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• Gauls; Take Rome, 406
• —Are almost all cut of by Camillus, 407
• Geloans; they leave the City Gela and go to Syracuse, 264
• —Then to the Leontines, 358
• Gela besieg'd by the Syracusians, 609
• —The Cruelty of Agathocles at Gela, 655
• Gellias the Agragentine; his Wealth, Hospitality, Beauty, &c. 340
• —His Wine-Cellar, 341
• —His Death, 343
• Gelo; overcomes the Carthaginians at Himera, 227
• —His Praise, ibid.
• —His Victory, and the Death of Leonidas, fall out both on the same day 227
• —Inriches Sicily with the Spoils of his Enemies, ibid.
• —His Death, Burial, &c. 235, 249 276
• God; God defends the Greeks against Xerxes, 222
• —His Anger the Cause of all publick Calamities, as Earthquakes, &c. 428
• —His Revenge of Sacrilege, 505, 506, 508 543, 545
• —Remarks of Divine Providence, 508, 514, 553, 769
• Gorgias; the Leontine his Eloquence and invented Rhetorick, 284
• Grecians; their Assembly and Decree at the Isthmus against the Persians, 216
• —Their Valour at Thermopyle, 219
• —The Sea-Fight and Victory at Artemesia over the Persians, 222
• —At Salamis; 223
• —Their Expedition against Mardonis and their Fight with him 231
• —The Grecian Auxiliaries against Artaxerxes for Cyrus his Brother are Victors, 368
• —The Grecian Captains that were prisoners all put to Death, 369
• —Their troublesome passage out of Persia back into their own Country, 370, 371, 471 412, 413
• —The Grecian Cities confederate against the Lacedemonians in the Theban War, 419
• —The Grecians advis'd to Peace amongst themselves by Artaxerxes, 438
• —Peace after the Battel at Mantinea, 446
• —Their War at Lamia with Antipater, 496
• Gylippus; his severe Speech against the Athenian Prisoners in Sicily. See Speech.
• Gold; the Sacred Hunger of Gold, 492
• —Rich Mines at Philippi, 480
• Gulf; a deep Gulf cover'd with Sand in Egypt, 498

• Halicarnassus; Taken by Alexander M. 531, 532 576
• Hammon; the Temple of Hammon, 542, 543 589
• Hannibal; the Carthaginian General against the Syracusians, 319
• —Razes Selinunt, 327
• —Dies of the Plague, 341
• Harpalas; his Luxury and Rapes, 569
• Helepolis; an Engine of Battery us'd by Demetrius describ'd, 677, 694 779
• Helice and Bura; two Cities drown'd, 428
• Hephestion dies at Ecbatana: His Funeral, 623
• Hercules; the ancient Hercules: His Acts, 557, 564 613
• Hermocrates; his Acts in Sicily, 330
• —Is slain, ibid.
• Hicetas, Prince of Syracuse, ejected by Dionysius Junior, 508
• —Overcomes Dionysius, is routed by Timoleon, 509, 511 548
• Hiero, King of Syracuse, 235
• —His Acts, 240, 241, 243 268, 269
• —Builds Catana, 240
• Hilotes; their War with Sparta, 248, 290 320
• Himera; raz'd to the Ground by Hannibal, 328
• Historians; who are to be Blam'd, and who Excusable, 244
• —Who end with the Battel at Mantinea, 446
• —Unpleasant when broken off with many Speeches, 657
• —The Profit of History, 583
• Honey in Colchis; makes Men mad, 371
• Horses; how exercis'd by Eumenes when he besieg'd in a strait Place. See Exercise.

• Japygians; Overcome the Tarentines, 241
• Jason the Pherean; his Acts, 420, 432, 433 487, 488
• Ida; the Mountain Ida describ'd, 524
• —The Wonders there, ibid.
• Illyrians; Overcome the Macedonians, 478
• —Conquer'd by Philip, 479, 486 522
• Imilco; the Carthaginian General in Sicily: his Acts, 380, 382, 383 426, 427
• —His Sacrileges, 385
• —Looses his Fleet, Army, &c. 391
• —His extream Misery in his own Country, ibid.
• —Dies for want, ibid.
• Isaurians; burn themselves in Pisidia, 584. 640
• India; the Description, 576
• —By a Law among the Indians, the Wives burn themselves with their dead Husbands, 622
• Inundations; fearful Inundations in Peloponnesus, 428
• —And in other Parts of Greece, 286
• —At Rhodes, 627
• Iphicrates; the Athenian General in Egypt, 425
• —His Acts in Egypt, 426
• —His other Acts, 397, 435, 486 490, 521
• —His Praise, 516
• Issus; the Battel at Issus by Alexander M. with the Persians, 535
• Judges in Persia are flea'd alive, 411, 412 463

• Lacedemon; the Earthquakes at Sparta, 244
• —Take Athens, 353
• —Their Quarrels with the Eleans, 365
• —Assist Cyrus against his Brother, ib. 367 407
• —Lose their Dominion at Sea, 394,
• —Overcome by the Athenians in a Sea-fight at Naxus, 422
• —Their War with the Argives, 493
• Lamia; the Story of Lamia, 674
• Lamia; the Beginning and Cause of the Lamian War, 490, 576 631
• Laws; Laws of Charondas 267
• —Of Zeleucus, 269
• —Of Diocles the Syracusian, and his Tragical End, 314
• —Of the Twelve Tables of Rome, 271, 272 301
• —Confirm'd by the Death of the Legislator, 270, 314 347
• Leonides; the Spartan General at Thermopyle, 217
• —His Heroick Death there, 220
• Leosthines; the Athenian General in the Lamian War, 569
• —Overcomes Antipater, 579
• —His Death, and Praise, ibid.
• Lesbians; subdu'd by the Athenians, 286
• Libanus; a Description of Mount Libanus, 367
• Long Life of Democritus, 362
• Lucanians; their War with the Thurians, and remarkable Victory, 400
• —With Dionysius the younger, 479
• —With the Tarentines, 701
• Lycaonia; the Situation, 576
• Lydia; the Province of Meleager, 574
• —The Situation, 576
• Lysander; the Spartan General against the Athenians, 333
• —His Victory over the Athenians at Aegos Potamos, 352
• —His Death, 393
• Lysimachus; one of Alexander M. his Commanders.
• —Thrace his Province, 574
• —Relieves the Rhodians with Provision,
• —Assists Cassander, 702
• —Stoops to Antigonus, ibid.
• Lysimachia built, 667

• Macedonians; the Parricides amongst the Macedonian Kings, 477
• —Rout the Greeks at Charonea, 516
• Mago the Carthaginian General, fights with Dionysius, and is kill'd, 414
• Mantineans; overcome by the Lacedemonians, 295
• —The City Mantinea besieg'd, and taken by the Spartans, 411, 413 464
• —The Battel with the Tageans describ'd, 445 503
• —Their War with the Megalopolites, 449
• Marathon; the Slaughter of the Persians there,
• Marmarensians; being besieg'd, burn their Houses, Parents, and Friends, 532
• Megalopolis built, 439
• —Their War with the Mantineans, 449
• —With the Spartans, 495
• Megara; the Acts of the Megareans, 231, 256, 265 283, 293
• —Their Sedition,
• Mentor the Rhodian, betrays the Sidonians, 496
• —His other Acts, 500, &c. &c.
• Mesopotamia; the Province of Arcesilas, 574
• —The Situation, 576
• Messenians; their War with the Spartans, 248
• —Are routed out of Greece by the Spartans, 374
• —Their Increase in Sicily, 392
• —The City Messina in Sicily sack'd by the Carthaginians, 382, 383, 427
• —Repair'd by Dionysius, 392
• —They assist Dion, 481
• —The City gain'd by Agathocles, 652
• —Messina in Peloponnesus rebuilt by Epaminondas, 435
• Meteors; an Astrological account of them, 429
• Methon; a City in Thrace Sack'd by Philip, 493
• Meton; the Circle of 19 years call'd Enneadeceterides, 227
• Miletum; their War with the Samians, 273
• —Their bloody Sedition, 352
• Mitylene; taken by the Athenians, 285, 286 315
• —Their Goods sold, ibid.
• —The Port, 340
• Motya; a City of Sicily,
• —Taken by Dionysius, 373, 379 422
• —Recover'd by the Carthaginians, 382
• Munychia; Raz'd by Demetrius, 676
• Muses; the Games of the Muses in Macedonia, 527
• Mycale; a Description of the battel at Mycale, 234
• Mycenas Raz'd to the ground by the Argives, 249

• Nabathaeans; Arabians, their Laws and Manners, 650
• —Their War with Demetrius, 651
• Naxus; Raz'd by Dionysius, 480
• Nectanabus; King of Egypt, his War with Artaxerxes, 425
• Nectanabus; revolts from his Father Tachos King of Egypt, and is overcome by Agesilaus, 448
• —Rebells against Ochus, 496
• Neptune; the Causer of all Earthquakes and Innundations, 429
• —Priests drown'd in the Sea offer'd to him, 305
• Niceas; the Athenian General his Acts, 485
• —His Expedition into Peloponnesus, 290
• —His great misfortunes and lamentable Condition in Sicily 307, 308, 311, 312 341, 344, 345
• —Is put to death, 314
• Nicocles; the Cyprian, the Tragical end of him and his whole Family, 665
• Nicolaus the Syracusian; his brave Speech for the saving the Athenian Captives from being put to death, 200

• Ocean; the Wonders found in it, 568, 569 619
• Ochus; King of Persia succceeds Artaxerxes, 448
• —His Expedition against Egypt, 491
• —His Acts, 498 534
• —Is destroyed with his whole Family, 413
• Olympias; the Mother of Alexander M. 598
• —Her Return out of Epirus into Macedonia, and Cruelty towards Archidoeus and Eurydice and others, 612
• —The terrible Famine in the Siege of Pydna, 621
• —Her Accusation and Death, 629, 630 699
• Olympus; the Temple of Jupiter Olympus, at Agrigentum, 340
• —Another at Syracuse 301, 514 553
• Olynthians; their War with Amyntas King of Macedon, 416
• —Demand their Land again, 397.
• —War with the Lacedemonians, 417
• Ophellas; Subdues the Cyrenians, 583
• —Joins with Agathocles in Africa, 673
• —He with his Auxiliaries perfidiously slain by Agathocles, 674
• —His Cruelty, ibid.
• Oracle of Dodona, 439
• —Of Hammon, 543
• Oracles deliver'd to Alexander M. at Hammon, ibid.
• —To the Clazomeans and Cumeans, concerning Leuca,
• —To Dionysius of his death, 440
• —To Eumelus King of Bosphoros of his death, 667
• —To the Helicenses, 428
• —To the Ionians, ibid.
• —To the Lacedemonians of expiating the murder of Pausanias, 239
• —To the Messinians in Sicily, 399
• —To Philip before his death, 517
• —To Philomelus, 489
• —To Satyrus King of Bosphorus, of the manner of his death, 667
• —To Seleucus by the Caldeans, 632, 649 720
• —To the Spartans of the Victory of the Thebans, 241, 430 485
• —To the Thebans of the Victory at Leuctra,
• —Of their ruin, 524
• —To Timoleon of his success in Sicily from Ceres, 508
• Orchomenos; Raz'd by the Thebans, 441
• —The Thebans their old Enemies, ibid.
• Ostracism; the Law and manner of it at Athens, 244

• Pallica; a City in Sicily; built by Ducetius, 261
• —Its Growth and Destruction, ibid
• —The strange boiling Pots call'd Craters in the Earth there, ibid.
• Pamphilia; the Province of Antigonus, 574
• —The Situation, 576
• Paphlagonia with Cappadocia, 574 628
• —The Provinces of Eumenes, 581
• Parmenio; his Acts in Phrygia, 540
• —Suspected of Treason, and put to death, 554
• Pausanias; the Lacedemonian General at Platea against Mardonius 231
• —His Treason against his Countrey, 237238 265
• —Discover'd how, and punished, ibid.
• Passes difficult Passes in Thermopyle, 219
• —In Uxiana 549
• —In the Rock Aornus, 557
• Peace; Peace all over the World, 273
• Pelopidas; the Theban General, 434
• —Taken by Alexander Prince of Pherea, 438
• —Deliver'd 440
• —His Acts and Death, and Praise, 442
• Peloponnesus; Peloponnesus liable to Earthquakes, 429
• —The Peloponnesian War, the Causes, Renual &c. 271, 280, 303 308, 325
• Perdiccas; One of Alexander M. Commanders 547
• —At Arbela, ibid.
• —Divides the Conquer'd Provinces, 574
• —His other Acts, 575, 576, 581, 583 631, 636, 639
• —The Captains conspire against him, 585
• —His Expedition into Egypt, 588
• Pericles; His Acts in Peloponnesus, 259, 260 287
• —His other Acts, 273, 274 302
• —His Arrears the publick Cause of the Peloponesian War, 277
• —His hot Speech, 273
• —His second Expedition into Peloponnesus, 281
• —His Death, ibid.
• Persepolis; Taken and burnt (by the instigation of a Strumpet,) by Alexander M, 550
• Persia; The Province of Peucestas, 574
• —The description of a pleasant Tract there, 616
• Petalisme 259
• Phalaecus; The General of the Phoceans, 495
• —His Sacrilegious Covetousness, 503
• —Punish'd by the Gods, 505
• Pharnabasus; The Persian General, 316
• —Helps sometimes the Athenians and sometimes the Lacedemonions, 321, 324, 375 357, 416
• —General of the War against the Aegyptians, 446
• Phialensians; Their seditian, 424
• Philip King of Macedon; The Epitome of his History, 477
• —His Acts and Wars, 477 to 516 to 556
• —His Feast and stately Games; and ominous Verses, 518
• —The Plot against his life, and the Cause ibid.
• —His Murder. &c, 519
• Philocles; The Athenian General at Aegos-Potamos, 352
• —Is put to Death ibid.
• Philomelus; stirs up the Phoceans, 486
• —Robs the Temple at Delphos, 491
• —Casts himself down from the top of a Rock, ibid
• Phoceans; Their War with the Doreans and Spartans, 256
• —With the Boetians, 393
• —With the Thebans, 432
• —They spoil the Temple at Delphos, 488, 491 526
• —Their Fight with the Thebans, 503
• —Are burnt in the Temple, 504
• Phocio; the Athenian General, 496
• —The sentence upon him and his punishment, 602
• Phoenicia; the Situation, 576
• Phrygia the Less, the Situation, ibid.
• —The Greater, ibid.
• Pindar; When he flourish'd, 200
• Pisidia; The scituation, 576
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