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THE

ANCIENT HISTORY

OF THE

EGYPTIANS, CARTHAGINIANS,

ASSYRIANS, BABYLONIANS, MEDES AND PERSIANS

MACEDONIANS AND GRECIANS.

BY CHARLES ROLLIN,

Late Principal of the University of Paris, Professor of Eloquence in
the Royal College, and Member of the Royal Academy
of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres.

TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH.

IN FOUR VOLUMES.

VOLUME III.

FROM THE LATEST LONDON EDITION,

CAREFULLY REVISED AND CORRECTED.

ILLUSTRATED WITH MAPS OF ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY,

AND ENGRAVINGS ADAPTED TO THE WORK.

NEW-YORK:

PUBLISHED BY LEAVITT & ALLEN,
27 DEY STREET.

1853.

HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

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CONTENTS

THE HISTORY OF THE PERSIANS AND GRECIANS

SECT 1. Ochus ascends the Throne of Persia. His cruelties. Revolt

of several Nations, -

Sect. II. War of the Allies against the Athenians,

-III. Demosthenes excites the Athenians to War Death of Mau-

solus. Grief of Artemisa his Wife,

Sect. IV. Expedition of Ochus against Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Egypt,

-V. Death of Ochus. Arses succeeds him,

-VI. Abridgment of the Life of Demosthenes,

-VII. Digression on the manner of fitting out fleets by the Athen-

THE HISTORY OF PHILIP.

SECT. I. The Birth and Infancy of Philip. His first Conquests. The

Birth of Alexander,

A Description of the Macedonian Phalanx,

Sect. 11. The Sacred War. Sequel of the History of Philip,

III. Demosthenes harangues the Athenians against Philip. That

Prince takes Olyrthus,

Sect. IV. Philip declares for Thebes against the Phocæans. He seizes
on Thermopylæ,

Sect. V. Philip extends his Conquests into Illyria and Thrace. Cha-

racter of Phocion. His success against Philip,

Sect. VI. Philip appointed Generalissimo of the Greeks. The Athen-

ians and Thebans unite against him. He gains a Battle at Cheronea,

Sect. VII. Philip declared Generalissimo of the Greeks against the

Persians. His Death,

Sect. VIII. Memorable Actions and Sayings of Philip. Good and

bad Qualities of that Prince,

THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER

SECT. I. Alexander's Birth. Aristotle appointed his Preceptor. He

breaks Bucephalus,

Sect. II. Alexander ascends the Throne. Declared Generalissimo of

the Greeks against the Persians

Note with regard to the Sequel of the History,

Sect. III. Alexander sets out against the Persians. Obtains a famous

Victory at the River Granicus,

Sect. IV. Alexander conquers the greatest part of Asia Minor. De-

scription of the March of Darius,

Sect. V. Alexander gains a famous Victory over Darius at Issus. Con-

sequences of that Victory,

Page.

Sect. VI. Alexander marches victorious into Syria. Lays Siege to

Tyre, which he takes by Storm,

Sect. VII. Alexander's Journey to Jerusalem. He subdues Egypt;

is declared Son of Jupiter,

Sect. VIII. Alexander resolves to go in pursuit of Darius. The fa-

mous battle of Arbela,

Sect. IX. Alexander takes Arbela, Babylon, Susa, Persepolis, and finds

immense Riches in those Cities,

Sect. X. Darius leaves Ecbatana. His Death. Alexander sends his

Corpse to Sysgambis,

Sect. XI. Vices which first caused the Declension, and at last the

Rum of the Persian Empire,

Sect. Xil. Lacedæmonia revolts from the Macedonians.

defeats Agis. Alexander marches against Bessus,

Sect. XIII. Alexander builds a City near the laxarthes. Defeats the

Scythians. Takes the City of Petra,

Sect. XIV. Death of Clitus. Expeditions of Alexander. He com-

mands Worship to be paid to himself,

Sect. XV. Alexander sets out for India. Besieges and takes several

Cities. Defeats Porus, whom he restores to his Throne,

Sect. XVI. Alexander advances into India. He is exposed to great

Danger at the Siege of Oxydracæ,

Sect. XVII. Alexander is grievously distressed by Famine. He marries

Statira the Daughter of Darius,

Sect. XVIII. Alexander enters Babylon. His Death. His Corpse

conveyed to the Temple of Jupiter-Ammon,

Sect. XIX. The Judgment we are to form of Alexander,

-XX. Reflections on the Persians, Greeks, and Macedonians, by

M. Bossuet, Bishop of Meaux,

THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER'S SUCCESSORS.

SECT. I. Troubles which followed the Death of Alexander. Partition

of the Provinces. Aridæus is declared King. Perdiccas appointed

Sect. II. Revolt of the Greeks in Upper Asia.

Greece. Flight and Death of Demosthenes,

Sect. III. Procession of Alexander's Funeral.

tipater, and Antigonus, confederate against each other,

Sect. IV. Regency transferred to Antipater.

him. The latter recalls Olympias,

Sect. V. Phocion's Death. Olympias causes Aridæus to be slain. She

is murdered. Eumenes put to Death,

Antipater goes into

Ptolemy, Craterus, An-

Polysperchon succeeds

Sect. VI. The Death of young Alexander, Roxana, Hercules, Barsına,

Sect. VII. Demetrius, the Son of Antigonus, besieges and takes Athens.

The consequences which follow,

Sect. VIII. Demetrius besieges Rhodes. Protogenes spared during the

Sect. IX Expedition of Seleucus. Cassander compelled to raise the

Siege of Athens. Antigonus slain,

SECT. I. The four victorious Princes divide the Empire of Alexander the

Great into as many Kingdoms,

Sect. III. Ptolemy Soter resigns his kingdom to his Son Ptolemy Phi-

iadelphus. Library of Alexandria founded,

Sect. IV. Magnificent Solemnity at the Inauguration of Ptolemy Phila-

delphus, king of Egypt,

INCLUDING PART OF THE REIGN OF PTOLEMY, THE SON OF LAGUS; AND

PTOLEMY PHILADELPHUS.

Sect. II. Dispute between the two Sons of Cassander. Demetrius pro-

claimed King of Macedonia,

Sect V. Commencement of the Reign of Ptolemy Philadelphus. Death

of Demetrius Phalereus,

Sect. VI. Ptolemy Philadelphus causes the Books of the Holy Scrip-

tures to be translated into Greek,

Sect. VII. The various Expeditions of Pyrrhus. He is slain at the

Siege of Argos,

Sect. VIII. Athens taken by Antigonus. Ptolemy Philadelphus im-

proves Commerce. His Death,

Sect. IX. Character and Qualities of Ptolemy Philadelphus,

INCLUDING THE REIGN OF PTOLEMY EVERGETES.

SECT. I. Antiochus Theos is poisoned by his Queen Laodice.

Death of Seleucus,

Sect. II. Character of Aratus, who delivers Siycon from Tyranny. 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 reforms the

Government, and re-establishes the ancient Discipline,

Sect. V. Battle of Selasia, wherein Antigonus defeats Cleomenes. A

great earthquake at Rhodes,

THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER'S SUCCESSORS, CONTINUED.

INCLUDING THE REIGN OF PTOLEMY PHILOPATOR.

SECT. I. Antiochus takes the Strongest Cities in Colosyria. He is en-

tirely defeated at the Battle of Raphia,

Sect. II. The Etolians declare against the Achæans. Battle of Ca-

phyia. Unhappy death of Cleomenes,

Sect. III. Various Expeditions of Philip. A Peace concluded between

him and the Achæans, and the Etolians,

Sect. IV. Philip concludes a Treaty with Hannibal. The Romans gain

a considerable victory over him,

Sect. V. Education and great Qualities of Philopœmen,

-VI. Expeditions of Philip and Sulpitius. A Digression of Poly-

bius, upon Signals made by Fire,

Description of the Instrument employed in Signals made by Fire

Sect. VII. Philopoemen gains a famous Victory near Mantinea, over

Machanidas, Tyrant of Sparta,

Sect. VIII. The glorious Expeditions of Antiochus. At his return, re-

ceives advice of Ptolemy Philopator's Death,

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