Diodorus Siculus

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The FRAGMENTS out of the History of Diodorus the Sicilian, Publish'd by H. Valesius.

A.
  • ACtaeon pull'd in pieces between those that strove for him. See Archias, Lib. 6. Sect. 15. Page 743
  • Agathocles; Kill'd with a Thunderbolt, l 6. s 16. ibid.
  • —His Revenge upon his Soldiers that kill'd his Son, l 2•. s 2. 748
  • Archias his vile love to Actaeon a virtuous young Boy, l 6. s 15. 743
  • Astyages King of the Medes his Cruelty towards his subjects, l 6. s 30. 745
  • Adrastus by Chance kill'd Atys the Son of Croesus; Kills himself for it, l 6. s 32 ibid.
  • Atys. See Adrastus, ibid.
  • Aeneas his Care of his Father when Troy was taken, l 6. s 8. 742
  • Aristogon; his praise l 6. s 46. 747
  • Antigonus; one a private Man Kill'd through his Ambition, l 21. s 1. 748
  • Apollodorus, King of Cassandria in Macedonia, his Cruelty, l 22. s 5. 750
  • Attilius Regulus, the Roman General, his Misfortunes at Carthage, routed by Xanthippus, l 23. s 1. 751
  • Antiochus the Great, his Acts, l 26. s 28 to 33. 757
  • —His strange familiarity with ordinary fellows l 26. s 43. 758
  • —Epiphanes his foolish and light Carriage at Sports and in Feasts, ibid. s 67, 68, 69. 761
  • Antiochus Cyzienus addicted to Puppit-Plays &c. hunting wild Beasts in the night, l 34. s 25. 774
  • Aradians slew the Ambassadors, sent to them from the Marathenians, l 26. s 97. 767
  • Arsases, King of Parthia, his praise, l 26. s 107. 769
  • Attalus his cruelty, l 34. s 9. 771
  • Athenaeus, Antiochus's General, abusive in his Quarters, afterwards was famish'd to Death because none would relieve him by reason of his former abuses, l 34. s 16. 722
  • Asellus; See Lucius Asellus, 776
B.
  • Bias, one of the Seven Wise Men, His noble Entertainment and Redemption of Captive-Virgins, l 6. s 28. 744
C.
  • Castor and Pollux, l 6. s 1. 741
  • Chilo, one of the Seven wise Men, l 6. s 26. 744
  • Cyrus; his Praise, l 6. s 29, 31, 34. 744
  • Croesus, Cyrus his Kindness to him, l 6. s 33, 34. 745
  • Cambyses, l 6. s 44. 747
  • Cimon, his love to his Dead Father, l 6. s 51.
  • —His Praise, 52. 748
  • Carthaginians; their War with the Mercenaries. See War. 752
  • —Their Cruelty towards the Micatanian Revolters, l 26. s 10. 754
  • Cretians; their Treachery to the Citizens of Siphnus,
  • Corinth; Rebuilt by Julius Caesar, l 26. s 92. 766
  • Caius Gracchus; his Head sold by his tr〈…〉rous Friend Lucius Metellius for its Weight in Gold, l 34. s 22. 773
  • —Drew out the Brains, and pour'd in Lead to make it weigh heavier. ibid.
  • Caius Marius, one of the Ambassadors sent to Metellus, despis'd by him, but belov'd by the Soldiers, l 34. s 28. 775
  • Caius Domitius; See Pompaedius.
D.
  • Dromichares King of Thrace, his kind Usage of Lysimachus and his Son when he had them prisoners.
  • Demetrius Nicanor King of Syria his Cruelty l 26.
  • Demetrius Son of Philip King of Macedon murder'd by his Father through the instigation of his Brother Perseus, l 26. s 39. 758
  • Decius, Treacherously kill'd all the Rheglans, l 22. s 1. 750
  • —His end, ibid
  • Diegulis King of Thrace his cruelties, l 26. s 104, 105. 769
E.
  • Eleans, Consecrated to Jupiter by the Policy of the Lacedemonians, l 6. s 12. 742
  • Eucephus, his Treachery concerning Polychares his Cattel, and his Cruelty, l 6. s 14. 742
  • Eumenes; his Kindness to his Brother Attalus, tho' he had married his Queen in his absence, upon news of his death, l 26. s 44. 759
  • —His other Acts, s 48. ibid.
  • —His Praise, s. 66. 761
  • Eumenes King of Parthia his Cruelty, raz'd a great part of Babylon.
F.
  • Fimbria; encouraged his Soldiers to plunder, l 37. s 11, 12.
  • —His Cruelties, s 13. 779
G.
  • Gauls; their Cruelty, l 26. s 65. 761
  • Gorgus Father and Son, their remarkable love one to another.
H.
  • Hippomenes, caus'd his own Daughter to be eaten up by a Horse, l 6. s 20. 743
  • Hamilcar; his cruel usage by the Sons of Attalus, l 24. s 5. 752
  • Hannibal, his Acts, l 26. s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9. 753
  • —His Praise, s 36. 757
  • Hieronymus King of Syracuse murder'd by his Subjects, l 26. s 7, 8. 754
  • Hasdrubal; his Commendation, l 26. s 11. 754
I.
  • Julius Caesar his praise, l 26. s 92. 766
  • —Rebuilt Corinth, ibid.
  • Jugurtha Besieged his Brother Adherball in Cinna, took the place, and unnaturally slew his Brother, l 34. s 23. 77
L.
  • Lycurgus, l 6. s 11. 742
  • Lucius Tarquinius King of the Romans his praise, l 6. s 23. 744
  • Lucretia, her story, l 6. s 48. 747
  • Lysimachus kindly us'd by the Thracians, when he was prisoner, l 21. s 3, 4. 74
  • —Sent to Seleucus to have Demetrius kill'd s 10. 749
  • Lucius Asellius, a prudent Governor of Sicily, his praises, l 36. s 8, 9. 776
M.
  • Mynderidyes the Syberite, his state and grandeur, l 6. s 19. 743
  • Myso, one of the seven wise Men, l 6. s 25. 744
  • Messina; the Citizens murder'd by the Mamertines, received as Friends, l 21. s 9. 749
  • Metellus Quintus; Son of Metellus, his great love to his Father, and care to have him restor'd from banishment, l 36. s 3. 775
  • Mucius Scaevola, see Scevola, 776
  • Mithridates; his Clemency towards the Roman Soldiers, and his successes in Asia, l 37. s 5, 6. 777
  • —His War with the Rhodians, ib. 778
N.
  • Numa Pompilius, l 6. s 17. 743
  • Nearchus the Tyrant of Elis, how he was us'd by Zeno see Zeno, 747
  • Nabis King of Lacedemon, his murder of Pelops the Son of Lycurgus, and his other Cruelties, l 26. s 12. 754
P.
  • Paulus Emilius, his praise, l 26. s 42, 57, 61. 758
  • —His death and praise, l 26. s 61. 760
  • Pittachus, one of the seven wise Men, l 6. s 27, 28. 744
  • Pleminius King of Thrace, his beastly Cruelties, l 26. s 14. 754
  • Polychares; see Eucephnus, 742
  • Pythagoras, l 6. s 36. 745
  • —The 〈…〉dness of the Pythagorians one to another, l 6. s 37.
  • —Other matters concerning them, l 6. s 38, 39, 40, 41, 42.
  • Polycrates King of Samos, his cruelty towards the Lydians that fled to him, l 6. s 54. 747
  • Pyrrhus plundered Egeas in Macedonia, his Soldiers rifl'd the Sepulchres of the former Kings, l 22. s 6. 750
  • Proserpina; her Temple robb'd by Pleminius the Roman Governor of Locris, l 26. s 14. 754
  • —The effect of it, ibid.
  • Philip King of Macedon, his Acts, l 26. s 21, 22, 23, 24, 25. 756
  • Perseus, Son of Philip King of Macedon, procures his Brother Demetrius to be murder'd by his Father. See Demetrius, 758
  • —His Cruelty, s 46. 759
  • —His other Acts, s 56, 58.
  • —His Covetousness, s 59. 760
  • Ptolemy Philometer driven out of his Kingdom; fled to Rome, l 26. s 70. 762
  • —Met kindly by Demetrius, ibid.
  • Prusias, King of Bythinnia robb'd the Temple of Pergamus, l 26. s 81. 764
  • —The punishment of his Army both by Sea and Land, ibid.
  • —Hated by his Subjects, l 26. s 90. 766
  • Philip Father of Alexander, his Acts, l 26. s 83. 765
  • Pumpeius Quintus his Acts, at the Siege of Lagnetum, l 26. s 106. 769
  • Ptolemy Phiscon; his cruelty to his Wife and Sister Cleopatra, in murdering her, and his Son Memphites, l 26. s 103. 768
  • Pompaedius General of the Martians, his rash design to beset the Senate-house with 10 Thousand Men, l 37. s 1. 734
  • —Diswaded by Caius Domitius, ibid.
  • Pompeius Cn. the Great, his Commendation, l 37. s 14, 18. 779
  • Poscriptions in Rome; an Instance of a remarkable Example in the punishment of one that gloried over others, and at last read his own name in the List, l 37. s 17. 778
R.
  • Romulus Silvius, kill'd by a Thunderbolt, l 6. s 9. 742
  • Romulus and Remus, l 6. s 13. ibid.
  • Rhegium; the People there all kill'd by Decius, and his Garrison of Campanians, l 22. s 1. 750
  • Romans; their Clemency towards the Conquer'd, l 26. s 62. 760
  • —The degeneration of their Manners, l6. s 4. 775
S.
  • Sylla, his Commondation, l 37. s〈◊〉 777
  • —The murders and slaughters in Rome by Syll•, l 37. s 8, 16. 778, 780
  • —Robb'd the Temples to carry on the War in Italy, s 10. 779
  • Salmoneus defied Jupiter, l 6. s 4. 741
  • Syberites; their Luxury, l 6. s 19. 743
  • Solon, l 6. s 24. 744
  • Servius Tullius; his Praise reigned 44 years, l 6. s 35. 745
  • Sicily; P. Clodius his Acts in Sicily, l 24. s 1. 752
  • —Hieronymus King of Sicily, murder'd by his Subjects, l 26. s 7. 754
  • —The Servile War, l 34. s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11. 770
  • —The Cruelty of the slaves, l 36. s 1. 775
  • Scipio; his humanity to Syphax King of Numidia his prisoner, and his other Acts, l 26 s 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 755
  • —His Praise,
  • Scipio the Son of Paulus Aemilius, his Praise and noble Acts, l 26. s 76. 763
  • Scipio Africanus; his faithfullness in his performance of Articles with his Enemies, l 26. s 85. 765
  • —Takes Carthage, and restor'd the Phalerian Bull, and other things to the Sicilians, l 26. s 91. 766
  • Scipio Nasica; his Commendation, l 34. s 24. 773
  • Scaevola his Virtues, l 36. s 5, 6, 7. 676
T.
  • Thessalus abdicated the Government of Athens,
  • Tiberius Gracchus; his Praise, l 34. s 10. 772
V.
  • Viriathus General in Spain against the Romans; his Justice in dividing the Spoil, wheen he was Captain of the Robbers, l 26. s 93. 766
  • —His Contempt of Wealth, s 99. 767
  • —His Death and Burial, s 108. 769
W.
  • —War; the Mercenary War with the Carthaginians, l 25 s 1, 2, 3, 4. 752
  • —The Servile War in Sicily. See Sicily, 77
Z.
  • Z•no; how he us'd the Tyrant Nearchus, when he was upon the Back, l 6. s 47. 747


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