3962 42 3973 31 Ariobarzanes III. He is put to death by Cassius. Ariarathes X. Pontus. certa, the capital of Armenia. Lucullus defeats Tigranes and Mithridates, who had joined their forces near the brer Arsamia. Mithridates recovers all his dominions, in consequence of the misunderstandings that take place in the Roman army. Pompey is appointed to succeed Lucullus. He gains midny advantages over Mithri dates, and obliges him to fly. Tigranes surrenders himself to Pompey. Pompey makes bimself mas Mithridates, eldest son of ter of Caina, in which the trea Phraates. sures of Mithridates were laid up. Death of Mithridates. Phar naces his son, whom the army bad elected king, submits his person and dominions to the Ventidius, general of the Ro-Romans. Syracuse. Syracuse is said to have been founded in the year of the world 3295; before Christ 709. 3501 503 Carthage. Carthage was founded in the year of the world 3158, before Christ 846. First treaty between the Carthaginians and Romans. It appears that the Carthaginians had carried their arms into Sicily before this treaty, as they were in possession of part of it when itwas concluded: but what year they did so is not known. The Carthaginians make an alliance with Xerxes. The Carthaginians, under Amilcar, attack by Gelon. Gelon is elected king of Syracuse. He reigns the Greeks settled in Sicily. They are beaten five or six years. Hiero I. He reigns 11 years. 3523 481 3525 479 3532 172 3543 161 by his subjects. 3544 460 3589 415 The Syracusans enjoy their liberty during sixty years. The Athenians, assisted by the people of Se 3592412 gesta, undertake the siege of Syracuse under 3593 411 3595 109 3598 107 3600 41 The Carthaginians send troops under Han their general Nicias. They are obliged to nibal, to aid the people of Segesta against the raise it at the end of two years. The Syracu-Syracusans. sans pursue and defeat them entirely. Beginning of Dionysius the Elder. Hannibal and Imilcon are sent to conquer Si Dionysius, after having deposed the ancient cily. They open the campaign with the siege magistrates of Syracuse, is placed at the head of Agrigentum. of the new ones, and soon after causes himself to be declared generalissimo. Revolt of the Syracusans against Dionysius. The war carried on by the Carthaginians in upon account of the taking of Gela by the Car-Sicily is terminated by a treaty of peace with thaginians. It is followed by a treaty of peace the Syracusans. between the Carthaginians and Syracusans, by New troubles at Syracuse against Dionysius. 360599 He finds means to put an end to them. Dionysius makes great preparations for a new war with the Carthaginians. AMAC 3607 397 3615 339 3632 372 3643 361 3644 360 3646 358 3647 357 3654 350 3656 348 3657 347 Massacre of all the Carthaginians in Sicily, Imilcon goes to Sicily with an army to carry followed by a declaration of war, which Dio-on the war against Dionysius. It subsists four nysius caused to be signified to them by a her-or five years. ald, whom he despatched to Carthage. Dionysius takes Rhegium by capitulation. The next year he breaks the treaty, and makes] Death of Dionysius the Elder. Dion banished by the order of Dionysius, re- Dionysius makes Arete his sister, the wife of Dion obliges Dionysius to abandon Syracuse. Callippus causes Dion to be assassinated, and Hipparinus, brother of Dionysius the Younger, drives Callippus out of Syracuse, and establishes himself in his place for two years. Dionysius reinstated. 1 The Syracusans call in Timoleon to their aid. Second treaty of peace concluded between the Romans and Carthaginians. The Carthaginians make a new attempt to seize Sicily. They are defeated by Timoleon, who was sent by the Corinthians to the aid Hanno a citizen of Carthage, forms the deTimoleon abolishes tyranny at Syracuse, and sign of making himself master of his country. throughout Sicily, the liberty of which he re3672 332 instates. Dionysius is forced by Timoleon to surrender of the Syracusans. himself, and retire to Corinth. 3658 346 Embassy of Tyre to Carthage, to demand aid against Alexander the Great. 3685 319 Agathocles makes himself tyrant of Syracuse. Beginning of the wars between the Cartha ginians and Agathocles in Sicily and Africa. The Carthaginians send Mago with a fleet 3724 280 A Roman legion seizes Rhegium by treach- 3729 275 3736 268 Hiero is declared king by the Syracusans. 3741 263 Appius Claudius goes to Sicily to aid the Mamertines against the Carthaginians. Hie3743 261 ro, who was at first against him, comes to an accommodation with him, and makes an alliance with the Romans. 3745 259 3749 255 3750 254 3755 249 3756 248 13763 241 3767 237 3776 228 Beginning of the first Punic war with the Sea-fight between the Romans and Cathaginians, near the Coast of Myle. Sea-fight near Ecnomus in Sicily. Regulus is sent to Rome to propose the exchange of prisoners. At his return the Carthaginians put him to death with the most cruel Hiero sends the Carthaginians aid against Defeat of the Carthaginians near the islands the foreign mercenaries. of gates, followed by a treaty, which puts an end to the first Punic war. War of Libya against the foreign mercenaries. It continues three years and four months. The Carthaginians give up Sardinia to the Romans, and engage to pay them 1200 talents. Amilcar is killed in Spain. Asdrubal, his son-in-law, succeeds him in the command of the army. Hannibal is sent into Spain at the request of his uncle Asdrubal. 3794 210 3798 206 Hannibal advances to Rome, and besieges it. The Romans soon after take Capua. Asdrubal enters Italy. He is defeated by the consul Livius, whom the other consul, Nero, had joined. 3799 205 Scipio makes himself master of all Spain. He is made consul the year following, and goes to Africa. 3802 202 3803 201 3804 200 3810 194 3813 191 3816 188 3820 184 3822 182 3823 181 3848 156 Hannibal is recalled to the aid of his country. Interview of Hannibal and Scipio in Africa, followed by a bloody battle, in which the Romans gain a complete victory. Treaty of peace between the Carthaginians and Romans, which puts an end to the second Punic war. Fifty years elapsed between the end of the second and the beginning of the third Punic wars. Hannibal is made prætor of Carthage, and reforms the courts of justice and the finances. After having exercised that office two years, he retires to king Antiochus at Ephesus, whom be advises to carry the war into Italy. Interview of Hannibal and Scipio at Ephesus. Hannibal takes refuge in the island of Crete, to avoid being delivered up to the Romans. The Romans send commissioners into Africa, to adjudge the differences which had arisen between the Carthaginians and Masinissa. Second embassy sent by the Romans into Africa, to make new inquiries into the differences existing between the Carthaginians and Masinissa. 3855 149 Beginning of the third Punic war. It continues a little more than four years. 3858 146 3859 145 Scipio the Younger is made consul, and receives the command of the army before Carthage. END OF THE CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE. GENERAL INDEX, CONTAINING THE PRINCIPAL MATTERS IN THE ANCIENT HISTORY. INDEX. A AB -BAN'TI-DAS makes himself tyrant of Si- A'bas, king of Argos, i. 412. Ab-do-lon'y-mus is placed upon the throne of Sidon A-be'lox, a Spaniard, his treachery, i. 221. vice of Cyrus, i. 322; he is killed in the battle of A'bra-ham goes to Egypt with Sarah, i. 130; the A-broc'o-mas, one of the generals of Artaxerxes Ab'sa-lom, brother of Alexander Jannæus, iv. Ab-u-ti'tes, governor of Susa for Darius, surren- A-by'dos, a city of Asia, besieged by Philip, iv. 9, Ac'ci-us. See Atticus. A-chæ'ans, settled by Achæus in Peloponnesus, i. A-chæ'me-nes, brother of Xerxes, ii, 46. AC A-cha'us, son of Xuthus, founder of the Acha- A-cha'us, cousin of Seleucus Ceraunus, has the A-chai'a, so called from Achæus. See Achæans, A-char'ni-ans, comedy of Aristophanes; extract A-chillas, young Ptolemy's guardian, iv. 389; he Ach-ra-di'na, one of the quarters of the city of Sy- A-cil'i-us (Manius) is appointed to command in A-cil'i-us, a young Roman, his stratagem to make A-crot'a-tes, son of Areus, king of Sparta, iii. 341; Ad-i-man'tes is appointed general of the Athenians Ad-me'tus, king of the Molossians, gives Themis- A-dore'. Etymology of that word, i. 395. Æ-ac'i-das, son of Arymbas, king of Epirus, is E-ac'i-des, king of Epirus, is banished by his own 'ga-us, king of Athens, i. 413. E-gi'na, a little island near Athens, ii. 37. AG E-gyp'tus, name given Sesostris. See Sesostris. En-o-bar'bus, (Domitius) consul, declares for An- 'o-lus, son of Hellenus, reigns in Thessaly, i. 414. Es'chi-nes, Athenian orator, suffers himself to be 'sop, the Phrygian, his history, i. 450; he goes to Af'ri-ca, discovered by the care of Nechao, i. 141; Hanno sails round it by order of the senate, 160. Ag-a-ris'ta, wife of Megacles; her father's conduct A-gath'o-cles seizes the tyranny of Syracuse, i. 179; || AL ilaus in Egypt, 460; he declares for Nectaneha A-ges'i-laus, uncle on the mother's side to Aga, Ag-e-sip'o-lis, king of Sparta with Agesilaus, ii.423; Ag-e-sip'o-lis reigns at Sparta with Lycurgus, fi A ge-sis'tra-ta, mother of Agis king of Sparta, iii. A-gi-a'tis, widow of Agis king of Sparta, is forced ||A'gis, son of Eurysthenes, king of Sparta, euslaves A'gis II. son of Archidamus, king of Sparta, ii. 189; A'gis III. son of another Archidamus, king of A'gis IV. son of Eudamidas, reigns at Sparta, ii. Ag-ri-gen'tum. Foundation of that city, ii. 181; Aʼhaz, king of Judah, becomes vassal and tributary Al-ba'ni-ans, situation of their country, iv. 36; ther of Amphitryon, i. 412. A-gath'o-cles, brother of Agathoclea, iii. 410; his Al'ce-tas, king of the Molossians, great grandfather |