LATE PRINCIPAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PARIS, &c.

IN TEN VOLUMES.

VOL. VI.

NEW-YORK:

PUBLISHED BY DAVID HUNTINGTON,

T. & W. Mercein, printers, 93 Gold-street.

CONTENTS OF THE SIXTH VOLUME.

BOOK FOURTEENTH,

THE HISTORY OF PHILIP,

SECTION 1. The birth and infancy of Philip. His first conquests.

The birth of Alexander.

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Sect. II. The sacred war.

Sequel of the history of Philip.

Sect. III. Demosthenes harangues the Athenians against Philip. That

prince takes Olynthus.

27

Sect. IV. Philip declares for Thebes against the Phocæaus. He seizes

on Thermopyla.

35

Sect. V. Philip extends his conquests into Illyria and Thrace. Cha-

racter of Phocion. His success against Philip.

Sect. VI. Philip appointed generalissimo of the Greeks. Atheniaus

and Thebans unite against him. He gains a bitle at Charonea.

Sect. VII. Philip declared generalissimo of the Greeks against the Per-

sians. His death.

Sect. VIII. Memorable actions and sayings of Philip. Good and bad

qualities of that prince.

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73

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BOOK FIFTEENTH.

THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.

Sect. I. Alexander's birth. Aristotle appointed his preceptor. He

breaks Bucephalus.

Sect. II Alexander ascends the throne. Declared generalissime of

the Greeks against the Persians.

Sect. III. Alexander sets out against the Persians. Obtains a famous

victory at the river Gnisus.

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95

105

Sect. IV. Alexander conquers the greatest part of Asia Minor.

cription of Darius' march

Des-

111

Sect. V. Alexander gains a famous victory over Darius at Issus.

sequences of that victory.

Con-

126

Sect. VI. Alexander marches victorious into Syria. Lays siege to

Tyre, which he t kes by storm.

138

Sect VII. Alexander's journey to Jerusalem. He subdues Egypt.

declared son of Jupiter.

Is

162

Sect. VIII. Alexander resolves to go in pursuit of Darius. The fa-

mous battle of Arbela.

179

Sect. IX. Alexander takes Arbela, Babylon, Susa, Persepolis; and

finds immense riches in those cities

Sect. X. Darius leaves Ecbatana.

Vices which first caused the declension, and at last the ruin,

of the Persian empire.

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