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A36034	The historical library of Diodorus the Sicilian in fifteen books : the first five contain the antiquities of Egypt, Asia, Africa, Greece, the islands, and Europe : the last ten an historical account of the affairs of the Persians, Grecians, Macedonians and other parts of the world : to which are added the fragments of Diodorus that are found in the Bibliotheca of Photius : together with those publish'd by H. Valesius, L. Rhodomannus, and F. Ursinus / made English by G. Booth ..., Esq.; Bibliotheca historica. English	Diodorus, Siculus.; Booth, George, 17th/18th cent.; Valois, Henri de, 1603-1676.; Rhodoman, Lorenz, 1546-1606.; Photius, Saint, Patriarch of Constantinople, ca. 820-ca. 891. Bibliotheca.; Orsini, Fulvio, 1529-1600.	1700 (1700)	Wing D1512; ESTC R15327	1,369,223	858

for that none of the succeeding Kings since Battus govern'd so Justly and Righteously as he did for he reign'd mildly and gently content only with the Name of a King and that which was most commendable of all was that he carefully kept and maintain'd the Worship of the Gods but his Successors always ever since have reign'd Tyrannically and converted the publick Treasure to their own private Use and neglected the Service of Arcesilaus the Gods 22. Demonax of Mantinea was the Arbitrator to allay the Sedition among the Cyrenians Demonax a Person in great Honour and Esteem for his Wisdom and Justice When he arriv'd * A City in Arcadia at Cyrene all their differences were referr'd to him and he reconcil'd the Cities one to another upon these Terms and Conditions 23. Lucius Tarquinius King of the Romans being carefully educated from a Child and Lucius Tarquinius much addicted to the Liberal Sciences was much admir'd for his virtuous Qualifications by all and therefore when he attain'd to Man's Estate he was in great favour and much esteem with Ancus Martius then King of Rome and together with the King order'd and manag'd many of the weighty Affairs of the Kingdom Being very Rich himself he liberally supply'd the wants of others and was Courteous and Obliging to all and therefore cry'd up greatly for his Wisdom 24. Solon was the Son of Execestides heb was an Athenian and his Ancestors Inhabitants of the Island Salamis for Wisdom and Learning he far excell'd all of his time being Virtuously Solon Before Christ 622. In the time of Josias King of Judah inclin'd from his Youth he apply'd himself to the Study of the best Arts and Sciences And having long inur'd himself to all sorts of Learning he became the Great Master and Champion of every Virtue For being under the care of the best Tutors from a Child when he grew up to Man's estate he associated with such as were esteem'd the greatest Philosophers upon the account of which Converse he was esteem'd one of the Seven Wise Men and was not only preferr'd before all the rest but likewise before all others that were Eminent for their Wisdom He was in great honour for making of Laws and admir'd by all for his singular Prndence in his private Discourses and Answers and giving of Counsel and Advice When the Athenians grew Ionians in their Manners and became in a high degree Luxurious and Effeminate Solon by degrees gain'd them to the love of Virtue and Honourable Actions For Hermodus and Aristogo principled and instructed by his Laws and Discipline overturn'd the Tyranny of Pisistratus 25. There was one Myso of Malea living i a Town call'd Chenae who lay most commonly Myso in the Fields obscure unknown almost to every body upon the Expelling of Periander the Corinthian for his Tyranny and Cruelty was taken into the Society of one of the Seven Wise Men. 26. Chilo liv'd according to his Doctrine which is a thing rare to be found For we may see many Philosophers in our Age who talk at a great rate yet their Manners and Chilo Wise Man Course of Life are Filthy and Abominable who look and speak like grave and wise Men yet by their actions give themselves the Lye But Chilo besides his virtuous Life all his Days conceiv'd and utter'd many excellent things worthy of Remark 27. Pittacus of Mytelene was a Man not only to be admired for his Wisdom but was such Pittacus Wise Man Flourished about the 42 Olympiad a Citizen as Lesbos never before produc'd the like nor ever like to be as I think any such after him till it produce plenty of sweet Wine For he was an excellent Law-maker and Civil and Courteous towards all his Fellow-Citizens in all their Meetings and publick Assemblies and freed his Country from three most grievous Calamities Tyranny Sedition and War He was a most prudent and courteous Man ever ready to excuse other * Which will never be Men's faults and therefore seem'd to be a Person perfectly Virtuous in every respect for in making of Laws he was Prudent and Politick Faithful to his Word Valiant in War and one that scorn'd corrupt Lucre and Gain 28. The Prieneans say That Bias having redeem'd from the hands of Robbers some Captive Messenian Virgins Persons of considerable Quality he took them into his own House Bias Wise Man and honourably entertain'd them as his own Daughters And when their Relations and Kinsdolk came to Perene to seek after them he restor'd them to their Friends without taking any thing either for their Dyet or Redemption but on the contrary presented them with many Gifts out of his own Estate And therefore the Ladies lov'd him as their own Father both for his noble Entertainment and the largeness of his Bounty so that when they return'd home they were still mindful of his Kindness to them And therefore when the Fishermen of Messenac drew up with their Nets nothing but a Brazen Tripode whereon was inscrib'd these Words * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To the Wisest they procur'd it to be given to Bias. He was the most Rhetorical and Eloquent Man in his time but far different from all others in the use he made of his Eloquence for he was not Mercenary or aim'd at Gain but us'd it for the Relief of Men indistress which is rare now to be found 29. Cyrus the Son of Cambysis and Mandana Nephew to Astyagis King of the Medes for Valour Cyrus Prudence and other Virtues excell'd all others in the age wherein he liv'd for his Father gave him Royal Education encouraging him to every thing that was high and brave And even while he was a Boy he gave evident Tokens of his attempting great things at one time or other his Virtue and Valour appearing now before hand so evidently while he was but a Child 30. Astyages King of the Medes being beaten in a Battle and forc'd to a dishonourable Astyages Flight was enrag'd at his Soldiers and disbanded all his Officers and plac'd others in their rooms but as for those that were the occasion of the flight he pickt 'em out of all his Troops and put 'em to death thinking by this Example to make the rest more careful in the discharge of their Duty when they came to fight For he was naturally cruel and implacable but his Soldiers were so far from being terrify'd by his Severity that in hatred of his Cruelty and Inhumanity every one of them were ready to revolt and to that end began to meet together in great companies and talk Treason stirring up one another to revenge the deaths of their fellow Soldiers 31. Cyrus they say was not only valiant against an Enemy but mild and gentle towards Cyrus his Subjects therefore the Persians call him their Father 32. One Adrastus a Phrygian by casting a Dart at a Boar in Hunting accidentally kill'd Adrastus Atys the Son of

Corsica were subject to them they exacted a Tribute from the Inhabitants of Rozen Wax and Hony of which great plenty is produc'd in this Island Corsican Bond-Slaves are naturally of such a Temper Servants and Qualification that for usefulness they are to be preferr'd before all others whatsoever The Island is large a great part of it Mountainous and Woody and water'd with several small † 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rivers The Inhabitants feed upon Milk Honey and Flesh which this Country affords plentifully and exceed all other Barbarians in Justice and Humanity one towards another For where any find Honey in hollow Trees in the Mountains it 's certainly his that finds it without any further Dispute The Sheep have all their Owners Mark set upon them and that certainly secures the Property of their Masters though there be no Shepherd to look after them And in all other respects in their Converse and way of Living every one of them in their several Stations observe the Rules of common Right and Justice A very strange thing there is among 'em concerning the Birth of their Children for when the Woman is in Labour there 's no care taken of her in the time of her Travel Men in Travel for their Wives but the Husband goes to Bed as if he were sick and there continues for certain Days as if he were under the Pains of a Woman in Travel Here grows in this Island abundance of extraordinary Box-Trees which is the Reason that the Honey produc'd here is many times very bitter It 's possess'd by Barbarians whose Language is very strange and difficult to be understood they are above the number of Thirty Thousand Next to this lies Sardinia an Island as big as Sicily it 's inhabited by Barbarians whom they call Iolaeians sprung as they they themselves suppose from those few that inhabited the Country with Sardinia belongs to the King of Spain Six Miles from Corsica about an Hundred and Seventy Miles in length and Eighty Miles broad Iolaus and the Thespidae For at that time that Hercules instituted those so much * Olympick Games Celebrated Games having many Children by the Daughters of Thespius by the Command of the Oracle he sent them with a numerous Train both of Barbarians and Grecians into Sardinia to settle themselves in new Habitations Their Captain Iolaus Hercules his Nephew on his Brother's side possess'd himself of the Island and built in it several famous Cities and dividing the Country by Lot call'd the People from himself Iolaeians He built likewise publick Schools and Temples and left other Monuments for publick use and general advantage which remain to this Day For the most pleasant Fields of the Country are call'd after him The Fields of P. 206. Iolaus or The Iolaeian Fields and the People are still call'd Iolaeians from him It was foretold likewise by the Oracle concerning his Colony that if they were call'd after his Name their Freedoms and Liberties should be secur'd to them for ever and accordingly their Laws and Government have been preserv'd firm and unshaken to this Day For though the Carthaginians when they were in the height of their Power took this Island yet they could not inslave the People for the Iolaeians fled to the Mountains and made them Habitations under Ground and kept and maintain'd many Herds and flocks of Cattel which afforded them Food sufficient both as to Milk Cheese and Flesh And thus leaving the Champain Parts of the Country they were both freed from the Toyl of Plowing and Tilling the Ground and besides liv'd at ease in the Mountains contented with a mean and moderate Provision as we before said And although the Carthaginians often assaulted them with great Armies yet the difficulties of the Places were such and the windings and turnings within these Subterraneous Caves were so inexplicable that they were ever the security of these Inhabitants from Bondage and Slavery And lastly the Romans since they became Masters of the Place have often attempted to reduce them by force of Arms but were never able to prevail for the Reasons before alledg'd But to return to the ancient Times Iolaus after he had settled all the Concerns relating to the Colony return'd into Greece The Thespiades after they had been Lords of the Island for many Ages were at length expuls'd and driven into Italy and seated themselves in the Parts and Places about Cuma The rest of the People return'd to their former Barbarism and making choice of the best Captains from among their own Countrymen have defended their Liberties to this Day Having said enough of Sardinia we shall now go on with the other Islands Next to the before-mention'd Island is Pityusa so call'd from the multitude Pityusa of Pine-Trees growing there lying in the midst of the Sea Three Days and as many Nights Sayl from Hercules's Pillars one Day and Nights Sail from the Coast of Africa and only a Days Sayl from Spain as large as Corcyra and reasonably Fruitful It bears some few Vines and wild Olive-Trees Amongst other things it produces it 's most esteem'd for fine Wool It 's chequer'd with pleasant Champain Fields and lovely Hills There 's a City in it call'd Ercsum inhabited by a Colony of Carthaginians The Island is grac'd with famous Ports and high Walls and a great number of stately Houses Barbarians of several Nations inhabit there but most are Carthaginians a Colony of whom settled there about a Hundred and Sixty Years after the building of Carthage There are other Islands over against Spain which the Grecians call * Signifies naked Gymnesiae because in Summer-time the Inhabitants go naked By the Natives and the Romans they are call'd † Baleares now call'd Majorca and Minorca 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Baleares from casting of huge massy Stones out of Slings wherein the Inhabitants excel all other People The Greater of these Islands is larger than all the rest of the * In the Mediterranean Islands except these Seven Sicily Sardinia Cyprus Crete Eubaea Corsica and Lesbos It 's one Days Sail distant from Spain The Lesser lies more Eastward and breeds and feeds all sorts of brave and large Cattel especially ‖ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Half Asses Mules which for the largeness of their Bodies and the exceeding noise they make in their Braying are remarkable above all others Both these Islands are of a good and fertile Soyl and are Peopled with above Thirty Thousand Inhabitants As to the Fruits of the Earth they are altogether destitute of Wine the want therefore of it makes 'em the more eager after it Neither have they any Oyl amongst them to supply which they press out the Oyly part of Mastick P. 207. and mix it and Swines-Grease together and with this Composition anoint their Bodies They love Women exceedingly whom they value at such a Rate that when the Pyrats bring any Women they have

427. an Hundred Sail of Ships under the command of Lachetes and Chabrias With these they arriv'd at Rhegium and from The Athenians assist the Leontines in Sicily by Chabrias their Colonies there and at Calcidea they had an Hundred Ships more which join'd with the former from thence they loos'd and came first to the Lipare Islands where they ravag'd the Country because they were Confederates of the Syracusians Then they made to * In Italy upon the Sea-Coasts Locris and took Five Ships belonging to the Locrians and besieg'd one of their Castles The Siculi bordering upon the † Mylae a City in Sicily Myleans coming to their aid the Armies engag'd and the Athenians were Conquerors and kill'd above a Thousand of their Enemies and took no fewer than Six Hundred Prisoners And presently after they took the Castle by Storm In the mean time Forty Ships more were sent to the Fleet by the Athenians to carry on the War with more Vigour under the command of Eurymedon and Sophocles And when they were all join'd they made up a Fleet of Two Hundred and Fifty Sail. But while the War was carrying on the Leontines by their Embassadors struck up a Peace with them of Syracuse Upon which the Athenian Fleet return'd Home But the Syracusians receiv'd all the Leontines into the City and made them all free of Syracuse and from that time appointed the City Leontium to be a Fort or Garrison of the Syracusians And this was the Condition of Sicily at this time In Greece they of the Island Lesbos revolted from the Athenians And the Lesbos revolts from Athens Reason was because all the Inhabitants of the Cities throughout Lesbos were by order and decree of the Athenians remov'd and brought into * The greatest City of Lesbos Mitylene For this Reason also they entred into a League with the Lacedemonians and advis'd them how they might become Masters at Sea To accomplish which Design they promis'd them a great number of Ships The Spartans gave a very quick ear to this and whilst they were preparing a Navy the Athenians were before them and commanded Clinippides with Forty Sail forthwith to waft over an Army into Lesbos who being joyn'd with other Confederates made for Mitylene Ant. Chr. 427. Mitylene besieg'd by the Athenians and in a Sea-Fight routed the Mityleans and then besieged them Hereupon the Lacedemonians resolved to assist them of Mitylene and to that end prepared a brave Navy but the Athenians enforc'd their Army with a Thousand Men more sent into Lesbos before the Lacedemonians arriv'd Paches the Son of Epiderus was General of this Expedition who when he arriv'd at Mitylene joining with the former Army laid a more strait Siege to the Place and contiually assaulted the City both by Sea and Land The Lacedemonians in the mean time sent Five and Forty Ships under the Command of Alcidas to assist the Mitylenes and again invaded Attica with the assistance of their Confederates who fell upon those Places that were before untouch'd and after they had most shamefully pillaged and wasted the Country they return'd Home But the Mitylenes oppress'd with Famine the Sword and seditious Tumults upon Conditions surrender the City After which a Council was held at Athens what Mitylene surrendred they should do with them of Mitylene There was one Cleon an Orator a cruel and violent spirited Man stir'd up the People to kill all the Mitylenes that were Men grown up and to sell all the Women and Children for Slaves The Athenians P. 315. voted it to be so as Cleon had perswaded them and sent Messengers to Mitylene to acquaint the Governor with the Decree When Paches had read it another to the contrary presently came to his Hand upon which Paches understanding the Athenians had chang'd their Minds with great joy call'd the Mitylenes together and both remitted their faults and likewise freed them from their fears But the Athenians demolished the Walls of Mitylene and divided the whole Island of Lesbos by Lot except the Lands belonging to Methymna And this was the issue of the Lesbean defection from Athens About the same time the Lacedemonians still carrying on the Siege at Platea drew a Wall round the City and fortify'd it with several Forts and strong Guards for its Defence The Siege continuing long and no Relief coming from Ant. Chr. 427. Athens the Besieg'd were greatly press'd both with want of Provision and the loss of many of the Citizens who were cut off in the frequent Assaults All therefore being doubtful what the issue might be a Council was call'd to advise what was fit to be done in order to their Preservation Many thought it most advisable to capitulate but there were others to the number of Two Hundred that were for breaking through the Guards in the Night and so fly to Athens In pursuance whereof observing the darkness of the Night those that were for Capitulating were prevail'd with to assault a remote part of the Enemy's Wall by which means they who intended to break through the Guards whilst their Enemies were busied in assisting their Fellows that were assaulted scaled another part of the Wall having got Ladders for that purpose and kill'd the Guards and so escap'd to Athens The next Day the Lacedemonians were in great vexation at the escape of them out of the City and brought their Forces close to the Walls and bent all their Minds and Strength with all expedition to force the Place Upon which the Plateans being terrify'd gave up both themselves and their City to the mercy of their Enemies Platea surrendred But the Lacedemonian Commanders put this Question to every one that they sent for from among the Plateans What good Offices or Services they had ever done to the Lacedemonians And when one by one confessed they knew of none they asked them again Whether they had ever done the Spartans any harm And when none deny'd that they order'd them all to be slain so that all that remain'd in the City were put to the Sword and the Town it self was raz'd to the Ground and the Lands belonging to it let to farm And thus the Inhabitants Platea raz'd of Platea for their faithfulness to the Athenians became involv'd in great Misery and undeservedly perished Whilst these things were in doing a great Sedition and ‖ A Sedition at Corcyra civil Discord arose in Corcyra upon the following occasion In the Battel at Epidamnum many of the Corcyreans were taken Prisoners and while they were in custody they promis'd the Corinthians that if they might be releas'd they would undertake to deliver up Corcyra into their Hands This was a very welcome and grateful Offer to the Corinthians A considerable Number of Talents therefore being colourably procur'd from their Friends for their Redemption they were all discharg'd As soon as they return'd into their Country minding the performance of their Contract they First seised

follow after him both because his Army was in want of Provision and in other ill Circumstances as likewise for that he had a great desire to inter his Dead in the most solemn manner he possibly could Upon which occasion here sell out a strange Accident at this time very unusual and dissonant from the Laws of the Grecians For there was one Ceteus who commanded them The Story of Ceteus his two Wives that came out of India and fought with great Resolution but di'd in this Battel He left two Wives behind him who follow'd him all along during the Campagne One he had but lately marry'd the other had been his Wife for some years before and both lov'd their Husband exceedingly It had been an ancient Custom in India for Men and Women to marry themselves with their own mutual Liking without consulting the Advice of their Parents And in regard that in those former times young People would rashly marry one another and often repent afterwards as being deceiv'd in their Choice many Wives were corrupted and through their inordinate Lusts fell in Love with other Men and because they could not with their Credit and Reputation leave them they first chose they would often poison their Husbands to the more ready effecting of which the Country did not a little contribute by bearing many and divers sorts of Poisonous Plants some of which never so little bruis'd either in Meat or Drink do certainly kill the Party This wicked Art growing still more and more to Perfection and many being destroy'd by this Means and though several were punish'd for these Pieces of Villany yet other would not be reclaim'd nor restrain'd from the like Practices another Law therefore was made That Wives should be burnt together with their dead Husbands except they were with Child or had born Children and that she who would not observe the Common Law of the Land should remain a Widow and as one convicted of that Impiety should be excluded from all sacred Rites and all other Benefit and Privilege of the Laws This being thus establish'd hence-forward this Wickedness of the Wives was chang'd into a contrary P. 689. Ant. Ch. 314. Practice For being that every Wife to avoid that insufferable Disgrace was voluntarily to Die they became not only careful to preserve the Health and provide for the Well-being of their Husbands as that which was likewise their own Preservation but the Wives strove one with another as who should gain the highest pitch of Honour and Reputation An Example of which sell out at this time For although by the Law one only was to be burnt with the Husband yet at the Funeral of Cetius both strove which should die as for some Honourable Reward of their Virtue Whereupon the Matter was brought before the Generals for their Decision The Younger declar'd That the other was with Child and therefore her Death could not satisfy the Law The Elder pleaded That it was a greater Piece of Justice that she who was before the other in Years should be preferr'd before her in Honour For in all other Cases the constant Rule is to yield more Honour and Respect to the Elder than to the Younger The Captains being inform'd by the Midwives that the Elder was with Child preferr'd the Younger before the other Upon which she lost her Cause went out weeping and wailing renting her Vail in pieces and tearing her Hair as if some sad and dreadful News had been told her The other rejoicing in the Victory made forthwith to the Funeral Pile crown'd by the Women of her House with Attires call'd * Attires Women us'd to wear with Labels hanging down Mitres and by her Kindred brought forth most richly adorn'd as to some Nuptial Festival setting forth her Praises all along as they went in Songs fitted for that occasion As soon as she came to the Pile she threw off her Attire and distributed them amongst Ant. Ch 14. her Servants and Friends leaving these behind her as tokens of Remembrances for them that loved her Her Attire was multitudes of Rings upon her Fingers set with all manner of precious Stones of divers Colours Upon her Head were a great number of little Golden Stars between which were plac'd sparkling Stones of all sorts About her Neck she wore abundance of Jewels some small others large increasing by degrees in bigness as they were put on one after another At length she took leave of all her Family and Servants and then her Brother plac'd her upon the Pile and to the great Admiration of the People who flock'd thither to see the Sight with an Heroick Courage she there ended her Life The whole Army solemnly in their Arms march'd thrice round the Pile before it was kindled She in the mean time disposing of her self towards her Husband's Body discover'd not by any Screeks or otherwise that she was at all daunted at the Noise of the Crackling Flames so that the Spectators were affected some with Pity and others with Admiration and extraordinary Commendation of her Resolution However there are some who condemn this Law as Cruel and Inhumane After the Funeral was over Eumenes march'd from Patetacine to Gabiene which being Eumenes marches to Gabiene Ant. Ch. 314. yet untouch'd was in a condition to supply the Army with all Things necessary which was distant from Antigonus his Army going through the Countries inhabited Five and twenty Days Journey but passing through the Desarts where there 's no Water 't is but Nine Days Journey Being thus far distant one from another he there winter'd and so gave his Army time to refresh themselves As for the Affairs of Europe Cassander while he lay at the Siege of Tegea hearing of Cassander marches into Macedonia the return of Olympias into Macedonia and of the Death of Eurydice and King Philip and what was done to the Sepulchre of Jollas his Brother agreed with the Taegeans and march'd with his Army into Macedonia leaving his Consederates in great Trouble and Perplexity For Alexander the Son of Polysperchon was then entred Peloponnesus and ready P. 690. to set upon the Cities with a great Army And the Aetolians to ingratiate themselves with Olympias and Polsyperchon seiz'd upon the straight Passes at Pylas and block'd up the Passage to stop Cassander in his march But he perceiving that it was very difficult for him to force his way through those narrow Streights by the help of some Ships and several Boats out of Eubea and Locris pass'd over into Thessaly And hearing that Polysperchon lay with his Army in Perrhabea he order'd away Callas his General with some Forces to fight him In the mean time Dinias being sent away to secure the * Strights of Perrhabea Streights possess'd himself of those Passes before the Forces of Olympias could reach them As soon as Olympias heard that Cassander was entring Macedonia with a great Army she created Aristonous General and commanded him to