ABSTRACT
The peace settlement of 217 BC was brought about not so much in the interest of the Greeks but to free Philip for a fresh adventure. Hannibal had invaded Italy and it appeared that the Roman confederacy, which had already intervened on the eastern side of the Adriatic in areas adjacent to Macedonia, was about to disintegrate. Philip wished to gain what he could by an alliance with Hannibal, and this fatal miscalculation at last involved the Romans in the affairs of Greece. The joint Roman-Achaean army met at Kleonai, and on the following day descended into the Argive plain, making its camp four miles from the city. Nabis promised to evacuate Argos, but asked for time to deliberate. In the end, a six month truce was agreed, on condition that Argos and other places occupied by Nabis were evacuated, during which time the matter could be referred to Rome.
