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HE piece of history in the beginning of this tenth volume, which includes the reign of Hiero II, and goes on to the taking of Syracufe by the Romans, had entirely ef caped me, it being indeed a detached part, that has no connection with the other hiftories. I was not aware of this omiffion till fome time after I had made it, and the twenty fecond book, which treats of arts and fciences, was begun to be printed. This is not the only error my want of memory has occafioned me to commit. I hope to be pardoned for it, as well as the rest of my faults, and the more, because it seems next to entirely indifferent where this fragment of history is placed.

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CONTENTS.

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BOOK XX.

ARTICLE I.

ECT. I. Hiero the fecond chofen captain-
general by the Syracufans, and Soon after

appointed king. He makes an alliance with

the Romans in the beginning of the first punick

war,

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II. Hiero's pacifick reign. He particularly favours

agriculture. He employs the abilities of Archi-

medes, his relation, for the service of the publick,

and caufes him to make an infinity of ma-

chines for the defence of a befieged place. He

dies very old, and much regretted by the people,

ARTICLE II.

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SECT. I. Hieronymus, grandson of Hiero, fuc-

ceeds him, and caufes him to be regretted by

his vices and cruelty. He is killed in a con-

fpiracy. Barbarous murder of the Princeffes.

Hippocrates and Epicydes poffefs themselves of

the government of Syracufe, and declare for the

Carthaginians, as Hieronymus had done,

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SECT.

SECT. II. The conful Marcellus befieges Syra-

cufe. The confiderable loffes of men and hips,

occafioned by the dreadful machines of Archi-

medes, oblige Marcellus to change the fiege

into a blockade. He takes the city at length,

by means of his intelligence within it. Death of

Archimedes, killed by a foldier who did not know

bim,

ARTICLE III.

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66

SECT. I. Tomb of Archimedes difcovered by

Cicero,

II. Summary of the history of Syracufe, 70

III. Reflections upon the government and character

of the Syracufans, and upon Archimedes,

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BOOK XXI.

ARTICLE I.

SECT. I. Mithridates, at twelve years old, af-

cends the throne of Pontus. He feizes Cappadocia

and Bithynia, having first expelled their kings.

The Romans re-establish them. He caufes all the

Romans in Afia minor to be put to the fword

in one day. First war of the Romans with

Mithridates, who had made himself master of

Afia minor, and Greece, where he had taken

Athens. Sylla is charged with this war. He

befieges and retakes Athens. He gains three

great battles against the generals of Mithridates.

He grants that prince peace in the fourth year

of the war. Library of Athens, in which were

the works of Ariftotle. Sylla causes it to be

carried to Rome,

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SECT. I.

118

SECT. II. Second war against Mithridates,

under Murena, of only three year's duration.

Mithridates prepares to renew the war. He

concludes a treaty with Sertorius. Third war

with Mithridates. Lucullus, conful, fent a-

gainst him. He obliges him to raise the fiege

of Cyzicum, and defeats his troops. He gains

a compleat victory over him, and reduces him to

fly into Pontus. Tragical, end of the fifters

and wives of Mithridates. He endeavours to

retire to Tigranes bis fon-in-law. Lucullus re-

gulates the affairs of Afia,

III. Lucullus caufes war to be declared with Ti-

granes, and marches against him. Vanity and ri-

diculous felf-fufficiency of that prince. He lofes a

great battle. Lucullus takes Tigranocerta, capital

of Armenia. He gains a fecond victory over the

joint-forces of Tigranes and Mithridates. Mu-

tiny and revolt in the army of Lucullus, 138

IV. Mithridates, taking advantage of the mifunder-

Standing, which had arofe in the Roman army,

recovers all his dominions. Pompey is chofen to

fucceed Lucullus. He overthrows Mithridates

in feveral battles. The latter flies in vain to

Tigranes bis fon-in-law for refuge, who is en-

gaged in a war with his own fon. Pompey

marches into Armenia against Tigranes, who

comes to him and furrenders himself. Weary of

pursuing Mithridates to no purpofe, he returns

into Syria, makes himself master of that king-

dom, and puts an end to the empire of the Se-

leucides. He marches back to Pontus. Phar-

naces makes the army revolt against his father

Mithridates, who kills himself. That prince's

character. Pompey's expeditions into Arabia

and Judæa, where he takes Jerufalem. After

baving reduced all the cities of Pontus, be re-