§3.19.1βασιν τῶν ὑπεναντίων.
landing of the enemy.
ἅμα δὲ τῷ συμμῖξαι γινομένης ἰσχυρᾶς τῆς συμπλοκῆς προσεβοήθουν ἀεὶ πλείους τῶν ἐκ τῆς πόλεως· τέλος δὲ πάντες ἐξεχύθησαν εἰς τὸν κίνδυνον. §3.19.2τῶν δὲ Ῥωμαίων οἱ τῆς νυκτὸς ἀποβάντες εἰς τὸν καιρὸν τοῦτον συνῆψαν, διὰ τόπων ἀδήλων ποιούμενοι τὴν πορείαν. §3.19.3καὶ καταλαβόμενοι μεταξὺ τῆς πόλεως καὶ τοῦ λιμένος λόφον ἐρυμνὸν διέκλεισαν ἀπὸ τῆς πόλεως τοὺς ἐκβεβοηθηκότας. §3.19.4οἱ δὲ περὶ τὸν Δημήτριον συννοήσαντες τὸ γεγονὸς τοῦ μὲν διακωλύειν τοὺς ἀποβαίνοντας ἀπέστησαν, συναθροίσαντες δὲ σφᾶς αὐτοὺς καὶ παρακαλέσαντες ὥρμησαν, κρίναντες ἐκ παρατάξεως διακινδυνεύειν πρὸς τοὺς ἐπὶ τὸν λόφον. §3.19.5οἱ δὲ Ῥωμαῖοι θεωροῦντες τὴν ἔφοδον τῶν Ἰλλυριῶν ἐνεργὸν καὶ συντεταγμένην ἀντέπεσαν ταῖς σπείραις καταπληκτικῶς. §3.19.6ἅμα δὲ τοῖς προειρημένοις οἱ πεποιημένοι τὴν ἀπόβασιν ἀπὸ τῶν πλοίων, συνορῶντες τὸ γινόμενον, προσέκειντο κατόπιν· καὶ πανταχόθεν προσπίπτοντες θόρυβον καὶ ταραχὴν οὐ μικρὰν ἐν τοῖς Ἰλλυριοῖς κατεσκεύαζον. §3.19.7ἐξ οὗ τῶν μὲν κατὰ πρόσωπον τῶν δὲ κατὰ νώτου πονούντων, τέλος οἱ περὶ τὸν Δημήτριον ἐτράπησαν· καὶ τινὲς μὲν αὐτῶν ἔφυγον ὡς πρὸς τὴν πόλιν, οἱ δὲ πλείους ἀνοδίᾳ κατὰ τῆς νήσου διεσπάρησαν. §3.19.8ὁ δὲ Δημήτριος ἔχων ἑτοίμους λέμβους πρὸς τὸ συμβαῖνον ἔν τισι τόποις ἐρήμοις ὑφορμοῦντας ἐπὶ τούτους ἐποιήσατο τὴν ἀποχώρησιν. εἰς οὓς ἐμβὰς ἐπιγενομένης τῆς νυκτὸς ἀπέπλευσε καὶ διεκομίσθη παραδόξως πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα Φίλιππον, παρʼ ᾧ τὸ λοιπὸν διέτριβε τοῦ βίου μέρος, §3.19.9ἀνὴρ θράσος μὲν καὶ τόλμαν κεκτημένος, ἀλόγιστον δὲ ταύτην καὶ τελέως ἄκριτον. §3.19.10διὸ καὶ τὴν καταστροφὴν παραπλησίαν αὐτῷ συνέβη γενέσθαι τῇ κατὰ τὸν ὅλον βίον προαιρέσει. §3.19.11καταλαβέσθαι γὰρ ἐγχειρήσας μετὰ τῆς Φιλίππου γνώμης τὴν τῶν Μεσσηνίων πόλιν εἰκῇ καὶ παραβόλως ἐν αὐτῷ τῷ τῆς πράξεως καιρῷ διεφθάρη·
And at the moment of their meeting, as a fierce conflict took place, more and more came out from the city to support them; and finally they were all poured out into the danger. Meanwhile, those of the Romans who had landed during the night joined them at this critical moment, making their way through hidden places. And having occupied a strong hill between the city and the harbor, they cut off from the city those who had rushed out to help. Demetrius and his men, realizing what had happened, desisted from preventing those who were landing, and having gathered themselves together and encouraged one another, they advanced, resolving to risk a battle in regular array against those on the hill. The Romans, seeing the attack of the Illyrians to be vigorous and well-ordered, met them with their cohorts in a formidable manner. At the same time, those who had landed from the ships, seeing what was going on, fell upon them from behind; and by attacking from all sides they caused no small panic and confusion among the Illyrians. As a consequence of this, being hard pressed in front and in the rear, Demetrius and his men were at length routed; some of them fled toward the city, but the majority dispersed through the roadless parts of the island. But Demetrius, having some light vessels ready for any emergency anchored in certain secluded spots, made his retreat to these; embarking on them, he sailed away when night fell and, contrary to all expectation, made his escape to King Philip, with whom he spent the remainder of his life. He was a man of great boldness and daring, but these qualities were irrational and entirely lacking in judgment. For this reason, it happened that his end was very similar to the general purpose of his whole life. For having attempted, with the approval of Philip, to seize the city of the Messenians in a reckless and hazardous manner, he was killed in the very midst of the action.
περὶ ὧν ἡμεῖς τὰ κατὰ μέρος, ὅταν ἐπὶ τοὺς καιροὺς ἔλθωμεν, διασαφήσομεν. §3.19.12ὁ δὲ στρατηγὸς τῶν Ῥωμαίων Αἰμίλιος τὴν μὲν Φάρον εὐθέως ἐξ ἐφόδου παραλαβὼν κατέσκαψε, τῆς δὲ λοιπῆς Ἰλλυρίδος ἐγκρατὴς γενόμενος καὶ πάντα διατάξας κατὰ τὴν αὑτοῦ προαίρεσιν μετὰ ταῦτα ληγούσης ἤδη τῆς θερείας εἰς τὴν Ῥώμην ἐπανῆλθεν καὶ τὴν εἴσοδον ἐποιήσατο μετὰ θριάμβου καὶ τῆς ἁπάσης εὐδοξίας. §3.19.13ἐδόκει γὰρ οὐ μόνον ἐπιδεξίως, ἔτι δὲ μᾶλλον ἀνδρωδῶς κεχρῆσθαι τοῖς πράγμασιν.
We shall, however, explain these matters in detail when we come to the proper time. The Roman general Aemilius, having taken Pharos immediately at the first assault, razed it to the ground; and after securing the rest of Illyria and arranging everything according to his own policy, he returned to Rome toward the close of summer, and made his entry in triumph and with the highest reputation. For he was thought to have conducted the campaign not only with skill, but still more with courage.