view of the great obligations they were under for the kindness recently shown to them.T7T7TTT /1 1 11，，。J，二。， AA111. tin Deina cailea upon to vote, the remaining Acnaean 气J二‘、‘产 States desired the immediate conclusion of an alliance with Attalus and the Rhodians. As an alliance with Rome could not be made without a resolution of the Roman people the question was adjourned tin斑 envoys could be sent there. Meantime was decided that three representatives should be sent to .ltL Quinctius and that the whole of the Achaean army should be brou to Corinth as Quinctius had already begun to attack now that he had taken Cenchreae. Failure o f Attack，Corinth. Capture of Elatea.-The Achaeans fixed their camp in the direction rif the gat e which leads to Sicyon, the Romans on the other side of the city which lookw towards Cenetreae, Attalus brought his annv through the Isthmus and attacked the city on the side of Lechaeum, the port on the Gulf of Corinth 8 _4t first the attack did一not show much spirit, as hopes were entertained of internal discord between the townsmen and Philip's When however it wa s seen that all were at one in the assault, the Macedonian s as energetic as though they were defending their native soil, the Corinthians obeying the orders of Androsthenes the commandant, as loyally as though he were a fellow-citizen, placed in command by themselves, then the assailants placed all their hopes in their arms and their siege-works.玩spite of the difficulties of approach, mounds were built up against the walls on all side. On the side where the Romans were working, the battering-rams had destroyed some part of the。 wall and， thew . . . . w f Macedonians came up u2 force to defend the breach. A furious conflict began and the Romans were easily driven out by the overwhelming numbers of the defenders. Then the Achaeans and Attalus came up in support and made the contest a more equal one.and it seemed pretty certain that they would not have much difficulty in forcing the Macedonians and the Greeks to give way. There was a large body of Italian deserters, consisting partly of those from Hannibal's army who had. entered Philip's service to escape punishment at the hands of the Romans and partly of seamen who had left the fleet for the prospect of t卜e. more respectable military life. These mien, despairing of their lives m case the Romans conquered, were inflamed with madness more than with cou 扭ge. Opposite Sicyon lies the promontory of Acraean Tuno.as .产1 she is called, which j uts out into the sea; the distance across from Corinth is about seven miles. To this point Philocles.one J‘， of the king's generals. brouzht a force of 1500 men thro ugh ，.，V产马J B oeotia. Vessels from Corinth were in readiness to carry this detachment to Lechaeum. Attalus advised that the si should·be raised at once and the sieze-works burnt. but egthfo eer Roman commander ershowed great resolution and was persisting in the attempt. When however he s3w troops strongly posted in .Lront of all the gates and that it would be difficult to withstand their attacks in case thev made sorties, he fell in with Attalus' view. The operation was accordingly abandoned and the Achaeans were sent home二