1852.

THE

ANCIENT HISTORY

OF

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

BY M. ROLLIN,

LATE PRINCIPAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PARIS, PROFESSOR OF ELOQUENCE IN THE ROYAL
COLLEGE, AND MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF INSCRIPTIONS
AND BELLES-LETTRES.

TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH.

THE EIGHTEENTH EDITION.

REVISED, CORRECTED, AND ILLUSTRATED WITH MAPS.

IN SIX VOLUMES.

VOL. VI.

LONDON:

WILLIAM TEGG AND CO.,

85, QUEEN STREET, CHEAPSIDE.

MDCCCLI.

CONTENTS OF VOL. VI.

BOOK XX.

THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER'S SUCCESSORS, CONTINued.

ARTICLE I.

. SECT. I. Perseus prepares secretly for a war against the Romans.

He endeavours a reconciliation with the Achæans in vain. His

secret measures not unknown at Rome. Eumenes arrives there,

and informs the senate of them. Perseus attempts to rid himself

of that prince, first by assassination, and afterwards by poison.

The Romans break with Perseus. Different opinions and dispo-

sitions of the kings and states, in regard to the Macedonian war.

After several embassies on both sides, the war is declared in

form

SECT. II. The consul Licinius and king Perseus take the field. They

both encamp near the river Peneus, at some distance from each

other. Engagement of the cavalry, in which Perseus has con-

siderably the advantage, and makes an ill use of it. He endea-

vours to make a peace, but ineffectually. The armies on both

sides go into winter-quarters

SECT III. The senate pass a wise decree to put a stop to the avarice

of the generals and magistrates, who oppressed the allies. The

consul Marcius, after sustaining great fatigue, enters Macedonia.

Perseus takes the alarm, and leaves the passes open: he re-

sumes courage afterwards. Insolent embassy of the Rhodians

to Rome

SECT. IV. Paulus Æmilius chosen consul. He sets out for Mace-

donia with the prætor Cn. Octavius, who commanded the fleet.

Perseus solicits aid on all sides. His avarice is the cause of

his losing considerable allies. The prætor Anicius's victories in

Illyria. Paulus Æmilius's celebrated victory over Perseus near

the city of Pydna. Perseus taken with all his children. The

command of Paulus Æmilius in Macedonia prolonged. Decree

of the senate granting liberty to the Macedonians and Illyrians.

Paulus Æmilius, during the winter-quarters, visits the most cele-

brated cities of Greece. Upon his return to Amphipolis he gives

a great feast. He marches for Rome. On his way he suffers his

army to plunder all the cities of Epirus. He enters Rome in

triumph. Death of Perseus. Cn. Octavius and L. Anicius have

also the honour of a triumph decreed them.

ARTICLE II.

SECT. I. Attalus comes to Rome to congratulate the Romans upon

their success in Macedonia. The deputies of the Rhodians pre-

sent themselves before the senate, and endeavour to appease

their wrath. After long and warm solicitations, they succeed in

being admitted into the alliance of the Roman people. Severity

exercised against the Etolians. All of them, in general, who

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