Meantime a revolutionary movement was started in Phocaea by certain individuals who tried to enlist the sympathies of the populace on the side of Antiochus. They had various grievances;the presence of the ships in their winter quarters was a grievance;the tribute of 500 togas and 50 tunics was a grievance;the scarcity of corn was an additional and a serious grievance. Owing to this scarcity the Roman force in occupation left the place, and now the party which were haranguing the plebs in favour of Antiochus were freed from all apprehensions. The senate and aristocracy were for maintaining the alliance 初th Rome, but the revolutionaries had more influence with the masses. The Rhodians made up for their slackness the previous sum- }e;tc.,n}rn}}n n+ +1-%n vrnrr;1 }A}7}l1AV 7 x:*,+1,。;，_ mer by sending 1 QlLJl7 1.1 "V UJ "b % LL%O V G1 11Q1‘Hu111V11”1 bll Jlt1` and-thirty ships. Livius left Canae with thirty vessels and in additionth a呼只‘勺qntne seven quinqueremes_ " 7 r . 12 TT 71.乃u哭en兮Sna马Drougumensa1 7 whichEumenewhich Eshad brought Ruth him。and set sail for the rneiiesDont in order to maze prepa- ，几J‘‘ rations for the tran sport of the army which he was expecting to come overland. He first put into the harbour called“The Haven of the Achaeans." 8 Here he went upto Ilium and offered sacrifice to Minerva, after which he gave a gracious audience to deputations from the neighb ring towns of Ela eus Dardanus and Rhoeteum, who came to place their respective localities under the protection of Rome. From there he sailed to the mouth of the HelleSDont. and stationing ten ships opposite L，V Abydos he sailed with the rest to the European shore to attack Sestus. His men were already approacnlng to roaching the walls when they were met by a body of hierop hants known as “Galli”in their priestly robes who announced that they were the ministers of Mater Dea, the mother of the gods,9 and it was at her command that they had come to pray the Romans to spare the city and its walls. No violence was offered to any of them, and presently their senate and magistrates came forward to make a formal surrender of the city. From there the fleet sailed to Abydos. Here interviews took place with the citizens with the object of winning them over, but as no friendly response was given, the Romans made preparations ,J ,J‘二 for a siege.