ἱστορίαι Historiai
Liv. 34.16 The History of Rome, Livy; served verbatim
,XVI. [He is considered to have. done three things on that day which deserve praise. One was his leading his army round the hostile camp into a position far from his ships and his own camp where his men had nothing to trust to but their courage, and also joining battle with the enemy on both sides of him. The second was his manoeuvre of throwing the cohorts on the enemy's rear. The third was his order to the second legion to advance in battle formation right up to the gate of the camp while the rest of his troops were scattered in pu rsuit of the enemy.] to After this battle the consul's v ict, rious advance was uninterrupted. When the signal had been given to retire and he had withdrawn his men loaded with spoil into camp. he allowed 1, them a few hours' rest and then led them off to harry the fields. As the enemy had been scattered in flight they extended their depredations over a wider extent of country, and this action contributed no less than the battle to force the inhabitants of Spanish Emporiae and the settlers amo ngst them to surrender; many from other communities who had t aken refuge in Emporiae also surrendered. The consul addressed them all in kind terms and dismissed them to their homes. He at once resumed his advance, and wherever his army marched delegates from the various communities met him to make their surrender. By the time he reached Tarraco the whole of Spain on this side the Ebro had been subjugated and the soldiers belonging to the Roman and allied troops who had through various mishaps been made prisoners in Spain were brought by the natives as a gift to the consul. Then a rumour was spread that the consul intended to take his - army into Turdetania and it was even reported--quite falsely-that he had actuall y marched against the secluded dwellers in the mountains. On this idle and absolutely groundless rumour seven fortified places belonging to the Bergistani revolted. The consul reduced them to submission without any serious fighting. After he had returned to Tarraco and before he made any further advance these same people again revolted and again they were subdued. but thev were not treated so leniently. They were all sold into slavery to prevent any further disturbance of peace.

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The History of Rome, Livy — translated by Rev. Canon Roberts, 1912
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