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Ptolemy, son of Lagos, goes to Egypt, 150 f.; founds a dynasty, 151; founds an empire, 155 f.; son of Ammon, 162 ff.; king of the Macedonians, 166 f.; religious policy of, 178 f. ... Ceraunus, 220. ... Philadelphus, 155; eulogy of, by Theocritus, 156, 171 f.; character of, 157 f.; diplomat, 158; occupies Ionia, 159; forces of, 167; revolt in Ionia against, 228; war of, with Antiochus II, 229, with Rhodians, 229, with Macedon and Syria, 230 ff. ... Euergetes, victorious in Asia, 159; beaten on sea, 159; neglects fleet, 179; war of, in Asia, 231 f.; generalissimo of Achæan league, 232 f.; weakness of, 242. ... Philopator, military policy of, 180. ... Euergetes II, "the god," 166, 181. ... The Piper, 152.

Pydna, battle of, 213, 217.

Pyrrhus, king of Macedon, 220; invades Macedon, 223 f.

Quartering of troops, in Egypt,

Races, fusion of, in Seleucid empire, 206.

Reaction, age of, 95 ff.; of Plato, unreality of, 106 f.

Reformation, age of, in Greece, 83.

Reformers, political, 26.

Religion, and deification of rulers, 141 f.; in Egypt, 178 f.

Representation according to population, 27, 33 f., 237, 243.

Rhodians, war of, with Ptolemy II, 229.

Romans, heirs of Greeks, 5; empire of, 35; save Ptolemies, 160; war of, with Illyrians, 241; with Macedonians, 248.

Rome, Senate of, disarms Seleucids, 190 f., encourages revolt of Jews, 191, sets up usurpers in Syria, 191; emperors of, use Seleucid land policy, 204; Italian federation of, compared with Seleucid empire, 210 f.; intimidates Seleucids, 213 f.; imperial problems of, 214.

Rotation of office, in Athens, 55 f.

Roxane, married by Alexander, 130, 136.

Samians, get Athenian citizenship, 31.

Sarapis, 178.

Sea-power, benefits of, 66 ff.; gained by Alexander, 126 f.; of Egypt, 156, 158; struggle for, between Egypt and Macedon, 159; abandoned by Egypt, 160; first gained by Egypt, 227; restored, 230; lost, 233.

Seleucids, hemmed in by Egypt, 159; division in dynasty of, 187; get access to sea, 188; lose prestige in Asia, 189 f.; disarmed by Rome, 190 f.; dynastic war among, 191; half Iranian, 195; expansion of, 196 ff.; crown lands of, 199; land policy of, 202 f.; administrative service of, 203; local government of, 203, 205; empire of, a conglomerate of states, 205 ff.; relation of, to city-states, 208; difficulties of, 211; intimidated by Rome, 213 f.

Seleucus, son of Antiochus, 184; at Ipsus, 185; reaches Mediterranean, 185; at Corupedion, 185; faithful to Iranian wife, 195; relation to Alexander, 195. ... Callinicus, 186.

Sellasia, battle of, 242.

Semites, view of Alexander as to, 135 f.

Sicilian expedition, 76.

Sicyon, added to Achæan league, 230.

Siwah, oasis of, visited by Alexander, 126 ff., 139 ff.

Slavery, rôle of, in Athens, 61 f.

Social War, 246.

Socrates, 97.

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