="diatei%2Fnein">διατείνειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29agri%2Fan">εὐαγρίαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afilh%2Fmenon">Φιλήμενον</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="meri%2Fthn">μερίτην</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29sferome%2Fnwn">εἰσφερομένων</w>.
<w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnos">προειρημένος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prw%2Fthn">πρώτην</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="forh%2Fmatos">φορήματος</w> <w lemma="ei%29sh%3Dlqe">εἰσῆλθε</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="nomadikh%5Cn">νομαδικὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="diaskeuh%5Cn">διασκευὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fteros">ἕτερος</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="ei%28%3Ds">εἷς</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Flloi">ἄλλοι</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="fe%2Frontes">φέροντες</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fpisqen">ὄπισθεν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="qhri%2Fon">θηρίον</w>.
<w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="te%2Fttares">τέτταρες</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w> <w lemma="e%29nto%5Cs">ἐντὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fnonto">ἐγένοντο</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="r%28inopu%2Flhs">ῥινοπύλης</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29noi%2Fcanta">ἀνοίξαντα</w> <w lemma="qew%2Fmenon">θεώμενον</w> <w lemma="a%29ka%2Fkws">ἀκάκως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="yhlafw%3Dnta">ψηλαφῶντα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="u%28%3Dn">ὗν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="pata%2Fcantes">πατάξαντες</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fkteinan">ἀπέκτειναν</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28pome%2Fnous">ἑπομένους</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w>, <w lemma="prohgoume%2Fnous">προηγουμένους</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w>, <w lemma="%2Ali%2Fbuas">Λίβυας</w>, <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tria%2Fkonta">τριάκοντα</w>, <w lemma="sxolh%3D%7C">σχολῇ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meq%27">μεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28suxi%2Fas">ἡσυχίας</w> <w lemma="parh%3Dkan">παρῆκαν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="puli%2Fdos">πυλίδος</w>.
<w lemma="genome%2Fnou">γενομένου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sunexe%5Cs">συνεχὲς</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="moxlou%5Cs">μοχλοὺς</w> <w lemma="die%2Fkopton">διέκοπτον</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pulw%3Dnos">πυλῶνος</w> <w lemma="e%29fo%2Fneuon">ἐφόνευον</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcw">ἔξω</w> <w lemma="%2Ali%2Fbuas">Λίβυας</w> <w lemma="e%29ka%2Floun">ἐκάλουν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="sunqhma%2Ftwn">συνθημάτων</w>.
<w lemma="ei%29selqo%2Fntwn">εἰσελθόντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalw%3Ds">ἀσφαλῶς</w>, <w lemma="proh%3Dgon">προῆγον</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29gora%5Cn">ἀγορὰν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="suntetagme%2Fnon">συντεταγμένον</w>.
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="summi%3Dcai">συμμῖξαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w>, <w lemma="perixarh%5Cs">περιχαρὴς</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="nou%3Dn">νοῦν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w>
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<head>Gaius Livius Has a Party</head>About sunset news was brought to Gaius Livius, who<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note41">Gaius Livius thrown off the scent.</note>had been with his friends in the Musaeum since early in the day, just when the drinking was at its height, that the Numidians were scouring the country. He therefore took measures for that and nothing more, calling some of his officers and bidding them take half the cavalry, and sally out to stop the progress of the enemy, who were devasting the country: but this only made him still more unsuspicious of the whole extent of the movement. Nicon, Tragiscus, and their confederates collected together at nightfall in the town and waited for the return of Livius and his friends. As these last rose from table somewhat early, because the banquet had begun before the usual time, the greater number of the conspirators retired to a certain spot and there remained; but some of the younger men went to meet Gaius, imitating by their disorderly procession and mutual jests a company returning from a carouse. As Livius and his company were even more flustered with drink, as soon as they met laughter and joking were readily excited on both sides. Finally, they turned and conducted Gaius to his house; where he went to bed full of wine, as might be expected after a party beginning so early in the day, without any anxiety or trouble in his thoughts, but full of cheerfulness and idle content. Then Nicon and Tragiscus rejoined their companions,<pb n="554" />and, dividing themselves into three companies, took up their positions at the most favourable points in the marketplace, to keep themselves fully acquainted with everything reported from outside the walls, or that happened within the city itself. They posted some also close to the house of Livius: being well aware that, if any suspicion of what was coming arose, it would be to him that the news would be first brought, and that from him every measure taken would originate. So when the noise of the returning guests, and every disturbance of the sort, had subsided, and the great bulk of the citizens was asleep; and now the night was advancing, and nothing had happened to dash their hopes, they collected together and proceeded to perform their part of the undertaking.
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