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A few
days later the ten commissioners arrived from Rome. On their advice peace
was granted to Philip on the following terms: All the Greek communities in
Europe and Asia were to be free and independent; Philip was to withdraw
his garrisons from those which had been under his rule and after their
evacuation hand them over to the Romans before the date fixed for the
Isthmian Games. He was also to withdraw his garrisons from the following
cities in Asia: Euromus, Pedasae, Bargyliae, Iasos, Myrina, Abydos, Thasos
and Perinthus, for it was decided that these too should be free. With regard
to the freedom of Cios, Quinctius undertook to communicate the decision of
the senate and the commissioners to Prusias, King of Bithynia. The king was
also to restore all prisoners and deserters to the Romans, and all his decked
ships, save five, were to be surrendered, but he could retain his royal galley,
which was all but unmanageable owing to its size and was propelled by
sixteen banks of oars. His army was never to exceed 5000 men and he was
not allowed to have a single elephant, nor was he permitted to make war
beyond his frontiers without the express sanction of the senate. The
indemnity which he was required to pay amounted to 1000 talents, half of it
to be paid at once and the remainder in ten annual instalments. Valerius
Antias asserts that an annual tribute of 4000 lbs. of silver was imposed on
the king for ten years. Claudius says that the annual tribute amounted to
4200 lbs. of silver and extended over thirty years, with an immediate
payment of 2000 lbs. He also says that an additional clause in the treaty
expressly provided that Philip should not make war upon Eumenes, who had
succeeded his father Attalus upon the throne. As a guarantee of the
observance of these conditions hostages were taken by the Romans, amongst
whom was Philip's son, Demetrius. Valerius Antias further states that the
island of Aegina and the elephants were given to Attalus, and that Stratonice
and the other cities in Caria which Philip had held were given to the
Rhodians, and the islands of Lemnos, Imbros, Delos and Scyros to the
Athenians.
