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The Starting-point of the History
My History begins in the 140th Olympiad. The events
B. C. 220-217. The History starts from the 140th Olympiad, when the tendency towards unity first shows itself.
from which it starts are these. In Greece, what
is called the Social war: the first waged by
Philip, son of Demetrius and father of Perseus,
in league with the Achaeans against the Aetolians. In Asia, the war for the possession of
Coele-Syria which Antiochus and Ptolemy
Philopator carried on against each other. In
Italy, Libya, and their neighbourhood, the conflict between
Rome and Carthage, generally called the Hannibalian war.
My work thus begins where that of Aratus of Sicyon leaves off.
Now up to this time the word's history had been, so to speak,
a series of disconnected transactions, as widely separated in
their origin and results as in their localities. But from this
time forth History becomes a connected whole: the affairs of
Italy and Libya are involved with those of Asia and Gre
Summary of the Work
I STATED in my first book that my work was to start from
the Social war, the Hannibalian war, and the war for the
possession of Coele-Syria. In the same book I stated my
reasons for devoting my first two books to a sketch of the
period preceding those events. I will now, after a few
prefatory remarks as to the scope of my own work, address
myself to giving a complete account of these wars, the causes
which led to them, and which account for the proportions to
which they attained.
The one aim and object, then, of all that I have undertakenA summary of the work from B. C. 220 to B. C. 168.
to write is to show how, when, and why all the
known parts of the world fell under the
dominion of Rome. Now as this great event
admits of being exactly dated as to its beginning, duration, and final accomplishment, I think it will
be advantageous to give, by way of preface, a summary statement of the most important phases in it between the beginning
and the end. For I think I sha
Return to Narrative of the War in Coele-Syria
I will first endeavour, in accordance with my original
plan, to give an account of the war between Antiochus and
Ptolemy for the possession of Coele-Syria. Though I am
fully aware that at the period, at which I have stopped in my
Greek history, this war was all but decided and concluded, I
have yet deliberately chosen this particular break and division
in my narrative; believing that I shall effectually provide
against the possibility of mistakes oCoele-Syria. Though I am
fully aware that at the period, at which I have stopped in my
Greek history, this war was all but decided and concluded, I
have yet deliberately chosen this particular break and division
in my narrative; believing that I shall effectually provide
against the possibility of mistakes on the part of my readers in
regard to dates, if I indicate in the course of my narrative the
years in this Olympiad in which the events in the several parts
of the world, as well as in Greece, began and ended. For I
think nothing more essential to the clearness of my history of
this Olympiad than to avoid confusing the several narratives.
Our object should be to distinguish and keep them separate as
much as possible, until we come to the next Olympiad, and
begin setting down the contemporary ev