Livy, Periochae 36-40
Titus Livius or Livy (59 BCE - 17 CE): Roman historian, author of the authorized version of the history of the Roman republic.
A large part of Livy's History of Rome since the Foundation is now lost, but fortunately we have an excerpt, called the Periochae, which helps us reconstruct the general scope. This translation was made by Jona Lendering.
From Book 37 |
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[37.1] [190] Consul Lucius Cornelius Scipio, with his brother Scipio Africanus as deputy (when Gaius Laelius, who had much influence in the Senate, seemed to receive this province, Africanus had announced that he would be his brother's deputy if Greece would be his province) proceeded to wage war against king Antiochus [III the Great], and was the first of all Roman commanders to cross to Asia. |
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[37.2] At Myonessus, [Aemilius] Regillus, aided by the Rhodians, successfully fought against Antiochus' royal navy. |
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[37.3] A son of [Scipio] Africanus was captured by Antiochus and sent back to his father. |
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[37.4] [189] Later, Antiochus was defeated by Lucius Cornelius Scipio, who received help from king Eumenes [II Soter] of Pergamon, the son of Attalus. Peace was granted on the condition that all provinces on this side of the Taurus mountains would be ceded. |
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[37.5] Lucius Cornelius Scipio, who had defeated Antiochus, was made equal to his brother with the surname Asiaticus. |
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[37.6] The colonia of Bononia was founded. |
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[37.7] [188] The kingdom of Eumenes, with whose help Antiochus had been defeated, was expanded. |
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[37.8] To the Rhodians, who had also assisted, certain towns were given. |
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[37.9] Aemilius Regillus, who had defeated the admiral of Antiochus' navy, celebrated a naval triumph. |
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[37.10] Manius Acilius Glabrio celebrated a triumph over Antiochus, whom he had expelled from Greece, and the Aetolians. |