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16. Philip acted with a spirit more becoming a king; for, though he had found himself unequal to the forces of Attalus and the Rhodians, yet he was not dismayed, even by the Roman war with which he was threatened. [2] Sending Philocles, one of his generals, with two thousand foot and two [p. 1357]hundred horse, to ravage the lands of the [3??] Athenians, he gave the command of his fleet to Heraclides, to make for Maronea, and marched thither himself by land, with two thousand foot lightly equipped, and two hundred horse. [4] Maronea he took at the first assault; and afterwards, with a good deal of trouble, got possession of Aenus, which was at last betrayed to him by Ganymede, the lieutenant of Ptolemy. He then seized on other forts, Cypselus, Doriscos, and Serrheus; and, advancing from thence to the Chersonesus, received Elaeus and Alopeconnesus, which were surrendered by the inhabitants. [5] Callipolis also, and Madytos, were given up to him, with several forts of but little consequence. [6] The people of Abydus shut their gates against him, not admitting the ambassadors. This siege detained Philip a long time; and it might have been relieved, had not Attalus and the Rhodians been dilatory. [7] The king sent only three hundred men for a garrison, and the Rhodians one quadrireme from their fleet, although it was lying idle at Tenedos: [8] and afterwards, when the besieged could with difficulty hold out any longer, Attalus, going over in person, did nothing more than show them some hope of relief being near, giving no assistance to these his allies either by land or sea.

Livy. History of Rome by Titus Livius, books twenty-seven to thirty-six. literally translated, with notes and illustrations, by. Cyrus Edmonds. York Street, Covent Garden, London. Henry G. Bohn. John Child and son, printers, Bungay. 1850. 3.

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    • Titus Livius (Livy), Ab urbe condita, Index, Madytus.
    • Titus Livius (Livy), Ab urbe condita, Index, Maronea
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    • Titus Livius (Livy), Ab urbe condita, Index, Philocles
    • Titus Livius (Livy), Ab urbe condita, Index, Serrheum
    • Titus Livius (Livy), Ab urbe condita, Index, Tenedus
    • Titus Livius (Livy), Ab urbe condita, Index, Abydus
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    • Titus Livius (Livy), Ab urbe condita, Index, Alopeconnesum
    • Titus Livius (Livy), Ab urbe condita, Index, Callipolis
    • Titus Livius (Livy), Ab urbe condita, Index, Chersonesus
    • Titus Livius (Livy), Ab urbe condita, Index, Cypsela
    • Titus Livius (Livy), Ab urbe condita, Index, Doriscon
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