The Legation to Africa.--The envoys who had been sent to Africa to report the action of Hamilcar in assuming the leadership of the Gauls were informed by the Carthaginian government that they could do nothing more than sentence him to banishment and confiscate his property; all the refugees and deserters whom after careful search they had been able to discover had been g1 ven up, and they intended to )send envoys to Rome to事ve sa tis factory assurances on this’ point. They sent zoo,ooo modii of wheat to Rome and a similar amount to the army in Macedonia.
From Carthage the legates proceeded to Numidia to visit the two kings. The presents destined for Masinissa were given to him and the message delivered from the senate. He offered to furnish 2000 horse, but only T ooo were accepted, and he personally superintended their embarkation. With them he sent to Macedonia a,ooo,ooo modii of wheat and the same quantity of barley.
The third mission was to Vermina. He came to meet them at the frontier of his kingdom and left it to them to put in writing what conditions of peace they wanted, assuring them :that any peace with Rome he should look upon as fair and
The Greek stands ready in the workroom; the English is served. Both faces will read together.
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The History of Rome, Livy — translated by Rev. Canon Roberts, 1912
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