§42.67.1hic dies et Romanis refecit animos et Persea perculit, ut dies paucos ad Mopselum moratus sepulturae maxume militum amissorum cura, praesidio satis valido ad Gonnum relicto, in Macedoniam reciperet copias.
This day both revived the spirits of the Romans and struck terror into Perseus, so that, having delayed a few days at Mopselum, chiefly out of concern for the burial of the lost soldiers, and having left a sufficiently strong garrison at Gonnus, he withdrew his forces into Macedonia.
§42.67.2Timotheum quendam ex regiis praefectis cum modica manu relinquit ad Philam, iussum Magnetas ex propinquo temptare.
He left a certain Timotheus, one of the royal commanders, with a moderate force at Phila, with orders to sound out the Magnetes from nearby.
§42.67.3cum Pellam venisset, exercitu in hiberna dimisso ipse cum Cotye Thessalonicam est profectus.
When he had come to Pella, having dismissed the army into winter quarters, he himself set out with Cotys for Thessalonica.
§42.67.4eo fama adfertur, Autlesbim, regulum Thracum, et Corragum, Eumenis praefectum, in Cotyis fines impetum fecisse et regionem, Marenen quam vocant, cepisse.
There, a report was brought that Autlesbis, a petty king of the Thracians, and Corragus, a commander of Eumenes, had made an inroad into the territory of Cotys and had captured the region which they call Marene.
§42.67.5itaque dimittendum Cotyn ad sua tuenda ratus, magnis proficiscentem donis prosequitur.
Therefore, thinking that Cotys should be sent away to protect his own possessions, he escorted him as he departed with great gifts.
ducenta talenta, semestre stipendium, equitatui numerat, cum primo annuum dare constituisset.
He paid two hundred talents, representing six months' pay, to the cavalry, although he had at first resolved to give a year's pay.
§42.67.6consul postquam profectum Persea audivit, ad Gonnum castra movet, si potiri oppido posset.
The consul, after he heard that Perseus had departed, moved his camp to Gonnus, to see if he could gain possession of the town.
ante ipsa Tempe in faucibus situm Macedoniae claustra tutissima praebet et in Thessaliam opportunum Macedonibus decursum.
Situated at the very entrance before Tempe itself, it provides a very secure barrier for Macedonia and an advantageous descent for the Macedonians into Thessaly.
§42.67.7cum et loco et praesidio valido inexpugnabilis urbs esset, abstitit incepto.
Since the city was impregnable both by its location and by its strong garrison, he desisted from his attempt.
in Perrhaebiam flexis itineribus Malloea primo impetu capta ac direpta, Tripoli aliaque Perrhaebia recepta, Larisam redit.
Turning his march into Perrhaebia, Malloea was captured and plundered at the first assault; and after Tripolis and the rest of Perrhaebia had been recovered, he returned to Larisa.
§42.67.8inde Eumene atque Attalo domum remissis, Misageni Numidisque hiberna in proxumis Thessaliae urbibus distribuit, et partem exercitus ita per totam Thessaliam divisit, ut et hiberna commoda omnes haberent et praesidio urbibus essent.
From there, having sent Eumenes and Attalus home, he distributed winter quarters for Misagenes and the Numidians in the nearest cities of Thessaly, and divided part of the army throughout the whole of Thessaly in such a way that everyone might both have comfortable winter quarters and serve as a garrison for the cities.
§42.67.9Q. Mucium legatum cum duobus milibus ad obtinendam Ambraciam misit.
He sent the lieutenant Quintus Mucius with two thousand men to hold Ambracia.
Graecarum civitatium socios omnes praeter Achaeos dimisit.
He dismissed all the allies of the Greek states except the Achaeans.
cum exercitus parte profectus in Achaiam Pthiotim Pteleum desertum fuga oppidanorum diruit a fundamentis, Antronas voluntate incolentium recepit.
Setting out with a part of the army into Achaea Phthiotis, he destroyed Pteleum from its foundations, which had been deserted by the flight of its inhabitants, and received Antronae by the voluntary surrender of its inhabitants.
§42.67.10ad Larisam deinde exercitum admovit.
Then he moved his army to Larisa.
urbs deserta erat; in arcem omnis multitudo concesserat; eam oppugnare adgreditur.
The city was deserted; the entire multitude had withdrawn into the citadel; he proceeded to besiege it.
§42.67.11primi omnium Macedones, regium praesidium, metu excesserant; a quibus relicti oppidani in deditionem extemplo veniunt.
First of all, the Macedonians, the royal garrison, had departed out of fear; abandoned by them, the townspeople immediately surrendered.
dubitantem inde, utrum Demetrias prius adgredienda foret, an in Boeotia aspiciendae res, Thebani vexantibus eos Coronaeis in Boeotiam arcessebant.
As he was hesitating after this, whether Demetrias should be attacked first, or the affairs in Boeotia should be looked after, the Thebans, since the Coroneans were harassing them, summoned him into Boeotia.
§42.67.12et ad horum preces et quia hibernis aptior regio quam Magnesia erat, in Boeotiam duxit.
Both in response to their prayers and because that region was more suitable for winter quarters than Magnesia, he led his army into Boeotia.