Greek Texts & Translations

Heracleides came to Rome in the ^note middle of summer, bringing Laodice and Alexander, and stayed there a long time, employing all the arts of cunning and corruption to win the support of the Senate. . . .

Astymedes of Rhodes being appointed ambassador and

navarch at the same time, came forward immediately and addressed the Senate on the war with Crete. ^note The Senate listened with attention, and immediately appointed Quintus at the head of a commission to put an end to the war. . . .