160 ^MILroS PAULUS.

prisoners they had taken both by sea and land, strangers as well as Romans. These were the acts most worthy of remark m his first consulship. Afterwards he frequently intimated his desire of being a second time consul, and was once candidate; but, meet- ing with a repulse and being passed by, he gave up all thoucfht of it, and devoted himself to his duties as au- gur, and to the education of his children, whom he not onl}- brought up, as he himself had been, in the Roman and ancient discipline, but also with unusual zeal in that of Greece. To this purpose he not only procured masters to teach them grammar, logic, and rhetoric, but had for them also preceptors in modelling and drawing, managers of horses and dogs, and instructors in field sports, all from Greece. And, if he was not hindered by public affairs, he himself would be with them at their studies, and see them perform their exercises, being the most aifectionate father in Rome. This was the time, in public matters, when the Romans were ensa2;ed in war with Perseus, kina; of the Macedo- nians, and great complaints were made of their com- manders, who, either through their want of skill or cour- age, were conducting matters so shamefully, that they did less hurt to the enemy than they received from him. They that not long before had forced Antiochus the Great to quit the rest of Asia, to retire bej'ond Mount Taurus, and confine himself to Syria, glad to buy his peace with fifteen thousand talents ; they that not long since had vanquished king Philip in Thessaly, and freed the Greeks from the Macedonian yoke ; nay, had over- come Hannibal himself, who far surpassed all kings in daring and power, — thought it scoi'n that Perseus should think himself an enemy fit to match the Romans, and to be able to wage war with them so long on equal terms, with the remainder only of his fatheis routed forces; not