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xantippus_n iv._o war_n of_o the_o carthaginian_n against_o all_o the_o people_n of_o lybia_n v._o the_o cause_n of_o the_o second_o punic_a war._n vi._n scipio_n obtain_v commission_n for_o this_o war_n make_v preparation_n and_o advance_n into_o sicily_n vii_o the_o carthaginian_n prepare_v for_o defence_n viii_o the_o occasion_n of_o masanissa_n discontent_n against_o syphax_n and_o the_o carthaginians_n ix_o sâ—â—pio_n land_n in_o afriâ—a_n x._o â—aâ—anissa_fw-la lay_n a_o ambush_n for_o haâ—â—o_n xi_o scipio_n besiegâ—s_v and_o taâ—es_v locha_n xii_o five_o thousand_o african_n defeat_v by_o scipio_n xiii_o scipio_n besieges_fw-fr utica_n where_o syphax_n to_o gain_v time_n propose_v condition_n of_o â—eace_n fourteen_o asdrubal_n and_o syphax_n design_n to_o surprise_v scipio_n xv._n scipio_n call_v a_o council_n where_o he_o resolve_v to_o preâ—ent_v 〈◊〉_d enemy_n xvi_o scipio_n assault_v aâ—drâ—bal's_n camp_n by_o night_n take_v it_o pâ—llageâ—_n it_o and_o kiâ—s_v 30000_o men._n xvii_o asdrubal_n upon_o 〈◊〉_d defeat_n be_v condemn_v to_o death_n by_o the_o carthaginian_n but_o yet_o rally_v his_o force_n xviii_o a_o sea-fight_n between_o the_o roman_n and_o carthaginian_n xix_o battle_n between_o syphax_n and_o masanissa_n where_o syphax_n be_v defeat_v and_o take_v prisoner_n xx._n sophonisba_n syphax_n wife_n send_v her_o excuse_n to_o masanissa_n who_o receive_v she_o and_o then_o poison_v she_o to_o avoid_v the_o deliver_v she_o up_o to_o scipio_n xxi_o hanâ—o_o suborn_v people_n to_o set_v fire_n a_o scipio_n camp_n they_o be_v discover_v and_o put_v to_o death_n xxii_o scipio_n waste_v the_o country_n the_o carthaginian_n consult_v about_o the_o recalling_a of_o hannibal_n yet_o send_v their_o ambassador_n to_o rome_n to_o treat_v of_o peace_n which_o be_v conclude_v between_o the_o two_o estate_n xxiii_o hannibal_n return_v to_o africa_n prepare_v for_o war_n and_o the_o carthaginian_n break_v the_o peace_n by_o pillage_n the_o roman_a ship_n xxiv_o hannibal_n undertake_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o army_n be_v hardly_o put_v to_o it_o by_o scipio_n whereupon_o he_o suâ—â—_n for_o peace_n which_o be_v grant_v he_o but_o the_o people_n will_v not_o consent_v xxv_o hannibal_n confer_v with_o scipio_n who_o force_v he_o at_o length_n to_o give_v battle_n xxvi_o the_o two_o general_n draw_v up_o their_o army_n in_o battalion_n and_o make_v their_o oration_n to_o their_o soldier_n xxvii_o the_o battle_n between_o hannibal_n and_o scipio_n where_o hannibal_n be_v defeat_v xxviii_o scipio_n approacheâ—_n carthage_n the_o citizen_n sue_v for_o peace_n which_o be_v grant_v on_o condition_n the_o senate_n ratify_v it_o xxix_o the_o poeple_n oppose_v the_o peace_n yet_o send_v dâ—â—â—ties_n to_o rome_n â—here_o at_o a_o assembly_n of_o the_o senate_n the_o peace_n be_v ratify_v scipio_n triumph_n xxxi_o difference_n betwixt_o masanissa_n and_o the_o carthaginian_n in_o which_o the_o roman_n concern_v themselves_o xxxii_o the_o great_a battle_n between_o masanissa_n and_o
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syphax_n hear_v this_o great_a noise_n in_o the_o night_n and_o see_v the_o flame_n but_o stir_v not_o out_o of_o his_o camp_n only_o send_v some_o troop_n of_o horse_n to_o assist_v asdrubal_n who_o fall_v into_o masanissa_n ambush_n be_v all_o cut_n of_o when_o at_o break_v of_o day_n syphax_n understand_v that_o asdrubal_n be_v flee_v that_o all_o his_o army_n be_v either_o slay_v take_v or_o run_v away_o that_o his_o camp_n with_o all_o his_o munition_n of_o war_n be_v in_o the_o roman_n possession_n he_o desert_v all_o retire_v far_o up_o into_o the_o contitinent_n out_o of_o fear_n lest_o scipio_n return_v from_o the_o chase_n of_o asdrubal_n shall_v turn_v his_o arm_n against_o he_o leave_v his_o camp_n and_o all_o its_o furniture_n as_o a_o prey_n to_o masanissa_n thus_o at_o one_o stroke_n in_o less_o than_o a_o night_n the_o roman_n take_v two_o camp_n and_o rout_v two_o army_n beyond_o comparison_n great_a than_o they_o the_o vanquisher_n lose_v about_o one_o hundred_o soldier_n and_o the_o vanquish_a about_o thirty_o thousand_o beside_o two_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o that_o be_v take_v prisoner_n and_o six_o hundred_o horse_n that_o come_v to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o scipio_n upon_o his_o return_n from_o the_o victory_n as_o for_o the_o elephant_n they_o be_v all_o either_o wound_a or_o kill_v scipio_n have_v gain_v in_o this_o battle_n great_a quantity_n of_o arm_n gold_n silver_n ivory_n and_o horse_n as_o well_o numidian_a as_o other_o and_o behold_v the_o carthaginian_a force_n ruin_v by_o this_o great_a victory_n distribute_v part_n of_o the_o booty_n among_o his_o soldier_n send_v whatever_o be_v most_o precious_a to_o rome_n and_o begin_v to_o exercise_n his_o army_n in_o labour_n and_o travel_n expect_v hannibal_n who_o be_v ere_o long_o to_o return_v from_o italy_n as_o be_v likewise_o hanno_n from_o liguria_n asdrubal_n general_n of_o the_o carthaginian_n have_v be_v wound_v in_o this_o night_n battle_n save_v himself_o with_o five_o hundred_o horse_n at_o anda_n where_o he_o rally_v some_o mercenary_n and_o some_o flee_a numidian_n and_o give_v liberty_n to_o all_o slave_n that_o will_v bear_n arm_n and_o at_o length_n understanding_n that_o his_o citizen_n have_v condemn_v he_o to_o death_n for_o his_o ill_a conduct_n in_o this_o war_n and_o that_o they_o have_v make_v hanno_n the_o son_n of_o bomilcar_n his_o successor_n he_o take_v a_o resolution_n to_o keep_v himself_o with_o this_o army_n which_o consist_v of_o three_o thousand_o horse_n and_o eight_o thousand_o foot_n beside_o a_o great_a number_n of_o criminal_n that_o resort_v to_o he_o with_o which_o he_o march_v through_o all_o place_n where_o he_o have_v any_o hope_n to_o get_v provision_n inure_v they_o to_o hardship_n have_v prepare_v himself_o to_o perish_v if_o he_o can_v not_o overcome_v which_o be_v a_o long_a time_n unknown_a as_o well_o to_o the_o roman_n as_o carthaginian_n mean_a while_n scipio_n march_v at_o the_o head_n of_o his_o army_n to_o the_o very_a wall_n of_o carthage_n where_o he_o present_v battle_n to_o the_o citizen_n but_o they_o will_v not_o accept_v it_o but_o amilcar_n their_o admiral_n go_v with_o one_o hundred_o ship_n to_o the_o port_n where_o scipio_n fleet_n lie_v believe_v that_o before_o scipio_n can_v return_v he_o shall_v easy_o defeat_v twenty_o roman_a galley_n with_o his_o hundred_o ship_n but_o scipio_n have_v intelligence_n of_o his_o design_n send_v his_o order_n before_o to_o block_n up_o the_o port_n mouth_n with_o ship_n of_o burden_n which_o they_o range_v before_o it_o at_o anchor_n in_o such_o manner_n that_o there_o be_v passage_n leave_v for_o the_o roman_a galley_n to_o sally_n out_o when_o they_o see_v a_o advantage_n and_o yet_o these_o great_a ship_n be_v fasten_v together_o by_o the_o yard-arm_n and_o serve_v as_o a_o wall_n against_o the_o enemy_n the_o work_n be_v not_o quite_o finish_v at_o his_o arrival_n but_o he_o soon_o bring_v it_o to_o perfection_n the_o carthaginian_a ship_n then_o come_v to_o assault_v the_o roman_n be_v beat_v off_o by_o flight_n of_o arrow_n and_o stone_n as_o well_o from_o those_o in_o the_o ship_n as_o on_o shore_n and_o from_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o port_n insomuch_o that_o most_o of_o they_o be_v batter_v and_o the_o soldier_n quite_o tire_v they_o retire_v in_o the_o evening_n without_o do_v any_o thing_n as_o they_o make_v their_o retreat_n the_o roman_a galley_n sally_v by_o the_o passage_n which_o we_o speak_v of_o before_o and_o when_o they_o find_v they_o can_v execute_v nothing_o they_o retreat_v into_o the_o port_n by_o the_o same_o passage_n at_o length_n they_o bring_v to_o scipio_n one_o of_o the_o enemy_n ship_n but_o not_o a_o man_n in_o she_o after_o these_o encounter_n it_o be_v now_o winter_n each_o party_n retire_v to_o their_o garrison_n the_o roman_n cause_v
answer_v in_o this_o manner_n gentleman_n it_o be_v ordinary_a in_o war_n to_o consider_v only_a advantage_n wherefore_o since_o we_o all_o agree_v that_o this_o city_n may_v yet_o be_v able_a to_o do_v mischief_n we_o ought_v to_o take_v heed_n of_o that_o infidelity_n be_v accompany_v with_o power_n and_o we_o can_v assure_v ourselves_o against_o its_o perfidy_n i_o be_o of_o opinion_n we_o ought_v before_o all_o other_o thing_n to_o deprive_v it_o utter_o of_o the_o mean_n to_o do_v hurt_v we_o can_v never_o have_v a_o more_o favourable_a opportunity_n and_o since_o they_o be_v weak_a and_o poor_a we_o shall_v commit_v a_o great_a error_n to_o stay_v till_o they_o have_v recover_v force_n and_o riches_n not_o that_o i_o will_v argue_v we_o ought_v not_o likewise_o have_v regard_n to_o that_o which_o be_v just_a but_o who_o can_v accuse_v the_o roman_a people_n of_o injustice_n or_o think_v they_o use_v with_o too_o much_o severity_n the_o victory_n they_o have_v gain_v over_o the_o 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