I had encouraged Phlegon to compose a series of chronicles, under the name of Olympiads, which would continue Xenophon's Hellenica and which would come down to my reign, a bold plan in that it reduced Rome's vast history to a mere sequel of that of Greece.
Flegoni adore emana nion, "Olinpiadak" izenburupean, Xenofonteren "Hellenikak" jarraitu eta nire erregealdiarekin amaituko liratekeen kronika-sail batzuk on litzan: burubide ausarta huraxe, Erromaren historia eskerga Greziarenaren jarraipen huts bat bezala begiztatzen baitzuen.