OF ELOQUENCE 1

ATE PRINCIPAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PARIS, PROFESSOR
IN THE ROYAL COLLEGE, AND MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY
OF INSCRIPTIONS AND BELLES-LETTRES.

TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH.

IN EIGHT VOLUMES,

VOL. VI.

THE ELEVENTH EDITION,

REVISED, CORRECTED, AND ILLUSTRATED WITH A SET OF MAPS

NEWLY ENGRAVED.

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CONTENTS OF VOL. VI.

BOOK XVI

THE history of Alexander's Successors

CHAP. I,

SECT. I. The four victorious princes divide

the empire of Alexander the Great into

Seleucus builds se-

as many kingdoms.

veral cities. Athens shuts her gates

against Demetrius. He reconciles him-

self with Seleucus, and afterwards with

Ptolemy. The death of Cassander. The

first exploits of Pyrrhus. Athens taken

by Demetrius. He loses, almost at the

same time, all he possessed

SECT. II. Dispute between the two sons of

Cassander for the crown of Macedonia.

Demetrius, being invited to the assistance

of Alexander, finds means to destroy him,

and is proclaimed king by the Macedo-

nians. He makes great preparations for

the conquest of Asia. A powerful confe-

deracy is formed against him. Pyrrhus

and Lysimachus deprive him of Macedonia,

and divide it between themselves. Pyre

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