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 I
THE ROYAL COLLEGE, AND MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY

OF INSCRIPTIONS AND BELLES-LETTRES.

TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH.

IN FOUR VOLUMES.

VOLUME IV.

FROM THE LATEST LONDON EDITION.

CAREFULLY REVISED AND CORRECTED.

PHILADELPHIA:

J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO.
1869.

CONTENTS

OF THE FOURTH VOLUME.

BOOK XVIII.

THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER'S SUCCESSORS CONTINUED.

CHAPTER I.

INCLUDING THE REIGN OF EPIPHANES.

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SECT. I. Ptolemy Epiphanes succeeds Philopater in Egypt. Troubles

which soon follow

7

II. Expeditions of Sulpitius. Philip loses a Battle.. The Achæans

declare for the Romans.

15

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III. The Ætolians and Nabis declare for the Romans. Philip de-

feated, and a Peace concluded......

IV. The Romans send an Embassy to Antiochus. Conspiracy against

Ptolemy. Scopas put to death.....

30

44

V. Antiochus and the Romans prepare for War. The latter senas

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.......

55

67

troops against Nabis. He is killed ...

VI. Antiochus possesses himself of Chalcis and all Euboea. The

Romans proclaim War against him ....

VII. Polyxenides defeated by Livius. L. Scipio carries on the War

against Antiochus, and defeats him near Magnesia.......... 76

Reflections on the Conduct of the Romans respecting the Grecian

States, and the Kings of Europe and Asia................

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VIII. Ætolians and Asiatic Gauls subdued by Fulvius and Manlius.

Death of Antiochus, and Daniel's prophecy .....

IX. Seleucus Philopater succeeds Antiochus. Complaints against

Philip.

108

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119

X. Philopomen besieges Messene. He is taken prisoner, and put

to death. Ptolemy Epiphanes dies

CHAPTER II.

INCLUDING PART OF THE REIGNS OF PTOLEMY PHILOMETER, PHILIP,

AND SELEUCUS PHILOPATER.

SECT. I. Perseus conspires against Demetrius. The latter is innocently

put to death; and Perseus succeeds to the Throne........... 128