BOOK IV.

_History of the Macedonian Empire, and the Kingdoms formed from it, until their Conquest by the Romans._

FIRST PERIOD.

From the Rise of the Monarchy to the Death of Alexander the Great. 201.

SECOND PERIOD.

From the Death of Alexander to the Battle of Ipsus. 206.

THIRD PERIOD.

History of the Several Kingdoms into which Alexander’s Empire was Divided. 209.

Syrian Kingdom of the Seleucidæ. 209.

Egypt under the Ptolemies. 216.

Macedonia and Greece. 222.

Thrace; Pergamus. 230.

Bithynia. 231.

Pontus. 232.

Cappadocia; Armenia. 234.

Bactria; Parthia. 235.

Judæa, under Egypt and Syria. 237. Under the Maccabees. 238. Under the Herods. 240.