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A05439	The lives of all the Roman emperors being exactly collected, from Iulius Cæsar, unto the now reigning Ferdinand the second. With their births, governments, remarkable actions, & deaths.; Sommario delle vite de gl'imperadori romani. English	Paoli, Gio Antonio de.; Basset, Robert.; Brathwaite, Richard, 1588?-1673.	1636 (1636)	STC 1558; ESTC S101064	79,050	401

elected Emperor which when it was understood the Senate also confirmed the election and the title Augustus was granted unto him Seeing himselfe now in this greatnesse being very desirous to goe to Rome to the great detriment and impairing of the imperiall dignity and Crowne hee concluded a peace with the Goths making the Empire tributary and pensionary to them and as it were in their subjection For not long after the Gothes broke the peace and greivously troubled Asia and a part of Italy In these so great calamities Emilianus Captaine Generall under Gallus obtained one sole victory against the Gothes for which hee became so insolent and proud that he laboured by all meanes to winne the good-will of the southers insomuch that he was by them elected sworne Emperor Which Gallus understanding departed from the City of Rome together with his sonne whom he had already pu●lished and declared to be his companion in the Empire and comming to try it out with Emilianus hee with his sonne were slaine in the second yeere of his government at Verona and was buried in Saxony The persecution now slackned for a time so that the exiled returned each to his home in these times a Plague taking its beginning first in Egypt was so vehement that it infected generally the whole world and lasted for the space of 10 yeeres 43. Volustanus Anno Domini 252. CAius Vibius Volusianus was by his Father Trebonianus Gallus made companion in the Empire An. Dom. 252. and in an excellent warrelike order marched against the Gothes to defend his Fathers dignity now disturbed by Emilianus who for a notable victory against the Gothes was by the souldiers elected Emperor in the time of Gallus and Volusianus Whereupon the Armies both meeting and both endeavouring to gaine the best advantage of ground to facilitate and secure the victory In the first assault and brunt being for saken of his souldiers was together with his Father miserably sl●●no at Bambergh in Germany but was conveyed to the City of Lorychium as is above related in the life of Trebonianus Wherfore wee cannot write any more of him to the satisfaction of the Reader which is a true lover of History but give him this onely touch in this succinct manner and brevity 〈◊〉 ●●●ning the lives of them both 〈◊〉 and sonne 44. Aemilianus Anno Domini 254. TO the two precedent Emp●●tors Aemilianus succeed An. Dom. 254. by birth an Afrcean bo●● in Mauritania of an obscure and altogether unknowne parentage but raised himselfe by continuall diligence in the services of warre being growne in some yeeres he served in divers degrees in the Cavallery or Horse and by Decius was made a Captaine Generall of the confines of Samaria where he became in so great esteeme with the Souldiers that by them hee was to the incredible joy of all saluted Emperor and accepted to be so by the States of the City Against whom a Generall of the Army at that time upon the Alpes Valerianus a noble man and in great repute and power not willing to consent that this Aemilianus should enjoy so great a dignity openly explained and declared himselfe unto whom even the souldiers of Aemilianus adhering being moved with the great estimation they had of Valerianus confirmed the election and with common consent slew Aemilianus in Sapole●● 〈◊〉 his age of 40 yeeres after the 〈◊〉 moneth of his reigne But concerning the place of his death others write that it was in a City in Armenia the lesse and that this Emperors funerall was kept 〈◊〉 Tyre in Greece 45. Valerianus Anno Domini 255. UAlerianus the son of Val●●● Flaccus An. Dom. 255. of a most noble family among the Romans attained to the Imperiall seate by his valour and gracious behaviour as is above-said and confirmed Emperor both within and without the City with as great an applause 〈◊〉 ●●ver any He had two sonnes the eldest of them called Galienus who was by the whole City called Caesar and successor in the Empire the second Valerianus by name was by his father likewise named and made Caesar The father was a great friend of the Christians but at the perswasion of a Magician he used them with great cruelty and his was the al●th persocution of the Church For which sinne it came to passe that going with a great Army against Sapores King of the Persians Valerianus was taken prisoner and amongst other disgracefull contempes 〈◊〉 to him by Sapores this was a chiefe that when he was to take horse he made the Emperor lye downe upon the ground for the King to set his foote upon his necke Afterwards his eyes were boared out and dyed thereof although some Writers are of opinion that he was flead alive and lived in that misery and servitude seaven yeeres Valerianus was held by some learned men to be that Antichrist which is spoken of in the Apocalyps he● was so wicked and cruell Saint Laurence suffered under him Cyprian likewise This Emperor dyed in Persia and because he fell into the hands of his enemies as is to bee thought not but by divine Justice he wanted not onely Imperiall sepulture but also his corpse was hung upon poles in the view of all 〈◊〉 owne souldiers and left rather 〈◊〉 scorne than pitty 46. Galienus Anno Domini 256. GAlienus succeeds his Father Valerianus Anno Domini 256. who by the Senate was made Caesar and by his Father Augustus Hee was yet a youth when hee tooke upon him to governe yet hee carryed himselfe very respectively giving singular good examples of behaviour and perfection of life and conversation But afterwards his Father being taken prisoner by the King of the Persians hee did not onely not endeavour to redeeme him but as it were altogether forgetting him gave himselfe to a life no lesse carelesse than dishonest and in all things contrary to his first beginnings fruitlessely spending his time in banquets baths wantonnesse lust shewes and Pageants sometimes bloody and cruell and sometimes ridiculous and pleasant By whose life the Republique was not a little debilitated and weakened and the Empire was 〈◊〉 into thirty Tyrannies to the 〈◊〉 slaughter of the Roman Ci●●●● And in the end going against Aur●●lus Prince of Sclavonia hee was slaine in the battaile having governed eight yeeres absolute and seaven with his Father Claudius being ashamed of Gali●nus his lazinesse began to affect the government whereby hee might revenge himselfe of the tyrannies of some which Galienus perceiving sought him but in vaine by donations to desist 47. Saloninus Valerianus Anno Domini 261. OF this Emperor there is little or no mention made in History Anno Domi●● 261. and therefore it may be called none at all because hee was murdered being a of ten yeeres of age by the French not so much for his owne particular cause as it is likely in respect of his child-hood not apt to make him odious but for his fathers by whom hee was suffected in

the place of his elder brother Cornelius Valerianus who likewise dyed in his minority Hee was the sonne of Licinius Galienus and Salonia from whom many would have him take his name and others strongly affirme not without good reason because he was borne in Salonia But be it as it will it imports not much it sufficeth that nothing i● written of him worth the while but onely this that by his example the miseries of those times may be reflected on being it was held the greatest infelicity and misery to be an Emperor 48. Posthumius Anno Domini 261. BY birth Posthuinius was a Roman a man really just An. Dom. 261. and adorned with excellent quality and vertue of an irreprehensible behaviour and carriage wherefore hee was by Galienus so highly esteemed that he gave him the charge of his sonne and by the meanes of his valour and counsell in Warre hee overthrew all the Tyrants of the Roman Empire to his glory and terrour of the whole Universe After the death of the aforesaid Galienus he was by the French and the whole Army elected Emperor In which government his workes and actions were so admirable that with goodnesse and dexterity he gave compleat satisfaction to all Lastly when hee thought himselfe most secure in his government hee was by the French murdered together with his sonne By whose death those which are too considing to the goods of For●●●● may make usefull consideration because in the ten yeeres wherein 〈◊〉 reigned Emperor he well experienced the many mutabilities thereof 49. Flavius Claudius Anno Dom. 269. THe 49 Emperor was Claudius being a Goth by birth An. Dom. 269. and the second of that name who was created Emperour in the yeere of the 262 Olympiade who reigned onely one yeere and 9 moneths being crowned to the great joy and content of the whole Senate of Rome And so soone as he was confirmed in the Imperiall dignity with just cause and upon very good grounds he made warre upon the Goths who had now for the space of 15 yeeres wasted robbed pillaged and sacked all the Countrey of Sclavonia and that of Macedon a by their wars and inhumane cruelties and having gloriously overcome them for so remarkeable and famous an act hee deserved to weare a Crowne of massive Gold even in his Palace for his greater Majesty and Magnificence After that falling sicke he dyed suddainly at Smyrua ●●i●●ilius his brother supplying his pla●● a man no way inferiour to 〈…〉 valour wisedome and goodne●● It was not without the Divi●● providence that Claudius should finde the Empire so beset with en●mies that he might not put in practice those cruelties which hee intended against the Christians wh●● he hated above all 50. Quintilius Anno Domini 271. WEE said that Quintilius was the brother of Claudius not onely in blood An. Dom. 271. but in his behaviour valour and goodnesse and therefore upon the death of his brother by the Senate he was deservedly called Caesar Augustus to his infinite praise and perpetuall memory But because Aurelianus was ●t the same time created Emperour by the Army and perceiving himselfe to bee in great inequality of force power to resist the strength and power of so valiant a Commander called to that dignity and degree with the generall consent of so many most potent souldiers fell into so deepe a melancholy and ill conceit that hee coveting solitude bent his whole intention to what meanes or way hee might preserve himselfe Emperor and not finding any he voluntarily after the seventeenth of his Empire opened 〈◊〉 veines in Aquileya and dyed 〈◊〉 infinite griefe of those who 〈◊〉 ●lected him and had his 〈◊〉 Rites performed in a glorious ●●●ner according to the custo●● 〈◊〉 the Romans and was 〈◊〉 Smyrna 51. Aurelianus An. Domini 271. AVrelianus was borne in Dacia An. Dom. 271. and succeeds in the E●●pire after the death of Gla●bus being a young child hee was ●rought to 〈◊〉 where he became ●o learned that had bee not beene stained with blood and cruelty 〈◊〉 had not come short but equalled even the best of his Predecessors in ●audable memory because hee was not onely in learning very knowing but also in Armes most expert 〈◊〉 valiant so that taking the government upon him he made warre upon the Gaths and overthrew the● horse and foote Hee overcame i● Asia and tooke the Queene Ze●●bia Hee conquered the Catelan●● and recovered France and returning to Rome hee pompously tryumphed After that hee repaired th● City-walls adorned it with Temples and Altars and beautified 〈◊〉 with edifices Finally by ill cou●cell hee persecuted the Christi●● with most rigorous execution 〈◊〉 ding out Edicts and Pro●la●●●● to that effect all over the world 〈◊〉 an expresse order to appre he 〈◊〉 put them to death Lastly 〈◊〉 ●laine suddainly in the way betw●● Constantinople and Here●●ia This Emperor would 〈…〉 ●●y Co-partner of the Digni●●y 〈◊〉 ●●periall but was wont to say that Herecules was his Co-emperor as it appeares in an old insculption Herculi Aug. Consorti D. N. Aureliani Invicti Aug. Respub Pis c. 52. Tacitus Anno Domini 276. THE Fifty second Emperour of the Romans was Tacitus An. Dom. 276. and borne in Poland who after the Death of Aurelianus tooke upon him the Helme of ●●vernment and ruled onely 〈◊〉 Moneths Hee was a singular ma● replenished with eminent sinceri●● and had as much as could be wished or desired to be in man and principally in all Heroicall acts that ought to be in all good Princes that governe their subjects peaceably and in a way of gaining a love without flattery and a feare without malice He being knowne to be thus was by the common acclaiming consent both of the Senate and people chosen to this dignity So soone as hee was elected Emperor reflecting upon the deserts of his Antecessor Aurelianus he erected him a Statue of Gold and placed it among their Gods causing all those to be flaine that were any wayes accessary to the death of Aurelianus The ●●nate by the election of 〈◊〉 thought all things restored and to be rectified by the exemplar puoimment of his Predecessors he caused all persecution to cease Hee was murthered by the treason of his Souldiers although some affirme that he died of a Feaver at the yeares of 66. He reigned 6 moneths It is found in Flavius Vopiscus and other Authors that in Terni their Countrey which was a Territory of the Romans famous for Nobility and Gentry there were Tombes erected to him and his brother Florianus and Monuments by the Greekes called Caenotaphia and by the Latines Honoraria Sepulchra whose Monuments were 〈◊〉 the gate of Terni which is 〈◊〉 called Spoletina it having before the name of the gate of the three Monuments heare the suburbane Orchards of the Marquesse Castelli 53. Florianus Anno Domini 277. FLorianus was the brother of Tacitus An. Dom. 277. being also a Polander by birth both sprung from the