HISTORY

OF THE

EGYPTIAN S, CARTHAGINIAN S, ASSYRIANS, BABYLONIAN S, MEDES and PERSIANS, MACEDONIANS,

AND

GRECIANS.

By Mr. ROLLIN,

Late Principal of the University of Paris, Profeffor of Eloquence in the Royal College, and Member of the Royal Academy of Infcriptions and Belles Lettres. Tranflated from the FRENCH.

IN EIGHT VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

THE SIXTH EDITION, ILLUSTRATED WITH COPPER-PLATES..

LONDON:

Printed for J. and F. RIVINGTON, R. BALDWIN, HAWES, CLARKE and COLLINS, R. HORSFIELD, W. JOHNSTON, W. OWEN, T. CASLON, S. CROWDER, C. RIVINGTON, B. LAW, G. ROBINSON, CARNAN and NEWBERY, Z, STUART and J. KNOX.

M DCC LXXIV.

PUBLICLIR

1567 A

ASTOR, LEROY AND TILDEN FOUNDATION:

CONTENTS to VOL. II.

BOOK II. continued.

Interval between the second and third Punick war

SECT. I. Continuation of the history of Hannibal

Page r

ibid..

Hannibal reforms the courts of justice, and the treasury

of Carthage

Hannibal's retreat and death

ibid.

4

II. Diffenfions between the Carthaginians and Mafinissa

king of Numidia

The third Punick war

14

20

A digreffion on the manners and character of the second

Scipio Africanus

The history of the family and posterity of Mafinissa

40

46

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Kinsey, Nov 22 / 1920 ( vos 1-8}

BOOK III.

The biftory of the Affyrians.

CHAP. I. The firft empire of the Affyrians

SECT. I. Duration of that empire

CHAP. II. The fecond Affyrian empire, both of Nineveh and

Babylon

III. The history of the kingdom of the Medes
IV. The hiftory of the Lydians

The foundation of the empire of the Perfians and Medes by Cyrusz

which contains the reigns of Cyrus, of Cambyfes, and Smerdis

the Magian.

CHAP. I. The biftory of Cyrus

A 2.

112

ARTI

DANIEL explaining the Hand
Writing on the Wall.

Published 20 June 174,9 by Tx P.Knapton.

HISTORY

OF THE

EGYPTIANS,
CARTHAGINIAN S,
ASSYRIANS,
BABYLONIAN S,
MEDES and PERSIAN S,
MACEDONIANS,

AND

GRECIAN S.

By Mr. ROLLIN,

Late Principal of the University of Paris, Profeffor of Eloquence in the Royal
College, and Member of the Royal Academy of Inferiptions and Belles Lettres.
Tranflated from the FRENCH.

IN EIGHT VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

THE SIXTH EDITION,
ILLUSTRATED WITH COPPER-PLATES..

LONDON:

Printed for J. and F. RIVINGTON, R. BALDWIN, HAWES, CLARKE and
COLLINS, R. HORSFIELD, W. JOHNSTON, W. OWEN, T. CASLON,
S. CROWDER, C. RIVINGTON, B. LAW, G. ROBINSON, CARNAN and
NEWBERY, Z, STUART and J. KNOX.

MDCC LXXIV.