For which the King was greatly condemn'd and censur'd by the Grecians, as occasioning by this wicked Fact, a War with the Romans. And therefore Titus Flaminius who was then at Corinth, call'd Gods and Men to Witness, that the King was the first that began the War.
30. Antiochus Winter'd at Demetrias, where he laid aside all care of Warlike Affairs, being then above Fifty Years of Age: But he fell in Love with a young Lady, and Married her, and set forth most magnificent Shews, and publick Games; by which means he not only weakned his own Body, and effeminated his Mind, but infeebled the Courage of his Army; and therefore his Soldiers, who had passed the Winter in Luxury and Voluptuousness, after they were drawn out of their Winter Quarters, could neither endure hunger nor thirst, or any other hardship, but some of them fell Sick, and others straggled about here and there far from their Colours.
31. King Antiochus seeing the Cities of Thessaly inclining to the Romans, and the slow Motion of the Forces he expected out of Asia, and the carelesness and sloath of the Aetolians, continually framing and and pretending one excuse after another, was in great strait, and very uneasie; so that he was highly incens'd at those that advis'd him to begin the War, when he was unprepar'd, and had no Confederates, but only the Aetolians: But he greatly admir'd Hannibal for his Prudence; who diswaded him to the contrary, and therefore now repos'd all his Confidence in him; and whereas before he suspected him, • e now made use of him as his most trusty Friend and Councellor.
32. Antiochus wholly discourag'd by his late Rout, determin'd to leave Europe, and only be on the Defensive part in Asia, and order'd all the Lysimachians to forsake the City, and pass over into Asia: For which every Body censur'd him as for a very imprudent Act, whereby without a stroak struck, he gave up into the Enemies hands, a City so advantageously scituated, as might have given a Stop to the Enemies passage out of Europe into Asia, as afterwards by experience was found true; for Scipio seizing upon Lysimachia thus deserted, made great advantage of it for the transporting of his Army.
33. Marcus Fulvius the Praetor, was deservedly punish'd for his abuse of the Roman Confederates in Liguria: For he disarm'd the Cinomani, who receiv'd him as a Friend, and an Allie, although he could find nothing against them; which thing coming to the Consul's Ears, he ordered him to restore their Arms, and impos'd a Mulct upon him.
34. King Antiochus being in want of Money, and hearing there were vast Treasures of Gold and Silver and other precious Jewels, of offerings made in the Temple of Jupiter Belus, in Elymais, resolv'd to rifle it. Coming therefore into the Province of Elymais, and pretending that the Inhabitants of that Place had rais'd a War against him; he robb'd the Temple, and got together a great Sum of Money, but in a short time after, the Gods executed vengeance upon him for his Sacrilege.
35. Philopemenes Governour of Achaia, was both an excellent Soldier and a Statesman, who all his Life long was of a blameless Conversation, and had been frequently Praetor; and having govern'd the Commonwealth for Forty Years together, much advanc▪d the affairs of Achaia, and was always affable and courteous to the meanest, and for his virtue was admir'd both by the Grècians and Romans, and yet came at last to an unfortunate End: but by a Divine Providence his unhappy Exit was recompens'd after his death with Divine Honours, for besides what was publickly decreed by the Achaians in honour of him, the Citizens built a Temple in remembrance of him, and appointed a Bull for a yearly Sacrifice to him, and ordered young Men to sing Hymns in praise and commendation of his noble Acts.
36. Hannibal was the most expert General, and perform'd the greatest Enterprizes of any of the Carthaginians; he was never troubl'd with any Mutinies in his Army, but by his prudent Conduct, kept them in their duty and orderly discipline, tho' they differ'd as much one from another in their several humours, as they did in their various Languages.
For whereas those of his own Nation were us'd commonly upon every slight occasion, to desert and fly to the Enemy, none under him durst ever attempt any such thing.
And tho' he March'd from place to place with very great Armies, yet he never wanted either Money or Provision. And that which is most remarkable is, that the Foreigners and Mercenary Soldiers lov'd him as well, if not more, than they did who were his own Country Men. Keeping therefore his Army in exact discipline, he perform'd the greater and more renown'd Actions. For he made War upon the most potent Nations, and wasted and harrass'd almost all Italy, for the space of Seventeen years.
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