The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians (Volume 6) (Paperback)

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1804. Excerpt: ... finest, most copious, and correct language that was ever spoken in the world, and which became common to all the countries that were conquered by Alexander. Sect. VII. The various expeditions of Pyrrhus: First, into Italy; where he .fights two battles with the Romans. The character and conduct of Cineas, Secondly, into Sicily; and then into Italy again. His third engagement with the Romans; wherein he is defeated. His expedition into Macedonia; of which he makes himself master for some time, after he had. overthrown Antigonus. His expedition into Peloponnesus. He forms the siege of Sparta, but without sue cess. Is slain at that of Argos- The deputation from Philadelphus to the Romans, and from the Romans to Philadelphus. PYRRHUS, when he returned into Epirus, after he had entirely abandoned Macedonia, might have passed his days in tranquillity among his subjects, and enjoyed the sweets of peace, by governing his people agreeably to the rules of justice. But a dispositipn so active and impetuous as his own, in conjunction with a restless and ard, ent ambition, was incapable of being at rest itself, or suffering others to be so. This indisposition of mind was, in reality, a raging fever, which knew no intermission. In a word, he grew insupportable to himself, and was continually flying himself in pursuit of foreign objects, and in following, from country to country, a felicity no where to be found. He therefore seized, with joy, the first opportunity that offered for plunging himself into new affairs. 1 Plut. in Pyrrh. p. 390--397. Pausan. 1. i. p. 21, 22. Justin, i xviii. c. i, z. The inhabitants of Tarentum were then at war A M with the Romans, and their own country not fur- 3724. nishing them with generals of sufficient abilities to Ant.j.c. oppose such formidable enemies, t...