10.  Philip, with a small party of horse and foot, ascended a hill somewhat higher than the rest, to take a view of the situation of his troops on the left.  Then, when he saw them flying in confusion, and all the hills around glittering with Roman standards and arms, he withdrew from the field.  Ouinctius, as he was pressing on the retreating enemy, observed the Macedonians suddenly raising up their spears, and not knowing what they meant thereby, he ordered the troops to halt.  Then, on being told that this was the practice of the Macedonians when surrendering themselves prisoners, he was disposed to spare the vanquished; but the troops, not being apprized, either of the enemy having ceased fighting, or of the general’s intention, made a charge on them, and the foremost having been cut down, the rest dispersed themselves and fled.  Philip hastened in disorderly flight to Tempe, and there halted one day at Gonni, to pick up any who might have survived the battle.  The victorious Romans rushed into the Macedonian camp with hopes of spoil, but found it, for the most part, plundered already by the Aetolians.  Eight thousand of the enemy were killed on that day, five thousand taken.  Of the victors, about seven hundred fell.  If any credit is to be attached to Valerius Antias, who on every occasion exaggerates numbers enormously, the killed of the enemy on that day amounted to forty thousand; the prisoners taken, (in which article the deviation from truth is less extravagant,) to five thousand seven hundred, with two hundred and forty-nine military standards.  Claudius also asserts that thirty-two thousand of the enemy were slain, and four thousand three hundred taken.  We have not given entire credit, even to the smallest of those numbers, but have followed Polybius, a safe authority with respect to all the Roman affairs, but especially those which were transacted in Greece.

11.  Philip having collected, after the flight, such as, having been scattered by the various chances of the battle, had followed his steps, and having sent people to Larissa to burn the records of the kingdom, lest they should fall into the hands of the enemy, retired into Macedonia.  Quinctius set up to sale a part of the prisoners and booty, and part he bestowed on the soldiers; and then proceeded to Larissa, without having yet received any certain intelligence to what quarter Philip had betaken himself, or what were his designs.  To this place came a herald from the king, apparently to obtain a truce, until those who had fallen in battle should be removed and buried, but in reality to request permission to send ambassadors.  Both were obtained from the Roman general; who, besides, added this message to the king, “not to be too much dejected.”  This expression gave much offence, particularly to the Aetolians, who were become very assuming, and who complained, that “the general was quite altered by success.  Before the battle, he was accustomed to transact all business, whether great or small,