§44.12.1hostis primum admiratio cepit, quidnam sibi repentinus clamor vellet. §44.12.2postquam patere urbem accepere praefecti praesidii Pytho et Philippus, pro eo, qui occupasset adgredi, opus factum esse rati, cum valida manu Agrianum Illyriorumque erumpunt Romanosque, qui alii aliunde coibant convocabanturque, ut signa in urbem inferrent, inconpositos atque inordinatos fugant persecunturque ad fossam, in quam conpulsos ruina cumulant. §44.12.3sescenti ferme ibi interfecti, omnesque prope, qui inter murum fossamque deprensi erant, volnerantur. §44.12.4ita suo ipse conatu perculsus praetor segnior ad alia factus consilia erat.
At first, wonder seized the enemy as to what the sudden shout could mean. When Pytho and Philippus, the commanders of the garrison, learned that the city was open, thinking that the work had been done for the purpose of attacking whoever had occupied it, they sallied out with a strong force of Agrianes and Illyrians, and routed the Romans, who were gathering and being called together from all sides to carry the standards into the city, while they were unorganized and in disorder, and pursued them to the ditch, in which, when they were driven into it, they piled them up in ruin. About six hundred were killed there, and almost all who had been caught between the wall and the ditch were wounded. Thus the praetor, disheartened by his own enterprise, became less active for other plans.
et ne Eumeni quidem simul a mari simul a terra adgredienti quidquam satis procedebat. §44.12.5placuit igitur utrique custodiis firmatis, ne quod praesidium ex Macedonia intromitti posset, quoniam vis aperta non processisset, operibus moenia oppugnare. §44.12.6haec parantibus iis decem regii lembi ab Thessalonica cum delectis Gallorum auxiliaribus missi, cum in salo stantes hostium naves conspexissent, ipsi obscura nocte, simplici ordine, quam poterant proxime litus tenentes, intrarunt urbem.
And not even for Eumenes, who was attacking simultaneously from the sea and from the land, did anything proceed successfully enough. It was therefore decided by both, having strengthened the guards so that no garrison could be introduced from Macedonia, since open force had not succeeded, to assault the walls by siege works. While they were preparing this, ten royal light vessels sent from Thessalonica with select Gallic auxiliaries, having sighted the enemy's ships standing at anchor in the open sea, themselves entered the city in the dark night, in a single line, keeping as close as possible to the shore. The report of this new garrison compelled both the Romans and the king to desist from the siege.
§44.12.7huius novi praesidii fama absistere oppugnatione simul Romanos regemque coegit. circumvecti promunturium ad Toronen classem appulerunt. §44.12.8eam quoque oppugnare adorti, ubi valida defendi manu animadverterunt, inrito incepto Demetriadem petunt.
Rounding the promontory, they brought their fleet to Torone. Having attempted to attack this place too, when they perceived that it was defended by a strong force, they abandoned the attempt in vain and made for Demetrias.
ibi cum adpropinquantes repleta moenia armatis vidissent, praetervecti ad Iolcon classem appulerunt, inde agro vastato Demetriadem quoque adgressuri.
There, when on approaching they saw the walls filled with armed men, they sailed past and brought their fleet to Iolcos, intending to lay waste the territory from there and then attack Demetrias as well.