. Thackerayana;. * Philip returned to the Peloponnesus shortlyafter his defeat. He directed all his exertionsto deceive and surprise the Messenians. Hisstratagems being discovered, however, he raisedthe mask, and ravaged the entire country.—Vol. VIII. p. 121. Philammon (the assassin who had been em-ployed to murder Queen Arsinoe) returned toAlexandria (from Cyrene) two or three days be-fore the tumult. The ladies of honour, whohad been attached to the unfortunate queen,had early information of his arrival, and theydetermined to take advantage of the disorder. then prevailing in the city to ave
. Thackerayana;. * Philip returned to the Peloponnesus shortlyafter his defeat. He directed all his exertionsto deceive and surprise the Messenians. Hisstratagems being discovered, however, he raisedthe mask, and ravaged the entire country.—Vol. VIII. p. 121. Philammon (the assassin who had been em-ployed to murder Queen Arsinoe) returned toAlexandria (from Cyrene) two or three days be-fore the tumult. The ladies of honour, whohad been attached to the unfortunate queen,had early information of his arrival, and theydetermined to take advantage of the disorder. then prevailing in the city to avenge the deathof their mistress. They accordingly broke intothe house where he had sought refuge, andovercame him with showers of blows from stonesand clubs.—Vol. VIII. p. 215. . Scopas, finding himself at the head ofall the foreign troops—of whom the principalportions were Aetolians like himself—believedthat as he held the command of such a formid-able body of veterans, so thoroughly steeledby warfare, he could easily usurp the crownduring the minority of the king.—Vol. VIII. P- 327. . The arrival of Livius, who had com-manded the fleet, and who was now sent toPrusias (King of Bithynia), in the quality of an ambassador,
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