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Situation in Illyria
It was at this same period that the Romans for the first
Illyricum.
time crossed to Illyricum and that part of
Europe with an army. The history of this expedition must not be treated as immaterial; but must be carefully studiedIllyricum.
time crossed to Illyricum and that part of
Europe with an army. The history of this expedition must not be treated as immaterial; but must be carefully studied by those who wish to understand clearly the
story I have undertaken to tell, and to trace the progress and
consolidation of the Roman Empire.
Agron, king of the Illyrians, was the son of Pleuratus, andB C. 233-232.
possessed the most powerful forceIllyricum and that part of
Europe with an army. The history of this expedition must not be treated as immaterial; but must be carefully studied by those who wish to understand clearly the
story I have undertaken to tell, and to trace the progress and
consolidation of the Roman Empire.
Agron, king of the Illyrians, was the son of Pleuratus, andB C. 233-232.
possessed the most powerful force, both by
land and sea, of any of the kings who had
reigned in Illyria before him. By a bribe received from
Demetrius he was induced to promise help to the Medionians,
who were at that time being besieged by the
Aetolians, who, being unable to persuIllyria before him. By a bribe received from
Demetrius he was induced to promise help to the Medionians,
who were at that time being besieged by the
Aetolians, who, being unable to persuade the
Medionians to join their league, had determined
to reduce the city by force. Siege of Medion in Acarnania. They accordingly levied their
full army, pitched their camp under the walls of the city, and
kept up a continuous blockade, using ever
Death of Agron of Illyria
This was a most unexpected relief to the Medionians.
They met in public assembly and deliberated on the whole
business, and especially as to the inscribing the arms reserved
for dedication. They decided, in mockery of the Aetolian
decree, that the inscription should contain the name of the
Aetolian commander on the day of battle, and of the candidates
for succession to his office. And indeed Fortune seems, in what
happened to them, to have designed a display of her power to
the rest of mankind. The very thing which these men were
in momentary expectation of undergoing at the hands of their
enemies, she put it in their power to inflict upon those
enemies, and all within a very brief interval. The unexpected
disaster of the Aetolians, too, may teach all the world not to
calculate on the future as though it were the actually existent,
and not to reckon securely on what may still turn out quite
otherwise, but to allow a certain margin to the unexpected.
And as
Death of Demetrius
After the death of Antigonus, however, the Achaeans
made terms with the Aetolians, and joined them energetically
in the war against Demetrius; and, in place of the feelings of
estrangement and hostility, there gradually grew up a sentiment
of brotherhood and affection between the two peoples. Upon
the death of Demetrius, after a reign of only ten years,
just about the time of the first invasion of
Illyricum by the Romans, the Achaeans had
a most excellent opportunity of establishing
the policy which they had all along maintained. Demetrius. B. C. 239-229. For the
despots in the Peloponnese were in despair at the death
of Demetrius. It was the loss to them of their chief supporter and paymaster. And now Aratus was for ever impressing upon them that they ought to abdicate, holding out
rewards and honours for those of them who consented, and
threatening those who refused with still greater vengeance
from the Achaeans. There was therefore a general movement
among them
War in Illyria
Wherefore the Senate, by way of preparing to undertake this business, and foreseeing that the war
Illyrian war, B. C. 219.
would be severe and protracted, and at a long
distance from the mother country, determined
to make Illyria safe. For it happened that, just at this time,
Demetrius of Pharos was sacking and subdIllyria safe. For it happened that, just at this time,
Demetrius of Pharos was sacking and subduing to his authority
the cities of Illyria which were subject to Rome, and had
sailed beyond Lissus, in violation of the treaty, with fifty
galleys, and had ravaged many of the Cyclades. For he
had quite forgotten the former kindnesses done him by
Rome, and had conceived a contempt for its power, when
he saw it threatened first byIllyria which were subject to Rome, and had
sailed beyond Lissus, in violation of the treaty, with fifty
galleys, and had ravaged many of the Cyclades. For he
had quite forgotten the former kindnesses done him by
Rome, and had conceived a contempt for its power, when
he saw it threatened first by the Gauls and then by Carthage;
and he now rested all his hopes on the royal family of
Macedonia, because he had fought on the side of Antigonus, and shared with him the dangers of the war against
Cleomenes. These transactions attracted the observation of
the Romans; who, seeing that the royal house of Macedonia
was in a flourish
Demetrius Fortifies Dimale
While this was taking place, Demetrius, discovering
Illyrian war, B. C. 219.
the intentions of Rome, threw a sufficient garrison into Dimale and victualled it in proportion.
In the other towns he put those who were opposed to him
to death, and placed the chief power in the hands of his own
partisans; and selecting six thousand of the bravest of his
subjects, quartered them in Pharos. When the Consul
arrived in Illyria with his army, he found the enemies of
Rome confident in the strength of Dimale and the elaborate
preparations in it, and encouraged to resistance by their belief in
its impregnability; he determined, therefore, to attack that town
first, in order to strike terror into the enemy. Accordingly,
after addressing an exhortation to the several officers of the
legions, and throwing up siege works at several points, he began
the siege in form. In seven days he took the town by assault,
which so dismayed the enemy, that envoys immediately
appeared fro