2 People had told him about the wars the Romans had fought and their heroic acts among the Gauls, whom they had conquered and forced to pay taxes.
3 He had been told what they had done in Spain when they captured the silver-mines and the gold-mines there.
4 By careful planning and persistence, they had conquered the whole country, even though it was far from Rome. They had overcome the kings from distant lands who had fought against them; they had defeated them so badly that the survivors had to pay annual taxes.
5 They had fought and conquered Philip and Perseus, kings of Macedonia, and all who had joined them against Rome.
6 They had even defeated Antiochus the Great, king of Syria, who had attacked them with 120 elephants, cavalry, chariots, and a powerful army.
7 They had taken him alive and forced him and his successors to pay heavy taxes, to give hostages, and to surrender
8 India, Media, Lydia, and some of their best lands. They took these and gave them to King Eumenes.