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LATE PRINCIPAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PARIS, PROFESSOR OF ELO-
QUENCE IN THE ROYAL COLLEGE, AND MEMBER OF THE ROYAL
ACADEMY OF INSCRIPTIONS AND BELLES LETTBES.

TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH.

IN EIGHT VOLUMES.

ILLUS RATED WITH MAPS AND PLATES.

BOSTON

REVISED AND CORRECTED FROM THE LAST LONDON EDITION.

VOL. VI.

NEW-YORK:

PUBLISHED BY COLLINS AND CO. NO. 189, PEARL-STREET.
George Long, Printer.

CONTENTS

OF

THE SIXTH VOLUME.

BOOK XVI. CONTINUED.

THE HISTORY OF ALEXANder's succesSORS CONTINUED.

CHAPTER I.

Sect. VIII. Demetrius besieges Rhodes. Protogenes spared

during the siege

Sect. IX. Expedition of Seleucus. Cassander compelled to

raise the siege of Athens. Antigonus slain .

CHAPTER II.

Sect. I. The four victorious princes divide the empire of

Alexander the Great into as many kingdoms

Sect. II. Dispute between the two sous of Cassander. Deme-

trius proclaimed king of Macedonia

Sect. III. Ptolemy Soter resigns his kingdom to his son Pto-

lemy Philadelphus. Library of Alexandria founded

Sect. IV. Magnificent solemnity at the inauguration of Pto-

lemy Philadelphus, king of Egypt.

Sect. V. Commencement of the reign of Ptolemy Philadel-

phus. Death of Demetrius Phalereus

54

Sect. VI, Ptolemy Philadelphus causes the books of the Holy

Scriptures to be translated into Greek

67

Sect. VII. The various expeditions of Pyrrhus. He is slain

at the siege of Argos

69

phus improves commerce.

His death

101

114

Sect. VIII. Athens taken by Antigonus. Ptolemy Philadel-

Sect. IX. Character and qualities of Ptolemy Philadelphus

CHAPTER III.

Seet. I. Antiochus Theos is poisoned by his queen Laodice.

The death of Seleucus

Sect. II. Character of Aratus, who delivers Sicyone from ty-

ranny. The establishment of the Achæans .

Sect. III. Agis attempts to reform Sparta. He is condemned

to die, and executed accordingly

Sect. IV. Cleomenes ascends the throne of Sparta. He re-

forms the government, and re-establishes the ancient disci-

pline

Sect. V. Battle of Selasia, wherein Antigonus defeats Cleo-

menes. A great earthquake at Rhodes.

116

128

144

BOOK XVII.

THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER'S SUCCESSORS CONTINUED.

Sect. I. Antiochus takes the strongest cities in Closyria. He

is entirely defeated at the battle of Raphia

Sect. II. The Ætolians declare against the Achæans. Battle

of Caphya. Unhappy death of Cleomenes

Sect. III. Various expeditions of Philip. A peace concluded

between him and the Achæans and the Etolians

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185

204

211

Sect. IV. Philip concludes a treaty with Hannibal. The Ro-

mans gain a considerable victory over him

232

Sect. V. Education and great qualities of Philopomen

243

250

Sect. VI. Expeditions of Philip and Sulpitius. A digression

of Polybius upon signals made by fire.

Description of the instrument employed in signals made by fire 258

Sect. VII. Philopomen gains a famous victory near Manti-

nea, over Machanidas, tyrant of Sparta.

Sect. VIII. The glorious expeditions of Antiochus. At his

return, he receives advice of Ptolemy Philopater's death. 269

BOOK XVIII.

260

SEQUEL OF THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER'S SUCCESSORS.

CHAPTER I.

Sect. I. Ptolemy Epiphanes succeeds Philopater in Egypt.

Troubles which soon follow

273

Sect. II. Expeditions of Sulpitius. Philip loses a battle. The

Achæans declare for the Romans

282

Sect. III. The Etolians and Nabis declare for the Romans.

Philip defeated and a peace concluded

Sect. IV. The Romans send an embassy to Antiochus. Con-

spiracy against Ptolemy. Scopas put to death

317

Sect. V. Antiochus and the Romans prepare for war.

latter send troops against Nabis. He is killed.

The

331

Sect. VI. Antiochus possesses himself of Chalcis and all Eu-

boa. The Romans proclaim war against him

345

Sect. VII. Polyxenides defeated by Livius. L. Scipio car-

ries on the war against Antiochus, and defeats him near

Magnesia.

356