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A14316	Velleius Paterculus his Romane historie in two bookes. Exactly translated out of the Latine edition supervised by Ianus Gruterus. According to the reformations in such parts of him, in which the Latin hath suffered either by time, or negligence in the transcribers of the ablest commenters upon him. And rendred English by Sr. Robert Le Grys Knt.; Historiae Romanae libri II. English	Velleius Paterculus, ca. 19 B.C.-ca. 30 A.D.; Gruterus, Janus, 1560-1627.; Le Grys, Robert, Sir, d. 1635.	1632 (1632)	STC 24633; ESTC S119054	101,589	446

the Sea coast which to this day is called Ionia and built there these Cities Ephesus Miletum Colophone Priene Lebedua Myūta Erythra Clazomenae and Phocaea also possessed many Ilands in the Aegean and Icarian seas as Samos Chios Andrus Tenus Pharus Delus besides others of lesse account And presently the Eolians setting saile from the same Greece after they had bin vexed with extream long wandring did fasten upon places of no meane account and built famous Cities Smyrna Cymen Larissa Myrina and Mitylene with other Cities which are in the Isle of Lesbos CHAP. 5. The time of Homers flourishing THen also in his full brightnesse shined the most noble and without comparison the matchlesse wit of Homer who both for the greatnesse of his works the clearnes of his verses did alone deserve to be called a Poet. In whom this is most glorious that neither was there before him any one for him to imitate nor after him any found that could imitate him Nor shal we finde any other besides Homer and Archilochus who was the first Author of his owne worke that did therein reach to an absolute perfection He was longer after the Trojan warre of which he wrote than some suppose for hee flourished almost nine hundred and fiftie yeares since was borne within these thousand yeares for which cause it is not to bee wondred at that hee often useth that *** for by this is discerned the difference of times as well as of men whom if any man doe beleeve to bee borne blinde hee is himselfe deprived of all his senses CHAP. 6. The Assyrian Empire of 1700. yeares standing from Sardanapalus translated to the Medes by Pharnaces in the time of Lycurgus the law maker of Sparta IN the succeding times the Empire of Asia was from the Assyrians who had held the same for the space of seventeene hundred yeares translated to the Medes about seven hundred and seventy yeares after these things last related for Pharnaces the Mede deprived Sardanapalus their King melted with ease full delicacies and to his owne misfortune over-happie who was the three and thirtieth in descent from Ninus and Semiramis the founders of Babylon so as still the sonne had succeeded to the father both of his Empire and life In that age the most illustrious of the Greekes Lycurgus the Lacedemonian descended from the Kings was the Author of most strict and withall of the justest Lawes of which so long as Sparta was a diligent observer it did flourish with all felicitie About this time and sixtie five yeares before the building of Rome was Carthage founded by Eliza the Tyrian Lady whom some have also called Did● Neere to the same time Caranus a mā royally borne and the sixteenth in descent from Hercules invested himselfe in the Kingdome of Macedonia from whom Alexander the great being the seventeenth of his race and in his mothers right extracted from Achilles made it one of his glories that hee was also by his father derived from Hercules Aemilius Sura in his Annalls of the people of Rome sheweth that first the Assyrians being Lords of all nations held the Empire of the world then the Medes after them the Persians from whom the Macedonians got it and last of all not long after Carthage was mastered Philip and Intiochus two kings extracted from the Macedons being overthrowne and conquered the supreame command did devolve to the Romans CHAP. 7. Hesiodus 120 yeares after Homer A controversie cleared about the time of the building of Capua BEtweene these times and that of Nine● who was the first great Monarch did passe nineteene hundred ninetie and five yeares Hesiodus was of this age and about one hundred and twentie yeares after Homer A man both for the cleerenesse of his wit and daintie smoothnesse of his verse worthie of memorie infinitely desirous of rest and quiet And as hee was in time so also was he in esteeme the next to a man of so high repute as Homer was who avoyded falling upon that error which Homer had lighted upon and avowded both his country and parents but his countrey because hee had beene evill used by it most scornefully While I am employed about forraigne matters I have lighted upon a Domestique busines that very erroneous and farre from agreeing with the opinions of the most approved Authors For some there are that affirme that about these times Capua and Nola were founded by the Tuscans almost eight hundred and thirty yeares since To whose opinion I should indeed subscribe but how farre doth Marcus Cato differ from them who affirmeth that Capua was founded by the Tuscans and after that Nola. That Capua stood entire about two hundred and thirtie yeares before it was taken by the Romans which if it bee so it being since the taking of Capua two hundred and fortie yeares since it was founded must bee onely about five hundred yeares My selfe with pardon of Catos diligence would say that I can hardly beleeve that so great a Citie did grow to that height flourish was ruined and raised againe and all in so short a space of time CHAP. 8. The instituting the Olympick games by Iphitus the Elean 904. yeares before the Consulship of Vinicius In the sixt Olympade Rome fonnded by Romulus AFter this the noblest tryal● of mastery in sports and the most effectuall for the exercising the faculties of the minde and the body the Olympicke games were begun having for their Author Iphitus the Elean Hee is reported to have first instituted those games and a fayre with them nine hundred and foure yeares before thou Marcus Vinicius didst enter upon thy Consulship Almost one thousand two hundred fiftie yeres before that when Atreus did celebrate the funeralls of his father Pelops Hercules at the trialls of exercises which were there presented was in every one of them the Conquerour At that time the Archōtes of Athens did cease to hold their places perpetually of which the last was Alcmaeon and began to bee created every tenth yeare which order did last about seventie yeares and then the affaires of the common wealth were committed to Magistrates chosen every yeare Of those which were created every tenth yeare the first was Charops the last Eryx Of the yearely Officers the first was called Creon In the sixth Olympiad two and twentie yeares after the first that was instituted Romulus the sonne of Mars having taken revenge of the wrongs done to his Grandfather did found the Citie of Rome upon mount Palatine in the dayes of the feast held in honour of the Goddesse Palles from whence to the times of your Consulships it is seven hundred seventy and two yeares Romulus effected this being aided by the Legions of his Grandfather Latinus for I very willingly doe subscribe to the opinion of those which have in that sort delivered whereas otherwise with an unwarlike company of Shepherds hee would scarce have beene able to settle his new Citie the Veians being so neare and other Etruscans and

which if he had pronounced somewhat sooner there would not have wanted those that would have followed that patterne and have proved that a Citizen was slaine then whom there had none lived more pernicious to the Common wealth nor more infestious to honest men CHAP. 48. Civill warre beginning betweene Caesar and Pompey Peace treated of hindred by Curio His character THen within a little space of time the exordiums of the civill warre began to kindle when every one that stood most for the right were of opinion that both Caesar and Pompey should east off their armies For Pompey in his second Consulship had proeured the Sp●●●●● to be appointed to him and th●● for three yeares space himself● being from thence absent and sitting at the helme of affaires in the Citie might by his Lievtenants Afranius and Petraus whereof the one had beene Consull the other Praetor govern●● the same And those that opined that Caesar should dismisse his army he sided with but such as thought himselfe also should doe the same he opposed who if two yeares before that they fell to armes hee had dyed in Campania being oppressed with a grievous sicknesse when hee had finished all those his intendments of his Theater and the other workes which hee made about it At what time ●ll Italy did decree publique supplications for his recovery and that the first that ever were for any private Citizen Fortune might have saved her labour in reviving him and the greatnesse which he had held among the living hee had carried with him are in paired to the lower world But neither did any other man furnish the civill warre nor those so many mischiefes which for twentie yeares together did succeed to it with a greater or a more furious firebrand than Caius Curio a Tribune of the people a man noble eloquent bold and of his owne and other mens also both fortune and honour profusely lavish a man most wittily wicked and to the mischiefe of the common wealth a dainty speaker whose minde pleasure and lusts neither any wealth nor any desires would satisfie This man was at first for Pompey that is as it then was accounted for the Common wealth and presently in shew against both Caesar and Pompey but in his heart for Caesar Whether that for meere good will or for a bribe of a hundred thousand Sesterces as we have recived it wee leave uncertaine At the last those most healthfull conditions of the then springing peace which Caesar with a mind repleate with all justice did require and Pompey not unwillingly did admit hee brake and scattered in peeces Cicero above all things labouring and carting from the publique quiet the order of those things as well as hose that went before is both delivered in the compleat writings of others and shall I hope bee expressed also in these of mine CHAP. 49. Catulus two Luculli Metellus and Hortensiu● dead are the warre conditions of reason tendred by Caesar refused by the other The warre begunne NOw let us restore to our intended worke its owne forme yet first let me congratulate with Quintus Catulus the 2 Luculli Metellus and Hortensius who when without envie they had flourished in the Common wealth and beene eminent without danger did exchange this life before the beginning of the civill warres with a quiet or at least with a death not hastened before the due time When Lentulus and Marcellus were Consulls seven hundred and three yeares after the building of the City and the eightie and eight yeare before thou Marcus Vimcius didst enter thy Consulship the civill warre began to flame The cause of the one Captaine did seeme the better but that of the other the firmer The authoritie of the Senate did put armes into Pompeies hand into Caesars the confidence of his souldiers The Consulls and the Senate did yeeld the Soveraigne command of all to the respect of the cause not to Pompeies person Nothing was left unattempted by Caesar that might conduce to the preservation of peace nor any thing accepted by the Pompeious when one of the Consulls was more furious than reason but Lentulus if the Republique were safe could by no meanes bee preserved from ruine And Marcus Cato maintained that death was to be preferd before the admission of any conditions offered to the state by a private Citizen A man indeed grave and of the antique stampe might more cōmend Pompeies part but a prudent would follow that of Caesar reputing things on that side more glorious on this more dreadfull Thus in the end all Caesars requests being with scorne rejected they decreed That contented with one onely legion to retaine the title of the Province hee should come a private man into the Citie and in demanding the Consulship submit himselfe to the suffrages of Rome CHAP. 50. Pompey quits the citie and Italy Caesar takes Domitius at Corfinium and dismisses him comes to Rome thence passes into Spaine masters Afranius and Petreius Caesar perceiving that they must come to armes passed over Rubicon Cnaeus Pompeius the Consulls the greater part of the Senate quitting the Citie and afterward Italy put over sea to Dyrrhachium But Caesar having in his power Domitius and the legions which were with him at Corfinium dismissing without delay their Commander and others that had a minde to goe to Pompey followed him to Brundusium so that it appeared that he had rather while all things stood entire and unhurt make an end of the warre by treatie than oppresse those that fled from him When hee found the Consulls were passed over the Sea he returned to the City there in the Senate and in a full assembly rendred an account of his intentions and his most miserable necessitie who was by the injurious armes of other men compelled to draw his sword Then he resolved to goe for Spaine but the haste of his journey Massilia did a while retarde with a faithfulnesse more entire than wisdome in Counsaile unseasonably taking upon them to judge of the principall forces of the side which they onely ought to take in their hand who have power to compell such as will not obey The army then which was commanded by Afranius of Consular and Patreius of Praetorian qualitie being mated with his comming his vigor and his glory rendred it selfe to him Both the Lievtenants and as many of every condition as would not follow them were dismissed and sent to Pompey CHAP. 51. Caesar goes into Greece after Pompey and besieges him in his campe The boldnesse of Balbus in going into the enemies armie Caesar shrewdly shaken in one encounter THe next yeare when Dyrrhachium and the countrie neere about it were possest by Pompeies campe who having sent for out of all the provinces beyond the seas the legions the auxiliaries both of horse and foot the forces of the Kings the Tetrarchs and also of the princes had gathered together a mightie army and held as he supposed the seas so guarded with his fleets that Caesar