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PHILIP King of Macedon hearing his Sons PERSEUS and DEMETRIUS. Published 20. June 1749 by I&P.Knapton.

HISTORY

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EGYPTIANS,

CARTHAGINIANS,,

ASSYRIANS,. BABYLONIANS,. MED ES and PERSIAN S;, MACEDONIANS,.

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GRECIAN S.

By Mr. R.OLLIN,

Lase Principal of the University of Paris, now Professor of Eloquence in the Royal : College, and Member of the Royal Academy of Inferiptions and Belles-Lettres.

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CONTENTS to Vol. VII.

BOOK XVIII. continued.

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SECT. IX. Seleucus Philopator fucceeds to the throne of Antio-

chus his father. The beginning of the reign of Ptolemy

Epiphanes in Egypt. Various embafies fent to

Achæans and Romans. Complaints made against Philip.

Commiffioners are fent from Rome to enquire into those

complaints; and at the fame time to examine concerning

the ill treatment of Sparta by the Achæans. Sequel of

that affair
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X. Philopomen befieges Meffene. He is taken prisoner, and

put to death by the Meffenians. Meffene furrendered to the

Acheans. The Splendid funeral proceffion of Philopamen,

whofe afbes are carried to Megalopolis. Sequel of the

affair relating to the Spartan exiles. The death of

Ptolemy Epiphanes, who is fucceeded by Philometor his fon

CHAPTER II.

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SECT. I. Complaints made at Rome against Philip. Deme

trius, his fon, who was in that city, is fent to his fa-

ther, accompanied by some ambassadors. A fecret con-

Spiracy of Perfeus against his brother Demetrius with ree

gard to the fucceffion to the throne. He accufes him before

Philip. Speeches of both thofe princes. Philip, upon a

new impeachment, caufes Demetrius to be put to death; but

afterwards difcovers his innocence and Perfeus's guilt.

Whilft Philip is meditating to punish the latter, he dies, and

Perfeus fucceeds him.

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II. The death of Seleucus Philopator, whofe reign was short

and obfcure. He is fucceeded by his brother Antiochus,

Jurnamed Epiphanes. Sparks of the war which after-

wards broke out between the kings of Egypt and Syria.

Antiochus gains a victory over Ptolemy. The conqueror

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