CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUMF 1. The prediction of the Jewish captivity at Babylon, and of the time of its 2. The causes of God's wrath against Babylon 3. The decree pronounced against Babylon. Prediction of the calamities 4. Cyrus called to destroy Babylon, and to deliver the Jews 5. God gives the signal to the commanders, and to the troops, to march ibid. IV. What followed upon the taking of Babylon ART. III. The history of Cyrus, from the taking of Babylon to the time of his death 149 SECT. I. Cyrus takes a journey into Persia. At his return from thence to Babylon, he forms a plan of government for the whole empire. Daniel's credit and II. The beginning of the united empire of the Persians and Medes. famous edict of Cyrus. Daniel's prophecies Reflections upon Daniel's prophecies CHAP. II. The history of Cambyses III. The history of Smerdis the Magian IV. The manners and customs of the Assyrians, Babylonians, Lydians, Medes The manner of educating their children II. The public council, wherein the affairs ofstate were considered VI. Their manner of attacking and defending strong plaths 1. Their way of attacking places happened in their manners Their marriages, and the manner of burying the dead ART. V. The causes of the declension of the Persian empire, and of the change that 221 222 CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME. Pago ART. VI. The republican form of government almost generally established through- ART. VII. The Spartan government. Laws established by Lycurgus Reflections upon the government of Sparta, and upon the laws of Lycurgus 1. Things commendable in the laws of Lycurgus 2. Things blamable in the laws of Lycurgus ART. VIII. The government of Athens. The laws of Solon. The history of that republic from the time of Solon to the reign of Darius the First ART. IX. Illustrious men who distinguished themselves in arts and sciences THE HISTORY OF THE PERSIANS AND GRECIANS. CHAP. I. The history of Darius intermixed with that of the Greeks SECT. I. Darius's marriages. The imposition of tributes. The insolence and punish- ment of Intaphernes. The death of Oretes. The story of Democedes a physician. The Jews permitted to carry on the building of their temple. II. Revolt and reduction of Babylon III. Darius prepares for an expedition against the Scythians. A digression 3. The Persians defeated at Marathon by Miltiades The melancholy end VIII Farius resolves to make war in person against Egypt and against Greece: is prevented by death. Dispute between two of his sons, concerning the THE HISTORY OF THE CARTHAGINIANS. PART II. 'SECT. II. DISSENSIONS BETWEEN THE CARTHAGINIANS AND MASINISSA, KING OF NUMIDIA. AMONG the conditions of the peace granted to the Carthaginians, there was one which enacted, that they should restore to Masinissa all the territories and cities he possessed before the war; and farther, Scipio, to reward the zeal and fidelity which that monarch had shown towards, the Romans, had added to his dominions those of Syphax. This present afterwards gave rise to disputes and quarrels between the Carthaginians and Numidians. These two princes, Syphax and Masinissa, were both kings in Numidia, but reigned over different nations. The subjects of Syphax were called Masæsuli, and their capital was Cirtha. Those of Masinissa were the Massyli: but they are better known by the name of Numidians, which was common to them both. Their prin cipal strength consisted in their cavalry. They always rode without saddles, and some even without bridles, whence Virgil calls them Numidæ infrani.* In the beginning of the second punic war,t Syphax siding with the Romans, Gala, the father of Masinissa, to check the career of so powerful a neighbour, thought it his interest to join the Carthaginians, and accordingly sent out against Syphax a powerful army under the conduct of his son, at that time but seventeen years of age. Syphax, being overcome in a battle, in which it is said he lost 30,000 mien, escaped into Mauritania. However, the face of things was afterwards greatly changed. Masinissa, after his father's death, was often reduced to the brink of ruin;* being driven from his kingdom by a usurper; pursued warmly by Syphax; in danger every instant of falling into the hands of his enemies; destitute of forces, money, and of every resource. He was at that time in alliance with the Romans, and the friend of Scipio, with whom he had had an interview in Spain. His misfortunes would not permit him to bring great succours to that general. When Lælius arrived in Africa, Masinissa joined him with a few horse, and from that time continued inviolably attached to the Roman interest. Syphax, on the contrary, having married the famous Sophonisba, daughter of Asdrubal, went over to the Carthaginians.+ The fate of these two princes again changed, but the change was now final. Syphax lost a great battle, and was taken alive by the enemy. Masinissa, the victor, besieged Cirtha, his capital, and took it. But he met with a greater danger in that city than he had faced in the field; and this was Sophonisba, whose charms and endearments he was unable to resist. To secure this princess to himself, he married her; but a few days after, he was obliged to send her a dose of poison, as her nuptial present; this being the only way he could devise to keep his promise with his queen, and preserve her from the power of the Romans. This was a considerable error in itself, and one that could not fail to disoblige a nation that was so jealous of its authority: but this young prince gloriously made amends for his fault, by the signal services he afterwards rendered to Scipio. We observed, that after the defeat and capture of Syphax, the dominions of this prince were bestowed upon him; and that the Carthaginians were forced to restore all he possessed before. This gave rise to the divisions which we are now going to relate. A territory situated towards the sea-side, near the lesser Syrtis, was the subject of the dispute. The country was very rich, and the soil extremely fruitful; a proof of which is, that the city of Leptis alone, which belonged to that territory, paid daily a talent to the Carthaginians, by way of tribute. Masinissa had seized part of this territory. Each side despatched deputies to Rome, to plead the cause of their respective superiors before the senate. This assembly thought proper to send Scipio Africanus, with two other commissioners, to examine the controversy upon the spot. However, they returned without coming to any decision, and left the business in the same uncertain state in which they had found it. Possibly they acted in this manner by order of the senate, and had received private instructions to favour Masinissa, who was then possessed of the district in question. A. M. 3823. Ten years after, T new commissioners having been A. Rom. 567. appointed to examine the same affair, they acted as the former had done, and left the whole undetermined. tld. I. xxx. n. 11, 12. Id. 1 1. n. 47. § Liv. * Liv. 1. xxix. n. 29-34. † Id. 1. xxix. n. 23. L. xxx. n. 44. || Id. 1. xxxiv. n. 62. |