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  conquerorwhoenterstriumphantintoacountrywherethemoneyedmenhave,byavarietyofartifices,insensiblyarrivedatinnumerablewaysofencroachingonthepublic,wherethemiserablepeople,whoseeabusesgrownintolaws,arereadytosinkundertheweightofimpression,yetthinktheyhavenorighttoapplyforredress——aconqueror,Isay,maymakeatotalchange,andthenthetyrannyofthosewretcheswillbethefirstthingexposedtohisresentment。

  Wehavebeheld,forinstance,countriesoppressedbythefarmersoftherevenues,andeasedafterwardsbytheconqueror,whohadneithertheengagementsnorwantsofthelegitimateprince。Eventheabuseshavebeenoftenredressedwithoutanyinterpositionoftheconqueror。

  Sometimesthefrugalityofaconqueringnationhasenabledthemtoallowtheconqueredthosenecessariesofwhichtheyhadbeendeprivedunderalawfulprince。

  Aconquestmaydestroyperniciousprejudices,andlay,ifImaypresumetousetheexpression,thenationunderabettergenius。

  WhatgoodmightnottheSpaniardshavedonetotheMexicans?Theyhadamildreligiontoimparttothem;buttheyfilledtheirheadswithafranticsuperstition。Theymighthavesetslavesatliberty;theymadefreemenslaves。Theymighthaveundeceivedthemwithregardtotheabuseofhumansacrifices;insteadofthattheydestroyedthem。NevershouldI

  havefinished,wereItorecountallthegoodtheymighthavedone,andallthemischieftheycommitted。

  Itisaconqueror’sbusinesstorepairapartofthemischiefhehasoccasioned。Theright,therefore,ofconquestIdefinethus:anecessary,lawful,butunhappypower,whichleavestheconquerorunderaheavyobligationofrepairingtheinjuriesdonetohumanity。

  5。Gelon,KingofSyracuse。Thenoblesttreatyofpeaceevermentionedinhistoryis,inmyopinion,thatwhichGelonmadewiththeCarthaginians。Heinsistedupontheirabolishingthecustomofsacrificingtheirchildren。[3]Gloriousindeed!AfterhavingdefeatedthreehundredthousandCarthaginians,herequiredaconditionthatwasadvantageousonlytothemselves,orratherhestipulatedinfavourofhumannature。

  TheBactriansexposedtheiragedfatherstobedevouredbylargemastiffs——acustomsuppressedbyAlexander,wherebyheobtainedasignaltriumphoversuperstition。

  6。OfConquestmadebyaRepublic。Itiscontrarytothenatureofthingsthatinaconfederategovernmentonestateshouldmakeanyconquestoveranother,asinourdayswehaveseeninSwitzerland。[4]Inmixedconfederaterepublics,wheretheassociationisbetweenpettyrepublicsandmonarchies,ofasmallextent,thisisnotsoabsurd。

  Contraryisitalsotothenatureofthingsthatademocraticrepublicshouldconquertownswhichcannotenterintothesphereofitsdemocracy。Itisnecessarythattheconqueredpeopleshouldbecapableofenjoyingtheprivilegesofsovereignty,aswassettledintheverybeginningamongtheRomans。Theconquestoughttobelimitedtothenumberofcitizensfixedforthedemocracy。

  Ifademocraticrepublicsubduesanationinordertogovernthemassubjects,itexposesitsownliberty;becauseitentruststoogreatapowertothosewhoareappointedtothecommandoftheconqueredprovinces。

  HowdangerouswouldhavebeenthesituationoftherepublicofCarthagehadHannibalmadehimselfmasterofRome?Whatwouldhenothavedoneinhisowncountry,hadhebeenvictorious,hewhocausedsomanyrevolutionsinitafterhisdefeat?[5]

  HannocouldneverhavedissuadedthesenatefromsendingsuccourtoHannibal,hadheusednootherargumentthanhisownjealousy。TheCarthaginiansenate,whosewisdomissohighlyextolledbyAristotle(andwhichhasbeenevidentlyprovedbytheprosperityofthatrepublic),couldneverhavebeendeterminedbyotherthansolidreasons。

  Theymusthavebeenstupidnottoseethatanarmyatthedistanceofthreehundredleagueswouldnecessarilybeexposedtolosseswhichrequiredreparation。

  Hanno’spartyinsistedthatHannibalshouldbedelivereduptotheRomans。[6]TheycouldnotatthattimebeafraidoftheRomans;theywerethereforeapprehensiveofHannibal。

  Itwasimpossible,somewillsay,forthemtoimaginethatHannibalhadbeensosuccessful。Buthowwasitpossibleforthemtodoubtit?CouldtheCarthaginians,apeoplespreadoveralltheearth,beignorantofwhatwastransactinginItaly?No:theyweresufficientlyacquaintedwithit,andforthatreasontheydidnotcaretosendsuppliestoHannibal。

  HannobecamemoreresoluteafterthebattleofTrebia,afterthebattleofThrasimenus,afterthatofCann?;itwasnothisincredulitythatincreased,buthisfear。

  7。ThesameSubjectcontinued。Thereisstillanotherinconvenienceinconquestsmadebydemocracies:theirgovernmentiseverodioustotheconqueredstates。Itisapparentlymonarchical:butinrealityitismuchmoreoppressivethanmonarchy,astheexperienceofallagesandcountriesevinces。

  Theconqueredpeopleareinamelancholysituation;theyneitherenjoytheadvantagesofarepublic,northoseofamonarchy。

  Whathasbeenheresaidofapopularstateisapplicabletoaristocracy。

  8。ThesameSubjectcontinued。Whenarepublic,therefore,keepsanothernationinsubjection,itshouldendeavourtorepairtheinconveniencesarisingfromthenatureofitssituationbygivingitgoodlawsbothforthepoliticalandcivilgovernmentofthepeople。

  WehaveaninstanceofanislandintheMediterranean,subjecttoanItalianrepublic,whosepoliticalandcivillawswithregardtotheinhabitantsofthatislandwereextremelydefective。Theactofindemnity,[7]bywhichitordainedthatnooneshouldbecondemnedtobodilypunishmentinconsequenceoftheprivateknowledgeofthegovernor,exinformataconscientia,isstillrecentineverybody’smemory。Therehavebeenfrequentinstancesofthepeople’spetitioningforprivileges;herethesovereigngrantsonlythecommonrightofallnations。

  9。OfConquestsmadebyaMonarchy。Ifamonarchycanlongsubsistbeforeitisweakenedbyitsincrease,itwillbecomeformidable;anditsstrengthwillremainentire,whilepentupbytheneighbouringmonarchies。

  Itoughtnot,therefore,toaimatconquestsbeyondthenaturallimitsofitsgovernment。Sosoonasithaspassedtheselimits,itisprudencetostop。

  Inthiskindofconquestthingsmustbeleftastheywerefound——thesamecourtsofjudicature,thesamelaws,thesamecustoms,thesameprivileges:thereoughttobenootheralterationthanthatofthearmyandofthenameofthesovereign。

  Whenamonarchyhasextendeditslimitsbytheconquestofneighbouringprovinces,itshouldtreatthoseprovinceswithgreatlenity。

  Ifamonarchyhasbeenlongendeavouringatconquest,theprovincesofitsancientdemesnearegenerallyill—used。Theyareobligedtosubmitbothtothenewandtotheancientabuses;andtobedepopulatedbyavastmetropolis,thatswallowsupthewhole。Nowif,afterhavingmadeconquestsroundthisdemesne,theconqueredpeopleweretreatedliketheancientsubjects,thestatewouldbeundone;thetaxessentbytheconqueredprovincestothecapitalwouldneverreturn;theinhabitantsofthefrontierswouldberuined,andconsequentlythefrontierswouldbeweaker;thepeoplewouldbedisaffected;andthesubsistenceofthearmiesdesignedtoactandremaintherewouldbecomemoreprecarious。

  Suchisthenecessarystateofaconqueringmonarchy:ashockingluxuryinthecapital;miseryintheprovincessomewhatdistant;andplentyinthemostremote。Itisthesamewithsuchamonarchyaswithourplanet;

  fireatthecentre,verdureonthesurface,andbetweenbothadry,cold,andbarrenearth。

  10。OfoneMonarchythatsubduesanother。Sometimesonemonarchysubduesanother。Thesmallerthelatter,thebetteritisoverawedbyfortresses;andthelargeritis,thebetterwillitbepreservedbycolonies。

  11。OftheMannersofaconqueredPeople。Itisnotsufficientinthoseconqueststolettheconquerednationenjoytheirownlaws;itis,perhaps,morenecessarytoleavethemalsotheirmanners,becausepeopleingeneralhaveastrongerattachmenttothesethantotheirlaws。

  TheFrenchhavebeendrivenninetimesoutofItaly,because,ashistorianssay,[8]oftheirinsolentfamiliaritieswiththefairsex。Itistoomuchforanationtobeobligedtobearnotonlywiththeprideofconquerors,butwiththeirincontinenceandindiscretion;theseare,withoutdoubt,mostgrievousandintolerable,astheyarethesourceofinfiniteoutrages。

  12。OfaLawofCyrus。FaramIfromthinkingthatagoodlawwhichCyrusmadetoobligetheLydianstopractisenonebutmeanorinfamousprofessions。Itistruehedirectedhisattentiontoanobjectofthegreatestimportance:hethoughtofguardingagainstrevolts,andnotinvasions;butinvasionswillsooncome,whenthePersiansandLydiansuniteandcorrupteachother。Iwouldthereforemuchrathersupportbylawsthesimplicityandrudenessoftheconqueringnationthantheeffeminacyoftheconquered。

  Aristodemus,tyrantofCum?,[9]usedallhisendeavourstobanishcourage,andtoenervatethemindsofyouth。Heorderedthatboysshouldlettheirhairgrowinthesamemannerasgirls,thattheyshoulddeckitwithflowers,andwearlongrobesofdifferentcoloursdowntotheirheels;thatwhentheywenttotheirmastersofmusicanddancing,theyshouldhavewomenwiththemtocarrytheirumbrellas,perfumes,andfans,andtopresentthemwithcombsandlooking—glasseswhenevertheybathed。Thiseducationlastedtilltheageoftwenty——aneducationthatcouldbeagreeabletononebuttoapettytyrant,whoexposeshissovereigntytodefendhislife。

  13。CharlesXII。Thisprince,whodependedentirelyonhisownstrength,hastenedhisruinbyformingdesignsthatcouldneverbeexecutedbutbyalongwar——athingwhichhiskingdomwasunabletosupport。

  Itwasnotadecliningstateheundertooktosubvert,butarisingempire。TheRussiansmadeuseofthewarhewagedagainstthemasofamilitaryschool。Everydefeatbroughtthemnearertovictory;and,losingabroad,theylearnedtodefendthemselvesathome。

  Charles,inthedesertsofPoland,imaginedhimselfsovereignofthewholeworld:herehewandered,andwithhiminsomemeasurewanderedSweden;whilehiscapitalenemyacquirednewstrengthagainsthim,lockedhimup,madesettlementsalongtheBaltic,destroyedorsubduedLivonia。

  Swedenwaslikeariverwhosewatersarecutoffatthefountainheadinordertochangeitscourse。

  ItwasnottheaffairofPultowathatruinedCharles。Hadhenotbeendestroyedatthatplace,hewouldhavebeeninanother。Thecasualtiesoffortuneareeasilyrepaired;butwhocanbeguardedagainsteventsthatincessantlyarisefromthenatureofthings?

  Butneithernaturenorfortunewereeversomuchagainsthimashehimself。

  Hewasnotdirectedbythepresentsituationofthings,butbyakindofplanofhisforming;andeventhishefollowedveryill。HewasnotanAlexander;buthewouldhavemadeanexcellentsoldierunderthatmonarch。

  Alexander’sprojectsucceededbecauseitwasprudentlyconcerted。ThebadsuccessofthePersiansintheirseveralinvasionsofGreece,theconquestsofAgesilaus,andtheretreatofthetenthousandhadshowntodemonstrationthesuperiorityoftheGreeksintheirmanneroffightingandintheirarms;anditwaswellknownthatthePersiansweretooproudtobecorrected。

  ItwasnolongerpossibleforthemtoweakenGreecebydivisions:Greecewasthenunitedunderonehead,whichcouldnotpitchuponabettermethodofrenderingherinsensibletoherservitudethanbyflatteringhervanitywiththedestructionofherhereditaryenemy,andwiththehopesoftheconquestofAsia。

  Anempirecultivatedbythemostindustriousnationintheworld,thatfollowedagriculturefromaprincipleofreligion——anempireaboundingwitheveryconvenienceoflife,furnishedtheenemywithallnecessarymeansofsubsisting。

  Itwaseasytojudgebytheprideofthosekings,whoinvainweremortifiedbytheirnumerousdefeats,thattheywouldprecipitatetheirruinbytheirforwardnessinventuringbattles;andthattheflatteryoftheircourtierswouldneverpermitthemtodoubtoftheirgrandeur。

  Theprojectwasnotonlywise,butwiselyexecuted。Alexander,intherapidityofhisconquests,evenintheimpetuosityofhispassion,had,ifImaysoexpressmyself,aflashofreasonbywhichhewasdirected,andwhichthosewhowouldfainhavemadearomanceofhishistory,andwhosemindsweremorecorruptthanhis,couldnotconcealfromourview。

  Letusdescendmoreminutelyintohishistory。

  14。Alexander。HedidnotsetoutuponhisexpeditiontillhehadsecuredMacedoniaagainsttheneighbouringbarbarians,andcompletedthereductionofGreece;heavailedhimselfofthisconquestfornootherendthanfortheexecutionofhisgrandenterprise;herenderedthejealousyoftheLaced?moniansofnoeffect;heattackedthemaritimeprovinces;hecausedhislandforcestokeepclosetothesea—coast,thattheymightnotbeseparatedfromhisfleet;hemadeanadmirableuseofdisciplineagainstnumbers;heneverwantedprovisions;andifitbetruethatvictorygavehimeverything,he,inhisturn,dideverythingtoobtainit。

  Inthebeginningofhisenterprise——atimewhentheleastcheckmighthaveprovedhisdestruction——hetrustedverylittletofortune;butwhenhisreputationwasestablishedbyaseriesofprosperousevents,hesometimeshadrecoursetotemerity。WhenbeforehisdepartureforAsiahemarchedagainsttheTriballiansandIllyrians,youfindhewagedwar[10]againstthosepeopleintheverysamemannerasC?sarafterwardsconductedthatagainsttheGauls。UponhisreturntoGreece,[11]itwasinsomemeasureagainsthiswillthathetookanddestroyedThebes。Whenheinvestedthatcity,hewantedtheinhabitantstocomeintotermsofpeace;buttheyhastenedtheirownruin。WhenitwasdebatedwhetherheshouldattackthePersianfleet,[12]itisParmeniowhoshowshispresumption,Alexanderhiswisdom。HisaimwastodrawthePersiansfromthesea—coast,andtolaythemunderanecessityofabandoningtheirmarine,inwhichtheyhadamanifestsuperiority。TyrebeingfromprincipleattachedtothePersians,whocouldnotsubsistwithoutthecommerceandnavigationofthatcity,Alexanderdestroyedit。HesubduedEgypt,whichDariushadleftbareoftroopswhilehewasassemblingimmensearmiesinanotherworld。

  TothepassageoftheGranicus,AlexanderowedtheconquestoftheGreekcolonies;tothebattleofIssus,thereductionofTyreandEgypt;tothebattleofArbela,theempireoftheworld。

  AfterthebattleofIssus,hesufferedDariustoescape,andemployedhistimeinsecuringandregulatinghisconquests:afterthebattleofArbela,hepursuedhimsoclose[13]astoleavehimnoplaceofrefugeinhisempire。Dariusentershistowns,hisprovinces,toquitthemthenextmoment;andAlexandermarcheswithsuchrapiditythattheempireoftheworldseemstoberathertheprizeofanOlympianracethanthefruitofagreatvictory。Inthismannerhecarriedonhisconquests:

  letusnowseehowhepreservedthem。

  HeopposedthosewhowouldhavehadhimtreattheGreeksasmasters[14]

  andthePersiansasslaves。Hethoughtonlyofunitingthetwonations,andofabolishingthedistinctionsofaconqueringandaconqueredpeople。Afterhehadcompletedhisvictories,herelinquishedallthoseprejudicesthathadhelpedhimtoobtainthem。HeassumedthemannersofthePersians,thathemightnotchagrinthemtoomuchbyobligingthemtoconformtothoseoftheGreeks。ItwasthishumanitywhichmadehimshowsogreatarespectforthewifeandmotherofDarius;andthisthatmadehimsocontinent。Whataconqueror!Heislamentedbyallthenationshehassubdued!Whatausurper!Athisdeaththeveryfamilyhehascastfromthethroneisallintears。Thesewerethemostgloriouspassagesinhislife,andsuchashistorycannotproduceaninstanceofinanyotherconqueror。

  Nothingconsolidatesaconquestmorethantheunionformedbetweenthetwonationsbymarriages。[15]Alexanderchosehiswivesfromthenationhehadsubdued;heinsistedonhiscourtiersdoingthesame;andtherestoftheMacedoniansfollowedtheexample。TheFranksandBurgundianspermittedthosemarriages;[16]theVisigothsforbadetheminSpain,andafterwardsallowedthem。[17]BytheLombardstheywerenotonlyallowedbutencouraged。[18]WhentheRomanswantedtoweakenMacedonia,theyorderedthatthereshouldbenointermarriagesbetweenthepeopleofdifferentprovinces。

  Alexander,whoseaimwastounitethetwonations,thoughtfittoestablishinPersiaagreatnumberofGreekcolonies。Hebuilt,therefore,amultitudeoftowns;andsostronglywereallthepartsofthisnewempirecemented,thatafterhisdecease,amidstthedisturbancesandconfusionofthemostfrightfulcivilwars,whentheGreekshadreducedthemselves,asitwere,toastateofannihilation,notasingleprovinceofPersiarevolted。

  TopreventGreeceandMacedonfrombeingtoomuchexhausted,hesentacolonyofJews[19]toAlexandria;themannersofthosepeoplesignifiednothingtohim,providedhecouldbesureoftheirfidelity。

  Henotonlysufferedtheconquerednationstoretaintheirowncustomsandmanners,butlikewisetheircivillaws;andfrequentlytheverykingsandgovernorstowhomtheyhadbeensubject:theMacedonians[20]

  heplacedattheheadofthetroops,andthenativesofthecountryattheheadofthegovernment,ratherchoosingtorunthehazardofaparticulardisloyalty(whichsometimeshappened)thanofageneralrevolt。

  Hepaidgreatrespecttotheancienttraditions,andtoallthepublicmonumentsofthegloryorvanityofnations。ThePersianmonarchshavingdestroyedthetemplesoftheGreeks,Babylonians,andEgyptians,Alexanderrebuiltthem:[21]fewnationssubmittedtohisyoketowhosereligionhedidnotconform;andhisconquestsseemtohavebeenintendedonlytomakehimtheparticularmonarchofeachnation,andthefirstinhabitantofeachcity。TheaimoftheRomansinconquestwastodestroy,histopreserve;andwhereverhedirectedhisvictoriousarms,hischiefviewwastoachievesomethingwhencethatcountrymightderiveanincreaseofprosperityandpower。Toattainthisend,hewasenabledfirstofallbythegreatnessofhisgenius;secondly,byhisfrugalityandprivateeconomy;[22]thirdly,byhisprofusioninmattersofimportance。Hewascloseandreservedinhisprivateexpenses,butgeneroustothehighestdegreeinthoseofapublicnature。Inregulatinghishousehold,hewastheprivateMacedonian;butinpayingthetroops,insharinghisconquestswiththeGreeks,andinhislargessestoeverysoldierinhisarmy,hewasAlexander。

  HecommittedtwoverybadactionsinsettingPersepolisonfireandslayingClitus;butherenderedthemfamousbyhisrepentance。Henceitisthathiscrimesareforgotten,whilehisregardforvirtuewasrecorded:theywereconsideredratherasunluckyaccidentsthanashisowndeliberateacts。Posterity,struckwiththebeautyofhismind,eveninthemidstofhisirregularpassion,canviewhimonlywithpity,butneverwithaneyeofhatred。

  LetusdrawacomparisonbetweenhimandC?sar。TheRomangeneral,byattemptingtoimitatetheAsiaticmonarch,flunghisfellow—citizensintoastateofdespairforamatterofmereostentation;theMacedonianprince,bythesameimitation,didathingwhichwasquiteagreeabletohisoriginalschemeofconquest。

  15。NewMethodsofpreservingaConquest。Whenamonarchhassubduedalargecountry,hemaymakeuseofanadmirablemethod,equallyproperformoderatingdespoticpower,andforpreservingtheconquest;itisamethodpractisedbytheconquerorsofChina。

  Inordertopreventthevanquishednationfromfallingintodespair,thevictorsfromgrowinginsolentandproud,thegovernmentfrombecomingmilitary,andtocontainthetwonationswithintheirduty,theTartarfamilynowonthethroneofChinahasordainedthateverymilitarycorpsintheprovincesshouldbecomposedhalfofChineseandhalfTartars,totheendthatthejealousybetweenthetwonationsmaykeepthemwithinbounds。ThecourtsofjudicaturearelikewisehalfChineseandhalfTartars。Thisisproductiveofseveralgoodeffects,1。Thetwonationsareachecktooneanother。2。Theybothpreservethecivilandmilitarypower,andoneisnotdestroyedbytheother,3。Theconqueringnationmayspreaditselfwithoutbeingweakenedandlost。Itislikewiseenabledtowithstandcivilandforeignwars。Thewantofsowiseaninstitutionasthishasbeentheruinofalmostalltheconquerorsthateverexisted。

  16。OfConquestsmadebyadespoticPrince。Whenaconquesthappenstobevastlylarge,itsupposesadespoticpower;andthenthearmydispersedintheprovincesisnotsufficient。Thereshouldbealwaysabodyoffaithfultroopsneartheprince,readytofallinstantlyuponanypartoftheempirethatmaychancetowaver。Thismilitarycorpsoughttoawetherest,andtostriketerrorintothosewhothroughnecessityhavebeenentrustedwithanyauthorityintheempire。TheemperorofChinahasalwaysalargebodyofTartarsnearhisperson,readyuponalloccasions。InIndia,inTurkey,inJapan,theprincehasalwaysabody—guardindependentoftheotherregularforces。Thisparticularcorpskeepsthedispersedtroopsinawe。

  17。ThesameSubjectcontinued。Wehaveobservedthatthecountriessubduedbyadespoticmonarchoughttobeheldbyavassal。Historiansareverylavishoftheirpraisesofthegenerosityofthoseconquerorswhorestoredtheprincestothethronewhomtheyhadvanquished。

  ExtremelygenerousthenweretheRomans,whomadesuchanumberofkings,inordertohaveinstrumentsofslavery。[23]Aproceedingofthatkindisabsolutelynecessary。Iftheconquerorintendstopreservethecountrywhichhehassubdued,neitherthegovernorshesendswillbeabletocontainthesubjectswithinduty,norhehimselfthegovernors。

  Hewillbeobligedtostriphisancientpatrimonyoftroops,inordertosecurehisnewdominions。Themiseriesofeachnationwillbecommontoboth;civilbroilswillspreadthemselvesfromonetotheother。Onthecontrary,iftheconquerorrestoresthelegitimateprincetothethrone,hewillofcoursehaveanally;bythejunctionofwhoseforceshisownpowerwillbeaugmented。WehavearecentinstanceofthisinShahNadir,whoconqueredtheMogul,seizedhistreasures,andlefthiminpossessionofHindostan。

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  1。SeetheCodeofBarbarianLaws,andBookxxviiibelow。

  2。SeetheanonymousauthoroftheLifeofLouisleDebonnaire,inDuchesne’scollection,ii,p。296。

  3。SeeM。Barbeyrac’scollection,art。112。

  4。WithregardtoTockenburg。

  5。Hewasattheheadofafaction。

  6。HannowantedtodeliverHannibaluptotheRomans,asCatowouldfainhavedeliveredupC?sartotheGauls。

  7。Ofthe18thofOctober,1738,printedatGenoabyFranchelli。SeealsotheAmsterdamGazette,Dec。23,1738。

  8。SeePufendorff’sUniversalHistory。

  9。DionysiusHalicarnassus,vii。

  10。SeeArrian,DeExpedit。Alex。,i。

  11。Ibid。

  12。Ibid。

  13。Ibid。,iii。

  14。ThiswasAristotle’sadvice。Plutarch,OftheFortuneandVirtueofAlexander。

  15。Arrian,DeExpedit。Alex。,vii。

  16。SeetheLawoftheBurgundians,tit。12,art。5。

  17。SeetheLawoftheVisigoths,iii,tit。1,§1,whichabrogatestheancientlawthathadmoreregard,itsays,tothedifferenceofnationsthantothatofpeople’sconditions。

  18。SeetheLawoftheLombards,ii,tit。7,§§1,2。

  19。ThekingsofSyria,abandoningtheplanlaiddownbythefounderoftheempire,resolvedtoobligetheJewstoconformtothemannersoftheGreeks——aresolutionthatgavethemostterribleshocktotheirgovernment。

  20。SeeArrian,DeExpedit。Alex。,iii,andothers。

  21。Ibid。

  22。Ibid。,vii。

  23。Tacitus,LifeofAgricola,14。

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