A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. By various writers. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.

162 FLAMININUS. FLAMININUS.
the ships which had been stationed there for the however, the Ligurians made their escape, and thn
protection of Athens. Soon after he was joined by next morning the deserted camp fell into the hallds
the allied fleets of Attalus and the Rhodians, and of the Romans. Lucius then advanced into the
the combined fleets now undertookt the siege of country of the Boians, of which he ravaged the
Eretria, which was occupied by a Macedonian gar- parts through which he passed. Towards the end
rison. Its inhabitants dreaded the Romans as of the year he went to Rome to conduct the elecmuch as the Macedbioians, and were uncertain tions for the next year, and when this was done,
what to do; but Lucius took the place at night by he returned to the country of the Boians, who subassault. The citizens surrendered, and the con- mitted to him without taking up arms. Upon his
querors' booty consisted chiefly of works of art return to Rome, he levied a large army, at the comwhich had adorned the town. Carystus imme- mand of the senate, that the new consuls, immedidiately after surrendered to him without a blow. ately after entering upon their office, might have
Having thus, in the space of a few days, gained forces ready to set out- against Antiochus. In B. c.
possession of the two principal towns of Euboea, 191 he was appointed legate to the consul M'. Aci,
Flamininus sailed towards Cenchreae, the port of lius Glabrio, who had to conduct the war in Greece.
Corinth, where he made preparations for besieging In B. c. 184, M. Porcius Cato, who was then censor,
Corinth. By the command of his brother Titus, ejected L. Quintius Flamininus from the senate, and
Lucius and his naval-allies sent ambassadors to the then delivered a most severe speech against him for
Achaeans to win them over to their side. Most crimes which he had committed seven years before
of them were persuaded to take up the cause of in his consulship. Among the various charges he
the Romans, and sent their troops to join Lucius brought against Lucius, there is one which exin the siege of Corinth. Lucius had in the mean hibits him in a truly diabolical light. It seems
time taken Cenchreae, and was already engaged in that he had become acquainted in Greece with the
the siege of Corinth. A fierce battle had been vice of paederastia, and when in his consulship he
fought, in which Lucius and his Romans were went to the north of Italy, he took with him his
beaten. When his forces were strengthened by favourite youth, a young Carthaginian, of the name
the arrival of the Achaeans, they equalled in num- of Philippus. This youth had often complained
ber those of the enemy, and he continued his ope- that Flamininus had never afforded him an opporrations with better hopes of success. But the de- tunity of seeing a gladiatorial exhibition. Once
fence'made by the Corinthian garrison was despe- while Flamininus and his favourite were feasting
rate, for there were among the besieged a great and drinking in their tent, there came a noble
number of Italians, who in the war with Hannibal Boian, who, with his children, took refuge in the
had deserted from the service of the Romans. consul's camp. He was introduced into the tent,
Hence Lucius at length despaired of success; he and stated through an interpreter what he had to
gave up the siege, and returned to his fleet, with say. Before he had finished Flamininus asked his
which he sailed to Corcyra, while Attalus went to favourite whether he would not like to see a Gaul
Peiraeeus. As his brother's imperium was pro- die, and scarcely had the youth answered in the
longed for another year, Lucius also retained the affirmative, when Flamininus struck the Boian's
command of the fleet in B. c. 197. He accompanied head with his sword, and when the man endeahis brother to the congress with the tyrant Nabis voured to escape, imploring the assistance of the
at Argos. Just before the battle of Cynoscephalae, bystanders, the consul ran his sword through his
Lucius, who was informed of -the intention of the body and killed him. for the amusement of the conAcarnanians to join the Romans, sailed to Leucas, temptible youth. Valerius Antias related a similar
the chief place of the Acarnanians, and began to and equally horrible crime of this Flamininus. He
blockade it for the purpose of trying their intention. died in B. C. 170, holding at the time a priestly
But the inhabitants resisted, and the town was taken office. (Liv. xxxi. 4, 49, xxxii. 1, 16, 39, xxxiii. 16,
by storm. The inhabitants were resolved to defend xxxiv. 29, xxxv. 10, 20, &c., 40, &c. xxxvi. 1, 2,
themselves to the last, and a great massacre took xxxix. 42, 43, xl. 12; Val. Max. ii. 9. ~ 3, iv. 5,
place; but when the news of the battle of Cynos- ~ 1; Cic. de Senect. 12; Aurel. Vict. de Vir. IIcephalae arrived, all the tribes of Acarnania sub- lustr. 47; Plut. Cat. 17, Flanzin. 18; Senec.
mitted to the Romans. In B. C. 195, when T. Controv. iv. 25.)
Flamininus marched against Nabis, Lucius went 4. T. QUINTIUS FLAMININUS. As he is said to
out with 40 sail to join him in his operations: he have been about thirty-three years old in B. c. 196,
took several maritime towns, some of which were he must have been born about B. C. 230. (Liv.
conquered by force, while others submitted vo- xxxiii. 33.) He is called by Aurelius Victor (De
luntarily, and he then proceeded to Gythium, the Vir. Illustr. 51) a son of C. Flaminius, who fell in
great arsenal of Sparta. When Titus began be- the battle on Lake Trasimenus; but this statement
sieging the same place by land, Gorgopas, the com- arises from a confusion of the Flaminia gens with
mander of the garrison, treacherously surrendered the family of the Flaminini. [FLAMINIA 0GENS.]
the town to the Romans. He was the brother of L. Quintius Flamininus
In B. C. 193, L. Flamininus sued for the con- [No. 3], and is first mentioned in history in B. c.
sulship, and, as the remembrance of his exploits 201, when he was appointed one of the ten comnin Greece and of his subsequent triumph was missioners to measure and distribute the public
yet fresh, he was elected for the year 192, to- land in Samnium and Appulia among the veterans
gether with Cn. Domitius Ahenobarbus. He re- who had fought under P. Scipio in Africa, against
ceived Gaul as his province, and was ordered to the Carthaginians, and the year after he was one
hold the comitia. While on his march into his of the triumvirs appointed to complete the number
province, he fell in with the Ligurians in the of colonists at Venusia, which had been greatly
neighbourhood of Pisa, and gained a great battle: reduced during the Hannibalian war. In B. c.
9000 enemies fell, and the rest fled to their camp, 199 he was quaestor, and towards the expiration of
which was then besieged. In the night following, his office he sued for the consulship. He was