That with the Romans, as it could not be perfected without an order from the people, they deferred until such time as ambassadors could be sent to Rome.

For the present, it was resolved, that three ambassadors should be sent to Lucius Quinctius; and that the whole force of the Achaeans should be brought up to Corinth, which city Quinctius, after taking Cenchreae, was then besieging.

The Achaeans accordingly pitched their camp opposite to the gate that leads to Sicyon.

The Romans made their approaches on the side of the city which faces Cenchreae; Attalus having drawn his army across the isthmus, towards Lechaeum, the port on the opposite sea.

At first, they did not push forward their operations with any great degree of vigour, because they had hopes of a dissension breaking out between the townsmen and the king's troops.