<head>Antiochus At Pergamum</head>An embassy from King Eumenes having arrived in<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note17">Achaean contingent sent to the war.<bibl n="Liv. 37.20" default="NO" valid="yes">Livy. 37, 20</bibl>.</note>Achaia proposing an alliance, the Achaeans met in public assembly and ratified it, and sent out some soldiers, a thousand foot and a hundred horse, under the command of Diophanes of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Megalopolis&groupId=745&placeId=1360">Megalopolis</a>. . . .Diophanes was a man of great experience in war; for during the protracted hostilities with Nabis in the neighbourhood of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Megalopolis&groupId=745&placeId=1360">Megalopolis</a>, he had served throughout under<pb n="267" />Philopoemen, and accordingly had gained a real familiarity with the operations of actual warfare. And besides this advantage, his appearance and physical prowess were impressive; and, most important of all, he was a man of personal courage and exceedingly expert in the use of arms. . . .
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