THE

ANCIENT HISTORY

OF THE

EGYPTIANS, CARTHAGINIANS, ASSYRIANS,
BABYLONIANS, MEDES AND PERSIANS,
MACEDONIANS AND GRECIANS.

BY CHARLES ROLLIN,

MATE 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 III.

FROM THE LATEST LONDON EDITION.

CAREFULLY REVISED AND CORRECTED.

PHILADELPHIA:

J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO.
1869.

CONTENTS

OF THE THIRD VOLUME.

BOOK XIII.

THE HISTORY OF THE PERSIANS AND GRECIANS.

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

several Nations

II. War of the Allies against the Athenians

...

III. Demosthenes excites the Athenians to War. Death of Mausolus,

Grief of Artemisa his Wife ....

78

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

V. Death of Ochus. Arses succeeds him.....

24

VI. Abridgment of the Life of Demosthenes

VII. Digression on the manner of fitting out fleets by the Athenians. 30

BOOK XIV.

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

...

....

48

52

II. The Sacred War. Sequel of the History of Philip

III. Demosthenes harangues the Athenians against Philip. That

Prince takes Olynthus

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

Thermopyla ......

V. Philip extends his Conquests into Illyria and Thrace. Character

of Phocion. His success against Philip.......

VI. Philip appointed Generalissimo of the Greeks. The Athenians

and Thebans unite against him. He gains a Battle at Che-

ronea..

76

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