§40.54.1eodem anno Philippus rex Macedonum, senio et maerore consumptus post mortem filii, decessit.
In the same year, Philip, king of the Macedonians, worn out by old age and grief after the death of his son, passed away.
Demetriade hibernabat, §40.54.2cum desiderio anxius filii, tum paenitentia crudelitatis suae.
He was wintering at Demetrias, all anxious both with longing for his son and with repentance for his own cruelty.
§40.54.3stimulabat animum et alter filius haud dubie et sua et aliorum opinione rex, conversique in eum omnium oculi, et destituta senectus aliis exspectantibus suam mortem, aliis ne exspectantibus quidem.
His mind was also harassed by his other son, who was undoubtedly king both in his own opinion and in that of others, and by the eyes of all turned toward him, and by his own deserted old age, while some were waiting for his death, and others were not even waiting for it.
§40.54.4quo magis angebatur, et cum eo Antigonus Echecratis filius, nomen patrui Antigoni ferens, qui tutor Philippi fuerat, regiae vir maiestatis, nobili etiam pugna adversus Cleomenem Lacedaemonium clarus.
For this reason he was all the more tormented, and with him Antigonus, the son of Echecrates, who bore the name of his uncle Antigonus, who had been the guardian of Philip, a man of royal dignity, and also famous for his noble battle against Cleomenes the Lacedaemonian.
§40.54.5tutorem eum Graeci, ut cognomine a ceteris regibus distinguerent, appellarunt.
The Greeks called him "the Guardian," in order to distinguish him from other kings by this surname.
§40.54.6huius fratris filius Antigonus ex honoratis Philippi amicis unus incorruptus permanserat, eique ea fides nequaquam amicum Persea inimicissimum fecerat.
This guardian's brother's son, Antigonus, had remained the only uncorrupted one among the honored friends of Philip, and that fidelity had made Perseus, by no means a friend, most hostile to him.
§40.54.7is prospiciens animo, quanto cum periculo suo hereditas regni ventura esset ad Persea, ut primum labare animum regis et ingemiscere interdum filii desiderio sensit, §40.54.8nunc praebendo aures, nunc lacessendo etiam mentionem rei temere actae, saepe querenti querens et ipse aderat.
Foreseeing in his mind with how great a danger to himself the inheritance of the kingdom would come to Perseus, as soon as he perceived that the king's mind was wavering and that he occasionally groaned with longing for his son, he was often present with him, mourning as he mourned, now by lending an ear, now by even provoking mention of the deed rashly done.
et cum multa, ut adsolet, solet praeberet vestigia sui, omni ope adiuvabat, quo maturius omnia emanarent.
And as many traces of the truth, as is usual, presented themselves, he helped with all his might so that everything might come to light the sooner.
suspecti ut ministri facinoris Apelles maxime §40.54.9et Philocles erant, qui Romam legati fuerant litterasque exitiales Demetrio sub nomine Flaminini attulerant.
Suspected as the chief agents of the crime were Apelles and Philocles, who had been ambassadors to Rome and had brought back the fatal letters to Demetrius under the name of Flamininus.