Nam cum aetas eius incidisset in ea tempora quibus Macedones florerent, multum ei detraxit inter eos viventi, quod alienae erat civitatis, neque aliud huic defuit quam generosa stirps.
For the period in which he lived was when the Macedonians were at the height of their power, and as he resided in their land, his identity as a foreigner proved to be a great disadvantage to him; it being the only thing that he lacked, lacking noble descent.