4.1-2

Chapter 1: Second Macedonian War, 200–196 BCE

For details, see Polybius, Book 16; Livy, Books 31–33, Plutarch, Life of Flamininus.

Trānsāctō Pūnicō bellō: ablative absolute using a perfect passive participle (AG 419). For Eutropius' account of the Second Punic War, see Brev. 3.7ff.

Macedonicum: supply bellum

contrā Philippum rēgem: Philip V, King of Macedonia, began to reign 220 BCE, was defeated by Flaminius at Cynoscephalae in 197 BCE, and died in 179 BCE (Hazzard).

quīngentēsimō quīnquāgēsimō et prīmō annō: 200 BCE

Chapter 2

(1) rem prōsperē gessit: In 196 BCE, at the meeting of the Isthmian games, Flaminius caused a herald to proclaim, "that the senate and the people of Rome, and their commander, Titus Quinctius [Flaminius], having subdued Philip and the Macedonians, now restored the Corinthians, Phocians, Locrians, Euboeans, Thessalians, Achaeans, etc., to their freedom and independence, and to the enjoyment of their own laws" (Hazzard).

Pāx eī data est: Florus praises Flaminius as liberator of Greece. According to the Roman perspective, this was a momentous event which the Greeks celebrated greatly:

hīs lēgibus: hīs condiciōnibus, with following purpose clauses (AG 563)

quīnquāgintā sōlās nāvēs: "only"

quaterna mīlia: supply lībrārum (Hazzard)

pondō: "pounds," indeclinable. See LS pondus I.2.

fīlium suum Dēmētrium: see Demetrius

(2) Lacedaemoniīs: dative object of compound verb intulit (LS infero I.β). In 195 BCE Flaminius and his Greek allies defeated Nabis of Sparta and freed Argos (Bird).

quibus voluit condiciōnibus: quibus condiciōnibus voluit eīs

in fidem accēpit: cf. in dēditiōnem accēpit. This is a mild [euphemistic] way of saying that he made the king a subject of Rome (Hazzard).

dūxit ante currum: supply T. Quīntius Flāminīus. For the custom of displaying captives in the Roman triumphal procession, see triumphs.

Armenēn Nabidis: supply fīlium