Titus Livius (Livy), Ab urbe condita, Benjamin Oliver Foster, Ph.D. (Editor), Frank Gardener Moore (Editor), Evan T. Sage, Ph.D. (Editor), Alfred C. Schlesinger, Ph.D. (Editor), 42.67

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[1] This day both revived the spirits of the Romans and dismayed Perseus, so that after a few days' delay at Mopselus, more especially to attend to the burial of the soldiers who had been lost, having left a sufficiently strong garrison at Gonnus he retreated to Macedonia.

[2] A certain Timotheus, one of the royal governors, he left with a small force at Phila, with orders to make overtures from near-by to the people of Magnesia.

[3] When the king arrived at Pella, he sent his army into winter quarters and himself left with Cotys for Thessalonica.

[4] There a report arrived that Autlesbis, a chieftain of the Thracians, and Corragus, Eumenes' governor,¹ had made an attack on the territory of Cotys and had captured the district called Marenê.

[5] Therefore Perseus thought best to send Cotys back to protect his own, and marked his departure by great gifts. He paid two hundred talents,² a half-year's pay, to the cavalry, although he had planned at first to give a full year's amount.

[6] After the consul heard that Perseus had set out, he moved camp to Gonnus, in case he might be able to take the town. Placed in the entrance to Tempê itself, the town offers a very securely closed door to Macedonia and a sally-port to Thessaly favourable to the Macedonians.

[7] Since both because of its³ situation and its strong garrison the city was impregnable, the consul abandoned the undertaking. Having turned aside to Perrhaebia, after capturing Malloea at the first assault and sacking it, and recovering the Tripolis and the rest of Perrhaebia, he returned to Larisa.

[8] Thence having sent Eumenes and Attalus home, he assigned winter quarters in the nearest Thessalian cities to Misagenes and the Numidians, and scattered a portion of his army throughout all Thessaly in such a way that all had comfortable winter quarters and formed a protection for the cities.

[9] His staff-officer Quintus Mucius⁴ he sent with two thousand to hold Ambracia. All the allies from the Greek states except the Achaeans he dismissed. With a part of his army he set out into Phthiotic Achaea,⁵ razed to the ground Pteleum, which had been abandoned by the flight of its inhabitants, and received Antronae by voluntary surrender of the inhabitants.

[10] Then he brought his army up to Larisa. The city was abandoned; the whole population had taken refuge in the citadel; the consul advanced to attack this.

[11] First of all the Macedonians, the king's garrison, departed in fear; deserted by these, the townsfolk immediately capitulated. Then as the consul debated whether he should first attack Demetrias or take a look at the situation in Boeotia, the Thebans, harassed by the people of Coronea, called him to Boeotia.

[12] In answer to their entreaties, since for winter quarters⁶ the district was more suitable than Magnesia, he marched into Boeotia.

Ab urbe condita. Titus Livius (Livy). Benjamin Oliver Foster, Ph.D. (Editor), Frank Gardener Moore (Editor), Evan T. Sage, Ph.D. (Editor), Alfred C. Schlesinger, Ph.D. (Editor). Medford, MA. .

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History of Rome (English) (Foster, Benjamin Oliver; Moore, Frank Gardener; Sage, Evan T.; Schlesinger, Alfred C., translators. Cambridge, Mass.; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann, Ltd., 1919-1959. (Loeb Classical Library))

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Ab urbe condita Perseus (Pars I-IV, Libri I-XL. Editio Stereotypica. Weissenborn, Wilhelm; Mueller, Moritz, editors. Leipzig: Teubner, 1884-1911.) — 42.67 focus

[1] hic dies et Romanis refecit animos et Persea perculit, ut dies paucos ad Mopselum moratus sepulturae maxume militum amissorum cura, praesidio satis valido ad Gonnum relicto, in Macedoniam reciperet copias.

[2] Timotheum quendam ex regiis praefectis cum modica manu relinquit ad Philam, iussum Magnetas ex propinquo temptare.

[3] cum Pellam venisset, exercitu in hiberna dimisso ipse cum Cotye Thessalonicam est profectus.

[4] eo fama adfertur, Autlesbim, regulum Thracum, et Corragum, Eumenis praefectum, in Cotyis fines impetum fecisse et regionem, Marenen quam vocant, cepisse.

[5] itaque dimittendum Cotyn ad sua tuenda ratus, magnis proficiscentem donis prosequitur. ducenta talenta, semestre stipendium, equitatui numerat, cum primo annuum dare constituisset.

[6] consul postquam profectum Persea audivit, ad Gonnum castra movet, si potiri oppido posset. ante ipsa Tempe in faucibus situm Macedoniae claustra tutissima praebet et in Thessaliam opportunum Macedonibus decursum.

[7] cum et loco et praesidio valido inexpugnabilis urbs esset, abstitit incepto. in Perrhaebiam flexis itineribus Malloea primo impetu capta ac direpta, Tripoli aliaque Perrhaebia recepta, Larisam redit.

[8] inde Eumene atque Attalo domum remissis, Misageni Numidisque hiberna in proxumis Thessaliae urbibus distribuit, et partem exercitus ita per totam Thessaliam divisit, ut et hiberna commoda omnes haberent et praesidio urbibus essent.

[9] Q. Mucium legatum cum duobus milibus ad obtinendam Ambraciam misit. Graecarum civitatium socios omnes praeter Achaeos dimisit. cum exercitus parte profectus in Achaiam Pthiotim Pteleum desertum fuga oppidanorum diruit a fundamentis, Antronas voluntate incolentium recepit.

[10] ad Larisam deinde exercitum admovit. urbs deserta erat; in arcem omnis multitudo concesserat; eam oppugnare adgreditur.

[11] primi omnium Macedones, regium praesidium, metu excesserant; a quibus relicti oppidani in deditionem extemplo veniunt. dubitantem inde, utrum Demetrias prius adgredienda foret, an in Boeotia aspiciendae res, Thebani vexantibus eos Coronaeis in Boeotiam arcessebant.

[12] et ad horum preces et quia hibernis aptior regio quam Magnesia erat, in Boeotiam duxit.

Ab urbe condita Perseus (Livy in Fourteen Volumes. Foster, Benjamin Oliver; Moore, Frank Gardener; Schlesinger, Alfred C., editors. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd., 1919-1959 (printing).) — 43.23 focus

[1]

Rex cum non ¹ minore vexatione iumentorum hominumque quam venerat in Macedoniam rediit; Appium tamen ab obsidione Phanotes fama ducentis ad Stratum Persei summovit.

[2] Cleuas cum praesidio impigrorum iuvenum insecutus sub radicibus prope inviis montium ² ad mille hominum ex agmine impedito occidit, ad ducentos cepit.

[3] Appius superatis angustiis in campo quem Meleona vocant stativa dierum paucorum habuit. interim Cleuas assumpto Philostrato, qui quingentos ex ³ Epirotarum gente habebat, in agrum Antigonensem transcendit. ⁴ Macedones ad depopulationem profecti;

[4] Philostratus⁵ cum cohorte sua in insidiis loco ⁶ obscuro consedit. in palatos populatores cum erupissent ab Antigonea armati, ⁷ fugientes eos persequentes effusius in vallem insessam ab hostibus praecipitant.

[5] ibi ad mille ⁸ occisis, centum ferme captis, et ubique prospere gesta re prope stativa Appi castra movent, ne qua vis sociis suis ab Romano exercitu inferri possit.

[6] Appius nequiquam in his locis terens tempus, dimissis Chaonum Thesprotorumque ⁹ et si qui alii Epirotae erant praesidiis, cum Italicis militibus in Illyricum regressus, per Parthinorum ¹⁰ socias urbes in hiberna militibus divisis, ¹¹ ipse Romam sacrificii causa redit.

[7] Perseus ex Penestarum gente mille pedites, ducentos equites revocatos Cassandream, praesidio ut essent, misit.

[8] Ab Gentio eadem adferentes redierunt. nec deinde alios atque alios mittendo temptare eum destitit, cum appareret, quantum in eo praesidii esset, nec tamen impetrare ab animo posset, ut impensam in rem maximi ad omnia momenti faceret.

Ab urbe condita libri, erklärt von M. Weissenborn Perseus (Weissenborn, W.; Müller, H. J., editors. Berlin: Weidmannsche Buchhandlung, 1873-1883.) — 42.67 focus

[1]

hic dies et Romanis refecit animos et Persea perculit, ut dies paucos ad Mopselum moratus sepulturae maxume militum amissorum cura, praesidio satis valido ad Gonnum relicto in Macedoniam reciperet copias.

[2] Timotheum quendam ex regiis praefectis cum modica manu relinquit ad Philam, iussum ¹ Magnetas ex propinquo temptare.

[3] cum Pellam venisset, exercitu in hiberna dimisso ipse cum Cotye Thessalonicam est profectus.

[4] eo fama adfertur Autlebim, regulum Thracum, et Corragum, Eumenis praefectum, in Cotyis fines impetum fecisse et regionem Marenem quam vocant cepisse.

[5] itaque dimittendum Cotyn ad sua tuenda ratus magnis proficiscentem donis prosequitur. ducenta talenta, semestre stipendium, equitatui numerat, cum primo annuum dare constituisset.

[7] cum et loco et praesidio valido inexpugnabilis arx esset, abstitit incepto. in Perrhaebiam flexis itineribus Malloea primo impetu capta ac direpta, Tripoli aliaque Perrhaebia recepta Larisam rediit.

[8] inde Eumene atque Attalo domum remissis Misageni Numidisque hiberna in proxumis Thessalis urbibus distribuit et partem exercitus ita per totam Thessaliam divisit, ut et hiberna commoda omnes haberent et praesidio urbibus essent.

[9] Q. Mucium legatum cum duobus milibus ad optinendam Ambraciam misit, Graecarum civitatium socios omnes praeter Achaeos dimisit consul. cum exercitus ² parte profectus in Achaiam Phthiotim, Pteleum desertum fuga oppidanorum diruit a fundamentis, Antronas voluntate incolentium recepit.

[10] ad Larisam deinde exercitum admovit. urbs deserta erat; in arcem omnis multitudo concesserat; eam oppugnare adgreditur.

[11] primi omnium Macedones, regium praesidium, metu excesserant; a quibus relicti oppidani in deditionem extemplo veniunt. dubitare inde, utrum Demetrias prius adgredienda foret an in Boeotia aspiciendae res.

[12] Thebani vexantibus eos Coronaeis in Boeotiam arcessebant. et ad horum preces et quia hibernis aptior regio quam Magnesia erat, in Boeotiam duxit.

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History of Rome Perseus (Spillan, D.; Edmonds, Cyrus; McDevitte, William A., translators. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1849-1868. (Bohn's Classical Library)) — 42.67 focus

[1]

This day revived the spirits of the Romans, and struck Perseus with dismay: to such a degree that, after staying at Mopsilum a few days, chiefly out of anxiety to bury his dead, he left a very strong garrison at Gonnus, and led back his army into Macedon.

[2] He left Timotheus, one of his generals, with a small party at Phila, ordering him to endeavour to gain the affection of the Magnesians, by his proximity to them.

[3] On his arrival at Pella, he sent his troops to their winter quarters, and proceeded with Cotys to Thessalonica.

[4] There an account was received that Atlesbis, a petty prince of Thrace, and Corragus, an officer belonging to Eumenes, had made an inroad into the dominions of Cotys, and seized on the district called Marene.

[5] Supposing, therefore, that he must send Cotys home to defend his own territories, he honoured him at his departure with very magnificent presents, and paid to his cavalry two hundred talents, ¹ which was but half a year's pay, though he had agreed to give them the pay of a whole year.

[6] The consul, hearing that Perseus had left the country, marched his army to Gonnus, in hopes of being able to take that town: which standing directly opposite to the pass of Tempe, at its entrance, serves as the safest barrier to Macedon, and renders a descent into Thessaly easy.

[7] But the city, from the nature of its situation and the strength of the garrison, was impregnable; he therefore gave up the design, and turning his route to Perrhaebia, having taken Mallaea at the first assault, he demolished it; and after reducing Tripolis, and the rest of Perrhaebia, returned to Larissa.

[8] From that place he sent home Eumenes and Attalus, and quartered Misagenes and his Numidians, for the winter, in the nearest towns of Thessaly. One half of his army he distributed through Thessaly, in such a manner that all had commodious winter quarters, and served at the same time as a defence to the cities.

[9] He sent Quintus Mucius, lieutenant-general, with two thousand men, to secure Ambracia, and dismissed all the allied troops belonging to the Grecian states, except the Achaeans. With the other half of his army he marched into the Achaean Phthiotis; where, finding Pteleum deserted by the inhabitants, he levelled it to the ground.

[10] He received the voluntary surrender of Antron, and he then marched against Larissa: this city was likewise deserted, the whole multitude taking refuge in the citadel, to which he laid siege.

[11] First the Macedonians, who constituted the king's garrison, withdrew through fear; and then the townsmen, on being abandoned by them, surrendered immediately. He then hesitated whether he should first attack Demetrias, or take a view of affairs in Bœotia.

[12] The Thebans, being harassed by the Coronaeans, pressed him to go into Bœotia; wherefore, in compliance with their entreaties, and because that country was better adapted for winter quarters than Magnesia, he led his army thither.

History of Rome Perseus (Volumes 1-2. Roberts, Canon, Rev, translator. London, New York: J. M. Dent and Sons; E. P. Dutton and Co., 1912.) — 42.67 focus

[1]

This day revived the spirits of the Romans and depressed Perseus, so much so that after staying a few days longer at Mopselus, mainly to see to the burial of the men he had lost, he placed a sufficiently strong garrison in Gonnus and withdrew his troops into Macedonia.

[2] One of the royal governors, Timotheus, was left with a small force at Phila with instructions to try and win over the Magnetes whilst he was in their neighbourhood.

[3] On reaching Pella, Perseus sent his army into winter quarters and then went with Cotys to Thessalonica.

[4] News reached him there that Autlebis, a Thracian chief, and Corragus, an officer of Eumenes, had invaded the dominions of Cotys and occupied a district called Marene. He felt that he ought to release Cotys and let him go and defend his kingdom.

[5] On his departure he bestowed valuable presents on him. To his cavalry he only doled out 200 talents, half a year's pay, though at first he had agreed to give them a year's stipend.

[6] When the consul heard that Perseus had gone he marched up to Gonnus on the chance of getting possession of the town. This place lies at the entrance to the Vale of Tempe, and forms a secure barrier against the invasion of Macedonia from that side, while it affords a convenient descent for the Macedonians into Thessaly.

[7] As the citadel, owing to its position and the strength of its garrison, was impregnable, the consul abandoned the attempt. Turning his route towards Perrhaebia he took Malloea at the first assault and sacked the town.

[8] After securing Tripolis and the other places in Perrhaebia he returned to Larisa. Eumenes and Attalus went home, and the consul settled Misagenes and his Numidians in the nearest cities of Thessaly. Part of his army he distributed amongst all the cities of Thessaly, that they might have comfortable winter quarters and serve as garrisons for the cities.

[9] Q. Mucius was sent with 2000 men to hold Ambracia, and the consul disbanded all the troops from the friendly States of Greece, except the Achaeans. Advancing with a part of his army into Achaean Phthiotis he razed to its foundations the city of Pteleum, from which the inhabitants had fled, and accepted the voluntary surrender of Antronae.

[10] Then he brought his army up to Larisa. The city was empty; all the population had taken refuge in the citadel, and he commenced an attack upon it.

[11] The king's garrison of Macedonians had first left the place through fear, and the townsmen, thus deserted, at once surrendered. He now hesitated whether to attack Demetrias or examine the position in Boeotia. The Thebans, owing to the trouble given them by the Coronaeans, were asking hum to come to their assistance.

[12] In compliance with their request and also because it was more suitable for winter quarters than Magnesia, he led his army into Boeotia.

Notes on the current edition

Ab Urbe Condita With An English Translation, books 1-10, 21-45, with periochae 11-20

1. Cf. XXXVIII. xiii. 3; Eumenes held Gallipoli and adjacent south-eastern Thrace, cf. XXXIX. xxvii. 5.

2. Since the reckoning is given in Greek money, Livy seems to have followed Polybius here. On the stingines of Perseus, of. below, XLIV. xxvi., Polybius, XXIX. 8, 2-9, 13.

3. B.C. 171

4. Cf. above, n. 1, p. 443.

5. Cf. above, ch. xlii. 1, lvi. 7.

6. Cf. XXXIII. xxvii. 5.

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