<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="%2Atibe%2Frios">Τιβέριος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fxw%7C">λόχῳ</w> <w lemma="e%29nedreuqei%5Cs">ἐνεδρευθεὶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="gennai%2Fws">γενναίως</w> <w lemma="u%28posta%5Cs">ὑποστὰς</w> <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fstreyen">κατέστρεψεν</w>. <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftwn">τοιούτων</w> <w lemma="peripeteiw%3Dn">περιπετειῶν</w>, <w lemma="po%2Ftera">πότερα</w> <w lemma="xrh%5C">χρὴ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsxousin">πάσχουσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pitima%3Dn">ἐπιτιμᾶν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="suggnw%2Fmhn">συγγνώμην</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w>, <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29sfale%5Cs">ἀσφαλὲς</w> <w lemma="a%29pofh%2Fnasqai">ἀποφήνασθαι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcantas">πράξαντας</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fmws">ὅμως</w> <w lemma="u%28poxeiri%2Fous">ὑποχειρίους</w> <w lemma="gegone%2Fnai">γεγονέναι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmws">ἑτοίμως</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpois">ἀνθρώποις</w> <w lemma="w%28risme%2Fna">ὡρισμένα</w> <w lemma="di%2Fkaia">δίκαια</w> <w lemma="parabai%2Fnousin:">παραβαίνουσιν·</w>
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fqen">αὐτόθεν</w> <w lemma="a%29postate%2Fon">ἀποστατέον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29pofa%2Fsews">ἀποφάσεως</w> <w lemma="a%29rgw%3Ds">ἀργῶς</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="ble%2Fponta">βλέποντα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="perista%2Fseis">περιστάσεις</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pitimhte%2Fon">ἐπιτιμητέον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fnwn">ἡγεμόνων</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="suggnw%2Fmhn">συγγνώμην</w> <w lemma="dote%2Fon">δοτέον</w>. <w lemma="e%29%2Fstai">ἔσται</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="lego%2Fmenon">λεγόμενον</w> <w lemma="dh%3Dlon">δῆλον</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%29arxi%2Fdamos">Ἀρχίδαμος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimoni%2Fwn">Λακεδαιμονίων</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28pido%2Fmenos">ὑπιδόμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnous">Κλεομένους</w> <w lemma="filarxi%2Fan">φιλαρχίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffugen">ἔφυγεν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aspa%2Frths">Σπάρτης</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="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="peisqei%5Cs">πεισθεὶς</w> <w lemma="e%29nexei%2Frisen">ἐνεχείρισεν</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnw%7C">προειρημένῳ</w>.
<w lemma="toigarou%3Dn">τοιγαροῦν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fou">βίου</w> <w lemma="sterhqei%5Cs">στερηθεὶς</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29pologi%2Fan">ἀπολογίαν</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="kate%2Flipe">κατέλιπε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29piginome%2Fnous:">ἐπιγινομένους·</w>
<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="u%28poqe%2Fsews">ὑποθέσεως</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="menou%2Fshs">μενούσης</w>, <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnous">Κλεομένους</w> <w lemma="filarxi%2Fas">φιλαρχίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dunastei%2Fas">δυναστείας</w> <w lemma="e%29phuchme%2Fnhs">ἐπηυξημένης</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29gxeiri%2Fsas">ἐγχειρίσας</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="fugw%5Cn">φυγὼν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftuxe">ἔτυχε</w> <w lemma="parado%2Fcws">παραδόξως</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="swthri%2Fas">σωτηρίας</w>, <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="eu%29lo%2Fgws">εὐλόγως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmelle">ἔμελλε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnois">προειρημένοις</w> <w lemma="e%29gkurh%2Fsein">ἐγκυρήσειν</w>;
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Apelopi%2Fdas">Πελοπίδας</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqhbai%3Dos">Θηβαῖος</w>, <w lemma="ei%29dw%5Cs">εἰδὼς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aleca%2Fndrou">Ἀλεξάνδρου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tura%2Fnnou">τυράννου</w> <w lemma="paranomi%2Fan">παρανομίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="safw%3Ds">σαφῶς</w> <w lemma="ginw%2Fskwn">γινώσκων</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="pa%3Ds">πᾶς</w> <w lemma="tu%2Frannos">τύραννος</w> <w lemma="polemiwta%2Ftous">πολεμιωτάτους</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fzei">νομίζει</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqeri%2Fas">ἐλευθερίας</w> <w lemma="proestw%3Dtas">προεστῶτας</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aqhbai%2Fwn">Θηβαίων</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w> <w lemma="dhmokrati%2Fas">δημοκρατίας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpeiqen">ἔπειθεν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29epaminw%2Fndan">Ἐπαμινώνδαν</w> <w lemma="proesta%2Fnai">προεστάναι</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parw%5Cn">παρὼν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettali%2Fan">Θετταλίαν</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmios">πολέμιος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="katalu%2Fsei">καταλύσει</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aleca%2Fndrou">Ἀλεξάνδρου</w> <w lemma="monarxi%2Fas">μοναρχίας</w> <w lemma="presbeu%2Fein">πρεσβεύειν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Fmeine">ὑπέμεινε</w> <w lemma="deu%2Fteron">δεύτερον</w>.
<w lemma="toigarou%3Dn">τοιγαροῦν</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="u%28poxei%2Frios">ὑποχείριος</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29xqroi%3Ds">ἐχθροῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fblaye">ἔβλαψε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqhbai%2Fous">Θηβαίους</w> <w lemma="mega%2Fla">μεγάλα</w>, <w lemma="kate%2Fluse">κατέλυσε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="progegenhme%2Fnhn">προγεγενημένην</w> <w lemma="do%2Fcan">δόξαν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29kh%3D%7C">εἰκῇ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="a%29kri%2Ftws">ἀκρίτως</w> <w lemma="pisteu%2Fsas">πιστεύσας</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fkist%27">ἥκιστ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29xrh%3Dn">ἐχρῆν</w>.
<w lemma="paraplh%2Fsia">παραπλήσια</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Agna%2Fi+os">Γνάϊος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpaqe">ἔπαθε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeliko%5Cn">Σικελικὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>, <w lemma="a%29lo%2Fgws">ἀλόγως</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29gxeiri%2Fsas">ἐγχειρίσας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois:">πολεμίοις·</w> <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fteroi">ἕτεροι</w>.
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<head>Additional Fortifications</head>For the present Hannibal, after completing the palisade<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note49">Further works of security.</note>unmolested, was content to remain quiet, as his plan had succeeded to his wish; for he had shut in the enemy and compelled them to remain inside their wall, in terror for the safety of the citadel as well as for their own; while he had raised the courage of the citizens of Tarentum to such an extent, that they now imagined themselves to be a match for the Romans, even without the Carthaginians. A little later he made at a short<pb n="559" />distance from the palisade, in the direction of the town, a trench parallel to the palisade and the wall of the citadel; and the earth dug out from it having been piled up on the other side along the edge nearest the town, he erected another palisade on the top, thus making a fortification no less secure than the wall itself. Once more, at a moderate distance, nearer the city, he commenced building a wall, starting from the street called Soteira up to that called Batheia; so that, even without a garrison, the Tarentines were adequately protected by the mere constructions themselves. Then leaving a sufficient garrison, and enough cavalry to serve on outpost duty for the protection of the wall, he encamped along the bank of the river which is called by some the Galaesus, but by most people the Eurotas, after the river which flows past <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a>. The Tarentines have many such derived names, both in town and country, from the acknowledged fact of their being a colony from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a> and connected by blood with the Lacedaemonians. As the wall quickly approached completion, owing to the activity and zeal of the Tarentines, and the vigorous co-operation of the Carthaginians, Hannibal next conceived the idea of taking the citadel also.
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