ɪn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən bˌiːsˈiː, hiː wʌz mˌeɪd ɐ pɹˈiːɾɚ, ænd ðə ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ʌv tˈæɹɛntəm, wˌɪtʃ fˈɛl tə hˌɪm baɪ lˈɑːt æz hɪz pɹˈɑːvɪns.
In 187 BC, he was made a praetor, and the governor of Tarentum, which fell to him by lot as his province.