FHayman inv. et delin C.Grignion foulp POMPEY when Consul, passing Review and leading his Horse before the Censors. Published April 18. 1746 by I. & P. Knapton THE ROMAN HISTORY FROM THE FOUNDATION of ROME TO THE BATTLE of ACTIUM: THAT IS, To the END of the COMMONWEALTH. By Mr. C REVIE R, Profeffor of RHETORICK in the College of BEAUVAIS, Being the CONTINUATION of Mr. ROLLIN's Work. Tranflated from the FRENCH, VOL. VII. THE THIRD EDITION. ILLUSTRATED WITH MAPS AND COPPER-PLATES. LONDON, Printed for J. RIVINGTON, R. BALDWIN, HAWES CLARKE and COLLINS, R. HORSFIELD, W. JOHNSTON, W. OWEN, T. CASLON, S. CROWDER, B. LAW, Z. STUART, ROBINSON and ROBERTS, and NEWBERY and CARNAN. MDCCLXVIII. BOOK XXXIII. SECT. I. ANcefors and nobility of Mithridates. Comets, the pretended prefage of his future greatness. He is expofed in bis infancy to the plots of bis guardians. They turn to his advantage. His cruelty. He was a great Eater and Drinker. His ambition and first conquefts. Actual State of Afia Minor. Mithridates meditates long his scheme of war with the Romans. He divides Paphlagonia with Nicomedes. After having extirpated the race of the Kings of Cappadocia, be puts one of his fons in poffeffion of that Kingdom. Competitor oppofed by Nicomedes to the fon of Mithridates. The Senate having offered the Cappadocians liberty, they choose rather to have a King, and elect Ariobarzanes, who is dethroned by Tigranes. Nicomedes is dethroned by Mithridates. Aquillius is fent by the Senate to reinstate the dethroned Kings. Mithridates forms a powerful league against the Romans. Nicomedes is engaged by Aquillius to make an incurfion into the territories of Mithridates. The latter fends complaints to Rome. Ambiguous answer of the Romans. Mithridates dethrones Ariobarzanes. He fends a new Embally to the Roman Generals, appealing to the decifion of the Senate. The Roman Generals assemble three armies to reinftate Ariobarzanes and defend Nicomedes. Forces of Mithridates. Nicomedes is defeated by the Generals of Mithridates. Aquillius is alfo overcome. The whole country remains open to Mithridates. All Afia Minor fubmits to him. He takes Oppius the Roman General prisoner: then Aquillius, whom he treats with indignities, and upon whom he inflicts a cruel punishment. He marries Monima. The Senate and People of Rome declare against him. He caufes four score thousand Romans to be maffacred in one day. Rutilius efcapes. Horrid calumny of Theophanes against Rutilius. Only the Rhodians continue faithful to the Romans. Mithridates befieges Rhodes in perfon, and is obliged to raise the fiege. Two remarkable circumstances of his character. Measures, which he takes for pushing the war, and invading Greece. Hiftory of Ariftion the Sophift, who makes Mithri A 2 dates I dates mafter of Athens. Brutrius Sura checks the progrefs of Mithridates, Seat II. Sylla goes to Greece. Suppofed omen of the bad fuccefs of Mithridates. Sylla forms the fiege of Athens. He plunders the temples of Olympia, Epidaurus, and Delphi. Comparison between the conduct of Sylla and that of the ancient Roman Generals. Invectives of the Athenians against Sylla and his wife. Vigorous defence of Archelaus. Famine in Athens. Ariftion regards nothing but divefting himjelf, and will bearken to no terms of furrendering. The city is taken by force. Sylla is refolved at firft to demolish it, but fuffers himself to be diffuaded. Ariftion is taken in the citadel, and put to death. The Piraeus is taken and burnt. Sylla marches against the Generals of Mithridates. Battle of Cheronea. New army fent by Mithridates into Greece. It is defeated before Orchomenus. Lucullus affembles a fleet, and enters the Ægean Sea. The Tetrarchs of the Gallo-Gracians put to death by order of Mithridates. The ille of Chio treated cruelly Revolt of feveral cities of Afia, and new crueltics of Mithridates. Negotiation opened by Archelaus at an interview with Sylla. Flaccus lands in Greece. His character, and that of Fimbria bis Lieutenant. Mifunderstanding between Flaccus and Fimbria, and murther of Flaccus. Sylla advances towards the Hellefpont. Sufpicion conceived of Archelaus. Answer of Mithridates. Haughtiness of Sylla. Fimbria reduces Mithridates to extreme danger. Mithridates refolves to conclude a peace with Sylla. Their interview. Sylla juftifies bimfelf to his army for having made peace with Mithridates. He purfues Fimbria, and reduces him to kill himself. Difpofitions of Sylla after the victory. He gives his foldiers great licence. He lays a fine of twenty thousand talents upon Afia. The Pirates ravage the coafts of Afia. Preference given by Sylla of the war with Mithridates to kis perfonal interefts. He prepares to return to Italy, 33 BOOK XXXIII. Sect. I. Univerfal bankruptcy. Unjust law of Valerius Flaccus. Alteration of the fpecies of coin. Decree to fix them. Fraud of Marius Gratidianus. Pompey accused of peculation on account of kis father. His character. The beauty of bis perfon in his youth. He had prevented his father's army from quitting him. Cenfors. Sylla's letters to the Senate. The |