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famous battle of Leuctra, was afterwards ac-
cuscd as traitor, and about to be condemn
ed to death, when his countrymen pardoned
him ON account Of his former services, and
placed him at the head of an army, where
he was slain, in the forty-eighth year. OF his
age. Phillip of Macedon, who by his in
trirues and arms conquered all the neigh
boring states, and finally destroyed the inde-
pendencc of Greece at the battle OF Chae-
rones, was assassinatcd at the age OF forty
seven, when on the point OF leading his VIC
tori us armies against the barbarlans OF the
East. His son Alexander the Great, who
conquered Asia Minor, Egypt, Media, Syria,
Persia, and deemed the world too small tor
his conquests, was prematurely cut OIL IN the
SOD year of his age, supposed to have been
poisoned at the instigation of his tavorite
general Antipater. Pyrrhus, the Epirot,
declared, by Hannibal the greatest OF Cap
tains, fell by the hand OF woman. Han
nibal himself, the Prince of Generals, after
conquering Spain, and retaining possession
of Italy for sixteen years against all the
powers of the Romans, was defeated by
S5c,pio at Zama, fled to Syria, thence to Bl-
thynia, where he poisoned himself, to cludc
the swords of his enemies. Scipio his con-
oucror. as famous for his virtues as citizen
tortion, and was obliged to flee for Rome.
| He died in exile at LiternuT, in the forty
eigth year of his age, and lett as his dying
request, that this bones might not be laid
| with those Of his ungrateful countrymen.
Mithridates, King of Pontus, who by his
skill and bravery opposed the Roman pow
ers for thirty years, and was declared by
! his enemies a more powerful and indetatl-
pable adversary than the great Hannibal,
\ pyrrhus, Perscus, or Antlochus, was uoom
on to death by his unnatural son, attempt
Ell TO poison himself, and not succeeding,
fell upon his sword, Antiochus was murder
ed by his followers in the temple OF Belus;
at S,siana Perseus was carried captive to
4 Rome. and died in Prison) Scipio the
Younger. who wept over the ruins OF Car
thage. of which he had been the unwilling
cause, was, after the most astonishing vic
tories. on the point of being made Dictator
when he was found dead in his bed, mur'
dered at the instigation Of his wife, and the
triumvirs Carbo, Gracious and Flaccus
CHINA was assassinated by one of his own Of
fcers. Marus and Sylla, the most crue
of oman Generals, died III their beds. bu
their death was tastened NY Snee"s'-'-
drinking. in which they indulged, to blum
the stings of az guilty. Conscience: Cor 4
time the triumvirs Caesar, Pc'npey, 5sant
Crassas governed thes world. Crassns wa
u treacherously put tosieath By surcna. Pom
-1Fpev the Great, thesfriend of Cato, who CON
ouercd the Mithritlates, was defeated 3.
Caesar in the plains ofPharsslia., and assas
sinated by thescpmmands Of Ptolomy, whom
) he had protected and placed on the throne
The fate of Cesar himself is well known
7 Bv his Astounding abilities he raised himsel
y to the first rank assaaleneral and an Orator
u After defeating all his enemies. he triumph
y cd in one day over fveS different nations
y Gaul, Alexandria, Pontus, Africa. and Spain
!. he conquered three shundred nations, too
! eight hundred cities, slew a million Of mel
/ was created perpetual Dictator, and beca.m
:, mssterof the world. He generously fol
;, gave his bitterest enemies, and was ASSASSIN
"a ated bv his most intimate friends, in the SGT
year Of his age. Cicero was behcaded nea
Gaeta, and Cato stabbed himself in utic
Brutus, Cassius, and Anthony fell on the
- swords Of the twelve Casars, the SUI
$ cessve masters Of the world, nine suffers
s violent death.