402 FLAMININUS.

were at that time in Greece. The reverse of their for- tune always rendered them objects of compassion; but more particularly, as well might be, when they now met, some with their sons, some with their brothers, others with their acquaintance ; slaves with their free, and cap- tives with their -ictorious countrj'men. Titus, though deeply concerned on their behalf, yet took none of them from their masters by constraint. But the Acha^ans, re- deeming them at five pounds* a man, brought them alto- gether into one place, and made a present of them to him, as he was just going on shipboard, so that he now sailed away with the fullest satisfaction ; his generous actions having procured him as generous returns, worthy a brave man and a lover of his covmtry. This seemed the most glorious part of all his succeeding triumph ; for these redeemed Romans (as it is the custom for slaves, upon their manumission, to shave their heads and wear felt-hats) followed in that habit in the procession. To add to the glory of this show, there were the Grecian helmets, the Macedonian targets and long spears, borne with the rest of the spoils in public vicAv, besides vast sums of money; Tuditanus says, 3,713 pounds weight of massy gold, 43,270 of silver, 14,514 pieces of coined gold, called Philippics, which was all over and above the thousand talents which Philip gwed, and which the Piomans were afterwards prevailed upon, chiefly by the mediation of Titus, to remit to Phihp, declaring him their ally and con- federate, and sending him home his hostage son. Shortly after, Antiochus entered Greece with a numer- ous fleet, and a powerful army, soliciting the cities there to sedition and revolt ; abetted in all and seconded by the ./Etolians, who for this long time had borne a grudge and

• Greek pounds, or minas, of a English pounds ; or nearly one

hundred drachmas : five of them hundred dollars, making a little more than twenty