122 UNIVERSAL ERUDITION. 



a powerful nation, and were not reduced by the 

 Roman emperors till very late, and did not re- 

 main any long time under their dominion. 



7. The Thracians. A rough and warlike peo- 

 ple, who inhabited the modern Romania ; their 

 firft king was called Teres. This country was 

 fubdued by the fuccefibrs of Alexander. The 

 Gauls overrun it foon after : but they were drove 

 out by one Deuthes, whofe fucceflbrs reigned 

 tranquilly over this nation to the time of the em- 

 peror Vefpafian. 



XXX. Whoever fhall apply to the ftudy of an- 

 cient hiftory according to the plan here laid down, 

 we well hope, will be able to acquire a complete 

 knowledge of it, efpecially if they fhall make a 

 judicious choice of the beft hiftorians and moft 

 faithful annals that are ftill remaining, of thefe 

 remote, and very frequently obfcure ages. 



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