. The Roman history from the foundation of Rome to the battle of Actium : that is, to the end of the commonwealth . eror of Macedonia andAchaia, and he afllimed the firname of impoftor Andrifcus was led before his the fpoils appeared what was called the fquadron of Alexander. That Prince, at the bat-tle of the Granicus, loft twenty-five brave horfe ofthe chofen troops, which were called the company• of the Kings friends. He caufed each of themto have an equeftrian ftatue made by Lyfippus, themoft excellent artift in that way, to which he addedhis own. Thefe ftat
. The Roman history from the foundation of Rome to the battle of Actium : that is, to the end of the commonwealth . eror of Macedonia andAchaia, and he afllimed the firname of impoftor Andrifcus was led before his the fpoils appeared what was called the fquadron of Alexander. That Prince, at the bat-tle of the Granicus, loft twenty-five brave horfe ofthe chofen troops, which were called the company• of the Kings friends. He caufed each of themto have an equeftrian ftatue made by Lyfippus, themoft excellent artift in that way, to which he addedhis own. Thefe ftatues had been fet up at Dium, acity of Macedonia. Metellus caufed them to becarried to Rome, and adorned his triumph withthem. Mummius alfo obtained the honour of a triumph,and in confequence of his conqueft of Achaia af-fumed the firname of Achaicus. He caufed a greatnumber of ftatues and paintings to be exhibited in histriumph, which were afterwards the ornament of thepublick buildings of Rome, and feveral other cities ofItaly ; but not one of them entered the houfe of thetriumpher. End of the Fifth VOLUME,.
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