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Show The fift Boakeofthefustpars Cwarzs G18, Was fuppofed. .Manywere Snothetedandburnt in the faine, which preweréuterand greater : many, leapingiintathe:d reaches for feareofthe fiidden mifchiefe) were trary. pled to. death bythe multitudethat followed thems;They tharéfcaped thelfite,fell'ypok the enemies fword, which wasiready to receive them.. Efpecially AMtafaniffa, chav belt knew,the,Countriesdid greatexecusion vponthem;. hauing Jaidall the waies;b¥ which hee forefaw.that they, would feeke toefcapes, Fhe Carthaginians: perceiuing'this fire, thonghrnone other, chan that, ie was»a pittifull mifchances fothatfome'ranne out to helpe the,poore, Numidians; carrying onely.what would ferue to quench the fire, ‘Others tanne.vp.to,theRampart': where, feareleffe of any-dangertowards themfelues Syphax, whorlay thenat a Towne called Abba, not'pafling eight:miles:ftom Carthage: Immediately the fame their vnfortunate Commanderj4/4rabalthe fonti¢ of Gefto,was employed to makeinew-leuies of men:tand Queene Sopbénisha went forth with' Embak fadoursto her husband Syphax ; who hauing gathered together astmany as hee:conldvof his fubieéts thachad efcaped from the lare-flanghter, was thinking: tooreturne into» his owne kingdome. Sophonisba laboured fowith her husbafid; that at lengthahee wénne himto her ownedefire. And it fell out atthe fame time,that foure: thonfand Spaniards; that Weresunning towards the Numidiansyhekilled fome, and purlued thereft back int to their campe; whichin a little whileshe made to burneas brighty/as didthat oF syphax, Afaracglfeging this,end knowing thatthe Romans were there,didnot ftand toimake te 10waged by the Carthaginians, were brougit overtoferucinAfrick. Ofthefewere made fiftance,but thitted onely for hita{elfe,and-efcaped with a few ofthidhorfe abouthin. Tf Hepnical, orany of the Barchine fahion; had beene taken in fuich amanner *"it is more than probableshat oldHanno would haue iudged him worthy-tobe crucified: Exerpt. @ ~ defend: themfelues, againft the Romans; by raifing new forces \: efpiecially; if Syphax would not leanethem It was therefore concluded, That they fhouldbéiid all theircate this way,leuyingin all hafte.another Armiesiand fending Embafladoursito deale with they-ftood beholding.the greatneffe of the flame, and lamenting the misfortune : This fell out right as Scipio would haucit« Hethereforeloft no time ! burfetting |vppon' thofe 10 librs4, Cusr3.Si8.- y of the Hiftorie ofthe Would: Itwould then aucbeenefaid,that with leflethan onehalfeofthirty:thonfand menjheeiiight ae leaft haue ginen fomebadrecompence, to themthat were taking painsin kindling thefe fires, had henotbeeneonly. carefull howto fanehis owne fearefull head. Neuerthele Pol. Polybius acknowledgeth,and itis moft likely cohanebeene true; Thar ifiiAfdrnbal (fe , or any.of thofe about him, would have ftrinen to-theiy valour, whenthe Campe was once on fire:,He fhould natthereby haue doneany manner of good, becanfe of! the tumult andcontternation,] thall not need totell whata fearefull thingirwas, to heare the cries ef forhany.thoufands that perifhed by fire and fword, orto behold! the crucll that confumed them 3 which-casPolybineaffirmes) nonce thet hath beeing is able-tofame de{cribe., it is cnonghtofay, ‘That. of thofe manythoufands very few didefcape ; which accompanied 4/arutal and Syphaxin theirfeuerall wayies of flights: Befides thefe alfo there were fome {catterers,e{pecially.of the Numidians, thar fated:them felues in the darké: but they.were not maay,asafter fhall appeare. Srirely it miuft needeshau e beene very hard to tell, how many, were burntor otherwife made away,; and what numbers efcapedin the darkeofnight, Wherefore Line, who inthe reft ofthis Relation,as often: 3° flich braue reports, as if their courage;and the armes which theyvfed,were nat to beres fitted, Euen the multitude.within Carthage beleened thefe tales; and' weremore glad thanthey had caufe to be, whichis great wonder,fincein one Age,thewhole country of Spainehad beene twice conquered); firlt,by tk iniansthemfelués,andafter iby the Romans: But with Syphax thefe tales preia rhich the Carthaginian Em: bafladours.helped with a lie; faying, That therewere conicten thoufand) ofthefe ters tibleSpaniards.. Vpon this, confidence,the people.of' Carthage anid theirfriends gathes ted fuch fpirit,chat in thirty,dayes theyimade vp an Army, confifting wel-necreofthite tythoufand men,reckoning the Spaniards,andSyphax with-his Numidians in:the num- bet. Sothey incampedina Region called; The Great' Fitlds , about fiueidayes ioumney trom Vtica., Scipio hearing of this;camefromVticathither,tovifitthem + leabing befinde him, his impediments,with{ome-part ofhis Army, to makea fhew: of continuing thefiege. Two orthree dayes,after thometting of both armies, paffed away inskirmith, Without any great thing done. It had now béenetime for w4/arubalto follow theexampleofthe Roman, Fa4im,and {eeke to weary: out the Enemy by delayes. But either (which is likely ) he was. afarre worfe, Commander, orelfe, it was not inzhis power to giueluch directions as beft pleafed himfelfe. The fonith day the Armies met in bat taile: wherin the Romans! were marfhalled by Scspioattercheir wonted manner, hauing their Italian horfein theright wing.and Mafanif/a withbis‘Numidians ‘in the.teft. ‘On ite contraryfide, 4fdrubaland his'Carthaginianshadthe'right wings Syphax, theleft, etewpcassloth follow Polybinssmayfeeméto'hauc followedfomeleffe worthy Author; andthe Spaniards.the battaile.' The vidtotie was gotten without many blowes: for the Wttained followers of Syphax and 4/drabal; couldinot ‘fuftaine the firft charge of foot, and fiue hundted hoife, to haheefcaped. forty chonfand-to: haue peri- the Italians, or of Mafaniffa. Onely the Spaniards foughtalong time, euen vntill they Wereallin amannerflaine:. ratheras men defperate, and not hoping for'merey, fince mi hie ho good Arithueticianyincafting vpthedamme.; For hee reckons onely' two thoufand thed by {word or ‘fre 5 and aboue fixe thoufand to hauebin taken ptifoners¢ ithe whole numberofall which.together,is fatre fhort offoutefcore andthirteene thoafandwhich were in theferwo\Campes. " eatin:puting him{elfe intothenexttown thatwas very ftrongly fortified,thought ACEO inde the Romans worke,vatill the Carthaginians:ap good leiftres might re- pateADEE i pay jis had with him no moré than nwo thoiifand foot, andfiue hundred ; hot paWee wskuoug fafficient to defendthe Towne » if the'Townef=inetwould Cones nF hemie a Buthe found the Inhabitants of the placevery-carneft in fotclaw eer Hitec st yee etter to Sight,orto yeeld. Vintothis difputation, hee well lay hola pon hint a ek mere would fooncgine anends Wherfore, leftthey fliould aki anfoad rp ine 6 ane Victors fauourby. deliuering him vp ; he fhranke away ates to Scipie, at his f fe teto Carthage. As forthe townue,which heleft ; ic opened the bir. Woetwa uct Tr ae + and thereby preferuedit felfe fronrall manner of ofwarre: buctheir a a ne would needs be valiant, and make countenance abandoned them to 5weute fhe nce they werefoone taken by Seipis,who Giese ofVtica, P them, they were.thus.comeouer:to fight againtt Saipio, who had otherwife*deferned of than ypon any likelihood or conceit of vidory. This theirobftinacie was beneficiallto thofethatfled ; for that ir-hindred the Romans from making any great purtuit, Hereby (fatrubal,and Syphan caped: Afdrabal, to Carthage; and Syphax home to.his owne hit kingdome: whitherhis wife waseither gone before, or inymediarely followed profecu» Scipio, having thus gottenthe mafteryofthe field,tooke counfaileabout the 49 Honofthewarre,.It wasrefolued vponasthe beft:courfey/That he himfelfe, with part ofthe Atmy,{hould attenpt the Cities round about him: dndthat Wta/aniffa, with his Umidians-an d:Le/rs, withfomeofthe Roman'Legions, fhould followafter Syphax's Hot permitting him-to take eft within his owne Kingdome, where eafily elfe he might Kepairehisitorces, and pur themto newtrouble.» This aduice,it feertes that: Mafami/fa Bie: who knew beitthe quality ofthe Numidiansy and whatgood might be dong ‘% beexpedted.was . e Mong them,by the reputation of a viGory. ‘The leaftrharcould tution into, his, owne kingdome,wfaiped by Syphax siwhich tolaccomplifh, ‘it no effe f0Ncerned the Romansat the prefentythanit did himfelfe. ‘According torhis order con- ¢ot his Souldiers» Thisbeing done;hee returned to the cluded, Lelive was,fent awaywith A¢a/anifa-svand Scipio ftayed behinde,' carryinig'the aie:PiecesiaaeWefoxecrouibleae: had goodieafon swhen,in ftead of ¢lle oucrrhrow.,. Neceilitie cn f yi 4 ey oped for,they heard newesoffuuch a lamenta- aMdall the fubiedts of Carthageivaueredintheir fidelity,as if the time werenow conte, Wherein they might take noticeofthofe vnreafonable burdens, which their proud oa Hershadlaid: vpon them for maintenance ofthe warrein Spaine andItaly. What we ‘ inthis cafe,the Carthaginians could:hardly vefolue. Fortune was thet Ent amy ; they howto doe it. few. ofthem f orcedthemto make haftie prouifidn for the future = but others,to fend for Henpibeloneasoe Some gaue aduiceto crauie peace of Scipie ed, Were.of opinion, That not of Italy,; but themoft, and they- which finallyprewar on u otwithftanding the lofie of this Armie, they: might welt aecfena Watre from re abe to towiie:Many places yeeldedfor fearey'many were taken by out' ohtheir Armies, and many oftheir Townes: neitherdurft they make bold 2 te . cir owne fubie@s with any violent exaction of - ot money ; Who neuerthele an Hhhhh 3 : |
