§37.18.1per idem tempus Seleucus Antiochi filius, §37.18.2cum per omne hibernorum tempus exercitum in Aeolide continuisset partim sociis ferendo opem, partim, quos in societatem perlicere non poterat, depopulandis, transire in fines regni Eumenis, dum is procul ab domo cum Romanis et Rhodiis Lyciae maritima oppugnaret, statuit.
During the same time, Seleucus, the son of Antiochus, having kept his army in Aeolis through the entire winter season, partly by bringing aid to the allies, partly by devastating the lands of those whom he could not entice into alliance, decided to cross into the territory of the kingdom of Eumenes while the latter, far from home, was besieging the maritime districts of Lycia along with the Romans and Rhodians.
§37.18.3ad Elaeam primo infestis signis accessit; deinde omissa oppugnatione urbis agros hostiliter depopulatus ad caput arcemque regni Pergamum ducit oppugnandam.
He first approached Elaea with hostile standards; then, abandoning the siege of the city and hostilely devastating the fields, he led his army to besiege Pergamum, the capital and citadel of the kingdom.
§37.18.4Attalus primo stationibus ante urbem positis et excursionibus equitum levisque armaturae magis lacessebat quam sustinebat hostem; §37.18.5postremo cum per levia certamina expertus nulla parte virium se parem esse intra moenia se recepisset, obsideri urbs coepta est.
Attalus at first, having posted guards before the city, was rather provoking the enemy by excursions of cavalry and light-armed troops than sustaining them; at last, when, having found through light skirmishes that he was equal in no part of his forces, he had withdrawn within the walls, the siege of the city began.
§37.18.6eodem ferme tempore et Antiochus ab Apamea profectus Sardibus primum, deinde haud procul Seleuci castris ad caput Caici amnis stativa habuit cum magno exercitu mixto variis ex gentibus.
At about the same time, Antiochus also, having set out from Apamea, had his permanent camp first at Sardis, then not far from the camp of Seleucus near the source of the river Caicus, with a large army mixed from various nations.
§37.18.7plurimum terroris in Gallorum mercede conductis quattuor milibus erat.
The greatest terror lay in four thousand mercenary Gauls.
hos paucis * admixtis ad pervastandum passim Pergamenum agrum misit.
He sent these, with a few others mixed in, to thoroughly waste the Pergamene territory everywhere.
§37.18.8quae postquam Samum nuntiata sunt, primo Eumenes avocatus domestico bello cum classe Elaeam petit; inde, cum praesto fuissent equites peditumque expediti, praesidio eorum tutus, priusquam hostes sentirent aut moverentur, Pergamum contendit.
When these things were reported at Samos, Eumenes, first recalled by the war at home, sought Elaea with his fleet; from there, since cavalry and light-armed infantry were at hand, protected by their escort, before the enemy could perceive or move, he hastened to Pergamum.
§37.18.9ibi rursus levia per excursiones proelia fieri coepta Eumene summae rei discrimen haud dubie detractante.
There again, light battles began to be fought through excursions, with Eumenes undoubtedly declining a decisive engagement.
paucos post dies Romana Rhodiaque classis, ut regi opem ferrent, Elaeam ab Samo venerunt.
A few days later, the Roman and Rhodian fleet came from Samos to Elaea to bring aid to the king.
§37.18.10quos ubi exposuisse copias Elaeae et tot classes in unum convenisse portum Antiocho adlatum est, et sub idem tempus audivit consulem cum exercitu iam in Macedonia esse pararique, quae ad transitum Hellesponti opus essent, §37.18.11tempus venisse ratus, priusquam terra marique simul urgeretur, agendi de pace, tumulum quendam adversus Elaeam castris cepit; §37.18.12ibi peditum omnibus copiis relictis cum equitatu — erant autem sex milia equitum — in campos sub ipsa Elaeae moenia descendit misso caduceatore ad Aemilium, velle se de pace agere.
When it was reported to Antiochus that they had landed their forces at Elaea and that so many fleets had assembled in one harbor, and at about the same time he heard that the consul was already in Macedonia with his army and that preparations were being made for the crossing of the Hellespont, thinking that the time had come to treat for peace before he should be pressed at once by land and sea, he took possession of a certain hill opposite Elaea for his camp; leaving there all his forces of infantry, he descended into the plains under the very walls of Elaea with his cavalry—there were, moreover, six thousand cavalry—having sent a herald to Aemilius to say that he wished to treat for peace.