匆phax and Sci pio.-During these occurrences in Rome, the Carthaginians had established look-out stations on all the headlands and waited anxiouslv for the news which each successive courier brought;the whole winter was passed in a state of alarm. They formed an alliance with King Sypbax, which they considered would materially aid in protecting against invasion, for it was in reliance upon his.co" operation that the Roman general would attempt a landing. Hasdrubal Gisgo had, as we have already mentioned 13 formed. f hospitality with the king when on his departure from, he met Scipio at his court. There was some talk of a closer connexion through the marr e with Hasdrubal'sdaughter, and with a view to realising r奋L，︺ 堪.isfe project and fixing a day for the nuptials-for the girl was a marriageable age 一Hasdrubal paid Syphax a visit. When saw that the pnnce was passionately desirous of the match-the Numidians are of all barbarians the most ardent lovers-he sent for the mg, from Carthage and hastened on the wedding. The gratific., felt at the match was heightened by the action of the kii strengthening his domestic tie with Carthage by a pot alliance. A treaty was drawn up and ratified on oath bet, Carthage and the king, in which the contracting parties b themselves to have the same friends and the same ene; Hasdrubal, however, had not forgotten. the treaty which Scipio had formed with Syphax, nor the capricious and fickle character of the barbarians with. whom he had to deal,. and his great fear was that if once 6ciplo landed in Africa, this marriage would prove a very sli ght restraint upon the king. So whilst the king was in the first transports of passion and obedient persuasive endearments of his bride. he seized the of inducing Syphax to send env oy ;to S cipio not to sail to Africa on the faith of his former promises, as he .was now connected with a Carthaginian family through his marriage with Hasdrubal's daughter;Scipio would remember .meeting her， father at his court. They were to inform Scipio that he had also made a formal alliance with Carthage, and it was his wish that the Romans should conduct their operations against Carthage at a distance from Africa as they had hitherto done. Otherwise he might be involved in the dispute and compelled to support one side and abandon his alliance with the other. If Scipio refused to keep clear of Africa, and led his army against Carthage, Syphax would feel himself under the necessity