Titus Livius (Livy), The History of Rome, Book 29
Frank Gardener Moore, Professor Emeritus in Columbia University, Ed.

12. In Greece the situation had been ignored in the last two years. Consequently when the Aetolians were abandoned by the Romans,¹ the one defence in [p. 251]which they trusted, Philip compelled them to sue² for peace and make a treaty on terms of his own choosing. [2] Had he not used every effort to bring that about promptly, he would have been surprised while still making war upon the Aetolians by Publius Sempronius,³ the proconsul, who with ten thousand infantry and a thousand cavalry and thirty-five warships had been sent as Sulpicius' successor in command and was no small factor in bringing aid to the allies. [3] Scarcely had peace been made when word came to the king that the Romans had arrived at Dyrrachium, and that the Parthini and other neighbouring tribes were aroused to the hope of revolution and that Dimallum⁴ was besieged. [4] To that place the Romans had turned aside from helping the Aetolians, to whom they had been sent. They were angry because without Roman consent and contrary to the treaty⁵ the Aetolians had made peace with the king. [5] On hearing of this Philip, fearing some greater disturbance might begin among neighbouring tribes and peoples, hastened by forced marches to Apollonia,⁶ to which Sempronius had withdrawn after sending Laetorius, his lieutenant, with a part of his troops and fifteen ships into Aetolia to survey the situation and, if possible, to disturb the peace. [6] Philip laid waste the farms of the Apollonians and, moving his troops up to the city, gave the Roman an opportunity to engage. [7] As soon as he saw that they remained inactive, merely defending the walls, Philip, who had not sufficient confidence in his forces to assault the city and was desirous of peace [p. 253]with the Romans also, if possible, just as with the⁷ Aetolians, but if not, of making an armistice, retired to his own kingdom without provoking any further animosities by a fresh conflict.

[8] About the same time the Epirotes, weary of the protracted war, first sounding the disposition of the Romans, sent ambassadors to Philip in regard to a general peace, asserting their confidence that it [9??] would be agreed upon if he should come to a conference with Publius Sempronius, the Roman general. [10] The king was easily prevailed upon to cross over into Epirus, for he himself was not disinclined to peace. [11] Phoenice⁸ is a city in Epirus; there the king first conferred with Aëropus and Derdas and Philip, chief magistrates of the Epirotes, and later met Publius Sempronius. [12] Present at the conference were Amynander,⁹ King of the Athamanians, and in addition magistrates of the Epirotes and Acarnanians. The first to speak was Philip, the magistrate, begging the king and at the same time the Roman general to make an end of the war and grant that favour to the Epirotes. [13] Publius Sempronius stated as terms of the peace that the Parthini and Dimallum and Bargullum¹⁰ and Eugenium¹¹ should fall to the Romans; that Atintania¹² should be annexed to Macedonia, if the king, sending ambassadors to Rome, should obtain the senate's consent. [14] Peace being agreed upon on these terms, [p. 255]Prusias, King of Bithynia, the Achaeans, Boeotians,¹³ Thessalians, Acarnanians and Epirotes were included on the king's side of the treaty; on the side of the Romans, the Ilians,¹⁴ King Attalus, Pleuratus,¹⁵ Nabis, tyrant of the Lacedaemonians,¹⁶ also the Eleans, Messenians and Athenians. [15] These provisions were reduced to writing and sealed, and an armistice was made for two months, that meanwhile ambassadors might be sent to Rome, so that the people might order peace to be made on these terms. [16] And all the tribes so ordered, since, now that the war had shifted to Africa, they wished for the present to be relieved of all other wars. Publius Sempronius, after the peace had been made, left his province for Rome to enter upon his consulship.