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类别:其他 作者:Baron Charles De Secondat Mont字数:10386更新时间:19/01/07 15:06:43
conquerorwhoenterstriumphantintoacountrywherethemoneyedmenhave,byavarietyofartifices,insensiblyarrivedatinnumerablewaysofencroachingonthepublic,wherethemiserablepeople,whoseeabusesgrownintolaws,arereadytosinkundertheweightofimpression,yetthinktheyhavenorighttoapplyforredress——aconqueror,Isay,maymakeatotalchange,andthenthetyrannyofthosewretcheswillbethefirstthingexposedtohisresentment。 Wehavebeheld,forinstance,countriesoppressedbythefarmersoftherevenues,andeasedafterwardsbytheconqueror,whohadneithertheengagementsnorwantsofthelegitimateprince。Eventheabuseshavebeenoftenredressedwithoutanyinterpositionoftheconqueror。 Sometimesthefrugalityofaconqueringnationhasenabledthemtoallowtheconqueredthosenecessariesofwhichtheyhadbeendeprivedunderalawfulprince。 Aconquestmaydestroyperniciousprejudices,andlay,ifImaypresumetousetheexpression,thenationunderabettergenius。 WhatgoodmightnottheSpaniardshavedonetotheMexicans?Theyhadamildreligiontoimparttothem;buttheyfilledtheirheadswithafranticsuperstition。Theymighthavesetslavesatliberty;theymadefreemenslaves。Theymighthaveundeceivedthemwithregardtotheabuseofhumansacrifices;insteadofthattheydestroyedthem。NevershouldI havefinished,wereItorecountallthegoodtheymighthavedone,andallthemischieftheycommitted。 Itisaconqueror’sbusinesstorepairapartofthemischiefhehasoccasioned。Theright,therefore,ofconquestIdefinethus:anecessary,lawful,butunhappypower,whichleavestheconquerorunderaheavyobligationofrepairingtheinjuriesdonetohumanity。 5。Gelon,KingofSyracuse。Thenoblesttreatyofpeaceevermentionedinhistoryis,inmyopinion,thatwhichGelonmadewiththeCarthaginians。Heinsistedupontheirabolishingthecustomofsacrificingtheirchildren。[3]Gloriousindeed!AfterhavingdefeatedthreehundredthousandCarthaginians,herequiredaconditionthatwasadvantageousonlytothemselves,orratherhestipulatedinfavourofhumannature。 TheBactriansexposedtheiragedfatherstobedevouredbylargemastiffs——acustomsuppressedbyAlexander,wherebyheobtainedasignaltriumphoversuperstition。 6。OfConquestmadebyaRepublic。Itiscontrarytothenatureofthingsthatinaconfederategovernmentonestateshouldmakeanyconquestoveranother,asinourdayswehaveseeninSwitzerland。[4]Inmixedconfederaterepublics,wheretheassociationisbetweenpettyrepublicsandmonarchies,ofasmallextent,thisisnotsoabsurd。 Contraryisitalsotothenatureofthingsthatademocraticrepublicshouldconquertownswhichcannotenterintothesphereofitsdemocracy。Itisnecessarythattheconqueredpeopleshouldbecapableofenjoyingtheprivilegesofsovereignty,aswassettledintheverybeginningamongtheRomans。Theconquestoughttobelimitedtothenumberofcitizensfixedforthedemocracy。 Ifademocraticrepublicsubduesanationinordertogovernthemassubjects,itexposesitsownliberty;becauseitentruststoogreatapowertothosewhoareappointedtothecommandoftheconqueredprovinces。 HowdangerouswouldhavebeenthesituationoftherepublicofCarthagehadHannibalmadehimselfmasterofRome?Whatwouldhenothavedoneinhisowncountry,hadhebeenvictorious,hewhocausedsomanyrevolutionsinitafterhisdefeat?[5] HannocouldneverhavedissuadedthesenatefromsendingsuccourtoHannibal,hadheusednootherargumentthanhisownjealousy。TheCarthaginiansenate,whosewisdomissohighlyextolledbyAristotle(andwhichhasbeenevidentlyprovedbytheprosperityofthatrepublic),couldneverhavebeendeterminedbyotherthansolidreasons。 Theymusthavebeenstupidnottoseethatanarmyatthedistanceofthreehundredleagueswouldnecessarilybeexposedtolosseswhichrequiredreparation。 Hanno’spartyinsistedthatHannibalshouldbedelivereduptotheRomans。[6]TheycouldnotatthattimebeafraidoftheRomans;theywerethereforeapprehensiveofHannibal。 Itwasimpossible,somewillsay,forthemtoimaginethatHannibalhadbeensosuccessful。Buthowwasitpossibleforthemtodoubtit?CouldtheCarthaginians,apeoplespreadoveralltheearth,beignorantofwhatwastransactinginItaly?No:theyweresufficientlyacquaintedwithit,andforthatreasontheydidnotcaretosendsuppliestoHannibal。 HannobecamemoreresoluteafterthebattleofTrebia,afterthebattleofThrasimenus,afterthatofCann?;itwasnothisincredulitythatincreased,buthisfear。 7。ThesameSubjectcontinued。Thereisstillanotherinconvenienceinconquestsmadebydemocracies:theirgovernmentiseverodioustotheconqueredstates。Itisapparentlymonarchical:butinrealityitismuchmoreoppressivethanmonarchy,astheexperienceofallagesandcountriesevinces。 Theconqueredpeopleareinamelancholysituation;theyneitherenjoytheadvantagesofarepublic,northoseofamonarchy。 Whathasbeenheresaidofapopularstateisapplicabletoaristocracy。 8。ThesameSubjectcontinued。Whenarepublic,therefore,keepsanothernationinsubjection,itshouldendeavourtorepairtheinconveniencesarisingfromthenatureofitssituationbygivingitgoodlawsbothforthepoliticalandcivilgovernmentofthepeople。 WehaveaninstanceofanislandintheMediterranean,subjecttoanItalianrepublic,whosepoliticalandcivillawswithregardtotheinhabitantsofthatislandwereextremelydefective。Theactofindemnity,[7]bywhichitordainedthatnooneshouldbecondemnedtobodilypunishmentinconsequenceoftheprivateknowledgeofthegovernor,exinformataconscientia,isstillrecentineverybody’smemory。Therehavebeenfrequentinstancesofthepeople’spetitioningforprivileges;herethesovereigngrantsonlythecommonrightofallnations。 9。OfConquestsmadebyaMonarchy。Ifamonarchycanlongsubsistbeforeitisweakenedbyitsincrease,itwillbecomeformidable;anditsstrengthwillremainentire,whilepentupbytheneighbouringmonarchies。 Itoughtnot,therefore,toaimatconquestsbeyondthenaturallimitsofitsgovernment。Sosoonasithaspassedtheselimits,itisprudencetostop。 Inthiskindofconquestthingsmustbeleftastheywerefound——thesamecourtsofjudicature,thesamelaws,thesamecustoms,thesameprivileges:thereoughttobenootheralterationthanthatofthearmyandofthenameofthesovereign。 Whenamonarchyhasextendeditslimitsbytheconquestofneighbouringprovinces,itshouldtreatthoseprovinceswithgreatlenity。 Ifamonarchyhasbeenlongendeavouringatconquest,theprovincesofitsancientdemesnearegenerallyill—used。Theyareobligedtosubmitbothtothenewandtotheancientabuses;andtobedepopulatedbyavastmetropolis,thatswallowsupthewhole。Nowif,afterhavingmadeconquestsroundthisdemesne,theconqueredpeopleweretreatedliketheancientsubjects,thestatewouldbeundone;thetaxessentbytheconqueredprovincestothecapitalwouldneverreturn;theinhabitantsofthefrontierswouldberuined,andconsequentlythefrontierswouldbeweaker;thepeoplewouldbedisaffected;andthesubsistenceofthearmiesdesignedtoactandremaintherewouldbecomemoreprecarious。 Suchisthenecessarystateofaconqueringmonarchy:ashockingluxuryinthecapital;miseryintheprovincessomewhatdistant;andplentyinthemostremote。Itisthesamewithsuchamonarchyaswithourplanet; fireatthecentre,verdureonthesurface,andbetweenbothadry,cold,andbarrenearth。 10。OfoneMonarchythatsubduesanother。Sometimesonemonarchysubduesanother。Thesmallerthelatter,thebetteritisoverawedbyfortresses;andthelargeritis,thebetterwillitbepreservedbycolonies。 11。OftheMannersofaconqueredPeople。Itisnotsufficientinthoseconqueststolettheconquerednationenjoytheirownlaws;itis,perhaps,morenecessarytoleavethemalsotheirmanners,becausepeopleingeneralhaveastrongerattachmenttothesethantotheirlaws。 TheFrenchhavebeendrivenninetimesoutofItaly,because,ashistorianssay,[8]oftheirinsolentfamiliaritieswiththefairsex。Itistoomuchforanationtobeobligedtobearnotonlywiththeprideofconquerors,butwiththeirincontinenceandindiscretion;theseare,withoutdoubt,mostgrievousandintolerable,astheyarethesourceofinfiniteoutrages。 12。OfaLawofCyrus。FaramIfromthinkingthatagoodlawwhichCyrusmadetoobligetheLydianstopractisenonebutmeanorinfamousprofessions。Itistruehedirectedhisattentiontoanobjectofthegreatestimportance:hethoughtofguardingagainstrevolts,andnotinvasions;butinvasionswillsooncome,whenthePersiansandLydiansuniteandcorrupteachother。Iwouldthereforemuchrathersupportbylawsthesimplicityandrudenessoftheconqueringnationthantheeffeminacyoftheconquered。 Aristodemus,tyrantofCum?,[9]usedallhisendeavourstobanishcourage,andtoenervatethemindsofyouth。Heorderedthatboysshouldlettheirhairgrowinthesamemannerasgirls,thattheyshoulddeckitwithflowers,andwearlongrobesofdifferentcoloursdowntotheirheels;thatwhentheywenttotheirmastersofmusicanddancing,theyshouldhavewomenwiththemtocarrytheirumbrellas,perfumes,andfans,andtopresentthemwithcombsandlooking—glasseswhenevertheybathed。Thiseducationlastedtilltheageoftwenty——aneducationthatcouldbeagreeabletononebuttoapettytyrant,whoexposeshissovereigntytodefendhislife。 13。CharlesXII。Thisprince,whodependedentirelyonhisownstrength,hastenedhisruinbyformingdesignsthatcouldneverbeexecutedbutbyalongwar——athingwhichhiskingdomwasunabletosupport。 Itwasnotadecliningstateheundertooktosubvert,butarisingempire。TheRussiansmadeuseofthewarhewagedagainstthemasofamilitaryschool。Everydefeatbroughtthemnearertovictory;and,losingabroad,theylearnedtodefendthemselvesathome。 Charles,inthedesertsofPoland,imaginedhimselfsovereignofthewholeworld:herehewandered,andwithhiminsomemeasurewanderedSweden;whilehiscapitalenemyacquirednewstrengthagainsthim,lockedhimup,madesettlementsalongtheBaltic,destroyedorsubduedLivonia。 Swedenwaslikeariverwhosewatersarecutoffatthefountainheadinordertochangeitscourse。 ItwasnottheaffairofPultowathatruinedCharles。Hadhenotbeendestroyedatthatplace,hewouldhavebeeninanother。Thecasualtiesoffortuneareeasilyrepaired;butwhocanbeguardedagainsteventsthatincessantlyarisefromthenatureofthings? Butneithernaturenorfortunewereeversomuchagainsthimashehimself。 Hewasnotdirectedbythepresentsituationofthings,butbyakindofplanofhisforming;andeventhishefollowedveryill。HewasnotanAlexander;buthewouldhavemadeanexcellentsoldierunderthatmonarch。 Alexander’sprojectsucceededbecauseitwasprudentlyconcerted。ThebadsuccessofthePersiansintheirseveralinvasionsofGreece,theconquestsofAgesilaus,andtheretreatofthetenthousandhadshowntodemonstrationthesuperiorityoftheGreeksintheirmanneroffightingandintheirarms;anditwaswellknownthatthePersiansweretooproudtobecorrected。 ItwasnolongerpossibleforthemtoweakenGreecebydivisions:Greecewasthenunitedunderonehead,whichcouldnotpitchuponabettermethodofrenderingherinsensibletoherservitudethanbyflatteringhervanitywiththedestructionofherhereditaryenemy,andwiththehopesoftheconquestofAsia。 Anempirecultivatedbythemostindustriousnationintheworld,thatfollowedagriculturefromaprincipleofreligion——anempireaboundingwitheveryconvenienceoflife,furnishedtheenemywithallnecessarymeansofsubsisting。 Itwaseasytojudgebytheprideofthosekings,whoinvainweremortifiedbytheirnumerousdefeats,thattheywouldprecipitatetheirruinbytheirforwardnessinventuringbattles;andthattheflatteryoftheircourtierswouldneverpermitthemtodoubtoftheirgrandeur。 Theprojectwasnotonlywise,butwiselyexecuted。Alexander,intherapidityofhisconquests,evenintheimpetuosityofhispassion,had,ifImaysoexpressmyself,aflashofreasonbywhichhewasdirected,andwhichthosewhowouldfainhavemadearomanceofhishistory,andwhosemindsweremorecorruptthanhis,couldnotconcealfromourview。 Letusdescendmoreminutelyintohishistory。 14。Alexander。HedidnotsetoutuponhisexpeditiontillhehadsecuredMacedoniaagainsttheneighbouringbarbarians,andcompletedthereductionofGreece;heavailedhimselfofthisconquestfornootherendthanfortheexecutionofhisgrandenterprise;herenderedthejealousyoftheLaced?moniansofnoeffect;heattackedthemaritimeprovinces;hecausedhislandforcestokeepclosetothesea—coast,thattheymightnotbeseparatedfromhisfleet;hemadeanadmirableuseofdisciplineagainstnumbers;heneverwantedprovisions;andifitbetruethatvictorygavehimeverything,he,inhisturn,dideverythingtoobtainit。 Inthebeginningofhisenterprise——atimewhentheleastcheckmighthaveprovedhisdestruction——hetrustedverylittletofortune;butwhenhisreputationwasestablishedbyaseriesofprosperousevents,hesometimeshadrecoursetotemerity。WhenbeforehisdepartureforAsiahemarchedagainsttheTriballiansandIllyrians,youfindhewagedwar[10]againstthosepeopleintheverysamemannerasC?sarafterwardsconductedthatagainsttheGauls。UponhisreturntoGreece,[11]itwasinsomemeasureagainsthiswillthathetookanddestroyedThebes。Whenheinvestedthatcity,hewantedtheinhabitantstocomeintotermsofpeace;buttheyhastenedtheirownruin。WhenitwasdebatedwhetherheshouldattackthePersianfleet,[12]itisParmeniowhoshowshispresumption,Alexanderhiswisdom。HisaimwastodrawthePersiansfromthesea—coast,andtolaythemunderanecessityofabandoningtheirmarine,inwhichtheyhadamanifestsuperiority。TyrebeingfromprincipleattachedtothePersians,whocouldnotsubsistwithoutthecommerceandnavigationofthatcity,Alexanderdestroyedit。HesubduedEgypt,whichDariushadleftbareoftroopswhilehewasassemblingimmensearmiesinanotherworld。 TothepassageoftheGranicus,AlexanderowedtheconquestoftheGreekcolonies;tothebattleofIssus,thereductionofTyreandEgypt;tothebattleofArbela,theempireoftheworld。 AfterthebattleofIssus,hesufferedDariustoescape,andemployedhistimeinsecuringandregulatinghisconquests:afterthebattleofArbela,hepursuedhimsoclose[13]astoleavehimnoplaceofrefugeinhisempire。Dariusentershistowns,hisprovinces,toquitthemthenextmoment;andAlexandermarcheswithsuchrapiditythattheempireoftheworldseemstoberathertheprizeofanOlympianracethanthefruitofagreatvictory。Inthismannerhecarriedonhisconquests: letusnowseehowhepreservedthem。 HeopposedthosewhowouldhavehadhimtreattheGreeksasmasters[14] andthePersiansasslaves。Hethoughtonlyofunitingthetwonations,andofabolishingthedistinctionsofaconqueringandaconqueredpeople。Afterhehadcompletedhisvictories,herelinquishedallthoseprejudicesthathadhelpedhimtoobtainthem。HeassumedthemannersofthePersians,thathemightnotchagrinthemtoomuchbyobligingthemtoconformtothoseoftheGreeks。ItwasthishumanitywhichmadehimshowsogreatarespectforthewifeandmotherofDarius;andthisthatmadehimsocontinent。Whataconqueror!Heislamentedbyallthenationshehassubdued!Whatausurper!Athisdeaththeveryfamilyhehascastfromthethroneisallintears。Thesewerethemostgloriouspassagesinhislife,andsuchashistorycannotproduceaninstanceofinanyotherconqueror。 Nothingconsolidatesaconquestmorethantheunionformedbetweenthetwonationsbymarriages。[15]Alexanderchosehiswivesfromthenationhehadsubdued;heinsistedonhiscourtiersdoingthesame;andtherestoftheMacedoniansfollowedtheexample。TheFranksandBurgundianspermittedthosemarriages;[16]theVisigothsforbadetheminSpain,andafterwardsallowedthem。[17]BytheLombardstheywerenotonlyallowedbutencouraged。[18]WhentheRomanswantedtoweakenMacedonia,theyorderedthatthereshouldbenointermarriagesbetweenthepeopleofdifferentprovinces。 Alexander,whoseaimwastounitethetwonations,thoughtfittoestablishinPersiaagreatnumberofGreekcolonies。Hebuilt,therefore,amultitudeoftowns;andsostronglywereallthepartsofthisnewempirecemented,thatafterhisdecease,amidstthedisturbancesandconfusionofthemostfrightfulcivilwars,whentheGreekshadreducedthemselves,asitwere,toastateofannihilation,notasingleprovinceofPersiarevolted。 TopreventGreeceandMacedonfrombeingtoomuchexhausted,hesentacolonyofJews[19]toAlexandria;themannersofthosepeoplesignifiednothingtohim,providedhecouldbesureoftheirfidelity。 Henotonlysufferedtheconquerednationstoretaintheirowncustomsandmanners,butlikewisetheircivillaws;andfrequentlytheverykingsandgovernorstowhomtheyhadbeensubject:theMacedonians[20] heplacedattheheadofthetroops,andthenativesofthecountryattheheadofthegovernment,ratherchoosingtorunthehazardofaparticulardisloyalty(whichsometimeshappened)thanofageneralrevolt。 Hepaidgreatrespecttotheancienttraditions,andtoallthepublicmonumentsofthegloryorvanityofnations。ThePersianmonarchshavingdestroyedthetemplesoftheGreeks,Babylonians,andEgyptians,Alexanderrebuiltthem:[21]fewnationssubmittedtohisyoketowhosereligionhedidnotconform;andhisconquestsseemtohavebeenintendedonlytomakehimtheparticularmonarchofeachnation,andthefirstinhabitantofeachcity。TheaimoftheRomansinconquestwastodestroy,histopreserve;andwhereverhedirectedhisvictoriousarms,hischiefviewwastoachievesomethingwhencethatcountrymightderiveanincreaseofprosperityandpower。Toattainthisend,hewasenabledfirstofallbythegreatnessofhisgenius;secondly,byhisfrugalityandprivateeconomy;[22]thirdly,byhisprofusioninmattersofimportance。Hewascloseandreservedinhisprivateexpenses,butgeneroustothehighestdegreeinthoseofapublicnature。Inregulatinghishousehold,hewastheprivateMacedonian;butinpayingthetroops,insharinghisconquestswiththeGreeks,andinhislargessestoeverysoldierinhisarmy,hewasAlexander。 HecommittedtwoverybadactionsinsettingPersepolisonfireandslayingClitus;butherenderedthemfamousbyhisrepentance。Henceitisthathiscrimesareforgotten,whilehisregardforvirtuewasrecorded:theywereconsideredratherasunluckyaccidentsthanashisowndeliberateacts。Posterity,struckwiththebeautyofhismind,eveninthemidstofhisirregularpassion,canviewhimonlywithpity,butneverwithaneyeofhatred。 LetusdrawacomparisonbetweenhimandC?sar。TheRomangeneral,byattemptingtoimitatetheAsiaticmonarch,flunghisfellow—citizensintoastateofdespairforamatterofmereostentation;theMacedonianprince,bythesameimitation,didathingwhichwasquiteagreeabletohisoriginalschemeofconquest。 15。NewMethodsofpreservingaConquest。Whenamonarchhassubduedalargecountry,hemaymakeuseofanadmirablemethod,equallyproperformoderatingdespoticpower,andforpreservingtheconquest;itisamethodpractisedbytheconquerorsofChina。 Inordertopreventthevanquishednationfromfallingintodespair,thevictorsfromgrowinginsolentandproud,thegovernmentfrombecomingmilitary,andtocontainthetwonationswithintheirduty,theTartarfamilynowonthethroneofChinahasordainedthateverymilitarycorpsintheprovincesshouldbecomposedhalfofChineseandhalfTartars,totheendthatthejealousybetweenthetwonationsmaykeepthemwithinbounds。ThecourtsofjudicaturearelikewisehalfChineseandhalfTartars。Thisisproductiveofseveralgoodeffects,1。Thetwonationsareachecktooneanother。2。Theybothpreservethecivilandmilitarypower,andoneisnotdestroyedbytheother,3。Theconqueringnationmayspreaditselfwithoutbeingweakenedandlost。Itislikewiseenabledtowithstandcivilandforeignwars。Thewantofsowiseaninstitutionasthishasbeentheruinofalmostalltheconquerorsthateverexisted。 16。OfConquestsmadebyadespoticPrince。Whenaconquesthappenstobevastlylarge,itsupposesadespoticpower;andthenthearmydispersedintheprovincesisnotsufficient。Thereshouldbealwaysabodyoffaithfultroopsneartheprince,readytofallinstantlyuponanypartoftheempirethatmaychancetowaver。Thismilitarycorpsoughttoawetherest,andtostriketerrorintothosewhothroughnecessityhavebeenentrustedwithanyauthorityintheempire。TheemperorofChinahasalwaysalargebodyofTartarsnearhisperson,readyuponalloccasions。InIndia,inTurkey,inJapan,theprincehasalwaysabody—guardindependentoftheotherregularforces。Thisparticularcorpskeepsthedispersedtroopsinawe。 17。ThesameSubjectcontinued。Wehaveobservedthatthecountriessubduedbyadespoticmonarchoughttobeheldbyavassal。Historiansareverylavishoftheirpraisesofthegenerosityofthoseconquerorswhorestoredtheprincestothethronewhomtheyhadvanquished。 ExtremelygenerousthenweretheRomans,whomadesuchanumberofkings,inordertohaveinstrumentsofslavery。[23]Aproceedingofthatkindisabsolutelynecessary。Iftheconquerorintendstopreservethecountrywhichhehassubdued,neitherthegovernorshesendswillbeabletocontainthesubjectswithinduty,norhehimselfthegovernors。 Hewillbeobligedtostriphisancientpatrimonyoftroops,inordertosecurehisnewdominions。Themiseriesofeachnationwillbecommontoboth;civilbroilswillspreadthemselvesfromonetotheother。Onthecontrary,iftheconquerorrestoresthelegitimateprincetothethrone,hewillofcoursehaveanally;bythejunctionofwhoseforceshisownpowerwillbeaugmented。WehavearecentinstanceofthisinShahNadir,whoconqueredtheMogul,seizedhistreasures,andlefthiminpossessionofHindostan。 ______ 1。SeetheCodeofBarbarianLaws,andBookxxviiibelow。 2。SeetheanonymousauthoroftheLifeofLouisleDebonnaire,inDuchesne’scollection,ii,p。296。 3。SeeM。Barbeyrac’scollection,art。112。 4。WithregardtoTockenburg。 5。Hewasattheheadofafaction。 6。HannowantedtodeliverHannibaluptotheRomans,asCatowouldfainhavedeliveredupC?sartotheGauls。 7。Ofthe18thofOctober,1738,printedatGenoabyFranchelli。SeealsotheAmsterdamGazette,Dec。23,1738。 8。SeePufendorff’sUniversalHistory。 9。DionysiusHalicarnassus,vii。 10。SeeArrian,DeExpedit。Alex。,i。 11。Ibid。 12。Ibid。 13。Ibid。,iii。 14。ThiswasAristotle’sadvice。Plutarch,OftheFortuneandVirtueofAlexander。 15。Arrian,DeExpedit。Alex。,vii。 16。SeetheLawoftheBurgundians,tit。12,art。5。 17。SeetheLawoftheVisigoths,iii,tit。1,§1,whichabrogatestheancientlawthathadmoreregard,itsays,tothedifferenceofnationsthantothatofpeople’sconditions。 18。SeetheLawoftheLombards,ii,tit。7,§§1,2。 19。ThekingsofSyria,abandoningtheplanlaiddownbythefounderoftheempire,resolvedtoobligetheJewstoconformtothemannersoftheGreeks——aresolutionthatgavethemostterribleshocktotheirgovernment。 20。SeeArrian,DeExpedit。Alex。,iii,andothers。 21。Ibid。 22。Ibid。,vii。 23。Tacitus,LifeofAgricola,14。