§39.34.1dimissis iis legationibus, Philippus a suis certior factus cedendum civitatibus deducendaque praesidia esse, infensus omnibus in Maronitas iram effundit.
When these embassies had been dismissed, Philip, having been informed by his men that he must withdraw from the states and recall his garrisons, turned his anger against all and poured out his wrath upon the Maronites.
Onomasto, §39.34.2qui praeerat maritimae orae, mandat, ut partis adversae principes interficeret.
To Onomastus, who was in command of the maritime coast, he gave orders to put to death the leaders of the opposing faction.
ille per Casandrum quendam, unum ex regiis iam diu habitantem Maroneae, nocte Thracibus intromissis velut in bello capta urbe caedem fecit.
The latter, through a certain Casander, one of the king's men who had long resided at Maronea, introduced Thracians by night and committed a massacre, just as if the city had been captured in war.
§39.34.3idem apud Romanos legatos querentes tam crudeliter adversus innoxios Maronitas, tam superbe adversus populum Romanum factum, ut, quibus libertatem restituendam senatus censuisset, ii pro pro hostibus trucidarentur, abnuebat quicquam eorum ad se aut quemquam suorum pertinere;
The same king, when the Roman envoys complained that such cruel action had been taken against the innocent Maronites, and such insolent action against the Roman people—that those to whom the senate had decreed that freedom should be restored were being slaughtered as enemies—denied that any of these things pertained to him or to any of his men.
§39.34.4seditione inter ipsos dimicatum, cur ad se alii, alii ad Eumenem civitatem traherent;
He argued that the conflict had arisen from a factional strife among themselves, because some wished to draw the state to his side, and others to Eumenes.
§39.34.5id facile scituros esse; percunctarentur ipsos Maronitas —, haud dubius, perculsis omnibus terrore tam recentis caedis, neminem hiscere adversus se ausurum.
They would easily find this out, he said; let them question the Maronites themselves—having no doubt that, since everyone was struck with terror by so recent a slaughter, no one would dare to open his mouth against him.
§39.34.6negare Appius rem evidentem pro dubia quaerendam.
Appius replied that a matter so obvious ought not to be investigated as if it were doubtful.
si ab se culpam removere vellet, Onomastum et Casandrum, per quos acta res diceretur, mitteret Romam, ut eos senatus percunctari posset.
If he wished to clear himself of blame, he should send to Rome Onomastus and Casander, through whom the deed was said to have been done, so that the senate might question them.
primo adeo perturbavit ea vox regem, §39.34.7ut non color, non vultus ei constaret; deinde collecto tandem animo Casandrum, qui Maroneae fuisset, si utique vellent, se missurum dixit:
At first this speech so disturbed the king that neither his color nor his countenance remained steady; then, having finally recovered his composure, he said that he would send Casander, who had been at Maronea, if they absolutely insisted.
§39.34.8ad Onomastum quidem quid eam rem pertinere, qui non modo Maroneae, sed ne in regione quidem propinqua fuisset?
But as for Onomastus, how did that matter concern him, who had been not only not at Maronea, but not even in any neighboring district?
§39.34.9et parcebat magis Onomasto, honoratiori amico, et eundem indicem haud paulo plus timebat, quia et ipse sermonem cum eo contulerat et multorum talium ministrum et conscium habebat.
In this he was both sparing Onomastus, a more honored friend, and fearing him as an informer in no small degree, because he himself had shared talk with him and held him as an agent and accomplice in many such deeds.
§39.34.10Casander quoque, missis qui per Epirum ad mare prosequerentur eum, ne qua indicium emanaret. veneno creditur sublatus.
Casander also, after men had been sent to escort him through Epirus to the sea so that no disclosure might leak out, is believed to have been removed by poison.