[90] Attalus, King of Pergamum, left his kingdom by will to Rome, 133 B.C. It became the province of Asia. The terms mentioned here were imposed on Antiochus, King of Syria, in 189 B.C. P. Servilius crossed the Taurus and subdued the Isauri 78 B.C.; Crete was conquered by Q. Metellus between 68 and 66 B.C.

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in miseras leges hominumque negotia ludit. 230

iudicat eunuchus; quid iam de consule miror?

prodigium, quodcumque gerit. quae pagina lites

sic actas meminit? quibus umquam saecula terris

eunuchi videre forum? sed ne qua vacaret

pars ignominia neu quid restaret inausum, 235

arma etiam violare parat portentaque monstris

aggerat et secum petulans amentia certat.