ButtheCarthaginiansmanoeuvredsoclumsilythatthesoldiersin，derisionurgedthemtositdown。Theycalledoutthattheywerejust，goingtoemptytheirbigstomachs，todustthegildingoftheirskin，andtogivethemirontodrink。
Astripofgreenclothappearedatthetopofthepoleplantedbefore，Spendius’stent：itwasthesignal。TheCarthaginianarmyrepliedto，itwithagreatnoiseoftrumpets，cymbals，flutesofasses’bones，andtympanums。TheBarbarianshadalreadyleapedoutsidethe，palisades，andwerefacingtheirenemieswithinajavelin’sthrowof，them。
ABalearicslingertookastepforward，putoneofhisclaybullets，intohisthong，andswungroundhisarm。Anivoryshieldwasshivered，andthetwoarmiesmingledtogether。
TheGreeksmadethehorsesrearandfallbackupontheirmastersby，prickingtheirnostrilswiththepointsoftheirlances。Theslaves，whoweretohurlstoneshadpickedsuchasweretoobig，andthey，accordinglyfellclosetothem。ThePunicfoot-soldiersexposedthe，rightsideincuttingwiththeirlongswords。TheBarbariansbroke，theirlines;theyslaughteredthemfreely;theystumbledoverthe，dyinganddead，quiteblindedbythebloodthatspurtedintotheir，faces。Theconfusedheapofpikes，helmets，cuirassesandswords，turnedroundabout，wideningoutandclosinginwithelastic，contractions。ThegapsincreasedmoreandmoreintheCarthaginian，cohorts，theenginescouldnotgetoutofthesand;andfinallythe，Suffet’slitterhisgrandlitterwithcrystalpendants，whichfrom，thebeginningmighthavebeenseentossingamongthesoldierslikea，barkonthewaves，suddenlyfoundered。Hewasnodoubtdead。The，Barbariansfoundthemselvesalone。
Thedustaroundthemfellandtheywerebeginningtosing，whenHanno，himselfappearedonthetopofanelephant。Hesatbare-headedbeneath，aparasolofbyssuswhichwascarriedbyaNegrobehindhim。His，necklaceofblueplatesflappedagainsttheflowersonhisblack，tunic;hishugearmswerecompressedwithincirclesofdiamonds，and，withopenmouthhebrandishedapikeofinordinatesize，whichspread，outattheendlikealotus，andflashedmorethanamirror。