follow_v white_a ox_n than_o elephant_n and_o after_o they_o the_o captive_a carthaginian_a and_o numidian_a captain_n before_o the_o general_n march_v the_o usher_n in_o purple_a robe_n with_o a_o chore_n of_o music_n and_o satyr_n gird_v after_o the_o tuscan_a manner_n have_v on_o their_o head_n crown_n of_o gold_n who_o advance_v in_o order_n sing_v and_o dance_v these_o satyr_n they_o call_v ludions_a by_o reason_n as_o i_o imagine_v that_o the_o tuscan_n wear_v former_o the_o lydian_a habit_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o these_o people_n be_v a_o certain_a man_n clad_v in_o a_o long_a purple_a robe_n adorn_v with_o bracelet_n and_o chain_n of_o gold_n who_o with_o ridiculous_a posture_n deride_v the_o enemy_n after_o follow_v in_o train_n certain_a man_n with_o perfume_n and_o next_o appear_v the_o general_n mount_v on_o a_o chariot_n rich_o carve_v he_o have_v on_o his_o head_n a_o crown_n of_o gold_n set_v about_o with_o precious_a stone_n his_o vesture_n be_v a_o purple_a robe_n and_o in_o one_o hand_n he_o bear_v a_o ivory_n sceptre_n and_o in_o the_o other_o a_o branch_n of_o laurel_n which_o at_o rome_n be_v the_o mark_n of_o victory_n there_o be_v in_o the_o same_o chariot_n with_o he_o divers_a child_n and_o maiden_n and_o on_o horse_n that_o draw_v it_o be_v mount_v young_a man_n of_o his_o relation_n all_o about_o it_o march_v the_o guard_n the_o secretaries_z and_o esquire_n who_o be_v follow_v by_o the_o soldiery_n march_v in_o order_n with_o abundance_n of_o laurel_n and_o those_o who_o have_v do_v any_o eminent_a service_n wear_v the_o military_a recompense_n they_o have_v receive_v they_o have_v all_o free_a liberty_n in_o these_o occasion_n either_o to_o praise_v their_o captain_n pass_v their_o jest_n upon_o they_o or_o if_o they_o please_v to_o condemn_v their_o action_n for_o a_o triumph_n be_v a_o thing_n of_o absolute_a freedom_n and_o man_n be_v privilege_v to_o say_v any_o thing_n in_o this_o manner_n scipio_n ascend_v the_o capitol_n and_o the_o pomp_n over_o magnificent_o treat_v his_o friend_n in_o the_o temple_n according_a to_o custom_n such_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o punic_a war_n which_o begin_v in_o spain_n and_o be_v finish_v in_o africa_n by_o a_o treaty_n conclude_v about_o that_o time_n when_o the_o greek_n account_v the_o hundred_o forty_o four_o olympiad_n sometime_o after_o masanissa_n swear_v enemy_n to_o the_o carthaginian_n have_v siese_v a_o part_n of_o their_o territory_n presume_v as_o much_o on_o the_o friendship_n of_o the_o roman_n as_o any_o right_n he_o pretend_v to_o it_o they_o send_v deputy_n to_o rome_n to_o supplicate_v the_o senate_n to_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o erterprise_n of_o that_o prince_n commissioner_n be_v send_v to_o determine_v the_o difference_n but_o with_o order_n to_o advance_v that_o king_n interest_n as_o high_a as_o they_o can_v possible_o thus_o masanissa_n be_v maintain_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o what_o he_o have_v take_v and_o make_v likewise_o a_o peace_n with_o the_o carthaginian_n which_o last_v about_o fifty_o year_n during_o which_o carthage_n enjoy_v a_o solid_a peace_n and_o be_v much_o improve_v in_o man_n and_o riches_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o soil_n and_o commodiousness_n of_o the_o harbour_n the_o mind_n of_o man_n as_o be_v usual_a be_v transport_v with_o prosperity_n and_o the_o city_n be_v divide_v into_o three_o faction_n the_o roman_a the_o popular_a and_o the_o royal._n each_o of_o which_o have_v for_o head_n the_o most_o considerable_a man_n of_o the_o nobility_n both_o for_o dignity_n and_o virtue_n hanno_n the_o great_a stand_v for_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o roman_n hannibal_n opsar_n side_v with_o masanissa_n and_o amilcar_n call_v the_o samnite_n and_o with_o he_o carthalon_n be_v head_n of_o the_o popular_a faction_n these_o last_o see_v the_o roman_n engage_v in_o a_o war_n in_o celtiberia_n and_o masanissa_n hard_o put_v to_o it_o to_o defend_v himself_o against_o other_o spaniard_n oblige_v carthalon_n who_o then_o in_o quality_n of_o lieutenant_n general_n be_v go_v his_o circuit_n to_o fall_v at_o unaware_o upon_o masanissa_n camp_n then_o pitch_v in_o that_o country_n about_o which_o they_o have_v be_v at_o difference_n which_o he_o do_v and_o have_v take_v and_o slay_v some_o of_o the_o king_n troop_n raise_v the_o country_n of_o lybia_n against_o the_o numidian_n there_o follow_v some_o other_o skirmish_n between_o the_o two_o party_n till_o such_o time_n as_o the_o roman_n once_o more_o send_v commissioner_n to_o make_v peace_n with_o order_n like_o the_o former_a to_o do_v secret_o all_o they_o can_v in_o favour_n of_o the_o king_n who_o make_v use_v of_o this_o cunning_a to_o confirm_v masanissa_n in_o the_o possession_n of_o what_o he_o have_v before_o siese_v upon_o they_o give_v no_o sentence_n nor_o take_v so_o much_o as_o any_o cognizance_n of_o the_o difference_n for_o fear_v lest_o masanissa_n shall_v seem_v to_o have_v lose_v his_o cause_n they_o only_o place_v themselves_o between_o the_o two_o camp_n part_v they_o and_o give_v order_n to_o both_o side_n to_o lay_v down_o arms._n some_o time_n after_o masanissa_n renew_v the_o war_n upon_o a_o pretence_n he_o have_v to_o a_o country_n call_v lysoa_n where_o there_o be_v large_a champion_n and_o fifty_o good_a to_n the_o carthaginian_n have_v again_o recourse_n to_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n of_o rome_n they_o promise_v to_o send_v deputy_n upon_o the_o place_n to_o determine_v this_o affair_n but_o the_o deputation_n be_v delay_v till_o such_o time_n as_o probable_a conjecture_n may_v be_v make_v that_o masanissa_n have_v the_o advantage_n then_o commissioner_n be_v dispatch_v and_o among_o other_o cato_n who_o be_v arrive_v upon_o the_o place_n contend_v for_o require_v the_o party_n to_o give_v they_o full_a power_n to_o judge_v the_o difference_n as_o arbitrator_n to_o which_o masanissa_n who_o find_v himself_o the_o strong_a and_o confide_v in_o the_o roman_n easy_o agree_v but_o the_o carthaginian_n make_v a_o difficulty_n of_o it_o and_o not_o without_o reason_n for_o they_o remember_v well_o that_o in_o former_a sentence_n they_o have_v not_o do_v they_o justice_n and_o allege_v that_o the_o accommodation_n make_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o scipio_n need_v no_o corrector_n provide_v they_o be_v observe_v by_o one_o party_n and_o the_o other_o whereupon_o the_o commissioner_n who_o will_v not_o be_v judge_n but_o by_o consent_n of_o party_n return_v without_o do_v any_o thing_n but_o observe_v in_o their_o journey_n how_o excellent_o the_o land_n be_v cultivate_v and_o that_o the_o country_n abound_v in_o all_o thing_n they_o be_v astonish_v especial_o to_o see_v carthage_n itself_o so_o soon_o recover_v of_o those_o loss_n so_o late_o sustain_v by_o scipio_n victory_n insomuch_o that_o be_v return_v to_o the_o city_n they_o declare_v it_o a_o fault_n in_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n not_o to_o have_v a_o more_o watchful_a eye_n upon_o carthage_n they_o have_v so_o ancient_o be_v jealous_a of_o and_o which_o upon_o a_o sudden_a be_v so_o easy_o restore_v to_o such_o power_n cato_n himself_o say_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n can_v never_o be_v secure_v whilst_o carthage_n subsist_v which_o be_v propose_v in_o the_o senate_n it_o be_v resolve_v to_o make_v war_n upon_o the_o carthaginian_n but_o that_o the_o design_n shall_v be_v keep_v secret_a till_o opportunity_n present_v it_o be_v say_v that_o cato_n hereafter_o cease_v not_o in_o open_a senate_n to_o declare_v the_o necessity_n of_o demolish_n carthage_n but_o scipio_n nasica_n quite_o contrary_a argue_v that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v leave_v in_o a_o condition_n that_o the_o ancient_a discipline_n which_o begin_v to_o decay_v may_v be_v maintain_v in_o vigour_n by_o the_o fear_n they_o will_v still_o stand_v in_o of_o that_o city_n mean_a while_n in_o carthage_n the_o popular_a faction_n suppress_v the_o royal_a condemn_v to_o banishment_n about_o fifty_o of_o the_o principal_a and_o make_v the_o people_n swear_v never_o to_o admit_v their_o return_n nor_o so_o much_o as_o suffer_v it_o to_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o exile_v make_v their_o retreat_n to_o masanissa_n to_o oblige_v he_o to_o a_o war_n he_o be_v before_o sufficient_o incline_v to_o it_o wherefore_o he_o send_v gulussa_n and_o micipsa_n two_o of_o his_o son_n to_o carthage_n to_o solicit_v the_o return_n of_o those_o who_o have_v for_o his_o sake_n be_v banish_v but_o when_o they_o present_v themselves_o at_o the_o gate_n carthalon_n forbid_v their_o entrance_n for_o fear_v lest_o the_o tear_n of_o the_o exile_v kindred_n shall_v work_v upon_o the_o people_n and_o beside_o amilâ—ar_v the_o samnite_n lay_v a_o ambush_n for_o gulussa_n upon_o his_o return_n which_o â—lew_v some_o of_o his_o attendant_n and_o put_v he_o to_o flight_n this_o give_v occasion_n to_o masanissa_n to_o besiege_v
false_a for_o as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v know_v at_o rome_n what_o have_v pass_v the_o senate_n command_v all_o the_o people_n of_o italy_n to_o levy_v great_a number_n of_o soldier_n not_o declare_v for_o what_o service_n they_o design_v they_o but_o only_o give_v order_n they_o shall_v be_v in_o a_o readiness_n upon_o the_o first_o command_n wherefore_o the_o carthaginian_n to_o repair_v their_o fault_n do_v by_o public_a edict_n declare_v asdrubal_n their_o general_n against_o masanissa_n criminal_a together_o with_o carthalon_n his_o lieutenant_n and_o all_o those_o of_o their_o faction_n lay_v to_o their_o charge_n the_o cause_n of_o this_o war._n they_o likewise_o send_v they_o deputy_n to_o rome_n to_o complain_v of_o masanissa_n but_o more_o of_o their_o own_o citizen_n already_o condemn_v for_o that_o they_o have_v rash_o and_o with_o too_o much_o passion_n take_v arm_n against_o that_o king_n and_o by_o that_o mean_v put_v the_o city_n into_o hazard_n of_o fall_v afresh_o into_o evil_a term_n with_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n upon_o which_o a_o certain_a senator_n ask_v they_o why_o they_o have_v not_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o war_n condemn_v all_o those_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o without_o attend_v the_o ill_a success_n of_o the_o enterprise_n add_v that_o the_o carthaginian_n have_v a_o long_a time_n design_v a_o war_n against_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n and_o go_v only_o seek_v a_o opportunity_n wherefore_o the_o senate_n can_v not_o receive_v this_o excuse_n the_o deputy_n surprise_v with_o this_o answer_n demand_v in_o return_n what_o then_o they_o shall_v do_v to_o expiate_v their_o crime_n since_o they_o have_v adjudge_v they_o guilty_a to_o which_o be_v reply_v in_o a_o word_n content_v the_o people_n of_o rome_n it_o be_v bring_v into_o debate_n in_o the_o senate_n of_o carthage_n what_o this_o contentment_n can_v be_v they_o desire_v of_o they_o some_o think_v that_o the_o roman_n will_v have_v some_o sum_n add_v to_o those_o ordain_v by_o scipio_n other_o that_o they_o must_v absolute_o quit_v to_o masanissa_n the_o possession_n of_o those_o land_n in_o difference_n in_o this_o uncertainty_n they_o send_v once_o more_o to_o beseech_v the_o senate_n to_o prescribe_v they_o more_o express_o the_o mean_n of_o content_v they_o to_o which_o answer_n be_v give_v the_o carthaginian_n know_v they_o well_o enough_o and_o with_o this_o they_o be_v send_v back_o which_o beget_v a_o strange_a trouble_n and_o general_a terror_n throughout_o all_o carthage_n and_o to_o add_v to_o it_o at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o city_n of_o utica_n than_o the_o most_o considerable_a of_o all_o africa_n next_o to_o carthage_n have_v large_a and_o commodious_a havens_n to_o receive_v a_o foreign_a fleet_n and_o not_o above_o sixty_o furlong_n distant_a from_o that_o city_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n very_o proper_a to_o make_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o war_n against_o the_o carthaginian_n there_o have_v ever_o be_v a_o secret_a animosity_n between_o the_o two_o city_n utica_n take_v this_o opportunity_n of_o the_o deplorable_a estate_n to_o which_o carthage_n be_v now_o reduce_v send_v deputy_n to_o rome_n to_o yield_v up_o themselves_o and_o their_o city_n to_o the_o roman_a people_n the_o senate_n who_o have_v long_o before_o have_v a_o inclination_n to_o this_o war_n and_o be_v now_o prepare_v for_o it_o have_v at_o their_o devotion_n so_o strong_a and_o so_o commodious_a a_o city_n discover_v their_o intention_n and_o assemble_v in_o the_o capitol_n where_o it_o be_v usual_a to_o debate_v affair_n of_o consequence_n decree_v a_o war_n with_o carthage_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n give_v it_o in_o order_n to_o the_o consul_n with_o private_a order_n never_o to_o give_v it_o over_o till_o carthage_n be_v destroy_v m._n manlius_n have_v the_o command_n of_o the_o army_n by_o land_n and_o l._n marcinus_n censorinus_n of_o the_o fleet_n by_o sea_n after_o offer_v up_o the_o usual_a sacrifice_n they_o pass_v into_o sicily_n that_o from_o thence_o they_o may_v set_v forward_o to_o utica_n carry_v by_o fifty_o bank_n quinqueremes_n and_o a_o hundred_o foist_n follow_v by_o many_o other_o as_o well_o flat_o bottom_v vessel_n as_o great_a bark_n and_o ship_n of_o burden_n their_o army_n consist_v of_o fourscore_o thousand_o foot_n and_o about_o four_o thousand_o choose_a horse_n for_o both_o the_o citizen_n and_o ally_n manifest_v a_o equal_a alacrity_n to_o go_v upon_o this_o glorious_a expedition_n the_o success_n of_o which_o be_v no_o way_n doubtful_a nay_o some_o be_v find_v that_o will_v engage_v in_o it_o whether_o the_o consul_n will_v or_o no._n thus_o be_v war_n make_v and_o declare_v against_o carthage_n at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o he_o that_o carry_v they_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o senate_n declare_v likewise_o that_o there_o be_v a_o army_n at_o sea_n ready_a to_o invade_v they_o this_o news_n cast_v the_o whole_a city_n not_o only_o into_o fear_n but_o despair_n they_o have_v late_o lose_v all_o their_o youth_n they_o have_v neither_o fleet_n nor_o ally_n nor_o soldier_n in_o readiness_n no_o provision_n in_o the_o city_n to_o sustain_v a_o siege_n in_o short_a no_o manner_n of_o preparation_n as_o ordinary_o happen_v to_o people_n surprise_v with_o a_o unexpected_a war_n and_o which_o have_v not_o be_v declare_v beside_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o they_o to_o oppose_v the_o roman_n and_o masanissa_n together_o wherefore_o they_o send_v other_o deputy_n to_o rome_n with_o full_a authority_n to_o accommodate_v the_o affair_n at_o any_o rate_n whatsoever_o the_o senate_n make_v they_o answer_v that_o provide_v the_o army_n be_v yet_o in_o sicily_n if_o within_o a_o month_n the_o carthaginian_n will_v deliver_v up_o in_o hostage_n three_o hundred_o child_n of_o their_o best_a family_n and_o perform_v what_o they_o shall_v ordain_v the_o city_n of_o carthage_n shall_v remain_v free_a in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o their_o right_n and_o of_o the_o territory_n they_o possess_v in_o africa_n this_o decree_n of_o the_o senate_n they_o public_o give_v to_o the_o deputy_n to_o carry_v to_o the_o consul_n who_o private_o they_o advertise_v not_o to_o recede_v from_o those_o order_n they_o have_v receive_v in_o the_o city_n the_o carthaginian_n be_v doubtful_a that_o though_o they_o do_v deliver_v up_o their_o hostage_n they_o shall_v not_o obtain_v assure_v peace_n however_o in_o the_o extremity_n wherein_o they_o behold_v themselves_o they_o place_v all_o their_o hope_n in_o obedience_n and_o that_o they_o may_v work_v upon_o the_o consul_n by_o a_o ready_a execution_n of_o their_o command_n they_o carry_v their_o child_n into_o sicily_n before_o the_o time_n have_v be_v prescribe_v they_o it_o be_v true_a that_o their_o parent_n and_o friend_n part_v not_o from_o they_o without_o abundance_n of_o tear_n especial_o the_o mother_n who_o echo_v fearful_a shriek_n and_o cry_v can_v hardly_o be_v pull_v from_o the_o embrace_n of_o their_o child_n and_o when_o they_o be_v hang_v upon_o the_o ship_n clasp_v hold_v upon_o the_o anchor_n and_o cut_v the_o tackle_n to_o hinder_v the_o seaman_n from_o put_v forth_o many_o tear_v their_o hair_n and_o beat_v their_o breast_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v at_o a_o funeral_n for_o they_o perceive_v that_o in_o appearance_n indeed_o they_o give_v hostage_n but_o in_o reality_n and_o effect_n they_o yield_v up_o their_o city_n since_o their_o child_n be_v take_v away_o and_o no_o assure_a promise_n make_v they_o and_o indeed_o many_o of_o these_o woman_n shed_v tear_n make_v this_o dire_a prediction_n that_o the_o give_v hostage_n be_v but_o in_o vain_a thus_o be_v these_o youth_n take_v away_o from_o carthage_n to_o be_v deliver_v up_o in_o sicily_n where_o they_o be_v receive_v by_o the_o consul_n who_o send_v they_o to_o rome_n and_o tell_v the_o carthaginian_n they_o shall_v know_v at_o utica_n what_o more_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o deliver_v themselves_o from_o this_o war._n when_o the_o roman_n be_v pass_v over_o the_o army_n encamp_v in_o the_o same_o place_n scipio_n have_v before_o encamp_v in_o and_o the_o fleet_n ride_v in_o the_o port_n depend_v on_o utica_n the_o carthaginian_a deputy_n come_v to_o attend_v the_o consul_n who_o seat_v in_o the_o tribunal_n encompass_v by_o all_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o army_n have_v cause_v to_o be_v draw_v off_o on_o both_o side_n the_o way_n that_o the_o carthaginian_n be_v to_o pass_v all_o their_o force_n magnificent_o arm_v with_o colour_n fly_v that_o the_o carthaginian_n may_v judge_v of_o their_o vast_a number_n by_o what_o they_o see_v then_o a_o trumpet_n have_v command_v silence_n by_o the_o consul_n order_n a_o herald_n go_v to_o give_v notice_n to_o the_o deputy_n that_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o give_v they_o audience_n they_o be_v lead_v through_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o the_o army_n and_o when_o they_o draw_v near_o stop_v
have_v accuse_v he_o for_o ill_a management_n in_o the_o government_n of_o babylon_n wherefore_o he_o be_v call_v demetrius_n saviour_n soter_n a_o name_n give_v he_o by_o the_o babylonian_n after_o this_o see_v himself_o settle_v in_o the_o kingdom_n he_o send_v to_o rome_n a_o crown_n of_o gold_n worth_a ten_o thousand_o crown_n as_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o have_v be_v civil_o treat_v in_o quality_n of_o a_o hostage_n and_o moreover_o deliver_v to_o they_o leptines_n who_o have_v slay_v octavius_n the_o senate_n accept_v the_o crown_n but_o as_o if_o the_o crime_n have_v concern_v all_o the_o syrian_n they_o will_v not_o content_v themselves_o with_o the_o punishment_n of_o leptines_n after_o this_o demetrius_z drove_n ariarathes_n out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o cappadocia_n and_o receive_v a_o thousand_o talent_n for_o settle_v in_o it_o holophernes_n say_v to_o be_v his_o brother_n though_o it_o be_v the_o roman_n intention_n that_o both_o brother_n shall_v be_v king_n alike_o but_o sometime_o after_o they_o be_v both_o expel_v and_o ariobarzanes_n likewise_o by_o the_o force_n of_o mithridates_n king_n of_o pontus_n upon_o which_o cause_n with_o some_o other_o begin_v the_o war_n with_o mithridates_n never_o be_v there_o a_o great_a nor_o in_o which_o there_o be_v so_o many_o strange_a revolution_n or_o so_o many_o nation_n concern_v beside_o that_o it_o last_v forty_o year_n during_o which_o time_n the_o palace_n of_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n ofttimes_o change_v its_o master_n though_o they_o be_v still_o of_o the_o same_o race_n there_o happen_v likewise_o during_o that_o time_n many_o broil_n and_o mutation_n in_o divers_a kingdom_n the_o parthian_n who_o for_o a_o long_a time_n have_v be_v revolt_v from_o the_o family_n of_o the_o seleucides_n add_v to_o their_o estate_n mesapotamia_n which_o they_o cut_v off_o from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o syria_n tigranes_n son_n of_o tigranes_n tigranes_n have_v subdue_v the_o neighbour_a nation_n which_o have_v every_o one_o their_o king_n and_o cause_v himself_o to_o be_v call_v king_n of_o king_n make_v war_n upon_o the_o seleucides_n who_o will_v not_o submit_v and_o antiochus_n surname_v the_o pious_a be_v not_o able_a to_o resist_v he_o he_o become_v master_n of_o all_o the_o province_n of_o syria_n on_o this_o side_n euphrates_n as_o far_o as_o egypt_n and_o of_o cilicia_n beside_o which_o be_v likewise_o under_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o seleucides_n magabates_n command_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n his_o master_n in_o all_o their_o estate_n new_o conquer_v with_o a_o powerful_a army_n for_o fourteen_o year_n together_o but_o after_o that_o mithridates_n overcome_v by_o lucullus_n seek_v refuge_n in_o the_o court_n of_o tigranes_n magabates_n go_v with_o his_o army_n to_o the_o assistance_n of_o his_o king_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n antiochus_n son_n of_o the_o pious_a retake_v possession_n of_o his_o kingdom_n with_o applause_n of_o all_o syria_n lucullus_n who_o wage_v the_o first_o war_n with_o tigranes_n and_o drive_v he_o out_o of_o his_o new_a conquest_n disturb_v not_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n in_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o his_o father_n but_o pompey_n successor_n to_o lucullus_n after_o have_v defeat_v mithridates_n suffer_v tigranes_n to_o remain_v king_n of_o armenia_n but_o for_o antiochus_n though_o he_o have_v never_o disoblige_v the_o roman_n yet_o he_o despoil_v he_o of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v easy_a for_o a_o great_a army_n to_o oppose_v a_o king_n unarm_v not_o but_o that_o he_o have_v another_o pretence_n for_o it_o be_v allege_v that_o it_o be_v not_o just_a that_o syria_n who_o king_n of_o the_o seleucian_n race_n be_v expel_v by_o the_o arm_n of_o tigranes_n shall_v rather_o return_v to_o they_o again_o than_o to_o the_o roman_n who_o be_v conqueror_n of_o the_o same_o tigranes_n himself_o thus_o be_v cilicia_n syria_n as_o well_o the_o high_a as_o low_o phoenicia_n and_o palestine_n add_v to_o the_o roman_a empire_n without_o fight_v and_o with_o they_o all_o the_o country_n between_o euphrates_n and_o egypt_n there_o remain_v only_o the_o jew_n to_o be_v subdue_v by_o force_n and_o pompey_n perform_v it_o send_v their_o king_n aristobulus_n prisoner_n to_o rome_n and_o raze_v the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n a_o very_a great_a and_o a_o holy_a city_n in_o that_o country_n ptolemy_n the_o first_o king_n of_o egypt_n have_v before_o do_v the_o same_o vespasian_n likewise_o take_v and_o pillage_v it_o and_o the_o last_o time_n it_o be_v take_v be_v by_o adrian_n in_o our_o day_n wherefore_o the_o jew_n pay_v more_o tribute_n by_o the_o pole_n than_o for_o the_o good_n which_o they_o possess_v and_o for_o the_o syrian_n and_o cilician_o they_o pay_v the_o hundred_o part_n pompey_n have_v conquer_v all_o the_o nation_n that_o have_v be_v former_o under_o the_o seleucides_n give_v to_o some_o particular_a king_n as_o also_o to_o the_o gallogreek_o of_o asia_n and_o for_o the_o other_o he_o confirm_v in_o their_o tetrarchy_n the_o ancient_a king_n that_o have_v faithful_o serve_v the_o roman_n in_o the_o war_n against_o mithridates_n some_o year_n after_o all_o these_o estate_n be_v reunite_v to_o the_o roman_a empire_n every_o one_o in_o his_o time_n but_o the_o principal_a part_n under_o the_o empire_n of_o augustus_n caesar._n now_o pompey_n be_v depart_v from_o syria_n leave_v his_o government_n to_o his_o quaestor_n scaurus_n to_o who_o the_o senate_n send_v marcus_n philippius_fw-la for_o successor_n and_o after_o he_o marcellinus_n lentulus_n both_o these_o praetor_n who_o during_o the_o two_o year_n that_o each_o have_v the_o government_n of_o this_o province_n be_v oblige_v several_a time_n to_o come_v to_o blow_n with_o the_o neighbour_a arab_n who_o make_v incursion_n into_o the_o province_n wherefore_o afterward_o there_o be_v proconsul_n scent_n into_o syria_n who_o have_v the_o same_o power_n with_o the_o consul_n in_o matter_n of_o war._n gabinius_n be_v the_o first_o that_o come_v with_o a_o army_n when_o mithridates_n king_n of_o parthia_n drive_v from_o his_o kingdom_n by_o orodes_n his_o brother_n be_v reestablish_v by_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o arab_n at_o the_o same_o time_n ptolemy_n the_o eleven_o king_n of_o egypt_n be_v expel_v likewise_o by_o his_o subject_n by_o force_n of_o money_n prevail_v with_o gabinius_n to_o resettle_v he_o in_o alexandria_n and_o suspend_v the_o war_n with_o parthia_n he_o do_v it_o and_o by_o force_n constrain_v the_o alexandrian_n to_o return_v to_o the_o obedience_n of_o their_o king_n but_o gabinius_n be_v by_o the_o senate_n condemn_v to_o banishment_n for_o have_v without_o express_a order_n pass_v into_o egypt_n and_o have_v undertake_v a_o war_n which_o be_v think_v to_o be_v unfortunate_a be_v forbid_v by_o the_o sibyl_n verse_n to_o gabinius_n succeed_v as_o i_o think_v crassus_n who_o go_v to_o make_v war_n with_o the_o parthian_n be_v defeat_v by_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o whole_a army_n after_o he_o l._n bibulus_n have_v this_o government_n during_o who_o time_n the_o parthian_n make_v a_o irruption_n into_o this_o province_n and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o saxa_n who_o be_v his_o successor_n extend_v their_o arm_n as_o far_o as_o jonia_n the_o roman_n be_v then_o divert_v by_o the_o civil_a war_n but_o we_o shall_v more_o ample_o treat_v of_o all_o these_o matter_n in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o war_n against_o the_o parthian_n this_o be_v only_o design_v for_o the_o war_n in_o syria_n what_o therefore_o i_o have_v say_v be_v only_o to_o make_v know_v in_o what_o manner_n syria_n come_v under_o the_o roman_a dominion_n and_o how_o it_o be_v reduce_v under_o the_o form_n of_o a_o province_n nor_o will_v it_o be_v much_o from_o the_o purpose_n to_o insert_v something_o of_o what_o pass_v from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o macedonian_n till_o it_o be_v bring_v under_o the_o roman_a rule_n alexander_n have_v overcome_v the_o persian_n be_v king_n of_o syria_n and_o not_o only_o of_o syria_n but_o also_o of_o all_o the_o country_n whither_o he_o carry_v his_o arms._n after_o the_o death_n of_o alexander_n who_o leave_v two_o son_n the_o one_o yet_o a_o little_a infant_n and_o the_o other_o in_o the_o belly_n of_o his_o mother_n the_o macedonian_n press_v forward_a by_o the_o love_n they_o bear_v to_o the_o blood_n of_o philip_n choose_v for_o their_o king_n aridaeus_n the_o brother_n of_o alexander_n who_o yet_o be_v not_o esteem_v over_o wise_a change_v the_o name_n of_o aridaeus_n into_o that_o of_o philip_n but_o that_o only_a for_o the_o that_o alexander_n child_n be_v in_o their_o minority_n for_o they_o give_v guard_n to_o the_o mother_n whilst_o she_o be_v great_a with_o child_n mean_o while_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o macedonian_n and_o principal_o perdiccas_n under_o the_o authority_n of_o this_o philip_n divide_v the_o conquer_a nation_n into_o
tear_n from_o anthony_n friend_n the_o mardian_n come_v to_o entreat_v he_o to_o take_v courage_n by_o tell_v he_o that_o by_o a_o certain_a moist_a and_o fresh_a wind_n very_o pleasant_a to_o the_o nostril_n he_o know_v well_o they_o be_v not_o for_o from_o the_o river_n which_o he_o guess_v beside_o by_o the_o length_n of_o the_o way_n they_o have_v go_v and_o the_o time_n for_o the_o night_n be_v far_o spend_v at_o the_o same_o time_n they_o bring_v he_o word_n that_o all_o the_o tumult_n be_v occasion_v by_o the_o avarice_n of_o the_o soldier_n who_o have_v plunder_v one_o another_o wherefore_o that_o he_o may_v put_v in_o order_n this_o trouble_a and_o disperse_a multitude_n he_o make_v a_o halt_n about_o break_v of_o day_n the_o tumult_n be_v quite_o calm_v every_o one_o begin_v to_o fall_v into_o his_o rank_n when_o on_o a_o sudden_a the_o rearguard_n feel_v the_o parthian_a arrow_n the_o light-armed_n foot_n be_v present_o command_v out_o and_o the_o targeteer_n as_o before_o form_v a_o testudo_fw-la against_o the_o enemy_n shot_n who_o dare_v not_o approach_v they_o too_o nigh_o at_o last_o have_v fight_v in_o this_o manner_n for_o some_o little_a way_n the_o vanguard_n perceive_v the_o river_n where_o be_v arrive_v the_o horse_n be_v send_v out_o against_o the_o parthian_n and_o they_o begin_v to_o pass_v over_o the_o sick_a the_o fight_n by_o little_a and_o little_o grow_v cold_o for_o the_o parthian_n at_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o river_n unbend_v their_o bow_n tell_v the_o roman_n they_o may_v pass_v without_o any_o fear_n and_o high_o commend_v their_o courage_n when_o they_o be_v get_v on_o the_o other_o side_n they_o repose_v themselves_o at_o leisure_n then_o set_v forward_o on_o their_o march_n not_o confide_v too_o much_o in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o parthian_n and_o six_o day_n after_o their_o last_o fight_n they_o arrive_v on_o the_o bank_n of_o araxis_n a_o river_n which_o divide_v media_n from_o armenia_n they_o think_v it_o both_o deep_a and_o rapid_a and_o there_o be_v a_o rumour_n spread_v that_o the_o enemy_n be_v come_v to_o encounter_v they_o at_o their_o passage_n but_o after_o they_o have_v happy_o cross_v it_o and_o see_v themselves_o in_o security_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o armenia_n as_o if_o they_o have_v gain_v a_o port_n after_o a_o storm_n they_o adore_v the_o earth_n embrace_v one_o another_o and_o weep_v for_o joy_n yet_o it_o happen_v that_o come_v into_o a_o country_n abundant_a in_o all_o thing_n after_o so_o long_a a_o scarcity_n they_o so_o overcharge_v their_o stomach_n that_o many_o of_o they_o fall_v sick_a either_o of_o the_o dropsy_n or_o colic_n anthony_n out_o of_o danger_n take_v a_o muster_n of_o his_o army_n and_o find_v that_o he_o have_v lose_v in_o this_o expedition_n twenty_o thousand_o foot_n and_o four_o thousand_o horse_n of_o which_o more_o than_o half_o die_v of_o sickness_n since_o his_o departure_n from_o about_o phraates_n till_o this_o time_n he_o have_v make_v seven_o and_o twenty_o day_n march_v without_o rest_v during_o which_o he_o have_v fight_v eighteen_o time_n against_o the_o parthian_n with_o advantage_n but_o these_o victory_n be_v to_o no_o purpose_n for_o not_o be_v able_a to_o pursue_v the_o enemy_n far_o after_o he_o have_v rout_v they_o they_o remain_v imperfect_a now_o it_o be_v firm_o believe_v that_o artabasus_n king_n of_o armenia_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o anthony_n gain_v not_o a_o absolute_a victory_n for_o have_v he_o have_v with_o he_o the_o sixteen_o thousand_o horse_n arm_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o parthian_n and_o accustom_a to_o fight_v with_o they_o which_o that_o king_n lead_v back_o out_o of_o media_n the_o parthian_n so_o many_o time_n overcome_v can_v never_o have_v rally_v because_o that_o after_o the_o roman_n have_v rout_v they_o the_o armenian_n follow_v the_o chase_n have_v make_v it_o a_o perfect_a victory_n wherefore_o all_o man_n advise_v anthony_n to_o punish_v artabasus_n but_o he_o think_v he_o do_v more_o prudent_o not_o to_o reproach_v he_o with_o his_o perfidiousness_n on_o the_o contrary_a he_o remit_v nothing_o of_o the_o honour_n and_o civity_n he_o usual_o show_v he_o because_o he_o see_v his_o army_n weak_a and_o in_o a_o tire_a condition_n but_o make_v another_o voyage_n into_o armenia_n he_o oblige_v he_o by_o fair_a word_n to_o come_v and_o meet_v he_o and_o have_v arrest_v he_o lead_v he_o captive_n to_o alexandria_n whither_o he_o enter_v in_o triumph_n which_o much_o displease_v the_o roman_n who_o be_v vex_v that_o he_o communicate_v the_o honour_n of_o their_o city_n to_o the_o egyptian_n but_o this_o happen_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o declination_n of_o the_o republic_n after_o this_o the_o king_n of_o the_o mede_n and_o parthian_n quarrel_v about_o the_o roman_a spoil_n wherefore_o the_o median_a see_v himself_o the_o weak_a and_o fear_v to_o loose_v his_o kingdom_n send_v to_o anthony_n to_o engage_v he_o to_o begin_v the_o war_n afresh_o offer_v he_o to_o that_o effect_n his_o force_n and_o his_o alliance_n upon_o these_o offer_v the_o roman_a conceive_v great_a hope_n because_o he_o believe_v that_o to_o have_v subdue_v the_o parthian_n he_o want_v nothing_o but_o archer_n and_o horseman_n which_o now_o offer_v of_o themselves_o he_o be_v therefore_o resolve_v to_o pass_v into_o armenia_n with_o design_n to_o makeâ—_n a_o conjunction_n of_o his_o force_n with_o those_o of_o the_o mede_n on_o the_o bank_n of_o araxes_n and_o â—o_o go_v together_o to_o make_v war_n upon_o the_o parthian_n but_o be_v prevent_v by_o the_o dissension_n of_o octavius_n and_o cleopatra_n he_o refer_v this_o expedition_n to_o another_o season_n though_o it_o be_v say_v the_o parthian_n be_v at_o this_o time_n divide_v among_o themselves_o he_o notwithstanding_o once_o afterward_o return_v to_o media_n where_o have_v contract_v a_o alliance_n and_o friendship_n with_o that_o king_n he_o demand_v one_o of_o his_o daughter_n who_o he_o marry_v to_o one_o of_o his_o son_n he_o have_v by_o cleopatra_n and_o that_o do_v he_o return_v because_o of_o the_o civil_a war_n which_o now_o begin_v to_o break_v out_o into_o a_o flame_n the_o end_n of_o the_o parthian_a war._n appian_n of_o alexandria_n his_o history_n of_o the_o roman_a war_n with_o mithridates_n part_n i._n book_n iu._n the_o argument_n of_o this_o book_n i._o the_o importance_n of_o this_o war_n and_o the_o power_n of_o mithridates_n ii_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o bythinia_n iii_o foundation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o cappadocia_n and_o the_o cause_n or_o pretence_n of_o the_o roman_a war_n against_o mithridates_n iv._o mithridates_n send_v pelopidas_n to_o the_o roman_a commissary_n to_o complain_v of_o nicomedes_n v._o mithridates_n siese_n on_o cappadocia_n for_o his_o son_n and_o pelopidas_n in_o vain_a remonstrate_v the_o state_n of_o matter_n to_o the_o roman_a commissary_n vi_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o war_n by_o the_o first_o battle_n between_o nicomedes_n and_o the_o lieutenant_n of_o mithridates_n wherein_o nicomedes_n be_v defeat_v vii_o sundry_a success_n of_o mithridates_n arms._n viii_o the_o commission_n of_o this_o war_n give_v to_o sylla_n and_o the_o massacre_n of_o the_o italian_n in_o asia_n ix_o the_o siege_n of_o rhodes_n by_o mithridates_n who_o be_v force_v to_o raise_v it_o x._o the_o siege_n of_o the_o port_n of_o piraeum_n and_o of_o athens_n by_o sylla_n xi_o the_o city_n of_o athens_n take_v and_o sack_v and_o after_o it_o the_o port_n of_o piraeum_n xii_o the_o battle_n between_o sylla_n and_o archelaus_n near_o cheronea_n where_o sylla_n defeat_v archelaus_n xiii_o mithridates_n cruelty_n to_o the_o tetrarch_n of_o asia_n and_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o island_n of_o chios_n fourteen_o the_o fight_n between_o sylla_n and_o archelaus_n near_o orchomene_n where_o archelaus_n be_v beat_v xv._n the_o action_n of_o fimbria_n and_o the_o second_o sack_v of_o troy_n xvi_o the_o first_o accommodation_n betwixt_o mithridates_n and_o the_o roman_n xvii_o the_o death_n of_o fimbria_n sylla_n settlement_n of_o asia_n and_o return_v to_o rome_n xviii_o the_o second_o war_n with_o mithridates_n by_o muraena_fw-la which_o soon_o end_v with_o a_o second_o peace_n xix_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o three_o war_n of_o the_o roman_n against_o mithridates_n wherein_o he_o at_o first_o have_v the_o advantage_n xx._n lucullus_n be_v consul_n have_v commission_n for_o this_o war_n raise_v the_o siege_n of_o cysica_n and_o besieges_fw-fr mithridates_n to_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o whole_a army_n xxi_o many_o fight_v between_o lucullus_n and_o mithridates_n who_o be_v at_o last_o force_v to_o retire_v to_o tigranes_n xxii_o lucullus_n make_v war_n on_o tigranes_n and_o mithridates_n together_o and_o after_o many_o victory_n be_v revoke_v xxiii_o pompey_n war_n against_o the_o pirate_n xxiv_o pompey_n action_n against_o mithridates_n who_o forsake_v his_o
time_n part_n of_o those_o two_o celtes_n nation_n and_o especial_o the_o scordisk_n mede_n and_o dardanian_n make_v inroad_n into_o macedonia_n and_o likewise_o into_o greece_n rob_v many_o temple_n and_o assault_v that_o of_o delphos_n where_o they_o again_o lose_v a_o great_a number_n of_o their_o people_n two_o and_o thirty_o year_n after_o the_o first_o battle_n between_o the_o roman_n and_o the_o celte_v during_o which_o they_o have_v several_a engagement_n the_o roman_n who_o have_v already_o conquer_v greece_n and_o macedon_n declare_v war_n against_o they_o for_o the_o like_a sacrilege_n and_o give_v l._n scipio_n the_o command_n of_o their_o army_n the_o fame_n have_v reach_v even_o to_o our_o time_n that_o their_o neighbour_n be_v the_o companion_n of_o their_o impiety_n but_o remember_v the_o punishment_n of_o the_o autarians_n of_o who_o not_o one_o be_v leave_v alive_a in_o illyria_n leave_v they_o to_o scipio_n mercy_n without_o give_v they_o any_o assistance_n and_o that_o scipio_n have_v cut_v in_o piece_n all_o the_o scordisk_n except_o a_o small_a number_n who_o save_v themselves_o on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o ister_n and_o on_o the_o isle_n of_o that_o river_n suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v bribe_v with_o the_o sacred_a gold_n and_o for_o it_o make_v a_o alliance_n with_o the_o mede_n and_o dardanian_n which_o give_v occasion_n to_o some_o historian_n of_o italy_n to_o write_v that_o this_o corruption_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o civil_a war_n wherewith_o the_o roman_n be_v torment_v from_o scipio_n time_n till_o the_o establish_n of_o the_o monarchy_n these_o be_v the_o greek_n opinion_n of_o the_o illyrian_n on_o which_o i_o be_v willing_a to_o enlarge_v myself_o as_o for_o the_o roman_n they_o reckon_v with_o they_o not_o only_o the_o people_n we_o have_v speak_v of_o but_o likewise_o the_o hungaria_n paeonian_o which_o be_v beyond_o they_o and_o the_o rhetian_o the_o narick_n and_o the_o bavaria_n mysian_o which_o inhabit_v in_o europe_n and_o also_o all_o the_o neighbour_a people_n which_o lie_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o ister_n who_o they_o distinguish_v as_o the_o helen_n and_o the_o greek_n by_o particular_a name_n but_o in_o general_n call_v they_o all_o illyrian_n this_o opinion_n which_o they_o have_v hold_v from_o the_o beginning_n and_o persist_v in_o it_o till_o our_o time_n have_v be_v the_o cause_n that_o they_o have_v not_o yet_o find_v out_o the_o limit_n of_o those_o nation_n and_o that_o they_o set_v the_o bound_n of_o illyria_n from_o the_o spring_n of_o ister_n far_o as_o the_o people_n upon_o the_o pontic_a sea_n where_o they_o levy_v tribute_n i_o know_v not_o well_o in_o what_o manner_n the_o roman_n subdue_v they_o so_o in_o write_v the_o affair_n of_o gaul_n i_o have_v declare_v that_o i_o can_v not_o gain_v a_o sufficient_a and_o ample_a knowledge_n of_o the_o beginning_n and_o occasion_n of_o these_o war_n wherefore_o i_o have_v exhort_v those_o who_o have_v the_o better_a knowledge_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o illyria_n to_o write_v the_o history_n of_o they_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o shall_v present_v the_o public_a with_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v come_v to_o my_o knowledge_n agron_n king_n of_o that_o part_n of_o illyria_n situate_v on_o the_o gulf_n of_o the_o ionian_a sea_n once_o possess_v by_o pyrrhus_n and_o his_o successor_n become_v likewise_o master_n of_o a_o corner_n of_o epyrus_n and_o with_o that_o of_o corcyra_n epidamnum_n and_o pharos_n under_o pretence_n of_o protect_v they_o and_o be_v at_o sea_n to_o seize_v upon_o the_o rest_n of_o jonia_n a_o certain_a island_n call_v issa_n revolt_v from_o he_o to_o submit_v to_o the_o roman_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n send_v deputy_n to_o rome_n to_o complain_v of_o the_o oppression_n they_o have_v suffer_v under_o agron_n as_o they_o return_v they_o be_v assault_v by_o the_o illyrian_n who_o slay_v their_o deputy_n call_v calemporus_fw-la and_o a_o roman_a commissary_n who_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o be_v carnicanus_fw-la which_o strike_v such_o despair_n into_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o company_n that_o they_o all_o slay_v themselves_o the_o roman_n as_o it_o say_v take_v this_o occasion_n to_o declare_v war_n against_o the_o illyrian_n and_o assault_v the_o illyrian_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n mean_a while_n agron_n die_v leave_v only_o a_o son_n yet_o under_o age_n call_v pina_n and_o to_o oblige_v his_o wife_n to_o take_v care_n of_o the_o child_n though_o she_o be_v not_o his_o mother_n leave_v her_o regent_n of_o the_o kingdom_n demetrius_n to_o who_o agron_n have_v give_v the_o government_n of_o pharos_n have_v likewise_o sieze_v upon_o carsu_fw-la corcyra_n deliver_v both_o to_o the_o roman_n who_o then_o keep_v the_o sea_n with_o a_o fleet_n they_o afterward_o draw_v dyâ—rhachium_n epidamnum_n to_o their_o party_n and_o the_o issians_n and_o epidamnian_o be_v besiege_v by_o the_o illyrian_n they_o send_v a_o army_n to_o their_o relief_n who_o make_v the_o illyrian_a force_n raise_v their_o siege_n and_o return_v home_o but_o some_o of_o they_o call_v the_o atintane_n go_v and_o submit_v to_o the_o roman_n this_o occasion_v agron_n wife_n to_o send_v ambassador_n to_o rome_n restore_v the_o captive_n and_o fugitive_n and_o demand_v pardon_n by_o remonstrate_v that_o what_o be_v past_a aught_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o agron_n and_o not_o to_o she_o to_o which_o the_o senate_n answer_v that_o corcyra_n pharos_n issa_n and_o epidamnum_n as_o also_o those_o illyrian_n call_v atintanes_n belong_v now_o to_o the_o roman_a empire_n that_o they_o will_v leave_v to_o pina_n all_o the_o remainder_n of_o that_o country_n possess_v by_o his_o father_n and_o receive_v he_o into_o the_o alliance_n of_o the_o roman_a people_n on_o condition_n he_o meddle_v not_o with_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n nor_o suffer_v the_o illyrian_n to_o sail_v to_o the_o island_n of_o issa_n save_v only_o with_o two_o boat_n unarm_v these_o condition_n the_o ambassador_n accept_v and_o this_o be_v the_o first_o war_n and_o the_o first_o peace_n between_o the_o roman_n and_o those_o of_o illyria_n after_o this_o the_o roman_n set_v at_o liberty_n corcyra_n and_o apollonia_n and_o reward_v demetrius_n for_o his_o treason_n because_o of_o the_o advantage_n they_o have_v gain_v by_o it_o not_o but_o that_o they_o hate_v his_o infidelity_n of_o which_o they_o themselves_o soon_o after_o find_v the_o effect_n for_o when_o the_o roman_n and_o the_o celtes_n be_v engage_v one_o against_o the_o other_o about_o the_o river_n po._n eridanus_n demetrius_n who_o think_v they_o have_v their_o hand_n full_a begin_v not_o to_o be_v so_o much_o afraid_a of_o they_o as_o before_o go_v about_o to_o lord_n it_o at_o sea_n and_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o the_o venice_n istrian_n and_o force_v the_o atintanes_n to_o revolt_v against_o the_o roman_n but_o they_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o have_v make_v peace_n with_o the_o celte_v set_v out_o a_o fleet_n to_o sea_n and_o take_v the_o corsair_n who_o be_v join_v with_o demetrius_n and_o the_o revolt_a illyrian_n as_o for_o demetrius_n he_o at_o first_o escape_v to_o philip_n king_n of_o macedon_n and_o afterward_o retreat_v into_o the_o country_n and_o commit_v piracy_n on_o the_o ionian_a sea_n be_v with_o some_o few_o ship_n they_o slay_v he_o at_o last_o and_o utter_o ruin_v pharos_n his_o country_n as_o a_o abettor_n of_o his_o mischief_n but_o for_o the_o illyrian_n they_o pardon_v they_o for_o pina_n sake_n who_o have_v kind_o receive_v they_o this_o be_v the_o second_o war_n and_o second_o peace_n with_o the_o illyrian_n now_o in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o this_o history_n i_o shall_v neither_o respect_n time_n nor_o order_n but_o content_v myself_o to_o write_v the_o affair_n of_o every_o particular_a illyrian_a nation_n as_o far_o as_o i_o have_v learn_v they_o the_o roman_n have_v send_v their_o army_n into_o macedon_n against_o perseus_n who_o then_o possess_v that_o kingdom_n by_o succession_n from_o philip_n genthius_fw-la another_o king_n of_o illyria_n prevail_v with_o by_o the_o macedonian_n money_n enter_v into_o a_o alliance_n with_o he_o and_o engage_v himself_o in_o this_o war._n he_o forthwith_o stir_v up_o the_o illyrian_n against_o the_o roman_n and_o lay_v in_o iron_n those_o ambassador_n they_o send_v under_o pretence_n they_o be_v not_o come_v within_o his_o land_n as_o ambassador_n but_o as_o spy_n wherefore_o anitius_n the_o roman_a praetor_n be_v then_o at_o sea_n take_v some_o of_o that_o king_n ship_n and_o afterward_o land_v in_o his_o country_n defeat_v he_o and_o afterward_o so_o close_o besiege_v in_o a_o place_n that_o he_o only_o ask_v for_o quarter_n upon_o which_o the_o praetor_n return_v answer_n that_o he_o can_v grant_v he_o no_o other_o term_n then_o surrender_v at_o discretion_n he_o desire_v three_o day_n to_o consider_v of_o it_o which_o be_v
instant_n fall_v be_v find_v strike_v in_o the_o thigh_n and_o a_o shoemaker_n knife_n in_o the_o wound_n thus_o drusus_n as_o well_o as_o other_o be_v slay_v in_o his_o tribuneship_n the_o knight_n be_v not_o want_v to_o draw_v advantage_n against_o their_o enemy_n out_o of_o drusus_n his_o design_n and_o to_o find_v out_o matter_n of_o calumny_n and_o to_o this_o effect_n they_o persuade_v q._n valerius_n tribune_n of_o the_o people_n to_o make_v a_o law_n declare_v all_o such_o criminal_n who_o open_o or_o underhand_o favour_v the_o ally_n in_o their_o design_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o government_n of_o the_o republic_n out_o of_o hope_n soon_o to_o expose_v to_o their_o accuser_n the_o head_n man_n of_o the_o city_n to_o become_v the_o judge_n of_o this_o crime_n so_o odious_a to_o all_o citizen_n to_o destroy_v their_o enemy_n and_o make_v themselves_o almighty_a wherefore_o when_o the_o other_o tribune_n oppose_v the_o publication_n of_o this_o law_n the_o knight_n all_o draw_v their_o sword_n and_o present_v the_o point_n to_o the_o throat_n of_o the_o opposer_n make_v they_o pass_v it_o by_o force_n that_o do_v they_o present_o suborn_v accuser_n against_o the_o most_o considerable_a of_o the_o senate_n bestia_fw-la one_o of_o the_o first_o accuse_v will_v not_o come_v at_o their_o summons_n but_o go_v of_o himself_o into_o exile_n rather_o than_o submit_v himself_o to_o the_o power_n of_o his_o enemy_n cotta_n call_v next_o to_o judgement_n after_o he_o appear_v but_o after_o he_o have_v give_v a_o brave_a account_n of_o the_o employment_n he_o have_v undergo_v in_o the_o republic_n and_o declare_v against_o the_o knight_n he_o leave_v the_o city_n without_o stay_v for_o their_o sentence_n mummius_n surname_v the_o achaick_n after_o have_v be_v fool_v by_o his_o judge_n who_o promise_v to_o absolve_v he_o be_v banish_v to_o delos_n where_o he_o end_v his_o day_n this_o mischief_n fall_v upon_o the_o worthy_a and_o best_a man_n the_o people_n begin_v to_o be_v afflict_v to_o see_v themselves_o in_o so_o short_a time_n rob_v of_o the_o presence_n of_o so_o many_o great_a person_n and_o the_o ally_n when_o they_o know_v of_o drusus_n death_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o banishment_n of_o so_o many_o illustrious_a man_n think_v it_o be_v no_o long_a time_n to_o suffer_v their_o protector_n to_o be_v so_o unworthy_o treat_v and_o see_v no_o other_o way_n to_o succeed_v in_o their_o hope_n resolve_v to_o revolt_n against_o the_o roman_a people_n and_o to_o make_v war_n upon_o they_o with_o all_o their_o power_n to_o this_o purpose_n they_o send_v secret_a deputation_n to_o each_o other_o sign_v a_o union_n and_o give_v reciprocal_a hostage_n of_o all_o which_o they_o have_v but_o late_a notice_n in_o the_o city_n now_o whole_o busy_v in_o trial_n and_o tumult_n at_o last_o when_o they_o have_v advice_n of_o it_o they_o send_v into_o all_o corner_n the_o proper_a people_n they_o can_v find_v out_o to_o discover_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o news_n under_o pretence_n of_o do_v something_o else_o one_o of_o which_o espy_v a_o child_n of_o ascoly_a in_o another_o city_n whither_o he_o have_v be_v send_v for_o hostage_n advise_v servilius_n thereof_o who_o govern_v as_o proconsul_n in_o those_o quarter_n from_o whence_o we_o may_v gather_v that_o even_o from_o those_o time_n the_o country_n of_o italy_n be_v distribute_v to_o proconsul_n a_o custom_n which_o many_o age_n after_o the_o emperor_n adrian_n revive_v though_o not_o to_o last_v long_o after_o his_o death_n servilius_z come_v forthwith_o to_o ascoly_a when_o the_o inhabitant_n happen_v to_o celebrate_v a_o solemn_a festival_n where_o whilst_o he_o think_v to_o frighten_v they_o with_o his_o threat_n when_o they_o perceive_v the_o league_n be_v discover_v they_o slay_v he_o and_o with_o he_o fonteius_n his_o lieutenant_n after_o have_v begin_v with_o they_o they_o spare_v no_o roman_a but_o put_v all_o to_o the_o sword_n and_o plunder_v their_o good_n thus_o they_o proceed_v to_o a_o open_a revolt_n and_o all_o the_o neighbour_a people_n take_v arm_n the_o marsian_o the_o pelignian_o the_o vestin_n and_o the_o marucians_n who_o be_v follow_v by_o the_o ancoma_n picenian_o the_o ferentins_n the_o hirpins_n the_o pompeian_n the_o venusines_n the_o apulian_o the_o basilicate_a lucanian_o and_o the_o abruzzo_n samnite_n all_o nation_n long_a time_n enemy_n to_o the_o roman_a name_n and_o in_o short_a all_o the_o people_n from_o the_o river_n garigliano_n liris_n which_o i_o believe_v be_v at_o this_o day_n call_v literva_n to_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o adriatic_a gulf_n as_o well_o within_o land_n as_o on_o the_o seacoast_n their_o deputy_n go_v to_o rome_n to_o complain_v that_o the_o right_n of_o freedom_n be_v not_o grant_v they_o though_o by_o their_o assistance_n and_o service_n they_o have_v high_o contribute_v to_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o empire_n the_o senate_n answer_v they_o very_o rough_o that_o when_o they_o be_v return_v to_o their_o duty_n they_o will_v hear_v their_o deputation_n but_o otherwise_o they_o will_v give_v they_o no_o audience_n so_o fall_v from_o all_o hope_n they_o prepare_v for_o war_n raise_v force_n and_o set_v out_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n as_o well_o horse_n as_o foot_n the_o roman_a army_n be_v not_o less_o numerous_a comprise_v those_o ally_n continue_v faithful_a to_o they_o sext._n julius_n caesar_n and_o p._n rutilius_n lapus_n consul_n command_v for_o the_o roman_n for_o this_o intestine_a war_n be_v think_v so_o important_a that_o they_o put_v they_o both_o in_o commission_n they_o begin_v to_o keep_v guard_n at_o the_o gate_n for_o the_o security_n of_o the_o city_n and_o likewise_o of_o the_o neighbour_n for_o since_o these_o novelty_n be_v send_v on_o foot_n they_o know_v not_o who_o to_o trust_v there_o be_v great_a likelihood_n of_o division_n even_o in_o the_o city_n itself_o to_o the_o consul_n they_o appoint_v lieutenant_n the_o great_a man_n of_o the_o age_n a._n rabirius_n cn._n pompey_n father_n to_o he_o gain_v the_o surname_n of_o great_a q._n cepio_n c._n perpenna_n c._n marius_n valerius_n messala_n a._n sextus_n caesar_n p._n lentulus_n his_o brother_n t._n didius_n licinius_n crassus_n cornelius_n sylla_n and_o marcus_n marcellus_n to_o each_o they_o assign_v his_o quarter_n with_o the_o authority_n of_o proconsul_n and_o from_o time_n to_o time_n send_v they_o recruit_n so_o dangerous_a do_v this_o war_n appear_v as_o for_o the_o ally_n beside_o particular_a captain_n choose_v by_o every_o city_n they_o give_v command_v to_o t._n afranius_n p._n ventridius_fw-la m._n egnatius_n q._n popedius_n c._n papius_n m._n lamponius_n c._n judacilius_n hirius_fw-la asinius_n and_o vetius_n cato_n who_o likewise_o divide_v the_o force_n among_o they_o and_o take_v every_o one_o his_o portion_n to_o make_v head_n against_o the_o roman_a force_n there_o happen_v several_a defeat_n on_o both_o side_n which_o i_o will_v succincty_n relate_v vetius_n cato_n kill_v two_o thousand_o of_o sextus_n julius_n his_o man_n and_o force_v he_o to_o shut_v himself_o up_o in_o isernia_n which_o remain_v firm_a to_o the_o roman_a alliance_n with_o the_o remainder_n of_o his_o force_n of_o who_o l._n acilius_n and_o l._n scipio_n get_v thence_o in_o slave_n habit_n the_o rest_n press_v with_o hunger_n yield_v at_o discretion_n marius_n egnatius_n take_v venafra_fw-mi by_o treason_n and_o cut_v in_o piece_n two_o roman_a cohort_n p._n presenteius_n encounter_v perpenna_n with_o ten_o thousand_o man_n put_v he_o to_o flight_n with_o the_o slaughter_n of_o four_o thousand_o and_o take_v most_o of_o the_o other_o arm_n who_o throw_v they_o away_o to_o hasten_v their_o flight_n wherefore_o the_o consul_n rutilius_n take_v the_o command_n from_o perpenna_n and_o give_v the_o remainder_n of_o his_o army_n to_o c._n marius_n m._n lamponius_n engage_v licinius_n crassus_n kill_v eight_o hundred_o of_o his_o man_n upon_o the_o place_n and_o pursue_v the_o rest_n fight_v as_o far_o as_o clarimont_n grumentum_n c._n papius_n possess_v himself_o of_o nola_n which_o be_v deliver_v up_o and_o make_v offer_v to_o two_o thousand_o roman_n that_o be_v there_o in_o garrison_n to_o receive_v they_o into_o his_o army_n if_o they_o will_v join_v party_n with_o he_o which_o they_o accept_v all_o save_v the_o officer_n who_o he_o put_v in_o prison_n where_o they_o die_v by_o famine_n the_o same_o take_v stabia_n minterna_n and_o salerna_n which_o be_v a_o colony_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o give_v employment_n in_o his_o army_n to_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o those_o town_n and_o likewise_o to_o their_o slave_n after_o which_o have_v spoil_v all_o the_o country_n of_o nocera_n the_o neighbour_a city_n yield_v to_o he_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o spoil_n and_o send_v he_o ten_o thousand_o footman_n and_o one_o thousand_o horse_n which_o he_o have_v demand_v of_o they_o with_o which_o recruit_n he_o
province_n of_o gaul_n he_o likewise_o distribute_v corn_n to_o the_o people_n then_o much_o straiten_v with_o famine_n and_o at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o same_o people_n consent_v to_o the_o return_n of_o the_o exile_n except_o only_o of_o milo_n but_o when_o they_o demand_v a_o release_n of_o their_o debt_n into_o which_o they_o have_v be_v force_v to_o run_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o war_n and_o tumult_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o they_o to_o pay_v because_o the_o inheritance_n they_o may_v otherwise_o sell_v to_o clear_v themselves_o be_v now_o value_v at_o nothing_o he_o absolute_o refuse_v it_o yet_o he_o create_v censor_n to_o put_v a_o value_n on_o thing_n to_o be_v sell_v and_o order_v that_o the_o creditor_n shall_v take_v they_o as_o ready_a money_n and_o in_o part_n of_o so_o much_o of_o their_o debt_n as_o they_o shall_v be_v value_v at_o that_o do_v about_o the_o depth_n of_o winter_n he_o send_v commissary_n of_o war_n to_o all_o his_o army_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o rendezvous_n he_o have_v appoint_v at_o brundisium_n and_o depart_v from_o a_o city_n in_o the_o month_n of_o december_n without_o stay_v for_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o next_o year_n as_o his_o quality_n of_o conful_n oblige_v he_o the_o people_n go_v out_o in_o great_a crowd_n to_o attend_v he_o both_o to_o pay_v he_o that_o honour_n and_o to_o beg_v of_o he_o to_o make_v a_o reconciliation_n with_o pompey_n for_o it_o be_v mre_o than_o likely_a that_o which_o soever_o of_o the_o two_o get_v the_o victory_n will_v become_v master_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o he_o by_o great_a journey_n go_v on_o towards_o brundisium_n pompey_n on_o the_o other_o side_n without_o any_o intermission_n cause_v ship_n to_o be_v build_v force_v to_o be_v raise_v money_n to_o be_v gather_v in_o and_o have_v take_v forty_o of_o caesar_n ship_n in_o the_o jonian_n superior_a sea_n wait_v for_o his_o pass_v over_o mean_o while_o he_o continual_o employ_v his_o soldier_n in_o some_o exercise_n where_o himself_o be_v still_o present_a and_o in_o person_n begin_v any_o work_n even_o beyond_o what_o his_o age_n seem_v to_o give_v leave_n to_o which_o gain_v he_o all_o man_n heart_n who_o throng_v in_o from_o all_o part_n as_o to_o some_o spectacle_n to_o see_v his_o exercise_n caesar_n force_n be_v compose_v of_o ten_o legion_n and_o for_o pompey_n he_o have_v five_o legion_n which_o go_v over_o out_o of_o italy_n with_o their_o horse_n two_o of_o which_o remain_v of_o crassus_n force_n which_o he_o have_v lead_v against_o the_o parthian_n and_o some_o part_n of_o those_o who_o go_v into_o egypt_n under_o gabinius_n all_o amount_v to_o eleven_o legion_n of_o italian_n and_o about_o seven_o thousand_o horse_n beside_o the_o auxiliary_a troop_n of_o jonia_n macedon_n peloponnesus_n boeotia_n the_o archer_n of_o crete_n and_o the_o slinger_n of_o thrace_n he_o have_v likewise_o some_o gaul_n and_o galatian_a horse_n and_o comagenians_n send_v he_o by_o antiochus_n cilician_o cappadocian_o and_o some_o soldier_n of_o armenia_n the_o less_o pamphylia_n and_o pisidia_n he_o design_v not_o to_o make_v use_n of_o all_o these_o stranger_n to_o bear_v arm_n but_o destine_v the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o to_o labour_v in_o the_o trench_n and_o other_o work_n wherein_o he_o will_v not_o employ_v the_o italian_n that_o he_o may_v not_o divert_v they_o from_o the_o exercise_n of_o arms._n these_o be_v his_o land_n force_n for_o the_o sea_n he_o have_v six_o hundred_o long_a ship_n fit_v and_o arm_v for_o war_n a_o hundred_o of_o which_o beside_o seaman_n be_v fill_v with_o roman_a soldier_n on_o who_o be_v the_o chief_a reliance_n beside_o a_o great_a many_o ship_n of_o burden_n which_o carry_v his_o ammunition_n and_o provision_n the_o command_n of_o all_o this_o fleet_n be_v commit_v to_o several_a vice-admirals_n over_o all_o who_o m._n bibulus_n be_v admiral_n thing_n thus_o prepare_v he_o cause_v all_o the_o senator_n and_o knight_n he_o have_v with_o he_o to_o assemble_v together_o and_o at_o the_o head_n of_o his_o army_n thus_o speak_v to_o they_o the_o oration_n of_o pompey_n the_o athenian_n gentleman_n former_o desert_v the_o wall_n of_o their_o city_n when_o they_o fight_v in_o the_o defence_n of_o their_o liberty_n because_o they_o think_v the_o man_n compose_v the_o city_n and_o not_o the_o building_n by_o which_o mean_n they_o soon_o recover_v they_o and_o in_o a_o short_a time_n after_o build_v they_o much_o more_o beautiful_a than_o before_o our_o predecessor_n likewise_o go_v out_o of_o rome_n when_o the_o gaul_n like_o a_o torrent_n invade_v they_o and_o camillus_n return_v with_o they_o from_o ardea_n regain_v it_o in_o the_o same_o condition_n they_o have_v leave_v it_o in_o a_o word_n those_o that_o be_v wise_a think_v their_o country_n every_o where_o where_o they_o can_v preserve_v their_o liberty_n these_o example_n and_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o like_a success_n have_v oblige_v we_o to_o come_v hither_o not_o to_o forsake_v our_o country_n but_o the_o better_a to_o prepare_v ourselves_o to_o defend_v it_o and_o to_o revenge_v its_o cause_n upon_o he_o who_o have_v a_o long_a time_n design_v to_o oppress_v it_o be_v become_v master_n of_o it_o by_o their_o mean_n who_o he_o have_v with_o gift_n corrupt_v he_o i_o say_v who_o be_v by_o you_o declare_v enemy_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n have_v by_o his_o audacious_a enterprise_n invade_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o roman_a people_n and_o give_v the_o government_n of_o your_o province_n to_o those_o of_o his_o faction_n to_o some_o that_o of_o the_o city_n and_o to_o other_o that_o of_o italy_n judge_n after_o this_o what_o violence_n and_o cruelty_n he_o will_v forbear_v to_o exercise_v towards_o his_o country_n if_o we_o be_v so_o unhappy_a to_o let_v ourselves_o be_v overcome_v he_o who_o commit_v such_o insolence_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o a_o war_n whereof_o he_o fear_v the_o event_n and_o whilst_o he_o be_v liable_a to_o receive_v the_o punishment_n of_o his_o crime_n which_o be_v what_o we_o ought_v to_o wish_v and_o hope_v to_o see_v by_o the_o divine_a assistance_n for_o he_o have_v in_o his_o party_n none_o but_o wretch_n corrupt_v by_o the_o money_n he_o have_v draw_v out_o of_o our_o province_n of_o gaul_n who_o choose_v rather_o to_o be_v his_o slave_n than_o to_o live_v equal_o with_o other_o citizen_n for_o my_o part_n i_o never_o be_v want_v nor_o shall_v not_o be_v want_v to_o expose_v myself_o to_o all_o sort_n of_o danger_n i_o offer_v myself_o to_o perform_v the_o function_n of_o general_n or_o soldier_n and_o if_o i_o yet_o have_v the_o same_o good_a fortune_n and_o the_o same_o experience_n which_o hitherto_o have_v make_v i_o every_o where_o victorious_a i_o beseech_v the_o god_n they_o may_v prove_v advantageous_a to_o my_o country_n and_o that_o i_o may_v not_o be_v less_o happy_a now_o when_o the_o dispute_n be_v whether_o i_o shall_v prevent_v its_o be_v oppress_v than_o when_o i_o extend_v the_o bound_n of_o its_o empire_n we_o have_v reason_n to_o have_v confidence_n in_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o god_n and_o in_o the_o justice_n of_o our_o cause_n for_o never_o can_v any_o be_v more_o just_a and_o honest_a to_o whoever_o love_v his_o country_n and_o the_o commonwealth_n beside_o those_o great_a preparation_n we_o have_v make_v both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n and_o the_o force_n will_v come_v in_o to_o we_o from_o all_o part_n as_o soon_o as_o the_o war_n be_v begin_v be_v sufficient_a to_o encourage_v we_o for_o all_o the_o levant_n nation_n as_o far_o as_o those_o border_n on_o the_o euxine_a sea_n whether_o greek_n or_o barbarian_n be_v of_o our_o side_n and_o all_o the_o king_n of_o those_o people_n who_o be_v either_o the_o roman_n friend_n or_o ally_n or_o i_o will_v send_v we_o soldier_n arm_n provision_n and_o all_o thing_n necessary_a let_v we_o go_v then_o and_o give_v to_o our_o country_n the_o assistance_n it_o merit_v which_o your_o virtue_n exact_v from_o you_o and_o my_o good_a fortune_n demand_v from_o i_o but_o remember_v always_o caesar_n pride_n and_o with_o readiness_n to_o obey_v my_o order_n pompey_n last_o word_n be_v follow_v by_o a_o general_a acclamation_n of_o the_o whole_a army_n senators_z and_o other_o person_n of_o quality_n who_o all_o desire_v he_o to_o lead_v they_o whither_o he_o think_v fit_a but_o he_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v the_o very_o worst_a season_n of_o the_o year_n and_o beside_o imagine_v that_o caesar_n impede_v in_o the_o city_n the_o creation_n of_o consul_n will_v not_o attempt_v to_o cross_v a_o sea_n usual_o tempestuous_a before_o the_o end_n of_o winter_n give_v order_n to_o those_o command_v the_o sea_n force_v to_o guard_v the_o passage_n and_o send_v his_o army_n into_o garrison_n in_o thessaly_n
by_o plague_n famine_n or_o sedition_n ever_o make_v they_o abate_v of_o their_o courage_n but_o at_o last_o have_v baffle_v all_o imaginable_a danger_n for_o seven_o hundred_o year_n together_o and_o triumph_v over_o all_o those_o difficulty_n daily_o oppose_v they_o they_o raise_v their_o empire_n to_o that_o height_n of_o glory_n and_o greatness_n and_o at_o present_a reap_v the_o fruit_n of_o both_o their_o good_a fortune_n and_o prudence_n many_o author_n as_o well_o greek_n as_o latin_a have_v write_v of_o all_o these_o thing_n and_o indeed_o the_o subject_n be_v great_a than_o that_o of_o the_o macedonian_a affair_n though_o they_o â—ere_z in_o their_o season_n possible_o more_o considerable_a but_o for_o my_o part_n after_o have_v well_o consider_v the_o roman_a virtue_n that_o i_o may_v make_v the_o more_o contemplative_a comparison_n of_o it_o with_o that_o of_o other_o nation_n i_o have_v give_v freedom_n to_o my_o thought_n to_o wander_v from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o from_o carthage_n to_o spain_n from_o thence_o to_o sicily_n or_o macedonia_n and_o fancy_v either_o a_o embassy_n or_o a_o commission_n to_o succour_v the_o oppress_a and_o thence_o like_o a_o perfect_a vagabond_n that_o have_v nothing_o else_o to_o do_v return_v either_o to_o carthage_n or_o sicily_n i_o have_v collect_v all_o thing_n necessary_a to_o compose_v this_o history_n i_o inform_v myself_o how_o often_o the_o roman_n send_v ambassador_n or_o army_n into_o sicily_n and_o of_o every_o minute_n action_n they_o perform_v there_o till_o they_o reduce_v it_o under_o that_o obedience_n it_o now_o acknowledge_v i_o inquire_v into_o all_o treaty_n of_o peace_n or_o overture_n between_o one_o or_o tother_o that_o have_v be_v transact_v between_o the_o carthaginian_n and_o roman_a people_n what_o wrong_n one_o have_v do_v to_o the_o other_o and_o what_o loss_n and_o overthrow_v each_o have_v receive_v till_o such_o time_n as_o carthage_n be_v demolish_v and_o africa_n be_v make_v a_o roman_a province_n and_o at_o last_o how_o carthage_n be_v rebuilt_a africa_n come_v into_o the_o state_n we_o now_o find_v it_o i_o have_v follow_v the_o same_o course_n through_o all_o the_o other_o province_n lead_v by_o a_o curiosity_n to_o understand_v all_o that_o the_o roman_n have_v do_v of_o great_a and_o glorious_a to_o know_v the_o sloth_n or_o industry_n of_o every_o nation_n the_o virtue_n and_o fortune_n of_o this_o victorious_a people_n and_o in_o short_a all_o thing_n worthy_a record_v and_o imagine_v it_o will_v be_v no_o unpleasant_a thing_n to_o the_o world_n to_o know_v the_o roman_a history_n in_o this_o manner_n i_o lay_v my_o design_n to_o write_v the_o particular_a action_n of_o every_o province_n by_o themselves_o omit_v what_o in_o those_o time_n be_v do_v elsewhere_o and_o refer_v it_o to_o its_o proper_a place_n and_o order_n i_o look_v upon_o it_o likewise_o as_o unnecessary_a to_o set_v down_o throughout_o the_o whole_a the_o time_n when_o every_o thing_n pass_v 〈…〉_z sufficient_a to_o observe_v it_o in_o affair_n of_o most_o importance_n let_v i_o add_v that_o heretofore_o the_o roman_n have_v but_o one_o name_n like_o other_o man_n in_o process_n of_o time_n they_o add_v another_o and_o it_o be_v not_o long_o since_o that_o some_o of_o they_o take_v a_o three_o the_o better_a to_o make_v themselves_o be_v know_v either_o by_o some_o bodily_a mark_n or_o some_o advantageous_a endowment_n of_o mind_n so_o some_o greek_n likewise_o to_o their_o name_n add_v surname_n wherefore_o i_o shall_v sometime_o make_v use_n of_o all_o their_o name_n especial_o when_o i_o be_o treat_v of_o illustrious_a personage_n to_o the_o intent_n they_o may_v be_v the_o better_o know_v but_o ishall_n call_v many_o as_o well_o of_o the_o one_o as_o the_o other_o by_o those_o name_n most_o agreeable_a to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n for_o the_o order_n and_o method_n of_o this_o history_n it_o be_v take_v from_o the_o time_n in_o which_o these_o war_n be_v begin_v and_o end_v notwithstanding_o there_o be_v divers_a other_o interfere_v which_o be_v omit_v to_o avoid_v confusion_n wherefore_o the_o several_a book_n shall_v take_v their_o title_n from_o the_o matter_n as_o the_o punik_n syrian_n parthian_a mithridatick_a iberian_n and_o hannibal_n war_n etc._n etc._n as_o to_o the_o domestic_a sedition_n and_o civil_a war_n we_o shall_v treat_v of_o they_o according_a to_o the_o time_n in_o which_o the_o author_n of_o they_o live_v as_o that_o of_o marius_n and_o sylla_n of_o pompey_n and_o caesar_n of_o anthony_n and_o the_o other_o caesar_n surname_v augustus_n against_o the_o murderer_n of_o the_o first_o caesar._n and_o last_o the_o war_n which_o the_o conqueror_n make_v one_o against_o another_o which_o be_v the_o last_o civil_a war_n and_o during_o which_o egypt_n fall_v into_o the_o power_n of_o the_o roman_n thus_o the_o affair_n with_o strange_a nation_n shall_v be_v divide_v by_o each_o book_n and_o the_o civil_a war_n by_o the_o chief_n of_o the_o party_n but_o who_o be_o i_o that_o write_v all_o these_o thing_n many_o person_n know_v already_o and_o i_o myself_o have_v declare_v it_o but_o to_o declare_v it_o yet_o more_o public_o i_o be_v bear_v in_o alexandria_n of_o a_o honest_a family_n in_o my_o country_n afterward_o i_o live_v at_o rome_n where_o i_o plead_v cause_n before_o the_o tribunal_n of_o the_o caesar_n till_o such_o time_n as_o they_o honour_v i_o with_o the_o quality_n of_o one_o of_o their_o procâ—â—atores_fw-la he_o that_o will_v know_v more_o may_v learn_v it_o from_o the_o book_n i_o have_v write_v on_o this_o subject_a appian_n of_o alexandria_n his_o history_n of_o the_o roman_a war_n in_o lybia_n or_o the_o punic_a war_n part_n i._n the_o argument_n of_o this_o book_n i._o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o city_n of_o carthage_n ii_o a_o brief_a recital_n of_o the_o roman_a war_n against_o the_o carthaginian_n iii_o the_o first_o punic_a war_n where_o attilius_n be_v defeat_v by_o xantippus_n iv._o war_n of_o the_o carthaginian_n against_o all_o the_o people_n of_o lybia_n v._o the_o cause_n of_o the_o second_o punic_a war._n vi._n scipio_n obtain_v commission_n for_o this_o war_n make_v preparation_n and_o advance_n into_o sicily_n vii_o the_o carthaginian_n prepare_v for_o defence_n viii_o the_o occasion_n of_o masanissa_n discontent_n against_o syphax_n and_o the_o carthaginians_n ix_o sâ—â—pio_n land_n in_o afriâ—a_n x._o â—aâ—anissa_fw-la lay_n a_o ambush_n for_o haâ—â—o_n xi_o scipio_n besiegâ—s_v and_o taâ—es_v locha_n xii_o five_o thousand_o african_n defeat_v by_o scipio_n xiii_o scipio_n besieges_fw-fr utica_n where_o syphax_n to_o gain_v time_n propose_v condition_n of_o â—eace_n fourteen_o asdrubal_n and_o syphax_n design_n to_o surprise_v scipio_n xv._n scipio_n call_v a_o council_n where_o he_o resolve_v to_o preâ—ent_v 〈◊〉_d enemy_n xvi_o scipio_n assault_v aâ—drâ—bal's_n camp_n by_o night_n take_v it_o pâ—llageâ—_n it_o and_o kiâ—s_v 30000_o men._n xvii_o asdrubal_n upon_o 〈◊〉_d defeat_n be_v condemn_v to_o death_n by_o the_o carthaginian_n but_o yet_o rally_v his_o force_n xviii_o a_o sea-fight_n between_o the_o roman_n and_o carthaginian_n xix_o battle_n between_o syphax_n and_o masanissa_n where_o syphax_n be_v defeat_v and_o take_v prisoner_n xx._n sophonisba_n syphax_n wife_n send_v her_o excuse_n to_o masanissa_n who_o receive_v she_o and_o then_o poison_v she_o to_o avoid_v the_o deliver_v she_o up_o to_o scipio_n xxi_o hanâ—o_o suborn_v people_n to_o set_v fire_n a_o scipio_n camp_n they_o be_v discover_v and_o put_v to_o death_n xxii_o scipio_n waste_v the_o country_n the_o carthaginian_n consult_v about_o the_o recalling_a of_o hannibal_n yet_o send_v their_o ambassador_n to_o rome_n to_o treat_v of_o peace_n which_o be_v conclude_v between_o the_o two_o estate_n xxiii_o hannibal_n return_v to_o africa_n prepare_v for_o war_n and_o the_o carthaginian_n break_v the_o peace_n by_o pillage_n the_o roman_a ship_n xxiv_o hannibal_n undertake_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o army_n be_v hardly_o put_v to_o it_o by_o scipio_n whereupon_o he_o suâ—â—_n for_o peace_n which_o be_v grant_v he_o but_o the_o people_n will_v not_o consent_v xxv_o hannibal_n confer_v with_o scipio_n who_o force_v he_o at_o length_n to_o give_v battle_n xxvi_o the_o two_o general_n draw_v up_o their_o army_n in_o battalion_n and_o make_v their_o oration_n to_o their_o soldier_n xxvii_o the_o battle_n between_o hannibal_n and_o scipio_n where_o hannibal_n be_v defeat_v xxviii_o scipio_n approacheâ—_n carthage_n the_o citizen_n sue_v for_o peace_n which_o be_v grant_v on_o condition_n the_o senate_n ratify_v it_o xxix_o the_o poeple_n oppose_v the_o peace_n yet_o send_v dâ—â—â—ties_n to_o rome_n â—here_o at_o a_o assembly_n of_o the_o senate_n the_o peace_n be_v ratify_v scipio_n triumph_n xxxi_o difference_n betwixt_o masanissa_n and_o the_o carthaginian_n in_o which_o the_o roman_n concern_v themselves_o xxxii_o the_o great_a battle_n between_o masanissa_n and_o
who_o can_v upon_o surprise_v digest_v the_o troublesome_a necessity_n of_o obey_v and_o become_v hereafter_o servant_n but_o when_o after_o a_o long_a silence_n they_o grow_v more_o lively_a sensible_a of_o their_o misery_n they_o forbear_v any_o far_a revile_n and_o only_o set_v themselves_o to_o lament_v their_o unfortunate_a condition_n call_v by_o name_n their_o child_n their_o wife_n and_o their_o country_n as_o if_o they_o have_v hear_v their_o lamentation_n the_o priest_n likewise_o invoke_v the_o god_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v present_a reproach_v they_o with_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o death_n in_o short_a the_o mourning_n be_v so_o great_a and_o the_o groan_n so_o confuse_v of_o those_o who_o deplore_v the_o public_a and_o private_a misfortune_n and_o so_o worthy_a of_o compassion_n that_o they_o draw_v tear_n from_o the_o eye_n of_o their_o enemy_n the_o consul_n themselves_o move_v with_o pity_n out_o of_o a_o consideration_n of_o the_o instability_n of_o humane_a thing_n expect_v with_o sad_a countenance_n the_o end_n of_o their_o deploring_n when_o after_o abundance_n of_o tear_n and_o groan_n the_o calm_a in_o some_o sort_n return_v into_o their_o soul_n they_o fall_v again_o into_o a_o profound_a silence_n and_o consider_v that_o their_o city_n be_v disarm_v and_o defenceless_a that_o they_o have_v not_o one_o ship_n one_o warlike_a engine_n one_o dart_n or_o one_o sword_n leave_v that_o they_o have_v not_o within_o their_o wall_n man_n of_o war_n sufficient_a have_v late_o lose_v fifty_o thousand_o man_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o they_o to_o raise_v soldier_n elsewhere_o have_v neither_o friend_n nor_o ally_n beside_o that_o the_o shortness_n of_o the_o time_n will_v not_o permit_v it_o that_o their_o child_n their_o friend_n and_o their_o country_n be_v in_o the_o enemy_n power_n their_o city_n besiege_v by_o sea_n and_o land_n and_o that_o from_o the_o other_o side_n masanissa_n their_o ancient_a enemy_n be_v ready_a to_o fall_v upon_o they_o they_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o tumult_n and_o extravagance_n as_o of_o all_o thing_n most_o useless_a in_o this_o occasion_n and_o have_v a_o fresh_a recourse_n to_o prayer_n then_o hanno_n surname_v gilla_n the_o most_o considerable_a of_o all_o the_o carthaginian_n there_o present_a have_v first_o obatine_v permission_n to_o speak_v begin_v in_o this_o manner_n sir_n if_o i_o may_v be_v admit_v to_o add_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o remonstrance_n we_o have_v make_v you_o i_o must_v tell_v you_o that_o we_o pretend_v not_o to_o act_v in_o this_o occasion_n as_o if_o we_o plead_v our_o cause_n before_o you_o in_o quality_n of_o judge_n such_o proceed_n be_v utter_o unseasonable_a in_o our_o present_a condition_n but_o i_o hope_v to_o make_v it_o appear_v by_o pertinent_a reason_n that_o we_o be_v not_o unworthy_a your_o mercy_n we_o who_o have_v former_o be_v lord_n of_o africa_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n and_o for_o a_o long_a time_n dispute_v extent_n of_o empire_n with_o you_o at_o last_o yield_v all_o to_o scipio_n when_o we_o deliver_v up_o all_o our_o ship_n and_o our_o elephant_n we_o have_v likewise_o pay_v you_o the_o tribute_n impose_v on_o we_o at_o the_o term_n prescribe_v we_o beg_v you_o therefore_o by_o those_o god_n witness_n to_o the_o treaty_n to_o pardon_v we_o and_o not_o to_o violate_v the_o oath_n of_o scipio_n who_o swear_v that_o from_o thence_o forward_a the_o people_n of_o carthage_n shall_v be_v friend_n and_o ally_n to_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n we_o have_v not_o swerve_v from_o any_o thing_n of_o that_o accommodation_n we_o have_v neither_o ship_n nor_o elephant_n you_o can_v demand_v no_o tribute_n of_o we_o â—ay_v we_o have_v serve_v you_o against_o three_o king_n and_o be_v not_o offend_v if_o we_o put_v you_o in_o mind_n of_o it_o when_o you_o demand_v our_o arm_n since_o ordinary_o misery_n make_v man_n speak_v more_o than_o they_o ought_v but_o now_o though_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o treaty_n shall_v be_v sufficient_a argument_n to_o persuade_v you_o we_o have_v only_a recourse_n to_o our_o prayer_n and_o indeed_o we_o have_v nothing_o else_o leave_v have_v already_o yield_v up_o to_o you_o all_o that_o be_v in_o our_o power_n this_o be_v all_o i_o can_v say_v to_o you_o touch_v the_o first_o treaty_n of_o peace_n which_o be_v ratify_v by_o the_o oath_n of_o scipio_n your_o consul_n but_o for_o what_o concern_v our_o present_a estate_n you_o sir_n be_v yourselves_o witness_n of_o what_o we_o have_v do_v you_o demand_v hostage_n we_o have_v give_v you_o all_o the_o choice_a of_o our_o youth_n you_o desire_v our_o arm_n we_o have_v surrender_v they_o all_o which_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o a_o city_n take_v never_o willing_o do_v we_o assure_v ourselves_o upon_o the_o honesty_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o upon_o their_o word_n for_o the_o senate_n give_v we_o their_o letter_n which_o we_o deliver_v unto_o you_o and_o when_o you_o demand_v hostage_n from_o we_o you_o promise_v that_o carthage_n shall_v give_v they_o be_v at_o liberty_n to_o live_v according_a to_o its_o law_n and_o if_o have_v do_v what_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o senate_n have_v order_v we_o nay_o more_o than_o what_o they_o command_v it_o will_v certain_o appear_v very_o evil_a if_o after_o have_v promise_v liberty_n to_o our_o city_n upon_o delivery_n of_o hostage_n you_o shall_v ordain_v its_o destruction_n after_o have_v receive_v they_o for_o if_o you_o demolish_v it_o how_o can_v you_o leave_v it_o free_a as_o you_o promise_v this_o be_v all_o we_o have_v to_o say_v touch_v the_o treaty_n as_o well_o old_a as_o new_a and_o if_o this_o move_v you_o not_o we_o will_v only_o have_v recourse_n to_o prayer_n and_o tear_n the_o sole_a refuge_n of_o the_o miserable_a and_o for_o which_o we_o have_v ample_a occasion_n in_o the_o innumerable_a calamity_n that_o overwhelm_v we_o we_o beseech_v you_o therefore_o for_o a_o ancient_a city_n build_v by_o the_o command_n of_o the_o go_n for_o the_o support_n of_o that_o immense_a glory_n it_o have_v acquire_v for_o the_o preservation_n of_o that_o name_n it_o have_v bear_v throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n for_o its_o temple_n for_o its_o god_n which_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o any_o crime_n chastise_v not_o they_o by_o a_o privation_n of_o those_o solemn_a sacrifice_n and_o continual_a adoration_n pay_v they_o by_o this_o city_n rob_v not_o the_o dead_a who_o never_o offend_v you_o of_o their_o sepulcher_n and_o those_o funeral_n honour_n daily_o celebrate_v on_o their_o tomb_n and_o if_o you_o have_v any_o pity_n for_o we_o since_o you_o say_v it_o be_v out_o of_o compassion_n you_o permit_v we_o to_o choose_v another_o habitation_n spare_v our_o altar_n spare_v our_o household_n god_n spare_v our_o high_a place_n spare_v the_o goddess_n guardian_n of_o carthage_n in_o short_a spare_v so_o many_o thing_n that_o be_v both_o pleasant_a and_o precious_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n for_o what_o can_v you_o fear_v from_o we_o you_o have_v our_o ship_n you_o have_v our_o arm_n and_o all_o those_o great_a beast_n which_o attract_v on_o we_o the_o envy_n of_o such_o a_o world_n of_o people_n you_o may_v say_v perhaps_o that_o it_o be_v comfort_n enough_o for_o we_o that_o you_o suffer_v we_o to_o build_v another_o city_n but_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o man_n accustom_v to_o get_v their_o livelihood_n from_o the_o sea_n of_o who_o we_o have_v a_o infinite_a number_n to_o live_v or_o subsist_v in_o the_o inland_n yet_o however_o you_o will_v have_v this_o to_o be_v a_o favour_n but_o pray_v be_v please_v that_o instead_o of_o it_o we_o offer_v you_o another_o condition_n which_o will_v full_o satisfy_v we_o and_o in_o our_o opinion_n bring_v you_o more_o glory_n let_v the_o city_n that_o have_v not_o sin_v stand_v and_o put_v to_o death_n all_o the_o carthaginian_n rather_o than_o command_v they_o to_o change_v habitation_n thus_o all_o the_o world_n will_v believe_v you_o animate_v against_o man_n and_o not_o against_o temple_n god_n sepulcher_n and_o innocent_a wall_n you_o have_v be_v accustom_v to_o prefer_v glory_n and_o pity_n before_o all_o thing_n and_o to_o make_v your_o moderation_n shine_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o your_o prosperity_n which_o hitherto_o you_o have_v practise_v towards_o all_o you_o have_v subdue_v suffer_v yourselves_o then_o to_o be_v move_v by_o the_o prayer_n of_o jupiter_n and_o those_o god_n which_o yet_o preside_v over_o carthage_n and_o for_o their_o sake_n cease_v to_o hate_v we_o and_o our_o child_n out_o of_o a_o remembrance_n of_o our_o past_a offence_n take_v heed_n lest_o we_o prove_v the_o first_o for_o who_o you_o lose_v that_o high_a esteem_n in_o which_o you_o live_v and_o â—ully_o not_o your_o reputation_n by_o the_o cruelty_n of_o this_o action_n so_o horrible_a to_o speak_v of_o much_o
take_v the_o field_n with_o a_o powerful_a army_n to_o come_v against_o the_o roman_n and_o have_v intelligence_n that_o they_o have_v leave_v behind_o the_o wagon_n and_o engine_n he_o send_v a_o great_a body_n of_o horse_n who_o cut_v in_o piece_n stratianus_fw-la and_o ten_o thousand_o foot_n that_o he_o command_v and_o after_o have_v take_v the_o engine_n slay_v a_o great_a quantity_n of_o other_o of_o which_o number_n be_v the_o king_n polemon_n which_o dishearten_v and_o not_o without_o reason_n those_o who_o have_v engage_v in_o anthony_n party_n dismay_v at_o so_o mournful_a a_o beginning_n insomuch_o that_o artabasus_n king_n of_o armenia_n who_o have_v be_v the_o principal_a cause_n of_o this_o war_n give_v over_o all_o those_o hope_n he_o have_v conceive_v of_o the_o roman_n retire_v with_o his_o army_n into_o his_o own_o country_n and_o now_o the_o parthian_n have_v send_v relief_n into_o the_o city_n with_o a_o thousand_o injurious_a threat_n revile_v the_o roman_n so_o that_o anthony_n that_o he_o may_v not_o let_v the_o courage_n of_o his_o man_n cool_v in_o the_o idleness_n of_o a_o siege_n take_v with_o he_o ten_o legion_n three_o praetorian_a cohort_n and_o all_o his_o cavalry_n to_o go_v and_o gather_v in_o provision_n and_o forage_v hope_v the_o enemy_n will_v come_v to_o oppose_v he_o and_o so_o he_o may_v gain_v a_o opportunity_n to_o fight_n after_o his_o first_o day_n march_v the_o parthian_n appear_v and_o he_o see_v that_o they_o begin_v to_o enlarge_v their_o battle_n round_o about_o the_o roman_a camp_n with_o design_n to_o cut_v off_o his_o way_n of_o return_n he_o command_v to_o sound_v a_o march_n and_o to_o pack_v up_o the_o tent_n as_o if_o he_o be_v prepare_v to_o discamp_v and_o not_o to_o fight_v which_o do_v he_o cause_v his_o army_n to_o march_v before_o the_o enemy_n in_o form_n of_o a_o crescent_n with_o order_n to_o the_o cavalry_n to_o charge_v as_o soon_o as_o the_o vanguard_n be_v advance_v that_o so_o the_o legion_n at_o the_o same_o time_n may_v come_v to_o the_o charge_n the_o parthian_n mean_v while_o admire_v the_o excellent_a order_n of_o the_o roman_a army_n see_v the_o soldier_n pass_v along_o keep_v their_o rank_n and_o brandish_v their_o pile_n without_o make_v the_o least_o noise_n but_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o signal_n be_v give_v and_o the_o first_o shout_n make_v the_o roman_a horse_n press_v forward_o to_o charge_v the_o parthian_n and_o come_v in_o so_o close_o to_o they_o that_o they_o can_v no_o more_o make_v use_n of_o their_o arrow_n yet_o they_o stand_v their_o ground_n for_o some_o time_n till_o the_o legionary_a soldier_n run_v in_o with_o their_o shout_n and_o the_o noise_n of_o their_o buckler_n so_o horrible_o affright_v the_o horse_n of_o the_o enemy_n that_o they_o turn_v tail_n without_o strike_v blow_n anthony_n hope_v that_o this_o battle_n will_v end_v the_o war_n or_o at_o least_o give_v a_o good_a stroke_n towards_o victory_n pursue_v they_o hard_o but_o when_o the_o infantry_n have_v drive_v they_o before_o they_o mile_n fifty_o furlong_n and_o the_o horse_n have_v follow_v they_o thrice_o as_o far_o and_o that_o they_o find_v but_o thirty_o prisoner_n and_o not_o above_o fourscore_o slay_v their_o courage_n fall_v at_o the_o consideration_n of_o how_o few_o they_o have_v destroy_v in_o this_o victory_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o number_n they_o have_v lose_v at_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o carriage_n next_o morning_n they_o advance_v to_o go_v and_o force_n phraates_n his_o camp_n but_o meet_v in_o their_o march_n at_o first_o with_o a_o few_o parthian_n after_o that_o with_o a_o great_a number_n and_o at_o last_o with_o the_o whole_a army_n who_o as_o if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v beat_v the_o day_n before_o come_v to_o the_o charge_n and_o assail_v they_o on_o all_o side_n they_o with_o much_o pain_n and_o difficulty_n recover_v their_o camp_n where_o the_o mede_n who_o they_o besiege_v have_v storm_v the_o palisado_n and_o drive_v off_o those_o that_o defend_v it_o anthony_n fall_v into_o such_o a_o passion_n that_o he_o decimate_v all_o those_o have_v quit_v their_o post_n he_o draw_v they_o off_o by_o decury_n or_o ten_o and_o make_v they_o draw_v lot_n condemn_v the_o unfortunate_a to_o death_n and_o instead_o of_o wheat_n give_v only_o barley_n bread_n to_o the_o rest_n this_o war_n be_v troublesome_a to_o both_o party_n and_o each_o fear_v more_o grievous_a consequence_n for_o anthony_n can_v no_o long_o go_v abroad_o to_o seek_v provision_n or_o forage_v without_o have_v some_o of_o his_o people_n slay_v or_o wound_v and_o phraates_n who_o know_v well_o that_o the_o parthian_n will_v rather_o endure_v any_o thing_n than_o to_o keep_v the_o field_n all_o winter_n out_o of_o their_o own_o country_n be_v afraid_a leave_v if_o the_o roman_n continue_v the_o war_n his_o people_n will_v forsake_v he_o the_o air_n already_o grow_v cold_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o autumnal_a equinox_n wherefore_o he_o make_v use_v of_o this_o artifice_n some_o parthian_n know_v to_o the_o roman_n meet_v they_o forage_v treat_v they_o kind_o let_v they_o go_v away_o with_o their_o burden_n and_o praise_v their_o valour_n which_o their_o king_n himself_o admire_v and_o that_o with_o reason_n for_o indeed_o they_o be_v the_o most_o valiant_a man_n in_o the_o world_n and_o then_o by_o degree_n draw_v near_o they_o blame_v anthony_n that_o he_o will_v not_o make_v peace_n with_o the_o king_n and_o spare_v the_o life_n of_o so_o many_o brave_a people_n who_o he_o only_o suffer_v to_o lose_v time_n and_o without_o give_v they_o opportunity_n of_o fight_v make_v they_o wait_v for_o two_o cruel_a enemy_n famine_n and_o winter_n and_o that_o in_o such_o place_n as_o their_o march_n will_v be_v difficult_a though_o the_o parthian_n themselves_o be_v their_o guide_n this_o be_v several_a time_n report_v to_o anthony_n he_o begin_v to_o be_v more_o tractable_a yet_o he_o will_v not_o send_v to_o the_o parthian_a till_o he_o have_v cause_v inquiry_n to_o be_v make_v of_o these_o honest_a barbarian_n whether_o it_o be_v by_o their_o king_n order_n they_o have_v speak_v to_o the_o roman_a soldier_n which_o when_o they_o have_v assure_v it_o be_v conjure_v they_o not_o to_o have_v the_o least_o fear_n or_o jealousy_n he_o dispatch_v one_o of_o his_o friend_n to_o the_o king_n to_o demand_v the_o war._n ensign_n and_o the_o captive_n that_o he_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o be_v content_a with_o a_o honourable_a retreat_n only_o to_o which_o answer_n be_v return_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o speak_v of_o that_o but_o that_o peace_n and_o a_o safe_a retreat_n shall_v be_v grant_v he_o on_o condition_n he_o will_v speedy_o depart_v which_o he_o do_v few_o day_n after_o though_o he_o be_v very_o eloquent_a in_o all_o assembly_n whether_o civil_a or_o military_a yet_o shame_n and_o sadness_n will_v not_o let_v he_o now_o speak_v to_o his_o army_n himself_o he_o give_v commission_n to_o domitius_n aenobarbus_n to_o take_v his_o place_n and_o to_o exhort_v the_o soldier_n to_o be_v courageous_a some_o take_v it_o ill_o think_v he_o do_v it_o in_o scorn_n but_o the_o great_a part_n know_v the_o cause_n the_o easy_o compose_v themselves_o to_o his_o thought_n as_o he_o be_v design_v with_o himself_o to_o return_v the_o way_n he_o come_v through_o the_o naked_a desert_n a_o certain_a mardian_n of_o who_o courage_n and_o fidelity_n the_o roman_n have_v trial_n in_o the_o fight_n for_o defence_n of_o the_o engine_n and_o who_o know_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o parthian_n living_n come_v to_o he_o and_o advise_v he_o to_o take_v his_o march_n by_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o mountain_n which_o lie_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o not_o to_o expose_v his_o army_n load_v with_o arm_n to_o such_o infinite_a number_n of_o archer_n on_o horseback_n in_o plain_n so_o vast_a and_o without_o any_o covert_n for_o that_o phraates_n have_v no_o other_o design_n but_o to_o fall_v upon_o he_o when_o by_o fair_a word_n he_o have_v make_v he_o leave_v his_o trench_n and_o therefore_o he_o offer_v himself_o both_o to_o lead_v they_o a_o short_a way_n and_o in_o which_o they_o shall_v find_v abundance_n of_o whatever_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o soldier_n anthony_n propose_v this_o in_o council_n not_o seem_v to_o distrust_v the_o peace_n agree_v on_o by_o the_o parthian_n but_o tell_v they_o he_o shall_v be_v well_o satisfy_v to_o take_v a_o short_a way_n by_o which_o they_o shall_v find_v good_a village_n and_o that_o nothing_o else_o be_v to_o be_v do_v but_o to_o take_v good_a security_n of_o the_o mardian_n and_o he_o of_o himself_o desire_v he_o may_v be_v bind_v till_o they_o have_v reach_v armenia_n and_o thus_o bind_v put_v himself_o at_o the_o head_n of_o the_o army_n and_o lead_v they_o two_o day_n
see_v the_o present_a state_n of_o affair_n how_o mithridates_n dominion_n be_v lessen_v the_o entrance_n of_o the_o sea_n stop_v against_o he_o infinite_a spoil_n carry_v off_o his_o land_n but_o we_o entreat_v you_o a_o second_o time_n gentleman_n either_o hinder_a mithridates_n from_o be_v thus_o wrong_v either_o defend_v he_o from_o oppression_n or_o suffer_v he_o to_o defend_v himself_o without_o perplex_v your_o affair_n pelopidas_n speak_v this_o so_o stern_o that_o though_o before_o they_o have_v resolve_v to_o support_v nicomedes_n yet_o now_o they_o will_v hark_v to_o they_o both_o as_o judge_n and_o because_o they_o have_v some_o respect_n for_o pelopidas_n word_n and_o can_v not_o reproach_n mithridates_n with_o any_o breach_n of_o alliance_n they_o stick_v at_o it_o a_o little_a but_o after_o long_a consultation_n they_o at_o last_o answer_v in_o these_o term_n we_o will_v neither_o have_v nicomedes_n to_o offend_v mithridates_n nor_o suffer_v any_o to_o make_v war_n upon_o nicomedes_n for_o we_o judge_v it_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n not_o to_o suffer_v he_o to_o be_v wrong_v after_o they_o have_v pronounce_v this_o sentence_n pelopidas_n will_v have_v rejoin_v as_o not_o think_v it_o reasonable_a but_o they_o make_v he_o depart_v the_o assembly_n wherefore_o mithridates_n manifest_o wrong_v by_o the_o roman_n send_v his_o son_n ariarathes_n with_o a_o powerful_a army_n to_o seize_v upon_o the_o kingdom_n of_o cappadocia_n who_o present_o drive_v thence_o ariobarzanes_n and_o settle_a himself_o in_o his_o place_n whereupon_o pelopidas_n go_v once_o more_o to_o the_o commissary_n speak_v to_o they_o in_o this_o manner_n the_o oration_n of_o pelopidas_n you_o have_v late_o be_v tell_v gentleman_n with_o what_o patience_n mithridates_n suffer_v phrygia_n and_o cappadocia_n to_o be_v take_v from_o he_o contrary_a to_o all_o reason_n you_o make_v no_o account_n of_o the_o injury_n do_v by_o nicomedes_n even_o in_o your_o sight_n and_o when_o we_o have_v recourse_n to_o your_o friendship_n and_o alliance_n you_o answer_v we_o rather_o like_o man_n accuse_v than_o accuser_n that_o your_o republic_n will_v not_o have_v any_o injury_n do_v to_o nicomedes_n as_o if_o any_o one_o have_v do_v it_o you_o than_o be_v the_o cause_n if_o there_o have_v late_o pass_v any_o thing_n in_o cappadocia_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o your_o republic_n for_o the_o disdain_n wherewith_o you_o treat_v we_o and_o your_o scornful_a answer_n oblige_v mithridates_n to_o what_o he_o have_v do_v and_o he_o be_v now_o send_v deputy_n to_o your_o senate_n to_o complain_v of_o you_o therefore_o if_o you_o please_v find_v some_o body_n to_o plead_v your_o cause_n but_o he_o conjure_v you_o not_o to_o attempt_v any_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o resolve_v on_o by_o the_o common_a consent_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n of_o rome_n and_o to_o think_v of_o the_o importance_n of_o this_o war._n consider_v that_o the_o kingdom_n he_o hold_v by_o succession_n from_o his_o father_n be_v mile_n twenty_o thousand_o furlong_n in_o length_n and_o that_o he_o have_v add_v to_o it_o many_o neighbour_a nation_n and_o among_o other_o colchis_n full_a of_o warlike_a people_n of_o greek_n that_o inhabit_v on_o the_o euxine_a sea_n and_o of_o barbarian_n confine_v on_o they_o that_o he_o have_v friend_n ready_a at_o his_o service_n scythian_n taure_n basterne_n thracian_n sarmatian_n and_o in_o short_a all_o the_o people_n near_o tanais_n ister_n and_o the_o palus_n maeotis_n that_o tigranes_n king_n of_o armenia_n be_v his_o son_n in_o law_n and_o arsaces_n king_n of_o the_o parthian_n his_o friend_n in_o conclusion_n that_o he_o have_v a_o mighty_a power_n of_o ship_n all_o either_o fit_v or_o almost_o ready_a with_o all_o their_o gang._n beside_o the_o bithynian_o tell_v you_o no_o lie_n in_o what_o they_o say_v of_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n and_o syria_n for_o it_o be_v very_o likely_a if_o the_o war_n once_o begin_v they_o will_v declare_v for_o we_o and_o not_o only_o they_o but_o your_o province_n of_o asia_n greece_n and_o africa_n as_o for_o italy_n the_o most_o part_n of_o it_o not_o able_a to_o suffer_v your_o boundless_a avarice_n be_v already_o revolt_a and_o certain_o it_o be_v matter_n of_o amazement_n to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o not_o be_v yet_o able_a to_o suppress_v that_o war_n you_o undertake_v mithridates_n by_o set_v on_o foot_n intrigue_n sometime_o with_o nicomedes_n sometime_o with_o ariobarzanes_n whilst_o yet_o you_o make_v profession_n to_o be_v our_o friend_n and_o ally_n but_o it_o be_v only_o in_o appearance_n you_o be_v so_o for_o in_o effect_v you_o treat_v we_o like_o enemy_n and_o if_o what_o have_v past_o displease_v you_o give_v better_a order_n for_o the_o future_a prevent_v nicomedes_n from_o far_a offend_v your_o friend_n which_o if_o you_o do_v i_o promise_v you_o on_o the_o behalf_n of_o king_n mithridates_n his_o arm_n and_o assistance_n against_o your_o ally_n in_o italy_n which_o have_v revolt_v if_o not_o break_v off_o that_o specious_a and_o vain_a friendship_n or_o let_v we_o go_v to_o rome_n and_o plead_v our_o cause_n after_o pelopidas_n have_v finish_v this_o discourse_n the_o roman_n think_v it_o too_o insolent_a reply_v that_o they_o forbid_v mithridates_n from_o attempt_v any_o thing_n against_o nicomedes_n and_o ordain_v he_o to_o quit_v cappadocia_n in_o which_o they_o will_v take_v care_n to_o reestablish_v ariobarzanes_n as_o for_o pelopidas_n they_o enjoin_v he_o a_o speedy_a departure_n no_o more_o to_o return_v unless_o the_o king_n dispose_v himself_o to_o do_v what_o they_o desire_v with_o this_o answer_n he_o be_v send_v away_o but_o under_o a_o good_a guard_n that_o by_o the_o way_n he_o may_v not_o corrupt_v any_o person_n and_o forthwith_o without_o expect_v from_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n of_o rome_n their_o advice_n upon_o a_o war_n of_o such_o importance_n the_o roman_n assemble_v all_o the_o force_n they_o can_v draw_v together_o in_o bythinia_n cappadocia_n paphlagonia_n and_o galatia_n gallogrecia_n of_o asia_n the_o army_n which_o p._n crassus_n command_v and_o design_v for_o the_o guard_n of_o asia_n be_v in_o a_o readiness_n and_o all_o the_o auxiliary_a troop_n draw_v to_o a_o head_n they_o divide_v themselves_o into_o three_o body_n cassius_n go_v and_o encamp_v on_o the_o confine_n of_o bythinia_n and_o galatia_n manius_n in_o the_o passage_n by_o which_o mithridates_n may_v enter_v bythinia_n and_o q._n opius_n on_o the_o frontier_n of_o cappadocia_n be_v all_o together_o about_o forty_o thousand_o man_n foot_n and_o horse_n they_o have_v likewise_o a_o fleet_n command_v by_o minucius_n rufus_n and_o c._n populius_fw-la to_o guard_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o pontus_n beside_o nicomedes_n be_v likewise_o in_o arm_n to_o second_v they_o with_o fifty_o thousand_o foot_n and_o six_o thousand_o horse_n all_o in_o good_a order_n as_o for_o mithridates_n his_o army_n alone_o consist_v of_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o thousand_o foot_n and_o forty_o thousand_o horse_n he_o have_v three_o hundred_o ship_n of_o war_n and_o three_o hundred_o galley_n with_o all_o store_n and_o ammunition_n necessary_a for_o so_o great_a a_o fleet_n and_o army_n two_o brother_n call_v neoptolemus_n and_o archelaus_n have_v the_o command_n of_o all_o these_o force_n in_o quality_n of_o his_o lieutenant_n general_n but_o the_o king_n have_v his_o eye_n upon_o all_o and_o do_v many_o thing_n himself_o as_o for_o the_o auxiliary_a troop_n archathias_n his_o son_n bring_v he_o ten_o thousand_o horse_n out_o of_o armenia_n the_o less_o dorilaus_n command_v the_o phalanx_n and_o craterus_n one_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o chariot_n arm_v with_o scythes_n such_o be_v the_o preparation_n on_o both_o side_n when_o at_o first_o mithridates_n and_o the_o roman_n arm_v against_o each_o other_o which_o be_v about_o the_o hundred_o sixty_o six_o olympiad_n the_o first_o engagement_n be_v near_o the_o river_n amniae_fw-la in_o a_o spacious_a plain_n where_o nicomedes_n and_o mithridates_n general_n meet_v as_o soon_o as_o they_o discover_v one_o the_o other_o they_o draw_v into_o battalion_n nicomedes_n have_v all_o his_o force_n but_o neoptolemus_n and_o archelaus_n have_v only_o their_o light_a arm_a soldier_n and_o arcathias_n horse_n with_o some_o chariot_n for_o the_o gross_a of_o the_o army_n be_v a_o great_a way_n distant_a wherefore_o they_o espy_v a_o rock_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o plain_a send_v to_o possess_v it_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v enclose_v by_o the_o bithynian_o who_o be_v much_o the_o great_a number_n those_o they_o send_v be_v drive_v back_o neoptolemus_n be_v more_o than_o ever_o in_o fear_n of_o be_v encompass_v wherefore_o he_o post_v in_o with_o all_o speed_n possible_a make_v arcathias_n do_v the_o like_a nicomedes_n who_o know_v he_o come_v to_o meet_v he_o and_o now_o begin_v a_o bloody_a battle_n wherein_o the_o bithynian_o prove_v the_o strong_a
and_o i_o shall_v write_v it_o the_o more_o willing_o because_o i_o be_o oblige_v to_o treat_v of_o all_o these_o thing_n before_o i_o write_v the_o affair_n of_o egypt_n which_o be_v but_o a_o consequence_n of_o they_o for_o those_o division_n wherein_o cleopatra_n take_v the_o part_n of_o anthony_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o reduction_n of_o egypt_n under_o the_o roman_a empire_n and_o that_o i_o may_v settle_v some_o order_n in_o so_o great_a a_o confusion_n of_o thing_n i_o will_v first_o speak_v of_o what_o pass_v from_o the_o gracchi_n to_o sylla_n time_n then_o what_o be_v do_v until_o the_o death_n of_o caius_n caesar_n the_o follow_a book_n shall_v treat_v of_o the_o war_n of_o the_o triumvir_n with_o the_o roman_a people_n and_o against_o one_o another_o until_o the_o last_o and_o great_a of_o these_o misfortune_n i_o mean_v the_o battle_n fight_v by_o caesar_n at_o actium_n against_o anthony_n and_o cleopatra_n where_o i_o intend_v to_o begin_v the_o history_n of_o egypt_n the_o roman_n as_o they_o now_o subdue_v one_o and_o then_o another_o of_o the_o people_n of_o italy_n be_v accustom_v to_o make_v seizure_n of_o a_o part_n of_o their_o land_n to_o which_o they_o send_v colony_n or_o otherwise_o give_v city_n already_o build_v to_o be_v inhabit_v by_o their_o own_o nation_n these_o colony_n be_v place_v in_o the_o conquer_a province_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o garrison_n and_o they_o either_o set_v out_o by_o share_n to_o these_o new_a inhabitant_n such_o land_n as_o be_v fit_a for_o tillage_n or_o otherwise_o sell_v they_o to_o they_o or_o let_v they_o out_o to_o farm_n as_o for_o the_o unprofitable_a ground_n as_o war_n often_o make_v place_n desert_n it_o not_o be_v qualify_v to_o bear_v a_o part_n in_o the_o dividend_n it_o be_v proclaim_v and_o give_v to_o the_o first_o that_o make_v offer_v to_o manure_v it_o on_o condition_n to_o pay_v a_o annual_a tribute_n the_o five_o part_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o tree_n and_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o corn_n with_o a_o impost_n upon_o all_o sort_n of_o cattle_n as_o well_o flock_n as_o herd_n thus_o strive_v they_o to_o preserve_v the_o italian_a nation_n esteem_v very_o laborious_a that_o they_o may_v always_o have_v in_o a_o readiness_n soldier_n of_o their_o own_o people_n to_o serve_v they_o upon_o occasion_n but_o the_o success_n prove_v contrary_a to_o their_o expectation_n for_o the_o rich_a undertake_n at_o first_o the_o unprofitable_a or_o desert_a land_n and_o by_o prescription_n of_o time_n not_o only_o assure_v to_o themselves_o the_o possession_n of_o they_o but_o likewise_o join_v to_o they_o the_o dividend_n of_o their_o poor_a neighbour_n either_o by_o force_n or_o by_o money_n become_v possess_v not_o of_o village_n but_o of_o whole_a country_n which_o their_o slave_n improve_v and_o manure_v for_o they_o that_o they_o may_v not_o take_v freeman_n from_o the_o profession_n of_o arms._n thus_o they_o receive_v vast_a revenue_n and_o their_o slave_n still_o multiply_v because_o they_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o go_v to_o war_n the_o most_o powerful_a among_o they_o grow_v prodigious_o rich_a and_o the_o country_n be_v fill_v with_o slave_n whereas_o there_o remain_v but_o very_o few_o of_o the_o italian_a nation_n and_o those_o few_o too_o be_v oppress_v with_o poverty_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o continual_a expedition_n in_o which_o they_o be_v force_v to_o bear_v arm_n and_o the_o cruel_a exaction_n of_o the_o tax-gatherers_a and_o if_o at_o any_o time_n they_o have_v some_o respite_n from_o their_o suffering_n than_o idleness_n corrupt_v they_o have_v no_o land_n of_o their_o own_o to_o manure_v nor_o find_v any_o work_n from_o other_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o multitude_n of_o slave_n this_o extremity_n trouble_v and_o perplex_v both_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n of_o rome_n who_o with_o grief_n behold_v that_o they_o can_v not_o as_o heretofore_o upon_o any_o sudden_a occasion_n draw_v together_o a_o considerable_a force_n of_o italian_n and_o they_o begin_v to_o fear_v their_o government_n unsecure_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o country_n be_v fill_v with_o such_o multitude_n of_o slave_n they_o seek_v long_a time_n for_o a_o remedy_n to_o these_o inconvenience_n for_o they_o neither_o judge_v it_o easy_a nor_o indeed_o just_a to_o dislodge_v man_n after_o so_o long_a a_o possession_n from_o those_o land_n where_o they_o have_v habituate_v themselves_o and_o be_v at_o great_a expense_n in_o conclusion_n after_o much_o debate_n the_o tribune_n make_v a_o law_n whereby_o all_o person_n be_v prohibit_v from_o keep_v more_o than_o five_o hundred_o acre_n of_o land_n one_o hundred_o head_n of_o cattle_n and_o five_o hundred_o sheep_n and_o beside_o they_o design_v a_o certain_a number_n of_o free_a people_n to_o have_v the_o oversight_n of_o the_o tillage_n and_o care_n of_o the_o corn._n this_o law_n be_v confirm_v by_o solemn_a oath_n and_o punishment_n decree_v against_o the_o infringer_n of_o it_o it_o be_v design_v likewise_o that_o all_o those_o land_n possess_v by_o any_o above_o the_o proportion_n prescribe_v by_o the_o law_n shall_v be_v equal_o distribute_v among_o the_o poor_a but_o neither_o oath_n nor_o law_n prevail_v those_o who_o appear_v most_o zealous_a in_o the_o observation_n of_o it_o underhand_o make_v contract_n convey_v over_o their_o advance_n to_o their_o friend_n and_o other_o public_o laugh_v at_o it_o till_o such_o time_n as_o tiberius_n gracchus_n of_o noble_a race_n covetous_a of_o glory_n very_o eloquent_a and_o well_o know_v in_o the_o city_n for_o all_o these_o quality_n have_v obtain_v the_o dignity_n of_o tribune_n make_v a_o grave_a speech_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o italian_a people_n much_o lament_v that_o a_o nation_n so_o warlike_a and_o ally_v to_o the_o roman_a people_n shall_v be_v reduce_v to_o so_o small_a number_n and_o to_o such_o a_o oppressive_a poverty_n that_o there_o scarce_o appear_v any_o remedy_n but_o that_o they_o must_v be_v utter_o extinct_a then_o he_o declare_v against_o the_o vast_a number_n of_o slave_n useless_a in_o war_n and_o treacherous_a to_o their_o master_n a_o fresh_a example_n of_o which_o he_o relate_v of_o the_o slave_n rebel_a against_o their_o patron_n in_o sicily_n where_o the_o slave_n be_v grow_v numerous_a by_o reason_n of_o their_o be_v employ_v in_o husbandry_n have_v raise_v such_o a_o war_n against_o the_o roman_n as_o be_v not_o suppress_v without_o much_o danger_n and_o many_o bloody_a engagement_n this_o speech_n do_v the_o work_n and_o gain_v a_o new_a publication_n of_o the_o law_n concern_v land_n whereby_o it_o be_v forbid_v any_o one_o to_o be_v possess_v of_o more_o than_o five_o hundred_o acre_n add_v to_o it_o that_o the_o child_n of_o the_o family_n may_v be_v possess_v of_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o and_o that_o after_o reduction_n make_v the_o remain_a land_n shall_v be_v divide_v among_o the_o poor_a by_o triumvir_n who_o be_v to_o be_v change_v every_o year_n which_o sore_o grieve_v the_o rich_a man_n who_o dare_v no_o more_o attempt_v any_o thing_n against_o the_o law_n nor_o for_o the_o future_a buy_v other_o man_n proportion_n for_o gracchus_n to_o prevent_v fraud_n have_v by_o the_o same_o law_n forbid_v all_o such_o kind_n of_o contract_n which_o occasion_v that_o in_o every_o corner_n may_v be_v see_v people_n get_v together_o reproach_v the_o poor_a with_o the_o pain_n they_o have_v take_v in_o manure_v their_o ground_n and_o the_o charge_n they_o have_v be_v at_o in_o building_n cry_v out_o that_o it_o be_v not_o just_a to_o make_v they_o lose_v not_o only_o their_o land_n but_o likewise_o the_o money_n they_o have_v pay_v to_o their_o neighbour_n and_o withal_o deprive_v they_o of_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o their_o predecessor_n inter_v in_o those_o ground_n leave_v to_o they_o by_o succession_n other_o demand_v the_o restore_n of_o their_o wife_n dowry_n which_o they_o have_v thus_o employ_v or_o that_o their_o child_n may_v have_v leave_n to_o enjoy_v those_o farm_n they_o have_v settle_v upon_o they_o at_o their_o marriage_n other_o again_o show_v the_o contract_n and_o statute_n they_o have_v enter_v into_o take_v up_o money_n at_o great_a interest_n to_o purchase_v those_o land_n in_o a_o word_n all_o place_n be_v fill_v with_o murmur_a and_o complaint_n on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v hear_v the_o lament_n of_o the_o poor_a that_o from_o rich_a that_o they_o once_o be_v now_o they_o have_v reduce_v they_o to_o extreme_a poverty_n nay_o even_o to_o despair_v have_v nothing_o leave_v to_o feed_v their_o child_n they_o recount_v the_o many_o expedition_n wherein_o they_o have_v serve_v the_o commonwealth_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v maintain_v themselves_o in_o the_o possession_n of_o these_o land_n and_o vow_v never_o to_o serve_v more_o if_o they_o be_v not_o restore_v to_o what_o belong_v to_o they_o they_o likewise_o
do_v his_o own_o business_n in_o this_o expidition_n against_o mithridates_n and_o judge_v if_o marius_n go_v he_o will_v employ_v other_o after_o have_v recount_v to_o they_o all_o the_o cause_n of_o complaint_n he_o have_v against_o marius_n and_o sulpitius_n without_o explain_v himself_o far_o for_o he_o dare_v not_o open_o declare_v himself_o in_o this_o matter_n he_o exhort_v they_o to_o be_v in_o a_o readiness_n to_o receive_v his_o command_n they_o who_o know_v his_o design_n and_o fear_v to_o lose_v the_o booty_n of_o the_o asian_a expedition_n discover_v to_o he_o what_o he_o keep_v secret_a and_o beseech_v he_o to_o take_v courage_n and_o lead_v they_o to_o the_o city_n he_o receive_v this_o discourse_n with_o infinite_a joy_n and_o forthwith_o cause_v six_o legion_n to_o march_v who_o officer_n not_o dare_v to_o resolve_v to_o bear_v arm_n against_o their_o country_n draw_v off_o to_o present_v themselves_o at_o rome_n so_o that_o there_o remain_v not_o in_o this_o army_n any_o person_n of_o quality_n but_o the_o quaestor_n upon_o advice_n of_o this_o bring_v to_o the_o city_n deputy_n be_v send_v to_o meet_v he_o to_o demand_v of_o he_o for_o what_o reason_n he_o come_v thus_o arm_v into_o his_o country_n to_o who_o he_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v with_o intent_n to_o deliver_v it_o from_o tyranny_n he_o make_v the_o same_o answer_n to_o all_o those_o who_o they_o send_v one_o after_o another_o yet_o in_o the_o end_n he_o promise_v that_o if_o the_o senate_n will_v assemble_v in_o the_o field_n of_o mars_n and_o cause_n marius_n and_o sulpitius_n to_o be_v there_o he_o will_v come_v likewise_o and_o do_v all_o thing_n that_o shall_v be_v agree_v on_o by_o all_o the_o world_n as_o he_o draw_v near_o his_o colleague_n pompey_n come_v to_o meet_v he_o and_o have_v applaud_v his_o action_n promise_v his_o assistance_n as_o for_o marius_n and_o sulpitius_n who_o have_v not_o have_v time_n enough_o to_o prepare_v themselves_o they_o send_v other_o deputy_n in_o the_o senate_n name_n who_o propose_v to_o he_o not_o to_o advance_v near_o the_o city_n than_o the_o five_o stone_n till_o this_o affair_n be_v more_o full_o consider_v of_o the_o consul_n who_o discover_v the_o cheat_n grant_v the_o deputy_n what_o they_o demand_v but_o scarce_o be_v they_o go_v but_o they_o follow_v they_o and_o siese_v on_o the_o celimontane_n gate_n and_o the_o contiguous_a wall_n with_o one_o legion_n pompey_n command_v another_o siese_v on_o the_o little_a hill_n the_o three_o gain_v the_o wooden_a bridge_n and_o the_o four_o draw_v up_o in_o battle_n before_o the_o wall_n whilst_o sylla_n enter_v the_o city_n in_o a_o fight_a posture_n he_o be_v receive_v as_o a_o enemy_n for_o at_o first_o they_o withstand_v he_o with_o hurl_v of_o dart_n out_o of_o their_o window_n but_o when_o he_o have_v threaten_v those_o in_o the_o house_n to_o set_v fire_n to_o the_o next_o street_n they_o throw_v no_o more_o marius_n and_o sulpitius_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o faction_n have_v present_o arm_v themselves_o encounter_v they_o in_o the_o place_n call_v the_o esquiline_n where_o be_v fight_v the_o first_o battle_n ever_o see_v in_o the_o city_n between_o two_o contrary_a party_n not_o in_o disorder_n as_o former_o in_o their_o tumult_n but_o in_o open_a war_n with_o ensign_n display_v and_o trumpets_z sounding_z for_o their_o animosity_n have_v urge_v thing_n to_o these_o extremity_n because_o no_o person_n have_v endeavour_v to_o apply_v a_o remedy_n in_o the_o beginning_n sylla_n party_n have_v at_o first_o the_o worst_a of_o it_o and_o begin_v to_o give_v ground_n when_o himself_o take_v a_o ensign_n and_o run_v to_o carry_v it_o into_o the_o gross_a of_o his_o enemy_n then_o the_o soldier_n either_o out_o of_o respect_n they_o bear_v their_o general_n or_o fear_v of_o that_o infamy_n wherewith_o those_o be_v brand_v that_o forsake_v their_o colour_n quit_v all_o thought_n of_o flight_n and_o return_v to_o the_o charge_n there_o be_v bring_v to_o they_o likewise_o from_o the_o camp_n another_o body_n of_o fresh_a man_n and_o another_o be_v send_v about_o by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o suburra_n to_o charge_v their_o enemy_n in_o the_o rear_n whereupon_o marius_n soldier_n who_o already_o tire_v defend_v themselves_o but_o faint_o against_o fresh_a man_n and_o who_o beside_o fear_v lest_o they_o shall_v enclose_v they_o behind_o invite_v those_o citizen_n who_o still_o fight_v from_o their_o house_n to_o come_v down_o to_o they_o and_o pronounce_v liberty_n to_o such_o slave_n as_o will_v come_v to_o their_o assistance_n but_o when_o they_o see_v that_o no_o one_o stir_v to_o help_v they_o they_o lose_v all_o hope_n and_o go_v out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o with_o they_o all_o the_o person_n of_o quality_n of_o their_o party_n sylla_n be_v go_v into_o the_o via_fw-la sacra_fw-la or_o the_o holy_a way_n where_o the_o soldier_n have_v the_o boldness_n to_o take_v something_o by_o force_n he_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v punish_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o the_o people_n and_o after_o have_v place_v court_n of_o guard_n through_o all_o the_o principal_a place_n in_o the_o city_n he_o divide_v with_o his_o colleague_n the_o labour_n of_o that_o night_n which_o they_o spend_v without_o any_o sleep_a still_o go_v from_o quarter_n to_o quarter_n to_o take_v care_n lest_o the_o citizen_n shall_v receive_v some_o injury_n from_o the_o victorious_a soldier_n next_o day_n in_o the_o morning_n they_o call_v a_o assembly_n of_o the_o people_n where_o they_o bemoan_v the_o deplorable_a estate_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n abandon_v for_o long_a time_n to_o the_o passion_n of_o seditious_a people_n say_v they_o have_v be_v constrain_v to_o do_v what_o they_o have_v do_v and_o that_o it_o be_v their_o advice_n that_o for_o the_o future_a nothing_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o people_n without_o have_v be_v first_o debate_v in_o the_o senate_n and_o that_o to_o that_o purpose_n the_o ancient_a custom_n which_o they_o have_v abrogate_a shall_v be_v revive_v they_o propose_v likewise_o the_o hold_v no_o more_o assembly_n for_o the_o creation_n of_o officer_n by_o tribe_n but_o by_o century_n according_a to_o the_o institution_n of_o servius_n tullius_n that_o thus_o the_o first_o deliberation_n of_o affair_n depend_v on_o the_o senate_n and_o be_v no_o long_o commit_v to_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o people_n who_o have_v nothing_o to_o lose_v fear_v nothing_o violence_n will_v give_v place_n and_o good_a order_n be_v establish_v nor_o will_v there_o remain_v any_o more_o matter_n for_o sedition_n have_v by_o this_o mean_n and_o many_o other_o retrench_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o tribune_n which_o be_v mount_v even_o to_o excess_n because_o the_o body_n of_o the_o senate_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n despise_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o â—mall_a number_n of_o the_o senator_n they_o add_v to_o they_o three_o hundred_o of_o the_o great_a and_o most_o worthy_a man_n of_o all_o the_o city_n but_o before_o all_o other_o thing_n they_o cancel_v as_o void_a and_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n all_o that_o sulpitius_n have_v do_v since_o the_o feast_n ordain_v by_o the_o consul_n thus_o from_o tumult_n they_o come_v to_o murder_n and_o from_o murder_n to_o war_n and_o never_o before_o do_v any_o roman_a army_n enter_v their_o country_n to_o commit_v act_n of_o hostility_n but_o after_o this_o time_n all_o the_o difference_n that_o happen_v between_o their_o citizen_n be_v determine_v by_o arm_n sometime_o one_o party_n become_v master_n of_o the_o city_n sometime_o the_o other_o which_o yet_o be_v no_o hindrance_n that_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n other_o place_n be_v not_o besiege_v and_o sack_v or_o that_o they_o feel_v not_o elsewhere_o those_o calamity_n usual_o attendant_a upon_o war_n for_o in_o sum_n there_o be_v no_o long_o any_o honour_n or_o conscience_n love_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n or_o their_o country_n which_o they_o violate_a not_o by_o numberless_a crime_n after_o all_o this_o sulpitius_n tribune_n of_o the_o people_n marius_n who_o have_v be_v six_o time_n consul_n his_o son_n p._n cethegus_n junius_n brutus_n cn._n and_o q._n granius_n p._n albinovanus_n m._n lectorius_n and_o other_o senator_n to_o the_o number_n of_o twelve_o who_o be_v go_v out_o of_o the_o city_n accuse_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o sedition_n and_o to_o have_v call_v the_o slave_n to_o liberty_n be_v declare_v enemy_n to_o the_o roman_a people_n with_o permission_n to_o the_o first_o that_o meet_v they_o to_o kill_v they_o unpunished_a or_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o consul_n beside_o which_o they_o confiscate_v their_o good_n and_o send_v man_n into_o all_o part_n to_o search_v for_o they_o some_o of_o which_o find_v sulpitius_n and_o slay_v he_o as_o for_o maria_n he_o escape_v without_o usher_n or_o without_o so_o much_o as_o a_o servant_n
therefore_o propose_v to_o he_o either_o egypt_n or_o king_n juba_n the_o late_a they_o think_v not_o of_o sufficient_a reputation_n but_o all_o counsel_v his_o retreat_n into_o egypt_n they_o allege_v that_o it_o be_v not_o far_o off_o that_o it_o be_v a_o powerful_a kingdom_n a_o excellent_a country_n where_o he_o will_v want_v neither_o ship_n nor_o provision_n nor_o money_n and_o who_o king_n though_o yet_o but_o minor_n be_v oblige_v to_o serve_v he_o because_o of_o the_o good_a office_n he_o have_v do_v their_o father_n so_o by_o those_o reason_n he_o be_v persuade_v to_o bend_v his_o course_n towards_o egypt_n there_o be_v at_o present_a a_o division_n in_o the_o royal_a family_n cleopatra_n who_o before_o reign_v joint_o with_o her_o brother_n ptolemy_n be_v drive_v out_o now_o raise_v force_n about_o syria_n and_o ptolemy_n her_o brother_n be_v encamp_v near_o mount_n cassia_n on_o the_o frontier_n of_o egypt_n to_o hinder_v her_o reentry_n into_o the_o kingdom_n it_o happen_v that_o the_o wind_n drive_v pompey_n into_o that_o place_n who_o see_v so_o great_a a_o army_n on_o the_o shore_n stop_v and_o because_o he_o judge_v as_o it_o prove_v true_a that_o the_o king_n be_v there_o he_o send_v one_o to_o give_v he_o advice_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o come_n and_o to_o remember_v he_o of_o his_o friendship_n with_o his_o father_n he_o be_v yet_o but_o thirteen_o year_n of_o age_n and_o have_v for_o overseer_n achillas_n in_o what_o concern_v affair_n of_o war_n and_o photinus_n the_o eunuch_n for_o the_o treasury_n those_o begin_v to_o consult_v betwixt_o they_o what_o they_o shall_v do_v in_o this_o conjuncture_n and_o have_v call_v to_o counsel_n with_o they_o theodatus_fw-la the_o rhetorician_n schoolmaster_n to_o the_o infant_n king_n he_o propose_v to_o they_o a_o execrable_a advice_n which_o be_v to_o cut_v off_o pompey_n to_o gain_v the_o favour_n of_o caesar_n which_o be_v resolve_v on_o under_o pretence_n that_o in_o that_o place_n the_o sea_n be_v full_a of_o shoal_n so_o that_o great_a vessel_n can_v not_o approach_v they_o send_v he_o a_o wretched_a boat_n in_o which_o there_o be_v some_o officer_n of_o the_o royal_a house_n and_o with_o they_o a_o certain_a roman_a soldier_n call_v author_n sempronius_n who_o now_o bear_v arm_n in_o egypt_n but_o have_v former_o serve_v under_o pompey_n he_o present_v he_o his_o hand_n on_o the_o part_n of_o ptolemy_n invite_v he_o to_o enter_v and_o go_v with_o he_o to_o his_o friend_n who_o wait_v for_o he_o mean_o while_o the_o army_n be_v draw_v up_o in_o battle_n on_o the_o sea_n shore_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o which_o appear_v the_o king_n clad_v in_o his_o royal_a robe_n as_o if_o to_o do_v honour_n to_o his_o guest_n though_o pompey_n have_v already_o some_o cause_n to_o distrust_n consider_v this_o army_n in_o battle_n the_o pittifulness_n of_o the_o boat_n that_o the_o king_n come_v not_o in_o person_n to_o meet_v he_o nor_o send_v any_o person_n of_o quality_n yet_o he_o go_v into_o the_o skiff_n repeat_v to_o himself_o these_o line_n of_o sophocles_n to_o tyrant_n court_n the_o valiant_a and_o the_o brave_a though_o free_a they_o enter_v soon_o become_v their_o slave_n when_o he_o see_v that_o after_o he_o be_v get_v some_o distance_n from_o his_o ship_n no_o person_n speak_v to_o he_o his_o suspicion_n increase_v wherefore_o either_o know_a sempronius_n for_o a_o roman_a or_o a_o soldier_n that_o have_v serve_v under_o he_o or_o conjecture_v it_o because_o he_o only_o stand_v up_o according_a to_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o roman_n which_o permit_v not_o soldier_n to_o sit_v before_o their_o general_n he_o say_v turn_v towards_o he_o sure_o i_o have_v know_v you_o fellow_z soldier_z which_o sempronius_n have_v acknowledge_v as_o soon_o as_o he_o turn_v away_o he_o give_v he_o the_o first_o blow_n which_o be_v follow_v by_o many_o other_o that_o take_v away_o his_o life_n his_o wife_n and_o friend_n see_v afar_o off_o this_o murder_n begin_v to_o cry_v out_o and_o lift_v up_o their_o hand_n to_o heaven_n implore_v the_o god_n revenger_n of_o violate_a hospitality_n with_o all_o speed_n take_v their_o flight_n photinus_n people_n cut_v off_o pompey_n head_n which_o he_o keep_v to_o present_v to_o caesar_n when_o he_o shall_v arrive_v in_o egypt_n out_o of_o hope_n of_o a_o great_a reward_n but_o he_o revenge_v this_o murder_n as_o become_v he_o some_o one_o have_v find_v the_o trunk_n of_o his_o body_n bury_v it_o upon_o the_o sea-shore_n raise_v over_o it_o a_o little_a tomb_n upon_o which_o some_o other_o write_v this_o inscription_n scarce_o shall_v a_o temple_n to_o hold_v that_o suffice_v which_o huddle_v in_o a_o little_a sand_n here_o lie_v this_o sepulchre_n be_v in_o process_n of_o time_n quite_o cover_v over_o with_o sand_n the_o emperor_n adrian_n visit_v that_o country_n cause_v it_o in_o these_o our_o time_n to_o be_v seek_v for_o and_o after_o have_v find_v it_o with_o the_o copper_n image_n which_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o these_o coast_n have_v dedicate_v to_o pompey_n which_o be_v fall_v with_o age_n in_o the_o ruin_n of_o a_o temple_n he_o cause_v the_o rubbiâ—â—_n to_o be_v remove_v make_v the_o sepulchre_n visible_a and_o set_v up_o the_o image_n thus_o end_v this_o great_a man_n his_o day_n after_o have_v fortunate_o put_v a_o end_n to_o many_o war_n of_o great_a importance_n and_o augment_v the_o roman_a empire_n by_o which_o he_o get_v the_o title_n of_o great_a never_o fore_o have_v he_o be_v vanquish_v and_o from_o his_o very_a youth_n begin_v to_o be_v happy_a in_o all_o his_o undertake_n for_o from_o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o to_o the_o eight_o and_o fifty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n he_o have_v in_o effect_n the_o power_n of_o a_o king_n though_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o only_o the_o quality_n of_o a_o private_a citizen_n because_o of_o the_o dispute_n for_o pre-eminence_n between_o he_o and_o caesar._n lucius_n scipio_n his_o father-in-law_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o person_n of_o quality_n that_o escape_v from_o the_o battle_n of_o pharsalia_n retire_v to_o corcyra_n where_o they_o have_v of_o purpose_n leave_v cato_n with_o other_o force_n and_o three_o hundred_o galley_n there_o have_v divide_v the_o fleet_n among_o pompey_n chief_a friend_n cassius_n sail_v towards_o pontus_n to_o engage_v pharnaces_n to_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o caesar_n scipio_n and_o cato_n go_v into_o africa_n rely_v upon_o those_o force_n varus_n have_v and_o the_o assistance_n they_o hope_v for_o from_o juba_n king_n of_o the_o moor_n and_o pompey_n elder_a son_n with_o labienus_n scapula_n and_o another_o part_n of_o the_o army_n go_v by_o great_a journey_n to_o spain_n with_o design_n to_o draw_v that_o province_n to_o their_o party_n to_o raise_v other_o force_n of_o spaniard_n celtiberian_n and_o even_o of_o slave_n and_o to_o make_v the_o great_a preparation_n they_o possible_o can_v so_o great_a be_v yet_o the_o wreck_n of_o pompey_n power_n which_o by_o a_o prodigious_a blindness_n he_o desert_v and_o flee_v the_o soldier_n in_o africa_n offer_v cato_n the_o chief_a command_n but_o he_o refuse_v it_o because_o there_o be_v there_o present_a lieutenant_n of_o consular_a quality_n and_o he_o have_v never_o arrive_v to_o high_a dignity_n in_o the_o city_n than_o the_o charge_n of_o praetor_n wherefore_o l._n scipio_n be_v choose_v general_n of_o that_o army_n he_o labour_v likewise_o in_o these_o quarter_n to_o increase_v and_o exercise_v his_o force_n so_o that_o there_o be_v raise_v at_o the_o same_o time_n two_o powerful_a army_n against_o caesar_n one_o in_o africa_n and_o the_o other_o in_o spain_n he_o for_o his_o part_n stay_v at_o pharsalia_n but_o two_o day_n after_o the_o victory_n that_o he_o may_v sacrifice_v to_o the_o god_n in_o the_o field_n of_o the_o battle_n and_o suffer_v the_o soldier_n take_v some_o repose_n tire_v with_o the_o toil_n of_o that_o great_a day_n he_o likewise_o grant_v liberty_n to_o the_o thessalian_n who_o have_v serve_v he_o faithful_o upon_o this_o occasion_n and_o the_o athenian_n come_v to_o demand_v his_o pardon_n he_o forgive_v they_o with_o these_o word_n how_o often_o must_v the_o glory_n of_o your_o predecessor_n withhold_v you_o from_o fall_v down_o those_o precipice_n whither_o your_o own_o fault_n lead_v you_o the_o three_o day_n he_o march_v towards_o the_o east_n whither_o he_o understand_v pompey_n be_v flee_v as_o he_o pass_v the_o hellespont_n upon_o little_a boat_n for_o want_n of_o ship_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o straight_a cassius_n in_o his_o way_n to_o pharnaces_n sudden_o come_v up_o with_o a_o great_a number_n of_o galley_n and_o though_o he_o may_v with_o so_o many_o bottom_n have_v easy_o defeat_v his_o enemy_n who_o be_v infinite_o the_o weak_a yet_o such_o be_v the_o prodigious_a good_a fortune_n
the_o â—â—ight_n of_o slave_n from_o the_o waste_n of_o their_o land_n and_o lie_v fallow_a of_o their_o field_n but_o above_o all_o from_o famine_n which_o begin_v to_o grow_v insupportable_a wherefore_o wherever_o the_o general_n pass_v sacrifice_n be_v make_v to_o they_o as_o to_o the_o saulour_n of_o their_o country_n and_o the_o city_n have_v prepare_v a_o magnificent_a entry_n have_v they_o not_o rather_o choose_v to_o go_v in_o by_o night_n that_o they_o may_v not_o put_v the_o citizen_n to_o charge_n all_o share_v in_o this_o general_a joy_n save_v only_o those_o who_o be_v possess_v of_o any_o land_n of_o the_o banish_a which_o by_o the_o treaty_n be_v to_o be_v restore_v for_o they_o believe_v they_o shall_v have_v but_o ill_a neighbour_n of_o they_o and_o that_o upon_o all_o occasion_n they_o will_v seek_v their_o destruction_n and_o indeed_o all_o the_o fugitive_n who_o have_v hitherto_o follow_v pompey_n exceptâ—â—only_o a_o very_a few_o after_o have_v take_v their_o leave_n of_o he_o at_o puteoli_n embark_v and_o come_v for_o rome_n at_o who_o arrival_n the_o people_n conceive_v a_o new_a joy_n which_o tey_n make_v appear_v by_o those_o acclamation_n wherewith_o they_o entertain_v so_o many_o illustrious_a person_n beyond_o all_o hope_n return_v to_o their_o country_n after_o this_o caesar_n march_v into_o gaul_n where_o there_o be_v happen_v some_o commotion_n and_o anthony_n dispose_v his_o affair_n to_o go_v against_o the_o parthian_n in_o the_o first_o place_n he_o cause_v the_o senate_n to_o approve_v not_o only_o what_o he_o have_v do_v but_o whatever_o he_o shall_v do_v for_o the_o future_a send_v away_o his_o lieutenant_n into_o all_o part_n and_o dispose_v what_o else_o he_o think_v fit_a at_o pleasure_n then_o he_o give_v kingdom_n to_o several_a upon_o condition_n of_o pay_v tribute_n to_o darius_n son_n of_o pharnaces_n and_o grandson_n to_o mithridates_n the_o kingdom_n of_o pontus_n to_o herod_n idumea_n and_o samaria_n to_o amintas_n pisidia_n to_o polemon_n part_n of_o cilicia_n and_o in_o short_a to_o many_o other_o other_o nation_n which_o he_o erect_v into_o kingdom_n as_o for_o the_o army_n that_o be_v to_o winter_n with_o he_o that_o he_o may_v accustom_v they_o both_o to_o the_o profit_n and_o exercise_n of_o war_n he_o send_v one_o part_n of_o they_o into_o the_o country_n of_o the_o parthian_n a_o nation_n of_o illyria_n neighbour_a upon_o epidamnum_n former_o very_o affectionate_a to_o brutus_n and_o another_o party_n into_o the_o country_n of_o the_o dardanian_n who_o be_v another_o people_n of_o illyria_n use_v to_o make_v inroad_n into_o macedon_n and_o give_v order_n to_o the_o rest_n to_o tarry_v for_o he_o in_o epire_n that_o he_o may_v have_v they_o all_o about_o he_o be_v resolve_v himself_o to_o winter_n at_o athens_n he_o likewife_n send_v furnius_n into_o africa_n to_o cause_n sextius_n four_o legion_n to_o march_v against_o the_o parthian_n for_o as_o yet_o he_o understand_v not_o that_o lepidus_n have_v take_v they_o from_o sextius_n thing_n thus_o order_v he_o spend_v this_o winter_n at_o athens_n with_o octavia_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o he_o have_v do_v the_o former_a with_o cleopatra_n at_o alexandria_n all_o his_o business_n be_v only_o to_o look_v upon_o the_o letter_n bring_v he_o from_o the_o army_n he_o lay_v aside_o his_o imperial_a robe_n clothing_n himself_o again_o in_o the_o attic_a cloak_n and_o hose_n have_v no_o guard_n at_o his_o gate_n and_o walk_v through_o the_o city_n like_o a_o private_a person_n without_o any_o ensign_n of_o his_o dignity_n and_o accompany_v only_o with_o two_o friend_n and_o two_o servant_n with_o who_o he_o go_v to_o the_o school_n to_o hear_v dispute_n and_o oration_n he_o likewise_o sup_v the_o winter_n after_o the_o greek_a manner_n have_v always_o greek_n in_o his_o company_n and_o assist_v at_o their_o ceremony_n to_o the_o great_a content_n of_o octavia_n of_o who_o he_o be_v very_o fond_a for_o he_o be_v natural_o incline_v to_o the_o love_n of_o woman_n but_o winter_n be_v past_a he_o seem_v no_o more_o the_o same_o man_n he_o resume_v the_o imperial_a habit_n and_o take_v the_o ensign_n of_o his_o authority_n his_o gate_n seem_v now_o as_o it_o be_v besiege_v with_o lictor_n officer_n and_o guards_z to_o beget_v a_o awe_n of_o his_o power_n he_o give_v audience_n to_o ambassador_n who_o before_o he_o will_v not_o admit_v administer_v justice_n to_o private_a person_n and_o send_v for_o ship_n from_o all_o part_n and_o make_v a_o mighty_a noise_n with_o his_o preparation_n whilst_o he_o be_v busy_v in_o these_o thing_n there_o happen_v some_o disturbance_n of_o the_o peace_n between_o caesar_n and_o pompey_n for_o what_o certain_a cause_n not_o know_v but_o those_o that_o public_o appear_v be_v these_o anthony_n have_v quit_v the_o peloponnesus_n to_o pompey_n on_o condition_n he_o shall_v pay_v what_o the_o peloponnesian_n ought_v or_o promise_v to_o pay_v it_o or_o else_o give_v some_o time_n for_o the_o recovery_n of_o it_o but_o pompey_n will_v not_o receive_v it_o in_o on_o these_o term_n think_v the_o province_n quit_v to_o he_o with_o all_o its_o debt_n wherewith_o through_o discontent_n as_o caesar_n say_v or_o through_o infidelity_n or_o out_o of_o envy_n to_o other_o who_o have_v great_a army_n or_o because_o he_o trust_v menodorus_n who_o say_v they_o have_v not_o make_v a_o peace_n but_o a_o truce_n he_o prepare_v again_o and_o fit_v out_o a_o fleet_n and_o in_o a_o speech_n to_o his_o army_n tell_v they_o there_o be_v more_o need_n than_o ever_o of_o new_a preparation_n he_o likewise_o encourage_v pirate_n underhand_o to_o infest_v the_o sea_n so_o that_o little_a or_o no_o remedy_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o famine_n in_o the_o city_n and_o the_o comfortless_a people_n cry_v out_o that_o by_o this_o peace_n they_o have_v not_o redress_v any_o of_o their_o misery_n but_o only_o add_v a_o four_o person_n to_o the_o tyranny_n hereupon_o some_o pirate_n be_v take_v caesar_n cause_v they_o to_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o wrack_n where_o they_o confess_v they_o be_v set_v on_o by_o pompey_n which_o caesar_n make_v know_v to_o the_o people_n he_o write_v about_o it_o likewise_o to_o pompey_n who_o stout_o deny_v it_o make_v his_o complaint_n about_o the_o peloponnesus_n but_o some_o noble_a man_n that_o be_v about_o pompey_n perceive_v that_o he_o always_o follow_v the_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o free_a man_n corrupt_v some_o of_o they_o either_o of_o their_o own_o free_a motion_n or_o for_o caesar_n sake_n to_o incense_v pompey_n against_o menodorus_n as_o a_o man_n command_v his_o master_n they_o be_v easy_o draw_v to_o do_v this_o out_o of_o the_o envy_n they_o bear_v this_o powerful_a favourite_n so_o they_o soon_o beget_v in_o pompey_n a_o aversion_n to_o menodorus_n it_o happen_v that_o at_o the_o same_o time_n philadelphus_n caesar_n be_v free_v man_n come_v to_o menodorus_n to_o buy_v corn_n and_o mycilius_fw-la menodorus_n confident_a go_v to_o rome_n to_o treat_v with_o caesar_n about_o his_o revolt_n to_o who_o he_o offer_v sardinia_n corsica_n three_o legion_n and_o many_o of_o his_o friend_n whether_o philadelphus_n have_v procure_v caesar_n this_o good_a fortune_n or_o else_o it_o proceed_v from_o pompey_n disgust_n of_o menodorus_n he_o make_v difficulty_n of_o accept_v it_o yet_o do_v it_o judge_v the_o peace_n already_o break_v he_o dispatch_v forthwith_o to_o anthony_n at_o athens_n to_o desire_v he_o to_o come_v by_o a_o appoint_a day_n to_o brundisium_n to_o confeâ—_n with_o he_o about_o this_o war_n he_o cause_v long_a ship_n to_o be_v bring_v from_o ravenna_n and_o send_v in_o all_o haste_n for_o his_o army_n out_o of_o gaul_n with_o all_o its_o store_n of_o warlike_a furniture_n one_o part_n of_o which_o he_o send_v to_o brundisium_n and_o the_o other_o to_o puteoli_n resolve_v to_o invade_v sicily_n on_o both_o side_n if_o anthony_n approve_v it_o anthony_n come_v at_o the_o same_o time_n prefix_v with_o a_o slender_a train_n but_o not_o find_v caesar_n there_o will_v not_o stay_v whether_o he_o approve_v not_o this_o war_n undertake_v agaisnt_a solemn_a league_n whether_o he_o be_v not_o please_v to_o see_v the_o great_a preparation_n of_o caesar_n for_o be_v competitor_n for_o empire_n they_o be_v always_o jealous_a of_o each_o other_o or_o whether_o he_o be_v frighten_v by_o a_o prodigy_n for_o one_o of_o those_o who_o be_v upon_o the_o guard_n about_o his_o quarter_n be_v find_v eat_v up_o by_o beast_n all_o but_o the_o face_n as_o if_o that_o have_v be_v leave_v to_o know_v he_o by_o without_o ever_o so_o much_o as_o cry_v out_o or_o the_o least_o knowledge_n of_o those_o that_o sleep_v by_o he_o all_o that_o can_v be_v discover_v be_v that_o they_o of_o brundisium_n say_v that_o in_o the_o morning_n they_o see_v a_o wolf_n come_v
ancient_a king_n by_o a_o fatal_a presage_n of_o the_o death_n of_o that_o prince_n which_o happen_v soon_o after_o whereupon_o a_o mariner_n cast_v himself_o into_o the_o water_n and_o have_v take_v up_o the_o diadem_n put_v it_o on_o his_o head_n and_o bring_v it_o dry_a to_o alexander_n who_o for_o a_o reward_n give_v he_o a_o talon_n of_o silver_n the_o divine_v tell_v he_o he_o shall_v put_v this_o man_n to_o death_n some_o say_v he_o do_v it_o other_o deny_v it_o and_o other_o again_o say_v it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o a_o mariner_n but_o seleucus_n himself_o who_o cast_v himself_o into_o the_o water_n and_o put_v the_o diadem_n on_o his_o head_n for_o fear_n of_o wet_v it_o and_o that_o the_o presage_n be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o person_n of_o they_o both_o alexander_n die_v at_o babylon_n and_o seleucus_n succeed_v in_o the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o empire_n these_o be_v the_o sign_n i_o have_v meet_v with_o presage_v his_o greatness_n to_o proceed_v after_o the_o death_n of_o alexander_n he_o be_v captain_n of_o the_o guard_n of_o the_o king_n household_n a_o command_n which_o whilst_o the_o king_n live_v have_v be_v possess_v by_o ephestion_n and_o after_o he_o by_o perdiccas_n from_o thence_o rise_v by_o degree_n he_o come_v to_o the_o government_n of_o babylon_n and_o at_o last_o mount_v the_o throne_n and_o because_o he_o have_v gain_v many_o victory_n he_o be_v call_v victorious_a nicator_n for_o i_o think_v that_o more_o probable_a than_o to_o imagine_v that_o because_o he_o slay_v nicator_n he_o bear_v away_o that_o name_n as_o a_o precious_a spoil_n he_o be_v tall_a of_o stature_n and_o so_o strong_a that_o when_o alexander_n once_o sacrify_v a_o bull_n in_o fury_n break_v from_o its_o cord_n and_o escape_v he_o alone_o stop_v it_o lay_v fast_o hold_v on_o his_o horn_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o they_o place_v horn_n with_o his_o statue_n he_o beautify_v the_o country_n under_o his_o dominion_n with_o many_o fair_a city_n which_o he_o build_v from_o one_o end_n to_o the_o other_o of_o which_o sixteen_o he_o cause_v to_o be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o his_o father_n antiochia_n six_o after_o his_o mother_n name_n laodicea_n nine_o after_o his_o own_o name_n seleucia_n four_o after_o his_o wife_n name_n three_o after_o the_o first_o apamia's_n and_o one_o after_o the_o last_o stratonicea_n the_o fair_a remain_v to_o this_o day_n be_v five_o two_o seleucia_n one_o on_o the_o sea_n side_n the_o other_o on_o the_o tigris_n laodicea_n in_o phoenicia_n antiochia_n in_o mount_n libanus_n and_o apamia_n in_o syria_n he_o likewise_o give_v name_n to_o other_o either_o grecian_a or_o macedonian_a name_n as_o beraea_n edessa_n maronea_n perinta_fw-la callipolis_n achaia_n polla_n orope_n amphipolis_n arethusa_n astachia_n tegaea_n chalcis_n larissa_n heraea_n apolonia_n and_o in_o parthia_n itself_o sotera_n calliope_n charis_n hecatonpolis_n achaia_n in_o india_n alexandropolis_n and_o in_o scythia_n alexandrescatta_n his_o victory_n give_v a_o name_n to_o nicepborea_n in_o mesopotamia_n and_o to_o nicopolis_n in_o armenia_n which_o confine_n on_o cappadocia_n it_o be_v say_v likewise_o that_o when_o he_o be_v about_o to_o build_v seleucia_n on_o the_o sea_n side_n it_o be_v mark_v out_o by_o the_o thunder_n wherefore_o the_o thunder_n be_v there_o adore_v as_o a_o god_n and_o to_o this_o day_n they_o sing_v hymn_n to_o it_o and_o use_v many_o particular_a ceremony_n and_o when_o he_o design_v to_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o that_o which_o be_v upon_o the_o river_n tigris_n the_o magi_n or_o soothsayer_n who_o have_v order_n to_o set_v out_o the_o day_n and_o hour_n when_o the_o work_n be_v to_o begin_v to_o the_o end_n it_o may_v be_v build_v under_o a_o fortunate_a constellation_n pitch_v upon_o a_o unhappy_a hour_n because_o they_o be_v not_o well_o please_v that_o a_o great_a city_n shall_v be_v build_v there_o to_o awe_v themselves_o and_o that_o as_o the_o king_n in_o his_o tent_n wait_v for_o the_o fatal_a hour_n and_o all_o the_o army_n stand_v ready_a to_o lay_v their_o hand_n to_o the_o work_n as_o soon_o as_o the_o signal_n shall_v be_v give_v they_o the_o hour_n of_o good_a augury_n be_v come_v the_o soldier_n on_o a_o sudden_a think_v they_o hear_v the_o command_n give_v fall_v to_o the_o work_n with_o so_o much_o alacrity_n that_o no_o forbid_v whatsoever_o can_v stay_v they_o at_o which_o seleucus_n be_v much_o cast_v down_o but_o the_o magician_n see_v he_o disquiet_v about_o the_o fate_n of_o the_o city_n demand_v only_a safety_n for_o their_o person_n and_o have_v obtain_v it_o speak_v to_o he_o in_o this_o manner_n the_o oration_n of_o the_o magician_n sir_n neither_o man_n nor_o city_n can_v change_v their_o fate_n be_v it_o good_a or_o bad_a for_o every_o city_n have_v its_o destiny_n as_o well_o as_o every_o man_n now_o it_o have_v please_v the_o god_n that_o this_o here_o shall_v endure_v many_o age_n be_v begin_v at_o this_o present_a hour_n true_a it_o be_v that_o because_o we_o fear_v that_o when_o once_o build_v it_o will_v become_v a_o fortress_n against_o ourselves_o we_o have_v endeaour_v to_o divert_v the_o destiny_n but_o they_o will_v still_o be_v mistress_n both_o of_o the_o cunning_a of_o magician_n and_o inanimadvertency_n of_o a_o king_n wherefore_o fate_n itself_o command_v your_o army_n to_o do_v what_o be_v most_o advantageous_a it_o be_v a_o truth_n we_o assure_v you_o of_o and_o that_o you_o may_v believe_v we_o deceive_v you_o not_o again_o you_o be_v here_o in_o person_n you_o command_v they_o shall_v stay_v for_o the_o signal_n and_o your_o army_n which_o in_o other_o occasion_n where_o they_o be_v to_o throw_v themselves_o into_o danger_n and_o to_o endure_v toil_n and_o labour_n have_v always_o be_v perfect_o obedient_a to_o you_o can_v not_o now_o stand_v still_o though_o you_o command_v it_o but_o all_o on_o a_o sudden_a with_o its_o officer_n run_v to_o the_o work_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v command_v and_o so_o indeed_o it_o be_v and_o therefore_o can_v not_o be_v stay_v at_o your_o command_n but_o who_o in_o humane_a affair_n can_v have_v more_o power_n than_o a_o king_n but_o a_o god_n god_n which_o this_o day_n grant_v you_o the_o full_a of_o your_o desire_n god_n who_o a_o more_o faithful_a counsellor_n than_o we_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o foundation_n of_o this_o city_n god_n enemy_n of_o our_o nation_n and_o ally_n since_o now_o we_o have_v no_o more_o strength_n leave_v have_v neighbour_n more_o powerful_a than_o we_o so_o near_o we_o in_o short_a rest_v assure_v this_o city_n be_v found_v under_o a_o fortunate_a constellation_n and_o shall_v flourish_v a_o long_a time_n and_o now_o we_o hope_v as_o our_o fault_n proceed_v only_o from_o the_o fear_n we_o have_v of_o the_o decay_n of_o our_o felicity_n you_o will_v not_o repent_v yourself_o of_o the_o pardon_n you_o have_v grant_v we_o the_o king_n mighty_o please_v with_o the_o magi_n discourse_n forgive_v they_o and_o this_o be_v what_o i_o have_v find_v concern_v seleucia_n now_o seleucus_n willing_a that_o whilst_o he_o be_v yet_o live_v his_o son_n may_v be_v king_n give_v to_o he_o the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o territory_n in_o the_o main_a land_n but_o though_o this_o be_v a_o action_n worthy_a the_o magnanimity_n of_o a_o mighty_a prince_n in_o my_o judgement_n what_o he_o do_v in_o favour_n of_o this_o son_n love_n and_o of_o that_o modesty_n he_o struggle_v with_o in_o his_o sickness_n declare_v more_o courage_n and_o prudence_n for_o this_o young_a prince_n be_v passionate_o in_o love_n with_o stratonice_n his_o father_n wife_n by_o who_o seleucus_n have_v already_o have_v a_o child_n yet_o know_v his_o passion_n to_o be_v criminal_a he_o never_o discover_v it_o nor_o give_v the_o least_o symptom_n of_o it_o to_o any_o person_n but_o smother_a his_o grief_n languish_v in_o his_o bed_n and_o desire_a death_n erasistratus_n himself_o that_o famous_a physician_n to_o who_o the_o king_n give_v such_o large_a allowance_n can_v not_o at_o all_o conjecture_n whence_o his_o distemper_n spring_v till_o such_o time_n as_o observe_v that_o he_o have_v no_o corrupt_a humour_n in_o his_o body_n he_o conclude_v the_o seat_n of_o his_o malady_n must_v be_v in_o the_o mind_n the_o contagion_n of_o which_o have_v pass_v into_o the_o body_n he_o know_v his_o grief_n anger_n and_o other_o disturbance_n of_o man_n spirit_n can_v not_o well_o be_v conceal_v but_o that_o a_o modest_a person_n may_v well_o conceal_v his_o love_n and_o sound_v himself_o upon_o this_o he_o private_o discourse_v it_o with_o antiochus_n and_o conjure_v he_o to_o tell_v he_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o distemper_n but_o not_o be_v able_a to_o draw_v any_o thing_n from_o he_o he_o keep_v near_o his_o bed_n have_v diligent_o observe_v those_o
change_n happen_v to_o he_o when_o any_o woman_n enter_v his_o chamber_n and_o have_v take_v notice_n that_o when_o other_o come_v about_o he_o his_o body_n continue_v without_o any_o alteration_n but_o at_o all_o time_n when_o the_o queen_n come_v to_o visit_v he_o his_o spirit_n seem_v strange_o move_v and_o shame_n and_o remorse_n of_o conscience_n seem_v write_v in_o his_o face_n though_o he_o say_v never_o a_o word_n but_o that_o as_o soon_o as_o she_o be_v go_v his_o body_n resume_v a_o more_o lively_a colour_n and_o with_o a_o fresh_a heat_n return_v to_o its_o former_a estate_n upon_o which_o he_o tell_v seleucus_n that_o his_o son_n distemper_n be_v incurable_a whereat_o the_o king_n surprise_v let_v his_o grief_n break_v out_o with_o a_o shriek_v and_o the_o physician_n add_v it_o be_v for_o love_n sir_n that_o he_o die_v and_o the_o love_n of_o a_o woman_n he_o can_v never_o enjoy_v seleucus_n be_v astonish_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o woman_n in_o the_o world_n that_o will_v not_o let_v herself_o be_v persuade_v by_o a_o king_n of_o asia_n when_o he_o propose_v to_o her_o the_o marriage_n of_o his_o son_n and_o thereto_o add_v prayer_n gift_n and_o money_n nay_o a_o great_a kingdom_n to_o which_o the_o prince_n be_v heir_n and_o which_o he_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o part_v with_o present_o in_o recompense_n of_o his_o cure_n if_o any_o one_o demand_v it_o and_o thereupon_o press_v the_o physician_n to_o tell_v he_o who_o this_o woman_n be_v he_o reply_v it_o be_v my_o wife_n sir_n to_o which_o the_o king_n return_v and_o how_o good_a man_n you_o that_o be_v our_o friend_n and_o tie_v to_o our_o house_n by_o so_o many_o reciprocal_a testimony_n of_o kindness_n and_o beside_o all_o that_o a_o wise_a and_o honest_a man_n will_v not_o you_o save_v the_o life_n of_o this_o young_a prince_n the_o son_n of_o a_o king_n your_o friend_n fall_v unhappy_o in_o love_n and_o who_o out_o of_o modesty_n have_v conceal_v his_o grief_n even_o unto_o death_n can_v you_o make_v so_o little_a account_n not_o only_o of_o antiochus_n but_o of_o seleucus_n himself_o he_o feign_v to_o be_v move_v with_o these_o argument_n turn_v they_o thus_o upon_o the_o father_n and_o if_o he_o be_v say_v he_o in_o love_n with_o the_o queen_n will_v you_o quit_v she_o to_o he_o hereupon_o seleucus_n begin_v to_o swear_v by_o all_o the_o god_n protector_n of_o his_o crown_n that_o he_o will_v give_v she_o he_o freee_o and_o with_o all_o his_o heart_n that_o he_o may_v leave_v to_o posterity_n a_o noble_a example_n of_o paternal_a goodness_n towards_o a_o modest_a son_n who_o in_o his_o affliction_n have_v not_o make_v the_o least_o complaint_n and_o be_v absolute_o unworthy_a of_o this_o misfortune_n in_o conclusion_n after_o much_o discourse_n of_o this_o nature_n he_o declare_v he_o be_v extreme_o trouble_v that_o he_o himself_o can_v not_o be_v the_o physician_n of_o his_o unfortunate_a son_n without_o be_v behold_v to_o erasistratus_n who_o see_v now_o the_o king_n be_v in_o earnest_n discover_v to_o he_o the_o whole_a matter_n and_o how_o he_o come_v to_o know_v it_o notwithstanding_o all_o his_o son_n resistance_n seleucus_n seem_v overjoy_v at_o what_o he_o hear_v and_o now_o there_o remain_v only_o the_o difficulty_n of_o persuade_v his_o son_n and_o the_o queen_n which_o he_o do_v and_o after_o have_v gain_v their_o consent_n to_o his_o proposition_n he_o assemble_v his_o army_n who_o perhaps_o have_v already_o some_o inkling_n of_o the_o matter_n and_o beginning_n to_o make_v a_o enumeration_n of_o the_o great_a action_n he_o have_v do_v by_o which_o he_o have_v extend_v the_o bind_v of_o his_o empire_n far_o than_o any_o of_o the_o successor_n of_o alexander_n he_o then_o remonstrate_v to_o they_o how_o be_v grow_v old_a it_o be_v hard_o for_o he_o to_o govern_v so_o vast_a a_o kingdom_n wherefore_o say_v he_o i_o will_v divide_v this_o mighty_a mass_n and_o that_o i_o may_v provide_v for_o your_o security_n for_o the_o future_a i_o be_o resolve_v to_o discharge_v myself_o at_o present_a of_o one_o half_a of_o this_o burden_n on_o he_o that_o i_o esteem_v most_o dear_a i_o believe_v that_o you_o will_v obey_v i_o in_o all_o thing_n it_o be_v but_o just_a you_o shall_v do_v so_o you_o i_o say_v that_o since_o the_o death_n of_o alexander_n fight_v under_o my_o auspex_n be_v mount_v to_o so_o high_a a_o degree_n of_o power_n now_o that_o which_o i_o esteem_v most_o dear_a and_o most_o worthy_a of_o this_o empire_n be_v this_o young_a prince_n the_o elect_a of_o my_o child_n and_o this_o princess_n who_o be_v in_o a_o flourish_a age_n will_v soon_o give_v you_o child_n to_o be_v the_o stay_n and_o support_v of_o this_o great_a empire_n i_o marry_v they_o therefore_o together_o in_o your_o presence_n and_o i_o give_v they_o all_o those_o kingdom_n i_o possess_v in_o the_o main_a land_n as_o for_o the_o thing_n itself_o do_v not_o you_o consider_v in_o it_o so_o much_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o persian_n and_o other_o nation_n as_o the_o general_a law_n common_a to_o all_o man_n which_o require_v that_o subject_n shall_v believe_v whatever_o their_o king_n decree_n be_v just_a as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v utter_v these_o word_n the_o army_n begin_v to_o make_v their_o acclamation_n proclaim_v he_o the_o great_a king_n since_o alexander_n and_o the_o best_a of_o all_o father_n thus_o seleucus_n marry_v his_o wife_n with_o his_o son_n and_o send_v they_o to_o take_v possession_n of_o their_o kingdom_n and_o sure_o this_o action_n gain_v he_o more_o reputation_n than_o all_o the_o victory_n he_o have_v win_v for_o he_o conquer_v himself_o he_o have_v seventy_o two_o government_n under_o his_o dominton_n so_o vast_a it_o be_v of_o which_o he_o give_v the_o great_a part_n to_o his_o son_n receive_v to_o himself_o only_o the_o country_n lie_v between_o euphrates_n and_o the_o sea_n after_o this_o have_v war_n with_o lysimachus_n which_o be_v the_o last_o he_o have_v he_o give_v he_o battle_n on_o the_o confine_n of_o phrygia_n near_o the_o hellespont_n where_o lysimachus_n be_v slay_v and_o as_o he_o have_v pass_v the_o straight_a to_o siese_v upon_o lysimachia_n he_o be_v himself_o slay_v by_o ptolemy_n surname_v serranus_n who_o be_v one_o of_o his_o train_n he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o ptolemy_n soter_n and_o of_o eurydice_n the_o daughter_n of_o antipater_n and_o fear_v have_v drive_v he_o from_o egypt_n because_o his_o father_n have_v resolve_v to_o give_v the_o kingdom_n to_o his_o young_a brother_n seleucus_n take_v pity_n on_o he_o receive_v he_o as_o the_o son_n of_o his_o friend_n entertain_v he_o at_o his_o table_n and_o carry_v he_o still_o along_o with_o he_o in_o recompense_n of_o which_o he_o become_v his_o murderer_n such_o be_v seleucus_n his_o end_n who_o die_v in_o the_o seventy_o three_o year_n of_o his_o age_n and_o forty_o of_o his_o reign_n for_o my_o part_n i_o believe_v we_o may_v likewise_o refer_v to_o his_o death_n the_o answer_n of_o the_o oracle_n take_v leave_n of_o europe_n and_o possess_v asia_n for_o lysimachia_n be_v in_o europe_n and_o this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n he_o have_v repassed_a into_o europe_n after_o have_v follow_v alexander_n to_o the_o conquest_n of_o asia_n it_o be_v say_v demand_v a_o magician_n where_o he_o shall_v die_v he_o receive_v this_o answer_n keep_v far_o from_o argos_n to_o prolong_v the_o date_n of_o life_n for_o else_o thou_o hastne_v on_o thy_o fate_n after_o which_o he_o make_v a_o exact_a search_n of_o all_o place_n call_v argos_n and_o take_v special_a care_n not_o to_o go_v near_o the_o argos_n of_o peloponnesus_n of_o amphilochia_n of_o orestiade_n from_o whence_o some_o macedonian_n be_v call_v argeade_v or_o so_o much_o as_o to_o a_o city_n of_o that_o name_n which_o diomedes_z during_o his_o banishment_n have_v cause_v to_o be_v build_v beyond_o the_o ionian_a sea_n but_o that_o as_o he_o be_v go_v from_o the_o hellespont_n to_o lysimachia_n he_o see_v a_o altar_n build_v upon_o a_o eminence_n and_o have_v demand_v the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n they_o tell_v he_o it_o be_v call_v argos_n and_o that_o whilst_o he_o be_v inform_v himself_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o that_o name_n whether_o the_o argonaut_n pass_v that_o way_n have_v not_o give_v it_o whether_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o country_n have_v not_o call_v it_o so_o because_o of_o the_o argian_n that_o go_v to_o the_o war_n of_o troy_n or_o at_o last_o whether_o it_o may_v bear_v that_o name_n in_o memory_n of_o the_o country_n of_o the_o atrides_n ptolemy_n thrust_v he_o with_o his_o sword_n through_o the_o body_n phileterus_n gonour_n of_o pergamus_n redeem_v his_o body_n from_o serranus_n with_o a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n and_o when_o he_o have_v burn_v it_o