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Aemilius Deters the Gauls
But meanwhile Lucius Aemilius, who had been stationed
On the arrival of Aemilius the Gauls retire.
on the coast of the Adriatic at Ariminum,
having been informed that the Gauls had
entered Etruria and were approaching Rome,
set off to the rescue; and after a rapid march appeared on
the ground just at the critical moment. He pitched his
camp close to the enemy; and the fugitives on the hill, seeing
his watch fires, and understanding what had happened, quickly
recovered their courage and sent some of their men unarmed
to make their way through the forest and tell the Consul what
had happened. This news left the Consul as he thought no
alternative but to fight. He therefore ordered the Tribunes to
lead out the infantry at daybreak, while he, taking command
of the cavalry, led the way towards the hill. The Gallic
chieftains too had seen his watch fires, and understood that the
enemy was come; and at once held council of war. The
advice of King Aneroestes was, "th
Hannibal's Treatment of Roman Prisoners
At the beginning of the following spring, Gaius Flaminius marched his army through Etruria, and
B. C. 217.
pitched his camp at Arretium; while his colleague Gnaeus Servilius on the other hand went to Ariminum,
to await the advance of the enemy in that direction.
Passing the winter in the Celtic territory, Hannibal keptHannibal conciliates the Italians.
his Roman prisoners in close confinement,
supplying them very sparingly with food;
while he treated their allies with great
kindness from the first, and finally called them together and
addressed them, alleging, "that he had not come to fight
against them, but against Rome in their behalf; and that,
therefore, if they were wise, they would attach themselves to
him: because he had come to restore freedom to the Italians,
and to assist them to recover their cities and territory which
they had severally lost to Rome." With these words he
dismissed them without ransom to their own homes: wishing
by th
A Second Disaster in Etruria
About the same time as the battle of Thrasymene,
Servilius's advanced guard cut to pieces.
the Consul Gnaeus Servilius, who had been
stationed on duty at Ariminum,—which
is on the coast of the Adriatic, where the
plains of Cis-Alpine Gaul join the rest of Italy, not far from
the mouths of the Padus,—having heard that Hannibal had
entered Etruria and was encamped near Flaminius, designed
to join the latter with his whole army. But finding himself
hampered by the difficulty of transporting so heavy a force, he
sent Gaius Centenius forward in haste with four thousand
horse, intending that he should be there before himself in case
of need. But Hannibal, getting early intelligence after the
battle of Thrasymene of this reinforcement of the enemy, sent
Maharbal with his light-armed troops, and a detachment of
cavalry, who falling in with Gaius, killed nearly half his men
at the first encounter; and having pursued the remainder to a
certain hill, on the very next