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In the same way, having lain down, holding the bridle in his hands, he lay on his face for the rest of the night.

5.6.1 And when the sun was rising, since Bohemond saw the Roman divisions drawn up in phalanxes, the imperial standards, the silver-studded spears, <and> the horses with the red imperial saddlecloths, he too, as best he could, drew up his own phalanx against them, having divided his forces in two, commanding one part himself, and appointing Bryennius phalanx-commander of the other; this man was a Latin of noble birth, whom they also called konostaulos. So, having drawn up his own forces in this way, he did his usual thing again and, at the front of the battle line, where he saw the imperial insignia, thinking the emperor was there, he falls upon those who appeared like a thunderbolt. But they, after resisting for a little while, turn their backs to him; and he, pursuing them, rode uncontrollably after them, as the narrative has already shown. The emperor, however, seeing his own divisions fleeing for a long time and Bohemond uncontrollably pursuing the Roman divisions from behind, calculating that Bohemond had now withdrawn a sufficient distance from his own camp, mounting his horse and ordering those with him to do the same, seizes Bohemond's camp. And getting inside it, he kills many of the Latins found there and takes the spoils from there; then he observes the pursuers and the fugitives. 5.6.2 And since he saw them truly in flight and Bohemond pursuing behind, and Bryennius behind him, summoning the so-called George Pyrrhos, praised for his archery, and having separated other brave men, capable light-armed troops, he ordered them to ride swiftly behind Bryennius, and upon catching up, not to engage in close combat, but from a distance to shoot their arrows frequently, rather at the horses. So, overtaking the Celts, they shot the horses with thick volleys of arrows, so that the horsemen were put in a helpless position. For indeed every Celtic man, when mounted, is irresistible in his charge and his appearance, but whenever he dismounts from his horse, partly because of the size of his shield, and partly also because of the projections of his shoes and his awkward way of running, he then becomes most easy to handle and completely different than before, as if his spirit and eagerness also collapse. And knowing this, I think, the emperor ordered them to kill not the horsemen, but the horses. 5.6.3 And as the horses of the Celts were falling, Bryennius's men were thrown into confusion. And from their great confusion a long and thick cloud of dust arose, rising up to the clouds, so that it could be compared at that time to the palpable darkness that once occurred in Egypt. For the thickness of the dust blinded their sight and caused ignorance of from where and by whom the arrows were being shot. And Bryennius, sending three Latins, informed Bohemond of everything. And they found him on a small island of the river so-called Salabria, standing with a few Celts and eating grapes, and at the same time making some arrogant boast, which is even now parodied and repeated. For he often said this, barbarizing the name Lykostomion: "I have cast Alexios into a wolf's mouth." For such is arrogance, tripping up many people even in regard to things under their eyes and lying at their feet. 5.6.4 But having heard what was reported by Bryennius and recognizing the trick and the emperor's victory through deceit, he was vexed, as was likely, but was not at all downcast, such was that man. So some of the cataphract Celts under him separated themselves and went up to a certain mountain ridge lying opposite Larissa. The heavy-armed infantry, seeing them, with great eagerness were forcing them to join ba

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ὡσαύτως κατακλιθεὶς τὸν χαλινὸν ἐν χερσὶ κατέχων ἐπὶ πρόσωπον τὸ ἐπίλοιπον τῆς νυκτὸς ἔκειτο.

5.6.1 Ἀνίσχοντος δὲ τοῦ ἡλίου, ἐπεὶ τὰ τῶν Ῥωμαίων τάγματα κατὰ φάλαγγας ἱστάμενα ὁ Βαϊμοῦντος ἐθεάσατο τάς τε βασιλικὰς σημαίας καὶ τὰ ἀργυρόηλα δόρατα <καὶ> τοὺς ἵππους μετὰ τῶν βασιλικῶν ἐρυθρῶν ἐφεστρίδων, ὡς ἐνὸν καὶ αὐτὸς κατ' αὐτῶν τὴν ἰδίαν κατεστήσατο φάλαγγα διχῆ διελὼν τὰς δυνάμεις καὶ τῶν μὲν αὐτὸς κατάρχων, τῶν δὲ φαλαγγάρχην τὸν Βρυέννιον καταστήσας· Λατῖνος δὲ οὗτος τῶν ἐπιφανῶν, ὃν καὶ κονοσταῦλον ὠνόμασαν. Οὕτω γοῦν τὰς ἰδίας καταστήσας δυνάμεις τὸ σύνηθες καὶ πάλιν ποιεῖ καὶ κατὰ μέτωπον τῆς παρα τάξεως, ὅπου τὰ βασιλικὰ ἑώρα παράσημα, ἐκεῖ τὸν αὐτοκράτορα νομίσας εἶναι ὡς πρηστὴρ τοῖς φαινομένοις ἐμπίπτει. Οἱ δὲ μικρὸν ἀντισχόντες τὰ νῶτα τούτῳ διδόα σιν· ὁ δὲ τούτους διώκων ὄπισθεν ἤλαυνεν ἀκρατῶς, ὡς ὁ λόγος φθάσας ἐδήλωσεν. Ὁ μέντοι βασιλεὺς τὰ ἴδια τάγματα ἐπὶ πολὺ φεύγοντα ὁρῶν καὶ τὸν Βαϊμοῦντον ὄπισθεν τῶν ῥωμαϊκῶν ταγμάτων ἀκρατῶς διώκοντα στοχασάμενος ἱκανὸν ἤδη διάστημα τῆς ἰδίας ἀποστῆναι τὸν Βαϊμοῦντον παρεμβολῆς, ἐπὶ τὸν ἵππον ἀναβάς, τὸ αὐτὸ δὲ καὶ τοῖς μετ' αὐτοῦ παρακελευσάμενος κατα λαμβάνει τὴν τοῦ Βαϊμούντου παρεμβολήν. Καὶ εἴσω ταύτης γενόμενος πολλοὺς μὲν τῶν παρευρεθέντων Λατί νων ἀναιρεῖ καὶ τὰ λάφυρα ἐκεῖθεν ἀναιρεῖται· εἶτα περιαθρεῖ τοὺς διώκοντας καὶ φεύγοντας. 5.6.2 Καὶ ἐπεὶ ἀτέχνως τὴν φυγὴν ἑώρα ποιουμένους καὶ τὸν Βαϊμοῦντον ὄπισθεν διώκοντα καὶ ἐκείνου ὄπισθεν τὸν Βρυέννιον, μετακαλεσάμενος τὸν καλούμενον Πυρρὸν Γεώργιον ἐπὶ τοξείᾳ ὑμνούμενον καὶ ἑτέρους ἄνδρας γενναίους χωρίσας ἱκανοὺς πελταστὰς ὄπισθεν τοῦ Βρυεννίου ὀξέως ἐλαύνειν ἐπέσκηψε, φθάσαντας δὲ μὴ ἀγχέμαχον τὴν μάχην ποιῆσαι, ἀλλὰ πόρρωθεν κατὰ τῶν ἵππων μᾶλλον συχνὰ πέμπειν τὰ βέλη. Ἐπικαταλαβόντες οὖν τοὺς Κελτοὺς τοὺς ἵππους πυκνοῖς ὀϊστοῖς ἔβαλλον, ὡς ἐν ἀμηχανίᾳ τοὺς ἱππότας καθίστασθαι. Καὶ γὰρ ἀνὴρ Κελτὸς πᾶς ἐποχούμενος μὲν ἀνύποιστος τὴν ὁρμὴν καὶ τὴν θέαν ἐστίν, ἐπὰν δ' ἀποβαίη τοῦ ἵππου, τὸ μέν τι τῷ μεγέθει τῆς ἀσπίδος, τὸ δέ τι καὶ διὰ τὰ τῶν πεδίλων προάλματα καὶ δρόμον ἀνεπιτήδειον εὐχειρότατός τε τηνικαῦτα γίνεται καὶ ἀλλοῖος παντά πασιν ἢ πρότερον ὀκλαζούσης οἷον καὶ τῆς ψυχικῆς αὐτῷ προθυμίας. Καὶ τοῦτο, οἶμαι, γινώσκων ὁ βασιλεὺς μὴ τοὺς ἱππότας, ἀλλὰ τοὺς ἵππους ἀναιρεῖν ἐπέταττε. 5.6.3 Τῶν δὲ ἵππων τῶν Κελτῶν πιπτόντων περιεδινοῦντο οἱ τοῦ Βρυεννίου. Καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς τούτων πολλῆς συστροφῆς κονίσσαλος μακρὸς καὶ πυκνὸς ἵστατο μέχρι νεφῶν κορυ φούμενος, ὡς παραβάλλεσθαι τοῦτον κατ' ἐκείνου καιροῦ τῷ κατὰ τὴν Αἴγυπτον γεγονότι πάλαι σκότει ψηλαφητῷ. Τάς τε γὰρ τούτων ὄψεις ἡ πυκνότης ἀπετύφλου τῆς κόνεως καὶ ἄγνοιαν ἐμπαρεῖχεν ὁπόθεν καὶ παρὰ τίνων οἱ ὀϊστοὶ πέμπονται. Τρεῖς δὲ Λατίνους ἀποστείλας ὁ Βρυέν νιος ἐδήλωσε τῷ Βαϊμούντῳ τὸ πᾶν. Οἳ καὶ κατέλαβον αὐτὸν εἴς τι νησίδιον ποταμοῦ τοῦ οὕτω καλουμένου Σαλαβρία μετά τινων ἱστάμενον ὀλίγων Κελτῶν καὶ σταφυ λὰς ἐσθίοντα, ἅμα δὲ καὶ ὑπέρκομπόν τι καυχώμενον, ὅπερ καὶ μέχρι τοῦ νῦν παρῳδεῖται καὶ περιφέρεται. Τοῦτο γὰρ πολλάκις ἔλεγε βαρβαρίζων τὸ Λυκοστόμιον ὅτι «Τὸν Ἀλέξιον εἰς λύκου στόμα ἐνέβαλον». Τοιοῦτον γὰρ ἡ ὑπεροψία σφάλλουσα τοὺς πολλοὺς καὶ πρὸς τὰ ὑπ' ὄψιν καὶ ἐν ποσὶ κείμενα. 5.6.4 Ἀκούσας δὲ τὰ παρὰ τοῦ Βρυεν νίου μηνυθέντα καὶ ἐπιγνοὺς τὸν δόλον καὶ τὴν δι' ἀπάτης νίκην τοῦ αὐτοκράτορος ἤχθετο μέν, ὡς εἰκός, κατέπιπτε δὲ οὐδαμῶς, ὁποῖος ἐκεῖνος. Ἀποκριθέντες οὖν τινες τῶν ὑπ' αὐτὸν κατάφρακτοι Κελτοὶ ἀνῆλθον εἰς ἀκρώρειάν τινα κατέναντι τῆς Λαρίσσης διακειμένην. Τούτους τὸ ὁπλιτικὸν θεασάμενοι ξὺν πολλῇ προθυμίᾳ ἐβίαζον ξυμβα