making this arrangements they separated.
Publius Lentulus sailed to Bargylia and set it free, and Lucius Stertinius proceeded to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Hephaestia&groupId=623&placeId=1146">Hephaestia</a>, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thasos&groupId=1020&placeId=1794">Thasos</a> and the Thracian cities for the same purpose.
Publius Villius and Lucius Terentius went to King Antiochus and Gnaeus Cornelius to King Philip.
Encountering him near <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tempe&groupId=1015&placeId=1786">Tempe</a> he conveyed his other instructions to him and advised him to send an embassy to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> to ask for an alliance, that they might not think he was watching for his opportunity and looking forward to the arrival of Antiochus.
Upon the king's accepting this suggestion, Lentulus at once took leave of him and proceeded to Thermae, where the general assembly of the Aetolians was in session.
Appearing before the people he exhorted them, speaking at some length, to maintain their original attitude and keep up their friendliness to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>.
Upon many speakers presenting themselves, some gently and diplomatically rebuking the Romans for not having used their success in a spirit of partnership or observed the terms of the original treaty,
while others spoke abusively saying that the Romans could never have landed in Greece or conquered Philip except through the Aetolians,
he refrained from replying to these different accusations, but begged them to send an embassy, as they would obtain complete justice from the senate. This he persuaded them to do.
Such was the situation at the end of the war against Philip.
Walbank Commentary