§3.51.1οὗ συμβάντος καὶ τῆς ἡμέρας ἐπιγενομένης, οἱ βάρβαροι συνθεασάμενοι τὸ γεγονὸς τὰς μὲν ἀρχὰς ἀπέστησαν τῆς ἐπιβολῆς·
When this had happened and day broke, the barbarians, witnessing what had occurred, at first desisted from their attempt.
§3.51.2μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα θεωροῦντες τὸ τῶν ὑποζυγίων πλῆθος καὶ τοὺς ἱππεῖς δυσχερῶς ἐκμηρυομένους καὶ μακρῶς τὰς δυσχωρίας, ἐξεκλήθησαν ὑπὸ τοῦ συμβαίνοντος ἐξάπτεσθαι τῆς πορείας.
But afterwards, seeing the multitude of pack-animals and the cavalry winding with difficulty and in a long line through the narrow passes, they were provoked by the circumstance to attack the marching column.
§3.51.3τούτου δὲ γενομένου, καὶ κατὰ πλείω μέρη προσπεσόντων τῶν βαρβάρων, οὐχ οὕτως ὑπὸ τῶν ἀνδρῶν ὡς ὑπὸ τῶν τόπων πολὺς ἐγίνετο φθόρος τῶν Καρχηδονίων, καὶ μάλιστα τῶν ἵππων καὶ τῶν ὑποζυγίων.
As this took place and the barbarians fell upon them in several quarters, a great destruction of the Carthaginians ensued, caused not so much by the enemy as by the nature of the terrain, and especially among the horses and pack-animals.
§3.51.4οὔσης γὰρ οὐ μόνον στενῆς καὶ τραχείας τῆς προσβολῆς ἀλλὰ καὶ κρημνώδους, ἀπὸ παντὸς κινήματος καὶ πάσης ταραχῆς ἐφέρετο κατὰ τῶν κρημνῶν ὁμόσε τοῖς φορτίοις πολλὰ τῶν ὑποζυγίων.
For since the ascent was not only narrow and rough but also precipitous, at every movement and every alarm many of the pack-animals were carried down the precipices together with their loads.
§3.51.5καὶ μάλιστα τὴν τοιαύτην ταραχὴν ἐποίουν οἱ τραυματιζόμενοι τῶν ἵππων· τούτων γὰρ οἱ μὲν ἀντίοι συμπίπτοντες τοῖς ὑποζυγίοις, ὁπότε διαπτοηθεῖεν ἐκ τῆς πληγῆς, οἱ δὲ κατὰ τὴν εἰς τοὔμπροσθεν ὁρμὴν ἐξωθοῦντες πᾶν τὸ παραπῖπτον ἐν ταῖς δυσχωρίαις, μεγάλην ἀπειργάζοντο ταραχήν.
And this confusion was chiefly caused by the wounded horses; for some of them, whenever they were terrified by a wound, would turn back and collide with the pack-animals, while others, in their rush forward, would push aside everything that came in their way in the narrow passes, thereby creating great havoc.
§3.51.6εἰς ἃ βλέπων Ἀννίβας καὶ συλλογιζόμενος ὡς οὐδὲ τοῖς διαφυγοῦσι τὸν κίνδυνον ἔστι σωτηρία τοῦ σκευοφόρου διαφθαρέντος, ἀναλαβὼν τοὺς προκατασχόντας τὴν νύκτα τὰς ὑπερβολὰς ὥρμησε παραβοηθήσων τοῖς τῇ πορείᾳ προλαβοῦσιν.
Hannibal, seeing this and realizing that there would be no safety even for those who escaped the danger if the baggage train were destroyed, took the men who had occupied the heights during the night and hastened to the rescue of those who were in advance on the march.
§3.51.7οὗ γενομένου πολλοὶ μὲν τῶν πολεμίων ἀπώλλυντο διὰ τὸ ποιεῖσθαι τὴν ἔφοδον ἐξ ὑπερδεξίων τὸν Ἀννίβαν, οὐκ ἐλάττους δὲ καὶ τῶν ἰδίων·
As this took place, many of the enemy were destroyed because Hannibal made his attack from higher ground, but no fewer of his own men also perished.
§3.51.8ὁ γὰρ κατὰ τὴν πορείαν θόρυβος ἐξ ἀμφοῖν ηὔξετο διὰ τὴν τῶν προειρημένων κραυγὴν καὶ συμπλοκήν.
For the noise along the line of march was increased on both sides by the shouting and entanglement of the aforementioned.
§3.51.9ἐπεὶ δὲ τοὺς μὲν πλείστους τῶν Ἀλλοβρίγων ἀπέκτεινε, τοὺς δὲ λοιποὺς τρεψάμενος ἠνάγκασε φυγεῖν εἰς τὴν οἰκείαν, τότε δὴ τὸ μὲν ἔτι περιλειπόμενον πλῆθος τῶν ὑποζυγίων καὶ τῶν ἵππων μόλις καὶ ταλαιπώρως διήνυε τὰς δυσχωρίας,
But when he had slain the greater part of the Allobroges and forced the rest to flee to their own country, then at last the remaining multitude of pack-animals and horses made their way through the difficult passes with great difficulty and hardship.
§3.51.10αὐτὸς δὲ συναθροίσας ὅσους ἠδύνατο πλείστους ἐκ τοῦ κινδύνου προσέβαλε πρὸς τὴν πόλιν, ἐξ ἧς ἐποιήσαντο τὴν ὁρμὴν οἱ πολέμιοι.
As for himself, having assembled as many of his men as possible from the danger, he advanced against the town from which the enemy had made their onset.
§3.51.11καταλαβὼν δὲ σχεδὸν ἔρημον διὰ τὸ πάντας ἐκκληθῆναι πρὸς τὰς ὠφελείας ἐγκρατὴς ἐγένετο τῆς πόλεως. ἐκ δὲ τούτου πολλὰ συνέβη τῶν χρησίμων αὐτῷ πρός τε τὸ παρὸν καὶ πρὸς τὸ μέλλον.
Finding it almost deserted because all the inhabitants had been drawn out by the hope of plunder, he made himself master of the town; from which there resulted many advantages to him, both for the present and for the future.
§3.51.12παραυτίκα μὲν γὰρ ἐκομίσατο πλῆθος ἵππων καὶ ὑποζυγίων καὶ τῶν ἅμα τούτοις ἑαλωκότων ἀνδρῶν, εἰς δὲ τὸ μέλλον ἔσχε μὲν καὶ σίτου καὶ θρεμμάτων ἐπὶ δυεῖν καὶ τρισὶν ἡμέραις εὐπορίαν,
For immediately he recovered a large number of horses and pack-animals, as well as the men who had been captured with them, and for the future, he secured an abundance of corn and cattle sufficient for two or three days.
§3.51.13τὸ δὲ συνέχον, φόβον ἐνειργάσατο τοῖς ἑξῆς πρὸς τὸ μὴ τολμᾶν αὐτῷ ῥᾳδίως ἐγχειρεῖν μηδένα τῶν παρακειμένων ταῖς ἀναβολαῖς.
And what was most important, he inspired such terror in the tribes that followed that none of those dwelling near the passes easily dared to attack him.