[History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD by Robert F. Pennell]@TWC D-Link bookHistory of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD CHAPTER XVII 3/9
His surrender was demanded.
He fled, and, after wandering from coast to coast, became the trusted adviser of the Syrian king. Had Antiochus been energetic after his arrival in Greece, he could have accomplished something before the Roman troops came.
But he disregarded the warnings of Hannibal, and spent valuable time in minor matters.
The Romans arrived in 191, and under Glabrio at Thermopylae drove back the intruder, who hastily retired to Asia Minor.
The Aetolians were punished for their infidelity. In 190, LUCIUS CORNELIUS SCIPIO was elected Consul, and put in command of the army in the East, with the understanding that he should be accompanied by his brother Africanus, and have the benefit of his military skill and experience.
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