▁and ▁invent ions , ▁the ▁Sy rac us ans ▁rep el ▁his ▁attacks ▁by ▁sea . ▁ ▁The ▁cens ors ▁Pub lius ▁Fur ius ▁Phil us ▁and ▁Marcus ▁A til ius ▁Reg ulus ▁condem n ▁and ▁deg rade ▁( i . e . ▁cause ▁to ▁lose ▁rank ▁in ▁Roman ▁society ▁and ▁politics ) ▁two ▁groups ▁of ▁Rom ans ▁of ▁high ▁rank , ▁including ▁sen ators ▁and ▁e quest ri ans . ▁The ▁first ▁group ▁are ▁those ▁Roman ▁officers ▁captured ▁by ▁Hann ib al ' s ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁C ann ae ▁who ▁have ▁come ▁as ▁Car th agin ian ▁host ages ▁to ▁Rome ▁to ▁ple ad ▁for ▁their ▁r ans om ▁( and ▁those ▁of ▁their ▁fellow ▁prisoners ), ▁and ▁who ▁then ▁refuse ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Car th agin ian ▁capt ivity ▁when ▁the ▁Senate ▁ref uses ▁to ▁r ans om ▁any ▁prisoners . ▁The ▁second ▁group ▁are ▁those ▁Rom ans ▁who ▁have ▁advoc ated ▁surrender ▁to ▁Car th age ▁after ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁C ann ae , ▁or ▁who ▁have ▁made ▁plans ▁to ▁fle e ▁Rome ▁and ▁offer ▁their ▁services ▁in ▁Greece , ▁Egypt , ▁or ▁Asia ▁Minor . ▁▁ ▁Greece ▁▁ ▁Philip ▁V ▁of ▁Mac ed on ▁attempts ▁an ▁invasion ▁of ▁Il ly ria ▁by ▁sea ▁with ▁a ▁fleet ▁of ▁ 1 2 0 ▁craft . ▁He ▁capt ures ▁Or icum ▁and , ▁sail ing ▁up ▁the ▁A ous ▁( mod ern ▁V jos ë ) ▁river , ▁he ▁bes ie ges ▁Ap oll onia . ▁ ▁Upon ▁receiving