Philifi zains Areos.--The appearance of Philocles in acnala not onv raises the siege or uorinth but brouant aDout the loss or Araos, wncn was Detravea by the leaders of the city actma. witn the rule concurrence or the DODUlation. It was customary witn tnem on the say of the elections for the presiding magistrates, as an omen of good fortunes, to commence the proceedings by uttering the names of Jupiter, Apollo and Hercules, and a law had been made ordering Philip's name to be added. After the alliance with Rome had been name and the people broke out made the usher did not add hisinto angry murmurs, and soonthe restoration of Philip's namhis by law, till at last the name shouts were heard demanding e and the honours which were was uttered amidst tremendous cheers. Replving upon this proof of his popularitv. Philip's Dartisans invites rnlocies. ana aurora the niant ne seizes a nun wncn commanded the city;the stronghold was called Larissa.s Posting a detachment there, he marched down in order of battle to the forum which lav at the foot of the hill. Here he found a body of troops drawn up to dispute his progress. 1t was an Achaean force which had recently been thrown into the city, consisting of 500 men selected from all the cities under the command of Aenesidemus of Dymae. Philocles sent a spokesman to them, bidding them evacuate the place, since for the Macedonian supporters in the they were no match eventown, still less so now thatthose Macedonians agains they had the Macedonians with them, t whom even the Romans could not make a stand at Corinth. At first his warning made no impression on either the commander or his men, but soon afterwards when they saw a large body of Argives in arms marching against them from another side, they saw that their fate was sealed, though had their commander persisted in his defence of the place they were evidently prepared to fight to the death. Aenesidemus, however, was unwilling that the flower of the Achaean soldiery should be lost together with the city, and he came to an understanding with Philocles that they should be allowed to depart. He himself, however, remained standing under arms together with a few of his personal followers. Philocles sent to ask him what his intention was, and without moving a step and holding his shield in front of him he replied that he would die fighting in defence of the city entrusted to him. general then ordered the Thracians to shower their darts them, and the whole party were killed. Thus, even after the alliance between the Achaeans and the Romans had been cemented two of the most important cities, Argos and Corinth, were in the king's hands. Such were the operations of the naval and military forces of Rome. durinz this summer. in Greece. 沙毛J产