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42. hac oratione accensis militum animis, relicto1 ad praesidium regionis eius M. Silano cum tribus milibus peditum et trecentis equitibus, ceteras omnes copiaserant autem viginti quinque milia peditum, duo milia quingenti equitesHiberum traiecit. [2] ibi quibusdam suadentibus ut, quoniam in tris tam diversas regiones discessissent Punici exercitus, proximum adgrederetur, periculum esse ratus ne eo facto in unum omnes contraheret, nec par esset unus tot exercitibus, Carthaginem Novam interim oppugnare statuit, [3?] urbem cum ipsam opulentam suis opibus, tum hostium omni bellico apparatu plenamibi arma, ibi pecunia, ibi totius Hispaniae obsides erant—, [4?] sitam praeterea cum opportune ad traiciendum in Africam, tum super portum satis amplum quantaevis classi et nescio an unum in Hispaniae ora qua nostro adiacet mari. [5] nemo omnium quo iretur sciebat praeter C. Laelium. is classe circummissus ita moderari cursum navium iussus erat ut eodem tempore Scipio ab terra exercitum ostenderet et classis portum intraret. [6] septimo die ab Hibero Carthaginem ventum est simul terra marique. castra ab regione urbis qua in septentrionem versa est posita; his ab tergonam frons natura tuta eratvallum2 obiectum. [7] etenim3 sita [p. 166] Carthago sic est: sinus est maris media fere Hispaniae4 ora, maxime Africo vento oppositus, ad duo milia5 et quingentos passus introrsus retractus, paulo6 plus passuum mille et ducentos7 in latitudinem patens. [8] huius in ostio sinus parva insula obiecta ab alto portum ab omnibus ventis praeterquam Africo tutum facit. ab intimo sinu paeninsula excurrit, tumulus is ipse in quo condita urbs est, ab ortu solis et a meridie cincta mari; ab occasu stagnum claudit paulum etiam ad septentrionem fusum, incertae altitudinis utcumque exaestuat aut deficit8 mare. [9] continenti urbem iugum ducentos fere et quinquaginta passus patens coniungit. unde cum tam parvi operis munitio esset, non obiecit vallum imperator Romanus, seu fiduciam hosti superbe ostentans, [10?] sive ut subeunti saepe ad moenia urbis recursus pateret.

1 A.U.C. 544

2 vallum Rhenanus, Froben 2: nullum Sp: nullum vallum A3JKx Aldus: duplex vallum schelius from Polybius X. ix. 7, Weissenborn.

3 Etenim Sp?A3 Froben 2: ceterum JKx Aldus.

4 A.U.C. 544

5 ad duo milia supplied by Sigonius from Polybius X. x. 1.

6 paulo A3JKx Aldus: paululo Sp? Froben 2.

7 mille et ducentos supplied by Madvig from Polybius l.c.

8 aut deficit Sp?A3 Froben 2: om. JKx Aldus.

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    • E. T. Merrill, Commentary on Catullus, 31
    • Titus Livius (Livy), Ab urbe condita libri, erklärt von M. Weissenborn, books 31-32, commentary, 31.36
    • Titus Livius (Livy), Ab urbe condita libri, erklärt von M. Weissenborn, books 31-32, commentary, 32.3
    • Titus Livius (Livy), Ab urbe condita libri, erklärt von M. Weissenborn, books 33-34, commentary, 34.9
    • Titus Livius (Livy), Ab urbe condita libri, erklärt von M. Weissenborn, books 35-38, commentary, 36.15
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