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Excerpt from The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians, Vol. 7 I. Adithridates, at twelve years old, afcends the throne of Pontus. He feizes Cappadocia and Bithy nia, having fir/t expelled their kings. T he Romans rc-e/tahhfio them. He caufes all the Romans in Aha minor to he put to the [word in one day. Fiijt war of the Romans with Mithridates, who had made himfelf majter of A/ia minor, and Greece, where he had taken Athens. Sylla is charged with this war. He hefieges and retakes Athens. He gains three great hattles again/t the generals of Adi thridates. He grants that prince peace in the fourth year of the war. Lihrary of Athens, in which were the works of Ari/totle. Sylla can/2's it to he carried to Rome Page 146 II. Second war again/t Adithridates, under Murena, of only three years duration. Adithridates prepares to renew the war. He concludes a treaty with Ser torins. Third war with Adithridates, Lucullus conful fent again/t him. He ohliges him to raifi.' the fiege of Cyzicum, and defeats his troops. He gains a compleat vittory over him, and reduces him to fly into Poutasi Tragical end of the fi/lers and wives of Mithridates. He endeavours to retire to his fon-in-lawl Lucullus regulates the I7 5 II.I Lucullus caufes war to he declared with Tigranes, and marches again/t him. Vanity and ridiculous that prince. He lo's a great huttle. Lucullus takes Tigrano'certa, capital of Ar menia. He gains a fecond viitory over the joint forces of Tigranes and Adithri.dates Mutiny and revolt in the army of Lucullus 129 IV. Adithridates, taking advantage of the difcord which had arofe in the Roman army, recovers all his dominions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally recons