§40.3.1de Philippo auxerat curam Marcius: nam ita fecisse eum, quae senatui placuissent, fatebatur, ut facile appareret non diutius quam necesse esset facturum.
Marcius had increased the anxiety concerning Philip; for he reported that Philip had indeed done what had pleased the senate, but in such a way that it was easily apparent that he would not do so any longer than was necessary.
neque obscurum erat rebellaturum, §40.3.2omniaque, quae tunc ageret diceretque, eo spectare.
Nor was it obscure that he would rebel, and that everything which he was then doing and saying was directed to that end.
§40.3.3iam primum omnem fere multitudinem civium ex maritimis civitatibus cum familiis suis in Emathiam, quae nunc dicitur, quondam appellata Paeonia est, §40.3.4traduxit, Thracibusque et aliis barbaris urbes tradidit habitandas, fidiora haec genera hominum fore ratus in Romano bello.
To begin with, he removed almost the entire multitude of citizens from the maritime cities with their families to Emathia, as it is now called, which was formerly named Paeonia, and handed over the cities to be inhabited by Thracians and other barbarians, thinking that these classes of people would be more loyal in a Roman war.
§40.3.5ingentem ea res fremitum Macedonia tota fecit, relinquentesque penates suos cum coniugibus ac liberis pauci tacitum dolorem continebant; exsecrationesque in agminibus proficiscentium in regem vincente odio metum exaudiebantur.
This measure caused a huge murmur throughout the whole of Macedonia, and of those who were leaving their household gods with their wives and children, few could contain their silent grief; and curses against the king were heard in the columns of those setting out, their hatred conquering their fear.
§40.3.6his ferox animus omnes homines, omnia loca temporaque suspecta habebat.
Because of these things, his fierce mind held all men, all places, and all times in suspicion.
§40.3.7postremo negare propalam coepit satis tutum sibi quicquam esse, nisi liberos eorum, quos interfecisset, comprehensos in custodia haberet et tempore alium alio tolleret.
Finally, he began openly to deny that anything was safe enough for him unless he held in custody the children of those whom he had put to death, and removed them, one at one time, one at another.