A brief history of the nations and of their progress in civilization . Greenwich 30 40 BRADLEY & POATESENGRS H,V 144 ROME throne of Alexander, was led in triumph through the Bomanstreets. The cantons of Greece were made subject to thousand Achaeans of distinction, among them the his-torian Polybius, were carried to Italy and kept there for manyyears. The imperious spirit of Rome, and the deferenceaccorded to her, is illustrated in the interview of C. PopiliusLaenas, who delivered to Antiochus IV. of Syria a letter ofthe Senate, directing him to retire before Alexandria. Whenthat monar
A brief history of the nations and of their progress in civilization . Greenwich 30 40 BRADLEY & POATESENGRS H,V 144 ROME throne of Alexander, was led in triumph through the Bomanstreets. The cantons of Greece were made subject to thousand Achaeans of distinction, among them the his-torian Polybius, were carried to Italy and kept there for manyyears. The imperious spirit of Rome, and the deferenceaccorded to her, is illustrated in the interview of C. PopiliusLaenas, who delivered to Antiochus IV. of Syria a letter ofthe Senate, directing him to retire before Alexandria. Whenthat monarch replied that he would confer with his counselorson the matter, the haughty Roman drew a circle round him onthe ground, and bade him decide before he should cross thatline. Antiochus said he would do as the Senate ordered. The Third Punic War. — The Carthaginians took up armsagainst Masinissa, who served Rome as his suzerain. Thisact the Romans construed as a breach of treaty. They werestill anxious lest the old enemy should recover stern old se
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