A complete dictionary of the Greek and Roman antiquities explaining the obscure places in classic authors and ancient historians relating to the religion, mythology, history, geography and chronology of the ancient Greeks and Romans, their ... rites and customs, laws, polity, arts and engines of war : also an account of their navigations, arts and sciences and the inventors of them : with the lives and opinions of their philosophers / compiled originally in French ... by Monsieur Danet ; made English, with the addition of very useful mapps.

AEMILIUS,

the Name of a Roman Fa∣mily, from which many great Men were de∣scended, and among the rest Paulus Aemilius the Consul. Tacitus relates of him this piece of History; The dissolute Life of the Priests of Isis, who were call'd Galli, oblig'd the Senate to order, That the Temple of this Goddess, and of Serapis, should be raz'd to the ground. There was no person found so bold as to execute this Order, because every one scrupled its Lawfulness in point of Religion. Paulus Aemilius seeing this, put off his magistratical Robe, and was the first who, with an Ax, begun to demo∣lish this Temple, which had serv'd for a Retreat to the most infamous People, and by his own Example he encourag'd the Workmen. When he was Pro-Consul, finding himself besieg'd in his Camp by the Ligurians, who had amus'd him in vain, he try'd all ways possible to disintangle him∣self; but being very much press'd, without any hopes of receiving Succours, he forc'd his way through the Enemies, and then defeated 'em, reduc'd 'em to beg a Peace, and to deli∣ver him Hostages. Perseus, King of the Mace∣donians, having pitch'd his Camp advantagious∣ly upon Mount Olympus, Paul Aemilius endea∣vour'd by all means to dislodg him from thence, and having discover'd a Path which led to a Hill, whereon was built the Temple of Apollo Pythius, he sent his Two adopted Sons, Scipio Africanus, and Fabius Maximus, to seize upon it. Perseus having notice of it, stopt up their Pas∣sage, but was forc'd to decamp, and give him battel, which Paul Aemilius joyfully accepted: The Fight was well maintain'd on both sides, but at last the Victory fell to the Romans, who left 20000 Macedonians dead upon the place. Perseus escap'd with the Cavalry, but distrust∣ing their Fidelity, he came and surrender'd himself to the Proconsul, who led him in tri∣umph to Rome, with Three of his Children; The youngest, call'd Alexander, became very skilful in the Art of Turning, and Joyners Work. Such was the Fate of the last Succes∣sor to Alexander the Great, and by his Defeat, Macedonia was reduc'd into a Province, and made tributary to the Romans, after it had been govern'd by Thirty Kings, during the space of 923 Years.