§5.110.1Ἀπολλωνίας.
towards Apollonia.
ἤδη δὲ συνεγγίζοντος αὐτοῦ τοῖς περὶ τὸν Ἀῷον ποταμὸν τόποις, ὃς ῥεῖ παρὰ τὴν τῶν Ἀπολλωνιατῶν πόλιν, ἐμπίπτει πανικὸν παραπλήσιον τοῖς γινομένοις ἐπὶ τῶν πεζικῶν στρατοπέδων.
But when he was already drawing near to the parts around the River Aous, which flows past the city of the Apolloniatae, a panic befell them, very similar to those that occur in land camps.
§5.110.2τῶν γὰρ ἐπὶ τῆς οὐραγίας πλεόντων τινὲς λέμβοι, καθορμισθέντες εἰς τὴν νῆσον, ἣ καλεῖται μὲν Σάσων, κεῖται δὲ κατὰ τὴν εἰσβολὴν τὴν εἰς τὸν Ἰόνιον πόρον, ἧκον ὑπὸ νύκτα πρὸς τὸν Φίλιππον, φάσκοντες συνωρμηκέναι τινὰς αὐτοῖς πλέοντας ἀπὸ πορθμοῦ, §5.110.3τούτους δʼ ἀπαγγέλλειν, ὅτι καταλείποιεν ἐν Ῥηγίῳ πεντήρεις Ῥωμαϊκὰς πλεούσας ἐπʼ Ἀπολλωνίας καὶ πρὸς Σκερδιλαΐδαν.
For some of the light boats sailing in the rear, having anchored at the island which is called Sason, and lies at the entrance to the Ionian Strait, came to Philip under cover of night, asserting that certain people sailing from the strait had anchored together with them, and that these reported that they had left at Rhegium some Roman quinqueremes which were sailing towards Apollonia and to Scerdilaidas.
§5.110.4ὁ δὲ Φίλιππος, ὑπολαβὼν ὅσον οὔπω τὸν στόλον ἐπʼ αὐτὸν παρεῖναι, περίφοβος γενόμενος καὶ ταχέως ἀνασπάσας τὰς ἀγκύρας αὖτις εἰς τοὐπίσω παρήγγειλε πλεῖν.
Philip, conceiving that the fleet was all but present upon him, became terrified, and quickly weighing anchor, ordered his fleet to sail back again.
§5.110.5οὐδενὶ δὲ κόσμῳ ποιησάμενος τὴν ἀναζυγὴν καὶ τὸν ἀνάπλουν δευτεραῖος εἰς Κεφαλληνίαν κατῆρε, συνεχῶς ἡμέραν καὶ νύκτα τὸν πλοῦν ποιούμενος.
Having made his departure and return voyage in no order, he put in at Cephallenia on the second day, making his voyage continuously day and night.
§5.110.6βραχὺ δέ τι θαρρήσας ἐνταῦθα κατέμεινε, ποιῶν ἔμφασιν ὡς ἐπί τινας τῶν ἐν Πελοποννήσῳ πράξεων ἐπεστροφώς.
Having recovered his confidence a little, he remained there, making a show as if he had turned back for some operations in the Peloponnese.
§5.110.7συνέβη δὲ ψευδῶς γενέσθαι τὸν ὅλον φόβον περὶ αὐτόν.
But it turned out that the entire panic concerning him was groundless.
§5.110.8ὁ γὰρ Σκερδιλαΐδας, ἀκούων κατὰ χειμῶνα λέμβους ναυπηγεῖσθαι τὸν Φίλιππον πλείους, καὶ προσδοκῶν αὐτοῦ τὴν κατὰ θάλατταν παρουσίαν, διεπέμπετο πρὸς τοὺς Ῥωμαίους διασαφῶν ταῦτα καὶ παρακαλῶν βοηθεῖν,
For Scerdilaidas, hearing during the winter that Philip was building a larger number of light boats, and expecting his arrival by sea, had been sending messages to the Romans, explaining these things and entreating them to help.
§5.110.9οἱ δὲ Ῥωμαῖοι δεκαναΐαν ἀπὸ τοῦ περὶ τὸ Λιλύβαιον ἐξαπέστειλαν στόλου, ταύτην τὴν περὶ τὸ Ῥήγιον ὀφθεῖσαν·
The Romans dispatched a squadron of ten ships from the fleet around Lilybaeum, and this was the one that had been sighted around Rhegium.
§5.110.10ἣν Φίλιππος εἰ μὴ πτοηθεὶς ἀλόγως ἔφυγε, τῶν περὶ τὴν Ἰλλυρίδα πράξεων μάλιστʼ ἂν τότε καθίκετο διὰ τὸ τοὺς Ῥωμαίους πάσαις ταῖς ἐπινοίαις καὶ παρασκευαῖς περὶ τὸν Ἀννίβαν καὶ τὴν περὶ Κάνναν μάχην γίνεσθαι, τῶν τε πλοίων ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ λόγον ἐγκρατὴς ἂν ἐγεγόνει.
If Philip had not fled, terrified without reason, he would at that time have most fully accomplished his designs in Illyria, because the Romans were occupied with all their thoughts and preparations on Hannibal and the battle of Cannae; and he would in all probability have made himself master of those ships.
§5.110.11νῦν δὲ διαταραχθεὶς ὑπὸ τῆς προσαγγελίας ἀβλαβῆ μέν, οὐκ εὐσχήμονα δʼ ἐποιήσατο τὴν ἀναχώρησιν εἰς Μακεδονίαν.
As it was, however, being thrown into utter confusion by the report, he made a retreat to Macedonia which, though safe, was far from honorable.