The Four Monarchies. 317
Demetrius had Philip to his Son,"
(Part of whofe Kingdomes Titus ^uintius won)
Philip had Perjeus., who was made a Thrale
T^ Eniilius the Roman General;
Him with his Sons in Triumph lead did he,
Such riches too as Rome did never fee:
This of Antig'ouus, his Seed's the Fate,
VVhofe Empire was fubdu'd to " th' Roman State.
Longer Seleucus held the royalt}^.
In Syria by his Pofterity;
Antiochus Soter his Son was nam'd.
To whom the old^ Berofus (fo much fam'd,)
His Book of Ajfurs Monarchs dedicates.
Tells of their names, their wars, their riches, fates ;
But this is perifhed with many more.
Which oft we wifli was extant as before."^
Antiochus Theos was Soters Son,
Who a long war with Egypts King begun;
The Affinityes and Wars Daniel lets forth.
And calls them there the Kings of South & North, f
This Theos murther'd was by his lewd wife,^
Seleucus reign'd, when he had loft his life.
« Instead of the next five lines, the first edition has, — He Perjetts, from him the kingdom's won, Y^milliiis the Roman Generall, Did take his rule, his fons, himfelf and all.
o kingdomes were fubdu'd bj. / whom Ancient.
- See page i88 and note. f Daniel, chap. xi.
q This Theos he was murthered by his wife,
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