- Philoces
Philoces was
Philip V of Macedon 's prefect and commander on the island ofEuboea . In 200 BC he was ordered by Philip to ravageAttica with 2,000 infantry and 200 cavalry. According to Polybius the ravaging that Philoces gave Attica was the worst since the Persian War. In 197 BC he tried to relieve the city ofEretria but he was driven off by the Roman army besieging the city. He was then put in charge of a group of 1,500 who went toAchaea and relivedCorinth and hadArgos surrendered to them. Philioces later gaveNabis of Sparta, Argos in returned for a Spartan alliance with Macedon. Philoces still remained commander of the Macedonian garrison at Argos after the exchanged and when Nabis deserted the Macedonians and went over to the Romans, Philoces was offered by the Romans to surrender the city to them. Philoces surrender the city and was allowed free passage to Macedon. This is the last that is heard about Philoces.References
*Livy. "Rome and the Mediterranean" ISBN 0-14-044318-5
*Polybius. The Rise of the Roman Empire. ISBN 0-14-044362-2
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