[Sidenote:  B.C. 200 (a.u. 554)]3.  And they [Footnote:  I.e., the Romans and the Macedonians.]delayed for several days, not meeting in battle array but conducting skirmishes and sallies of the light-armed troops and the horse.  The Romans, for their part, were eager to join battle with all speed:  their force was a strong one, they had little provision, and consequently would often go up to the foe’s palisade.  Philip, on the other hand, was weaker in point of armed followers, but his supply of provisions was better than theirs because his own country was close by; so he waited, expecting that they would become exhausted without a conflict, and if he had possessed self-control he certainly would have accomplished something.  As it was, he acquired a contempt for the Romans, thinking that they feared him because they had transferred their camp to a certain spot from which they could get food better:  he thereupon attacked them unexpectedly while they were engaged in plundering and managed to kill a few.  Galba on perceiving this made a sortie from the camp, fell upon him while off his guard, and slew many more in return.  Philip, in view of his defeat and the further fact that he was wounded, no longer held his position but after a truce of some days for the taking up and burial of the corpses withdrew the first part of the night.  Galba, however, did not follow him up; he was short of provisions, he did not know the country, and particularly he was ignorant of his adversary’s strength; he was also afraid that if he advanced inconsiderately he might come to grief.  For these reasons he was unwilling to proceed farther, but retired to Apollonia.

During this same time Apustius with the Rhodians and with Attalus cruised about and subjugated many of the islands [lacuna] (Paris Fragment, p. 464.  Zonaras, 9, 15.  Cp.  Livy, 31:21 ff.)

4.  The Insubres were thrown into confusion.  For Hamilcar, a Carthaginian, who had made a campaign with Mago and remained secretly in those regions, after a term of quiet, during which he was satisfied merely to elude discovery, as soon as the Macedonian war broke out, caused the Gauls to revolt from the Romans; then in company with the rebels he made an expedition against the Ligurians and won over some of them.  Later they had a battle with the praetor Lucius Furius, were defeated, and sent envoys asking peace.  This the Ligurians obtained; then others [lacuna] [Five fragmentary lines.] (Paris Fragment, p. 465.  Zonaras, 9, 15.)

5[lacuna]. he thought he ought to be granted a triumph, and many arguments were presented on both sides.  Some, especially in view of the malignity of Aurelius, eagerly furthered his cause and magnified his victory, using many illustrations.  Others declared he had contended with the help of the consular army and had no individual and independent appointment, and furthermore they even demanded an accounting from him because he had not carried out his instructions.  However, he won his point.  And he in that place [lacuna] before Aurelius [lacuna] Vermis [lacuna] from the [lacuna] (Paris Fragment, p. 465.  Cp.  Livy, 31:47 ff.)