The seven books of history against the pagans

Contents

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION BOOK ONE Page xv Prologue.......................................... 3 Chapter 1 Sin and Its Consequences ........................ 5 2 Geography ..................................... 7 3 The Fall and Man's Punishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 4 Ninus and Semiramis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 5 The Fate of Sodom and Gomorrah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 6 Sodom and Rome ............................... 24 7 Rhodes and Achaia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 8 Joseph in Egypt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 9 Joseph in Egypt, continued .................... " . 28 10 Migration under Moses. Plagues in Egypt. Exodus from Egypt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 II Revolting Crimes ............................... 31 12 Revolting Crimes, continued.. . .. .. . ... .. . .. .. .. . 32 13 The Minotaur and Lapithae . ..... .... .... . ...... . 34 14 Conquests of Vesoges ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 15 The Amazons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 16 The Amazons, continued......................... 37 17 The Trojan War....... ......................... 37 18 General Disorders throughout Greece and Asia... ... 38 19 Death of Sardanapalus. Astyages and Cyrus. .. .. .. . . 38 20 Phalaris and Aremulus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 21 The Messenian War. War between Sparta and Athens......................................... 41 vii BOOK TWO Chapter Page I Rise and Fall of Early Empires..... ............... 44 2 Babylon and Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 3 Babylon and Rome, continued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 4 The Founding of Rome. Early Kings of Rome . . . . . . 48 5 Struggles against the Etruscans. Secession of the Plebs. Conflict with .the Veientes ... . ....... .. ........ ... 50 6 Capture of Babylon. Conquest of Cyrus . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 7 Scythian Expedition ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 8 Conquest of Darius. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 9 Invasions of Greece. Battle of Thermopylae. . . . . . . . 57 10 Battle of Salamis. Flight of Xerxes ...... . . . . . . . . . . 58 11 Plataea and Mycale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 12 Plague at Rome. Cincinnatus and the Aequi ....... 61 13 Appius Claudius and Verginia ... .. ............ ... 63 14 The Misfortunes of Sicily. Athenian Disasters . . . . . . 64 15 Treason of Alcibiades ... . ..... .... ............ ... 67 16 Peloponnesian War. Fall of Athens.......... ..... 68 17 The Thirty Tyrants. End of Athenian Liberty . . . . . . 70 18 Artaxerxes and Cyrus... ...... ...... . . .... .. .. ... 73 19 Siege of Veii. Invasion of the Gauls...... ....... . . 74 BOOK THREE Preface ........................................... 77 1 Weariness of the Greeks. War between Sparta and Persia. Decline of the Lacedaemonians. The Theban Supremacy. Campaign of Conon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 2 Battle of Mantinea. Death of Epaminondas . . . . . . . . 82 3 Dire Omens .................................... 84 4 Pestilence in Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 5 Pestilence in Rome, continued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 6 Gallic Invasions ........'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 7 Carthaginian Treaty ............................ 87 8 Roman Wars. Advent of Jesus Christ.............. 88 viii Chapter Page 9 War against the Latins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 10 Madness of Roman Matrons............. ......... 90 II Alexander, King of the Epirots. Philip, King of Macedon....................................... 90 12 Conquests of Philip. Subjection of Greece. Destruction of Olynthus. Treachery of Philip. Dismemberment of Greece......................................... 90 13 Invasion of Scythia .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 14 Cruelty of Philip. Death of Philip ... " .... " . .. .. . 97 15 Disaster of Caudine Forks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 16 Accession of Alexander. Grankus and Issus. Egyptian Expedition ............................ 100 17 Gaugamela and Persepolis ....................... 102 18 Bloodshed in East and West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 104 19 Invasion of India. Campaign in India ........... " 105 20 Death of Alexander. Estimate of Alexander. .. .. . . . 107 21 Alliance against Rome. .. .. . ... .. .. . . . . . .... .. .. . 109 22 Samnite Wars. Etruscan and Gallic Wars. .. .. . . . .. 110 23 Division of Alexander's Empire. Wars of Alexander's Generals. Reflections on These Wars ....... " .. ... 112 BOOK FOUR Preface ........................................... 120 I Pyrrhic War. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 2 Pyrrhic War, continued. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 125 3 Revolt of the Campanian Legion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 4 Ominous Portents....... .. .. ........ . .. .. ... .... 127 5 Plague at Rome ...... : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 127 6 Founding of Carthage. Abominable Practices of the Carthaginians. Conspiracy of Hanno. Siege of Syracuse Expedition of Agathocles. Blindness of Historians. . . 129 7 Roman Intervention in Sicily. Conflicts on Land and Sea............................................ 135 8 March on Carthage. Battle with Great Reptile. ..... 136 ix Chapter Page 9 Defeat of Regulus. Roman Disasters at Sea. Battle of Panormus ...................................... 139 10 Battle of Drepanum .. " .... , .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .... 141 11 Terms of Peace. Flood and Fire at Rome . . . . . . . . . .. 143 12 Closing of Gates of Janus. Blessings of Peace... .. .. 144 13 Defeat of Gallic Mercenaries. Dreadful Portents. .. . 146 14 Invasion of Hannibal. The Ticinus and Trebia .... 149 15 Lake Trasimene ................................ 150 16 Disaster of Cannae. Extraordinary Levy. Desperate Courage of Romans. ...................... ...... 152 17 March on Rome. Divine Intervention ....... " .. .. 155 18 The War in Spain and Italy. The Battle at Metaurus River. Victories of Scipio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 157 19 Battle of Zama ............................. " ... 160 20 The End of the Second Punic War. Macedonian Wars. War against Antiochus. Suicide of Hannibal ....... 161 21 War against the Lusitani. Roman Immorality. .. .. . 167 22 Third Punic War ............................... 169 23 Siege of Carthage. Destruction of Carthage ..... : . .. 170 BOOK FIVE 1 Testimony of Other People. Our Past and Present Absence of Common Citizenship ... " . . . .. . .. .. .. . 173 2 Universality of Rome. Christianity................ 176 3 Conflicts in Greece. Destruction of Corinth . . . . . . .. 177 4 Viriathus. Pestilence at Rome. Conquests of Mithridates .................................... 179 5 Character of ,the Numantines. Perfidy of the Romans. Disaster of Lepidus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 6 Misfortunes of Sicily...