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CONTENTS OF VOL. V.

Hiftory of Dionyfius the Elder and Younger, Tyrants of

SECT. I. Means made ufe of by Dionyfius the Elder

to poffefs himself of the Tyranny

II. Commotions in Sicily, and at Syracufe,

againft Dionyfius. He finds Means to dif-

pel them. To prevent Revolts, he propofes

to attack the Carthaginians. His wonder-

ful Application and Success in making Pre-

parations for the War. Plato comes to

Syracufe. His Intimacy and Friendship

III. Dionyfius declares War against the Carthagi-

nians. Various Succefs of it. Syracufe re-

duced to Extremities, and foon after deli-

vered. New Commotions against Dionyfius.

Defeat of Imilcar, and afterwards of Mago.

Unhappy Fate of the City of Rhegium...

IV. Violent Paffion of Dionyfius for Poely. Re-

flections upon that Taste of the Tyrant.

Generous Freedom of Philoxenus.

of Dionyfius. His bad Qualities

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CHAPTER II.

SECT. I. Dionyfius the Younger fucceeds his Father.

Dion engages him to invite Plato to his

Court. Surprising Alteration occafioned

by his Prefence. Confpiracy of the Cour-

tiers to prevent the Effects of it ......

II. Banishment of Dion. Plato quits the Court

foon after, and returns into Greece. Dion

admired by all the learned. Plato returns

III. Dion fets out to deliver Syracufe. Sudden

and fortunate Succefs of his Enterprise.

Horrid Ingratitude of the Syracufans. Un-

paralleled Goodness of Dion to them, and

his moft cruel Enemies. His Death

...............

IV. Character of Dion

V. Dionyfius the Younger reafcends the Throne.

Syracufe implores Aid of the Corinthians,

who fend Timoleon. That General enters

Syracufe, notwithstanding all the endea-

vours of Nicetas to prevent him. Diony-

fius furrenders himself to him, and retires to

Corinth........

VI. Timoleon, after feveral Victories, restores

Liberty to Syracufe, where he institutes

wife Laws. He quits his Authority, and

paffes the rest of his Life in Retirement.

His Death. Honours paid to his Memory 105

SECT. I. State of Greece from the Treaty of Antal-

cides. The Lacedæmonians declar War

against the City of Olynthus. They feize,

by Violence and Fraud, upon the Citadel

of Thebes. Olynthus furrenders 114

SECT. II. Sparta's Profperity. Character of the two

illuftrious Thebans, Epaminondas and Pe-

lopidas. The latter forms the Design of

reftoring the Liberty of his Country. Con-

fpiracy against the Tyrants wifely conduct-

ed, and happily executed. The citadel is

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III. Sphodrias; the Lacedæmonian, forms a de-

fign against the Piraeus without fuccefs.

The Athenians declare for the Thebans.

Skirmishes between the latter and the La-

IV. New Troubles in Greece,

monians declare War against Thebes.

They are defeated, and put to flight in the

Battle of Leuftra. Epaminondas ravages

Laconia, and marches to the Gates of

V. The two Theban Generals, at their Return,

are accufed and abfolved. Sparta im-

plores Aid of the Athenians. The Greeks

fend Ambaffadors to Artaxerxes.

of Pelopidas at the Court of Perfia

VI. Pelopidas marches against Alexander, Tyrant

of Pheræ, and reduces him to Reafon.

He goes to Macedonia, to appease the

Troubles of that Court, and brings Philip

to Thebes as an Hoftage. He returns in-

to Theffaly, is feized by Treachery, and

made a Prisoner. Epaminondas delivers

him. Pelopidas gains a Victory against

the Tyrant, and is killed in the Battle.

Extraordinary Honours paid to his Me-

mory. Tragical End of Alexander 158

VII. Epaminondas is chofen General of the The-

bans. His fecond Attempt againft Sparta.

His celebrated Victory at Mantinæa. His

Death and Character

VIII. Death of Evagoras, King of Salamin. Ni-

cocles, his Son, fucceeds him.

ble Character of that Prince

IX. Artaxerxes Mnemon undertakes the Reduc-

tion of Egypt. Iphicrates, the Athenian,

is appointed General of the Grecian

Troops. The Enterprise miscarries by

the ill Conduct of Pharnabafus, the Per-

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SECT. X. The Lacedæmonians fend Agefilaus to the

Aid of Tachos, who had revolted from the

Perfians. The King of Sparta's actions

in Egypt. His Death. The greatest Part

of the Provinces revolt against Artaxerxes 190

XI. Troubles at the Court of Artaxerxes concern-

ing his Succeffor. Death of that prince 195

XII. Caufes of the frequent Infurrections and Re-

volts in the Perfian Empire ..................

SECT. I. Ochus afcends the Throne of Perfia. His

Cruelties. Revolt of feveral Nations..

II. War of the Allies against the Athenians

III. Demosthenes encourages the Athenians, alarm-

ed by the Preparations of Artaxerxes for

War. He harangues them in Favour of the

Megalopolitans, and afterwards of the Rho-

dians. Death of Maufolus. Extraordinary

Grief of Artemifa his wife ....

IV. Successful Expedition of Ochus against Pho-

nicia and Cyprus, and afterwards against

V. Death of Ochus. Arfes fucceeds him, and is

fucceeded by Darius Codomanus

VI. Abridgment of the Life of Demofthenes to

his Appearance with Honour and Applaufe

in the public Affemblies against Philip of

VII. Digreffion upon the Manner of fitting out

Fleets by the Athenians, and the Exemptions

and other Marks of Honour granted by that

City to fuch as had rendered it great Ser-

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