After the Roman troops who had’ been engaged had retired through the intervals between the leading maniples, Ouinctius ordered the trumpets to sound the advance. Seldom. it is said. has such a battle-shout been raised at the beginning of an action, for both armies happened to shout at the same moment, not only those actually engaged, but even the Roman reserves and the Macedonians who were just then appearing on the field. On the right the king, aided mainly by the higher around on which he was fiahtina. had the advantage. On the left. where that Dart of the phalanx which formed the rear was oruy dust coming up, an was confusion ana aisoraer. The centre stood and looked on as though it were watching a fight in which it had no concern. The newly-arrived part of the Dhalanx. in column instead of in line of battle. in marching 工J了几J rather than in fighting formation, had hardly reached the crest of the hill. Though Quinctius saw that his men were ,giving ground on the left 4 he sent the elephants against these unformed troops and followed uD初th a charze. rightly judging 1马J产 that the rout of a part would involve the rest. The result was not long in doubt;the Macedonians in front, to币fied by the animals, instantly turned tail, and when these were repulsed the rest followed them. One of the military tribunes, seeing the position, suddenly made up his mind what to do, and leavi* that part of his line which was undoubtedly winning, wheeled round with twenty maniples and attacked the enemy's right from behind. No army when attacked in the rear can fail to be shaken, but the inevitable confusion was increased by the inability of the Macedonian phalanx, a heavy and immobile formation, to face round on a new front. To make matters from the ground, worse, they were at a serious disadvantagefor in following their repulsed enemy downleft the height for the enemy to make use ofmovement. Assailed on both sides they lost the hill they had in his enveloping heavily, and in a short time they flung away their arms and took to flight