was supposed was the sonne of a birgin Vestale be gotten by Mars borne at one birthe with his brother Remus This Romulus when he had oflong time accustomed amonge the shepherdes to pray and spoyle abrode At last being of the age of .xviii. yeres he layed the syte of a small citye in the hyl Pallatinus the eleuenth day of May in the xxxiii yere after that the plaies called Dlimpici were firste begon And after the destruction of the city of Troy according to the sust computation of al wryters the. CCC lxxxx fourth yeare When he hadde builte this Citye whiche after to hys owne name he called Rome he wroughte Rome named these feates wellnigh as they follow Fyrst he gathered together into his city a great noÌ„ber of such as wer Rome inhabited borderers ther about to furnishe this citi AmoÌ„g whoÌ„ he chose anC. of such as wer moste anctent of yeres after whose aduise he minded to order hys affaires whome he for that thei wer so aged called Senators Then for that bothe he and his people were as yet Senatoures in Rome The cause whye playes wer fyrst inuented in Rome destitute of wiues vppon a tyme he did inuent certaine plais and shewes within the Citye requestinge suche as were inhabitauntes neare aboute Rome to come and see those playes At which time the Romains by force berefte them their daughters maidens Wher vppon warre was proclaimed againste the Romaynes for that rape in which battail Romulus War against the Romains subdued the Ceninenses the Antennates the Crustumyes the Fidenates the Veientines and the Sabines which people enuironed the city of Rome Within a while after ther arose sodenly a great tempest in whiche Romulus vanished in a teÌ„pest forthe of Caprea medow wher he toke the vew of hys souldy oures Romulus being abrode vanished away so that he was not after seene Where vppon when hee coulde not be founde his people supposing that he was raught vp to the skies canonised him in the .xxxvii. yeare of hys raign Romulus canonysed After the the senators bare rule by the space of .v. dais during which time of their raign was accomplished Interregnâ— the time betwene the deth of one kynge and the treate on of another Numa Pompilius the .ii. kynge a Sabine borne one whole yere TheÌ„ was Numa PoÌ„pilius created kinge who during the hole time of his raign waged no batel yet was he no lesse profitable to the city of Rome theÌ„ Romulus was For whye he establishedde Lawes and framed to good order the conditions No warrs in Rome which chaunced vnt two tymes more in Rome one after the first CarthaginiaÌ„ battail ones in Augustus Cesares time The yere deuided into xii monethes Numa hys raigne of the people of Rome which for that they had ben so long accustomed to battailes wer now iudged as robbers and rude people This Numa deuided the yere into .xii. monethes being before but a confused noumber of daies and a thinge not able to be accompted And innumerable rites and ceremonies and temples founded he besides at Rome And deceased by sickenes in the. 43. yere of his raign After him Tullus Hostilius beinge Tullus Hostilius the third king Martiall pollicy renued made kinge did againe put in vre the feates of armes and renued battails which during the raign of Numa had bene laid aside He conquered the Albanes whiche were distant .xii. miles from the city of Rome He also subdued the Veientines and Fidenates of Alba longa destroyed in thys kynges raygne Rome enlarged which th one were .vi. miles thother were .xviii. miles distant from Rome He enlarged the city annexing therto the hil Celius being strycken wyth lightning both he and his house was Tullus hys raigne burned when he hadde raigned .xxxii. yeres After him Ancus Martius gouerned the citye of Rome Who was Ancus Martius the .iiii. kinge he was before the Incarnatyon of Christe 642. yeres he made the brydge ouer the riuer of Tyber whych ran by Rome built a gail or prisoÌ„ in Rome for the runishyng of offenders sonne to Numa PoÌ„pilius his daughter He waged battail against the Latines He enlarged tbe city by taking into it the hils Auentinus and Ianiculus He built a city fast vpon the sea shore at Dstia whiche was .vi. miles distaunt from the citye of Rome And being visited with sicknesse he deceased in the .xxiiii. yeare of his raigne Then Priscus Tarquinius obtained the Empire he doubled the noumber Priscus Tarquinius the v. kynge of the Senatoures He built the place of playee in Rome called Circus and The number of the Senators doubled instituted also diuers games there which as yet to this day do remaine He subdued the Sabines And berefting Circus built them of a great portion of theyr lande annexed it to the territorye of the Romaines He was the first that entred the Citye of Rome with anye Priscus Tarniquinius triuinphed fyrst at Rome triumph He builded the walles of the city and sinkes also to auoid the filthe and ordure of the City He began the Capitoll and when he had raygned xxxviii yeres he was slayne by the The capytoll 〈…〉 slayn sonnes of king Ancus whome he succeaded in the kingdome After hym Seruius Tullius was kinge whose mother was a noble woman borne Seruiê° Tullius the .vi. kyng but yet was she a captiue and a haÌ„dmaide He subdued the Sabines and annexed to the citye these three hils Quirinalis Viminalis and Esquilinus He entrenched rounde the Romewalles entrenched wals of the City He was the first that inuented mustring of men which before his time was not known throughe the whole worlde In his raigne Mustryng 〈◊〉 the names of all the inbabitantes in Rome wer takeÌ„ and ther wer found 〈…〉 in the City of Rome .lxxx. and .iiii. M. citizens able men with those whiche inhabited about the city He was slain in the .xlv. yere of his raign through Seruiê° Tullius slayne the wickednes of his son in law Tarquinius who was son to the last kinge before him whoÌ„ this Seruius Tullius succeded and the naughtines of his own daughter whoÌ„ he had espoused to the saide Tarquinius Lucius Lucius Tarquinius Superbus the vii kyng Tarquinius Superbus was the .vii. the last king that raigned at Rome He ouercam the Volscians in battel whiche are situate not far distant froÌ„ Rome as meÌ„ go froÌ„ thence towards Campania He subdued the Citye of Gabios Suessa Pometia He made peace with the Thuscians and built Iupiter his temple built Iupiter his temple in the capitol Afterward as he was laying siege to the city of Arde whiche was .x. miles distant froÌ„ the city of Rome he was deposed Lucius Tarquinius deposed For wheÌ„ his son Sextus Tarquinius had forst poluted the noble woman therwithal the moste chastest Adultery the cause of the fyrst alteratyon of
.xxxv. M. men of whyche the Romaynes toke prisonners x. M. and slewe .xx. M. But the Carthaginiens to strengthen hym agayn sente him out of hand .xii. M. footemen and. iiii M. horsemen and xx Elephants In the .iiii. yere after that Anniball inuaded Italye Marcus Claudius Marcellus then Consul Mar. Clau. Marcel Consul fought against him with passyng good fortune at Nola a city of CaÌ„pania Annibal had by this time gotten many cities ther froÌ„ the Romains in Apulia Calabria among the Brutians At that time Phillip kynge of Macedonie by his Legates whome he sent to Anniball profered that he Phillyp profered to ayde Anniball against the Romaynes wold aid him against the Romains Vpon condition that after he had ouercome the Romains he mighte in like manner haue assistence of Anniball against the Grecians But the Romaines by chaunce apprehended the Legates of king Phillip and vnderstode by them the whole matter Where vppon they willed Marcus Valerius Leuinus to go into Macedonie and Titus Manlius Torquatus then being Proconsul into Sardinia for that Prouince also through the alluring of Anniball was fallen from the Romains And thus at one Battail waged in four seueral places by the Romaynes time fought the Romaines in foure seuerall places rogether In Italy against Annibal In Spaine agaynste his brother Asdrubal In Macebonie against Phillip In Sardinia against the Sardinians and an other Asdruball a Carthaginien This Asdrubal was taken by Titus Manlius the Proconsull who was sent into Sardinia against him he also slew there xii M. of his ennemyes and tooke a M. and D prysonners Thus was Sardinia subdued by the Romains and Manlius as a conqueror brought Sardinia sub dued by the romaynes Asdruball and those other prisoners with him to Rome In this whyle Philip was also ouercome by Leuinus in Macedonie And Asdrubal the Phyllip ouer come secoÌ„d brother to Annibal and Mago his third brother wer by the ii Scipiocs Asdrubal and mago ouercome ouercome in Spain In the tenth yere after that Anniball inuaded Italy at what time Pub. Sul. Cne Ful. wer consuls Annibal aproched with in 4. miles of the city of Rome his Pub. Sul. Cne Fuluâ—ê° Consuls horsmeÌ„ wer come to the very gates But forthwith for dread of the Consuls whiche came against hym wyth a great hoste he retired back to CaÌ„pania Soone after hys brother Asdruball flewe hothe the Scipioes in Spayne whyche by the space of many The .ii. Scipioâ— slayn by Asdruball in Spayne yeares hadde bene conqueroures there Neuerthelesse their army remayned whole For why they were rather beguiled by traine then vanquished by manhode At this tyme a great parte of Sicilie was recouered by Marcellus the Consull whyche countrey the Afers began as than to possesse and from Siracusa the most famous Citye therof he broughte an exceadinge greate spoyle to Rome Leuinus made league and ioyned frendship wyth Philippus Macedonie Frendshyp ioyned wyth Phillip by Leuinus and with diuers other cityes in Grece besides with Attalus kinge of Asia And by the way as he wente marching toward Sicilie he discomfyted and tooke prisoner Annones a captain of the Carthaginiens at the Annones taken prisoner city Agrigentum together wyth the city it selfe and sent him to Rome amonge those other prisoners There were yelded vp vnto him .xl. cityes He conquered .xxvi. other cytyes Thus when all Sicilie was recouered and Macedonie in such sort shaken and quailde hee retourned to Rome wyth greate renowme Afterwarde Anniball assaultinge Cneus Cneus Fuluius slayn by Annibal Fuluius at vnwares beinge then in Italye slue him and viii M. men besydes In the meane space Publius Pub. Corne. Scipio sente into Spayne Cornelius Scipio sonne of Publius Scipio was sent into Spayn where after that the two Scipioes were slayne no captaine of the Romains was lefte He waged battaile there beinge but of the age of .xxiiii. yeres One who of all the Romaynes that were eyther in his dayes or anye Great commendation of Scipio tyme sith might worthely be adiudged the chiefest He wan Carthage in Spayn where the Affricanes hadde all theyr golde and Siluer and furniture for warre Carthage in Spayn won remayninge Furthermore he sente to Rome the mooste noble hostages which he had receiued of the Spaniardes He toke also prisonner Mago Annibal his brother and sent him to mago sent prisoner to rome Rome with the residew There was great myrth demeaned at Rome after theese newes Scipio restored to theyr parentes theyr sonnes whom he had receiued for pledges before Where vppon in manner all the Spanyardes wyth one assente tooke part with Scipio againste Anniball After these thynges he subdued and put to flight Asdruball Anniball hys brother and got ther a great spoyle Asdrubal discomfited In this meane space Quintus Fabius Maximus the Consull beynge as then in Italye recouered Tarentum in whiche wer then remaining Tarentum recouered greate armies of Annibal and there he slewe also Carthalon captayne to Anniball He sold .xxv. thousand prisoners and deuided the spoyl among CarthaloÌ„ slayne his souldioures and the mony which he receiued for the men whyche hee solde he brought to the common tresor of the Romaines Then many cities of the Romaines whiche earste had yelded them selues to Anniball did againe submitte them selues to Fabius Maximus The yere following Scipio wroughte notable feates Scipio hys good successe in his affairs in Spain there he what through the ayde of his brother Lucius Scipio what throughe hys owne valiauntnesse recouered .lxx. cities Howbeit they had euil successe in that battaile which they fought in Italy For why Claudius Marcellus being then consull Clau. mar consul slayne was slayne there by Anniball In the third yere after that Scipio weÌ„t again into Spain and atcheued worthy things there He vanquished the kynge of Spayne in a great battail The kyng of Spayne dyscomfyted and afterwarde concluded frendshyp wyth him wythoute requyryng any pledges of him after hee was subdued wheras all others vsed after they had vanquysht anye to take pledges of them whome they hadde so ouercome Then Anniball fearynge that he should not be able anye longer to detayne Spain against Scipio or to wythstande hys force sente for hys Asdrubal sent for forthe of Spayne brother Asdruball withall his army from thence And as Asdruball wold haue passed that same way as Anniball did forthe of Spayne into Italy warde he fell into the embushmeÌ„tes whyche of set purpose were layd for hym by Appius Claudius Nero and Asdruball slayne Marcus Liuius Salinator at which place manfully fightinge and defendyng hym selfe hee was slayne and hys great army whyche he had wyth hym was al together taken eyther or slaine and a greate quantitye of treasure was brought to Rome after those thynges Anniball began cleane to despaire of the successe of the battail and courage accrewed grew to the Romains Whervppon they
sent for Publius Coruelius Scipio Scipio sent for forthe of Spayne forthe of Spaine who came to Rome wyth greate glorye When Quintus Cecilius and Lucius Valerius were consuls all those cityes amonge Q. Cecilius and L. Valeriê° Consuls the Brutians whiche before fell from the Romaines to Annibal yelded them selues again to the Romaines In the .xiiii. yeare after that Annibal had inuaded Italye Scipio who had luckely atcheued things in Scipio created Consul Spayne was created consull and seÌ„t into Affricke This Scipio was adiudged to be inspired with some deuine spirite In so much that menne thought he had conference with the celestiall powers He foughte in Africke against Annon a captayne of the Carthaginiens and slew hys army In the second battayl he toke his tentes and .iiii. M. and .v. C. soldiers and slew .xi. M. He tooke Siphar the king of Numidie prisoner who had ioyned himselfe in ayde wyth the Afers and inuaded his tentes sackte Syphar king of Numidie take prysoner them and sent Siphar together with the mooste noble men of Numidie to Rome and an infinite spoyl whiche thynge so sone as it was vnderstode all Italy wel nygh forsoke Annibal whome the Carthaginiens wylled to retourne and succoure Affrycke Annibal willed to retourn home into Afrycke whyche as then Scipio despoyled Thus in the .xvii. yere all Italy was deliuered from the terrour of Anniball The Legates of the Carthaginiens desired peace of Scipio and by him they were sente to Rome to the Peace desired by the Carthaginiens Senate Truce was made with theÌ„ duringe the space of .xl. daies vntyll suche tyme as they might repayre to Rome and retourne from thence agayne In consideratyon where of they gaue the Romains .xxx. thousaÌ„d poundes And when they hadde exponed their cause to the Senate â–ª answer was made to them that accordinge to the aduise of Scipio peace should be graunted them referryng the matter wholly to Scipio by whoÌ„ it was graunted vpon these condityons That they shoulde geue the Romains fiue C. thousand pounds of siluer and that they should moreouer The conditions of peace with the Carthaginiens rastore to the Romaynes suche prysoners as they had taken of theyrs and suche as were fled from the Romaines to them While these things wer in talk Annibal as he retourned into Africk infringed the league for he and hys armye wroughte diuers thynges by The lege broken by Anniball the way as they wente contrarye to the peace concluded vppon and as ennemyes The Legates of the Carthaginyens were apprehended by the Romaynes as they retourned from Rome But they were by the commaundement of Scipio straightway dismiste againe Not long after Annibal himselfe being sore wearyed with those contynuall battailes desired peace Annibal desired peace whiche when it came to bee treated of it was graunted vppon the same conditions as it was before and to the precedent conditions of payment of .v. M. poundes of siluer was annexed the penaltye of paymente of a C. M. poundes besides for that newe breche of league by him committed The conditions displeased the Carthaginiens Wher vpon they willed Annibal to fighte it out Warre was waged againste the Carthaginiens The condityons of the peacemisliked the Carthaginiens by Scipio and Masinissa kynge of the Numidians who hadde ioyned frendship with the Romaines Annibal sent three espies to the tentes of Scipio whiche when they were apprchended by the Romaines Scipio commaunded they should be ledde about through the tentes and that all hys army should be shewed them Then that they shuld be feasted and so dismist to the end they mighte recount to Anniball what they hadde seene amonge the romaynes In the meane time preparaunce of battaile was made by the captaines on cche partye suche as vnneth anye man coulde euer remember the lyke At whyche time bothe those expert men of warre and valiaunte captains led forthe theyr armies into the fielde Scipio retourned conqueror and at that time hadde he well nyghe taken Anniball gretly discoÌ„lyted Anniball him selfe also who at the first eskaped and fled wyth a greate company of horsmen but being pursued they were all slaine sauing .xv. Annibal sustaind a great ouer throw only And at the last he fled but with iiii alone There was founde in the tentes of Anniball xx M. poundes of siluer and of golde eyghte hundreth Peace graueted to the Carthaginiens thousand of other stuffe great store After that skirmishe peace was concluded with the Carthaginiens Scipio retourned to Rome and wyth Scipio triâ—â—phed and was called Affricanus The second battayl wyth the CarthaginieÌ„s finished greate glorye triumphed and from that tyme was he called Africanus Thus was the seconde battail with the Carthagidiens finished in the .xix. yere after the first commencement therof ¶ ⸫ ⋠¶ The fourth booke of the Breuiary of Eutropius WHen the battaile against the Carthaginiens was finyshed there ensued battaile in Macedonie agaynst Phillip who was kig ther. In the ccccc and .li. yere after the buildinge of the Citye Titus Quintius Flaminius was sent againste kyng Titus Quintius Flaminius sent agaiÌ„st Phillip Phillip and hadde good successe He graunted peace to Phillip vpoÌ„ these conditions That he shuld not make war vpon any of those cities whyche were by the Romains receiued vnder Peace graunted to Phillip protection yâ— he should moreouer restore al such Romains as he had takeÌ„ prisoners such as had fled also froÌ„ theÌ„ to him that he should kepe but l. ships only the residue of his fleete he shuld deliuer vp to the Romains Furthermore that he shoulde yerely by the space of .x. yeres pay to the romaynes .iiii. M. pounds of siluer and deliuer him his sonne Demetrius for a pledge for performance of these couenauntes Titus Quintius waged battel also agaynste the Lacedemonians and vanquished their captaine Battayle agaynst the Lacedemonians Nabides who submitted hymselfe to Quintius vpon what condityons he would And as he returned Nabides yelded himselfe thence homeward with great glory there were led before hys charyotte the worthy hostages whyche he had gotten that is to wete Demetrius sonne to king Phillip and Armenes Nabides hys sonne After that the Macedonian battayle was finyshed there ensued warre in Siria against Warre in Syria kynge Antiochus During the tyme that Publius Cornelius Scipio and Marcus Attilius Glabrio wer Consuls Pub. Corne. Scipio and M. Attilius Glabrio Consuls Annibal toke part wyth Antiochus forsakynge hys owne countrye for feare leaste that hys renuynge of battaile mighte seme to haue bene a breche of the league before made betwene hys country men and the Romaynes Marcus Attilius Glabria had good successe in Achaia He inuaded and tooke the tentes of kynge Antiochus by nyght â–ª and put hym to flyght and for that Phillip ayded the romaynes against Antiochus he deliuered vnto him his sonne Demetrius Demetrius restored to his farther kyng Phillyp when
marius dyed therfore forthwith transposed his army from thence into Italy minding to wage a ciuil battaile against Norbane and Scipio the Consulles He foughte the first battaile with Norbane Narbane and Scipio Consuls not farre from Capua where he slew vii thousand of Norban hys army and toke vi M. prisonners and lost of his owne men to the nomber of a. C. and .xxiiii. souldyours From thence he turned his armye agaynst Scipio and or euer they cam to handye gripes all Scipio his armye yelded them selues to Sylla without any bloudshed Then were the Consuls chaunged at Rome and Marius Marius and Papiriê° Carbo Consuis sonne to that other Mariê° who was causer of this ciuil warre and Papirius Carbo were made Cousuls Sylla foughte againste Marius the yonger and slewe .xv. M. of his men and lost cccc of his own Sone after he entred the city and pâ—rsuing yoÌ„g Marius vnto Preneste besieged him there and slewe him He had agayne Marius the yonger slayn an other battaile with Lamponius Carinates which were captains on Marius his side at Collina gate There were by reporte assembled in that battaile againste Silla .lxxx. M. of whiche .xii. M. yelded them selues to Silla The residue what in fight what in their tents and as they fled were all slaine through the insacyable hastinesse of the conquerors In like manner Cnous Carbo the other Consul fled from Ariminus into Sicilie Cne Carbo Consul where he was slaine by Pompeius whiche Pompeius beynge as then but of the age of .xx. yeres Sylla for that he apperceiued hys prowesse Cneus Carbo the Consul flayn and fiers courage deputed to be lieuetenaunte ouer his garryson to the ende he should be had in estimatyon next after hymself Thus when Carbo was slayn Pompeius appeased Siliice pacifyed Sicilie and departing froÌ„ thense towardes Affricke he slewe Domitius a captayne of Marius hys syde and Hiarbas kynge of Mauritanie who ayded Domitius After theese thynges Sylla triumphed ouer Mithridates Sylla triumphed ouer Mithridates wyth great glorye Cneus Pompeius also whych was neuererst graunted to anye Romayn beynge but .xxiiii. yeres of age triumphed ouer Affricke Thus were finyshed two moste deadly battayles the Italyan battayl whiche was also called the war betwene confederates and allyes and the ciuyl war Both which endured by the space of x. yeres whiche battayles consumed aboue an C. and .l. M. souldyoures xxiiii Consuls .vii. Pretors xl Ediles and wel nyghe CCC Senators besides ¶ The syxthe booke of the Breuiary of Eutropius WHen Marcus Emilius Lepidus and Quintus Catulus were Consuls and Sylla had now appeased and sette in order the weal publique battayles grew agayn a fresh One in Spaine An other in Pamphilia and Cilicia The third in Macedonie The fourthe in Sclauonia For whye Sertorius who toke part Four battel in sondry places at one tyme agaynst the romayns wyth Marius fearynge what should become of hym for that hee sawe what hadde betyded to others of the same factyon styrred vp the Spaniardes to battayle agaynste the Romaynes Quintus Cecilius Metellus sonne of that Metellus which subdued king Iugurth and Domitius the Pretor were sent forthe captaines agaynste him Domitius was slayne by Hyrtuleius captain of Sertoriê° his host Domitius slayne Metellus fought with Sertoriê° hymself with greate vncertaintye of fortune But at lengthe when the Senate Pompeius sente to ayde Metellus against Sertorius sawe rhat Metellus was ouermatched in battayle by Sertorius they sent Cneus Pompeius also into Spaine and so Sertorius fought againste bothe those captaines of hys aduersaries with greate varietye of fortune But at laste in the eyghte yere after that the battaile was firste begon Sertorius was slayne by hys Sertorius slaine by his owne souldyoures own souldioures and so that battail was finished by Cneus Pompeius who was as yet but a yong maÌ„ and Quintus Metellus Pius And well nigh all Spaine submitted them selues to the Romaines at that tyme. Appius Claudius after that his CoÌ„sulship was expired was sente into Macedonie He fustained but easye battailes againste diuers whiche inhabiied Thracia and there fallynge sicke dyed There was sente to succede Appius Claudius dyed him Cncus Scriboniê° Eurio so soone as he had likewise finyshed his Consulship He subdued the Dar danianc and passed forwarde tyll be came to the riuer Danubius and merited a triumphe and within .iii. yeres he finished his battailes Then was Publius Seruilius sente into Cilicia and Pamphylia This Seruilius taking him for a Consul was a passyng stout and valiant man He subdued Cilicia He assaulted wan the worthiest cities of Licia among which these were some Phalilides Olimpus and CorituÌ„ And wythin a while after he gaue the assaulte to Isauros an other citye and enforced it to yeld and within .iii. yeres space He finyshed those battayle â–ª He was the fyrste Romayne that made anye viage to Taurus When he retourned P. Seruiliê° the fyrste Romain whyche made any viage to Taurê° thence he tryumphed and merited the name to be called Isauricus Aboute the same tyme was Caius Cosconius also sente into Illiria in Seruiliê° tryumphed and was called I sanricus the Consuls steade He broughte in subiectyon a greate part of Sclauonia He wanne Salone and when he hadde finyshed thys battayle he retourned to Rome after that he had beene absent thence by the space of two yeares At the same tyme the Consull Marcus Emilius Lepidus M. Emilius Lepidus Consul who was collegue to Catulus wold haue commenced a ciuyl war Howe Ciuyl warre pretended agayn be it that vproure was appeased agayne wythin one sommers space Thus were .iiii. sondrye tryumphes had at Rome together at one tyme. The one by Metellus ouer Spayne Four triumphes at Rome together the other by Pompeius that was hys seconde triumphe ouer Spayne also The thyrd by Curio ouer Macedonie The fourthe and last by Seruilius ouer the Isaurians In the sixe hundreth three skore and sixtene yere after the building of the city of Rome Lucius Licinius Lucullus L. Licinius Lucullê° and M. Aureliê° Cotta Consuls and Marcus Aurelius Cotta beyng Consuls Nicomedes king of Bithinia died and appoynted by his testament Romaines to be hys heyres About this time Mithridates infringing the league before made wold haue again inuaded Asia Bithinia War renued by Mithridates but the Consuls wer forthwith sent against him of long time they experimeÌ„ted vncertain fortune in battell Mithridates ouercam Cotta in fight Chalcedon forced him the city wher Cotta the CoÌ„sul dyscomfyted he besieged hym But when Mithridates remoued hys power froÌ„ thence towardes Cizicus thinkynge that if he hadde ones gotten Cizicus hee myght easly inuade al Asia Lucullê° thother Consul encouÌ„tred with him And whilest that Mithridates stayed to lay siege to Cizicus Lucullus had enuironed him behinde and so keepynge him from comminge by vyttails vanquished him in sondry skirmishes At that
gates of Rome to wage battaile and ouercame them at the floud Allia and annexed to the Empyre of the Romaines those cities whiche were vnder the dominion of the Prenestines Than gaue he the assault to the citye Preneste it selfe whiche was Great prowesse of Cincinatus yelded vp to him All whiche feates hee did within .xx. dayes space and a triumphe was graunted vnto hym How be it the dignity of the Tribunes The offyce of Tribunes cesed did not longe indure for after a while it semed good to the Romaines to create no mo of that order And so by the space of three yeares thei stode in dout whether thei shuld make any great offices agayn or no. Neuerthelesse the Tribunes at last The Tribunes recouered agayn theyr dygnytye by common consente obtayned againe theyr former dignity and that they shoulde also haue the authority of the Consuls besides and continued so by the space of three yeres Then were there consulles created againe In the yere that Lucius Genutius and Quintus Seruilius wer Consuls created agayne consuls Camillus died vnto whom most honor was attributed nexte after Camilius deceased Romulus of anye that euer was in Rome About this time Quintius the Dictator was sent forth agaynst the Frenchmen which were aryued in Italy and had camped on the farther The frenche men againe a riued and camped in Italy side of the floud Auienes wher Titus Manlius the worthiest of all the Senators slue one of the French men which prouoked him to fyghte hande to hande And when he hadde slayne hym he pluckte of a chayn of gould which his enemy ware about his necke and put it about his own whereof bothe he and hys posteritye were called Torquati for a perpetuall memory of that fact The residue The original or the name of Corquati of the Frenchmen wer put to flight and eftsoones ouercome by Caius Sulpitius the Dictator Wythin a whyle after the Thuscianes were The Thuscians discomfited by Marius subdued by Caius Marius and .vii. thousand of them were led prisoners in one triumphe There was againe a muster had in Rome and whē the Latines whome the Romaynes had The thyrde muster at Rome before subdued refused to assiste thē with any power of mē against theyr enemies they wer enforced to chose among them selues yong souldiours onlye and suche as before that time had neuer bene at warre to the nomber often legions So muche preuailed the Romaines in Warlike feats and cheualry although their wealth and substaunce was as yet but verye sclender Thys armye went forth agaynst the Frenchmen and Lucius Furius was appoynted generall therof At that time one of the french campe chalenged into the fielde hym whom the Romaines accompted the moost valyaunt among them al. Vpon whyche bragges Marcus Valerius being at that time Tribunus Militume profered himselfe to fight the combate and as he marched forward Mar. Valer. did battayle wyth a french man into the field ready armed a Crowe lyghted vppon his ryghte arme and sate there stil Afterwarde when hys aduersarye and hee came to handy grypes the same Crowe smote the Frenchman vpon the eyes with hys winges and tallaunts in such sorte that he coulde not see forthrighte by meane wherof he was slain hy Valerius And the Crow gaue him not only the victory but his name also that he was after called Coruinus The originall of the name of Coruinus M. Va. Cor. Consul And for this fact he was created consull duringe the space of .xxiii. yeres Then the Latines who beefore had refused to ayde the Romaines wyth anye souldioures made request that one of the Consuls myght be chosen amonge them and the other among the Romaines whiche demaunde of theyrs was denyed and battayle by the Romaynes prepared against thē wherin they were ouercome and vppon theyr ouerthrow the Romaines Battayle agaynst the Latines triumphed The pictures of the consulles were set vppe at the barres whyche was the place where the Orators pleaded mennes causes for The Images of the Cōsuls erected this victory atchieued Now the Romaines waxed mighty they warred wyth the Samnites well nyghe an C. and .xxx. miles distant from Rome whiche are situate in the mid waye betwene Picennm Campania and Apulia Lucius Papirius Cursor went to that battail being fyrst created Dictator retournyng through cause of busynesse from thence to Rome gaue charge at his departure to Quintus Fabius Maximus who at that time was Magister Equitū that during his absence he shuld not fyght with his ennemies How be it he vppon occasyon geuen with merueylous dexterity of fortune foughte with the Samnites and vanquished them For whyche facte the Dictator Lucius Papirius after hys retourne gaue sentence of deathe vppon hym for that he had foughte contrarye to Quintus Fabi Max. adiudged to deathe hys commaundemente But yet hee was deliuered through the paslynge great fauour of the souldiers which they pretended toward hym Aboute which matter there was such dissention bred by Papirius that hee was nighe slaine himselfe there in After this the Samnits ouercam the Romaines The Romaines vanquyshed by the Samnites The yoke y◠they called Iugst was made with ii speares stucke in the earth and the third on their poynts like a galowes vnder which for reproch vanquished men were led to theyr great reproche and caused them to crepe vnder the yoke at whiche time Titus Veturius and Spurius Postumius were consuls Howe be it the Senators and people of Rome forthe with infringed that league which a litel before they wer constrained to make with the Samnites Then Lucius Papirius hadde the vpper hande ouer the Samnites and sent .vii. thousand of them vnder the yoke and Papirius tryumphed ouer them At that time Appius Claudius being Censor conueyed into the The Sānites discomiyted city the streame which is nowe called Claudia water and made the high way which is yet called Appia way The Samnites renewed battayle Not long after the Samnites renued battaile and ouercame Quintus Fabius Maximus and slewe .iii. M. of hys men Afterward whan his father Fabius Maximus was sente to Quin. Fab. Max. vanquished aide him he did not only subdue the Samnites againe but wan also dyuers of theyr townes Then were Publius Cornelius Rufinus and Marcus Curius Dentatus created Consuls and were bothe sent forthe Publi Cor. Ruf. and M. Cur. Dent. Consuls against the Samnites and in an exceding greate battayle they vanquished theym and thus ended they the battaile which the Samnites hadde continued against the Romaines by the space of .xlix. yeares which nation far aboue all the residue through out all Italy did moste diminish the force of the Romains Within a few yeres after the armies of the french men ioyned wyth the Thuscianes and Samnites againste the Romaines but as they marched towardes Rome Cnaine Cornelius Dolabella encountringe wyth them slewe them At that time warre was proclaymed
the SaleÌ„ in Apulia The Brundusians wer vanquished The Brundusians the city taken and their City wonne and triumph was had ouer them againe In the. CCCC .lxxviii. yeare after the buildinge of Rome the name and renoume of the Romaynes became now famous and yet had they neuer waged any battaile forthe of Italy To the end therfore that they might vnderstande what power they were able to make there was a muster A mâ—â—â—er again in Rome had and the names of the Romaines were taken who being nombred by the pols amounted to .cc. xc .ii. M. 334. citizens all he it sithe the first foundation of the citye warres had at no tyme ceased TheÌ„ was the The fyrst battayle whyche the romaines waged agaiÌ„st the Carthaginiens was in the 480. yere after the buyl dynge of the citye lasted xxâ—â— yeares wythoute intermissyon first battayle attempted agaynst the people of Affricke Appius Claudius and Quintus Fuluius beinge then Consuls battail was fought against theym in Sicille where as Appius Claudius triumphed ouer them and ouer Hieron king of Sicilie In the yere folowing Martus Valerius Appi. Clau. Quin. Ful. Consulles Mar. Vale. and Octacil Consuls and Octacillus beynge then Consuls the Romains wrought very great enterpryses For whye the Taurominatanes and the Catanenses and besides them fiftye other cityes were receiued vnder obediens In the third yere after preparation for warre was made against Hieron in Sicilie But he together with Wax pretended agaynste Hieron the reside we of hys Nobilitye made peace with the Romaines and gaue vnto them in consideration thereof CC. talentes of siluer The Affricanes were ouercom in Sicilie which The seconde triumph ouer the Affricans was the seconÌ„de time that the Romaines triumphed ouer them In the fifthe yeare after that the Romaines firste waged battayle againste the Afers Caius Duillius and Cneus Cornelius Asina beyng Ca. Duil Cne Cor. Asi Consuls The fyrst battaile whyche the romaynes waged on the see Consuls they fought vpon the sea Against whiche battaile they hadde prepared light shyppes whych they called Foystes The Consul Cornelius was deceiued by a trayne But Duillius fought the battail out and ouercame the captain of the Carthaginiens He toke .xxxi. ships He sonk The Carthaginiens dyscomfyted xviii He toke .vii. M. men prisoners and slewe .iii. M. There was neuer victorye more acceptable to the Romaines then this was For where before they had shewed them selues to be inuincible vpon the lande they had now also experimeÌ„ted that they wer of great force vpon the sea wheÌ„ Caius Aquilius Florus and Lucius Scipio were Consulls Scipio wan Caius Aqui. Flo. Lu. Sci. CoÌ„suls Corsica and Sardinia won Corsica and Sardinia and led wyth him from thence many thousand prisoners and triuÌ„phed Lucius MaÌ„lius Volso Marcus Attilius Regulus being Consuls war was again traÌ„sposed Luci. Man Vol. Mar. Atti. Regu Consuls into Africke against Hamilcar a captain of the CarthaginieÌ„s This battail was also fought vpon the sea The second battail on the sea and Hamilcar was discomfyted For when he had lost .lxiiii. ships he retired backe The Romains lost in that battail .xxii. ships but wheÌ„ they wer A great ouer throwe of the Carthagini Clipea yelded to the Romaynes ariued in Affrick Clipea the chefest Citye in Affricke was yealded vp to them The Consulles then marched forward toward Carthage and wheÌ„ they had despoiled manye Townes MaÌ„lius returned to Rome brought Manlius returned wyth victorye to Rome with him .xxvii. M. prisoners Attilius Regulus remaininge still in Affricke prepared his army to withstand the force of the Affricanes and Regulus remayned in Affricke Regulus worthy actes ioyning battail with iii. captaines of the Carthaginiens at ones he obtained the victorye He slewe .xviii. M. of his enemies He toke prisoners fyue thousand men and eyghte Elephantes He receiued vnder obeysaunce lxxiii Cityes The Carthaginiens when they were thus dyscomâ—ited desired peace of the Romains which Peace desired by the Carthagini when Regulus wold not grauÌ„t but vpon straight conditioÌ„s they desired ayde succoure of the Lacedemonians to The Carthaginiens desyred ayd of the Lacedemonians whom the Lacedemonians sent Xantippus with a band of menne throughe whose meanes Regulus was ouercome so that of all the armye of the Romaines there eskaped but ii M. only xv M. were taken prisonners A great ouer throwe of the Romaynes and theyr captaine Regulus al so xxx M. were slaine Regulus hymselfe was cast into prison TheÌ„ were Regulus taken and caste into pryson Mar. Emili. Pau. Ser. Ful. CoÌ„suls Marcus Emilius Paulus and Seruius Fuluius the nobler created CoÌ„suls bothe whyche passed ouer into Affricke wyth a nauy of .iii. C. sayle Firste they ouercame the Afers in Battail renued by the Romains agaiÌ„st the Cartha The thyrde battayle on the sea A great discoÌ„ fyture of the Carthagini battail vpon the sea Emilius sonke a hundreth and foure shyppes of hys enemyes He toke xxx together with the men that fought in them He slue and toke prisonners besides .xv. M. of his ennemies and enriched his souldioures with aâ— exceadinge greate spoyle And at that time had all Affricke beene subdued had not thers chaunced so great a dearth that the souldioures coulde not anye longer remaine there As the Consulles retourned A great derth in Affricke home with theyr victorious nauy they suffred shypwracke about the coaste of Sicilie Whereas there a rose so great a tempest that of .iiii. The Romaines 〈◊〉 greatly by shipwrack C. lxxriiii shippes vnneth lxxx could be saued Whyche tempest was so terryble that the lyke therof had not at anye time before beene hearde of vpon the sea Neuerthelesse the Romaynes forthwyth renued two hundreth The inuincible and stoute courage of the Romaynes newe shippes whose myndes were not a whit dismaied with those former mishappes Then were created Consuls Cneus Seruilius Cepio and Caius Sempronius Blesus Cne Serui. Ce. and. Ca. Sem. Bie Consuls who with two huÌ„dreth and .lx. ships tooke their byage towardes Affricke where they wan certaine cityes And as they retourned thence homeward The fourthe battail on the sea bringing a great spoyle with them they suffred shipwracke Whervpon they suffred shipwracke wherevpon The romaynes sustained shipwracke agayne the Romaynes finding them selues agreued with theese continuall and often damages which they sustained vpon the sea the Senators thoughte good to geue ouer that kinde of battaile The romaynes purposed to geue ouer battail on the sea Luci. Ceci Me. Caius Furi Pla. Consuls and to kepe no mo but lx ships onlye to defend Italy wythall WheÌ„ Lucius Cecilius Metellus and Caius Furius Placidus wer Consuls Metellus ouercame in Sicilie the captayn of the Carthaginiens whiche came agaynst them with a hundreth and .xxx. Elephantes and a great power of men besides He slew The Cartha dyscomfyted xx M. men and got
.xxvi. Elephants The residue of his ennemies which wer skatred and dispersed amoÌ„g the Numidians whome he had to ayde him he got together brought theÌ„ prisoners with great triuÌ„ph to Rome and as they wente the herd of Elephants whiche were a. C. and .xxx. in nomber ouerlayde all the way The The Carthaginiens after theese so great mischances required Regulus a captayne of the Romaynes whom The Carthasente regulus a romayne to â—ntreate for peace before they hadde taken prysonner that he would goo to Rome and get peace for them of the Romains and also exchauÌ„ge of prisoners But Regulus when he was coe to Rome and was broughte into the Senate did in no poynt behaue himselfe as a Romaine affirming that froÌ„ the day that he first fel into the hands of the Carthaginiens he gaue ouer clene the desire to be any longer a Romayne in so much that he refused the coÌ„pani of his owne wife at Rome and perswaded the Romaynes that peace shoulde by no meanes bee graunted to the Carthaginiens alledgynge that their myndes were so quaylte wyth those so manye mischaunces that they were quyte voyde of hope that they should euer be able to recouer againe their former estate And as for him he was not worthye to be so muche esteamed being now very aged that for his cause and the redeminge of a fewe others whyche A notable example of loue towarde hys countrye were detained prisonners at Carthage so many thousand of their ennemies should be restored Whyche request of his at last the Romaynes assented vnto In so muche that they woulde not geue eare to the petytyon of anye whiche came from Carthage to entreat them for peace Regulus sone after retourned to Carthage whome the Romaynes offered to detaine stil at Rome But hee denied that hee woulde remayne in that city in which he could not now haue the name of an honest Citezen sith that he had so long bene among the Carthaginiens Whome after his retourne to Carthage the Carthaginiens with most cruel tormeÌ„ts Regulus put to death put to death When Publius Claudius Pulcher and Caius Iunius were consuls Claudius in an euyll Pub. Clau. Pulcher and Ca. Iunius Consuls Theromains dyscomfyted tyme wyth no lesse euill successe loughte a vattayle and was ouercome by the Carthaginiens For settynge forthe with two hundreth and twenty sayle he fled with .xxx. shyps only lxxxx wer taken together with the men whiche fought in them and the residue were sonke There were besides xx thousand of the romaines taken prisoners In lyke manner also The romaye nauy perished by shipwrack the other Consull loste his nauye by shipwracke howe be it he saued hys armye for that the shore was neare At what time Caius Luctacius Catulus and Aulius Posthumius Ca. Luctatiê° Catu aul Posthu albi Consuls Albinus were consulles whiche was in the .xxiii. yere after that battaile was fyrste waged with the carthaginiens battail was committed to the guiding and orderinge of Catalus agaynste the Africanes who toke his viage into Sicilie with thre hundreth sayle agaynste whome the Afers had prepared cccc sayle ready furnished This Catulus was some what sickly when he toke shypping For why he was wounded in a battail a litle before The battayle was fought ouer agaynst LylibeuÌ„ a citye of Sicilie with passyng greate valiantnesse of the Romains They toke lxxiii of the Carthaginiens shippes They sanke a .c. and. xxv they tooke The great ouerthrowe of the Carthaginians xxxii M. men prisoners slue .xiii. M an infinite deale of golde and siluer broughte they to Rome and of the Romayne nauye only .xii. ships miscaried whyche wer sonke This battaile was done the .vi. of the Ides of Marche The Carthaginiens forthe with desired peace and it was grauÌ„ted Peace graunted to the Carthaginiens to them Suche prisonners as the Carthaginiens had taken of the romaynes wer restored And they desired that they might raunsome suche prisoners as the romaynes had takeÌ„ of theirs The Senate therfore commaunded that suche of the carthaginiens as were prisonners in the coÌ„mon holdes should be deliuered and sent home without any raunsome such of them as priuate persons had taken prisoners shoulde be dismyste also and that their raunsome should bee answered to those whiche tooke them forth of the common tresorye The greate largesse of the romaynes rather then the carthaginiens shuld be charged therwith After this wer Q. Luctatius Aulus Manlius created consuls They waged battaile against Falisci which had bene some Q. luctatiê° Aulus Man Consuls time a welthye city of Italye Thys city they wan within .vi. dayes after Falisci besieged and won they layde the assaulte therto They flew there .xv. M. men to the residue they graunted peace but they depriued them of the one moitye of theyr landes ¶ The thyrde booke of the breuiary of Eutropius WHen the battayle agaynste the Carthaginiens was thus determined which hadde continued by the space of .xxii. yeres the Romaynes who were nowe become famouse sente Legates to Ptolomeus kynge of Egypt proferynge to ayde hym Ayd profered by the Romaynes to Ptolomeus for that Antiochus kynge of Syria warred agaynste hym hee thanked the Romaines for theyr gentlenesse howe be it hee receyued no ayde of them for that the battayle was all ready finyshed About the same time Hiero the mighty and puissant kyng of Sicilie came to Rome to beholde Corne geuen among the romaynes by Hiero. the Enterludes there and distributed among the people of Rome two hundreth thousand bushels of wheat Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Fuluius Lu. Corne. Len. Ful. Flac. Con. Flaccus being Consuls during whose raigne Hiero came to Rome battayle was waged against the Ligurians wythin Italy and tryumph Battaile agaynst the Ligurians was had ouer them At that time all so the Carthaginiens attempted to renue battail and perswaded in like War renued by the Carthaginiens manner the Sardinians to rebell who should haue bene subiect to the Romaines for as muche as peace was concluded betwene them the Romayns vpon the same condition Neuerthelesse they sente theyr Ambassadoures to Rome and confyrmed Peace graunted to the Carthaginiens Ci. Mau. Tor. and Ca. Atti. Balbus Consuls A triumph ouer the Sar. the peace againe When Titus Manlius Torquatus and Caius Attilius Balbus were Consulles the Romaynes triumphed ouer the Sardinians Then the Romaynes concluded peace wyth all natyons so the now they had no maner batel in haÌ„d which thinge neuer happened vnto them syth the firste buildinge of the citye of come but at one time onlye whiche was duringe the raygne of Numa Pompilius When Lucius Posthumius Albinus and Fuluius Cneus Centumalus were consulles Lu. Posthu Albi. Ful. Cueê° Cen. Consuls they waged battayl agaynste the Illyrians and when they had takeÌ„ manye cityes there the kynges yelded them selues And that was the fyrste tryumphe that the romaynes euer The
Lucius Cornelius Scipio and Caius Lelius were consuls Scipio who was also surnamed Africanus was sente vnto his brother Lucius Cornelius Scipio then consull to aide him against Antiochus Anniball who was wyth Antiochus on hys syde was dyscomfited in battel vpon the sea Afterwarde Antiochus Annibal discomfyted in battayl on the sea hymselfe was put to flyghte in a very greate battaile by Cornelius Scipio the Consul at Sipilus Magnesia a City of Asia Eumenes king Antiochus put to flyght Attalê° his brother who builded Eumenia in Phrigia aided the Romains in the battail There wer slain in that battaile on king Antiochus his side l. M. footemen and .iiii. M horsmen Then king Antiochus desired peace whych the Senate graunted hym vpon Antiochus desired peace the same conditions as they dyd tofore thoughe he was nowe ouercome which was that he shoulde auoid forth of Europe and Asia medle no farther but wythin the precinet of Taurus Moreouer the he shoulde geue to the Romains .x. M. talentes and .xxx. pledges for thassurans of his promesse And finally that he should deliuer Anniball to them who had bene the only procurer of the battaile Then the Senate gaue to Eumenesal The liberality of the Romaynes those cities of Asia which Antiochê° had lost in battel and diuers other cities wer also grauÌ„ted to the Rhodians for that they had assisted the Romains against Antiochê° Scipio theÌ„ returned to Rome and with great glory triuÌ„phed and obtained also a surname like as his brother had before which Scipio triumphed was called Asiaticus was to be called Asiâ—aâ—â—ê° for the subduiÌ„g of Asia like as his brother was called Africanê° for that he conquered Affrick When S. Posthumiê° Albinê° and Q. Martiê° Philippê° wer CoÌ„suls Marcê° Fuluius triumphed ouer the S. Posthumius Albinê° and Q Martius Philippus Consuls â—â—etolians Assone as Antiochê° was ouercome Annibal fearing least he should be deliuered to the Romains fled to Prusias kinge of Bythinia at Anniball fled to Prusias kyng of Bithinia whose hands he was required again by T Quintus Flaminiê° Whervpon when he saw ther was no remedy but that he shoulde come into the handes of the Romaines he dranke Annibal poysonned hymselfe poysone and so died and lyeth buryed at Lybissa whiche is in the borâ—ers of the Nicomedienses Sone after Phillip died also who had bothe â—varred agaynst the Romaynes and Phillip dyed assysted them also against Antiochê° TheÌ„ his sonne Perseus rebelles in Macedonie where he had assembled a greate army readye appoynted and furnished for warre whome Cotis Warre renued in Macedony by Perseê° kyng there king of Illiria aided against the Romaines But the Romaines had to assyst them Eumenes king of Asia Atlarates kinge of Cappadocia Antiochus kynge of Syria Ptolomeus king of Egipte and Masinisla kynge of Numidia But Prusias kynge of Bithinia although he had espoused the sister of Perseê° yet he demeaned himself indifferently betwene bothe partes helping neither of theÌ„ bothe Publius Licinius who was then Consul was deputed captayn on the P Licinius the Consull vanquyshed Romains side and was vanquished by the kinge in a great battaile Yet would not the Romaines graunt the kinge peace when he desired it all though they them selues had sustained the ouerthrowe at his handes but vppon condition that he woulde submit him selfe and all his to the Senate and the people of Rome Sone after Lucius Emilius Paulê° the Consull was sent againste him L. Emilius Paulus Consull and Caius Anitius the Pretor was sente into Illyria againste Gentius But Gentius was easely ouercome in one battail and shortly after yelded himselfe His mother his wyfe hys two sonnes and his brother wer taken prisonners by the Romaynes And thus wythin the space of .xxx. dayes was that battayle ended For the Romaines knew that they shuld haue the vpper hande ouer Gentius or euer that they had ioyned battayle wyth him Paulus Emilius the CoÌ„sul fought with Perseus the fourthe Perseus ouercome day of SepteÌ„ber and ouercame him There were then slaine on Perseus his side .xx. M. fotemen But the whole troupe of horse men remained safe with the king The Romains lost in that battaile a hundreth souldiours All the cityes of Macedonie whyche the kynge possessed submytted themselues to the Romaines The kynge when he vnderstode the his frends had forsaken him yelded himself to Paulus Perseus yelded hymself to the Romaynes Emilius by whoÌ„ he was entreted honorably not as a vanquished man For when the king wold haue prostrate himself at Paulê° his feete he did not onli refuse that he shuld so Notable clemency of Emilius submit himselfe but placed him in a chaire fast besides him He graunted the Macedonians and the Illyrians that they should from thence forwarde befre And that they should be charged with the payment but of th one moity of those tributes and impositions whyche they were before assessed to paye to theyr kinges To the ende it mighte appeare that the Romaines The Romaines contented myndes wyth smal lucre warred more for equity iustice theÌ„ for auarice and desire of luere which words Paulê° pronounced a great assemble of people and at that time he desired thambassadors of sondry nations which were with him to an exceding sumptuous feast affirming that it appertained to a man to shew himself not only victorious in battayle but that it was also sitting for him to be neat and expert in feastynge and entertaining of strauÌ„gers Sone after he receiued againe vnder obeysaunce .lxx. cityes of Epirus whyche before had rebelled He distributed the spoyle among the souldiours Then returned he again to Rome in a ship of king Perseus whiche was reported to be of a meruelous greatnesse so yâ— as the report went it had .xvi. rowes of ores He triuÌ„phed royally caried in a golden chariote with his .ii. sonnes standyng on eche side of him Ther werled before his chariot the kings .ii. sons Perseê° himself being Emilius triumphed of thage of .xlv. yeres Ther folowed lying in yâ— triuÌ„ph Caiê° Anitius who then also triuÌ„phed ouer yâ— Illirians Gentius and his brother and hys sonnes were led before his charyot There came to Rome kynges for the of sondrye countries to beholde thys sight Amonge whome wer Attalus In what admiratyon the Romaines were had of straungers and Eumenes kinges of Asia and Prusias king of Bithinia who were receiued and entreted by the Romains very honorably and through the permissyon and sufferaunce of the Senate the giftes and presents whiche they brought with them were set vp in the Capitoll And Prusias coÌ„mitted his sonne Nicomedes to the gouernment and ordering of the Senators In the yeare folowing Lucius Manlius fought a battaile in Spain wyth good successe And after hym Marcellus the Consull hadde good chaunce there also Then was the thirde battaile taken in hand against the Carthaginiens in the yere after The thyrde battail agaiÌ„st the Carthaginiens the
building of Rome sixe hundreth and one at which time Lucius Manlius Censorinus and Marcus Manlius were Consuls whiche in the .li. yere after that the second battaile against them was finished The Consuls toke then their viage to inuade Carthage Asdruball a captain of the Carthaginiens was sente forthe against them and Famea an other of theyr captaines had the conductynge of the horsmen At that time Scipio who was neue we to Scipio Africanus was by the Romaynes deputed generall of the army Hym did al the army bothe reuerence and feare For why he was a captaine passing redy Notable coÌ„mendation of Scipio in battail and therwithal very cyrcumspect Through whose pollicyes the Consuls atcheued many thinges very fortunately And there was nothing that ether Asdrubal or Famea so much sought to auoid as they did to fight against that wing of the Romaine Misinissa deceased armye where Scipio was Aboute this time died Misinissa who was in league wyth the Romaynes after that he had liued lxxxxvii yeres and lefte behinde him .xliiii. sonnes Amonge whome he appoynted Scipio to distribute his kingdoÌ„e No we when as the name and renowne of Scipio waxed famous he was created Consul being as yet but a yong man and was sent forthe to assaulte Carthage He wan it and pluckte it Carthage assaulted by Scipio downe to the ground Suche spoyles as he founde there whych the Carthaginiens before time had gotteÌ„ at the subuersion of diuers Cities together wyth the monuments of sondry townes of Sicilie he restored again to those cityes from whence the said spoils wer taken AmoÌ„g which euery city knew such things as somtime had ben their owne Thus was Carthage ouerthrown in the .vii. C. yere after that it was first built Scipio Scipio merited to be called Africanus the yonger merited to haue the name which hys graundfather before him wan whych was for his valiantnes and prowesse to be called Affricanus the yonger In this mean space one vsurping falsly vpon him the name of Phillip atteÌ„pted war against ye. Romains in Macedonic gaue Publiê° Iuuencius pretor of Rome the ouerthrow who was sent against hym Iuuencius discomfyted made such slaughter of his men that skaÌ„t he let one eskape a liue of al hys army After him Q. Ceciliê° Metellê° was deputed captain sent forth against this fals named Phillip Who when he had slain .xxv. M. of his meÌ„ recouered Macedonie and toke prysonner the sayde Phillippe At this tyme warre was also proclaymed agaynste Corinthus the worthiest citye of all Grece for thal they had iniuried Corinthus ouer throwne the Legates of the Romains Mummius the Consull wan it and pluckte it downe to the ground And so were ther thre notable triumphes Thre tryumphes at ones at Rome had together at one tyme at Rome The one by Scipio forth of Affrick before whose chariot Asoruball was led An other by Metellus forthe of Macedonie before whose charyotte Andriscus was led whiche was that false named and counterfaited Phillip The third triumph was by MuÌ„mius ouer the Corinthiaus before whome were caried the brasen ensignes and painted tables and other the ornaments of that moste famous city There was yet againe another who falfly named himselfe Perseus in Macedonie affirminge that hee was sonne to that other Perseus of whome we spake before wheÌ„ he had assembled an armye of bondmen to the nomber of .xvii. M. men of armes he was conquered by Tremillus the Perseus conquered by Tremillus Questor At the same time Metellê° atcheued notable enterprises in Biskay awong the Spanyardes Quintus Pompeius succeaded him there And not long after Quintus Cepio was also sent forth againste one Viriatus which waged battail in Portugale againste the Romaines But Battaile in Portugale by one Viriatus Viriatus his men dreadinge the force of the Romaines slewe Viriatus which was he that had stirred vp the Spaniards to warre against the Romaines by the space of xiiii yeares This Viriatus was first a shepherd sone after he became a Captayne amonge robbers and theues And at the laste he stirred vp suche nations to warre againste the Romaines that he became to be called Protector of Spaine againste the Romaines Then they who slewe this Viriatus The Romaines detested treason demaunded of Cepio the CoÌ„sull what reward they shoulde haue for their fact Who answered that it neuer pleased the Romains to haue any captaine slaine by his own souldioures Q. Pompeiê° the Consul ouercome Then was Quintus Pompeius who was also Consul discomfited by the citezens of Numantia whiche was the worthiest Citye of Spain and made with theÌ„ a reprochful peace After him Caius Hostilius I reprochfull league Mancinus the Consull made againe with the Numantines an infamous Caius Hostiliê° Mancinê° the Consull dyscomfyted league But the Senate people of Rome coÌ„maunded forthwith that yâ— peace shuld be infringed that Mancinus should be deliuered to his enemies to th end they might wreke the iniury of the breche of peace on hym who was the autor of making the same After this so great infamye that the people of Rome wer twise discoÌ„fited by the Numantines Publius Scipio P. Scipio Consul who was also named Affricanus was created Consul the second time and was sent to NumaÌ„tia He by exercising and wel trading vp the Romaine Souldioures rather then by punishinge them refourmed theym very wel who through the guidinge of euill captaines were now become slouthfull and cowardly Sone after be gotte manye cityes in Spayne of which some he wan in battayl some were yelded vp to hym At lengthe after that he had of long time besyeged Numantia he famished it and so wan it The residue of that prouince he receiued vnder protection At that time Attalus king of Asia brother to kynge Eumenes died and made the people of Rome his heire And so by Testament was Asia annexed to the Empire of the Romaines Not long after Decimus Iunius Brutus triumphed with greate glorye ouer the Calesianes and the Portugals and Publius Scipio Africanus had hys seconde triumphe whiche was ouer the Numantines in the .xiiii. yere after that he had firste triumphed ouer Affricke In this meane space Aristonicus sonne to Eumenes whome Warre in Asia by Aristonicus he begat vpon his concubine stirred vp warre in Asia That Eumenes was brother to kyng Attalus There was sene against this Aristonicus Publius Lucinius Crassus who was aided of sondrye kinges For whye Nicomedes kinge of Bythinia Mithridates king of Pontus betwene whome and the Romains was waged afterwardes most sharp and cruel warre Ariarathes kynge of Cappadocia and Pilemenes king of Paphlagonia assisted the Romaines Howe be it Crassus was ouercome and slaine in that bataile hys head was stricken of and brought to Crassê° slayn Aristonicus and his body was buried at Smirne Afterward Perpemia Consull of Rome who succeaded Crassus hearinge of the successe of the battaile hasted towardes Asia he vanquished Aristonicus
in battail Aristonicus vanquyshed and enforced him to flee to the citye Stratonice where famishinge hym he caused him to yelde This Aristonicus was thratled in prisone by the commaundement of the Senate for that Perpenna coulde not tryumphe Perpenna the Consul dyed ouer him because he died at Troye by the waye as he retourned homewardes Lucius Cecilius Metellus and Titus Quintius Flaminius being L. Cecilius Metellus T. Quintius Flaminius Consuls Carthage reedefyed Consuls Carthage was by the commaundement of the Senate reedified in Africke which doth yet to this daye remaine in the .xxii. yeare after that it was ouerthrowen by Scipio Thither wente dyuers Citizens of Rome to dwell In the .vi. C. and .xxvii. yere after the buyldinge of the city of Rome Caius Cassius LoÌ„ginus and Sextus Domitius Caluinus were created Consuls They waged battayle agaynst the Frenchmen Battayle agaynste the Frenchmen which inhabited on the farther side of the Alpes and agaynste the mooste noble city of the Auernians and against Bituitus kynge there They slew an infinite multitude of A greate slaughter by the Romaine of frenche men frenchmen fast by the riuer of Roane There was broughte to Rome a great tresor of the very chains only which wer gotteÌ„ at the despoiling of the frenchmen Bituitê° yelded himself to Domitiê° and was by him brought vnto Rome with great glory both the Consuls triuÌ„phed When Marcê° M. Portius Cato and Q. Marâ—ius Consul Portiê° Cato Quintê° Martiê° Rexwer Consuls which was in the .vi. c. and .xxxiii. yere after the building of the city of Rome Narbona in FrauÌ„ce Narbona inhabited was inhabited and stored wyth people Afterwarde when Luciê° Metellus and Quintus Mutius Sceuola L. Metellus and Q. Mutius Sceuola Consuls were Consuls they triumphed ouer a great part of Slauonia which is now called Dalinatia In the vi .c. and .xxxv. yere after the buildynge of the citye of Rome Caius Cato then Caius Cato Consul Consul warred against the Scordiscians wyth great reproche to hym When Caius Cecilius Metellê° and The two Metelli tryumphed Ca. Cecilius Metellus Cne Carbe Censuls Cneus Carbo wer Consuls the two brothers Metelli triumphed both in one day The one ouer Thracia and the other ouer Sardinia About that tyme newes came to Rome that the Danes and people of Norway were The Danes aryued in Italy ariued in Italye When Publiê° Scipio Nasica and Lucius Calphurnius Bestia were Consuls warre was P. Scipio Nasica L. Calphurnius Bestia Consuls waged agaynste Iugurthe kynge of the Numidians for that he had slain Adherbal and Hiempsal Micipsa his sonnes and brothers to Iugurthe whyche were eache of them kynges and frendes to the Romains There Wâ—â— agaynst Iugurth was sent agaynst him Calphurnius Bestia the Consull who beinge corrupted wyth money which the kyng gaue hym concluded a dysworshipfull peace wyth him whiche was by the Senate forthe wyth infrynged agayne In the yeare folowyng Spurius Albinus Posthumius was also sent agaynste Iuxsgurth who foughte likewyse agaynste the Numidians with greate dishonoure committing the battaile to his brothers guiding Then thirdlye there was deputed to goo against him Quintus Cecilius Metellus the Consul who reformed Q. Cecilius Metellus Consuil the armye with greate sobrietye and wisdom vsing no manner of rigour or cruelty to any man but by lenitye reduced them to the valiant courage of the Romayns He discomfited Iugurth in sondrye battailes He slewe and tooke all his Elephantes and when he was now at the very poynt Iugurth discomfyted to haue finished hys battayls Caius Marius succeded him and ouercame bothe Iugurthe and also Bocchus kyng of Mauritania who assisted Iugurth Iugurth and Bocchus vanquyshed He wan sondry towns in Numidia and so finished hee those battayles Then Iugurth was taken by Lucius Sylla lieuetenaunt general of the army a man of greate prowesse and stoute courage to whome Bocchus delyuered Iugurth whose Iugurth taken part before he had taken agaynst the Romaynes At this tyme theese tryumphes were had at Rome One by Marcus Iunius who vanquished the Danes in Fraunce An other by Minutius Rufus who ouercame the Scordiscians and TriballiaÌ„s in Macedonie And an other by Seruilius Fiue tryumphs at Rome together Cepio who subdued the Portugales in Spayn and two other triumphes whyche were gotten ouer Iugurth The one by Metellus and the other by Marius But Iugurthe with hys two sonnes was led prysoner before the charyot of Marius fettred in Iugurth thratled in pryson chains and within a while after he was by the coÌ„maundement of the Consuls thratled in pryson ¶ ⸫ ⋠¶ The fyfthe booke of the Breuiary of Eutropius IN the meane while that battaile was waged in Numidia agaynste Iugurth the Romain Consuls Marcus M. Manliê° and Q. Cepio Consuls Manlius and Quintus Cepio were ouercome by the Danes the Almaines the Swysers and Ambroues whiche were people of Germanye and Fraunce They had thys ouerthrow fast besides the riuer of Roan where was made so greate slaughter of them that there eskaped skant one away a liue And well nigh they had loste at that time theyr tentes A great ouer throw of the Romaynes and the most parte of theyr armye Here vppon so greate feare inuaded the Romaines as vnneathe they sustained the like whilest Anniball liued and the Carthaginian battayle yet endured doubtynge not a lyttle leaste the Frenche men shoulde agayne haue gotten the Citye of Rome Where vppon Marius after that Marius assined to fight battaile with the Danes he hadde gotte the victorye ouer Iugurthe was created Consull the seconde tyme and appoynted to goo forthe to battayl agaynst the Danes and Almaynes And for that this battayle with the dayes contynued still he was made Consul the thirde and fourthe time also But in the fourthe yeare of his Consulshyppe Quintus Luctatius Catulus was deputed to be his collegue Where vppon he ioyned battayle wyth the Danes and in two battayles he slewe two hundreth thousande of The Danes greatiye discomâ—yeed hys ennemyes He tooke foure skore thousande prysonners and their captayne Theutobodus wyth them prisonners For whyche facte he was in hys absence made Consul the fifth time In this while the Danes and Almains of whome there remayned as yet great store in those parties wer passed ouer into Italy with whom Caius Marius and Quintus Catulus encountred agayne but the matter fell forthe more luckely on Catulus his side For in that battayle whyche Marius and Catulus fought ioyntly together there were slayne of theyr aduersaries what in fighte what as they fled to the noumber of a C. and .xl. M. men And there wer taken prisonners lx M. besides And of the Romayne souldioures were slain of eyther army no mo but .ccc. men only There were won in that battayle from the Danes .xxxiii. auncients of The battayle wyth the Dance and Almaynes finyshed Bothe the Consuls tryumphed whiche Marius hys
hoste wan two and Catulus hys armye .xxxi. Thus was that battayle finished and a triumphe graunted too eyther of the Consuls When Sextus Iulius Cesar and Lutius Martius Philippus were Consuls in the .vi. C .l. and lr S. Inlius Cesar and L. Martiê° Philippus Consuls yere after that the citye was built that now all other battayles were almost fully ended the Picentines the Scithians and the Pelignians began a greuous battaile in Italy who A greuous battayl in Italy when of longe time they had beene subiect and vnder the obeysaunce of the Romaynes they began nowe to clayme equall and like libertye with the Romaynes them selues Thys was a very daungerous battayle In it Publius Rutilius the Consull slain Cepio a worthy yong man and P. Rutilius and Portiê° Cato CoÌ„suls and Cepioslayne Portius Cato the other consul were slayne also Captaines agaynste the Romaines on the Picentines and Seythians side wer Titus Vietius Hierus Asinius Titus Herennius and Aulus Cluentius And Caius Marius on the behalf of the Romaines Marius vi times Consul a rowe sought against them with exceding prosperous fortune Mariê° had now bene .vi. times Consull There was sent with him also Cneê° PoÌ„peiê° But especially among other L. Corneliê° Sylla wrought at the time notable feats Among which his famous gests this is one worthy to be had in mory that he discomfited in suche sort the army of Cluentiê° which was very populous that of his own men he lost not one This war continued by the space of 4. yeres not without great damage and losse to either party At last it was finished in the. 5. yeare after it was first coÌ„menced by L. Coruelius L. Coruelius Sylla Consul Sylla then Consul who in the same battail worthelye behaued hymselfe sondrye wayes when as yet he was but pretor In the .vi. C. and .xlii. yere after the buildinge of the city began The fyrst ciuil battayl at Rome the first ciuil battaile in Rome And that same yere also began the battaile against Mithridates Thoccasion of Battayle agaynst Mithridates the ciuil battaile proceded of Caius Mariê° who had ben .vi. times CoÌ„sul Marius causer of the fyrste ciuil warre at Rome vppon indignation takeÌ„ that Silla was preferred to fight that batail against Mithridates For when Silla who was now CoÌ„sul was sent forth to war agaynste Mithridates who had alredy gotten Asia Achaia stayed his army for a while in CaÌ„pania Mariê° to th end the memory of the battel which before Silla and he waged ioyntly in Italy myght be extinguished and decaye made iaboure to the Senate that he might himself alone haue the ordering and disposinge of that battaile so attempted against Mithridates Wher vppon Sylla conceyuing displesure retourned againe backe to the Citye withall his army and foughte there against Marius and Sulpitius Hym selfe firste entred the citye of Rome Sulpitius slayn Marcus put to flyghte and slewe there Sulpitius and forst Marius to fle thence And so wheÌ„ he had appointed Cneus Octauius and Lucius Cornelius Cinna to be Consuls Cne Octauius L. Cornelius Cinna Consuls for the yeare following he toke his iourney towarde Asia For Mithridates kynge of Pontus had gotten nowe bothe Armenia the lesse and al the sea called Ponticum in compasse and Bosphorus also This Mithridates would firste haue driuen Nicomedes forth of Bithinia The prefence of Mithridates battayle who was frende to the Romaines And vpon that gaue the Romayns to vnderstand that he woulde make warre vpon the sayd Nicomedes for that he had sondrye wayes endomaged The assured frendshyp of the Romains him To whoÌ„e the Senate made answer that if it wer so that he warred against Nicomedes he should also feele the force of the Romaynes Whervpon Mithridates beinge moued with anger forthwith inuaded all Cappadocia and expulsed from thense king Ariobarsanes who was friend to the Romaines Sone after be set vppon Bythinia and Paphlagonia and exiled thence Pilemenes and Nicomedes who were kynges there and likewise frends to the Romaines From thence he went to Ephesus and sent letters throughe all Asia that where so euer any citezens of Rome might be found they shuld be all slaine forthe of hande In the mean space Athenes a city of Achaia Athens yelded â—o mithridates was yelded vp to Mithridates by one Ariston an Athenien For Mithridates had all readye sent Archelaus hys captain with a. C. and .xx. M horsmen and foremen to ouer runne and bringe all Greee in subiectyon Sylla be sieged Archelaê° at Pireneê° not far from Athens and wanne the citye Afterwarde he ioyned battayle with Archelaus in whyche he discoÌ„fited him in suche sorte that of hys C. and .xx. M. men skant .x. were lefte Great discomfyture of mythridates a liue with Archelaus and of Sylla his armye were slaine but .xiiii. persons onlye When Mithridates had vnderstaÌ„ding of thys chaunce of battaile forth of hand he sent to Archelaus .lxx. M. well appoynted menne whome he chose as chefest throughe out all Asia Against whoÌ„ Silla fought again And in the first battayl he slewe .xx. M. of his enemies and Diogenes also Archelaus his sonne In Diogenes Archelaus hys sonne slayne the seconde battayle all the whole force and power of Mithridates was quyte discomfited Archelaus himself was constrayned to flye and to hyde hymselfe naked in the fennes and Archelaus narrowly eskaped maryshes by the space of thre dayes when Mithridates hearde theese tydynges he began to treat wyth Sylla for peace In this while also Sylla had partlye subdued in battayle and Mithridates desired peace partlye receiued againe vnder obeysaunce the Dardanians the Scordiscians the Sclauonians and the Moesians But when the Legates were come from Mithridates to him whyche desired peace Sylla answered that he would not graunte peace in anye wyse vnlesse the kyng wold departe thence to hys owne country and yelde vppe suche Prouinces as he nowe deteyned there Neuerthelesse Peace concluded betweene Mithridates and the Romaynes at lengthe bothe the partyes them selues came to talk and peace was concluded betwene theym For Silla feared leaste that if he shoulde retourne to represse the ciuil warres at Rome he shoulde also stande in ieoperdye of inuasion at hys backe by Mithridates For durynge thys whyle that Silla warred vppon Mithridates in Asia and Achaia Marius whome Silla hadde before constrayned to flee the citye and Cinna one of the Consuls renued battaile in Italye and entrynge into the city of Rome they slewe the mooste noble menne Marrius his great crueity of the Senate and Consuls and manye they banished They despoyled Silla hys house and draue hys wyfe and hys sonnes to flye foorthe of the Citye All the residue of the Senate leauing the city of their own acord fled to Sylla into Grece and besoughte him that he woulde without farther delaye succoure his countrye Sylla Sylla retourned to paâ—ifye things in Italy duâ—ynge whyche tyme
and vnmeasurable eatyng In whiche he did so exceede that as report wente he feasted .iiii. or v times in one day But amonge all the Vitellius his excessiue glotony residue of his baÌ„kets this one is had in memory whiche hys brother Vitellius prepared for him in whyche besides other charges and expenses as it was sayde there were set before An example of vnineasurable gluttony him at one time two thousande fishes and vii thousand birds Thys Vitellius affecting very much to resemble Nero his doinges dyd so expreslye shewe this his sayde purpose and intente that he laboured what in him laye to honour the exequies and funeralles of Nero who at that time lay but very meanely buryed He was slayne by the captaynes of Vitellius slayne Vespasian But firste he slewe Sabinus Vespasian hys brother whom he burned in the Capitoll whyche he seâ—te on fire When Vitellius was thus slaine he was wyth greate reproche and ignominie drawen naked openly along the city of Rome The reproche ful death of Vitellius with his bearde and hear of his head staring and a naked sword set vnder his chin And as he passed throughe the streates on this sorte euerye one whiche met him threwe dong in his face and bosome Thys doone hys throte was cut and he throwne into the ryuer of Tiber that he myghte want the worship of burial whyche In what estimation burial was amonge the Romains is graunted to euerye man yea euen to the simplest He was slayne in the lvii yeare of his age when he haddâ— raigned .viii. monethes and one day Vitelliê° hys age raygne After him succeaded Vespasiane who was created Emperour at Palestina 10. Vespasianus the tenthe Emperor began his raign in the. 4032. yere after the creation of the worlde in the 824. yere after come was built and in the. 71. yeare after thâ—ncarnatioÌ„ of christ A Princeendued wyth moste excelleÌ„t vertues a maintainer of ciuill order and learnynge in Rome so that he assignd certain standyng stipends to Phisitions professors of other scieÌ„ces at Rome one in verye dede base born howe be it worthye to be compared with the best and chefest Emperors A man who for hys priuate lyfe was worthye to be hadde in memorye For in that tyme hee was sente by Claudius into Germanye and from thence into Brytaine hee pytched fielde and foughte fyue tymes wyth hys ennemyes Hee annexed to the Romaine Empyre two mightye nations twentye townes and the I le of Wighte nighe adioyning to Britayne Hee behaued hymselfe in the Romaine Empire very moderately but he was somewhat to muche desirous of monye Neuerthclesse he got the same in suche sorte that he wron ged no man for it And lyke as hee dyd wyth earnest meanes and diligence studye to gather it together so dyd he verye cyrcumspectlye distribute the same abrode espetiallye to suche as hadde great nede there of So that vnnethe any man canne fynde eyther greater liberalitye or more iustly employed of anye Prince that euer was before his tyme. He was verye pacyent and gentle In so muche that he woulde not lightlye punyshe anye suche as The great lenity of Vespasiane were accused and openlye conuycted to haue conspired treason agaynste him with anye greuouser penaltye then by banishment only In the tyme of hys Empyre Iudea and Ierusalem the mooste famouse and notable Cities of Palestina were annexed to the Romaine Empire Moreouer he reduced Achasa Licia Rhodus Bizantium whiche is nowe called Constantinople and Samos whiche before wer free cities and likewise Trachea Cilicia Thracia and Comagenes which were vnder the dominion of sondrye kinges suche as were frendes to the Romaines into the fourme of Prouinces He would quickly forget displeasures and grudges of minde He woulde pacientlye suffer and heare the rebukes and tauntes of Philosophers and of those whyche pleaded mennes causes tofore him But hee was an earnest reformer of Martiall pollicy He and hys sonne Titus triumphed Vespafian triumphed ouer Ierusalem with hys son Titus ouer Ierusalem Thus wheÌ„ he was by these means beloued and well lyked of the Senate and other the commons of Rome and in fine of all men he was stricken wyth a flixe and so died at a Manor of hys owne whiche was amonge the Sabines Vespasian died of a flyxe in the .lxix. yeare of his age when he had raigned .ix. yeares and vii daies and was canonised Vespasian his age and tyme of 〈◊〉 He had with suche obseruation diâ—gentlye marked the naituityes and byrthes of his sonnes that when son drye conspiratyes were pretended againste him and were deseried hee Credit to the casting of natiuities woulde alwayes dissimule and neglect them affirminge to the Senate that either hys sonnes shuld succede him in hys Empire or elsse no man After his decease Titus his sonne succeaded him who was also called 11. Titus Vespasâ—anâ—â—e .xi. Emperour began his raign in the. 4041. yere after the creatioÌ„ of the worlde the 833. yere after Rome was ballte â— the â—o â–ª yereafter Christ his incarnation Titus Vespasian a good archer Vespasianes a man worthy of greatâ— admiration for all kynde of vertues In so muche that hee was called she loue and delices of mankynde He was very eloquent and an â—â—tedyng stout warriour and one of passyngeâ— greate sobrietye He pleabed causes himselfe in Latine He made diuers Poeticall inuentions and tragedies in Greke At the assaulting of Ierusalem where he soâ—loed vnder hys father he shot of .xii. arowes whych he bestowed in suche sorte that with eche of them hee slewe a manne of them whyche stoode on the walles in the defence of the Citye Hee vsed such lenity in hys Empire at Rome The great lenity of Titus that he neuer punyshed any one man at all Such as were conuict to haue conspired againste him bee dismyste and pardoned in suche sort that forth wyth he woulde agayne vse and accept them in like familiaritye as he did before He was so easye to ve entreated and there wyth also liberal The liberality of Titus that he neuer denied request to anye manne For whiche cause when hys frends rebuked him for that his largesse and liberality he made theym this goodly answer From an Emperour An example of a ryghte princely hart quod he none oughte to departe sorowful for not obtaining theyr requestes And for thys cause ones as hee sate at Supper and bethoughte him that hee hadde that daye geuen nothynge to anye manne hee sayde O my frendes I haue lost this daye accounting that for no day in whiche The Theatre built a place made halfe round where the people assembled to be hold playes he gaue not some thinge away He builded the Theatre at Rome a place made round very good to beholde playes and enterludes And at the fyrste erectinge thereof he slewe siue thousande wilde beastes When he was throughe thys demeaninge hym selfe passyngly well beloued of all men he
passinge wel knowen of Galerius for that he had of long time bene of familyer acquaintaunce with him He estemed him greatly for the earnest trauaile and payns which he sustained in the battail that he waged against Narceus for other seruiceablenesse good endeuor which he apperceiued to be in him This don shortly after Galeriê° deceassed Then was the Empire administred Galerius deceased by .iiii. at ones By ConstaÌ„tinus and Marentius whose fathers Four Emperours at once in Rome had ben Emperors before and Licinius Maximinê° which were newly created Emperors But Constantinê° in the .v. yere of his raign attempted a ciuil battail against Marentius He discomfited his armies in sondry skirmishes A ciuil battel by Constantinus And at last vanquished hym at Miluius bridge and so got al Italy vnder his obeisaunce Maxentius vanquisht At this time Maxentius exercised great tiranny vpon diuers the peres of his Empire Not longe after that Maximinus attempted warresin the War pretended by Maximinus agaiÌ„st Licinius East partes also against Licinius But when he apperceiued that he was like to be discoÌ„sited he preuented the mischiefs imminent by dying sodeÌ„ly Maximianus deceassed at Tarsus TheÌ„ CoÌ„stantiê° being one of a hauty stomak corage affecting to accoÌ„plish bring to passe such thinges as he had once coÌ„ceiued in his faÌ„tasy coueting to become Emperor ouer the whole world made war vpon This warre was againste Licinius by Constantius for religions sake chefelye Licinius although he was his freÌ„d For this Liciniê° had espoused his sister Constantia He vanquished hym first in Hungary the secoÌ„d time he ouercame him at Cybale wheras Liciniê° In the tyme os ConstaÌ„tius Scotlande receyued the sayth began to renue battel with great preparation wheÌ„ he had thus got all Dardania Mesia Macedonie he waÌ„diuers other prouinces besides After that there were sondry battailes waged betweene them and peace concluded and broken agayne At laste Lycinius was coÌ„quered at Nicomedia Licinius conquered a famous city of Bithinia in battayle bothe by Sea and lande Hée yelded himself and yet contrary to the integritye of the othe and promyse made betwene them he was slayne Licinius slayne At that time which neuer earst hapned was the Romaine Empire subiect One Emperor and .iii. Cesars at Rome to one Emperor and .iii. Cesars At this time Constantinus his children had the gouernment of FrauÌ„ce the East partes and of Italye But this vnkethenesse of passinge greate good fortune successe in his affairs did somewhat chaunge and aultare Constantinus from that his wonted gentle flexible minde In so muche that he persecuted his owne bloude and those whiche were of his allyaunce He slewe his own sisters son a notable yong maÌ„ and very towardly Eftsones he put his wife to death and after that sondry of hys frendes also In the firste beginninge of hys raign he was worthy to haue beene compared with the best and chiefest princes of the Romaines that euer were and at the end therof to be resembled to suche as were of the meaner sort He was endewed with sondry and those excellent vertues Hee was very muche geuen to purchase praise and fame by feates of cheualry He had exceding good chaunce in battaile and yet not so good chaunce but that his industry and endeuoure excelled it farre Hee vanquished and put to flight at sondry times the Gothes After that he had repressed the ciuil warres he vanquished the Gothes in diuers places and graunted them peace at laste and wan greate memory of praise and worship amoÌ„g the Barbarians He was passing desirous to attaine learning and applied him selfe wholly to the studye of the liberall artes He endeuoured to gaine the loue of the people through his well deseruinges seking the same by his great liberality and facillity Who like as he semed to some of his frendes vnstedfaste and suspected so was he to the residue of them passing frendly and assured suffring no way ne mean eskape by which he could imagin how to enrich aduauÌ„ce theÌ„ He enacted established soÌ„dry laws Some grouÌ„ded vpoÌ„ equity iustice diuers superfluous to no purpose many replenished with seuerity rigor The city which he built he ertolled to so great port and estate that he made it able to coÌ„pare iÌ„ maner with the citye of Rome it selfe And as he made preparation for battail against the Parthians he died at Nicomedia Constantius â—eceassed in thopen town ther in the .xxxi. yere of his raign when he had liued .lxvi. yeres His death was prognosticated by a Comet or blasing starre whych was sene by a certain space being of Constantius hys deathe prognosiicate â–ª a greate bignesse whiche starre the Grecians cal 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 After his deth he was canonised He lefte behinde him .iii. sonnes of his own that is to wit Constantinus Constans CoÌ„stantiê° to succede him in his Empire one other which was hys brothers sonne But Dalmatius Cesar which was his brothers sonne a yong man of a meruelous towardnes was slain Dalmatius Cesar slayne in an vprour whiche fel amonge the souldioures his cosen Constantius 41. Constantinê° the. 41. Emperor began his raigne in the yeare of oure Lorde 340 and with him his father Constantinus Magnus had apointed by his last will that hys two brothers Constans Constantinê° should perticipate and haue theyr portyon of th empyre permittig only rather theÌ„ procuring his deathe Not longe after when Constantinê° attempted war against his brother at Aquileia and demened hym selfe vnaduisedly there in he was slayne Then was the Empyre of the Romaynes reduced vnder the gouernemente of two onlye The raign of ConstaÌ„s endured for a time valiant which he administred wyth great iustice Sone after when he began to fail of his health he associated vnto him in stede of frends euil disposed persoÌ„s to assist him about th Empire through whose euil counsailes Constantinê° slayne he declined into horrible vices By meane wherof waring skante tollerable of thinhabitaÌ„ts of the prouinces nothing regarded of his souldiors hee was slaine at Magnensium in a Constans slayne commotion there in a castell called Helena castel not farre from Spain in the .xvii. yere of his raigne when he had liued .xxx. yeares In his life time he had atchieued diuers things very prosperouslye and duringe hys whole raigne he vsed no greate cruelty towardes his souldioures But Constantius experimented very vncertaine and variable fortune in hys battayles For why he sustained dyuers and those greate damages by the Persians They ofte times wan his townes besieged his Cities and slewe his armies to be briefe he neuer waged any battaile against Sapores in whych he had good successe but only one which he fought at Singara where he lost that victory also whiche vndoubtedly he myght haue gotten had it not bene for the outragious fiercenesse and ouer hasty courage of his souldioures whiche