ASSYRIANS,

BABYLONIANS,

MEDES and PERSIANS,
MACEDONIANS,

AND

GRECIAN S.

Charles

By Mr. ROLLIN, late Principal of the University of
Paris, now Profeffor of Eloquence in the Royal College,
and Member of the Royal Academy of Infcriptions and
Belles Lettres.

Printed for JAMES, JOHN and PAUL KNAPTON, at the

Crown in Ludgate-Street. MDCC XXXIV.

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THE

CONTENTS

OF

VOLUME I.

The Ancient HISTORY of the EGTP.

TIANS and CARTHAGINIANS.

PREFACE.

SECT. I. Ufefulness of Profane Hiftory, afpecially

with regard to Religion
Page i

SECT. II. Particular Observations upon this Work

INTRODUCTION.

xxiii

The Origin and Progrefs of the Establishment of King-

doms.

BOOK I.

The Ancient HISTORY of the EGT P.

TIANS.

PART I.

The Defcription of Egypt, with an Account of what

is moft remarkable and curious in that Country 1

CHAP. I. THE BAIS.

CHAP. II. Middle Egypt or HEPTANOMIS

2

4

A 2

SECT.

SECT. I. Obelisks.

SECT. II. The Pyramids

SECT. III. The Labyrinth

5

7

10

SECT. IV. The Lake of Meris.

SECT. V. The Overflowing of the Nile

1. The Sources of the Nile.

2. The Cataracts of the Nile

3. Caufes of the Nile's Overflowing

II

13

14

ibid.

16

4. The Time and Duration of the Overflowing

5. The Height of the Overflowing

17

6. The Canals of the Nile, and Spiral Pomps

19

20

7. The Fertility caus'd by the Nile

8. Two different Profpects caused by the Nile

22

9. The Canal of Communication between the two

Seas by means of the Nile

CHAP. III. LOWER EGYPT.

The Manners and Customs of the Egyptians

23

24

30

CHAP. I. Concerning the Kings and Government 31

CHAP. II. Concerning the Priests and Religion of the

Egyptians

38

SECT. I. The Worship of the different Divinities

40

SECT. II. The Ceremonies of the Egyptian Fune-

rals

47

52

CHAP. III. The Egyptian Soldiers and War

CHAP. IV. Of their Arts and Sciences

CHAP. V. Of Husbandmen, Shepherds and Tradef-

P. 114

The Character, Manners, Religion, and Government

of the Carthaginians

SECT I. Carthage form'd upon the Model of Tyre,
of which he was a Colony

ibid.

SECT II. The Religion of the Carthaginians 116

SECT III. The Form of the Government of Car-

thage

The Suffetes

The Senate

The People

The Tribunal of an Hundred

Defects in the Government of Carthage

122

123

124

125

ibid.

128

SECT IV. The Trade of Carthage, the firft Source

of her Wealth and Power

130

SECT V. The Mines of Spain, the fecond Source of

the Riches and Power of Carthage

SECT VI. War

SECT VII. Their Arts and Sciences

132

133

137

SECT VIII. The Character, Manners, and Qua-

lities of the Carthaginians

141

PART