ABSTRACT
Phocis, Boeotia, Chalcis and Euboea surrendered to Rome at once, but Aetolia remained obdurate. Acilius determined not merely to impose a peace on the Aetolians, from which they might recover to cause continued trouble, but to strike at the very roots of their power. After conquering Palestine, Antiochus III turned to his hereditary possessions in Asia Minor and Thrace, now held by Ptolemy or Philip. The Antiochus under Philopoemen denounced Nabis' conduct to Rome and then defeated him in battle and blockaded Sparta. The Romans sent a small squadron to operate against Nabis, while during the winter Titus Quinctius Flamininus went to Greece to bring his personal influence to bear; he was soon joined by Eumenes. Antiochus, who was holding the Dardanelles against the possibility of a Roman invasion of Asia, sent his fleet to defeat Livius and Eumenes before they joined the Rhodians.
