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23. dum haec in Italia geruntur, Perseus quod iam inchoatum perficere, quia impensa pecuniae facienda erat, non inducebat in animum, ut Gentium Illyriorum regem sibi adiungeret, [2?] hoc, postquam intrasse saltum Romanos et adesse discrimen ultimum belli animadvertit, non ultra differendum ratus, cum per1 Hippiam legatum trecenta argenti talenta pactus [p. 164] esset, ita ut obsides ultro citroque darentur, Pantauchum2 3 misit ex fidissimis amicis ad ea perficienda. [3] meteone4 Labeatidis terrae Pantauchus regi Illyrio occurrit; ibi et iusiurandum ab rege et obsides accepit. missus et a Gentio est legatus nomine Olympio, qui iusiurandum a Perseo obsidesque exigeret. [4] cum eodem ad pecuniam accipiendam missi sunt; et auctore Pantaucho, qui Rhodum legati cum Macedonibus irent Parmenio et Morcus destinantur.5 [5] quibus ita mandatum ut iureiurando obsidibusque et pecunia accepta tum demum Rhodum proficiscerentur: duorum simul regum nomine incitari Rhodios ad bellum Romanum posse. [6] adiunctam civitatem penes quam unam tum rei navalis gloria esset nec terra nec mari spem relicturam Romanis.

[7] venientibus Illyriis Perseus ab Elpeo6 amni ex castris cum omni equitatu profectus ad Dium occurrit. [8] ibi ea quae convenerant7 circumfuso agmine equitum facta, quos adesse foederi sanciendo8 cum Gentio societatis volebat rex, aliquantum eam rem ratus animorum iis adiecturam. [9] et obsides in conspectu omnium dati acceptique; et Pellam ad thensauros regios missis qui pecuniam acciperent, qui Rhodum irent cum Illyriis legatis Thessalonicae conscendere iussi. [10] ibi Metrodorus erat, qui nuper ab Rhodo venerat, auctoribusque Dinone9 et Polyarato, [p. 166] principibus civitatis eius, adfirmabat Rhodios paratos ad10 bellum esse. is princeps iunctae cum Illyriis legationis datus est.

1 per add. Fr: om. V.

2 Pantauchum J. F. Gronovius: pantaucum V: et alibi in hoc nomine alia errata apparent, quae non notabimus.

3 A.U.C. 586

4 Meteone kreyssig: mitione V.

5 destinantur J. F. Gronovius: destinatur V.

6 Elpeo Madvig: Enipeo V.

7 convenerant J. F. Gronovius: convenerunt V.

8 sanciendo gitlbauer: sancio V.

9 Dinone J. F. Gronovius: Dione V, et alibi.

10 A.U.C. 586

Livy. Books XLIII-XLV With An English Translation. Cambridge. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1951: published without copyright notice.

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