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ARTICLE I.

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SECT. I. Perfeus prepares fecretly for a war against the

Romans. He endeavours a reconciliation with

the Achæans in vain. His fecret measures not

unknown at Rome. Eumenes arrives there

and informs the fenate of them. Perfeus at-

tempts to destroy that prince, firft by affaffi-

nation, and afterwards by poison. The Ro-

mans break with Perfeus. Different fenti-

ments and difpofitions of the kings and states

in regard to the Macedonian war. After fe-

veral embaffies on both fides, the war is de-

clared in form,

II. The conful Licinius, and king Perfeus, take

the field; they encamp near the river Peneus,

at fome diftance from each other. Fight of

the horse, in which Perfeus has confiderably

the advantage, and makes an ill ufe of it. He

endeavours to make peace, but ineffectually.
The armies on both fides go into winter quar-

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ters,

III. The fenate pafs a wife decree to put a stop to

the avarice of the generals and magistrates,

who oppreffed the allies. The conful Marci-

nus, after fuitaining great fatigues, enters Ma-

cedonia. Perfeus takes the alarm, and leaves

the paffes open. He refumes courage after-

wards. Infolent embaffy of the Rhodians to

Rome,

IV. Paulus Æmilius chofen conful. He fets out

for Macedonia with the prætor Cn. Octavius,

who commanded the fleet. Perfeus folicits aid

on all fides. His avarice lofes him confider-

able allies. The prætor Anicius's victories

in Illyria. Paulus Æmilius's celebrated vic-

tory

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tory over Perfeus, near the city of Pydna.

Perfeus taken with all his children. The com-

mand of Paulus Æmilius in Macedonia pro-

longed. Decree of the fenate, granting li

berty to the Macedonians and Illyrians. Pau-

lus Æmilius, during the winter quarters, vi-

fits the most celebrated cities of Greece. Up-

on his return into Amphipolis, he gives a

great feaft. He marches for Rome. On his

way he fuffers his army to plunder all the ci-

ties of Epirus. He enters Rome in triumph.

Death of Perfeus. Cn. Octavius and L. Ani-

cius have alfo the honour of a triumph de-

creed them,

SEGT. I. Attalus comes to Rome to congratulate the

Romans upon their fuccefs in Macedonia.

The deputies of the Rhodians present them-

felves before the fenate, and endeavour to ap-

pease their wrath. After long and warm fo-

licitations, they prevail to be admitted into

the alliance of the Roman people. Severity

exercifed against the Etolians. All of them

in general who had favoured Perfeus are cited

to Rome, to answer for their conduct. A thou-

fand Achæans carried thither: Polybius one

of the number. The fenate banishes them in-

to feveral towns of Italy. After seventeen

years of banishment, they are sent back into

their own country, when only three hundred

of them remain,

II. Mean flatteries of Prufias, king of Bithynia, in

the fenate. Eumenes, become fufpected by

the Romans, is not fuffered to enter Rome.

Ariarathes, king of Cappadocia, dies, and is

fucceeded by his fon of the fame name. Death

of Eumenes. Attalus his brother fucceeds

him, as guardian to his fon, then very young.

War between Attalus and Prufias. The lat-

ter having formed the defign of putting his

fon

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fon Nicomedes to death, is killed by him.

Embaffy of three celebrated Athenian philo-

fophers to Rome. Another from the people of

Marseilles. Digreffion upon the city of Mar-

feilles,

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SECT. III. Andrifcus, who gave himself out for the fon

of Perfeus, makes himself mafter of Macedo-

nia, and caufes himself to be proclaimed king.

The prætor Juventius attacks him, and is

killed in the battle with part of his army.

Metellus, who fucceeds him, retrieves that

lofs. The ufurper is overthrown, taken, and

fent to Rome. A fecond and third ufurper

are alfo defeated,
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IV. Troubles in Achaia; which declares war a-

gainst the Lacedemonians. Metellus fends

deputies to Corinth to appease thofe troubles :

they are ill used and infulted. Metellus, after

having exhorted them ineffectually to peace,

gives them battle and defeats them. The

conful Mummius fucceeds him, and after hav-

ing gained a battle, takes Corinth, fets it on

fire, and entirely demolishes it. Greece is

reduced into a Roman province. Various

actions and death of Polybius. Triumphs of

Metellus and Mummius,

V. Reflections upon the caufes of the grandeur,

declenfion, and ruin of Greece,

The first and second ages of Greece,

The third age of Greece,

The fourth age of Greece,

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SECT. I. A chronological abridgement of the hiftory

of the kings of Egypt and Syria, as mention-

ed in the third article,
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II. Antiochus Eupator, aged nineteen, fucceeds

his father Antiochus Epiphanes in the king-

dom of Syria. Demetrius, who had been long

an hostage at Rome, demands in vain to return

to Syria. Celebrated victories of Judas Macca-

bæus

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bæus against the generals of the king of Syria,

and the king himself in perfon. Long differen-

ces between the two Ptolemies, brothers and

kings of Egypt, terminated at length by an

happy peace,

SECT.III.Octavius, ambaffador of the Romans in Syria, is

killed there. Demetrius efcapes from Rome,puts

Eupator to death, afcends the throne of Syria,

and affumes the name of Soter. He makes war

against the Jews. Repeated victories of Judas

Maccabæus: Death of that great man. Deme-

trius is acknowledged king by the Romans.

He abandons himself to drunkenness and de-

bauchery. Alexander Bala forms a confpiracy

against him. Demetrius is killed in a battle.

Alexander efpoufes the daughter of Ptolemy

Philometor. Temple built by the Jews in E-

gypt. Demetrius, fon of the firft of that name,

fets up his claim to the throne of Syria; Alex-

ander is deftroyed. Ptolemy Philometor dies

at the fame time,

IV. Phyfcon efpoufes Cleopatra, and afcends the

throne of Egypt. Demetrius in Syria aban-

dons himself to all manner of exceffes. Diodo-

tus, furnamed Tryphon, causes Antiochus the

fon of Alexander Bala to be proclaimed king.

of Syria; then kills him and takes his place.

He feizes Jonathan by treachery, and puts-

him to death. Demetrius undertakes an expe-

dition against the Parthians, who take him pri-

foner. Cleopatra his wife efpoufes Antiochus

Sidetes, brother of Demetrius, and places him

upon the throne of Syria. Phyfcon's exceffive

follies and debauches. Attalus Philometor

fucceeds Attalus his uncle, whom he caufes

to be regretted by his vices. He dies him-

felf, after having reigned five years, and by

his will leaves the Roman people heirs to his

dominions. Ariftonicus feizes them. He is

overthrown, led in triumph, and put to death, 190*

V. Antiochus Sidetes befieges John Hyrcanus,

177.