1.  Of  the  cotemporary  annals  of  other  nations  during  the  authentic
period  of  Grecian  history,  there  is  little  of  importance  to  be  nar-
rated beyond  what  will  be  found  connected  with  Roman  affairs  in  a
subsequent  chapter ;  although  the  Grecian  cities  of  Italy,  Sicily,  and
Cyrenaica,  considered  not  as  dependent  colonies  of  the  parent  State,  but
as  separate  powers,  will  require  some  further  notice.  Of  the  history
of  the  Medes  and  Persians  we  have  already  given  the  most  interesting
portion.  Of  Egyptian  history  little  is  known,  beyond  what  has  been
narrated,  until  the  beginning  of  the  dynasty  of  the  Ptolemies  (301
B.  C.,)  and  of  the  events  from  that  period  down  to  the  time  of  Ro-
man interference  in  the  affairs  of  Egypt,  we  have  room  for  only  occa-
sional notices,  as  connected  with  the  more  important  L  HISTORY
histories  of  other  nations.  Of  the  civil  annals  of  the  OF  THE  JKWS-
Jews  we  shall  give  a  brief  sketch,  so  as  to  continue,  from  a  preced-

1.  Strabo  was  a  celebrated  geographer,  born  at  Amasia  in  Pontus,  about  the  year  54  B.  C.
112  ANCIENT  HISTORY.  [PART!

ing  chapter,  the  history  of  Judea  down  to  the  time  when  that  country
became  a  province  of  the  Roman  empire.
