CONTENTS TO VOL. IX.

BOOK XIX.

The Hiftory of the Succeffors of Alexander continued.

ARTICLE I.

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 attempts

to destroy that prince, firft by affaffination, and

afterwards by poifon. The Romans break with

Perfeus. Different fentiments and difpofitions

of the kings and ftates in regard to the Mace-

donian war.
After feveral embaffies on both

fides, the war is declared in form

II. The conful Licinius, and king Perfeus, take the

field, they encamp near the river Peneus, at

fome distance from each other. Fight of the

horfe, in which Perfeus has confiderably the

advantage, and makes an ill use of it. He en-

deavours to make peace, but ineffectually.

The armies on both fides go into winter-

quarters

III. The fenate pass a wife decree to put a stop to the

avarice of the generals and magiftrates, who op

preffed the allies. The conful Marcinus, after

fuftaining great fatigues, enters Macedonia.

Perfeus takes the alarm, and leaves the paffes

open: He refumes courage afterwards. Info-

lent embally of the Rhodians to Rome

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SECT. IV. Paulus Emilius chofen conful, He fets out for

Macedonia with the prætor Cn. Octavius, who

commanded the fleet. Perfeus folicits aid on

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all fides. His avarice lofes him confiderable

allies. The prætor Anicius's victories in Illy-

ria. Paulus Æmilius's celebrated victory over

Perfeus, near the city of Pydna. Perfeus taken

with all his children. The command of Paulus

Æmilius in Macedonia prolonged. Decree of

the fenate, granting liberty to the Macedonians

and Illyrians. Paulus Æmilius, during the

winter quarters, vifits the moft celebrated cities

of Greece. Upon his return into Amphipolis,

he gives a great feaft. He marches for Rome.

On his way he fuffers his army to plunder all

the cities of Epirus. He enters Rome in

triumph. Death of Perfeus. Cn. Octavius

and L. Anicius have alfo the honour of a

triumph decreed them

ARTICLE II.

SECT. I. Attalus comes to Rome to congratulate the Ro-

mans upon their fuccefs in Macedonia. The

deputies of the Rhodians prefent themfelves be-

fore the fenate and endeavour to appease their

wrath. After long and warm folicitations,

they prevail to be admitted into the alliance

of the Roman people. Severity exercised against

the Etolians. All of them in general who had

favoured Perfeus are cited to Rome, to answer

for their conduct. A thousand Achæans car-

ried thither: Polybius one of the number.

The fenate banishes them into several towns of

Italy. After feventeen years of banishment,

they are fent 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. Aria-

rathes, king of Cappadocia, dies, and is fuc-

ceeded 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 latter, having

formed the defign of putting his fon Nicomedes

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to death, is killed by him. Embassy of three

celebrated Athenian philofophers to Rome.

Another from the people of Marfeilles. Di-

greffion upon the city of Marfeilles ...
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SECT. III. Andrifcus, who gave himself out for the fon

of Perfeus, makes himself master of Macedonia,

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

IV. Troubles in Achaia; which declares war against

the Lacedæmonians. Metelius fends deputies

to Corinth to appeafe thofe troubles: they are

ill used and infuited. Metellus, after having

exhorted them ineffectually to peace, gives

them battle and defeats them. The conful

Mummius fucceeds him, and after having

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, de-

clenfion, and ruin of Greece

The first and fecond ages of Greece

The third age of Greece

The fourth age of Greece

ARTICLE III.

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SECT. I. A chronological abridgement of the hiftory of

the kings of Egypt and Syria as mentioned in

the third article

SECT. II. Antiochus Eupator, aged nineteen, fucceeds his

father Antiochus Epiphanes in the kingdom of

Syria. Demetrius, who had been long an

hoftage at Rome, demands in vain to return

to Syria. Celebrated victories of Judas Mac-

cabæus against the generals of the king of

Syria, and the king himself in perfon. Long

differences between the two Ptolemies, brothers

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and kings of Egypt, terminated at length by

a happy peace

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 victo-

ries of Judas Maccabæus: Death of that great

man. Demetrius is acknowledged king by the

Romans. He abandons himself to drunkenness

and debauchery. Alexander Bala forms a con-

fpiracy against him. Demetrius is killed in a

battle. Alexander efpoufes the daughter of

Ptolemy Philometor. Temple built by the

Jews in Egypt. Demetrius, fon of the first of

that name, fets up his claim to the throne of

Syria, Alexander is destroyed. Ptolemy Phi-

lometor dies at the fame time
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IV, Phyfcon efpoufes Cleopatra, and afcends the

throne of Egypt. Demetrius in Syria aban-

dons himfelf to all manner of exceffes. Dio-

dotus, 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

expedition against the Parthians, who take

him prifoner. Cleopatra his wife espouses

Antiochus Sidetes, brother of Demetrius, and

places him upon the throne of Syria. Phyfcon's

exceffive follies and debauches. Attalus Phi-

lometor fucceeds Attalus his uncle, whom he

caufes to be regretted by his vices. He dies

himself, after having reigned five years, and

by his will leaves the Roman people heirs to

his dominions. Ariftonicus feifes them. 'He

is overthrown, led in triumph, and put to

death.
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SECT. V. Antiochus Sidetes befieges John Hyrcanus in

Jerufalem. That city furrenders by capitula-

tion. He makes war against the Parthians,

and perishes in it. Phraates, king of the Par-