From Book 31

[31.1] The causes of the renewal of the war against king Philip of Macedonia are reported as follows.

[31.2] At the time of the initiations, two young uninitiated Acarnanians went to Athens^note[Eleusis is meant.] and [by mistake] entered the sanctuary of Ceres with other compatriots.

[31.3] Because of this, as if they had committed the supreme sacrilege, they were executed by the Athenians.

[31.4] The Acarnanians were upset by the death of their compatriots, asked help from Philip to avenge them, and attacked Athens; and the Athenians invoked Roman help, a few months after the peace with the Carthaginians.

[31.5] [200] When the envoys of the Athenians, who were besieged by Philip, asked for help from the Senate, and the Senate wanted to support them, the people, tired of the endless labor of so many wars, disagreed, but the senators' point of view prevailed because of their authority, and the people agreed to support an allied city

[31.6] [199] The war was waged by consul Publius Sulpicius, who led his army to Macedonia and successfully fought equestrian battles with Philip.

[31.7] Besieged by Philip, the inhabitants of Abydus followed the example of the Saguntines and killed themselves.

[31.8] In a battle, praetor Lucius Furius defeated the rebellious Gallic Insubres and the Carthaginian Hamilcar, who was trying to create a war in that part of Italy.

[31.9] With thirty-five thousand men, Hamilcar was killed.

[31.10] It^note[Book 31.] also contains accounts of expeditions by king Philip and consul Sulpicius, and the capture of towns by these two men.

[31.11] Consul Sulpicius waged war with the help of king Attalus [I Soter of Pergamon] and the Rhodians.

[31.12] [200] Praetor Lucius Furius [Purpureo] triumphed over the Gauls.