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A06878 The Roman historie containing such acts and occurrents as passed under Constantius, Iulianus, Iovianus, Valentinianus, and Valens, emperours. Digested into 18. bookes, the remains of 31. and written first in Latine by Ammianus Marcellinus: now translated newly into English. Wherunto is annexed the chronologie, serving in stead of a briefe supplement of those former 13. bookes, which by the iniurie of time are lost: together with compendious annotations and coniectures upon such hard places as occurre in the said historie. Done by Philemon Holland of the citie of Coventrie, Doctor in Physicke.; Rerum gestarum libri. English Ammianus Marcellinus.; Holland, Philemon, 1552-1637. 1609 (1609) STC 17311; ESTC S114268 628,185 520

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to_o draw_v the_o christian_n into_o society_n of_o war_n against_o the_o roman_n and_o therefore_o as_o many_o of_o the_o christian_n as_o refuse_v this_o service_n he_o put_v to_o sundry_a torment_n and_o kind_n of_o execution_n 16_o 886_o 4105_o 135_o ¶_o c._o julius_n servilius_n vrsus_fw-la servianus_n c._n vibius_n juventius_n verus_fw-la but_o julius_n serverus_n send_v into_o jewrie_n and_o not_o dare_v to_o fight_v with_o these_o most_o audacious_a and_o desperate_a brigand_n draw_v out_o the_o war_n in_o length_n mean_o while_o the_o power_n and_o force_n of_o barcochab_a be_v confirm_v so_o that_o for_o certain_a year_n he_o hold_v within_o jewrie_n 50._o castle_n 98._o village_n and_o bethoron_n a_o town_n right_n strong_o fence_v 17_o 887_o 4106_o 136_o ¶_o pompeianus_n lupercus_n l_o julius_n atticus_n acilianus_n out_o of_o which_o town_n he_o sally_v upon_o the_o roman_n and_o oftentimes_o put_v they_o to_o flight_n whereupon_o hadrianus_n return_v into_o syria_n and_o 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christian_n certain_a noble_a woman_n suffer_v martyrdom_n at_o rome_n and_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o year_n telesphorus_n bishop_n or_o pastor_n of_o that_o church_n be_v kill_v who_o seven_o day_n after_o succeed_v higinius_n of_o athens_n 20_o 890_o 4109_o 139_o ¶_o sulpitius_n camerinus_n quinctius_n niger_n magnus_n hadrian_n the_o emperor_n die_v the_o eight_o day_n or_o as_o some_o say_v the_o ten_o of_o julie_n when_o he_o have_v live_v 62._o year_n 5._o month_n and_o 19_o day_n dio._n spartian_a at_o his_o death_n he_o pronounce_v these_o verse_n which_o bewray_v he_o be_v no_o good_a christian_n 1_o 891_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr animula_fw-la vagula_fw-la blandula_fw-la hospes_fw-la comésque_fw-la corporis_fw-la quae_fw-la nunc_fw-la abibis_fw-la in_o loca_fw-la pallidula_fw-la rigida_fw-la nudula_fw-la nec_fw-la ut_fw-la sole_n dabis_fw-la iocos_fw-la  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr after_o who_o succeed_v  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ¶_o t._n aelius_n hadrianus_n anto_n ninus_n aug._n pius_n par._n patr._n the_o sixteen_o emperor_n he_o rule_v year_n 22._o or_o as_o some_o say_v 23._o month_n 7._o day_n 26._o the_o apophthegm_n of_o scipio_n africanus_n be_v rife_o in_o his_o mouth_n that_o he_o have_v leifer_n save_o one_o citizen_n and_o subject_n life_n than_o kill_v a_o thousand_o enemy_n julius_n captiolinus_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 4110_o 140_o ¶_o antoninus_n pius_n emperor_n the_o second_o time_n brutius_n praeses_fw-la the_o people_n of_o britanny_n affect_v liberty_n be_v in_o many_o battle_n vanquish_v by_o lollius_n vrbicius_n and_o bring_v to_o good_a order_n and_o allegiance_n capitolin_n 2_o 892_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ptolemaeus_n the_o great_a astrologer_n and_o galen_n that_o renown_a physician_n in_o these_o day_n flourish_n likewise_o salvius_n julianus_n the_o learned_a lawyer_n and_o justin_n the_o historiographer_n who_o draw_v the_o book_n of_o trogus_n pompeius_n into_o a_o breviarie_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 4111_o 141_o ¶_o antoninus_n pius_n emperor_n the_o three_o time_n m._n aurelius_n son_n of_o august_n pius_fw-la caesar_n who_o after_o be_v call_v augustus_n justinus_n the_o philosopher_n compile_v a_o book_n in_o defence_n of_o christian_a religion_n and_o deliver_v it_o to_o antoninus_fw-la holy_a and_o godly_a christian_n endure_v persecution_n and_o be_v much_o trouble_v by_o these_o heretic_n valentine_n cerdon_n and_o marcus_n colarbassus_n eusebius_n irenaeus_n 3_o 893_o 4112_o 142_o ¶_o m._n paeducaeus_n sylogas_n priscinus_n t._n hoenius_n severus_n hyginius_fw-la minister_n and_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n for_o christ_n gospel_n suffer_v martyrdom_n he_o succeed_v after_o three_o day_n pius_n of_o aquileia_n 4_o 894_o 4113_o 143_o ¶_o l._n cuspius_n rufinus_n l._n statius_n quadratus_n antoninus_n withdraw_v from_o many_o of_o his_o minister_n and_o servant_n in_o court_n that_o live_v idle_o their_o salary_n say_v there_o be_v not_o a_o thing_n more_o base_a nay_o 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¶_o sex_n erucius_n the_o son_n clarus_n the_o second_o time_n cn._n claudius_n severus_n in_o this_o year_n justinus_n write_v two_o apology_n for_o the_o christian_n onuphrius_n severus_n afterward_o emperor_n be_v now_o bear_v spartian_a 9_o 899_o 4118_o 148_o ¶_o m._n valerius_n largus_n m._n valerius_n messalinus_n the_o learned_a man_n of_o this_o age_n be_v arianus_n of_o nicomedia_n maximus_n tyrius_n apollonius_n and_o basilides_n 10_o 900_o 4119_o 149_o ¶_o c._o bellicius_n torquatus_n the_o second_o time_n m_o salvius_n julianus_n the_o second_o time_n  _fw-fr 11_o 901_o 4120_o 150_o ¶_o servant_n cornelius_n scipio_n orphitus_n q._n nonius_n priscus_n  _fw-fr 12_o 902_o 4121_o 151_o ¶_o romulus_n gallicanus_n antistius_n verus_n  _fw-fr 13_o 903_o 4122_o 152_o ¶_o sextus_n quinctilius_n gordianus_n sextus_n quinctilius_n maximus_n  _fw-fr 14_o 904_o 4123_o 153_o ¶_o sextus_n acilius_n glabrio_n c._n valerius_n omollius_n verianus_n a_o edict_n of_o antoninus_n pius_n the_o 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