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Till.' icuishI Kliiiiiiiiiiius is iinsuect.ssfiil in tlie aifgc of AUux, wliiLh he itliiKiuiahes. He tliun pruceeils lo I'hoois,<br />

wlicre lie takes Hyainpolis, Daiilis, Ainbrysus, Anticyra, etc., and besieges Elate-'.<br />

The Aeh.ie:iii League joins the Koiuans.<br />

The Roman fleet lying at Cenehreae iimlef Lucius Quinctius, liiothei- of Titus, takes the place; then, with the<br />

help of tlie Achaeans, he attacks Corinth in vain. The fleet of Attains then retires to the Piraeus, the Romans<br />

to t'orcyra.<br />

Titus miles of<br />

the submission of the Hocotians, and return to IClatea.<br />

liocotian Thebes, receive<br />

Philip assenililes his army in a camp at Diuni. Al)Out tliis time T. Quinctius leaves Klatea, and comes by<br />

Thronium and tScarphea to Thermopylae and Heraclca, then marches to Xyniae, encamping on the boundary between<br />

the Acnianes ami Thessalians. Here he receives his .\etolian contingent and proceeds on his marcli through<br />

Phthiotis, where he is also joined b\- other allies. Making a vain attempt on Phthiotian Tliebes, he marches to about<br />

miles from Phcrae.<br />

Philip, who was then near Larissa, advances towards the Romans, and encamps about 4 miles from Phcrae.<br />

The country being unsuitable for lighting, both armies move towards Scotussa, the Romans encamping at Kretria in<br />

Phthiotis, Pliilip on the river Onchestus ; the ne.\t move of the Romans was to Thetidinm in Pharsalia, and of Philip<br />

to Melamliius, near Scotussa ; neither knowing wliere the other was.<br />

Philip marches on over tlie liills of Cynoscephalae, where lie encamps.<br />

under Titus Flannninus.<br />

Here he is disastrously defeated by the Romans<br />

Philip retires iiito Macedonia, Titus Quinctius proceeds to Larissa; Pliilip is reiluced to sue for peace.<br />

Disconnected successes were obtained by the Romans in <strong>this</strong> campaign on the river Neniea. between Sieyon and<br />

Corinth ;<br />

and also in Peraca.

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