Combats, public ones of Greece, i. 43, | band assassinated before her eyes, viii.

&c. why encouraged, ib. rewards granted
to the victors, 59. difference of the Greeks
and Romans in their taste for these com-
bats, 61. disputes for the prizes of po-
etry, 65.

117.

Coronea, city of Boeotia, famous for
the victory of Agesilaus over the The-
bans, iii. 349.

Corvus (or Crane), machine of war,

Comedian. The profession of a come-i. 243.
dian not dishonourable amongst the
Greeks, i. 64, &c.

Coryphæus, person employed in the-
atrical representations, i. 69.

Cos, island of Greece, Hippocrates's
country, iii. 154.

Cosis, brother of Orodes, commands
the army of the Albanians, viii. 98. Pom-
pey kills him in a battle, 99.

Cosmi, magistrates of Crete, iv. 59.
Cossæans, very warlike nation of Me-
dia, subjected by Alexander, v. 184.
Cothon, name of the port of Carthage,
24.

Comedy: its early stage and origin, i.
76. comedy divided into three classes;
the Ancient, the Middle, and the New, ib.
Conon, Athenian general, is shut up
by Callicratidas in the port of Mitylene,
iii. 266. he is delivered soon after, ib. he
retires into Cyprus, after the defeat of
the Athenians at Egospotamos, 327. he
goes to Artaxerxes, who makes him ad-
miral of his fleet, 348. he defeats the La-ii.
cedæmonians near Cnidos, ib. he re-
builds the walls of Athens, 352. he is
sent by the Athenians to Tiribasus, who
imprisons him, 354. death of Conon, ib.
immunities granted by the Athenians, to
himself and his children, iv. 267.

91.

Conon, of Samos, mathematician, vi.

Conquerors: in what light the con-
querors so much boasted in history are to
be considered, ii. 163, &c.

Consuls, Roman: solemnity of their
setting out upon expeditions, vii. 112.

Cotta, Roman consul, is defeated by
Mithridates, viii. 69. his cruelties in He-
raclea, 78.

Cotys, king of the Odrysæ in Thrace,
declares for Perseus against the Romans,
vii. 106.

Courier. Invention of couriers, ii. 191.
Course, or racing. Exercise of it by
the Greeks, i. 53. of the foot-race, 54.
of the horse-race, 55. of the chariot-
race, ib.

Cranaus, king of Athens, ii. 240.
Crassus, consul, marches against the
Corcyra, island in the Ionian sea, with Parthians, vii. 299. he plunders the tem-
a city of the same name, ii. 234. its in-ple of Jerusalem, 300. he continues his
habitants promise aid to the Greeks
against the Persians, iii. 23. dispute be-
tween Corcyra and Corinth, 117.

Corinth, city of Greece; its different
forms of government, ii. 241. dispute be-
tween this city and Corcyra, which oc-
casions the Peloponnesian war, iii. 119.
Corinth sends aid to the Syracusans be-
sieged by the Athenians, 284. enters into
a league against Sparta, 344. is besieged
by Agesilaus, 352. sends Timoleon to
the aid of Syracuse against Dionysius
the Younger, iv. 167. is obliged by the
peace of Antalcidas to withdraw her gar-
rison from Argos, 183. gives Alexander
the freedom of the city, v. 186. enters
into the Achæan league, vi. 110. insults
the deputies sent by Metellus to appease
the troubles, vii. 190. the Romans
stroy Corinth entirely, 193.

march against the Parthians, 302. he is
entirely defeated near Carræ, 307. the
Parthians, under pretence of an inter-
view, seize and kill him, 316.

Crassus, son of the former, accompa-
nies his father in his expedition against
the Parthians, vii. 300. he perishes in the
battle of Carræ, 309.

Craterus, one of the principal officers
of Alexander, draws on the ruin of Phi-
lotas by his discourse, v. 118. he speaks
to Alexander in the name of the army,
and upon what occasion, 169. that prince
gives him the government of Macedonia,
which Antipater had before, 183. prov-
inces which fell to him, after Alexander's
death, 218. he marries Phila, Antipater's
daughter, 231. he is defeated by Eu-
de-menes, and killed in the battle, 238.

Cornelia, Roman lady, mother of the
Gracchi, rejects Physcon's proposal to
marry her, vii. 220.

Cornelia, Pompey's wife, sees her hus-

Cratesiclea, mother of Cleomenes,
king of Sparta, is sent by her son as a
hostage into Egypt, vi. 136. generous
sentiments of that princess, 137.

Cratesipolis, wife of Alexander, the

so- | works have caused him to be placed in
the class of historians, ib.

son of Polysperchon, corrects the
lence of the Sicyonians, who had killed
her husband, and governs that city with
wisdom, v. 262.

Cresphontes, one of the chiefs of the
Heraclidæ, re-enters Peloponnesus, where
Messina falls to him by lot, ii. 243.

Cunaxa, city famous for the battle be-
tween Artaxerxes and his brother Cyrus,
iii. 298.

Cyaxares I. reigns in Media, ii. 78. he
forms the siege of Nineveh, ib. an irrup-
Crete, island near Greece, description tion of the Scythians into Media obliges
of it, ii. 235. laws of Crete, instituted him to raise the siege, ib. he besieges
by Minos, iv. 56, &c. the Cretans re-Nineveh again, and takes it, 80. his
fuse to join the Greeks attacked by death, 81.
Xerxes, ii. 23. they passed for the great-
est liars of antiquity, iv. 62.

Crispinus (Q.) succeeds Appius, who
commanded with Marcellus at the siege
of Syracuse, viii. 31.

Critias, one of the thirty tyrants at
Athens, causes Theramenes, one of his
colleagues, to be put to death, iii. 285.
he prohibits the instruction of the youth
by Socrates, 287. he is killed fighting
against Thrasybulus, ib.

Crito, intimate friend of Socrates, can-
not persuade him to escape out of prison,
iv. 34.

Critolaus, Peripatetic philosopher, his
embassy to Rome, vii. 179..

Critolaus, one of the chiefs of the
Achæans, animates them against the
Romans, vii. 189, &c, he is killed in a
battle, 191.

Crocodile, amphibious animal, adored
in Egypt, i. 145.

Cvaxares II. called in Scripture Darius
the Mede, ascends the throne of Media,
ii. 81. he sends to demand aid of Persia
against the Assyrians, 97. expedition of
Cyaxares and Cyrus against the Babylo-
nians, 107. Cyaxares gives his daughter
to Cyrus in marriage, 115. he goes to
Babylon with that prince, and forms in
concert with him the plan of the whole
monarchy, 149. death of Cyaxares, 151.

Cycliadus, president of the assembly
of the Achæans held at Argos, eludes
Philip's proposal, vi. 240.

Cylon, known by taking the citadel at
Athens, iii. 122.

Cynægirus, Athenian. His tenacious
fierceness against the Persians in a sea-
fight with them, ii. 341.

Cynisca, sister of Agesilaus, disputes
the prize in the Olympic games, and is
proclaimed victorious, i. 59.

Cynoscephale, a hill in Thessaly, fa
mous for the victory of the Romans over
Philip, vi. 260.

Cyprus, island in the Mediterranean,
delivered from the Persian yoke by the
Greeks, iii. 64. revolt of that island
against Ochus, iv. 251. it submits, 254.
horrible and bloody tragedy that occurs
there at the death of Nicocles, v. 275.
after having been governed sometimes by
the kings of Egypt, and sometimes by
the kings of Syria, it is seized by the Ro-
mans, vii. 277.

Croesus, king of Lydia, ii. 84. his con-
quests, ib. his means to try the veracity
of the oracles, 89. deceived by the an-
swer of the oracle of Delphi, he under-
takes a war with the Persians, 90. he
loses a battle against Cyrus, 108. he is
defeated near Thymbra, 125. Cyrus be-
sieges him in Sardis, 127, and takes him
prisoner, ib. in what manner he escaped
the punishment to which he had been
condemned, 128. character of Croesus,
87. his riches, 85. his protection of the
learned, ib. his reception of Solon, ib.
his conversation with that philosopher,
ib. on what occasion he dedicated ait to his son, ii. 242.
statue of gold, in the temple of Delphi,
o the woman who baked his bread, i. 42.
Cromwell. His death compared with
that of Dionysius the Tyrant, iv. 135.
Croton, city of Greece built by Mys-
cellus, iii. 140.

Crowns granted to the victorious com-
Jatants in the games of Greece, i. 44.

Ctesias, of Cnidos, practises physic in
Persia with great reputation, üi. 328. his

Cypselus, Corinthian, usurps the su-
preme authority at Corinth, and transmits

Cyrene, city upon the coast of the
Mediterranean; in what manner the dis-
pute between this city and Carthage,
concerning their limits, terminated, i. 213.

Cyropolis, city of Sogdiana, destroyed
by Alexander, v. 126.

Cyrus, son of Cambyses king of Per-
sia: birth of that prince, ii. 92. his edu
cation, 93. he goes to the court of his
grandfather Astyages, 94. his return into

DEDALA, a country of India, subject-of Ochus to assume that of Darius, 297.
ed by Alexander, v. 149.
marriages of Darius, ib. his method for
Dæmon, or familiar spirit of Socrates, which he attained the sovereignty, 298.
transmitting to posterity the manner in
order which he establishes in the adminis
Damippus, Syracusan, sent by Epicy-tration of the finances, ib. his moderation
des to negotiate with Philip, king of Ma-
cedonia, viii. 31.

Issus, 34, &c.—Darius's haughty let-
ter to Alexander, v. 46. second letter of
Darius to Alexander, 65. Darius receives
advice of his wife's death, 80. his prayer
to the gods upon being told in what man-
ner she had been treated by Alexander,
81. Darius proposes new conditions of
peace to Alexander, which are not ac-
cepted, 84. famous battle of Arbela,
wherein Darius is defeated, 86, &c. re-
treat of Darius after that battle, 91. he
quits Ecbatana, 103. his speech to his
principal officers to induce them to march
against the enemy, ib. he is betrayed
and laid in chains by Bessus and Nabar-
zanes, 105. unhappy death of that prince,
ib. his last words, ib.

gratitude to Syloson, whom he re-estab-| Darius's army, 32. famous victory of
fishes king of Samos, 306.-Darius Alexander over Darius near the city of
reduces Babylon after a siege of twenty
months, 308. expedition of Darius against
the Scythians, 315. Artabanus's remon-
strances to Darius, ib. &c. barbarous
action of Darius to the three children of
Ebasus, 317. Darius conquers India,
323. he conceives the design of making
himself master of Naxus, 324. the Ioni-
ans revolt against Darius, 325. he re-
establishes the Tyrians in their ancient
privileges, ib. Darius's resentment against
the Athenians, who had shared in the
burning of Sardis, 328. his expedition
against Greece, 331. he sends heralds
into Greece to sound the states, and de-
mand their submission, 336. his army is
defeated at Marathon, 338, &c. Darius
resolves to go in person against Egypt
and Greece, 346. he chooses his succes-
gor, 347. his death, 348. his epitaph, ib.
his character, ib. &c. dispute between
two of his sons for the crown, 347.

Darius, the eldest son of Xerxes. His
marriage with Artainta, iii. 57. he is
murdered by his brother Artaxerxes, 75,

76.

Darius, king of the Medes, is subdued
by Pompey, viii. 99.

Datames, Carain, succeeds his father
Camisares in the government of Leuco-
Syria, iii. 367. he reduces Thyus, gov-
ernor of Paphlagonia, who had revolted
against the king of Persia, ib. he receives
the command of the army designed
against Egypt, 368. he is ordered to re-
duce Aspis, ib. he revolts against Arta-
xerxes, 369, and gains several advan-
tages over the troops sent against him,
ib. he is assassinated by order of Arta-
xerxes, 371.

Datis commands the army of the Per-
sians at the battle of Marathon, ii. 338.

Debts. Law of the Egyptians in re-
spect to those who contracted debts, i.
139. Solon's law for annihilating debts,

Darius Nothus takes arms against Sog-
dianus, and puts him to death, iii. 180.
he ascends the throne of Persia, and
changes his name from Ochus to Darius,
ib. he causes his brother Arsites, who
revolted against him, to be smothered in
ashes, 181. puts a stop to the rebellion
of Pisuthnes, 182, and punishes the
treason of Artoxares his principal ennuch,
183. he quells the revolt of Egypt, ib.
and that of Media, ib. he gives the gov-ii. 268.
ernment of Asia Minor to Cyrus, his
younger son, ib. the instructions which
he gives him on sending him to his gov-
ernment, 259. Darius recalls Cyrus to
court, 271. death of Darius Nothus, 278.
his memorable words to Artaxerxes, his
successor, at his death, 279.

Darius, son of Artaxerxes Mnemon,
conspires against his father's life, iv. 235.
his conspiracy is discovered and punish-
ed, ib.

Darius Codomanus is placed by Bagoas
upon the throne of Persia, iv. 258. he
loses the battle of the Granicus against
Alexander, v. 19, &c. he orders Mnemon
the Rhodian to carry the war into Mace-
donia, 26. Darius resolves to command
in person, 27. Garidemus, his free re-
monstrance to Darius, 31, &c. march of

Decelia, fort of Attica, iii. 217, is for-
tified by the Lacedæmonians, 226.

Deidamia, daughter of acides, mar-
ries Demetrius, son of Antigonus, vi. 3.
her death, 5.

Dejoces forms the design of ascending
the throne of Media, ii. 73. he is elected
king by unanimous consent, 74. conduct
of Dejoces in governing his kingdom, 75.
he builds Ecbatana, ib. means used by
him for acquiring the respect of his sub-
jects, 76.

Dejotarus, prince of Galatia: Pompey
gives him Armenia Minor, viii. 102.

Delium, place in Boeotia. Battle there
between the Athenians and Thebans, iii.
185.

Delos, one of the Cyclades. The com-
mon treasures of Greece deposited in that

island, iii. 70. the Athenians send a ship | cessive gratitude of the Athenians to him,
every year to Delos, iv. 34. Archelaus 288. he besieges Salamis, 291, and takes
subjects Delos, and restores it to the
Athenians, viii. 52.

Delphi, city of Phocis, famous for
Apollo's oracle there, i. 36. the Pythia
and Sibyl of Delphi, ib. &c. temple of
Delphi burnt and rebuilt, 41.

Delta, or Lower Egypt, i. 132.
Deluge of Deucalion, ii. 240. that of
Ogyges, ib.

Demades opposes the advice of De-
mosthenes, iv. 291. he is taken prisoner
at the battle of Chæronea, 321. he goes
ambassador to Alexander from the Athen-
ians, v. 12. he prepares the decree for
the death of Demosthenes, 226. Demades
with his son killed by Cassander, 243,
&c.

Demarata, wife of Andranodorus: she
persuades her husband not to submit to
the senate of Syracuse, viii. 20. she is
killed, 23.

Demaratus, king of Sparta, expelled
the throne by Cleomenes, his colleague,
i. 337. his fine and noble answer to
Xerxes, iii. 21. vain and insolent demand
of Demaratus to Artaxerxes, 82.

it, 292. he receives the title of king, 293.
his conduct in war and peace, 295.-
Demetrius forms the siege of Phodes, v.
296, &c. he makes Cassander raise the
siege of Athens, 310. excessive honours
wh.. he receives in that city, ib. e
marries Deidamia, 311. he is proclaimed
general of the Grecks, and initiated into
the greater and lesser mysteries, ib. he
is defeated at the battle of Ipsus, 314.
Athens shuts her gates against him, vi.
3. he takes that city, 7. he forms the de-
sign of subjectir the Lacedæmonians, ib.
he loses almost at the same time all his
dominions in Asia, ib. Demetrius, called
in to the aid of Alexander, Cassander's
son, destroys him, and is proclaimed king
of Macedonia, 9. he makes great prepa
rations for recovering his father's empire
in Asia, 10. he is obliged to abandon
Macedonia, 11. he surrenders himself to
Seleucus, who keeps him prisoner, 16.
his death, ib.

Demetrius, brother of Antigonus Go-
natas, is put to death in Apamea's bed,
vi. 79.

Demetrius (Phalereus), he is obliged Demetrius, son and successor of Anti-
to quit Athens, and is condemned to die gonus Gonatas, i. 109. his death, vi. 109.
in his absence, v. 246, 247. Cassander Demetrius of Pharus, prince of Illyria,
settles him there to govern the republic, vi. 109. he advises Philip, king of Mace-
252. his wisdom and ability in the gov-donia, to carry the war into Italy, 193.
ernment ib. &c. 30 statues are erected Demetrius, son of Philip, king of Mace-
to him out of gratitude, 285. reflection donia, is given as a hostage to the Ro-
upon the great number of statues erected mans, vi. 265. the Romans send him back
in honour of Demetrius Phalereus, 290. to his father, 306. Philip sends Demetrius
he retires to Thebes after the taking of ambassador to Rome, vii. 23. Demetrius
Athens by Demetrius Poliorcetes, 286. justifies his father to the Romans, 36. he
his statues are thrown down, and he is returns into Macedonia, 37. Perseus's
condemned to die at Athens, 288. takes secret plot against his brother Demetrius,
refuge with Cassander, and afterwards 40. he accuses him to his father, 41.
in Egypt, 289. he is made superintendant Demetrius's defence against the accusa-
of king Ptolemy's library, vi. 20. his tions of Perseus, 48. Philip causes him
death, 30. character of his eloquence and to be put to death, 55.
writings, 31.

Demetrius Soter, after having been
Demetrius, son of Antigonus, surnam-long a hostage at Rome, demands per-
ed Poliorcetes: his character, v. 295. he mission to return into Syria in vain, vii.
begins to distinguish himself in Asia 215. he escapes from Rome, 222. he as-
Minor, 273. he loses a battle at Gaza cends the throne of Syria, and receives
against Ptolemy, 276. he gains one soon the surname of Soter from the Babyloni-
after against Cilles, the same Ptolemy's ans, 223. he makes war against the Jews,
lieutenant, 277. he is sent by his father ib. he places Holophernes upon the
to Babylon to oppose Seleucus, 280. he throne of Cappadocia, 225. the Romans
makes Ptolemy raise the siege of Harli-acknowledge him king of Syria, ib. he
carnassus, 281. he makes himself master abandons himself to feasting and voluptu-
of Athens, 285, and re-establishes the ousness, ib. conspiracy against him, ib.
democratical government, 286, &c. ex- he endeavours to engage the Jews in h