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A History of Rome From the Earliest Times to the Establishment of the Empire (v. 2)
A History of Rome From the Earliest Times to the Establishment of the Empire - v. 2 Author:Henry George Liddell Volume: v. 2 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1855 Original Publisher: J. Murray Subjects: Rome Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million... more »-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER XL. WAR WITH ANTIOCHUS, AND SETTLEMENT OF EASTERN AFFAIRS. (192 -- 188 B. C.) § 1. Antiochus ordered to quit Europe. § 2. His court at Ephosus visited by Hannibal: how this happened. § 3. Hannibal's plan. § 4. Intriguer of . Ktolians in f!recce: death of Nabis: Sparta joins Acha', u, League. § . ri. Flau, ininus despatched to Greece: Thoas the /Etolian persuades Antiochus to cross over into Greece. § ii. Antiochus lands at Jiometrias: welcomed by the northern Greeks: opinion of Hannibal. § 7. Antiochus offends I'hilip, who offers his sword to Rome: frivolity of Autiochus. § 8. Next spring, Antiochus advances into Acanmnia: retreats to Thermopylae. § 9. The pass of Thermopylae forced by the Consul Glabrio: Cato. § 10. Advice of Flautininus to Glabrio uot to crush 1Etoliaus. § 11. Flaiuininus puts all Peloponnesus under the Acha'an League: his warning. § 12. Next year, L. Scipio, with his brother Publiua as Legate, takes the command against Antiochus. § 13. Operations by sea: liattle of Myounctms. § 14. Great army of Antiochus: advice of Scipio to the King. §15. battle of Magnesia: utter defeat of the Syrians. § 16. Terms of peace dictated by Scipio. § 17. Effects at Rome of the Syrian triumph. § 18. M. Fulvius Nobilior reduces /Etolians: Flamininus again interferes. § 19. Miserable state of Greece. § 20. C.'n. Manlius Vulso makes war, without authority, upon the Galatians. § 21. Distribution of the Asiatic possessions of Antiochus. § 22. Fruits of the Galatian War. § 1. Notwithstanding the warning of Flamininus, Antiochus crossed the H...« less