That don’t impress Titus Flamininus much.

>When, again, the ambassadors of [Antiochus](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Antigonus_Doson.jpg)) were recounting to those of Achaea the various multitudes composing their royal master’s forces, and ran over a long catalogue of hard names, “I supped once,” said [Titus](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Quinctius_Flamininus.jpg), “with a friend, and could not forbear expostulating with him at the number of dishes he had provided, and said I wondered where he had furnished himself with such a variety; ‘Sir,’ replied he, ‘to confess the truth, it is all hog’s flesh differently cooked.’ And so, men of Achaea, when you are told of Antiochus’s lancers, and pikemen, and foot-guards, I advise you not to be surprised; since in fact they are all Syrians, differently armed.” ___________________________ **Source:** Plutarch, John Dryden, and Arthur Hugh Clough. "Flamininus." *Plutarch's Lives*. New York: Modern Library, 2001. 513. Print. ___________________________ **Further Reading:** [Ἀντίγονος Γ΄ Δώσων (Antigonus III Doson)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigonus_III_Doson) [Titus Quinctius Flamininus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus_Quinctius_Flamininus) ___________________________ **If you enjoy this type of content, please consider donating to my [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/HistoryLockeBox)!**