roads from Elatia, laid waste all the country through which they passed.  The Botians, dismayed by these losses, while every place was filled with fugitives, and while the terror became universal, sent ambassadors to the camp; and as these were refused admittance, the Achaeans and Athenians came to their assistance.  The Achaeans had the greater influence as intercessors; inasmuch as they were resolved, in case they could not procure peace for the Botians, to join them in the war.  Through the mediation of the Achaeans, however, the Botians obtained admission and an audience of the Roman general; who, ordering them to deliver up the guilty, and to pay thirty talents[2] as a fine, granted them peace, and raised the siege.

[Footnote 1:  96,875l.]

[Footnote 2:  5821l. 10s.]

30.  A few days after this, the ten ambassadors arrived from Rome, in pursuance of whose counsel, peace was granted to Philip on the following conditions:  “That all the Grecian states, as well those in Asia as those in Europe, should enjoy liberty, and their own laws:  That from such of them as had been in the possession of Philip, he should withdraw his garrisons, particularly from the following places in Asia; Euromus, Pedasi, Bargylii, Iassus, Myrina, Abydus; and from Thasus and Perinthus, for it was determined that these likewise should be free:  That with respect to the freedom of Cius, Quinctius should write to Prusias, king of Bithynia, the resolutions of the senate, and of the ten ambassadors:  That Philip should return to the Romans the prisoners and deserters, and deliver up all his decked ships, excepting five and the royal galley,—­of a size almost unmanageable, being moved by sixteen banks of oars:  That he should not keep more than five hundred soldiers, nor any elephant:  That he should not wage war beyond the bounds of Macedonia without permission from the senate:  That he should pay to the Roman people one thousand talents:[1] one half at present, the other by instalments, within ten years.”  Valerius Antias writes, that there was imposed on him an annual tribute of four thousand pounds’ weight of silver, for ten years, and an immediate payment of twenty thousand pounds’ weight.  The same author says that an article was expressly inserted, that he should not make war on Eumenes, Attalus’s son, who had lately come to the throne.  For the performance of these conditions hostages were received, among whom was Demetrius, Philip’s son.  Valerius Antias adds, that the island of Aegina, and the elephants, were given as a present to Attalus, who was absent; to the Rhodians, Stratonice, and other cities of Caria which had been in the possession of Philip; and to the Athenians, the islands of Paros, Imbros, Delos, and Scyros.

[Footnote 1:  193,750l.]