Library of History

By Diodorus Siculus. Made English, By G. BOOTH. London [1814]

Cantharides blinds the Sight, b. 22. e. 2. 712

Carthaginians; their War with Pyrrhus in Sicily, b. 22. e. 11, 14. 712, 713

—With the Romans, b. 23. 715

—Overcome by Appius Claudius, b. 23. e. 4. 715

—Their War with their Confederates, b. 25. e. 1. 719

Carthalo, his Successes in Sicily against the Romans, b. 24. e. 1. 719

Celte, routed in Sicily through their Intemperance, b. 23. e. 12. 717

—Slaughter'd in Spain by Amilcar, b. 25. e. 2. 720

Cios, the General of the Mamertines, routed by Hiero, kills himself, b. 22. e. 15. 715

Covetousness; the Evil of it, b. 21. e. 1. 709

Demetrius his Acts, b 21. e 1, 7, 10, 11. 709, 710
Decius, his Cru〈…〉 at Rhegium; his Sight lost by a Physician wilfully, by the use of Cantharides, b 22. e 2. 712

Enna taken by the Romans, b 23. e 9. 716
Eryx in Sicily taken by Pyrrhus, b 22. e 14. 713
—Raz'd by the Carthaginians, b 22. e 9. 712

Fabius, the Roman Consul, slaughters the Hetruscans, Galls, and Samnites, b 21. e 6. 702

Gades, b 25. e 2. 719
Galls; their Inroad into Greece, b 22. e 13. 713
—Their miserable Return, ibid.

Hannibal; his Acts in Sicily, b 22. e 15. 714
Hannibal, Son of Amilcar, chosen General in Spain by the Army, b 25. e 5. 720
—His taking of Sagunthum, b 25. e 5. ibid.
Hanno; his Acts in Sicily, b 23. e 2. 715
Hiero; his Acts, b 22. e 15. b 23. e 2, 4, 5, 12. b 24. e 1. b 25. e 4. b 26. e 6. 714, 715, 718, 720, 721

Indortes, the General of the Iberians, taken and kill'd by Amilcar, b 25. e 2. 720
Istolatius, General of the Celte, taken by Amilcar, b 26. e 2. ibid.
Julius the Consul is Shipwreck'd, b 24. e 1. 719

Leontines receive Pyrrhus, 713
Lilybeurn in Sicily besieg'd by Pyrrhus, b 22. e 14. ibid.
—When built, ibid.
—Besieg'd by the Romans, b 24. e 1, 3. 718

Maenon poisons his Master Agathocles, b 21. e 12. 710
—His other Acts, b 21. e 13. 711
Mamertines, their Cruelty at Messina, b 21. e 12. ibid.
Messina besieg'd by Hiero, and the Carthaginians reliev'd by the Romans, b 22. e 15. 714

Numidians Rebelling against the Carthaginians, are destroy'd by Asdrubal, b 25. e 2. 720

Orissus, King of the Iberians, routed by Asdrubal, 720

Phintias, Prince of Agragentum, overcome of Hicetas, b 22. e 2. 712
—His Dream of his End, e 5. ibid.
Ptolemeus Ceraunus kill'd of the Galls, e 3. ibid.
Pyrrhus his Acts in Sicily, e 10, 11, 14. ibid.

Regulus the Proconsul, his Successes in Africa, b 23. e 12. 716
Rhodes torn by an Earthquake.
Romans, their Slaughters of the Hetruscians, Galls, &c. b 21. e 6. 709
—Their ancient Shields, and new, b 23. e 3. 715
—Their Acts in Sicily, b 23. e 2. ibid.
—Their Shipwrecks, b 23. e 12. 719
—Are beaten at Sea by Cathalo, b 24. e 1. 718

Sagunthum besieg'd, b 25. e 5. 720
—Their Heroick Acts, ibid.
—The Women kill both themselves and their Children, ibid.
Sicily the bravest of Islands, b 23. e 1. 715
Stilpo, Agathocles his General, Shipwreck'd, b 21. e 8. 709

Thebes taken by Demetrius, and demolish'd, b 21. e 10. 710

Xanthippus the Spartan overcomes Regulus, the Roman General, in Africa, b 23. e 12. 716

The FRAGMENTS out of the Lost Books of Diodorus the Sicilian, gather'd by Photius.

ALexander Epiphanes, King of Syria, murder'd by his Subjects, Book 32. Eclogue 1. Page 724
Antiochis Queen of Cappadocia, cozens her Husband with a supposititious Birth, b 31 e 3. 723
Antiochus Epiphanes prophanes the Temple at Jerusalem, b 34. e 1. 726
Antiochus Eupator, his War with the Jews, b 34. e 1. ibid
Ariamnes II. King of Cappadocia his great love to his Son, and his Son to him, b 31. e 3. 723
Ariarathes I. II. III. IV. V. VI. Kings of Cap¦padocia, and the last a favourer of Learning, b 31. e 3.
—And the pedegree of those Kings, ibid.
Athenio the Captain of the slaves in Sicily, and that servile War, b 36. e 1. 731

Battaces; the Priest of Cybele in Phrygia, comes in a strange Habit to Rome, b 36. e 2. 733
Bocchus, King of Africa overcome by Marius, b 36. e 1. 729

Cadmus; b 40. e 1. 736
Caesar; his War with Pompey, b 37. e 2. 735
—His Murder, ibid.
Callo, a young Wife, afterwards she became a Man, b 32. e 1. 724
Capadocia; The Genealogy of their Kings, b 31. e 3. 722
Carthage; height of its Walls, b 32. e 2. 725
Cattulus murders himself by the Fumes of Lime, b 38. e 2. 736

Demetrius, King of Syria, overcomes Alexander, b 32. e 1. 724

Enna taken, and plunder'd by the Slaves, b 34. e 2. 727
Eunus the Juggler, and Captain of the Slaves in Sicily, ibid.

Heraris. a young Wife, becomes a Man, b 32 e 1. 724
Hermaphrodites; strange Relations of Hermaphrodites, ibid.

Jerusalem; the Temple by Antiochus Epiphanes taken by Antiochus Eupator, b 34. e 1. 726
Jews, hated of all: An Heathenish Relation of their Coming out of Aegypt, b 34. e 1. b 40. e 1. 726, 736
—Their Laws by Moses, ibid.
Jugurtha, King of Numidia, brought Prisoner to Rome, b 36. e 1. 729

Marsian War, b 37. e 1. 734
Masinissa, his Srength and Age, b 32. e 3. 325
Megallis, the wife of Demophilus of Enna, thrown down a Rock by the Women Slaves, for her former Cruelty, b 34. e 2. 327
Titus Minutius buys a Slave, he fell in Love with, for a great Sum of Money, and stirs up the Servile War in Italy; at length betray'd by his own men, b 36. e 1. 729
Moses his Acts, b 34. e 1. b 40. e 1. 726, 736

Nerva manages the War against the Slaves in Sicily; slothful, b 36. e 1. 730

Persius, King of Macedonia, his extream Misery b 31. e 2. 722
Pompey, his Death, b 37. e 2. 734
Prusias, King of Bithynia, murder'd by his Son, b 32. e 4. 726

Romans; their superstition, b 36. e 2 733
—Their Statues of their Ancestors, b 31. e 4. 723
—Their Degeneracy from their former Frugality, b 37. e 1. 734

Salvius a Piper, Captain of the Slaves in Sicily, is made King, and call'd Tripho, b 36. e 1. 731
Sicily; Its lamentable Condition in the time of the servile Wars, b 36. e 1. 729
Sylla; His War with Marius, his remarkable Death, b 37. e 2. 735

Titinius betrays the S〈…〉s in Sicily, b 36 e 1. 731

Varius, Captain of the Slaves in Sicily, b 36. e 1. ibid.
Viriathus, General of the Lusitanians, once a Captain of Thieves, his Successes against the Romans, b 32. e 5. 726

War; The War of the Slaves among the Romans, b 34. e 2. 727
—And in Attica, ibid.
—At Nucera, Capua, and by Minutius, b 36. e 1. 729
—The Servile Wars in Sicily, under Eunus, Varius, Salvius, and Athenio. b 34. e 2. b 36. e 1. 727, 729

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

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

Bias, one of the Seven Wise Men, His noble Entertainment and Redemption of Captive-Virgins, l 6. s 28. 744

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.

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

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.

Fimbria; encouraged his Soldiers to plunder, l 37. s 11, 12.
—His Cruelties, s 13. 779

Gauls; their Cruelty, l 26. s 65. 761
Gorgus Father and Son, their remarkable love one to another.

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

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•

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

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

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

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

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, l•6. s 4. 775

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

Thessalus abdicated the Government of Athens,
Tiberius Gracchus; his Praise, l 34. s 10. 772

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

—War; the Mercenary War with the Carthaginians, l 25 s 1, 2, 3, 4. 752
—The Servile War in Sicily. See Sicily, 77•

Z•no; how he us'd the Tyrant Nearchus, when he was upon the Back, l 6. s 47. 747

The FRAGMENTS out of the Lost Histories of Diodorus the Sicilian, Publish'd by F. Ʋrsinus.

A Chaians refus'd the Gift of Eumenes, s 13. Page 779
—Accept Seleucus's Present, ibid.
Aetolians in great Fear, s 5. 783
—Their fruitless Embassy, s 8. ibid.
Albans and Romans became Enemies to one another, s 1. 783
Ambassadors come from Rome to Rhodes, s 29. 779
Ambassadors come to Rome from all parts, s 20. 780
Antiochus the Great, s 6. 783
—Rejects Scipio's Advice, s 7. ibid.
—Freed from War, s 9. ibid,
Ariarathes commended by the Senate, s 24. ibid.
Arradians, s 29. 773
Asia; Princes of Asia fast Friends to the Romans, s 14. 782

Bocchus King of Lybia, s 33. 782
—Sends Commissioners to Marius to crave Pardon for his Crimes, ibid.
—Seizes Jugurtha, and delivers him bound, and by that means bought his safety, ibid

Caria assigned to the Rhodians, s 10. 779
Carthaginians deliver themselves and Countrey to the Romans, s 27. 780
—They are in great Consternation, ibid.
Celtiberians treat for Peace, s 26. ibid.
Cretians declared Friends to the Senate, s 35 783
—They are commanded to send in all their Ships, ibid.
—Are divided about it, and stir up the People to sedition, ibid.

Demetrius sends the Senate a Crown of great Value, s 25. 780

Egypt an Excellent Countrey. s 32. 782
Eumenes presented with an Ivory Charriot, s 16. 779

Flamininus sent to Rome, discharges the Italian Servants, s 3. 782
—He treats with Antiochus his Ambassador, s 4. ibid.

Gallatians or Gallogreeks, send Ambassadors to treat for Peace, and are refus'd, s 11. 779

Heraclides sent to Treat about a Peace, s 6. 783

Jugurtha sent for and seized, s 33. 782

Marathum deliver'd up, s 28. 773
Mark Anthony makes Peace with the Cretians, s 35 783
Mi〈…〉idates endeavours to corrupt the Senate, s 34. 782

Numantines treat with the Romans for a Peace, s 3. 773
—They renew the War with the Romans, ibid.

Perseus; War decreed against him by the Senate, s 17. 779
—Commanded to mend his manners, s 15 779
Philip freed from Tribute, and his Son Demetrius discharg'd, s 4 783
Prusias; his base and shameful Catriage, s 22. 780
Ptolemy endeavours to gain Caelo-Syria, s 18. ibid.
—Ptolemy the Elder; his Ambassadors rejected, f 23 780
Ptolemy the younger in favour with the Senate, ibid.
Ptolemy Euergetes meets the Ambassadors in Pomp and State, s 32. 782
—Shews them his Palace and Treasure, ibid.

Rhodians exceedingly afraid, s 19 779
—Deliver'd from their Fears, 780
Romans jealous of Eumenes, s 21 780
—Roman Ambassadors slight Ptolemy's Rarities and fins Things, s 32. 782
—Admire the Populousness and Situation of his Country, ibid.
—Travel through the World, ibid.
—Return highly applauded, ibid.

Saturnius after condemn'd to die, rescued by the People and declared Tribune, s 34. 782
Scipio and his Delegates highly applauded, s 32. 782

Termisian Ambassadors, s 30. 773
Tryphon of a private Man made King, s 31. 773

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