Philip's Successes in Thrace and Philip showed a more his own against Attalus and the Rhodians he was not alarmed even at the prospect of a war with with Rome. Philocles, one of his generals, was sent with a force of 2000 infantry and zoo cavalry to ravage the lands of the Athenians, and Heraclides was placed in charge of the fleet; with instructions to sail for Maronea. Philip himself marched thither overland with 2000
in light marching order, and took the place at the first assault. Aenosgave him agood deal of trouble. but he finall --一一--一一--一一一一一一一0一’一一—一一一0~~一一—,…,一~一,,~一,一,--J eitected its capture through the treacher of Callimedes. who --一--一几叮一-一f-一一一一—一一0一一-一-一一’一’一,一J,~,一-一,‘w,,,~, was notam只the place ror t'tolemy. t;vnsela, 1)oriscos and aerrneum were taxesmrapid succession and he then advanced to_ the户ersonese where Elaeus and。 Alopeconnesus voluntarily11 /r ; . '26 , } } , surrenaerea.. Lampolis and. madytos tell through treachery together,with some other unimportant tortihed places._The people or Abydos would not even admit his envoys and closed their gates against the king. The siege of this place detainedT1, ", " r . 7 , , . . w rtuup for a considerable time, and it Attalus and the Rhodians had shown the smallest energy they might have saved the place. Attalus sent only 300 men to assist in the defence and the Rhodians despatched one quadrireme out of their fleet which was lying at anchor off Tenedos. Later on, when they could hardly hold out any longer, Attalus himself sailed to Tenedos, and after raising their hopes by his approach did not afford his allies any assistance either by land or sea.
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The History of Rome, Livy — translated by Rev. Canon Roberts, 1912
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