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CHAPTER XVIII
Restores Discipline and captures Megara - Cruelties of Hasdru-
bal - Scipio's Intrenched Camp-Cuts off the Supplies of
Carthage - Attempts to close the Harbor but fails - Inde-
cisive Naval Engagement - Desperate Fight for Possession
of a Quay - Scipio captures Nepheris .
CHAPTER XIX
Scipio takes the Inner Harbor - Fighting in the Streets Scenes
of Horror - Fighting in Byrsa - Hasdrubal and his Wife —
Destruction of Carthage — Scipio sheds Tears
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CHAPTER III
Julius Cæsar and the Illyrians - The Pannonians on the Danube 265
CHAPTER IV
Augustus invades Illyria-Subjugation of the Salassi and of the
Iapydes Hard Fighting at Metulus - Destruction of the
City-War against the Segestani — Their City captured
CHAPTER V
Second War against the Dalmatians - The City of Promona
taken-Sunodium burned-The Dalmatians subdued
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BOOK XI
THE SYRIAN WARS
CHAPTER I
Ambition of Antiochus the Great — His First Disagreement with
Rome A Conference at Lysimacheia- Hannibal at Ephe-
sus-Antiochus forms Alliances
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CHAPTER II
Sends an Embassy to Rome - Hannibal's Advice to Antiochus -
Hannibal sends a Messenger to Carthage-Roman Ambas-
sadors meet Hannibal at Ephesus — Colloquy between Han-
nibal and Scipio Africanus — The Place of Hannibal's Death 279
Antiochus invades Greece- - Amynander, King of the Athamanes,
joins him Hannibal repeats his Advice-The Romans
prepare for War -- Philip joins the Romans.
The Romans cross the Adriatic-Antiochus occupies Thermopylæ
- Battle at Thermopyla - Antiochus defeated - Flees to
Asia-The Two Scipios sent against him
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The Romans win a Naval Victory - The Scipios march to the
Hellespont - A Roman Fleet captured by Stratagem-
Fighting at Pergamus - The Naval Battle of Myonessus
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CHAPTER VI
Consternation of Antiochus - Antiochus sends Proposals to the
Scipios - Both Armies prepare for Battle - The Roman
Formation - Antiochus draws up his Forces - The Battle
of Magnesia - The Macedonian Phalanx broken - Total
Defeat of Antiochus
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CHAPTER VII
Antiochus sues for Peace-Scipio's Reply-Treaty ratified -
Accusations against Scipio A Similar Accusation against
Epaminondas — Manlius succeeds Scipio — A Disaster in
Thrace Rewards to Eumenes
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CHAPTER VIII
The Successors of Antiochus the Great Antiochus Epiphanes
- Antiochus Eupator - Demetrius Soter-Tigranes, King
of Armenia, conquers Syria - Pompey seizes it for the
Romans - Also Phoenicia and Palestine-Later History of
Syria
CHAPTER IX
Syria at the Death of Alexander the Great - Seleucus Nicator -
The Extent of the Empire - Oracles and Prodigies concern-
ing Seleucus-Cities founded by him Seleucia-on-the-
Tigris
CHAPTER X
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Seleucus, Antiochus, and Stratonice Seleucus divides his King-
dom - Death of Seleucus - Death of Lysimachus
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CHAPTER XI
The Successors of Seleucus - Demetrius Soter-Palace Con-
spiracies - End of the Seleucidæ .
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BOOK XII
THE MITHRIDATIC WARS
Prusias, King of Bithynia-His Attack upon Attalus - His Son
Nicomedes - Conspiracy against Prusias — Death of Prusias 325
Cappadocia in Ancient Times - The First Mithridates - Mithri-
dates Eupator-His First Difficulty with the Romans
Sends an Ambassador to them— His Dispute with Nicomedes
- Duplicity of the Roman Legates
329
Mithridates seizes Cappadocia - Sends Another Embassy - First
Mithridatic War - The Romans badly defeated — Retreat
of the Roman Forces - The Roman Generals captured
Mithridates orders a Massacre of Romans in Asia-Frightful
Scenes in Ephesus and Other Cities - Mithridates attacks
Rhodes Is defeated on the Sea - Makes an Assault by
Land-Is beaten off
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Athens sides with Mithridates - Other Greek States follow her
Example - Cornelius Sulla marches against Mithridates -
Besieges the Piræus — Archelaus makes a Sally — Sulla sends
Lucullus to procure Ships - Hard Fighting on the Walls -
Famine in Athens - Battles Underground - Sulla repulsed
from Piræus.
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Athens taken
Slaughter of the Inhabitants- Sulla returns to
the Piræus - Drives Archelaus out - Burns the Piræus -
Follows Archelaus - Battle of Charonea - Archelaus routed
- Great Slaughter of the Barbarians
Fury and Cruelty of Mithridates-The Dismal Fate of Chios-
Terror of the Greek Cities in Asia-Conspiracy against
Mithridates- Battle of Orchomenus - Archelaus again de-
feated by Sulla
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Sulla declared a Public Enemy — Flaccus and Fimbria - Fim-
bria destroys Ilium Mithridates sues for Peace - Sulla's
Answer-Terms of the Treaty offered by Sulla - Mithridates
delays and Sulla marches to Asia - A Personal Conference
What Sulla said to Mithridates - Mithridates accepts the
Terms.
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Suicide of Fimbria-
Sulla demands the Surrender of Fimbria
Sulla settles the Affairs of Asia-His Speech to the People
- Imposes Five Years' Taxes and the Cost of the War-
Piracy in the Mediterranean- - Second Mithridatic War —
The Aggressions of Murena - Mithridates appeals to Rome
- Attacks and defeats Murena-Sulla puts a Stop to the
War
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New Troubles brewing - Mithridates forms an Alliance with
Sertorius and prepares for War — Makes a Speech to his
Troops Invades Bithynia .
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