Titus Flamininus

They (the Romans and Greeks) killed no less than 8 thousand, and about 5,000 prisoners. The Aetolians were blamed as the main reason that Philip himself got safely off. For while the Romans were chasing people, they plundered the camp so well that there was nothing left for anyone else. There were quarrels about this and hard words too. Then the Aetolians claimed most of the credit. A lot of songs were written about the victory. Here is one:
"Naked and tombless see, O passer-by,
The 30,000 men of Thessaly,
Slain by the Aetolians and the Latin band,
That came with Titus from Italia's land:
Alas for might Macedon! that day,
Swift as a roe, king Philip fled away."

This was written by Alcaeus to mock Philip. He exaggerated the number of the dead. It really got on Titus' nerves, even more than it annoyed Philip. Titus just wrote a couple verses of his own:
"Naked and leafless see, O passer-by,
The cross that shall Alcaeus crucify."

But he paid little attention to the Aetolians, so they got mad at him Then Titus told them about how he was trying to make peace, and here they saw a chance for revenge. They told everyone how Titus was not going to go on and finish off Macedon once and for all. (The Greeks were under him, so they wanted him gone. They also wanted to kill all the Macedonians.) But then Philip asked for peace, and Titus gave him peace. But Philip had to pay 1,000 talents, and get rid of all but 10 of his ships, and send his son to Rome. It was well that Titus did this, for Hannibal (See 'Life of Fabius' for more on his battles) was planning on joining Philip, along with another warlike king. It might have been really bad for Rome had Hannibal carried out his plan, for he was a good general.

The peace conditions given to Philip are like the ones given to the Germans after W.W.1. I thought that was interesting.

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