Before the surrender actually took place, the Roman envoys who had been sent to Alexandrea heard of the sieLre 01八ovaos. ana the vounaest of the three. M. Aeminus. went at the suakrestion or ms coneazues to rnwv. tie remonstrates against the war tnat naa peen maae on Attaius and the Rhodians, and especially against the attack on Abydos. On the king replying that Attalus and the Rhodians had been the aggressors he asked,“Were the people of Abydos also the first to take up arms ?”To one who seldom heard the truth this language seemed too bold to address to a king.“Your youth, your good looks and, above all, the fact of your being a Roman make you too venturesome. It is my wish that you should remember treatv oblizations and keen the peace with me. aut it you peen the attacx. i too am auxte reaav to pmt. ana you wit nna the xmgaom ana name of maceaon no less renowned in war than those of Rome." 1s After dismissing thus the envov Philip took possession of the told and silver which had been collected。but he lost all chance of making prisoners. For such a madness fell on the people that they b d that all who had met their death in battle had been suddenly ddeulybetrayed, and they accused one another of perjury, especially the priests, for they were surrendering to the enemy those whom they had devoted to death. Seized by one， sudden impulse, ", , . ,_they. all一rusl all rushed off to kill their wives and children, and then they mthcted death upon themselves in every possible form. The k加b was utterly astounded at this outburst of madness and called off his men from the assault telling them that he would allow the people of Ab州os three days in which to die. During this interval the vanquished wrought more horrors upon themselves than the victors would have done, however infuriated they might have been. Not a single man fell into the hands of the enemy alive, save those for whom chains or some other cause beyond their control m咚death impossible。.，。，，_，.，. Atter leaving a torce m occupation oi八Dyaos, rnuip returned to his kingdom. As the destruction of Saguntum strengthened Hannibal's resolve to war against Rome, so the fall of Abydos encouraged Philip to do the same. On his way he was met by couriers who announced that the clonsul was now in Epirus Rome andMacedon 宝Is and was wintering his troops in却ollonia and his naval force at Corcyra.