§3.68.1ὀχυρότητι καὶ τοῖς παροικοῦσι τῶν συμμάχων.
strength of the positions and in those of the allies who dwelt nearby.
Ἀννίβας δὲ τὴν ἀναζυγὴν αὐτῶν ἐπιγνοὺς παραυτίκα μὲν τοὺς Νομαδικοὺς ἱππεῖς ἐξαπέστελλε, μετʼ οὐ πολὺ δὲ τοὺς ἄλλους· τούτοις δʼ ἐκ ποδὸς τὴν δύναμιν ἔχων αὐτὸς εἵπετο κατόπιν.
Hannibal, having discovered their departure, immediately dispatched the Numidian cavalry, and not long after the others; and he himself followed close behind them with his main army.
§3.68.2οἱ μὲν οὖν Νομάδες εἰς ἔρημον τὴν στρατοπεδείαν ἐμπεσόντες ταύτην ἐνεπίμπρασαν.
The Numidians, therefore, falling upon the deserted camp, set fire to it.
§3.68.3ὃ δὴ καὶ σφόδρα συνήνεγκε τοῖς Ῥωμαίοις, ὡς εἴπερ οὗτοι κατὰ πόδας ἀκολουθήσαντες συνῆψαν ταῖς ἀποσκευαῖς, πολλοὺς ἂν αὐτῶν ὑπὸ τῶν ἱππέων ἐν τοῖς ἐπιπέδοις συνέβη διαφθαρῆναι.
This indeed turned out to be of great advantage to the Romans; for if they had followed close on their heels and come up with the baggage train, it would have happened that many of them would have been destroyed by the cavalry on the plains.
§3.68.4νῦν δʼ οἱ πλείους ἔφθασαν διαβάντες τὸν Τρεβίαν ποταμόν· τῶν δὲ καταλειφθέντων ἐπὶ τῆς οὐραγίας οἱ μὲν διεφθάρησαν, οἱ δὲ ζῶντες ἑάλωσαν ὑπὸ τῶν Καρχηδονίων.
But as it was, the majority succeeded in crossing the river Trebia first; while of those left behind on the rear-guard, some were destroyed, and others were taken alive by the Carthaginians.
§3.68.5Πόπλιος μὲν οὖν διαβὰς τὸν προειρημένον ποταμὸν ἐστρατοπέδευσε περὶ τοὺς πρώτους λόφους §3.68.6καὶ περιλαβὼν τάφρῳ καὶ χάρακι τὴν παρεμβολὴν ἀνεδέχετο μὲν τὸν Τεβέριον καὶ τὰς μετʼ ἐκείνου δυνάμεις, ἐθεράπευε δʼ αὑτὸν ἐπιμελῶς, σπουδάζων εἰ δύναιτο κοινωνῆσαι τοῦ μέλλοντος κινδύνου.
Publius, then, having crossed the aforesaid river, encamped around the first hills, and having secured his camp with a trench and palisade, he awaited Tiberius and the forces with him, while carefully treating himself, being anxious to take part, if possible, in the impending conflict.
§3.68.7Ἀννίβας δὲ περὶ τετταράκοντα σταδίους ἀποσχὼν τῶν πολεμίων αὐτοῦ κατεστρατοπέδευσε.
Hannibal, encamping about forty stades away from the enemy, took up his position there.
§3.68.8τὸ δὲ τῶν Κελτῶν πλῆθος τὸ τὰ πεδία κατοικοῦν, συνεξεστηκὸς ταῖς τῶν Καρχηδονίων ἐλπίσι, δαψιλῶς μὲν ἐχορήγει τὸ στρατόπεδον τοῖς ἐπιτηδείοις, ἕτοιμον δʼ ἦν παντὸς κοινωνεῖν ἔργου καὶ κινδύνου τοῖς περὶ τὸν Ἀννίβαν.
The multitude of Celts who inhabited the plains, shared the excitement of the Carthaginian hopes, abundantly supplied the camp with provisions, and were ready to share every labor and danger with Hannibal.
§3.68.9οἱ δʼ ἐν τῇ Ῥώμῃ, προσπεπτωκότων τῶν κατὰ τὴν ἱππομαχίαν, ἐξενίζοντο μὲν τῷ τὸ συμβεβηκὸς εἶναι παρὰ τὴν προσδοκίαν, οὐ μὴν ἠπόρουν γε σκήψεων πρὸς τὸ μὴ δοκεῖν αὐτοῖς ἧτταν εἶναι τὸ γεγονός, §3.68.10ἀλλʼ οἱ μὲν ᾐτιῶντο τὴν τοῦ στρατηγοῦ προπέτειαν, οἱ δὲ τὴν τῶν Κελτῶν ἐθελοκάκησιν, στοχαζόμενοι διὰ τῆς τελευταίας ἀποστάσεως.
Those in Rome, when the news of the cavalry battle arrived, were surprised that the event had turned out contrary to expectation, yet they did not lack pretexts to prevent what had happened from seeming to them a defeat; but some blamed the rashness of the general, and others the voluntary negligence of the Celts, guessing this from their recent defection.
§3.68.11καθόλου δὲ τῶν πεζικῶν στρατοπέδων ἀκεραίων ὄντων ἀκεραίους εἶναι διελάμβανον τὰς ὑπὲρ τῶν ὅλων ἐλπίδας.
On the whole, as the infantry forces were intact, they considered their hopes for the ultimate issue to be intact as well.
§3.68.12ὅθεν καὶ συνάψαντος τοῦ Τεβερίου καὶ τῶν μετʼ ἐκείνου στρατοπέδων καὶ διαπορευομένων διὰ τῆς Ῥώμης, ἐξ ἐπιφανείας ἐδόξαζον κριθήσεσθαι τὴν μάχην.
Hence, when Tiberius and his legions also joined and were passing through Rome, they imagined from their brilliant appearance that the battle would be decided.
§3.68.13ἁθροισθέντων δὲ τῶν στρατιωτῶν κατὰ τὸν ὅρκον εἰς Ἀρίμινον, ἀναλαβὼν αὐτοὺς ὁ στρατηγὸς προῆγε, σπεύδων συνάψαι τοῖς περὶ τὸν Πόπλιον.
When the soldiers had assembled at Ariminum according to their oath, the general took them under his command and advanced, hastening to join Publius.
§3.68.14συμμίξας δὲ καὶ καταστρατοπεδεύσας παρʼ αὐτοῖς ταῖς οἰκείαις δυνάμεσι τὸ μὲν πλῆθος ἀνελάμβανε τῶν ἀνδρῶν, ὡς ἂν ἐκ Λιλυβαίου τετταράκοντα συνεχῶς ἡμέρας πεπεζοπορηκότων εἰς Ἀρίμινον, τὰς δὲ παρασκευὰς ἐποιεῖτο πάσας ὡς πρὸς μάχην, §3.68.15αὐτὸς δʼ ἐπιμελῶς συνήδρευε τῷ Ποπλίῳ, τὰ μὲν ἤδη γεγονότα πυνθανόμενος, περὶ δὲ τῶν παρόντων συνδιανοούμενος.
And having joined them and encamped beside them with his own forces, he refreshed the mass of his men, who had been marching continuously for forty days from Lilybaeum to Ariminum, and made all preparations for battle, while he himself held frequent councils with Publius, inquiring into what had already occurred and consulting with him on the present situation.