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BELLUM MACEDONICUM SECUNDUM
202-197 a.C.
202.— Pliilip, King of Mareiluii, attempts to streiigtlieu liiiiiself in view of probable war willi Home. He toni)iicrs Clmlcedon,
Lysiiiiachia, anil other towns in the Hellespont. The Rhodians ami Attains, of I'ergamuni. oppose bini.
201.—Pliilip comiiiers Thasus, attacks Pergainum, takes Samus, and defeats the allies at Chins. He defeats the allies a second
time at the island of Lade, ami cuncjuers part of Caria.
200. — Philip subdnes Maronea, Serrheus, Doriscus, Aenus, and Cypsehis in the sonth of Thrace ;
and receives in snrrender Alopeconnesiis, Callipolis.
The Romans now declare war on Philip ;
-Madytus, and Elaens ; and takes Abydus.
he marches to the Chersonese
a Roman army crosses to ApoUonia, and the Heet to C'orc\'ra.
The Romans tnke Chalcis bj' snrpri.se, by sea, then return to the Piraens.
Philip marches from Demctrias to Chalcis, crosses the Eiiripus by briilge, marches through Boeotia to Alliens, which
he approaches on the side of Dipylus. The Roman garrison comes up from Piraeus.
I'hilip tliercupon marches to Megara and then to Coriiitli ;
rejoins them.
meanwhile some of his troops attack Eleusis, where Philip
On the advance of the Roman fleet Philip retires and divides his army to attack both Athens and Piraeus. Being
repulsed, he ra\'ages --Yttioa and withdraws into Hoeotia.
P. JSnlpicius (jalba, Roman consul, wlio was encamped on tlie river Apsus, near ApoUonia, i-avages the frontiers of
Macedonia, lakes Corragus, (ierrunius, Orgessus. ami Antipatria :
by Macedonians on his rear as he returns to camp.
receives surrender of C'odrion, and repels an attack
199. Pliilip assembles his fleet at Deinetrias, expecting the Roman fleet to move from Acgina.
15y land he occupies the pass at Pelagonia. The Roman consul marches through the country of the Dassaretae,
receiving the surrender of towns, and encamps at Lycus, near the river Bevus. Philip withdraws from Pelagonia,
thereby opening a passage into Macedonia for the Roman allies, the Aetolians and Dardanians, and encamps about
l.UdU paces f 10111 the Roman camp, on a forliKed hill. They engage here with advantage to the Romans.
Philip now witliilraws to Ortholophus, a distance of 8 miles, where he is defeated by the Romans : he then retires
secretly' towards the muuiitains.
8ulpiciiis, not knowing where Philip had gone, marches towards Stubera. Philip camps at Bryaniuiii, and marches up
suddenlj' against Sulpicius.
Sulpicius withdraws and encamps near the river O-sj^hagiis, Philip being a little distance away on the Erigonus.
Hearnig that Sulpicius intends marching to Kordaea, Philip precedes him to occup}' the defiles : but hiis to detach
his forces towards Macedonia against the Aetolians and ])arilanian.s.
.Meanwhile the Roinans force their way through, r.ivage Eoidaea, pass into Elimea, and then into Orestis ; they take
(,'eletruin, advoncc into Dassaretian territory and take Pcliuin, tlicn return towards ApoUonia.
.Simultaneously with the land operations the Roman fleet sails from Corcyra, pa.sses Malea I'r. , is joined by Attains
olf Scyllaeum Pr., near Herniione ; then sails to the-Piracus, thence to Andrus, where they take (iaureleos : the fleet
then vainly attacks Cythnus anil goes to Prasiae in Attica, where it is joined by Issaean ships. The fleet then passes
Scyrus, puts in to Icus, crosses to Sciatluis, and proceeds thence to Cassandrea, where he is repulsed. It then
passes over to Canastrum Pr., and going round Torone, storms Acanthus. From here the fleet returns to Sciathus,
and thence proceeds to Eulioea, where Oreus is besieged and taken. The fleet returns to winter at Piraeus.
Philip besieges Tliaunuici, but the siege is raised by the Aetolians,
I'hilip retires into winter c|iiarters ; he sends troops through Epirus to Chaonia to seize the pass at Antigonea,
between Mts. Asnaus and Aeropus, and to form a fortitied jiost to defend the approaches to Hellas.
198. r. l,Hiiiictius Flamininus crosses from Corcjra to Epirus and reaches the Roman camp. Philip was at Antigonea, where he
had fortifled 1 imself on the river Aous. The Roman consul outflanks Philip, wlioin he utterly routs.
Philip marches through the dcHles, pursueil by the Romans, to the "camp of Pyrrhus '' in Triphylia, a district
of Melotis ; then to Mt. Lyncus, towards Thes.saly. Passing through Tricca, he ravages the towns of Phaciuin,
Iresiae, Euhydrium, Palaepliarsalus, and Erelria ; and then crosses the mountains into Macedonia.
The Aetolians, meanwhile, after the battle at the .-Vous, lay waste the tracts louiid Spcrchia, and passing into
Thcssaly, take Cymine and Angeae, make an attempt on Callithera and Metropolis, take Theoma and another
town, receive the surrender of Acharrae, plunder Xyniae, and capture Cvpliara, a fort on the borders of the
Dolopcs.
The .Alhamanians, also Roman allies, had at the same time taken (lomplii in The.s.saly and other Thc.s.salian forts.
The Roman consul, marching througli the country the enemy's flight had left open, camps on Mt. Cercelius in Epirus
on the borders of Thes.saly. He attacks and takes Phaloria, aii'l passing Aeginium and Gomphi, enters the plains of
Thcssaly. He marches thence to Atrax, 10 miles from Larissa, on the Pencus. Philip was encamped in the vale
of Tempe.
Meanwhile the Roman fleet moves from Corcyra round Malea Pr. to the Piraeus, then joins the fleets of .Vttalusand
the Rhodians at Krctria. They take Eretria and also Caryslus.
To face Mop 40.