reserve_v for_o the_o king_n but_o for_o he_o fine_v in_o a_o mighty_a sum_n of_o money_n which_o pompey_n as_o he_o always_o ase_v to_o do_v do_v deliver_v into_o the_o power_n of_o the_o questor_n and_o so_o be_v it_o account_v for_o to_o the_o public_a treasury_n syria_n and_o other_o province_n which_o he_o have_v seize_v upon_o be_v rerest_n he_o be_v part_n restore_v to_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n part_v then_o appropriate_v to_o they_o as_o syria_n which_o be_v then_o first_o make_v tributary_n to_o rome_n armenia_n be_v appoint_v for_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o king_n empire_n chap._n 38_o 39_o a_o catalogue_n of_o all_o the_o roman_a province_n when_o and_o by_o who_o they_o be_v make_v so_o it_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o hold_v any_o great_a discrepance_n from_o thâ—_n rule_v of_o my_o intend_a work_n iâ—_n few_o word_n to_o deliver_v cursory_o what_o country_n and_o by_o what_o commander_n master_v hauâ—_n be_v reduce_v into_o the_o form_n oâ—_n province_n and_o submit_v to_o thâ—_n payment_n of_o tribute_n which_o we_o have_v note_v that_o the_o more_o easy_o of_o the_o whole_a together_o there_o maâ—_n be_v a_o view_n take_v in_o the_o severaâ—_n part_n claudius_n be_v consuâ—â—_n do_v first_o pass_v a_o army_n over_o into_o sicily_n and_o almost_o fifty_o two_o year_n after_o claudius_n marcellâ—_n have_v take_v siracusa_n make_v it_o province_n regulus_n first_o enter_v aâ—rica_n about_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o the_o â—â—rst_a punic_a war_n but_o two_o â—undred_o and_o four_o year_n after_o â—â—ipso_fw-la emilianus_fw-la race_v of_o carâ—â—age_n about_o one_o hundred_o eighty_o use_v two_o year_n since_o reduce_v it_o â—â—to_o a_o province_n upon_o sardinia_n between_o the_o first_o and_o second_o â—â—â—ique_a war_n by_o the_o conduct_n â—_o titus_n manlius_n the_o yoke_n of_o â—â—r_a command_n be_v settle_v a_o vast_a proof_n of_o a_o warlike_a city_n it_o be_v â—at_a once_o only_o under_o the_o king_n â—e_z second_o time_n in_o the_o consulship_n of_o this_o titus_n manlius_n and_o â—â—e_v three_o in_o the_o principality_n of_o â—ugustus_fw-la the_o temple_n of_o the_o biâ—onted_a janus_n be_v shut_v up_o do_v â—ure_v we_o of_o a_o universal_a peace_n â—_o spain_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o â—â—e_z second_v punic_a war_n cnaeusâ—â—d_a â—â—d_z publius_n scipio_n lead_v our_o army_n â—â—out_v two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n since_o after_o that_o it_o beinâ—_n with_o various_a fortune_n possess_v and_o often_o by_o parcel_n lose_v by_o thâ—_n command_v of_o augustus_n it_o waâ—_n make_v tributary_n macedonia_n bâ—_n paulus_n achaia_n by_o mummiuâ—_n aetolia_n by_o fulvius_n nobilior_n weâ—â—_n subdue_v asia_n by_o publius_n scipâ—â—_n brother_n to_o the_o african_a be_v takeâ—_n from_o antiochus_n but_o by_o favoâ—â—_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n oâ—_n rome_n be_v a_o while_n enjoy_v bâ—_n the_o king_n of_o the_o family_n of_o attâ—lus_n in_o the_o end_n marcus_n perpernâ—_n have_v take_v aristonicus_n prisoner_n make_v it_o subject_a to_o tribute_n the_o glory_n of_o have_v conquerâ—_n cyprus_n be_v not_o to_o be_v ascribe_v â—_o any_o for_o by_o a_o decree_n of_o the_o sâ—nate_a the_o administration_n of_o caâ—â—_n and_o the_o king_n death_n which_o â—_o by_o the_o impulsion_n of_o a_o guiltâ—_n conscience_n do_v procure_v to_o hiâ—selfe_n it_o become_v a_o tributary_n pâ—â—â—ince_n creta_n by_o the_o direction_n of_o metellus_n be_v amerce_v at_o the_o expiration_n of_o her_o most_o ancient_a liberty_n syria_n and_o pontus_n remain_v â—â—e_z monument_n of_o cnaeus_n pompeâ—_n his_o valour_n chap._n 39_o the_o gaul_n first_o enter_v with_o a_o army_n by_o fabiusâ—â—e_v â—â—e_z nephew_n paulus_n who_o be_v â—â—lled_v the_o allobrogian_n with_o our_o â—reat_a loss_n we_o often_o both_o coveâ—â—d_v and_o lose_v but_o the_o most_o clearâ—â—_n glorious_a workmanship_n of_o â—â—ius_n caesar_n be_v to_o be_v now_o viewâ—â—_n in_o they_o by_o who_o command_n use_v fortune_n they_o utter_o break_v â—â—e_v bring_v to_o almost_o the_o same_o â—â—at_a the_o whole_a world_n be_v to_o contribute_v a_o dull_a and_o servile_a pension_n â—_o the_o same_o manner_n servilius_n â—â—â—uricus_fw-la subjugate_v cilicia_n and_o â—â—â—lso_o manlius_n gasto-gracia_a when_o it_o have_v revolt_v after_o the_o warreâ—_n with_o antioâ—hus_n bythinia_n as_o weâ—_n have_v already_o say_v be_v by_o the_o lasâ—_n testament_n of_o nicomedes_n leave_v aâ—â—_n inheritance_n to_o the_o people_n oâ—_n rome_n sacred_a augustus_n besides_o all_o the_o spain_n and_o other_o nation_n with_o the_o title_n of_o who_o hiâ—_n marketplace_n be_v adorn_v render_v in_o almost_o the_o same_o fashion_n egypt_n tributary_n do_v bring_v to_o the_o exchequer_n as_o large_a a_o revenue_n as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v from_o gallia_n but_o tiberius_n caesar_n wheâ—_n have_v enforce_v out_o of_o spain_n a_o direct_a confession_n of_o their_o subjection_n do_v also_o wring_v the_o like_a oâ—â—_n of_o the_o illyrian_n and_o dalmatianâ—_n he_o also_o do_v add_v new_a province_n tâ—_n our_o empire_n rhaetia_n the_o vindilicians_n &_o the_o norician_n with_o paâ—nonia_n and_o the_o scordisci_n but_o leâ—_n we_o return_v unto_o our_o formeâ—_n course_n chap._n 40._o pompey_n his_o conquest_n in_o asia_n his_o civil_a return_n to_o rome_n and_o his_o triumph_n in_o the_o next_o place_n succeed_v the_o war_n that_o cn._n pomp._n manage_v wherein_o whether_o the_o glory_n or_o the_o labour_n be_v the_o great_a do_v rest_n uncertain_a media_n albanis_fw-la and_o hiberia_fw-la be_v victorious_o pass_v through_o &_o from_o thence_o wind_v in_o his_o course_n he_o turn_v upon_o those_o nation_n which_o inhabit_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o the_o innermost_a part_n of_o pontus_n the_o colchian_o heniochian_o with_o the_o achaean_n and_o by_o the_o fortune_n of_o pompey_n and_o the_o train_n of_o his_o son_n pharnach_v in_o the_o end_n miâ—hridates_n himself_o be_v ruin_v â—he_v last_o of_o all_o the_o king_n of_o such_o power_n and_o absoluteness_n beside_o the_o parthian_n and_o now_o pompey_n conqueror_n of_o all_o nation_n that_o he_o have_v reach_v and_o great_a than_o either_o himself_o or_o any_o of_o his_o countryman_n do_v wish_v and_o in_o every_o respect_n praise_v beyond_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o mortal_a man_n return_n into_o italy_n who_o come_v back_o opinion_n do_v render_v very_o gracious_a for_o many_o do_v affirm_v that_o he_o will_v not_o come_v home_o but_o with_o his_o army_n &_o by_o that_o mean_n to_o determine_v at_o his_o own_o pleasure_n what_o proportion_n the_o public_a liberty_n shall_v hold_v the_o more_o man_n have_v apprehend_v this_o fear_n so_o much_o the_o more_o with_o honour_n be_v the_o fair_a and_o civil_a return_n of_o so_o great_a a_o commander_n for_o cashier_v his_o army_n at_o brundisium_n and_o retain_v nothing_o but_o the_o name_n of_o general_n with_o his_o private_a follower_n who_o it_o be_v always_o his_o custom_n to_o converse_v withal_o when_o out_o of_o business_n he_o return_v into_o the_o city_n and_o there_o in_o most_o magnificent_a manner_n do_v two_o whole_a day_n together_o triumph_v of_o so_o many_o king_n bring_v into_o the_o treasury_n a_o far_o great_a mass_n of_o money_n of_o his_o spoil_n than_o any_o have_v do_v before_o he_o but_o one_o paulus_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o cnaeus_n pompeius_n titus_n ampius_n and_o titus_n labienus_n tribune_n of_o the_o people_n prefer_v and_o pass_v a_o law_n that_o in_o the_o game_n in_o the_o circus_n he_o shall_v wear_v a_o crown_n of_o gold_n and_o all_o his_o triumphal_a ornament_n and_o at_o the_o stageplays_a only_o the_o ordinary_a young_a man_n gown_n and_o a_o golden_a crown_n that_o yet_o only_o once_o and_o so_o much_o indeed_o be_v more_o then_o enough_o he_o make_v use_v o._n this_o man_n greatness_n fortune_n do_v raise_v with_o so_o vast_a addition_n as_o he_o first_o triumph_v of_o africa_n the_o second_o time_n of_o europe_n and_o the_o three_o of_o asia_n and_o of_o how_o many_o part_n the_o world_n do_v consist_v so_o many_o monument_n do_v she_o make_v they_o of_o his_o glory_n never_o do_v the_o high_a eminency_n want_v envic_a both_o lucullus_n therefore_o but_o yet_o remember_v the_o wrong_n do_v he_o and_o metellus_n the_o cretan_a not_o complain_v without_o cause_n for_o pompey_n have_v draw_v from_o he_o the_o ornament_n of_o his_o triumph_n his_o captive_a captain_n and_o with_o they_o part_n of_o the_o nobleman_n do_v oppose_v and_o will_v not_o give_v way_n that_o the_o reward_v promise_v by_o pompey_n either_o to_o the_o city_n or_o to_o well_o deserver_n shall_v be_v pay_v by_o his_o direction_n chap._n 41._o caius_n caesar_n his_o consulship_n his_o character_n then_o follow_v the_o consulship_n of_o caius_n caesar_n who_o as_o i_o be_o write_v lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o i_o &_o whatsoever_o haste_n i_o have_v constrain_v i_o to_o pause_v upon_o he_o he_o be_v extract_v of_o the_o most_o noble_a julian_n family_n and_o
cato_n let_v i_o speak_v with_o favour_n of_o publius_n crassus_n scopio_n laelius_n the_o gracchi_n fannius_n and_o sergius_n galba_n do_v so_o total_o glitter_v under_o the_o prince_n thereof_o tully_n that_o thou_o can_v not_o observe_v more_o than_o a_o very_a few_o to_o have_v be_v take_v with_o it_o before_o he_o but_o none_o to_o have_v admire_v it_o who_o either_o be_v not_o know_v to_o he_o or_o have_v the_o good_a fortune_n to_o know_v he_o whosoever_o shall_v be_v curious_a in_o the_o search_a the_o time_n past_a shall_v find_v that_o the_o same_o have_v be_v the_o fate_n of_o grammarian_n potter_n painter_n and_o carver_n the_o eminence_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o science_n i_o find_v to_o be_v circumscribe_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o a_o very_a short_a time_n but_o when_o i_o seek_v for_o the_o cause_n that_o wrought_v both_o for_o curiosity_n and_o profit_n such_o a_o similitude_n between_o the_o wit_n of_o that_o age_n and_o that_o which_o precede_v it_o i_o find_v none_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o which_o i_o may_v be_v confident_a yet_o perhaps_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o some_o that_o be_v probable_a among_o which_o these_o be_v the_o principal_a emulation_n do_v nourish_v the_o wit_n and_o one_o while_o envy_n another_o while_n admiration_n do_v heat_n the_o contention_n as_o also_o nature_n do_v climb_v to_o the_o top_n of_o that_o which_o be_v with_o extreme_a ardency_n desire_v and_o hardly_o can_v he_o stop_v that_o strive_v to_o reach_v to_o perfection_n again_o in_o nature_n that_o which_o can_v go_v forward_o retire_v back_o and_o as_o at_o first_o we_o be_v on_o fire_n to_o reach_v they_o that_o we_o esteem_v before_o we_o so_o when_o as_o we_o despair_v of_o out-going_a and_o overtaking_a they_o our_o desire_n together_o with_o our_o hope_n do_v grow_v faint_a and_o old_a and_o what_o can_v be_v compass_v cease_v to_o be_v follow_v and_o the_o pursuer_fw-mi as_o a_o place_n already_o possess_v quit_v it_o and_o seek_v a_o new_a one_o and_o let_v that_o pass_n in_o which_o we_o caâ—_n be_v of_o no_o high_a esteem_n we_o seekâ—_n some_o other_o subject_n to_o which_o to_o bend_v our_o endeavour_n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o a_o frequent_a &_o change_a pass_a from_o one_o study_n to_o another_o be_v the_o great_a hindrance_n to_o the_o arrive_v at_o perfection_n in_o any_o thing_n chap._n 18._o of_o athens_n the_o sole_a city_n of_o greece_n famous_a for_o art_n thebes_n except_v by_o breed_v of_o pindarus_n my_o admiration_n now_o pass_v to_o consider_v of_o the_o time_n &_o city_n one_o only_a city_n of_o attica_n do_v flourish_v long_o in_o eloquence_n &_o those_o kind_n of_o work_n than_o all_o greece_n beside_o so_o that_o thou_o will_v think_v that_o the_o body_n of_o that_o nation_n be_v divide_v into_o other_o city_n their_o wit_n shut_v up_o within_o the_o wall_n of_o athens_n alone_o nor_o do_v i_o more_o wonder_n at_o this_o than_o that_o there_o be_v no_o orator_n among_o the_o argive_n the_o theban_n or_o the_o lacedaemonian_n think_v worthy_a of_o authority_n while_o he_o live_v or_o of_o memory_n after_o his_o death_n which_o city_n be_v barren_a of_o those_o knowledge_n except_o that_o the_o eloquence_n of_o pindarus_n do_v give_v a_o lustre_n to_o thebes_n for_o alcmon_n the_o lacedaemonian_n do_v with_o no_o just_a title_n challenge_v to_o be_v they_o velleius_n paterculus_n his_o roman_a history_n the_o second_o book_n chap._n i._n the_o decline_v of_o the_o roman_a virtue_n after_o the_o ruin_n of_o carthage_n the_o war_n with_o viriatus_n end_v by_o the_o cunning_a of_o caepio_n &_o the_o base_a condition_n make_v first_o by_o pompeius_n &_o then_o by_o mancinus_n with_o the_o numantine_n the_o former_a scipio_n lay_v open_v the_o way_n to_o the_o roman_a power_n the_o late_a to_o their_o excess_n and_o riot_n for_o the_o fear_n of_o carthage_n be_v remove_v and_o the_o competitor_n of_o the_o empire_n take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n not_o by_o degree_n but_o by_o a_o precipitate_a course_n we_o fall_v from_o virtue_n and_o give_v ourselves_o to_o vice_n our_o old_a discipline_n be_v quit_v a_o new_a one_o bring_v in_o the_o city_n turn_v from_o watch_v to_o sleep_v from_o arm_n to_o pleasure_n from_o business_n to_o idleness_n then_o do_v scipio_n nasica_n build_v in_o the_o capitol_n his_o gallery_n then_o metellus_z his_o that_o we_o before_o have_v mention_v then_o in_o the_o circus_n do_v cnaus_n octavius_n build_v his_o far_o the_o more_o beautiful_a and_o this_o public_a magnificence_n be_v follow_v with_o private_a riot_n a_o unlucky_a &_o shameful_a war_n then_o ensue_v in_o spain_n viriatus_n command_v &_o lead_v the_o thief_n which_o be_v manage_v with_o so_o various_a fortune_n as_o it_o be_v often_o unfortunate_a to_o the_o roman_n but_o viriatus_n be_v bring_v to_o his_o end_n more_o by_o the_o device_n of_o servilius_n caepio_n than_o by_o his_o valour_n the_o war_n of_o numantia_n much_o more_o troublesome_a be_v kindle_v this_o city_n can_v never_o arm_v above_o ten_o thousand_o of_o her_o own_o youth_n but_o either_o by_o the_o fierce_a bravery_n of_o the_o people_n or_o by_o the_o ignorance_n of_o our_o commander_n or_o by_o the_o favour_n of_o fortune_n she_o force_v both_o other_o leader_n &_o pompey_n himself_o also_o a_o man_n of_o a_o high_a repute_n to_o accept_v of_o most_o base_o dishonourable_a condition_n this_o man_n be_v of_o the_o pompeian_a family_n the_o first_o consul_n nor_o less_o foul_a and_o detestable_a be_v those_o they_o extort_a from_o mancinus_n hostilius_n the_o consul_n but_o pompey_n escape_v unpunished_a by_o the_o favour_n that_o be_v bear_v he_o mancinus_n by_o his_o humble_a shamefastness_n for_o not_o refuse_v it_o he_o bring_v it_o to_o this_o that_o with_o his_o hand_n bind_v behind_o he_o he_o be_v deliver_v by_o our_o herald_n to_o the_o enemy_n who_o deny_v to_o receive_v he_o as_o sometime_o the_o samnite_n at_o caudium_n do_v affirm_v that_o the_o violation_n of_o the_o public_a faith_n be_v not_o to_o be_v expiate_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o one_o man_n chap._n 2._o the_o sedition_n raise_v upon_o the_o delivery_n up_o of_o mancinus_n to_o the_o enemy_n by_o tiberius_n gracchus_n his_o character_n and_o his_o intendment_n the_o render_v up_o of_o mancinus_n do_v raise_v a_o most_o dangerous_a sedition_n in_o the_o city_n for_o tiberius_n gracchus_n the_o son_n of_o tiberius_n gracchus_n a_o man_n most_o noble_a and_o of_o high_a esteem_n grandchild_n by_o his_o daughter_n to_o publius_n africanus_n who_o for_o the_o time_n be_v questor_n when_o that_o agreement_n be_v make_v and_o beside_o the_o author_n and_o contriver_n of_o it_o one_o while_o take_v it_o in_o the_o worst_a part_n that_o any_o act_n of_o he_o shall_v be_v disvalue_v another_o while_n doubt_v the_o hazard_n of_o the_o like_a censure_n or_o punishment_n be_v create_v tribune_n of_o the_o people_n a_o man_n otherwise_o of_o a_o life_n most_o unblameable_a for_o his_o judgement_n most_o excellent_a in_o his_o intention_n most_o just_a final_o adorn_v with_o as_o great_a virtue_n as_o both_o nature_n and_o industry_n be_v in_o their_o perfection_n the_o condition_n of_o mortal_a man_n be_v capable_a of_o when_o publius_n mutius_n scaevola_n and_o lucius_n calphurnius_fw-la be_v consul_n about_o one_o hundred_o sixty_o two_o year_n since_o fall_v off_o from_o the_o best_a and_o honest_a sort_n of_o the_o city_n and_o promise_a freedom_n of_o the_o city_n to_o all_o italy_n and_o withal_o publish_v certain_a law_n for_o the_o distribute_v of_o land_n while_o all_o man_n covet_v to_o have_v power_n in_o the_o state_n he_o confound_v all_o thing_n and_o bring_v the_o common_a wealth_n into_o a_o craggy_a and_o redoubtable_a danger_n and_o octavius_z his_o fellow_n in_o office_n for_o that_o he_o stand_v for_o the_o common_a wealth_n he_o deprive_v of_o his_o command_n he_o create_v triumvir_n for_o the_o division_n of_o land_n and_o the_o lead_v out_o of_o colony_n himself_o his_o father_n in_o law_n appius_n who_o have_v be_v consul_n and_o his_o brother_n gracchus_n who_o then_o be_v but_o a_o very_a youth_n chap._n 3._o the_o ruin_n of_o gracchus_n by_o scipio_n nasica_n the_o death_n of_o gracchus_n which_o be_v the_o first_o blood_n draw_v in_o rome_n in_o civil_a contention_n then_o publius_n scipio_n nasica_n grandchild_n to_o he_o that_o by_o the_o senate_n be_v judge_v the_o best_a man_n in_o the_o city_n son_n to_o he_o that_o be_v censor_n build_v the_o gallery_n in_o the_o capitol_n and_o great_a grandchild_n to_o cnaeus_n scipio_n a_o man_n most_o honourable_a uncle_n to_o publius_n the_o african_a be_v both_o a_o private_a man_n and_o of_o the_o gown_n though_o he_o be_v a_o near_a kinsman_n of_o tiberius_n gracchus_n yet_o prefer_v his_o country_n before_o his_o kindred_n
and_o think_v whatsoever_o be_v not_o for_o the_o welfare_n of_o the_o public_a in_o his_o own_o particular_a be_v a_o stranger_n to_o he_o for_o these_o his_o virtue_n in_o his_o absence_n he_o be_v first_o of_o all_o man_n create_v chief_a and_o sovereign_a bishop_n when_o wrap_v the_o skirt_n of_o his_o gown_n about_o his_o left_a arm_n from_o the_o high_a part_n of_o the_o capitol_n stand_v at_o the_o top_n of_o the_o stair_n he_o exhort_v as_o many_o as_o desire_v the_o preservation_n of_o the_o state_n to_o follow_v he_o then_o the_o nobleman_n the_o senate_n and_o both_o the_o better_a part_n and_o great_a of_o the_o knight_n together_o with_o so_o many_o of_o the_o plebeian_n as_o be_v untainted_a with_o these_o pernicious_a device_n charge_v upon_o gracchus_n stand_v with_o his_o troop_n and_o labour_v to_o draw_v almost_o all_o italy_n to_o a_o head_n together_o he_o fly_v and_o run_v down_o the_o cliff_n of_o the_o capitol_n be_v strike_v with_o the_o frame_n of_o a_o form_n and_o so_o with_o a_o untimely_a death_n end_v his_o life_n which_o he_o may_v have_v pass_v with_o all_o glory_n and_o honour_n this_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o shed_v blood_n in_o civil_a contention_n in_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n and_o of_o sword_n use_v without_o punishment_n from_o thence_o grow_v all_o right_a to_o be_v tread_v under_o foot_n by_o force_n and_o the_o more_o powerful_a and_o former_a custom_n with_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o citizen_n which_o before_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v cure_v by_o treaty_n and_o condition_n be_v after_o decide_v by_o the_o sword_n neither_o be_v war_n take_v in_o hand_n for_o just_a cause_n and_o reason_n but_o as_o it_o be_v their_o way_n of_o traffic_n and_o merchandize_v which_o to_o speak_v truth_n be_v no_o wonder_n for_o example_n do_v not_o rest_v upon_o the_o ground_n from_o which_o they_o have_v their_o first_o beginning_n but_o have_v make_v their_o way_n through_o any_o narrow_a and_o straight_a passage_n they_o afterward_o take_v to_o themselves_o a_o course_n of_o free_a and_o open_a liberty_n and_o when_o once_o man_n have_v swarve_v from_o that_o which_o be_v right_a they_o run_v headlong_o to_o all_o injustice_n nor_o do_v any_o man_n think_v that_o base_a and_o dishonourable_a to_o he_o which_o another_o have_v find_v beneficial_a chap._n 4._o aristonicus_n pretend_v false_o to_o the_o blood_n royal_a of_o asia_n which_o leave_v by_o attalus_n his_o will_n to_o the_o roman_n as_o after_o bythinia_n be_v by_o nicomedes_n he_o have_v seize_v upon_o overthrow_v by_o mar._n perperna_n and_o numantia_n raze_v by_o the_o same_o emilianus_fw-la who_o before_o have_v do_v as_o much_o for_o carthage_n his_o death_n much_o suspect_v but_o never_o question_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n while_o these_o passage_n be_v on_o foot_n in_o italy_n aristonicus_n after_o the_o death_n of_o king_n attalus_n by_o who_o asia_n be_v bequeath_v as_o a_o inheritance_n to_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n as_o inlike_a sort_n afterward_o bythinia_n be_v also_o leave_v by_o nicomedes_n falseâ—y_o pretend_v himself_o to_o be_v of_o the_o blood_n royal_a possess_v himself_o thereof_o by_o force_n he_o by_o marcus_n perperna_n be_v overthrow_v &_o lead_v in_o triumph_n but_o manius_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o head_n do_v from_o aquilius_n receive_v his_o payment_n for_o that_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o war_n he_o have_v slay_v crassus_n muciarus_n a_o man_n most_o learned_a in_o the_o law_n as_o he_o be_v in_o quality_n of_o proconsul_n upon_o his_o departure_n out_o of_o asia_n and_o publius_n scipio_n the_o african_a son_n of_o emilius_n who_o have_v raze_v carthage_n after_o so_o many_o disaster_n about_o numantia_n be_v create_v consul_n the_o second_o time_n and_o send_v into_o spain_n do_v there_o make_v good_a the_o fortune_n and_o valour_n of_o which_o he_o have_v before_o give_v proof_n in_o africa_n and_o within_o a_o year_n and_o three_o month_n after_o his_o come_n thither_o have_v compass_v numantia_n round_o about_o with_o his_o work_n do_v level_v it_o with_o the_o ground_n neither_o do_v any_o man_n of_o what_o nation_n soever_o before_o his_o time_n leave_v his_o name_n recommend_v to_o perpetual_a memory_n by_o a_o more_o glorious_a destruction_n of_o any_o place_n for_o by_o the_o rasing_n of_o carthage_n and_o numantia_n he_o free_v we_o of_o fear_n from_o the_o one_o and_o of_o scorn_n and_o reproach_n from_o the_o other_o he_o when_o the_o tribune_n carbo_n inquire_v of_o he_o what_o he_o think_v of_o the_o kill_n of_o tiberius_n gracchus_n answer_v that_o if_o he_o have_v in_o his_o thought_n to_o possess_v himself_o of_o the_o state_n he_o be_v worthy_o punish_v and_o when_o all_o the_o assembly_n cry_v out_o i_o say_v he_o that_o have_v so_o often_o remain_v unterrify_v with_o the_o shout_n of_o the_o arm_a enemy_n how_o can_v i_o be_v move_v with_o you_o to_o who_o italy_n be_v a_o stepmother_n be_v return_v to_o the_o city_n within_o a_o while_n after_o when_o mareus_n aquilius_n and_o caius_n sempronius_n be_v consul_n a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n since_o after_o his_o two_o consulship_n and_o two_o triumph_n when_o he_o twice_o have_v quit_v the_o common_a wealth_n of_o her_o fear_n he_o be_v in_o the_o morning_n find_v dead_a in_o his_o bed_n so_o that_o certain_a mark_n of_o his_o be_v strangle_v be_v find_v upon_o his_o neck_n neither_o be_v there_o ever_o any_o enquiry_n make_v of_o the_o cause_n of_o a_o man_n death_n of_o so_o great_a eminence_n and_o his_o body_n be_v carry_v out_o to_o funeral_n with_o his_o head_n cover_v by_o who_o mean_n the_o city_n of_o rome_n have_v lift_v up_o her_o head_n above_o all_o the_o inhabit_a world_n so_o die_v he_o either_o a_o natural_a as_o the_o most_o part_n suppose_v or_o a_o death_n procure_v by_o practice_n as_o many_o have_v deliver_v how_o ever_o he_o certain_o past_o his_o course_n of_o life_n most_o noble_o and_o be_v in_o glory_n inferior_a to_o no_o man_n that_o before_o that_o time_n have_v be_v except_o his_o grandfather_n he_o depart_v this_o life_n almost_o at_o the_o end_n of_o his_o six_o and_o fifty_o year_n whereof_o if_o any_o man_n make_v a_o question_n let_v he_o look_v back_o to_o his_o former_a consulship_n to_o which_o he_o be_v elect_v in_o his_o six_o and_o thirty_o year_n &_o he_o will_v cease_v to_o doubt_v chap._n 5._o anlus_n brutus_n his_o severity_n of_o command_n in_o spain_n cause_n of_o his_o victory_n at_o controbia_n before_o the_o destruction_n of_o numantia_n the_o command_n of_o aulus_n brutus_n in_o spain_n be_v very_o glorious_a who_o make_v his_o way_n through_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o spain_n have_v take_v a_o infinite_a number_n of_o man_n and_o city_n &_o reach_v to_o those_o people_n which_o be_v scarce_o know_v by_o hearsay_n do_v worthy_o obtain_v the_o surname_n of_o the_o gallician_n and_o before_o he_o but_o a_o few_o year_n the_o government_n of_o that_o quintus_n term_v the_o maudonian_a be_v so_o severe_a that_o when_o he_o assault_v a_o city_n call_v contrabia_n five_o legionarie_a cohort_n be_v beat_v down_o from_o a_o clifty_a place_n he_o immediate_o command_v they_o to_o give_v upon_o the_o same_o again_o and_o all_o his_o soldier_n make_v their_o will_n as_o they_o stand_v in_o their_o rank_n as_o if_o they_o be_v to_o run_v upon_o certain_a death_n the_o constancy_n of_o the_o commander_n not_o fright_v from_o his_o purpose_n receive_v the_o soldier_n back_o with_o victory_n who_o he_o have_v send_v to_o die_v such_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o fear_n mingle_v with_o shame_n and_o a_o hope_v spring_v out_o of_o despair_n this_o man_n by_o the_o valour_n and_o severity_n of_o his_o action_n but_o paulus_n emilianus_fw-la follow_v the_o example_n of_o the_o former_a paulus_n by_o his_o discipline_n in_o spain_n do_v grow_v very_o famous_a chap._n 6._o the_o stir_v raise_v by_o caius_n gracchus_n brother_n to_o tiberius_n intend_v the_o same_o or_o worse_o than_o his_o brother_n have_v attempt_v his_o character_n and_o overthrow_n by_o opimius_n ten_o year_n then_o be_v elapse_v the_o same_o fury_n which_o have_v possess_v tiberius_n gracchus_n do_v also_o seize_v upon_o his_o brother_n caius_n who_o do_v aswell_o resemble_v he_o in_o all_o his_o virtue_n as_o in_o this_o error_n but_o in_o his_o wit_n and_o eloquence_n far_o more_o excellent_a who_o when_o with_o all_o tranquillity_n of_o mind_n he_o may_v have_v be_v a_o principal_a man_n in_o the_o city_n either_o for_o revenge_n of_o his_o brother_n death_n or_o to_o invest_v himself_o in_o a_o regal_a power_n take_v he_o for_o his_o pattern_n and_o enter_v upon_o the_o tribuneship_n attempt_v thing_n far_o great_a and_o more_o insupportable_a grant_v the_o freedom_n of_o the_o city_n to_o all_o italian_n do_v
city_n to_o those_o which_o be_v conquer_v and_o depress_v then_o before_o when_o they_o be_v sound_a and_o entire_a quintus_n pompeius_n enter_v his_o consulship_n together_o with_o lucius_n cornelius_n sylla_n a_o man_n that_o neither_o can_v be_v suitable_o to_o his_o merit_n commend_v for_o his_o carriage_n before_o his_o victory_n nor_o yet_o in_o the_o same_o proportion_n dispraise_v for_o his_o action_n after_o he_o be_v conqueror_n he_o be_v descend_v of_o a_o noble_a family_n as_o the_o six_o from_o cornelius_n rufinus_n who_o in_o the_o war_n of_o pyrrhus_n be_v reckon_v one_o of_o the_o most_o eminent_a captain_n of_o that_o time_n when_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o family_n have_v be_v intermit_v do_v so_o carry_v himself_o for_o a_o long_a time_n as_o it_o seem_v he_o have_v no_o thought_n of_o stand_v for_o the_o consulship_n afterwards_o grow_v to_o reputation_n in_o the_o italian_a war_n and_o before_o that_o in_o his_o lievetenancie_n under_o marius_n in_o france_n where_o he_o have_v rout_v some_o of_o the_o enemy_n most_o esteem_v captain_n he_o take_v heart_n from_o his_o good_a fortune_n and_o require_v the_o consulship_n be_v so_o declare_v by_o almost_o all_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o city_n yet_o be_v he_o in_o the_o nine_o and_o forty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n when_o he_o attain_v to_o that_o honour_n chap._n 18._o war_n with_o mithridates_n commit_v to_o sylla_n mithridates_n his_o character_n and_o act_n the_o fidelity_n of_o the_o rhodian_n and_o perfidiousness_n of_o the_o muylenians_n sulpitius_n his_o character_n with_o the_o charge_n in_o his_o carriage_n at_o that_o time_n mithridates_n king_n of_o pontus_n a_o man_n of_o who_o we_o may_v neither_o be_v silent_a nor_o yet_o speak_v slight_o in_o war_n most_o eager_o fierce_a of_o notable_a valour_n sometime_o in_o his_o fortune_n always_o in_o his_o courage_n of_o the_o high_a rank_n in_o direction_n a_o great_a captain_n in_o execution_n a_o brave_a soldier_n in_o his_o hatred_n to_o the_o roman_n another_o hannibal_n have_v possess_v himself_o of_o asia_n and_o out_o the_o throat_n of_o all_o the_o roman_n that_o be_v in_o it_o who_o in_o one_o day_n and_o hour_n by_o his_o letter_n to_o the_o city_n with_o infinite_a promise_n of_o reward_n he_o have_v procure_v to_o be_v massacre_v at_o that_o time_n there_o be_v not_o any_o who_o either_o in_o faithfulness_n towards_o the_o roman_n or_o in_o valour_n against_o mithridates_n do_v parallel_v the_o rhodian_n their_o fidelity_n be_v by_o the_o perfidiousness_n of_o they_o of_o mytelene_n render_v the_o more_o illustrious_a who_o deliver_v to_o mithridates_n bind_v and_o captive_a marcus_n aquilius_n and_o other_o roman_n with_o he_o although_o afterward_o they_o be_v by_o pompey_n restore_v to_o their_o liberty_n only_o in_o favour_n of_o theophanes_n when_o mithridates_n do_v seem_v in_o a_o fearful_a manner_n to_o threaten_v italy_n asia_n by_o the_o lot_n fall_v to_o sylla_n for_o his_o province_n he_o be_v go_v out_o of_o the_o city_n when_o he_o stay_v before_o nola_n for_o that_o city_n do_v most_o obstinate_o continue_v in_o arm_n &_o be_v then_o beleaguer_v with_o the_o roman_a force_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v sorry_a for_o the_o faithfulness_n which_o above_o all_o other_o subject_n or_o confederate_n it_o have_v most_o religious_o observe_v in_o the_o punic_a war_n publius_n sulpitius_n tribune_n of_o the_o people_n a_o man_n eloquent_a eager_a by_o his_o wealth_n favour_n friendship_n and_o the_o vigour_n of_o his_o wit_n and_o spirit_n make_v most_o eminent_a have_v with_o all_o secrecy_n of_o his_o intention_n procure_v himself_o a_o vast_a authority_n with_o the_o common_a people_n as_o if_o he_o be_v grow_v to_o be_v weary_a of_o his_o virtue_n and_o that_o his_o well_o lay_v design_n be_v unsuccessful_a to_o he_o upon_o a_o sudden_a become_v ill_o dispose_v &_o heady_o rash_a decree_v all_o command_n all_o province_n to_o caius_n marius_n who_o greedy_o affect_v they_o after_o he_o be_v seventy_o year_n old_a and_o prefer_v a_o law_n to_o the_o people_n by_o which_o the_o command_n of_o sylla_n shall_v be_v abrogate_a the_o war_n of_o mithridates_n decree_v to_o marius_n with_o other_o pernicious_a and_o baleful_a law_n not_o to_o be_v endure_v in_o a_o free_a common_a wealth_n and_o beside_o by_o certain_a assasine_n of_o his_o own_o faction_n he_o cause_v to_o be_v murder_v the_o son_n of_o quintus_fw-la pompeius_n than_o consul_n who_o also_o be_v son_n in_o law_n to_o sylla_n chap._n 19_o sylla_n his_o return_n to_o rome_n from_o nola_n and_o expel_v the_o opposite_a faction_n marius_n his_o danger_n at_o mintura_n and_o sulpitius_n his_o death_n sylla_n then_o draw_v his_o army_n together_o return_v to_o the_o city_n and_o by_o force_n possess_v himself_o thereof_o throw_v out_o of_o it_o the_o twelve_o author_n of_o those_o mischievous_a novelty_n in_o which_o number_n be_v comprehend_v marius_n with_o his_o son_n and_o publius_n sulpitius_n and_o by_o a_o law_n which_o then_o be_v pass_v do_v condemn_v they_o to_o banishment_n as_o for_o sulpitius_n the_o horseman_n that_o overtake_v he_o in_o the_o fen_n of_o laurentum_n slay_v he_o and_o his_o head_n be_v set_v up_o to_o show_v over_o the_o plead_a place_n be_v as_o a_o presage_a omen_n of_o the_o proscription_n that_o ensue_v marius_n also_o after_o his_o six_o consulship_n and_o in_o the_o seventi_v year_n of_o his_o age_n be_v with_o a_o leather_n thong_n cast_v about_o his_o neck_n drag_v naked_a and_o cover_v all_o over_o with_o mire_n out_o of_o a_o plot_n of_o reed_n about_o the_o marsh_n of_o murica_fw-la in_o which_o fly_v from_o sylla_n his_o cavalry_n which_o pursue_v he_o he_o have_v hide_v himself_o by_o the_o command_n of_o the_o decemvir_n to_o the_o common_a prison_n of_o minturna_n to_o make_v a_o end_n of_o who_o when_o a_o common_a slave_n of_o the_o town_n by_o birth_n a_o german_a who_o by_o chance_n be_v take_v in_o the_o cymbrian_a war_n where_o marius_n command_v in_o chief_a be_v send_v with_o a_o sword_n he_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o know_v marius_n with_o a_o hideous_a outcry_n discover_v his_o indignation_n at_o the_o hard_a fortune_n of_o so_o great_a a_o personage_n cast_v away_o his_o sword_n run_v out_o of_o the_o prison_n the_o townsman_n then_o be_v by_o a_o enemy_n teach_v to_o have_v compassion_n upon_o one_o that_o but_o a_o little_a before_o be_v a_o man_n of_o high_a eminence_n have_v furnish_v he_o with_o provision_n put_v he_o aboard_o a_o ship_n and_o dismiss_v he_o in_o safety_n but_o he_o have_v meet_v with_o his_o son_n about_o aenaria_n stand_v for_o africa_n and_o in_o a_o shed_n among_o the_o ruin_n of_o carthage_n pass_v for_o a_o time_n a_o life_n full_a of_o necessity_n while_o marius_n behold_v carthage_n and_o it_o on_o the_o other_o side_n hold_v he_o one_o of_o they_o may_v in_o a_o sort_n serve_v for_o a_o comfort_n to_o the_o other_o chap._n 20._o pompey_n the_o consul_n slay_v by_o the_o soldier_n cinna_z for_o his_o sedititious_a device_n depose_v from_o his_o consul_n place_n his_o recalling_a marius_n out_o of_o exile_n this_o year_n be_v the_o first_o that_o ever_o the_o roman_a soldier_n imbrue_v their_o hand_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o consul_n for_o pompey_n sulla_n colleague_n be_v by_o the_o army_n of_o cnaeus_n pompeius_n slay_v in_o a_o mutiny_n but_o whereof_o the_o commander_n himself_o be_v the_o author_n neither_o be_v cinna_n of_o better_a temper_n than_o marius_n or_o snipitius_n so_o that_o whereas_o the_o freedom_n of_o the_o city_n be_v so_o grant_v to_o the_o italian_n that_o the_o new_o incorporate_a citizen_n shall_v be_v distribute_v into_o eight_o tribe_n leave_v by_o their_o power_n and_o multitude_n the_o dignity_n of_o the_o ancient_a citizen_n shall_v be_v abase_v and_o they_o to_o who_o the_o courtesy_n be_v do_v have_v more_o authority_n than_o the_o conferrer_n thereof_o cinna_n promise_v that_o he_o will_v divide_v they_o among_o all_o the_o tribe_n with_o the_o fame_n of_o which_o benefit_n he_o draw_v a_o mighty_a number_n of_o they_o into_o the_o city_n out_o of_o which_o be_v force_v by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o fellow_n in_o office_n and_o of_o the_o chief_a citizen_n when_o he_o bend_v himself_o for_o campania_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o senate_n he_o be_v deprive_v of_o his_o consulship_n and_o in_o his_o place_n be_v subrogated_a lucius_n cornelius_n merula_n the_o high_a priest_n of_o jupiter_n this_o injury_n be_v better_o suit_v to_o the_o person_n of_o the_o man_n than_o fit_a to_o serve_v for_o a_o precedent_n cinna_z then_o have_v first_o corrupt_v the_o chief_a centurion_n and_o tribune_n and_o within_o a_o while_n the_o soldier_n also_o with_o hope_n of_o a_o donative_n be_v receive_v by_o the_o army_n which_o lie_v about_o nola._n and_o when_o
before_o which_o time_n the_o censorship_n of_o plancus_n and_o paulus_n be_v transpass_v in_o wrangle_v and_o brawl_n be_v neither_o honourable_a to_o they_o nor_o useful_a to_o the_o state_n when_o the_o one_o want_v the_o respect_n and_o vigour_n that_o shall_v be_v in_o a_o censor_n and_o the_o other_o course_n of_o life_n will_v not_o agree_v with_o that_o title_n for_o paulus_n be_v not_o able_a to_o fill_v the_o room_n and_o plancus_n can_v reprehend_v nothing_o in_o youngman_n or_o hear_v object_v to_o they_o which_o he_o must_v not_o be_v enforce_v to_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v in_o himself_o chap._n 96._o agrippa_n surrender_v his_o wife_n julia_n to_o tiberius_n the_o pannonian_n war_n end_v by_o tiberius_n who_o enter_v the_o city_n for_o it_o in_o a_o ovant_fw-la triumph_n agrippa_z within_o a_o while_n after_o who_o have_v by_o many_o deserve_n enable_v his_o late_a raise_n and_o have_v bring_v it_o so_o far_o as_o he_o be_v both_o the_o father_n in_o law_n of_o nero_n who_o child_n his_o nephew_n sacred_a augustus_n give_v they_o the_o name_n of_o caius_n and_o lucius_n have_v adopt_v do_v now_o tie_n nero_n in_o strict_a and_o near_a bond_n to_o caesar_n for_o his_o daughter_n julia_n which_o have_v be_v marry_v to_o agrippa_n nero_n take_v to_o wife_n then_o follow_v the_o pannonian_n war_n which_o be_v begin_v by_o agrippa_n and_o marcus_n vinicius_n thy_o grandfather_n than_o consul_n and_o which_o be_v great_a cruel_a and_o also_o near_o hang_v over_o italy_n be_v by_o nero_n end_v the_o native_n of_o the_o pannonian_n and_o dalmatian_n the_o situation_n of_o the_o country_n and_o river_n the_o number_n and_o equipage_n of_o their_o force_n the_o most_o glorious_a and_o many_o victory_n of_o so_o great_a a_o general_n in_o that_o war_n we_o will_v in_o some_o other_o place_n describe_v let_v this_o work_n now_o keep_v its_o own_o form_n nero_n have_v obtain_v this_o victory_n enter_v the_o city_n in_o ovant_fw-la triumph_n chap._n 97._o marcus_n lollius_n receive_v a_o blow_n &_o lose_v the_o eagle_n of_o the_o legion_n in_o germany_n that_o war_n commit_v to_o drusus_n by_o he_o happy_o manage_v his_o character_n his_o death_n the_o rest_n finish_v by_o tiberius_n but_o while_o in_o this_o part_n of_o the_o empire_n all_o thing_n succeed_v most_o prosperous_o a_o blow_n receive_v in_o germany_n under_o the_o lieutenant_n marcus_n lollius_n a_o man_n in_o every_o thing_n more_o greedy_o desire_v money_n than_o to_o do_v brave_o and_o with_o the_o wary_a dissemble_v of_o his_o vice_n most_o vicious_a together_o with_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o eagle_n of_o the_o five_o legion_n do_v call_v caesar_n from_o the_o city_n into_o gallia_n the_o care_n and_o burden_n then_o of_o the_o german_a war_n be_v transfer_v to_o drusus_n claudius_n nero_n brother_n a_o young_a man_n of_o so_o many_o so_o eminent_a virtue_n as_o either_o the_o nature_n of_o mortal_a man_n be_v capable_a of_o or_o industry_n can_v acquire_v who_o disposition_n whether_o it_o be_v more_o able_a for_o affair_n of_o the_o war_n or_o the_o act_n of_o peace_n it_o be_v uncertain_a certain_o his_o gentleness_n and_o sweetness_n in_o his_o conversation_n and_o his_o respect_n to_o his_o friend_n fair_a and_o like_o himself_o be_v say_v to_o be_v inimitable_a as_o for_o the_o beauty_n of_o his_o person_n it_o be_v in_o the_o next_o rank_n to_o his_o brother_n but_o he_o now_o the_o conqueror_n of_o a_o great_a part_n of_o germany_n and_o have_v draw_v very_o much_o blood_n of_o that_o people_n in_o many_o place_n the_o injustice_n of_o the_o destiny_n when_o he_o be_v consul_n in_o the_o thirty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n ravish_v from_o we_o the_o charge_n then_o of_o that_o war_n be_v deliver_v to_o nero_n which_o he_o undergo_v with_o both_o his_o own_o virtue_n and_o fortune_n and_o have_v past_o victorious_a through_o all_o the_o part_n of_o germany_n without_o any_o damage_n of_o the_o army_n commit_v to_o he_o which_o ever_o be_v the_o care_n of_o that_o general_n he_o so_o master_v it_o as_o he_o almost_o bring_v it_o into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o tributary_n province_n than_o be_v a_o second_o triumph_n with_o a_o second_o consulship_n present_v to_o he_o chap._n 98._o war_n in_o thracia_n end_v by_o lucius_n piso_n a_o brief_a character_n of_o he_o while_o these_o thing_n of_o which_o we_o have_v treat_v do_v pass_v in_o pannonia_n and_o germany_n a_o bitter_a war_n rise_v in_o thracia_n all_o the_o nation_n of_o that_o country_n fly_v to_o arm_n be_v by_o the_o virtue_n of_o lucius_n piso_n who_o even_o at_o this_o day_n we_o see_v still_o a_o most_o diligent_a and_o most_o mild_a guardian_n of_o the_o city_n quiet_a suppress_v for_o be_v caesar_n lieutenant_n he_o make_v war_n with_o they_o three_o year_n together_o and_o partly_o in_o fight_n partly_o by_o force_v of_o place_n he_o bring_v those_o most_o fierce_a nation_n with_o their_o extreme_a loss_n and_o destruction_n into_o their_o former_a fashion_n of_o live_v in_o peace_n and_o by_o his_o action_n restore_v to_o asia_n their_o security_n and_o to_o macedonia_n their_o quiet_n of_o who_o all_o man_n must_v both_o think_v and_o say_v that_o his_o condition_n be_v most_o equal_o temper_v between_o smartnesse_n and_o lenity_n nor_o that_o easy_o can_v be_v find_v any_o man_n who_o either_o be_v more_o fervent_o in_o love_n with_o ease_n and_o quiet_a or_o do_v more_o able_o bear_v the_o weight_n of_o affair_n and_o that_o do_v take_v more_o care_n for_o that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v do_v without_o any_o ostentation_n of_o do_v it_o himself_o chap._n 99_o tiberius_n out_o of_o respect_n to_o caius_n and_o lucius_n nephew_n to_o octavius_n quit_v all_o his_o greatness_n in_o rome_n and_o retire_v to_o study_v at_o rhodes_n within_o a_o little_a while_n after_o have_v past_o two_o consulship_n and_o as_o often_o triumph_v and_o in_o the_o consortship_n of_o the_o tribunitiall_a power_n make_v equal_a to_o augustus_n of_o all_o the_o city_n except_o one_o and_o that_o because_o he_o will_v have_v it_o so_o the_o most_o eminent_a the_o great_a of_o captain_n and_o both_o by_o his_o fame_n and_o by_o his_o fortune_n the_o most_o illustrious_a and_o indeed_o the_o second_o eye_n and_o head_n of_o the_o state_n with_o a_o strange_a a_o wondrous_a and_o a_o unspeakable_a piety_n whereof_o the_o reason_n within_o a_o while_n be_v discover_v when_o caius_n caesar_n have_v now_o put_v on_o his_o virile_a robe_n and_o lucius_z also_o begin_v to_o be_v ripe_a for_o the_o conversation_n of_o man_n lest_o his_o glitter_a shall_v hinder_v the_o beginning_n of_o those_o rise_a young_a man_n he_o conceal_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o his_o resolution_n do_v crave_v leave_n of_o he_o that_o be_v both_o his_o wife_n father_n and_o his_o mother_n husband_n that_o he_o may_v take_v some_o rest_n from_o his_o continue_a labour_n what_o the_o carriage_n of_o the_o city_n in_o that_o time_n and_o occasion_n be_v what_o the_o thought_n of_o particular_a man_n what_o tear_n be_v shed_v by_o those_o that_o take_v their_o leaf_n of_o a_o man_n of_o that_o greatness_n how_o his_o country_n do_v almost_o lie_v hold_v upon_o he_o to_o stay_v he_o we_o hold_v best_a to_o reserve_v the_o narration_n for_o a_o full_a and_o complete_a work_n that_o yet_o in_o this_o our_o run_a strain_n we_o must_v speak_v that_o he_o so_o past_o his_o seven_o year_n at_o rhodes_n as_o all_o both_o proconsull_n and_o lieutenant_n pass_v into_o the_o province_n beyond_o the_o sea_n and_o come_v to_o visit_v he_o do_v ever_o stoop_v their_o fasces_fw-la to_o he_o a_o private_a man_n if_o such_o a_o majesty_n may_v be_v term_v private_a and_o confess_v that_o his_o retirement_n be_v more_o full_a of_o honour_n than_o their_o command_n chap._n 100_o the_o parthian_a fall_v off_o from_o his_o league_n with_o rome_n &_o germany_n also_o rebel_n julia_n her_o foul_a life_n punish_v in_o she_o with_o exile_n in_o but_o favourite_n with_o death_n the_o whole_a world_n do_v feel_v that_o nero_n have_v quiet_v the_o tuition_n of_o the_o city_n for_o both_o the_o parthian_a fall_v off_o from_o the_o friendship_n of_o rome_n lay_v hold_v of_o armenia_n and_o germany_n perceive_v the_o eye_n of_o he_o that_o have_v master_v she_o not_o beat_v upon_o she_o rebel_v against_o we_o but_o in_o the_o city_n the_o same_o year_n that_o sacred_a augustus_n now_o thirty_o year_n past_a when_o himself_o and_o gallus_n caninius_n be_v consul_n have_v with_o most_o magnificent_a show_n of_o fencer_n at_o the_o sharp_a and_o representation_n of_o sea-fight_n dedicate_v mars_n his_o temple_n and_o satisfy_v both_o the_o eye_n and_o mind_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n a_o storm_n and_o mischief_n foul_a to_o be_v relate_v and_o horrid_a to_o be_v
admire_v in_o caesar_n but_o the_o favour_n of_o fortune_n who_o can_v but_o admire_v for_o report_n have_v deliver_v that_o all_o the_o principal_a captain_n of_o the_o enemy_n be_v slay_v but_o his_o triumph_n present_v they_o to_o the_o people_n bind_v in_o chain_n at_o which_o time_n it_o be_v my_o hap_n and_o my_o brother_n to_o accompany_v he_o among_o the_o principal_a man_n and_o those_o which_o be_v honour_v with_o reward_n of_o special_a esteem_n or_o who_o among_o the_o other_o thing_n in_o which_o the_o singular_a moderation_n of_o tiberius_n caesar_n do_v clear_o shine_v will_v not_o wonder_v at_o this_o that_o have_v without_o all_o question_n deserve_v seven_o triumph_n he_o be_v yet_o content_v with_o three_o chap._n 122._o tiberius_n that_o have_v deserve_v seven_o triumph_n content_v with_o three_o for_o who_o can_v doubt_v but_o that_o for_o reduce_v of_o armenia_n and_o place_v a_o king_n over_o it_o upon_o who_o head_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n he_o put_v the_o diadem_n and_o for_o settle_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o east_n he_o ought_v to_o have_v enter_v the_o city_n in_o a_o triumph_n ovant_fw-la and_o have_v conquer_v the_o rhaetian_o and_o the_o vindelician_o to_o have_v enter_v in_o a_o chariot_n after_o his_o adoption_n then_o with_o a_o continual_a war_n of_o three_o year_n stand_v the_o force_n of_o germany_n be_v shatter_v the_o same_o honour_n be_v both_o to_o have_v be_v present_v to_o he_o &_o by_o he_o accept_v and_o after_o the_o loss_n receive_v under_o varus_n the_o same_o germany_n be_v quick_o with_o a_o most_o prosperous_a success_n of_o affair_n lay_v flat_a upon_o the_o earth_n aught_o to_o have_v adorn_v the_o triumph_n of_o this_o great_a captain_n but_o in_o this_o man_n thou_o can_v not_o well_o tell_v whether_o to_o wonder_v more_o at_o his_o observe_a no_o mean_a in_o undergo_a labour_n and_o hazard_n or_o that_o he_o be_v so_o moderate_a in_o take_v honour_n upon_o he_o chap._n 123._o the_o death_n of_o augustus_n at_o nola_n in_o his_o 76._o year_n we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o time_n in_o which_o there_o be_v most_o cause_n of_o fear_n for_o caesar_n augustus_n when_o he_o have_v send_v his_o nephew_n germanicus_n into_o germany_n to_o make_v a_o end_n of_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o war_n and_o be_v about_o to_o send_v his_o son_n tiberius_n into_o illyricum_n to_o settle_v with_o peace_n what_o he_o have_v subdue_v by_o arm_n intend_v to_o follow_v he_o and_o with_o all_o to_o be_v present_a at_o a_o show_n of_o wrestler_n which_o in_o his_o honour_n be_v by_o the_o neapolitan_n dedicate_v to_o he_o go_v into_o campania_n although_o he_o have_v before_o feel_v some_o grudge_n of_o weakness_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o a_o declination_n to_o the_o worse_a in_o his_o health_n yet_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o mind_n labour_v against_o it_o he_o follow_v his_o son_n and_o part_v from_o he_o at_o beneventum_n himself_o go_v to_o nola_n where_o his_o malady_n grow_v daily_a upon_o he_o when_o he_o know_v who_o he_o must_v send_v for_o if_o he_o desire_v that_o all_o shall_v stand_v safe_a after_o he_o he_o with_o all_o haste_n recall_v his_o son_n to_o he_o he_o with_o more_o celerity_n than_o be_v expect_v fly_v back_o to_o the_o father_n of_o his_o country_n augustus_n then_o proclaim_v himself_o secure_a and_o wrap_v in_o the_o embracement_n of_o his_o tiberius_n commend_v to_o his_o care_n he_o &_o his_o own_o work_n nor_o now_o at_o all_o repine_n at_o his_o end_n the_o fate_n do_v so_o appoint_v be_v a_o little_a refresh_v with_o the_o first_o sight_n and_o conference_n of_o he_o that_o be_v most_o dear_a to_o he_o within_o a_o while_n his_o spirit_n be_v resolve_v into_o the_o first_o original_n thereof_o when_o pompeius_n and_o apuleius_n be_v consul_n in_o he_o seventi_v and_o six_z year_n of_o his_o life_n render_v his_o celestial_a soul_n back_o again_o to_o heaven_n chap._n 124._o the_o fear_n of_o the_o people_n upon_o his_o death_n whole_o causeless_a tiberius_n refuse_v and_o at_o length_n assume_v the_o state_n what_o man_n then_o do_v redoubt_n what_o tremble_v there_o be_v in_o the_o senate_n what_o confusion_n among_o the_o people_n what_o the_o whole_a world_n fear_v in_o how_o narrow_a confine_n either_o of_o preservation_n or_o destruction_n we_o be_v place_v i_o that_o make_v so_o much_o haste_n have_v no_o leisure_n and_o he_o that_o have_v leisure_n can_v express_v this_o alone_a i_o have_v to_o deliver_v from_o the_o common_a mouth_n of_o the_o people_n that_o the_o city_n who_o ruin_n we_o fear_v we_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o find_v to_o be_v move_v and_o so_o great_a be_v the_o majesty_n of_o one_o man_n as_o neither_o for_o good_a man_n nor_o against_o bad_a there_o be_v any_o need_n of_o arm_n one_o only_a struggle_a as_o it_o be_v there_o be_v in_o the_o city_n the_o senate_n and_o people_n of_o rome_n contend_v with_o caesar_n that_o he_o shall_v succeed_v in_o his_o father_n place_n &_o he_o that_o he_o may_v rather_o live_v a_o private_a citizen_n equal_a with_o the_o rest_n than_o a_o prince_n in_o so_o eminent_a place_n at_o length_n he_o be_v overcome_v more_o with_o reason_n then_o with_o the_o honour_n present_v to_o he_o when_o he_o see_v that_o what_o he_o take_v not_o upon_o he_o will_v infallible_o perish_v to_o he_o only_o have_v it_o befall_v to_o refuse_v the_o principality_n well_o near_o a_o long_a time_n than_o other_o have_v bear_v arm_n to_o get_v it_o after_o the_o return_v of_o his_o father_n to_o the_o god_n and_o the_o funeral_n of_o his_o body_n solemnize_v with_o all_o humane_a honour_n his_o name_n consecrate_v with_o divine_a one_o the_o first_o of_o his_o work_n as_o prince_n be_v to_o order_v the_o election_n of_o officer_n as_o sacred_a augustus_n have_v leave_v write_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n at_o which_o time_n my_o brother_n and_o myself_o be_v put_v in_o the_o list_n of_o those_o that_o stand_v candidate_n for_o the_o praetorship_n next_o after_o the_o noble_a man_n and_o such_o as_o have_v be_v high_a priest_n we_o gain_v this_o in_o it_o that_o neither_o sacred_a augustus_n commend_v any_o after_o nor_o tiberius_n caesar_n any_o before_o we_o chap._n 125._o a_o mutiny_n in_o germany_n and_o illiricum_n of_o the_o legion_n there_o the_o first_o govern_v by_o germanicus_n quiet_v by_o the_o direction_n of_o tiberius_n the_o republic_n do_v immediate_o receive_v the_o reward_n of_o both_o their_o advice_n and_o desire_n neither_o be_v it_o long_o conceal_v what_o he_o have_v suffer_v if_o we_o have_v not_o prevail_v or_o what_o we_o gain_v by_o obtain_v of_o our_o wish_n for_o the_o army_n that_o serve_v in_o germany_n and_o which_o be_v govern_v by_o germanicus_n in_o person_n as_o also_o the_o legion_n which_o be_v in_o illiricum_n with_o a_o certain_a rage_n and_o a_o vast_a greediness_n of_o confound_v all_o thing_n seek_v a_o new_a general_n a_o new_a state_n and_o in_o sum_n will_v have_v also_o a_o new_a commonwealth_n they_o be_v bold_a also_o to_o threaten_v that_o they_o will_v give_v the_o law_n to_o the_o prince_n they_o be_v about_o to_o determine_v what_o their_o entertainment_n shall_v be_v what_o the_o term_n of_o their_o service_n from_o this_o they_o proceed_v to_o arm_n their_o sword_n be_v in_o their_o hand_n and_o almost_o do_v they_o rise_v to_o the_o height_n of_o lawless_a use_v they_o only_o there_o want_v one_o to_o lead_v against_o the_o commonwealth_n not_o who_o shall_v follow_v but_o all_o these_o the_o readiness_n of_o their_o old_a commander_n forbid_v many_o thing_n with_o gravity_n promise_v some_o other_o and_o amid_o the_o severe_a punish_v of_o the_o author_n a_o gentle_a chastize_v of_o the_o rest_n in_o a_o short_a time_n lay_v on_o sleep_n and_o quite_o remove_v at_o which_o time_n true_o as_o germanicus_n do_v thing_n for_o the_o most_o part_n faint_o so_o drusus_n be_v send_v by_o his_o father_n against_o this_o fury_n of_o the_o soldier_n which_o be_v all_o of_o a_o light_a flame_n use_v the_o former_a and_o ancient_a severity_n with_o a_o course_n hazardous_a to_o himself_o in_o the_o act_n and_o of_o pernicious_a precedent_n with_o the_o same_o sword_n of_o the_o soldier_n by_o which_o he_o be_v besiege_v he_o punish_v those_o that_o beleaguer_v he_o wherein_o he_o use_v principal_o the_o assistance_n of_o junius_n blaesus_n a_o man_n who_o thou_o can_v not_o say_v whether_o he_o be_v of_o more_o use_n in_o the_o camp_n then_o disarm_v in_o the_o city_n who_o within_o a_o few_o year_n be_v proconsul_n in_o africa_n deserve_v and_o obtain_v triumphal_a ornament_n and_o the_o surname_n of_o imperator_n that_o be_v sovereign_a commander_n &_o when_o he_o govern_v spain_n &_o the_o army_n with_o his_o virtue_n
brother_n injury_n fall_v with_o cyprus_n do_v build_v and_o by_o the_o name_n of_o his_o country_n style_v it_o salamina_n pirrhâ—s_n the_o son_n of_o achilles_n possess_v himself_o of_o epyrus_n philippus_n of_o ephyra_n in_o thesprotia_n but_o the_o king_n of_o king_n agamemnon_n be_v drive_v by_o foul_a weather_n into_o the_o i_o will_v of_o crete_n do_v there_o build_v three_o city_n two_o of_o which_o he_o call_v by_o his_o own_o country_n name_n the_o three_o to_o keep_v his_o victory_n in_o memory_n micenae_n tegea_n and_o pergamus_n and_o not_o long_o after_o fall_v under_o the_o treachery_n of_o his_o wife_n son_n aegistus_n who_o bear_v he_o a_o hereditary_a hate_n and_o the_o villainy_n of_o his_o wife_n be_v slay_v aegistus_n hold_v the_o kingdom_n seven_o year_n he_o orestes_n together_o with_o his_o mother_n have_v his_o sister_n electra_n a_o woman_n of_o a_o masculine_a spirit_n the_o partner_n of_o all_o his_o design_n do_v put_v to_o the_o sword_n that_o this_o his_o fact_n be_v by_o the_o god_n approve_v of_o do_v appear_v both_o by_o his_o long_a life_n and_o the_o happiness_n of_o his_o state_n for_o he_o live_v nintie_a year_n reign_v seventy_o he_o also_o by_o his_o bravery_n do_v quit_v himself_o of_o pyrrhus_n the_o son_n of_o achilles_n who_o for_o that_o he_o have_v seize_v upon_o the_o marriage_n of_o hermione_n the_o daughter_n of_o menelaus_n and_o helen_n who_o be_v contract_v to_o he_o he_o slay_v at_o delphos_n in_o these_o time_n when_o lydus_n and_o tirrhenus_n brethren_n reign_v in_o lydia_n be_v straighten_v with_o famine_n they_o cast_v lot_n whether_o of_o they_o shall_v with_o part_n of_o the_o multitude_n quit_v the_o land_n the_o lot_n fall_v upon_o tirrhenus_n he_o be_v come_v into_o italy_n do_v both_o to_o the_o place_n to_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o to_o the_o sea_n give_v a_o noble_a and_o perpetual_a name_n derive_v from_o his_o own_o after_o the_o death_n of_o orestes_n his_o son_n penthelus_n and_o tisamenus_n reign_v three_o year_n chap._n 2._o the_o race_n of_o pelops_n dispossess_v of_o peloponesus_fw-la by_o the_o heraclidae_fw-la the_o glorious_a death_n of_o codrus_n the_o athenian_a king_n then_o about_o the_o eighti_v year_n after_o the_o take_n of_o troâ—_n and_o the_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o from_o hercules_n his_o be_v receive_v among_o the_o god_n the_o offspring_n of_o pelops_n who_o all_o thiâ—_n time_n have_v expel_v the_o descendant_n of_o hercules_n have_v hold_v the_o dominion_n of_o peloponesus_fw-la by_o those_o of_o hercules_n his_o race_n werâ—_n deprive_v of_o it_o the_o commander_n in_o this_o recovery_n of_o theiâ—_n estate_n be_v teminus_n ctesiphontes_n and_o pristodemas_n to_o who_o hâ—_n be_v the_o great_a great_a grandfather_n almost_o in_o the_o same_o time_n atheâ—_n â—eased_v to_o be_v any_o long_o govern_v by_o king_n the_o last_o of_o who_o be_v codrus_n the_o son_n of_o melanâ—hus_n a_o man_n not_o slight_o to_o be_v pasâ—ed_v over_o for_o when_o the_o lacedæmonians_n do_v with_o a_o sharp_a war_n â—resse_n upon_o attica_n and_o the_o pythian_a god_n have_v by_o his_o oracle_n let_v thenâ—now_v that_o the_o army_n who_o general_n shall_v happen_v to_o be_v â—ain_o by_o the_o enemy_n shall_v be_v the_o conqueror_n he_o divest_v himâ—â—lfe_a of_o his_o royal_a acoutrement_n use_v clothe_v like_o a_o peasant_n put_v â—â—mself_n into_o the_o enemy_n camp_n â—here_o as_o if_o by_o acident_n raise_v a_o intention_n he_o be_v by_o those_o â—hich_v know_v he_o not_o slay_v â—â—drus_n with_o his_o death_n be_v follow_v by_o a_o eternal_a glory_n the_o athenian_n with_o the_o ensue_a viâ—â—rie_n who_o will_v not_o admire_v 〈◊〉_d that_o with_o such_o cunning_n do_v â—â—ke_v his_o death_n as_o coward_n use_v to_o practice_v for_o the_o save_a oâ—_n their_o life_n his_o son_n medon_n waâ—_n the_o first_o governor_n of_o athens_n which_o office_n they_o style_v archon_n his_o posterity_n be_v by_o the_o attique_n call_v medontidae_n buâ—_n they_o and_o their_o successor_n tâ—â—_n charâ—pe_n do_v still_o hold_v that_o honour_n in_o their_o hand_n the_o peloponesian_o also_o quit_v the_o country_n of_o attica_n do_v build_v megaâ—_n in_o the_o middle_a way_n between_o corinth_n and_o athens_n about_o thaâ—_n time_n the_o navy_n of_o tyre_n whicâ—_n than_o be_v most_o powerful_a at_o seâ—_n do_v upon_o the_o uttermost_a point_n oâ—_n spain_n in_o the_o far_a end_n of_o ouâ—_n world_n possess_v themselves_o of_o aâ—_n island_n divide_v from_o the_o continent_n with_o a_o very_a narrow_a inlet_n oâ—_n the_o sea_n and_o therein_o build_v thâ—_n town_n of_o gades_n and_o within_o â—_o few_o year_n by_o the_o same_o man_n wâ—_n vticu_n in_o africa_n found_v the_o descendants_n from_o orestes_n be_v by_o those_o of_o hercules_n thrust_v out_o and_o vex_v long_o aswell_o with_o various_a misfortune_n as_o with_o foul_a weather_n at_o sea_n at_o the_o end_n of_o fifteen_o year_n do_v seat_n themselves_o upon_o the_o i_o will_v of_o lesbos_n chap._n 3._o combustion_n in_o greece_n plant_v in_o thessaly_n and_o the_o sound_n of_o corinth_n by_o haletes_n then_o be_v all_o greece_n shake_v with_o most_o bitter_a contention_n the_o achaian_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o laconia_n do_v possess_v thenâ—selves_n of_o the_o land_n they_o now_o hold_v the_o pelasgi_n march_v up_o to_o athens_n and_o a_o brave_a young_a soldier_n by_o name_n thessalus_n by_o his_o nation_n â—_o thesprotian_n with_o a_o great_a army_n of_o his_o countryman_n do_v seize_v upon_o the_o country_n which_o to_o this_o day_n from_o he_o be_v name_v thessalia_n the_o city_n before_o that_o time_n be_v call_v of_o the_o myrmidon_n concern_v which_o name_n we_o may_v with_o reason_n wonder_n at_o those_o who_o write_v of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o trojan_a war_n do_v mention_v that_o country_n by_o the_o title_n of_o thessaly_n which_o as_o other_o do_v fault_n in_o the_o tragedian_n do_v most_o common_o to_o who_o that_o liberty_n be_v not_o to_o be_v grant_v for_o that_o the_o poet_n have_v not_o speak_v any_o thing_n in_o their_o own_o person_n but_o all_o under_o their_o name_n that_o live_v in_o those_o time_n and_o if_o any_o of_o they_o will_v maintain_v that_o they_o be_v name_v thessalian_n from_o thessalus_n the_o son_n of_o hercules_n it_o be_v fit_a he_o shall_v show_v some_o reason_n why_o before_o the_o time_n of_o this_o late_a thessalus_n they_o never_o be_v so_o style_v a_o little_a before_o this_o halete_v the_o six_o from_o hercules_n and_o son_n of_o hippotes_n found_v corinth_n which_o before_o be_v call_v ephyra_n in_o the_o isthmus_n make_v it_o the_o enclosure_n of_o peloponnesus_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o cause_n why_o we_o shall_v wonder_v that_o homer_n do_v mention_n corinth_n for_o in_o the_o person_n of_o a_o poet_n he_o both_o do_v name_n this_o city_n and_o certain_a other_o colony_n of_o the_o jonians_n as_o in_o his_o day_n long_o after_o the_o take_n of_o troy_n they_o be_v call_v chap._n 4._o chalcide_n in_o euboea_n found_v by_o the_o athenian_n and_o cumae_n in_o italy_n with_o naples_n some_o while_n after_o &_o magnesia_n in_o asia_n by_o the_o spartan_n with_o many_o other_o colony_n of_o greek_n both_o in_o the_o continent_n and_o in_o the_o land_n the_o athenian_n in_o euboea_n chalcida_n dispossess_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o colony_n of_o erethria_n the_o lacedaemonian_n in_o asia_n seize_v upon_o that_o of_o magnesia_n not_o long_o after_o the_o chalcidian_o be_v as_o be_v before_o relate_v descend_v from_o the_o atticke_n do_v under_o the_o conduct_n of_o hipocles_n and_o megasthenes_n their_o leader_n find_v the_o city_n of_o cumae_n in_o italy_n the_o course_n of_o that_o their_o way_n be_v direct_v as_o some_o report_n by_o a_o dove_n siy_v before_o they_o as_o other_o by_o a_o tinkle_a find_v of_o brazen_a pan_n such_o as_o in_o the_o night-sacrifice_n of_o ceres_n be_v usual_o hear_v a_o part_n of_o these_o man_n do_v a_o long_a time_n after_o build_v naples_n both_o these_o city_n their_o excellent_a and_o perpetual_a faithfullnes_n to_o the_o roman_n do_v render_v much_o worthy_a of_o the_o repute_n they_o hold_v and_o the_o delicacy_n of_o their_o situation_n but_o some_o other_o have_v with_o more_o diligent_a care_n preserve_v their_o country_n ceremony_n the_o neighbourhood_n of_o osca_n wrought_v a_o change_n in_o those_o of_o cumae_n what_o power_n those_o city_n have_v be_v of_o in_o time_n long_o since_o past_a the_o extent_n and_o strength_n of_o their_o wall_n do_v even_o at_o this_o day_n demonstrate_v in_o the_o age_n follow_v a_o great_a multitude_n of_o grecian_a youth_n who_o mighty_a power_n embolden_v they_o to_o seek_v where_o they_o may_v settle_v pour_v themselves_o upon_o asia_n for_o both_o the_o jonians_n under_o the_o lead_n of_o jones_n go_v from_o athens_n plant_v themselves_o upon_o a_o most_o noble_a part_n of_o
the_o sea_n coast_n which_o to_o this_o day_n be_v call_v jonia_n and_o build_v there_o these_o city_n ephesus_n miletum_n colophone_fw-la priene_n lebedua_n myunta_n erythra_n clazomenae_n and_o phocaea_n &_o also_o possess_v many_o land_n in_o the_o aegean_a and_o icarian_a sea_n as_o samos_n chios_n andrus_n tenus_fw-la pharus_n delos_n beside_o other_o of_o less_o account_n and_o present_o the_o eolian_o set_v sail_n from_o the_o same_o greece_n after_o they_o have_v be_v vex_v with_o extreme_a long_a wander_a do_v fasten_v upon_o place_n of_o no_o mean_a account_n and_o build_v famous_a city_n smyrna_n cymen_n larissa_n myrina_n and_o mitylene_n with_o other_o city_n which_o be_v in_o the_o isle_n of_o lesbos_n chap._n 5._o the_o time_n of_o homer_n flourish_v then_o also_o in_o his_o full_a brightness_n shine_v the_o most_o noble_a and_o without_o comparison_n the_o matchless_a wit_n of_o homer_n who_o both_o for_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o work_n &_o the_o clearness_n of_o his_o verse_n do_v alone_o deserve_v to_o be_v call_v a_o poet._n in_o who_o this_o be_v most_o glorious_a that_o neither_o be_v there_o before_o he_o any_o one_o for_o he_o to_o imitate_v nor_o after_o he_o any_o find_v that_o can_v imitate_v he_o nor_o shall_v we_o find_v any_o other_o beside_o homer_n and_o archilochus_n who_o be_v the_o first_o author_n of_o his_o own_o work_n that_o do_v therein_o reach_v to_o a_o absolute_a perfection_n he_o be_v long_o after_o the_o trojan_a war_n of_o which_o he_o write_v than_o some_o suppose_v for_o he_o flourish_v almost_o nine_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n since_o be_v bear_v within_o these_o thousand_o year_n for_o which_o cause_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o that_o he_o often_o use_v that_o ***_o for_o by_o this_o be_v discern_v the_o difference_n of_o time_n as_o well_o as_o of_o man_n who_o if_o any_o man_n do_v believe_v to_o be_v bear_v blind_a he_o be_v himself_o deprive_v of_o all_o his_o sense_n chap._n 6._o the_o assyrian_a empire_n of_o 1700._o year_n stand_v from_o sardanapalus_n translate_v to_o the_o mede_n by_o pharnaces_n in_o the_o time_n of_o lycurgus_n the_o law_n maker_n of_o sparta_n in_o the_o succeed_v time_n the_o empire_n of_o asia_n be_v from_o the_o assyrian_n who_o have_v hold_v the_o same_o for_o the_o space_n of_o seventeen_o hundred_o year_n translate_v to_o the_o mede_n about_o seven_o hundred_o and_o seventy_o year_n after_o these_o thing_n last_o relate_v for_o pharnaces_n the_o mede_n deprive_v sardanapalus_n their_o king_n melt_v with_o ease_n full_a delicacy_n and_o to_o his_o own_o misfortune_n over-happie_a who_o be_v the_o three_o and_o thirty_o in_o descent_n from_o ninus_n and_o semiramis_n the_o founder_n of_o babylon_n so_o as_o still_o the_o son_n have_v succeed_v to_o the_o father_n both_o of_o his_o empire_n and_o life_n in_o that_o age_n the_o most_o illustrious_a of_o the_o greek_n lycurgus_n the_o lacedaemonian_a descend_v from_o the_o king_n be_v the_o author_n of_o most_o strict_a and_o withal_o of_o the_o just_a law_n of_o which_o so_o long_o as_o sparta_n be_v a_o diligent_a observer_n it_o do_v flourish_v with_o all_o felicity_n about_o this_o time_n and_o sixty_o five_o year_n before_o the_o build_n of_o rome_n be_v carthage_n found_v by_o eliza_n the_o tyrian_a lady_n who_o some_o have_v also_o call_v didâ—_n near_o to_o the_o same_o time_n caranus_n a_o man_n royal_o bear_v and_o the_o sixteen_o in_o descent_n from_o hercules_n invest_v himself_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o macedonia_n from_o who_o alexander_n the_o great_a be_v the_o seventeen_o of_o his_o race_n and_o in_o his_o mother_n right_o extract_v from_o achilles_n make_v it_o one_o of_o his_o glory_n that_o he_o be_v also_o by_o his_o father_n derive_v from_o hercules_n aemilius_z sura_n in_o his_o annal_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n show_v that_o first_o the_o assyrian_n be_v lord_n of_o all_o nation_n hold_v the_o empire_n of_o the_o world_n then_o the_o mede_n after_o they_o the_o persian_n from_o who_o the_o macedonian_n get_v it_o and_o last_o of_o all_o not_o long_o after_o carthage_n be_v master_v philip_n and_o intiochus_n two_o king_n extract_v from_o the_o macedon_n be_v overthrow_v and_o conquer_v the_o supreme_a command_n do_v devolve_v to_o the_o roman_n chap._n 7._o hesiodus_n 120_o year_n after_o homer_n a_o controversy_n clear_v about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o build_n of_o capua_n between_o these_o time_n and_o that_o of_o nineâ—_n who_o be_v the_o first_o great_a monarch_n do_v pass_v nineteen_o hundred_o ninety_o and_o five_o year_n hesiodus_n be_v of_o this_o age_n and_o about_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n after_o homer_n a_o man_n both_o for_o the_o clearness_n of_o his_o wit_n and_o dainty_a smoothness_n of_o his_o verse_n worthy_a of_o memory_n infinite_o desirous_a of_o rest_n and_o quiet_a and_o as_o he_o be_v in_o time_n so_o also_o be_v he_o in_o esteem_v the_o next_o to_o a_o man_n of_o so_o high_a repute_n as_o homer_n be_v who_o avoid_v fall_v upon_o that_o error_n which_o homer_n have_v light_v upon_o and_o avowd_v both_o his_o country_n and_o parent_n but_o his_o country_n because_o he_o have_v be_v evil_a use_v by_o it_o most_o scornful_o while_o i_o be_o employ_v about_o foreign_a matter_n i_o have_v light_v upon_o a_o domestic_a business_n &_o that_o very_o erroneous_a and_o far_o from_o agree_v with_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o most_o approve_a author_n for_o some_o there_o be_v that_o affirm_v that_o about_o these_o time_n capua_n and_o nola_n be_v found_v by_o the_o tuscan_n almost_o eight_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n since_o to_o who_o opinion_n i_o shall_v indeed_o subscribe_v but_o how_o far_o do_v marcus_n cato_n differ_v from_o they_o who_o affirm_v that_o capua_n be_v found_v by_o the_o tuscan_n and_o after_o that_o nola._n that_o capua_n stand_v entire_a about_o two_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n before_o it_o be_v take_v by_o the_o roman_n which_o if_o it_o be_v so_o it_o be_v since_o the_o take_n of_o capua_n two_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n since_o it_o be_v found_v must_v be_v only_o about_o five_o hundred_o year_n myself_o with_o pardon_n of_o cato_n diligence_n will_v say_v that_o i_o can_v hardly_o believe_v that_o so_o great_a a_o city_n do_v grow_v to_o that_o height_n flourish_n be_v ruin_v and_o raise_v again_o and_o all_o in_o so_o short_a a_o space_n of_o time_n chap._n 8._o the_o institute_v the_o olympic_a game_n by_o iphitus_n the_o elean_a 904._o year_n before_o the_o consulship_n of_o vinicius_n in_o the_o six_o olympade_n rome_n fonnd_v by_o romulus_n after_o this_o the_o noble_a tryalâ—_n of_o mastery_n in_o sport_n and_o the_o most_o effectual_a for_o the_o exercise_v the_o faculty_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o body_n the_o olympic_a game_n be_v begin_v have_v for_o their_o author_n iphitus_n the_o elean_a he_o be_v report_v to_o have_v first_o institute_v those_o game_n and_o a_o fair_a with_o they_o nine_o hundred_o and_o four_o year_n before_o thou_o marcus_n vinicius_n do_v enter_v upon_o thy_o consulship_n almost_o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o &_o fifty_o year_n before_o that_o when_o atreus_n do_v celebrate_v the_o funeral_n of_o his_o father_n pelops_n hercules_n at_o the_o trial_n of_o exercise_n which_o be_v there_o present_v be_v in_o every_o one_o of_o they_o the_o conqueror_n at_o that_o time_n the_o archontes_n of_o athens_n do_v cease_v to_o hold_v their_o place_n perpetual_o of_o which_o the_o last_o be_v alcmaeon_n and_o begin_v to_o be_v create_v every_o ten_o year_n which_o order_n do_v last_o about_o seventy_o year_n and_o then_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n be_v commit_v to_o magistrate_n choose_v every_o year_n of_o those_o which_o be_v create_v every_o ten_o year_n the_o first_o be_v charops_n the_o last_o eryx_n of_o the_o yearly_a officer_n the_o first_o be_v call_v creon_n in_o the_o six_o olympiad_n two_o and_o twenty_o year_n after_o the_o first_o that_o be_v institute_v romulus_n the_o son_n of_o mars_n have_v take_v revenge_n of_o the_o wrong_n do_v to_o his_o grandfather_n do_v find_v the_o city_n of_o rome_n upon_o mount_n palatine_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n hold_v in_o honour_n of_o the_o goddess_n palles_fw-la from_o whence_o to_o the_o time_n of_o your_o consulship_n it_o be_v seven_o hundred_o seventy_o and_o two_o year_n romulus_n effect_v this_o be_v aid_v by_o the_o legion_n of_o his_o grandfather_n latinus_n for_o i_o very_o willing_o do_v subscribe_v to_o the_o opinion_n of_o those_o which_o have_v in_o that_o sort_n deliver_v whereas_o otherwise_o with_o a_o unwarlike_a company_n of_o shepherd_n he_o will_v scarce_o have_v be_v able_a to_o settle_v his_o new_a city_n the_o veian_o be_v so_o near_o and_o other_o etruscan_o and_o
sabine_n although_o he_o have_v now_o enlarge_v it_o with_o a_o sanctuary_n between_o the_o two_o grove_n he_o hold_v about_o he_o a_o hundred_o elect_a &_o call_v father_n instead_o of_o a_o counecll_n and_o this_o be_v the_o original_n of_o the_o name_n of_o patrician_n the_o rape_n of_o the_o sabine_a virgin_n which_o ***************_o chap._n 9_o the_o ruin_n of_o perseus_n king_n of_o macedon_n by_o paulus_n emilius_n his_o truimph_n and_o those_o of_o octavius_n victorious_a by_o sea_n and_o amicius_fw-la over_o gentius_n the_o illyrian_a king_n here_o be_v a_o vast_a breach_n in_o the_o history_n he_o reach_v what_o the_o enemy_n most_o fear_v for_o by_o the_o space_n of_o two_o year_n he_o have_v fight_v with_o the_o consul_n with_o so_o variable_a fortune_n as_o for_o the_o most_o part_n he_o have_v the_o better_a of_o they_o and_o have_v draw_v a_o great_a part_n of_o greece_n to_o ally_v themselves_o with_o he_o nay_o even_o the_o rhodian_n also_o who_o be_v before_o that_o most_o faithful_a to_o the_o roman_n expect_v the_o event_n do_v then_o seem_v with_o a_o faithfulness_n to_o be_v doubt_v more_o enclinable_a to_o the_o king_n part_n and_o king_n eumenes_n stand_v in_o that_o war_n as_o a_o neutral_a neither_o answer_v his_o brother_n beginning_n nor_o the_o fashion_n which_o himself_o have_v former_o carry_v the_o senate_n then_o and_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n do_v create_v lucius_n emilius_n paulas_n consul_n who_o have_v before_o triumph_v both_o as_o praetor_n and_o consul_n a_o man_n to_o be_v praise_v as_o far_o as_o virtue_n can_v be_v understand_v and_o value_v the_o son_n of_o that_o paulus_n who_o at_o can_v do_v as_o unwilling_o fight_v that_o battle_n so_o ruinous_a to_o the_o common_a wealth_n as_o brave_o lose_v his_o life_n in_o it_o he_o in_o a_o great_a battle_n near_o cydna_n a_o city_n of_o macedonia_n overthrow_v perseus_n and_o have_v chase_v he_o and_o turn_v he_o out_o of_o his_o camp_n with_o the_o ruin_n of_o all_o his_o army_n compel_v he_o quit_v all_o his_o hope_n to_o fly_v out_o of_o macedonia_n which_o he_o forsake_v flee_v into_o the_o island_n of_o samothracia_n and_o there_o as_o suppliant_a betake_v himself_o to_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o the_o temple_n to_o he_o cneius_n octavius_n the_o praetor_n who_o command_v the_o fleet_n do_v come_v and_o more_o with_o reason_n than_o force_v persuade_v he_o to_o entrust_v himself_o to_o the_o fidelity_n of_o the_o roman_n so_o do_v paulus_n lead_v in_o triumph_n one_o of_o the_o great_a and_o noble_a king_n of_o that_o time_n the_o same_o year_n in_o which_o the_o triumph_n of_o octavius_n the_o praetor_n of_o the_o navy_n and_o of_o anicius_n carry_v gentius_n king_n of_o the_o illyrian_n before_o his_o chariot_n be_v so_o conspicuous_a how_o perpetual_a a_o companion_n of_o a_o high_a and_o eminent_a fortune_n envy_n be_v out_o of_o this_o may_v be_v collect_v that_o where_o no_o man_n offer_v to_o oppose_v the_o triumph_n of_o octavius_n and_o anicius_n there_o want_v not_o some_o that_o labour_v hard_o to_o hinder_v that_o of_o paulus_n who_o glory_n do_v so_o far_o outgo_v the_o other_o as_o well_o by_o the_o greatness_n of_o king_n perseus_n by_o the_o show_n of_o image_n and_o statue_n as_o by_o the_o quantity_n of_o money_n that_o he_o bring_v into_o the_o treasury_n two_o hundred_o million_o of_o sesterce_n and_o in_o the_o magnificence_n of_o it_o do_v far_o outstrip_v all_o triumph_n whatsoever_o have_v go_v before_o he_o chap._n 10._o the_o proud_a command_v of_o antiochus_n to_o have_v egypt_n in_o quiet_a by_o popilius_n laenas_n the_o roman_a ambassador_n emilius_n his_o loss_n of_o both_o his_o son_n about_o the_o time_n of_o his_o triumph_n at_o the_o same_o time_n when_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n who_o have_v at_o athens_n begin_v to_o set_v up_o the_o olympic_a game_n be_v king_n of_o syria_n do_v besige_v in_o alexandria_n the_o infant_n king_n ptolemy_n marcus_n popilius_n laena_n be_v send_v ambassador_n to_o he_o to_o command_v he_o to_o desist_v from_o his_o attempt_n who_o deliver_v his_o message_n and_o the_o king_n answer_v that_o he_o will_v think_v of_o it_o make_v a_o circle_n with_o his_o staff_n in_o the_o sand_n about_o thâ—_n king_n and_o charge_v he_o to_o giu_v he_o a_o answer_n before_o he_o wenâ—_n out_o of_o the_o same_o so_o do_v the_o roman_a constancy_n put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o king_n consultation_n and_o the_o command_n be_v obey_v but_o lucius_n paulus_n who_o have_v get_v a_o great_a and_o glorious_a victory_n be_v father_n of_o four_o son_n two_o of_o they_o be_v the_o elder_a he_o have_v give_v to_o be_v adopt_v the_o one_o to_o publius_n scipio_n son_n to_o publius_n the_o african_a who_o of_o his_o father_n greatness_n and_o bravery_n hold_v nothing_o but_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o name_n &_o a_o forcible_a eloquence_n the_o other_o to_o fabius_n maximus_n the_o other_o two_o be_v the_o young_a who_o have_v not_o yet_o put_v on_o the_o habit_n accustom_v to_o be_v wear_v by_o mé_n at_o the_o time_n that_o he_o obtain_v the_o â—oremétioned_a victory_n he_o retain_v to_o himself_o when_o according_a to_o the_o ancient_a custom_n before_o he_o enter_v the_o city_n he_o make_v a_o relation_n before_o his_o triumph_n of_o his_o carriage_n in_o his_o affair_n he_o beseech_v the_o immortal_a god_n that_o if_o any_o of_o they_o do_v malign_v his_o action_n and_o envy_v his_o fortune_n that_o they_o rather_o will_v show_v their_o spleen_n upon_o he_o then_o upon_o the_o common_a wealth_n which_o word_n as_o deliver_v by_o a_o oracle_n do_v ere_o long_o draw_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o his_o blood_n from_o he_o for_o one_o of_o his_o two_o son_n who_o he_o have_v retain_v in_o his_o house_n with_o he_o he_o lose_v a_o few_o day_n before_o his_o triumph_n and_o the_o other_o within_o few_o day_n after_o it_o about_o this_o time_n there_o be_v a_o sharp_a censure_n pronounce_v by_o fulvius_n flaccus_n &_o posthumus_n albinus_n for_o cnaeus_n fulvius_n brother_n to_o thâ—_n censor_n fulvius_n and_o also_o his_o partner_n in_o all_o thing_n be_v by_o the_o samâ—_n censor_n put_v out_o of_o the_o senate_n chap._n 11._o a_o counterfeit_a philip_n in_o macedonia_n overthrow_v by_o metellus_n macedonicus_n metellus_z his_o fortunate_a life_n and_o death_n after_o the_o defeat_n and_o take_n of_o perseus_n who_o at_o the_o end_n of_o four_o year_n decease_v in_o a_o free_a restraint_n at_o alba_n a_o counterfeit_a philip_n so_o term_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o fiction_n in_o pretend_v a_o fabulous_a descent_n when_o he_o give_v out_o himself_o to_o be_v philip_n and_o of_o the_o royal_a blood_n be_v full_a of_o extreme_a boldness_n &_o have_v with_o arm_a hand_n seize_v upon_o macedon_n and_o usurp_v the_o ensign_n of_o majesty_n within_o a_o short_a time_n receive_v for_o the_o same_o his_o due_a payment_n for_o the_o praetor_n quintus_fw-la metellus_n who_o for_o his_o valour_n be_v surname_v the_o macedonian_a gain_v a_o noble_a victory_n overthrow_v he_o and_o the_o whole_a nation_n and_o also_o defeat_v the_o achaian_o who_o be_v beginning_n to_o rebel_v in_o a_o great_a and_o bloody_a battle_n this_o be_v that_o metellus_n the_o macedonian_a that_o build_v the_o gallery_n which_o do_v compass_v about_o the_o two_o temple_n which_o be_v found_v without_o any_o title_n of_o dedication_n and_o be_v now_o surround_v with_o the_o gallery_n of_o octavia_n and_o who_o bring_v out_o of_o macedon_n that_o troop_n of_o horseman_n statue_n which_o stand_v in_o the_o front_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o be_v at_o this_o day_n the_o principal_a ornament_n of_o that_o place_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o make_v that_o company_n of_o statue_n be_v report_v to_o be_v that_o alexander_n the_o great_a do_v desire_v of_o lysippus_n a_o principal_a arts-master_n in_o those_o work_n that_o he_o will_v make_v thâ—_n statue_n of_o those_o horseman_n oâ—_n his_o which_o be_v slay_v out_o of_o his_o own_o troop_n at_o the_o river_n of_o granicke_n to_o the_o life_n and_o place_v his_o own_o among_o they_o he_o also_o be_v the_o first_o who_o build_v a_o house_n at_o rome_n of_o the_o marble_n take_v out_o of_o ancient_a monument_n do_v give_v a_o beginning_n there_o either_o to_o their_o magnificence_n or_o excess_n hardly_o can_v thou_o find_v a_o man_n of_o any_o nation_n age_n or_o quality_n who_o felicity_n thou_o may_v compare_v with_o the_o fortune_n of_o metellus_n for_o beside_o his_o glorious_a triumph_n his_o honour_n of_o the_o high_a degree_n and_o his_o eminent_a place_n in_o the_o common_a wealth_n his_o life_n prolong_v to_o old_a age_n his_o sharp_a yet_o guiltless_a contention_n with_o his_o enemy_n for_o the_o commonwealth_n cause_n he_o have_v four_o son_n see_v they_o all_o man_n grow_v leave_v they_o all_o behind_o he_o
danger_n which_o be_v not_o in_o great_a hazard_n when_o hannibal_n his_o tent_n be_v pitch_v within_o three_o mile_n of_o the_o wall_n than_o that_o day_n when_o telesinus_n fly_v about_o the_o rank_n of_o his_o army_n &_o proclaim_v that_o the_o roman_n last_o day_n be_v come_v cry_v out_o that_o the_o city_n must_v be_v destroy_v and_o raze_v add_v thereunto_o that_o those_o wolf_n the_o ruiner_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o italy_n will_v never_o fail_v to_o be_v troublesome_a except_o the_o wood_n in_o which_o they_o use_v to_o harbour_v be_v stub_a up_o by_o the_o root_n at_o length_n above_o a_o hour_n within_o night_n both_o the_o roman_n army_n get_v some_o time_n to_o breath_n and_o the_o enemy_n fall_v off_o telesinus_n be_v find_v the_o next_o day_n half_a a_o live_v and_o with_o a_o speech_n rather_o of_o a_o conquer_a than_o a_o die_a man_n who_o head_n be_v cut_v from_o his_o shoulder_n sylla_n command_v to_o be_v carry_v about_o the_o wall_n of_o preneste_n then_o at_o length_n the_o young_a caius_z marius_n despair_v of_o the_o success_n of_o his_o affair_n attempt_v to_o escape_v by_o certain_a mine_n which_o with_o wonderful_a art_n be_v cut_v under_o ground_n do_v open_v themselves_o into_o several_a field_n when_o now_o he_o have_v get_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n be_v by_o some_o that_o be_v set_v there_o for_o that_o work_n deprive_v of_o life_n there_o be_v some_o that_o report_n he_o die_v by_o his_o own_o hand_n some_o that_o say_v that_o he_o and_o his_o young_a brother_n telesinus_n beleaguer_v and_o attemt_a to_o escape_v with_o he_o find_v themselves_o past_o all_o hope_n engage_v run_v together_o and_o with_o interchange_a wound_n dispatch_v one_o another_o how_o ever_o he_o die_v and_o that_o to_o this_o day_n his_o memory_n be_v nothing_o obscure_v by_o so_o great_a glory_n of_o his_o father_n in_o what_o repute_n syâ—â—a_n do_v hold_v that_o young_a man_n it_o be_v easy_o to_o be_v discern_v in_o this_o that_o when_o he_o be_v slay_v he_o assume_v the_o name_n of_o fortunate_a which_o indeed_o he_o shall_v have_v withal_o justice_n take_v upon_o he_o if_o his_o victory_n and_o his_o life_n have_v end_v together_o offella_n lucretius_n command_v in_o chief_a at_o the_o siege_n of_o marius_n and_o praneste_n who_o have_v be_v before_o of_o the_o marian_n faction_n when_o he_o be_v praetor_n flee_v over_o to_o sylla_n the_o fortune_n of_o that_o day_n in_o which_o the_o army_n of_o the_o samnite_n and_o telesinus_n be_v mate_v sylla_n do_v honour_n with_o a_o perpetual_a memorial_n of_o play_n in_o the_o circus_n in_o which_o without_o name_v it_o the_o victory_n of_o sylla_n be_v glorify_v chap._n 28._o divers_a battle_n fight_v and_o wear_v by_o sylla_n his_o captain_n the_o servilij_fw-la metellus_n and_o lucullus_n the_o secona_n proscription_n a_o little_a before_o that_o sylla_n fight_v at_o sacriportum_n divers_a commander_n of_o his_o party_n have_v in_o brave_a and_o important_a encounter_n rout_v several_a army_n of_o the_o enemy_n as_o the_o two_o servilij_fw-la at_o clusium_n metellus_n pius_n at_o faventia_n and_o marcus_n lucullus_n at_o fidentia_n the_o misery_n of_o the_o civil_a war_n do_v seem_v to_o be_v end_v when_o by_o the_o cruelty_n of_o sylla_n they_o be_v both_o renew_v and_o augment_v for_o he_o be_v create_v dictator_n the_o assume_v of_o which_o honour_n by_o any_o man_n have_v now_o by_o the_o space_n of_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n be_v intermit_v ever_o since_o the_o next_o year_n after_o hannibal_n his_o quit_n of_o italy_n so_o as_o it_o seem_v the_o people_n of_o rome_n do_v not_o so_o much_o desire_v to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o dictatorship_n as_o they_o stand_v in_o fear_n of_o the_o power_n of_o so_o absolute_a a_o command_n which_o their_o ancestor_n have_v employ_v to_o relieve_v and_o settle_v the_o state_n in_o the_o great_a exigent_n do_v abuse_v it_o with_o a_o licentious_a and_o unbounded_a cruelty_n he_o be_v the_o first_o and_o will_v to_o god_n he_o have_v be_v the_o last_o that_o invent_v and_o raise_v a_o precedent_n for_o proscription_n that_o in_o that_o city_n in_o which_o a_o overworn_a stage-player_n be_v censure_v for_o saucy_a abuse_n of_o other_o in_o the_o same_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o authorise_a from_o the_o state_n of_o the_o massacre_a of_o a_o subject_n and_o he_o thrive_v best_a who_o have_v slay_v most_o man_n nor_o the_o reward_n for_o kill_v a_o enemy_n be_v more_o full_a and_o bounteous_a than_o for_o murder_v a_o citizen_n and_o every_o man_n be_v make_v the_o paymaster_n of_o his_o own_o hangman_n neither_o be_v this_o rage_n bend_v only_o against_o those_o who_o have_v bear_v arm_n against_o he_o but_o many_o innocent_a man_n also_o fall_v under_o it_o to_o which_o be_v add_v that_o the_o good_n of_o those_o that_o be_v proscribe_v be_v set_v to_o sale_n and_o their_o child_n be_v disinherit_v be_v also_o bar_v and_o exclude_v from_o stand_v for_o any_o honour_n or_o office_n in_o the_o state_n and_o withal_o which_o be_v of_o all_o the_o most_o unworthy_a piece_n the_o son_n of_o senator_n must_v bear_v the_o burden_n of_o that_o order_n and_o yet_o lose_v the_o right_n thereof_o chap._n 29._o cnaeus_n pompeius_n his_o bring_v a_o army_n to_o sylla_n his_o character_n and_o the_o esteem_n be_v hold_v with_o his_o enemy_n upon_o the_o come_n of_o lucius_n sylla_n into_o italy_n cnaus_n pompeius_n the_o son_n of_o that_o pompey_n of_o who_o most_o glorious_a exploit_n in_o his_o consulship_n in_o the_o marsian_a war_n we_o have_v before_o make_v relation_n be_v three_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a about_o one_o hundred_o year_n since_o undertake_v with_o the_o mean_n of_o a_o private_a fortune_n great_a matter_n and_o gallant_o put_v in_o action_n what_o he_o have_v so_o project_v to_o vindicate_v and_o restore_v the_o honour_n of_o his_o country_n do_v raise_v a_o full_a and_o just_a army_n in_o the_o picene_a territory_n which_o be_v in_o every_o place_n stuff_v with_o the_o follower_n and_o dependent_n of_o his_o father_n who_o greatness_n will_v to_o describe_v it_o full_o require_v many_o volume_n but_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o work_n i_o have_v in_o hand_n compel_v i_o to_o deliver_v it_o in_o few_o word_n his_o mother_n be_v call_v lucilia_n descend_v of_o a_o race_n of_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o senate_n for_o his_o shape_n it_o be_v of_o the_o best_a not_o such_o as_o inlovely_a youth_n be_v count_v for_o dainty_a but_o for_o the_o gracefulness_n and_o majesty_n suit_v to_o such_o a_o height_n of_o greatness_n which_o do_v so_o attend_v upon_o his_o fortune_n to_o the_o last_o period_n of_o his_o life_n of_o authority_n and_o power_n that_o it_o may_v for_o his_o honour_n be_v tender_v to_o he_o not_o seize_v upon_o by_o he_o he_o be_v most_o eager_o desirous_a in_o war_n a_o most_o able_a captain_n in_o peace_n a_o citizen_n except_o where_o he_o stand_v in_o fear_n of_o a_o concurrent_a equal_a full_a of_o all_o modesty_n of_o his_o friend_n a_o most_o constant_a observer_n oftend_v he_o be_v not_o hard_a to_o be_v entreat_v once_o reconcile_v he_o most_o faithful_o keep_v his_o word_n in_o receive_v satisfaction_n no_o man_n so_o easy_a his_o power_n he_o never_o or_o seldom_o abuse_v to_o commit_v any_o insolence_n he_o scarce_o be_v discern_v to_o wish_v any_o thing_n except_o it_o shall_v be_v count_v among_o the_o high_a of_o his_o aim_n that_o he_o think_v scorn_n in_o a_o free_a city_n and_o lady_n of_o so_o many_o nation_n where_o by_o right_a all_o man_n be_v of_o his_o own_o rank_n to_o see_v any_o one_o his_o equal_a in_o honour_n he_o from_o the_o time_n that_o he_o come_v to_o man_n estate_n be_v train_v up_o in_o service_n under_o his_o father_n a_o most_o able_a captain_n do_v so_o inform_v his_o judgement_n which_o of_o itself_o be_v clear_a &_o capable_a of_o knowledge_n with_o a_o excellent_a understanding_n of_o the_o art_n of_o war_n that_o by_o sertorius_n metellus_n be_v indeed_o more_o commend_v but_o pompey_n more_o cordial_o redoubt_a chap._n 30._o sertorius_n betray_v at_o supper_n by_o perperna_n and_o slay_v metellus_n and_o pompeius_n their_o triumph_n before_o pompeius_n be_v a_o senator_n the_o war_n with_o the_o staff_n and_o spartacus_n their_o captain_n in_o the_o end_n marcus_n perperna_n a_o man_n of_o praetorian_a quality_n and_o of_o the_o proscribe_a by_o his_o race_n and_o descent_n more_o noble_a than_o his_o disposition_n at_o exosca_n murder_v sertorius_n when_o they_o be_v at_o supper_n and_o by_o that_o his_o base_a treachery_n procure_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n a_o assure_a victory_n to_o his_o own_o party_n ruinous_a destruction_n and_o to_o himself_o a_o most_o ignominious_a death_n metellus_z then_o
and_o pompey_n triumph_v for_o their_o conquest_n of_o both_o the_o spain_n but_o pompey_n in_o this_o same_o triumph_n be_v as_o yet_o but_o a_o knight_n of_o rome_n before_o the_o time_n that_o he_o be_v or_o may_v be_v elect_v consul_n enter_v the_o city_n in_o a_o triumphal_a chariot_n who_o can_v forbear_v to_o wonder_v at_o this_o man_n that_o be_v by_o extraordinary_a command_n raise_v to_o the_o high_a type_n of_o honour_n do_v yet_o with_o impatience_n brook_v the_o senate_n and_o people_n of_o rome_n their_o show_v that_o they_o take_v into_o their_o consideration_n and_o have_v regard_n to_o caius_n caesar_n when_o he_o pretend_v to_o a_o second_o consulship_n so_o familiar_a it_o be_v with_o man_n â—o_o allow_v any_o thing_n to_o themselves_o but_o excuse_v nothing_o in_o oâ—hers_n and_o to_o bend_v their_o envy_n â—red_v by_o occasion_n not_o as_o the_o â—ause_n but_o as_o their_o humour_n and_o â—he_n person_n direct_v they_o in_o his_o consulship_n do_v pompey_n restore_v the_o power_n of_o the_o triâ—unes_n whereof_o sylla_n have_v only_o leave_v the_o shadow_n or_o image_n in_o use_n while_o the_o war_n of_o sertorius_n be_v on_o foot_n sixty_o four_o fugitive_a slave_n break_v out_o of_o a_o fence_a school_n where_o they_o be_v keep_v at_o capua_n lead_v by_o spartacus_n and_o get_v sword_n in_o the_o city_n at_o the_o first_o withdraw_v themselves_o to_o mount_n vesuvius_n and_o present_o their_o multitude_n daily_o increase_v with_o various_a and_o grievous_a calamity_n they_o afflict_v all_o italy_n who_o number_n do_v grow_v to_o such_o a_o excess_n aâ—_n in_o the_o last_o battle_n that_o they_o fight_v they_o oppose_v the_o roman_a army_n with_o forty_o thousand_o arm_a man_n the_o glory_n of_o end_v this_o war_n be_v due_a to_o marcus_n crassus_n who_o be_v ere_o long_o a_o principal_a man_n among_o all_o the_o roman_n chap._n 31._o the_o piraeticall_a war_n with_o ample_a authority_n commit_v to_o pompey_n though_o against_o the_o will_n of_o the_o nobility_n now_o have_v the_o quality_n of_o pompey_n turn_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n upon_o he_o and_o he_o be_v in_o every_o place_n and_o respect_n the_o more_o fix_o regard_v when_o be_v consul_n he_o have_v solemn_o swear_v that_o his_o time_n be_v expire_v he_o will_v not_o accept_v of_o or_o seek_v the_o government_n of_o any_o province_n and_o have_v keep_v his_o oath_n two_o year_n after_o aâ—lus_n gabinius_n the_o tribune_n prefer_v a_o law_n that_o since_o the_o pirate_n do_v now_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o just_a war_n not_o of_o the_o every_o and_o surprise_v attempt_n with_o whole_a navy_n affright_v the_o world_n and_o have_v also_o sack_v certain_a city_n in_o italy_n that_o i_o say_v cnaeus_n pompey_n shall_v be_v employ_v to_o repress_v they_o and_o that_o his_o command_n shall_v extend_v through_o all_o the_o province_n of_o equal_a power_n with_o the_o proconsull_n and_o every_o way_n fifty_o mile_n from_o the_o sea_n side_n by_o which_o decree_n of_o the_o senate_n the_o empire_n of_o almost_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v confer_v upon_o one_o man_n yet_o be_v the_o same_o also_o decree_v two_o year_n before_o in_o the_o praetorship_n of_o mark_n anthony_n but_o sometime_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o person_n as_o by_o precedent_n it_o do_v mischief_n so_o it_o either_o augment_v or_o lessen_v the_o envy_n that_o iâ—_n bear_v they_o for_o seldom_o be_v thâ—_n honour_v envy_v of_o such_o man_n who_o power_n be_v not_o redoubt_v and_o on_o the_o contrary_a man_n do_v stand_v in_o fear_n of_o extraordinary_a greatness_n in_o those_o who_o they_o suppose_v likely_a either_o to_o quit_v or_o retain_v they_o at_o their_o pleasure_n and_o to_o have_v no_o limit_n or_o term_n set_v they_o but_o by_o heir_n own_o will_n this_o determination_n be_v oppose_v by_o the_o prime_n of_o the_o nobility_n but_o their_o prudent_a advice_n be_v overrule_v and_o master_v by_o the_o violence_n of_o other_o the_o esteem_n of_o quintus_n catulus_n and_o this_o modesty_n also_o be_v worthy_a of_o memory_n who_o when_o in_o oppose_v of_o this_o law_n he_o have_v say_v in_o the_o assembly_n that_o cnaeus_n pompeius_n be_v indeed_o a_o very_a excellent_a man_n but_o yet_o in_o a_o free_a republic_n neither_o all_o nor_o yet_o too_o much_o be_v to_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o hand_n of_o any_o one_o man_n &_o then_o add_v but_o if_o any_o thing_n disastrous_a betide_v he_o who_o have_v you_o to_o substitute_n in_o his_o room_n the_o whole_a assembly_n cry_v out_o thyself_o quintus_fw-la catulus_n he_o then_o vanquish_v by_o the_o uniform_a consent_n of_o they_o all_o and_o so_o honourable_a a_o testification_n of_o the_o whole_a city_n concern_v himself_o depart_v out_o of_o the_o assembly_n let_v i_o here_o admire_v both_o the_o honesty_n of_o the_o man_n and_o the_o equity_n of_o the_o people_n he_o that_o he_o will_v not_o any_o further_o contend_v and_o of_o their_o part_n that_o though_o dissuade_v and_o declare_v himself_o adverse_a to_o their_o desire_n they_o yet_o will_v not_o defraud_v he_o of_o the_o attestation_n just_o due_a to_o he_o chap._n 32._o that_o war_n in_o short_a time_n end_v and_o the_o sea_n clear_v of_o pirate_n who_o be_v plant_v in_o a_o colony_n within_o land_n about_o the_o same_o time_n cotta_n do_v equal_o divide_v the_o power_n of_o judge_v between_o the_o two_o order_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o knight_n which_o caius_n gracchus_n have_v bereave_v the_o senate_n of_o have_v transfer_v to_o the_o knight_n and_o sylla_n have_v after_o restore_v to_o they_o and_o otho_n roscius_n also_o by_o a_o law_n of_o his_o propound_v render_v again_o to_o the_o knight_n their_o place_n in_o the_o theatre_n but_o cnaeus_n pompeius_n have_v take_v with_o he_o to_o assist_v he_o in_o that_o war_n many_o and_o worthy_a man_n and_o appoint_v guard_n of_o ship_n for_o all_o the_o bay_n and_o sea_n coast_n in_o a_o short_a time_n with_o a_o invincible_a power_n do_v free_a the_o world_n of_o fear_n and_o have_v in_o many_o encounter_n and_o divers_a place_n beat_v the_o pirate_n at_o length_n fall_v upon_o they_o about_o cilicia_n with_o his_o whole_a fleet_n and_o total_o rout_v they_o that_o he_o may_v with_o the_o more_o celerity_n make_v a_o end_n of_o the_o war_n so_o dilate_v over_o the_o earth_n he_o recollect_v the_o remnant_n of_o they_o settle_v they_o in_o city_n apart_o remote_a from_o the_o sea_n upon_o certain_a habitation_n there_o be_v that_o carp_n at_o this_o act_n of_o he_o but_o though_o such_o a_o author_n be_v reason_n enough_o for_o the_o fact_n yet_o reason_n itself_o do_v make_v any_o author_n of_o great_a authority_n for_o give_v they_o mean_n to_o live_v without_o rapine_n he_o shut_v they_o up_o far_o from_o sea_n so_o bar_v they_o from_o that_o way_n of_o spoil_v other_o chap._n 33._o manlius_n tribune_n of_o the_o people_n prefer_v a_o law_n to_o commit_v the_o war_n of_o mithridates_n to_o pompey_n take_v it_o from_o lucullus_n who_o have_v do_v great_a thing_n in_o it_o lucullus_n his_o character_n comparative_a with_o the_o disposition_n of_o pompey_n when_o the_o pyraticall_a war_n be_v upon_o the_o point_n of_o conclude_v and_o lutius_n lucullus_n who_o seven_a year_n before_o in_o his_o consulship_n have_v by_o lot_n asia_n asign_v unto_o he_o as_o his_o province_n and_o have_v there_o perform_v both_o great_a and_o memorable_a service_n have_v often_o in_o many_o place_n rout_v mithridates_n have_v with_o a_o glorious_a victory_n free_v cizicum_n from_o siege_n and_o have_v overthrow_v in_o armenia_n tigranes_n the_o great_a king_n of_o those_o pirate_n and_o rather_o will_v not_o then_o be_v unable_a to_o give_v the_o last_o blow_n to_o that_o war_n he_o who_o in_o all_o other_o respect_n be_v worthy_a of_o praise_n and_o in_o war_n invincible_a be_v yet_o vanquish_v with_o the_o love_n of_o money_n do_v still_o command_v in_o that_o war_n manilius_n then_o tribune_n of_o the_o people_n a_o man_n always_o mercenary_a and_o a_o busy_a advancer_n of_o the_o power_n of_o another_o prefer_v a_o law_n that_o the_o war_n with_o mithridates_n shall_v be_v commit_v to_o cnaeus_n pompeius_n the_o bill_n do_v pass_v and_o thereupon_o be_v there_o great_a and_o bitter_a brawl_n between_o the_o general_n while_o pompey_n object_v to_o lucullus_n his_o base_a love_n of_o gain_n and_o lucullus_n to_o he_o his_o unlimited_a desire_n of_o command_n and_o neither_o of_o they_o in_o that_o which_o he_o impute_v to_o the_o other_o can_v be_v charge_v with_o belie_v he_o for_o neither_o do_v pompey_n after_o he_o once_o have_v put_v his_o hand_n to_o the_o affair_n of_o state_n in_o his_o mind_n ever_o brook_v any_o equal_a and_o in_o those_o thing_n in_o which_o by_o due_a right_n he_o shall_v have_v be_v the_o prime_n
he_o desire_v to_o be_v the_o sole_a man_n nor_o do_v ever_o any_o man_n less_o covet_v all_o other_o thing_n or_o more_o greedy_o glory_n than_o he_o in_o seek_v honour_n without_o moderation_n in_o enjoy_v and_o use_v they_o most_o modest_a as_o who_o whereas_o he_o most_o desirous_o enter_v they_o do_v yet_o with_o a_o equal_a temper_n lay_v they_o down_o and_o what_o he_o desire_v to_o assume_v at_o his_o own_o pleasure_n be_v content_a to_o divest_v himself_o of_o it_o at_o the_o will_n of_o another_o lucullus_z on_o the_o other_o side_n a_o man_n in_o all_o other_o regard_n of_o high_a excellency_n be_v the_o first_o beginner_n of_o the_o excessive_a riot_n of_o our_o time_n in_o building_n feast_n and_o furniture_n of_o house_n who_o for_o his_o force_n out_o the_o sea_n in_o some_o place_n by_o mass_n of_o earth_n throw_v into_o it_o and_o let_v it_o into_o other_o by_o undermine_v of_o mountain_n pompey_n the_o great_a do_v not_o without_o a_o smartnesse_n of_o wit_n use_v to_o call_v the_o gown_a xerxes_n chap._n 34._o crect_n conquer_v and_o make_v a_o province_n by_o metellus_n the_o temple_n of_o janus_n shut_v the_o secona_n time_n which_o be_v do_v but_o thrice_o in_o all_o the_o time_n of_o rome_n first_o by_o the_o king_n second_o by_o metellus_n three_o by_o augustus_n cicero_n his_o suppress_n of_o catiline_n his_o conspiracy_n about_o the_o same_o time_n the_o isle_n of_o crect_n be_v by_o quintus_fw-la metellus_n bring_v under_o the_o command_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n which_o by_o the_o lead_n of_o panares_n and_o lasthenes_n with_o twenty_o four_o thousand_o young_a man_n of_o incredible_a swiftness_n unweariable_a with_o their_o arm_n &_o travail_n and_o most_o excellent_a archer_n have_v for_o three_o whole_a year_n vex_v the_o roman_a army_n neither_o from_o encroach_a upon_o the_o glory_n of_o this_o man_n also_o do_v cnaeus_n pompeius_n restrain_v his_o desire_n but_o endeavour_v to_o claim_v a_o part_n of_o his_o victory_n but_o for_o the_o triumph_n of_o lucullus_n and_o metellus_n both_o their_o own_o singular_a virtue_n and_o the_o envy_n of_o pompey_n do_v with_o all_o the_o best_a sort_n of_o man_n render_v they_o the_o more_o favour_v in_o these_o time_n it_o be_v that_o marcus_n cicero_n who_o be_v indebt_v only_o to_o himself_o for_o all_o his_o addition_n a_o man_n of_o a_o most_o illustrious_a newness_n and_o as_o he_o be_v noble_a in_o his_o life_n so_o for_o his_o understanding_n of_o the_o great_a who_o work_v it_o be_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v inferior_a to_o they_o in_o wit_n who_o with_o arm_n we_o have_v master_v be_v consul_n with_o his_o singular_a virtue_n constancy_n vigilancy_n and_o carefulness_n overthrow_v the_o conspiracy_n of_o sergius_n catiline_n lentulus_n cethegus_n &_o divers_a other_o of_o both_o the_o degree_n of_o senator_n &_o knight_n catiline_n by_o fear_n of_o the_o consul_n command_n be_v force_v out_o of_o the_o city_n lentulus_n of_o consular_a quality_n and_o that_o have_v be_v twice_o praetor_n and_o cethegus_n with_o other_o of_o noble_a family_n by_o authority_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o direction_n from_o the_o consul_n be_v put_v to_o death_n in_o prison_n chap._n 35._o cicero_n his_o character_n the_o execution_n of_o the_o conspirator_n and_o the_o death_n of_o catiline_n in_o fight_n that_o day_n of_o the_o senate_n sit_v in_o which_o these_o thing_n be_v act_v do_v render_v most_o glorious_o glister_v the_o virtue_n of_o marcus_n cato_n which_o be_v before_o in_o other_o thing_n conspicuous_a and_o clear_o shine_v he_o be_v the_o great_a grand_a child_n of_o marcus_n cato_n the_o head_n of_o the_o portian_a family_n be_v a_o man_n most_o like_a to_o virtue_n itself_o and_o every_o way_n more_o near_o approach_a in_o his_o disposition_n to_o the_o god_n than_o man_n who_o never_o do_v just_a thing_n that_o he_o may_v appear_v so_o but_o because_o he_o can_v do_v no_o other_o and_o to_o who_o that_o only_o do_v seem_v reasonable_a which_o have_v equity_n in_o it_o and_o be_v clear_o free_a of_o all_o human_a main_a vice_n have_v always_o fortune_n in_o his_o own_o power_n he_o be_v choose_v as_o yet_o a_o very_a youth_n tribune_n of_o the_o people_n when_o other_o do_v opine_n that_o lentulus_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o conspirator_n shall_v be_v hold_v under_o guard_n in_o the_o free_a town_n when_o almost_o one_o of_o the_o last_o his_o suffrage_n be_v call_v for_o do_v with_o such_o power_n both_o of_o spirit_n and_o wit_n inveigh_v against_o the_o conspiracy_n that_o with_o his_o ardency_n he_o render_v the_o opinion_n of_o those_o who_o have_v persuade_v the_o way_n of_o lenity_n suspect_v of_o be_v privy_a to_o the_o plot_n so_o lay_v open_v the_o danger_n hang_v over_o their_o head_n of_o the_o ruin_n and_o fire_n of_o the_o city_n and_o alter_n of_o the_o state_n so_o magnify_v the_o virtue_n of_o the_o consul_n that_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o senate_n side_v with_o his_o opinion_n censure_v they_o to_o die_v who_o we_o speak_v of_o before_o and_o the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o order_n of_o senator_n accompany_v cato_n by_o way_n of_o honour_n home_o to_o his_o house_n but_o catiline_n do_v no_o more_o faint_o put_v in_o execution_n his_o design_n of_o mischief_n when_o they_o be_v discover_v than_o he_o have_v before_o undertake_v they_o for_o fight_v with_o infinite_a valour_n he_o pay_v the_o life_n to_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o soldier_n which_o be_v due_a to_o that_o of_o justice_n chap._n 36._o the_o birth_n of_o august_n caesar_n in_o cicero_n his_o consulship_n a_o enumeration_n man_n in_o that_o age_n famous_a for_o learning_n no_o mean_a addition_n of_o honour_n to_o the_o year_n of_o cicero_n his_o consulship_n be_v the_o birth_n of_o sacred_a augustus_n who_o then_o be_v bear_v now_o eighty_o two_o year_n since_o with_o his_o greatness_n to_o obscure_v all_o man_n of_o what_o nation_n soever_o it_o may_v almost_o seem_v superfluous_a to_o reckon_v up_o the_o age_n of_o the_o man_n of_o eminency_n for_o their_o wit_n of_o those_o day_n for_o who_o know_v not_o that_o about_o that_o time_n though_o somewhat_o differ_v in_o year_n do_v flourish_v cicero_z hortensius_z and_o indeed_o crassus_n also_o cato_n sulpitius_n &_o within_o a_o while_n brutus_n calidius_n coelius_n calvus_n and_o in_o the_o next_o rank_n to_o cicero_n caesar_n and_o as_o a_o fosterchild_n of_o they_o corvinus_n with_o asinius_n polio_n and_o the_o emulator_n of_o thucydides_n sallust_n and_o the_o poet_n varro_n lucretius_n and_o catullus_n second_o to_o none_o in_o verify_v of_o the_o work_n which_o he_o take_v in_o hand_n the_o tally_v up_o of_o the_o name_n of_o these_o able_a wit_n who_o be_v in_o a_o sort_n still_o in_o our_o eye_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o folly_n among_o who_o in_o our_o age_n be_v most_o eminent_a the_o prince_n of_o poet_n virgilius_n and_o rabirius_n &_o livy_n who_o succeed_v to_o sallust_n with_o tibullus_n and_o naso_n most_o excellent_a in_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o work_n for_o of_o man_n of_o eminency_n as_o the_o admiration_n be_v great_a so_o be_v the_o censure_n full_a of_o difficulty_n chap._n 27._o pompey_n his_o act_n against_o mithridates_n and_o tigranes_n tigranes_n his_o yield_a himself_o and_o estate_n while_o these_o affair_n be_v on_o foot_n in_o the_o city_n and_o in_o italy_n cnaeus_n pompeius_n do_v manage_v the_o war_n of_o a_o remarkable_a nature_n against_o mithridates_n who_o after_o the_o departure_n of_o luâ—ullus_n have_v raise_v a_o brave_a body_n of_o â—_o new_a army_z but_o that_o king_n be_v overthrow_v rout_v and_o strip_v out_o of_o all_o his_o mean_n retire_v himself_o to_o armenia_n and_o tigranes_n his_o father_n in_o law_n a_o king_n in_o that_o time_n but_o that_o he_o have_v before_o biâ—_n shake_v by_o lucullus_n of_o all_o other_o the_o most_o puissant_a pompey_n therefore_o pursue_v they_o joint_o enter_v armenia_n and_o first_o tigranes_n hiâ—_n son_n but_o at_o odds_o with_o his_o father_n present_v himself_o to_o pompey_n and_o ere_o long_o he_o himself_o also_o in_o person_n and_o as_o suppliant_a render_v himself_o and_o his_o estate_n to_o his_o disposure_n profess_v thaâ—_n there_o be_v no_o other_o either_o roman_a or_o of_o any_o other_o nation_n beside_o cnaeus_n pompeius_n to_o whosâ—_n consortship_n he_o will_v adjoynâ—â—_n himself_o and_o therefore_o that_o any_o fortune_n either_o prosperous_a or_o adverse_a which_o he_o shall_v allot_v he_o he_o shall_v repute_v easy_a to_o be_v suffer_v that_o it_o be_v not_o dishonour_v to_o be_v conquer_v by_o he_o who_o it_o be_v a_o crime_n to_o overcome_v neither_o be_v it_o inglorious_o to_o pompey_n that_o he_o submit_v himself_o to_o he_o who_o fortune_n have_v raise_v above_o all_o other_o man_n the_o royal_a estate_n be_v by_o he_o
which_o with_o all_o of_o great_a antiquity_n be_v hold_v for_o certain_a derive_v his_o descent_n from_o aluchises_n and_o venus_n of_o person_n the_o most_o lovely_a of_o all_o the_o citizen_n of_o rome_n in_o vivacity_n of_o spirit_n most_o sharp_a in_o bounty_n most_o profuse_o liberal_a of_o courage_n above_o either_o the_o nature_n or_o the_o belief_n of_o any_o man_n in_o greatness_n of_o his_o design_n celerity_n in_o execution_n patience_n in_o danger_n most_o near_o resemble_v that_o great_a alexander_n but_o he_o sober_a and_o not_o transport_v withanger_n final_o a_o man_n that_o use_v both_o sleep_n and_o meat_n to_o live_v and_o not_o for_o voluptuousness_n when_o he_o be_v in_o blood_n most_o near_o tie_v to_o caius_n marius_n and_o also_o son_n in_o law_n to_o cinna_n who_o daughter_n he_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v compel_v to_o repudiate_v at_o that_o time_n that_o marcus_n piso_n a_o man_n of_o consular_a quality_n have_v to_o gain_v sylla_n his_o favour_n put_v away_o annia_n who_o once_o have_v be_v cinna_n wife_n and_o to_o who_o himself_o have_v be_v marry_v eighteen_o year_n when_o sylla_n be_v master_n of_o all_o the_o instrument_n of_o sylla_n and_o the_o upholder_n of_o the_o faction_n rather_o than_o he_o himself_o seek_v for_o his_o life_n change_v his_o garment_n and_o disguise_v himself_o in_o a_o habit_n not_o suit_v to_o his_o fortune_n by_o night_n slip_v out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o when_o afterward_o he_o be_v yet_o a_o very_a youth_n be_v take_v by_o the_o pirate_n he_o so_o carry_v himself_o all_o the_o time_n that_o he_o be_v detain_v by_o they_o that_o he_o be_v of_o they_o both_o respect_v and_o fear_v neither_o do_v he_o ever_o in_o all_o that_o time_n either_o by_o day_n or_o night_n for_o why_o shall_v that_o which_o be_v most_o worthy_a observation_n be_v omit_v if_o it_o can_v be_v with_o any_o flourish_a phrase_n deliver_v put_v off_o his_o shoe_n or_o ungirt_a himself_o for_o this_o reason_n lest_o if_o he_o shall_v in_o any_o thing_n change_v his_o fashion_n he_o may_v be_v suspect_v by_o they_o who_o only_o with_o their_o eye_n hold_v a_o guard_n upon_o he_o chap._n 42._o caesar_n take_v the_o pirate_n that_o hold_v he_o prisoner_n &_o nail_v they_o upon_o the_o cross_n it_o will_v be_v too_o long_o to_o tell_v how_o much_o and_o how_o often_o he_o show_v his_o dare_a with_o how_o great_a power_n of_o he_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n upon_o his_o motion_n refuse_v to_o second_v the_o intention_n of_o he_o that_o then_o have_v asia_n in_o his_o possession_n this_o one_o thing_n let_v i_o relate_v to_o serve_v for_o instance_n of_o the_o greatness_n to_o which_o he_o be_v ere_o long_o to_o rise_v the_o night_n follow_v that_o day_n in_o which_o he_o be_v by_o the_o common_a purse_n of_o the_o city_n ransom_v yet_o so_o as_o he_o make_v the_o pirate_n give_v hostage_n to_o the_o city_n he_o both_o be_v a_o private_a man_n and_o do_v it_o on_o the_o sudden_a in_o a_o disorder_a manner_n set_v out_o a_o fleet_n he_o sail_v to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o pirate_n be_v and_o part_n of_o their_o navy_n he_o force_v to_o fly_v part_n he_o sink_v some_o ship_n &_o with_o they_o many_o prisoner_n he_o take_v and_o glad_a of_o this_o his_o victory_n get_v by_o night_n return_v to_o his_o friend_n when_o clap_v they_o in_o prison_n who_o he_o have_v take_v he_o go_v into_o bythinia_n to_o the_o proconsul_n junius_n who_o then_o govern_v that_o part_n of_o asia_n desire_v that_o he_o may_v have_v power_n to_o punish_v they_o as_o they_o deserve_v which_o when_o he_o refuse_v and_o say_v that_o he_o will_v sell_v they_o for_o slave_n for_o a_o dull_a cowardice_n be_v ever_o wait_v on_o by_o envy_n he_o with_o incredible_a speed_n return_v to_o the_o sea_n side_n before_o any_o letter_n of_o direction_n can_v be_v bring_v from_o die_v proconsul_n nail_v upon_o the_o cross_a every_o one_o of_o they_o who_o he_o have_v take_v chap._n 43._o caesar_n his_o return_n into_o italy_n to_o stand_v for_o the_o high_a place_n of_o high_a priest_n carry_v it_o from_o catulus_n reestablish_v the_o statue_n of_o marina_n and_o restore_v the_o child_n of_o such_o as_o have_v be_v proscribe_v he_o also_o make_v haste_n into_o italy_n to_o enter_v upon_o the_o priesthood_n for_o when_o he_o be_v absent_a he_o be_v by_o marius_n and_o cinna_n though_o he_o they_o be_v almost_o a_o child_n create_v the_o high_a priest_n of_o jupiter_n in_o the_o room_n of_o cotta_n a_o man_n of_o consular_a quality_n though_o afterward_o when_o sylla_n be_v conqueror_n who_o make_v void_a all_o that_o they_o have_v do_v he_o have_v lose_v that_o place_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v discover_v by_o the_o pirate_n who_o then_o fill_v all_o those_o sea_n and_o be_v not_o without_o cause_n bitter_o enrage_v against_o he_o he_o go_v aboard_o a_o ship_n of_o four_o oar_n &_o with_o two_o friend_n and_o ten_o servant_n cross_v over_o the_o broad_a part_n of_o the_o hadriatique_a gulf_n and_o when_o in_o that_o course_n he_o kenned_a as_o he_o think_v the_o pirate_n ship_n strip_v himself_o out_o of_o his_o clothes_n and_o tie_v his_o dagger_n to_o his_o thigh_n he_o prepare_v himself_o to_o either_o fortune_n but_o within_o a_o while_n perceive_v that_o his_o sight_n be_v mistake_v and_o that_o they_o be_v certain_a tree_n which_o in_o a_o long_a row_n appear_v like_o the_o mast_n of_o ship_n the_o rest_n of_o his_o action_n in_o the_o city_n with_o his_o most_o noble_a accusation_n of_o dolabella_n and_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o people_n show_v he_o in_o a_o large_a measure_n than_o be_v usual_o afford_v to_o delinquent_n and_o his_o most_o glorious_a yet_o civil_a competition_n with_o quintus_n catulus_n &_o other_o man_n of_o principal_a quality_n and_o the_o carry_v the_o question_n against_o quintus_fw-la catulus_n who_o by_o the_o confession_n of_o all_o man_n be_v the_o prime_a man_n of_o the_o senate_n in_o their_o concurrency_n for_o the_o place_n of_o the_o sovereign_a bishop_n his_o reestablish_n when_o he_o be_v aedile_n the_o image_n of_o caius_n marius_n when_o all_o the_o nobility_n oppose_v it_o restore_v to_o their_o honour_n the_o child_n of_o those_o that_o have_v be_v proscribe_v his_o praetorship_n and_o questorship_n pass_v in_o spain_n with_o admirable_a bravery_n and_o industry_n when_o he_o be_v questor_n undeâ—_n vetus_n antistius_n the_o grandfather_n of_o this_o vetus_n a_o man_n of_o quality_n consular_a and_o high_a priest_n father_n of_o two_o of_o the_o same_o rank_n of_o consul_n and_o high_a priest_n and_o as_o good_a a_o man_n as_o can_v be_v expect_v of_o any_o humane_a innocency_n these_o thing_n i_o say_v the_o more_o they_o be_v know_v the_o less_o they_o need_v my_o pen._n chap._n 44._o the_o confederacy_n between_o pompey_n caesar_n and_o crassus_n for_o establishment_n of_o their_o power_n in_o rome_n confirm_v by_o alliance_n pompey_n marry_v caesar_n daughter_n julia_n caesar_n consulship_n and_o dâ—vision_n of_o land_n in_o campania_n while_o he_o therefore_o be_v consul_n there_o be_v contract_v between_o he_o cnaeus_n pompeius_n and_o marcus_n crassus_n a_o society_n for_o the_o instauration_n of_o their_o power_n which_o be_v to_o the_o city_n to_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o though_o in_o different_a time_n no_o less_o to_o themselves_o ruinous_a and_o baleful_a this_o device_n pompey_n be_v induce_v to_o pursue_v to_o the_o end_n that_o at_o length_n his_o constitution_n make_v in_o the_o province_n beyond_o the_o sea_n to_o which_o as_o we_o before_o have_v deliver_v many_o be_v opposite_a may_v be_v by_o caesar_n confirm_v by_o caesar_n this_o course_n be_v take_v for_o that_o he_o see_v that_o he_o shall_v by_o give_v way_n to_o pompey_n his_o glory_n increase_v his_o own_o and_o that_o the_o envy_n of_o their_o common_a greatnrsse_n be_v confine_v to_o he_o alone_o he_o shall_v fortify_v his_o own_o strength_n and_o by_o crassus_n that_o the_o principality_n and_o prime_a place_n which_o otherwise_o alone_o and_o by_o himself_o he_o can_v not_o he_o thus_o may_v hold_v support_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o pompey_n and_o force_n of_o caesar_n there_o be_v also_o a_o alliance_n agree_v upon_o between_o pompey_n and_o caesar_n for_o pompey_n the_o great_a take_v to_o wife_n the_o daughter_n of_o caius_n caesar_n while_o he_o be_v consul_n caesar_n pass_v a_o law_n that_o the_o land_n in_o campania_n shall_v be_v divide_v among_o the_o plebeian_n so_o be_v plant_v thereabouts_o twenty_o thousand_o citizen_n and_o that_o country_n restore_v to_o their_o freedom_n about_o one_o hundred_o fifty_o and_o two_o year_n after_o that_o capua_n in_o the_o punic_a war_n be_v by_o the_o roman_n reduce_v into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o government_n
which_o if_o he_o have_v pronounce_v somewhat_o soon_o there_o will_v not_o have_v want_v those_o that_o will_v have_v follow_v that_o pattern_n and_o have_v prove_v that_o a_o citizen_n be_v slay_v then_o who_o there_o have_v none_o live_v more_o pernicious_a to_o the_o common_a wealth_n nor_o more_o infestious_a to_o honest_a man_n chap._n 48._o civil_a war_n beginning_n between_o caesar_n and_o pompey_n peace_n treat_v of_o hinder_v by_o curio_n his_o character_n then_o within_o a_o little_a space_n of_o time_n the_o exordium_n of_o the_o civil_a war_n begin_v to_o kindle_v when_o every_o one_o that_o stand_v most_o for_o the_o right_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o both_o caesar_n and_o pompey_n shall_v east_n off_o their_o army_n for_o pompey_n in_o his_o second_o consulship_n have_v proeur_v the_o spâ—â—â—â—â—_n to_o be_v appoint_v to_o he_o and_o thâ—â—_n for_o three_o year_n space_n himself_o be_v from_o thence_o absent_a and_o sit_v at_o the_o helm_n of_o affair_n in_o the_o city_n may_v by_o his_o lieutenant_n afranius_n and_o petraus_fw-la whereof_o the_o one_o have_v be_v consul_n the_o other_o praetor_n governâ—â—_n the_o same_o and_o those_o that_o opine_v that_o caesar_n shall_v dismiss_v his_o army_n he_o side_v with_o but_o such_o as_o think_v himself_o also_o shall_v do_v the_o same_o he_o oppose_v who_o if_o two_o year_n before_o that_o they_o fall_v to_o arm_n he_o have_v die_v in_o campania_n be_v oppress_v with_o a_o grievous_a sickness_n when_o he_o have_v finish_v all_o those_o his_o intendment_n of_o his_o theatre_n and_o the_o other_o work_n which_o he_o make_v about_o it_o at_o what_o time_n â—ll_v italy_n do_v decree_v public_a supplication_n for_o his_o recovery_n and_o that_o the_o first_o that_o ever_o be_v for_o any_o private_a citizen_n fortune_n may_v have_v save_v her_o labour_n in_o revive_v he_o and_o the_o greatness_n which_o he_o have_v hold_v among_o the_o live_n he_o have_v carry_v with_o he_o be_v in_o pair_v to_o the_o low_a world_n but_o neither_o do_v any_o other_o man_n furnish_v the_o civil_a war_n nor_o those_o so_o many_o mischief_n which_o for_o twenty_o year_n together_o do_v succeed_v to_o it_o with_o a_o great_a or_o a_o more_o furious_a firebrand_n than_o caius_n curio_n a_o tribune_n of_o the_o people_n a_o man_n noble_a eloquent_a bold_a and_o of_o his_o own_o and_o other_o man_n also_o both_o fortune_n and_o honour_n profuse_o lavish_a a_o man_n most_o witty_o wicked_a and_o to_o the_o mischief_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n a_o dainty_a speaker_n who_o mind_n pleasure_n and_o lust_n neither_o any_o wealth_n nor_o any_o desire_n will_v satisfy_v this_o man_n be_v at_o first_o for_o pompey_n that_o be_v as_o it_o then_o be_v account_v for_o the_o common_a wealth_n and_o present_o in_o show_n against_o both_o caesar_n and_o pompey_n but_o in_o his_o heart_n for_o caesar_n whether_o that_o for_o mere_a good_a will_n or_o for_o a_o bribe_n of_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o sesterce_n as_o we_o have_v receive_v it_o we_o leave_v uncertain_a at_o the_o last_o those_o most_o healthful_a condition_n of_o the_o then_o spring_a peace_n which_o caesar_n with_o a_o mind_n replete_a with_o all_o justice_n do_v require_v and_o pompey_n not_o unwilling_o do_v admit_v he_o break_v and_o scatter_v in_o piece_n cicero_n above_o all_o thing_n labour_v and_o cart_v from_o the_o public_a quiet_n the_o order_n of_o those_o thing_n as_o well_o as_o hose_n that_o go_v before_o be_v both_o deliver_v in_o the_o complete_a write_n of_o other_o and_o shall_v i_o hope_v be_v express_v also_o in_o these_o of_o i_o chap._n 49._o catulus_n two_o luculli_n metellus_n and_o hortensiuâ—_n dead_a be_v the_o war_n condition_n of_o reason_n tender_v by_o caesar_n refuse_v by_o the_o other_o the_o war_n begin_v now_o let_v we_o restore_v to_o our_o intend_a work_n its_o own_o form_n yet_o first_o let_v i_o congratulate_v with_o quintus_fw-la catulus_n the_o 2_o luculli_n metellus_n and_o hortensius_n who_o when_o without_o envy_n they_o have_v flourish_v in_o the_o common_a wealth_n and_o be_v eminent_a without_o danger_n do_v exchange_v this_o life_n before_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o civil_a war_n with_o a_o quiet_a or_o at_o least_o with_o a_o death_n not_o hasten_v before_o the_o due_a time_n when_o lentulus_n and_o marcellus_n be_v consul_n seven_o hundred_o and_o three_o year_n after_o the_o build_n of_o the_o city_n and_o the_o eighty_o and_o eight_o year_n before_o thou_o marcus_n vimcius_n do_v enter_v thy_o consulship_n the_o civil_a war_n begin_v to_o flame_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o one_o captain_n do_v seem_v the_o better_a but_o that_o of_o the_o other_o the_o firm_a the_o authority_n of_o the_o senate_n do_v put_v arm_n into_o pompey_n hand_n into_o caesar_n the_o confidence_n of_o his_o soldier_n the_o consul_n and_o the_o senate_n do_v yield_v the_o sovereign_a command_n of_o all_o to_o the_o respect_n of_o the_o cause_n not_o to_o pompey_n person_n nothing_o be_v leave_v unattempted_a by_o caesar_n that_o may_v conduce_v to_o the_o preservation_n of_o peace_n nor_o any_o thing_n accept_v by_o the_o pompeious_a when_o one_o of_o the_o consul_n be_v more_o furious_a than_o reason_n but_o lentulus_n if_o the_o republic_n be_v safe_a can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v preserve_v from_o ruin_n and_o marcus_n cato_n maintain_v that_o death_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o admission_n of_o any_o condition_n offer_v to_o the_o state_n by_o a_o private_a citizen_n a_o man_n indeed_o grave_a and_o of_o the_o antique_a stamp_n may_v more_o commend_v pompey_n part_n but_o a_o prudent_a will_v follow_v that_o of_o caesar_n repute_v thing_n on_o that_o side_n more_o glorious_a on_o this_o more_o dreadful_a thus_o in_o the_o end_n all_o caesar_n request_n be_v with_o scorn_n reject_v they_o decree_v that_o content_v with_o one_o only_a legion_n to_o retain_v the_o title_n of_o the_o province_n he_o shall_v come_v a_o private_a man_n into_o the_o city_n and_o in_o demand_v the_o consulship_n submit_v himself_o to_o the_o suffrage_n of_o rome_n chap._n 50._o pompey_n quit_v the_o city_n and_o italy_n caesar_n take_v domitius_n at_o corfinium_n and_o dismiss_v he_o come_v to_o rome_n thence_o pass_v into_o spain_n &_o master_n afranius_n and_o petreius_n caesar_n perceive_v that_o they_o must_v come_v to_o arm_n pass_v over_o rubicon_n cnaeus_n pompeius_n the_o consul_n the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o senate_n quit_v the_o city_n and_o afterward_o italy_n put_v over_o sea_n to_o dyrrhachium_n but_o caesar_n have_v in_o his_o power_n domitius_n and_o the_o legion_n which_o be_v with_o he_o at_o corfinium_n dismiss_v without_o delay_n their_o commander_n and_o other_o that_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o go_v to_o pompey_n follow_v he_o to_o brundisium_n so_o that_o it_o appear_v that_o he_o have_v rather_o while_o all_o thing_n stand_v entire_a and_o unhurt_a make_v a_o end_n of_o the_o war_n by_o treaty_n than_o oppress_v those_o that_o flee_v from_o he_o when_o he_o find_v the_o consul_n be_v pass_v over_o the_o sea_n he_o return_v to_o the_o city_n &_o there_o in_o the_o senate_n and_o in_o a_o full_a assembly_n render_v a_o account_n of_o his_o intention_n and_o his_o most_o miserable_a necessity_n who_o be_v by_o the_o injurious_a arm_n of_o other_o man_n compel_v to_o draw_v his_o sword_n then_o he_o resolve_v to_o go_v for_o spain_n but_o the_o haste_n of_o his_o journey_n massilia_n do_v a_o while_n retarde_n with_o a_o faithfulness_n more_o entire_a than_o wisdom_n in_o counsel_n unreasonable_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o judge_v of_o the_o principal_a force_n of_o the_o side_n which_o they_o only_o ought_v to_o take_v in_o their_o hand_n who_o have_v power_n to_o compel_v such_o as_o will_v not_o obey_v the_o army_n then_o which_o be_v command_v by_o afranius_n of_o consular_a and_o patreius_n of_o praetorian_a quality_n be_v mate_v with_o his_o come_n his_o vigour_n and_o his_o glory_n render_v itself_o to_o he_o both_o the_o lieutenant_n and_o as_o many_o of_o every_o condition_n as_o will_v not_o follow_v they_o be_v dismiss_v and_o send_v to_o pompey_n chap._n 51._o caesar_n go_v into_o greece_n after_o pompey_n and_o besiege_n he_o in_o his_o camp_n the_o boldness_n of_o balbus_n in_o go_v into_o the_o enemy_n army_n caesar_n shrewd_o shake_v in_o one_o encounter_n the_o next_o year_n when_o dyrrhachium_n and_o the_o country_n near_o about_o it_o be_v possess_v by_o pompey_n camp_n who_o have_v send_v for_o out_o of_o all_o the_o province_n beyond_o the_o sea_n the_o legion_n the_o auxiliaries_n both_o of_o horse_n and_o foot_n the_o force_n of_o the_o king_n the_o tetrarch_n and_o also_o of_o the_o prince_n have_v gather_v together_o a_o mighty_a army_n and_o hold_v as_o he_o suppose_v the_o sea_n so_o guard_v with_o his_o fleet_n that_o caesar_n
count_v a_o addition_n to_o his_o glory_n which_o mighty_a and_o full_a of_o terror_n cnaeus_n pompeius_n son_n of_o pompey_n the_o great_a a_o young_a man_n and_o of_o infinite_a spirit_n in_o matter_n of_o war_n have_v raise_v aid_n flock_v to_o he_o on_o every_o side_n from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n of_o those_o that_o be_v yet_o still_o the_o follower_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o father_n name_n the_o fortune_n of_o caesar_n do_v accompany_v he_o into_o spain_n yet_o â—id_v he_o never_o fight_v any_o battle_n â—ore_o cruel_a or_o full_a of_o danger_n â—o_o as_o when_o the_o event_n be_v more_o â—hen_o doubtful_a he_o alight_v from_o â—is_n horse_n and_o stand_v firm_a in_o the_o head_n of_o his_o shrink_a army_n have_v first_o expostulate_v with_o fortune_n for_o reserve_v he_o to_o such_o a_o end_n he_o profess_v to_o his_o soldier_n that_o he_o will_v not_o move_v one_o step_n back_o and_o that_o therefore_o they_o shall_v consider_v what_o a_o general_n and_o in_o what_o place_n they_o be_v to_o abandon_v and_o by_o that_o mean_n with_o shame_n more_o than_o with_o courage_n the_o fight_n be_v renew_v with_o more_o bravery_n oâ—_n the_o captain_n then_o the_o soldier_n chap._n 56._o pompeius_n slay_v after_o labienus_n and_o varus_n in_o the_o fight_n caesar_n return_v to_o rome_n pardon_v all_o his_o enemy_n triumph_n five_o time_n and_o within_o five_o month_n be_v slay_v by_o brutus_n and_o cassius_n cnaeus_n pompeius_n be_v find_v sore_o wound_v in_o a_o wild_a desert_n be_v there_o slay_v labienus_n and_o varus_n die_v in_o the_o fight_n caesar_n be_v absolute_a victor_n of_o all_o his_o enemy_n return_v to_o the_o city_n which_o no_o mortal_a man_n can_v believe_v grant_v a_o general_a pardon_n to_o all_o that_o have_v bear_v arm_n against_o he_o and_o with_o most_o magnificent_a show_n of_o fencer_n at_o the_o sharp_a representation_n of_o sea_n fight_v of_o horse_n and_o foot_n with_o fight_n of_o elephant_n and_o feast_v many_o day_n together_o do_v give_v it_o full_a content_n he_o entrd_v in_o five_o triumph_n the_o set_v out_o of_o that_o of_o caâ—â—a_n be_v of_o lemon_n wood_n that_o of_o pontus_n of_o brasile_n that_o of_o africa_n of_o ivory_n that_o of_o alexandria_n of_o tortoise_n and_o that_o of_o spain_n of_o silver_n polish_v the_o money_n bring_v in_o of_o the_o spoil_n be_v somewhat_o more_o than_o sixe-hundred_n million_o of_o sesterce_n yet_o can_v not_o this_o man_n so_o great_a and_o who_o with_o so_o much_o clemency_n to_o all_o man_n have_v carry_v himself_o in_o his_o victory_n enjoy_v himself_o in_o perfect_a quiet_a above_o five_o month_n for_o have_v make_v his_o return_n to_o the_o city_n in_o the_o month_n of_o october_n in_o the_o ides_n of_o march_n follow_v by_o conspiracy_n of_o which_o brutu_fw-la &_o cassius_n be_v the_o author_n one_o of_o who_o by_o promise_v he_o the_o consulship_n he_o have_v not_o oblige_v and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n by_o put_v he_o off_o he_o have_v offend_v cassius_n they_o have_v also_o join_v to_o their_o design_n complice_n in_o the_o murder_n the_o near_a of_o all_o his_o friend_n and_o who_o by_o the_o support_n of_o his_o party_n be_v raise_v to_o the_o high_a honour_n decius_n brutus_n &_o caâ—us_a trobonius_n with_o other_o man_n of_o noble_a quality_n he_o be_v slay_v to_o who_o indeed_o marcus_n antonius_n a_o man_n that_o be_v most_o ready_a to_o dare_v any_o thing_n have_v procure_v much_o dislike_n be_v his_o fellow_n consul_n by_o put_v upon_o his_o head_n a_o royal_a diadem_n as_o in_o the_o lupercalian_a game_n he_o sit_v in_o the_o plead_a place_n which_o caesar_n refuse_v but_o so_o as_o it_o appear_v he_o be_v not_o offend_v with_o it_o chap._n 57_o hirtius_n his_o advice_n to_o caesar_n of_o hola_v by_o force_n what_o he_o have_v get_v by_o his_o sword_n reject_v and_o the_o presage_n of_o his_o death_n despise_v experience_n make_v it_o appeáre_o that_o the_o advice_n of_o pansa_n and_o hirtius_n be_v to_o be_v commend_v who_o always_o have_v persuade_v caesar_n that_o the_o command_n which_o by_o force_n he_o have_v obtain_v he_o shall_v in_o the_o same_o sort_n retain_v to_o who_o he_o reply_v that_o he_o have_v rather_o die_v then_o live_v in_o fear_n while_o he_o expect_v to_o find_v the_o same_o gentleness_n in_o his_o own_o case_n which_o he_o have_v show_v to_o other_o he_o be_v seize_v upon_o by_o those_o ingrateful_a man_n when_o indeed_o the_o immortal_a god_n have_v give_v he_o very_o many_o presage_n and_o token_n of_o the_o future_a danger_n for_o both_o the_o soothsayer_n have_v fore_o warn_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v most_o careful_o take_v heed_n of_o the_o ides_n of_o march_n and_o his_o wise_a calphurnia_n aftright_v with_o a_o vision_n in_o the_o night_n have_v earnest_o entreat_v he_o that_o day_n not_o to_o go_v out_o of_o his_o house_n and_o beside_o certain_a write_n which_o be_v deliver_v to_o he_o discover_v the_o whole_a plot_n of_o the_o conspiracy_n he_o do_v not_o present_o read_v but_o true_o the_o force_n of_o the_o destiny_n be_v unresistable_a the_o fortune_n whereof_o while_o he_o resolve_v to_o change_v he_o spoil_v the_o intendment_n thereof_o chap._n 58._o the_o killer_n of_o caesar_n ingrateful_a dolabella_n give_v they_o his_o son_n as_o hostage_n for_o their_o safety_n in_o come_v down_o from_o the_o capitol_n which_o they_o have_v seize_v the_o year_n that_o they_o execute_v this_o horrid_a fact_n brutus_n and_o caius_n cassius_n be_v praetor_n decius_n brutus_n be_v design_v consul_n who_o guard_v with_o a_o troop_n of_o fencer_n belong_v to_o decius_n brutus_n seize_v upon_o the_o capitol_n where_o marcus_n antonâ—s_n then_o be_v consul_n who_o as_o cassius_n opine_v that_o he_o shall_v together_o with_o caesar_n be_v together_o slay_v and_o caesar_n last_o will_v be_v suppress_v brutus_n oppose_v it_o affirm_v that_o beside_o the_o tyrant_n for_o so_o consider_v their_o action_n it_o be_v expedient_a to_o term_v he_o there_o be_v no_o other_o blood_n to_o be_v draw_v convoke_v the_o senate_n when_o now_o also_o dâ—labellâ—_n who_o caesar_n have_v appoint_v to_o substitute_n consul_n in_o his_o own_o place_n have_v take_v the_o rod_n and_o ensign_n of_o a_o consul_n as_o a_o mediator_n for_o peace_n have_v deliver_v his_o child_n for_o hostage_n into_o the_o capitol_n do_v give_v his_o faith_n to_o the_o killer_n of_o caesar_n for_o their_o safety_n in_o come_v down_o from_o the_o capitol_n there_o be_v in_o imitation_n of_o that_o famous_a decree_n of_o the_o athenian_n a_o proposition_n of_o a_o general_a oblivion_n of_o thing_n pass_v present_v by_o cicero_n and_o pass_v with_o approbation_n of_o the_o senate_n chap._n 59_o by_o motion_n of_o cicero_n a_o law_n of_o forget_v thing_n past_a be_v enact_v caesar_n will_n adopt_v octavius_n open_v his_o descent_n the_o character_n of_o his_o father_n and_o his_o come_n to_o rome_n after_o which_o be_v caesar_n will_n open_v in_o which_o he_o do_v adopt_v caius_n octavius_n the_o grandchild_n of_o his_o sister_n julia._n of_o who_o original_a though_o other_o have_v prevent_v i_o i_o yet_o hold_v it_o fit_a to_o say_v somewhat_o caius_n octavius_n be_v as_o not_o of_o a_o patrician_n so_o yet_o of_o a_o family_n of_o the_o rank_n of_o knight_n very_o noble_o esteem_v he_o be_v create_v praetor_n among_o other_o of_o the_o noble_a quality_n a_o man_n grave_n pious_a harmless_a and_o rich_a where_o in_o the_o first_o place_n that_o dignity_n have_v procure_v he_o in_o marriage_n attia_n the_o daughter_n of_o julia_n by_o mean_n of_o that_o honour_n be_v award_v macedonia_n for_o his_o province_n and_o in_o that_o be_v style_v imperator_n or_o sovereign_a commander_n when_o he_o come_v back_o to_o stand_v for_o the_o consulship_n depart_v this_o life_n leave_v his_o son_n not_o yet_o a_o man_n who_o caius_n caesar_n his_o great_a uncle_n when_o he_o be_v bring_v up_o with_o philippus_n his_o father_n in_o law_n love_v as_o his_o own_o and_o when_o he_o be_v but_o eighteen_o year_n old_a he_o come_v to_o he_o in_o the_o spanish_a war_n he_o ever_o after_o keep_v in_o his_o company_n never_o make_v he_o comrade_n to_o any_o but_o himself_o nor_o to_o be_v carry_v in_o any_o litter_n but_o his_o own_o and_o do_v confer_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o high_a priesthood_n upon_o he_o a_o child_n the_o civil_a war_n then_o be_v quiet_v to_o inform_v the_o disposition_n of_o that_o singular_a youngman_n in_o the_o liberal_a science_n he_o send_v he_o to_o apollonia_n to_o study_v intend_v ere_o long_o to_o have_v he_o his_o fellow_n soldier_n in_o the_o war_n against_o the_o getes_n and_o then_o against_o the_o parthian_n to_o who_o when_o the_o news_n be_v bring_v of_o the_o death_n of_o his_o uncle_n and_o present_o
these_o charge_n of_o fortune_n who_o these_o uncertain_a accident_n of_o human_a condition_n who_o will_v either_o hope_n or_o fear_v thing_n dister_v from_o the_o present_a or_o contrary_a to_o that_o which_o be_v expect_v livia_n the_o daughter_n of_o drusus_n claudianus_n a_o most_o noble_a and_o most_o valiant_a man_n by_o her_o descent_n her_o goodness_n she_o her_o beauty_n of_o all_o the_o dame_n of_o rome_n the_o most_o eminent_a who_o we_o since_o have_v see_v the_o wife_n of_o augustus_n and_o when_o he_o be_v translate_v to_o the_o god_n have_v also_o see_v her_o high_a priest_n and_o flamen_n to_o he_o then_o fly_v from_o the_o sword_n of_o caesar_n that_o afterward_o be_v she_o own_o caesar_n who_o son_n of_o two_o year_n old_a this_o our_o tiberius_n caesar_n the_o restorer_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n and_o who_o be_v predestinate_v to_o be_v in_o the_o end_n the_o son_n of_o caesar_n also_o she_o carry_v in_o her_o bosom_n with_o one_o only_a attendant_n that_o her_o flight_n may_v the_o better_o conceal_v by_o unfrequented_a way_n to_o avoid_v the_o arm_n of_o the_o soldier_n get_v to_o the_o sea_n side_n and_o with_o her_o husband_n nero_n pass_v over_o into_o sicily_n chap._n 76._o caius_n velleius_n grandfather_n of_o the_o author_n not_o able_a to_o follow_v antonius_n in_o his_o flight_n kill_v himself_o fulvia_n and_o plancus_n permit_v to_o retire_v to_o antonius_n pollio_n with_o domitius_n join_v a_o fleet_n to_o antonius_n his_o force_n antonius_n return_v into_o italy_n peace_n as_o make_v between_o they_o at_o brundâ—â—sum_n salvidienus_n his_o treachery_n discover_v the_o testimony_n that_o i_o will_v give_v to_o a_o stranger_n i_o must_v not_o defraud_v my_o grandfather_n of_o for_o caius_n veâ—â—eiuâ—_n who_o be_v by_o cnaâ—uâ—_n pompeius_n choose_v into_o a_o very_a honourable_a place_n among_o those_o three_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o â—udges_n and_o both_o to_o he_o to_z marcus_z brutuâ—_n and_o to_o tiro_n the_o perfect_a of_o their_o workman_n a_o man_n inferior_a to_o none_o oppress_v with_o age_n and_o infirm_a of_o body_n upon_o the_o departure_n of_o nero_n from_o naples_n who_o part_n for_o the_o singular_a friendship_n between_o they_o he_o in_o all_o he_o be_v able_a assist_v when_o he_o can_v not_o bear_v he_o company_n with_o his_o sword_n in_o campania_n he_o run_v himself_o through_o caesar_n then_o permit_v fulvia_n free_o without_o any_o wrong_n to_o depart_v out_o of_o italy_n and_o plancus_n to_o bear_v the_o woman_n company_n in_o her_o flight_n for_o assinius_n pollio_n with_o seven_o legion_n have_v long_o retain_v venutia_n in_o the_o devotion_n of_o antonius_n and_o do_v great_a and_o brave_a thing_n about_o altinum_n and_o other_o city_n in_o that_o country_n go_v to_o antenius_fw-la in_o his_o way_n have_v with_o his_o persuasion_n and_o give_v he_o his_o faith_n for_o assurance_n prevail_v with_o domitius_n of_o who_o we_o have_v before_o speak_v that_o escape_v our_o of_o brutus_n his_o camp_n and_o after_o his_o death_n have_v make_v himself_o admiral_n of_o a_o fleet_n of_o his_o own_o he_o draw_v he_o to_o antonius_n by_o which_o fact_n whosoever_o will_v judge_v equal_o may_v know_v that_o pollio_n do_v not_o confer_v a_o mean_a benefit_n upon_o antonius_n then_o antonius_n do_v afterward_o upon_o pollio_n the_o return_n then_o of_o antonius_n into_o italy_n and_o the_o preparation_n of_o caesar_n against_o he_o present_v indeed_o a_o fear_n of_o war_n but_o quick_o be_v there_o a_o peace_n conclude_v between_o they_o at_o brundisium_n at_o which_o time_n the_o villainous_a device_n of_o rufus_n salvidinus_n come_v to_o light_n who_o be_v bear_v of_o obscure_a parentage_n do_v prize_n at_o a_o low_a rate_n his_o be_v raise_v to_o the_o high_a honour_n and_o that_o next_o after_o cneus_fw-la pompeius_n and_o caesar_n himself_o of_o the_o order_n of_o knight_n be_v create_v consul_n except_o he_o may_v rise_v to_o that_o height_n from_o whence_o he_o may_v see_v both_o caesar_n and_o the_o common_a wealth_n beneath_o himself_o chap._n 77._o peace_n at_o misendun_v make_v with_o sextus_n pompeius_n by_o which_o all_o that_o be_v proscribe_v be_v free_v staius_n marcus_n but_o to_o death_n by_o sextus_n pompeius_n upon_o the_o false_a imputation_n of_o his_o admiral_n maena_n and_o menecrates_n then_o the_o unanimous_a voice_n of_o the_o people_n complain_v who_o a_o sharp_a famine_n do_v press_v the_o sea_n not_o be_v free_a there_o be_v a_o peace_n conclude_v also_o with_o sextus_n pompeius_n at_o misenum_n who_o not_o incongruous_o when_o he_o entertain_v caesar_n and_o antonius_n at_o supper_n aboard_o his_o ship_n tell_v they_o that_o he_o will_v feast_v they_o in_o his_o keel_n allude_v to_o the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n where_o his_o father_n house_n stand_v as_o then_o possess_v by_o antonius_n by_o the_o article_n of_o this_o peace_n it_o be_v agree_v that_o sicilia_n and_o achaia_n shall_v be_v allot_v to_o pompeius_n in_o which_o notwithstanding_o his_o unquiet_a mind_n can_v not_o settle_v that_o only_o one_o thing_n he_o by_o his_o come_n bring_v of_o benefit_n to_o his_o country_n that_o for_o all_o that_o be_v proscribe_v and_o as_o many_o other_o as_o for_o several_a cause_n have_v flee_v to_o he_o he_o do_v contract_n they_o shall_v be_v safe_a and_o peaceable_o return_v to_o their_o country_n which_o article_n beside_o other_o of_o the_o most_o eminent_a man_n do_v restore_v to_o the_o republic_n both_o nero_n claudius_n marcus_n silanus_n sentius_n sturninus_n arantius_n and_o titius_n but_o staius_n murcus_n who_o by_o his_o come_n to_o he_o and_o that_o of_o a_o fleet_n royal_a have_v double_v his_o force_n be_v charge_v with_o forge_a crime_n because_o that_o menas_n and_o menecrates_n be_v not_o please_v to_o have_v a_o man_n of_o that_o sort_n their_o fellow_n in_o office_n pompeius_n have_v put_v to_o death_n in_o sicily_n chap._n 78._o antonius_n marry_v octavia_n caesar_n sister_n labienus_n lead_v the_o parthian_n with_o pacorus_n the_o son_n of_o parthia_n by_o ventidius_n slay_v caesar_n lead_v his_o army_n into_o illyria_n &_o dalmatia_n sharp_a justice_n do_v by_o domitius_n in_o spain_n upon_o a_o runaway_n centurion_n about_o this_o time_n it_o be_v that_o marcus_n antonius_n take_v to_o wife_n octavia_n the_o sister_n of_o caesar_n pompey_n be_v return_v into_o sicily_n antonius_n into_o the_o province_n beyond_o the_o sea_n which_o labienus_n retire_v from_o the_o camp_n of_o brutus_n to_o the_o parthian_n and_o lead_v their_o army_n into_o syria_n have_v slay_v antonius_n his_o lieutenant_n have_v extreme_o shake_v but_o he_o by_o the_o valour_n and_o conduct_n of_o ventidius_n together_o with_o the_o force_n of_o the_o parthian_n and_o the_o king_n son_n pacorus_n that_o noble_a young_a man_n be_v utter_o ruin_v in_o the_o interim_n of_o these_o time_n lest_o idleness_n the_o most_o capital_a foe_n to_o discipline_n shall_v corrupt_v the_o soldier_n caesar_n with_o frequent_a expedition_n into_o illyricum_n and_o dalmatia_n by_o patience_n in_o danger_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o art_n of_o war_n make_v his_o army_n able_a to_o endure_v then_o also_o it_o be_v that_o caâ—uâ—â—â—s_n domitius_n who_o in_o his_o consulship_n have_v spain_n for_o his_o province_n be_v the_o author_n of_o a_o example_n of_o great_a consequence_n and_o one_o comparable_a to_o those_o of_o ancient_a time_n for_o he_o command_v to_o be_v slay_v with_o a_o club_n a_o centurion_n of_o the_o first_o rank_n by_o name_n vibilliuâ—_n for_o base_a and_o cowardly_a run_v away_o from_o the_o fight_n chap._n 79._o war_n resolve_v upon_o with_o sextus_n pompeius_n caesar_n mary_n livia_n wife_n of_o tiberius_n nero_n her_o husband_n surrender_v she_o the_o character_n of_o marcus_n agrippa_n part_n of_o the_o fleet_n lose_v by_o tempest_n pompey_n ruin_v fly_v to_o antonius_n and_o be_v by_o his_o command_n shire_n pompeies_n fleet_n and_o the_o report_n and_o fame_n of_o he_o grow_v every_o day_n great_a caesar_n determine_v to_o go_v through_o with_o that_o war_n and_o commit_v the_o care_n of_o building_n of_o ship_n of_o press_v soldier_n and_o mariner_n and_o of_o excercise_v they_o and_o train_v they_o for_o the_o sea_n service_n to_o marcus_n agrippa_n a_o man_n of_o most_o excellent_a part_n unconquerable_a by_o labour_n watch_v or_o danger_n one_o that_o know_v no_o man_n better_a how_o to_o obey_v but_o that_o only_o refer_v to_o one_o sole_a man_n ambitious_a indeed_o of_o command_v other_o in_o all_o thing_n hate_v delay_n and_o couple_v the_o execution_n with_o his_o resolve_v he_o have_v build_v in_o the_o lake_n of_o avernus_n and_o lucrinum_n a_o most_o gallant_a fleet_n with_o daily_o excercise_v make_v both_o the_o soldier_n and_o the_o sailor_n absolute_o perfect_a in_o both_o the_o art_n of_o soldiery_n and_o sea_n service_n with_o this_o fleet_n ceasar_n have_v first_o upon_o
the_o fortune_n and_o the_o clemency_n of_o caesar_n that_o of_o all_o those_o which_o have_v bear_v arm_n against_o he_o there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o that_o by_o he_o or_o upon_o his_o command_n be_v put_v to_o death_n â—ecius_fw-la brutus_n be_v by_o the_o cruelty_n of_o antonius_n slaughter_v sextus_n pompeius_n be_v defeat_v by_o caesar_n by_o antonius_n likewise_o when_o he_o have_v give_v he_o his_o faith_n to_o preserve_v for_o he_o his_o honour_n also_o entire_a be_v deprive_v of_o life_n brutus_n and_o cassius_n before_o that_o they_o have_v make_v trial_n how_o the_o conqueror_n will_v be_v incline_v towards_o they_o with_o a_o voluntary_a death_n end_v their_o day_n canidius_n die_v more_o cowardly_a than_o do_v suit_n with_o the_o profession_n of_o which_o he_o have_v ever_o be_v the_o last_o of_o the_o murderer_n of_o caesar_n parmensis_n cassius_n receive_v his_o payment_n by_o death_n as_o tribenius_n before_o have_v do_v chap._n 88_o lepidus_n son_n to_o the_o triumvir_n conspire_v against_o caesar_n life_n without_o trouble_n or_o noise_n oppress_v by_o caius_n marcellus_n provost_n of_o the_o city_n marcellus_n his_o character_n while_o caesar_n be_v put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o actium_n and_o alexandrian_a war_n marcus_n lepidus_n a_o young_a man_n of_o a_o better_a shape_n than_o disposition_n of_o mind_n son_n to_o that_o lepidus_n who_o have_v be_v the_o triumvir_n in_o the_o settle_v the_o state_n and_o of_o junia_n the_o sister_n of_o brutus_n enter_v into_o a_o conspiracy_n of_o kill_a caesar_n upon_o his_o first_o return_n to_o the_o city_n then_o marcus_n marcellus_n captain_n of_o the_o guard_n of_o the_o city_n bear_v of_o a_o noble_a family_n and_o order_n of_o the_o knight_n a_o man_n whensoever_o the_o affair_n require_v vigilance_n that_o never_o sleep_v provident_a and_o who_o know_v how_o to_o drive_v a_o business_n to_o the_o head_n but_o when_o once_o the_o affair_n give_v he_o any_o time_n of_o remission_n melt_v in_o ease_n and_o daintiness_n more_o than_o woman_n will_v desire_v not_o less_o dear_a to_o caesar_n then_o agrippa_n but_o these_o prefer_v for_o he_o live_v almost_o content_v with_o narrow_a stud_n of_o purple_a upon_o his_o gown_n neither_o be_v he_o unable_a to_o reach_v great_a matter_n but_o do_v not_o desire_v they_o he_o with_o infinite_a stillness_n and_o cunning_n scent_v out_o the_o device_n of_o that_o rash_a head_a young_a man_n and_o with_o wonderful_a speed_n without_o all_o trouble_n of_o man_n or_o affair_n herein_o have_v ruin_v lepidus_n do_v extinguish_v a_o fearful_a origiginall_n of_o a_o new_a civil_a war_n and_o which_o be_v likely_a to_o have_v spring_v up_o again_o so_o her_o receive_v his_o due_a punishment_n for_o his_o ill_a contrive_a plot_n let_v servilia_n the_o wife_n of_o lepidus_n be_v match_v with_o antistius_n his_o before_n mention_v calphurnia_n who_o throw_v herself_o alive_a into_o the_o funeral_n flame_n receive_v in_o recompense_n of_o her_o untimely_a end_n the_o never_o die_a memory_n of_o her_o brave_a action_n chap._n 89._o caesar_n his_o return_n to_o rome_n his_o triumph_n and_o the_o model_n of_o his_o government_n but_o of_o caesar_n return_n into_o italy_n and_o to_o the_o city_n how_o he_o be_v meet_v with_o what_o applause_n of_o all_o man_n of_o all_o age_n and_o all_o degree_n he_o be_v receive_v what_o the_o magnificence_n of_o his_o triumph_n be_v what_o that_o of_o his_o bounty_n not_o a_o full_a and_o just_a volume_n much_o less_o this_o so_o concise_a a_o work_n be_v able_a to_o make_v a_o fit_a and_o just_a relation_n nothing_o from_o thence_o forth_o can_v man_n desire_v of_o the_o god_n nothing_o can_v the_o god_n bestow_v upon_o man_n nothing_o be_v crave_v in_o prayer_n nor_o any_o thing_n in_o a_o perfect_a felicity_n be_v find_v which_o augustus_n after_o his_o return_n to_o the_o city_n do_v not_o endow_v the_o republic_n the_o people_n of_o rome_n and_o in_o sum_n the_o whole_a world_n with_o all_o the_o civil_a war_n that_o have_v last_v now_o twenty_o year_n be_v end_v foreign_a war_n bury_v peace_n repeal_v the_o rage_n of_o arm_n quiet_v in_o eurey_a part_n to_o the_o law_n their_o power_n to_o the_o seat_n of_o justice_n their_o authority_n and_o to_o the_o senate_n their_o majesty_n restore_v the_o command_n of_o the_o magistrate_n restore_v to_o the_o ancient_a measure_n only_o two_o praeton_n more_o add_v to_o the_o former_a eight_o and_o the_o first_o most_o ancient_a form_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n revive_v husbandry_n return_v into_o the_o country_n to_o thing_n sacred_a their_o due_a honour_n to_o man_n security_n to_o every_o man_n a_o certainty_n of_o enjoy_v his_o own_o some_o law_n commodious_o amend_v other_o with_o the_o public_a good_a enact_v senator_n choose_v without_o harshness_n though_o not_o without_o strictness_n man_n of_o principal_a quality_n and_o who_o have_v bear_v office_n of_o honour_n and_o triumph_v by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o the_o prince_n draw_v to_o the_o city_n for_o the_o ornament_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n consul_n he_o be_v only_o eleven_o time_n which_o that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v continue_v upon_o he_o caesar_n have_v often_o press_v and_o stand_v against_o it_o with_o much_o ado_n obtain_v for_o the_o dictatorship_n as_o the_o people_n have_v obstinate_o urge_v it_o upon_o he_o he_o as_o constant_o reject_v the_o war_n make_v under_o his_o command_n and_o by_o victory_n peace_n establish_v through_o the_o world_n and_o so_o many_o work_v perfect_v both_o at_o home_n and_o out_o of_o italy_n will_v require_v a_o historian_n that_o upon_o that_o sole_a work_n shall_v bestow_v the_o whole_a term_n of_o his_o life_n we_o remember_v what_o we_o have_v profess_v will_v present_v to_o your_o eye_n and_o mind_n the_o whole_a picture_n of_o his_o government_n chap._n 90._o dalmatia_n and_o spain_n by_o caesar_n and_o employ_v by_o his_o command_n agrippa_n after_o age_n of_o trouble_n bring_v to_o a_o perfect_a peace_n the_o civil_a war_n as_o we_o have_v say_v thus_o inter_v and_o the_o member_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n now_o knit_v together_o and_o he_o take_v care_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o so_o long_a a_o course_n of_o war_n have_v rend_v in_o sunder_o dalmatia_n which_o for_o two_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n have_v be_v rebellious_a be_v bring_v quiet_o to_o a_o plain_a confession_n of_o subjection_n to_o our_o empire_n the_o alps_n famous_a both_o for_o wild_a beast_n and_o divers_a nation_n subdue_v all_o the_o spain_n one_o while_n by_o himself_o in_o preson_z another_o by_o the_o ministration_n of_o agrippa_n who_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o prince_n have_v raise_v to_o the_o three_o consulship_n &_o after_o to_o the_o consortship_n with_o he_o of_o the_o tribunicial_a power_n with_o a_o sharp_a and_o variable_a war_n at_o last_o be_v settle_v into_o which_o province_n when_o at_o the_o beginning_n scipio_n and_o sempronius_n longus_n be_v consul_n our_o army_n be_v send_v and_o after_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o second_o punic_a war_n again_o under_o the_o command_n of_o cnaeus_n scipio_n uncle_n to_o the_o african_a about_o one_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n since_o the_o war_n be_v there_o so_o bloody_a &_o so_o doubtful_a as_o our_o army_n and_o general_n be_v lose_v we_o often_o go_v away_o with_o dishonour_n and_o sometime_o not_o without_o danger_n to_o the_o roman_a empire_n for_o those_o province_n make_v a_o end_n of_o the_o scipio_n they_o also_o with_o a_o dishonourable_a war_n of_o twenty_o year_n viriatus_n be_v general_a of_o that_o side_n hold_v our_o ancestor_n play_v in_o they_o make_v be_v the_o base_a stipulation_n of_o quintus_n pompeius_n and_o that_o more_o base_a of_o mancinus_n which_o the_o senate_n with_o the_o ignominy_n of_o the_o general_n yield_v up_o to_o the_o enemy_n do_v cancel_v the_o same_o also_o consume_v we_o so_o many_o general_n of_o consular_a quality_n so_o many_o of_o praetorian_a and_o in_o our_o father_n day_n do_v with_o her_o arm_n raise_v sertorious_a to_o that_o height_n that_o in_o five_o whole_a year_n it_o can_v not_o be_v judge_v whether_o the_o roman_n or_o the_o spaniard_n be_v the_o brave_a warrior_n nor_o which_o people_n of_o they_o two_o shall_v obey_v the_o other_o these_o province_n then_o so_o large_a so_o populous_a so_o stout_a almost_o fifty_o year_n since_o caesar_n augustus_n reduce_v to_o such_o tranquillity_n as_o they_o who_o never_o be_v before_o free_a from_o most_o furious_a war_n be_v under_o caius_n antistius_n and_o after_o that_o under_o publius_n silius_n the_o lieutenant_n and_o other_o free_a from_o so_o much_o as_o robbery_n chap._n 91._o the_o ensign_n lose_v at_o crassus_n his_o defeat_n return_v to_o caesar_n by_o the_o parthian_a conspiracy_n of_o caepio_n and_o muraena_fw-la as_o also_o of_o egnatius_n against_o he_o discover_v
remember_v break_v out_o in_o his_o own_o house_n for_o julia_n his_o daughter_n tota_o forget_v the_o greatness_n of_o both_o her_o father_n and_o her_o husband_n do_v leave_v nothing_o unassay_v either_o in_o riot_n or_o lust_n that_o a_o woman_n might_n or_o do_v or_o suffer_v filthy_o and_o measure_v the_o greatness_n of_o her_o fortune_n by_o her_o liberty_n of_o sin_v account_v all_o lawful_a that_o she_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o julius_n antonius_n a_o singular_a instance_n of_o caesar_n clemency_n be_v then_o the_o polluter_n of_o his_o house_n be_v also_o the_o revenger_n himself_o of_o the_o villainy_n commit_v by_o he_o who_o when_o his_o father_n be_v vanquish_v he_o have_v not_o only_o estate_v in_o a_o full_a security_n of_o his_o life_n but_o have_v also_o confer_v upon_o he_o the_o priesthood_n praetorship_n the_o consulship_n province_n and_o honour_n and_o more_o have_v in_o the_o strict_a bond_n of_o affinity_n receive_v he_o into_o his_o bosom_n by_o the_o honour_n of_o marry_v he_o to_o his_o sister_n daughter_n and_o quintus_fw-la crispinus_n vail_v his_o crime_n with_o the_o austerity_n of_o a_o sour_a brow_n appius_n claudius_n sempronius_n gracchus_n scipio_n with_o other_o of_o lesser_a note_n and_o of_o both_o the_o order_n of_o knight_n and_o senator_n as_o if_o they_o have_v but_o corrupt_v the_o wife_n of_o any_o private_a man_n when_o they_o have_v defile_v the_o daughter_n of_o augustus_n and_o the_o wife_n of_o nero_n suffer_v according_a to_o law_n julia_n be_v banish_v into_o a_o island_n be_v remove_v out_o of_o the_o eye_n of_o her_o father_n and_o her_o country_n who_o yet_o her_o mother_n scribonia_n accompany_v &_o remain_v with_o she_o as_o her_o fellow_n exile_n though_o voluntary_a chap._n 101._o caius_n caesar_n send_v into_o the_o east-parly_n with_o the_o parthian_a in_o a_o island_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o euphrates_n feast_n and_o be_v feast_v by_o he_o within_o a_o little_a time_n after_o this_o when_o caius_n caesar_n have_v before_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o quiet_v other_o province_n be_v send_v into_o syria_n first_o visit_v tiberius_n nero_n to_o who_o as_o his_o superior_a he_o yield_v all_o respect_n he_o there_o in_o such_o various_a fashion_n carry_v himself_o as_o there_o be_v not_o want_v occasion_n and_o reason_n to_o praise_v he_o very_o high_o nor_o yet_o some_o cause_n to_o discommend_v he_o he_o come_v to_o a_o interview_n with_o the_o parthian_a king_n a_o most_o stately_a young_a man_n in_o a_o island_n which_o the_o river_n euphrates_n compass_v about_o their_o number_n on_o both_o side_n be_v equal_a which_o show_n be_v very_o brave_a and_o memorable_a of_o the_o roman_a army_n stand_v on_o this_o the_o parthian_a on_o that_o side_n when_o the_o two_o most_o eminent_a chief_n of_o empire_n and_o man_n in_o the_o world_n do_v meet_v together_o it_o be_v my_o chance_n to_o see_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o my_o soldiership_n be_v then_o a_o tribune_n oâ—_n the_o soldier_n which_o place_n have_v hold_v before_o under_o marcus_n vinitius_n thy_o father_n and_o undeâ—_n publius_n sillius_n in_o thracia_n and_o macedonia_n and_o since_o in_o achaia_n asia_n and_o all_o the_o eastern_a province_n with_o the_o mouth_n and_o both_o the_o side_n of_o the_o pontic_a sea_n 〈◊〉_d now_o do_v enjoy_v no_o unpleasing_a remembrance_n of_o so_o many_o affair_n place_n â—_o nation_n and_o city_n the_o parthian_a first_o feast_v with_o we_o on_o our_o side_n and_o afterward_o caius_n be_v entertain_v by_o the_o king_n on_o the_o enemy_n shore_n chap._n 102._o marcus_n lollius_n send_v by_o augustus_n supervisor_n to_o young_a caius_n discover_v in_o his_o treachery_n kill_v himself_o caius_n wound_v by_o abduus_n at_o a_o treaty_n enfeeble_v both_o in_o mind_n and_o body_n and_o upon_o his_o return_n die_v at_o limira_n his_o brother_n be_v before_o dead_a at_o massilia_n at_o which_o time_n the_o treacherous_a device_n and_o such_o as_o be_v to_o be_v find_v only_o in_o a_o crafty_a and_o mischievous_a soul_n of_o marcus_n lollius_n who_o be_v appoint_v by_o augustus_n as_o the_o moderator_n of_o his_o son_n youth_n be_v first_o discover_v by_o the_o parthian_a be_v afterward_o by_o caesar_n displeasure_n make_v know_v his_o death_n which_o within_o a_o few_o day_n afterward_o follow_v whether_o it_o be_v accidental_a or_o voluntary_a i_o can_v tell_v but_o as_o much_o as_o man_n rejoice_v at_o his_o death_n so_o much_o do_v the_o city_n grievous_o lament_v within_o a_o little_a after_o the_o loss_n of_o censorinus_n who_o die_v in_o the_o same_o part_n a_o man_n that_o seem_v bear_v to_o purchase_v the_o good_a will_n of_o all_o man_n kind_a caius_z then_o enter_v armenia_n at_o the_o first_o beginning_n carry_v his_o business_n fortunate_o enough_o but_o within_o a_o while_n come_v to_o a_o party_n in_o which_o he_o in_o considerate_o have_v engage_v himself_o he_o near_o artagena_n be_v sore_o wound_v by_o one_o abdius_n upon_o which_o hurt_n as_o his_o body_n be_v the_o weak_a so_o his_o mind_n begin_v to_o be_v less_o able_a for_o affair_n of_o state_n nor_o be_v there_o want_v the_o conversation_n of_o man_n that_o feed_v his_o vice_n with_o their_o assentation_n for_o flattery_n do_v perpetual_o attend_v upon_o the_o great_a fortune_n by_o which_o mean_v he_o be_v bring_v to_o that_o pass_n that_o in_o the_o uttermost_a and_o remote_a corner_n of_o the_o world_n he_o will_v rather_o have_v draw_v out_o his_o day_n to_o old_a age_n than_o return_n to_o rome_n have_v long_o struggle_v against_o it_o and_o unwilling_o return_v towards_o italy_n he_o in_o a_o city_n of_o lycia_n call_v limira_n die_v of_o sickness_n when_o his_o brother_n caesar_n now_o almost_o three_o year_n before_o be_v bind_v for_o spain_n be_v dead_a at_o massilia_n chap._n 103._o tiberius_n caesar_n adopt_v by_o augustus_n but_o fortune_n which_o have_v take_v away_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o mighty_a name_n do_v now_o at_o length_n restore_v to_o the_o republic_n she_o own_o guard_n and_o safety_n for_o when_o publius_n vinicius_n thy_o father_n be_v consul_n before_o the_o death_n of_o these_o two_o brother_n tiberius_n nero_n return_v from_o rhodes_n have_v fill_v his_o country_n with_o incredible_a joy_n neither_o do_v augustus_n caesar_n long_o demur_v upon_o it_o for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v inquire_v who_o be_v to_o be_v choose_v but_o he_o be_v to_o be_v choose_v that_o be_v most_o eminent_a what_o therefore_o after_o the_o death_n of_o lucius_n when_o caius_n be_v yet_o live_v he_o will_v have_v do_v but_o be_v hinder_v the_o rein_n by_o nero_n his_o stiffness_n in_o refuse_v it_o after_o the_o decease_n of_o both_o the_o young_a man_n he_o put_v in_o execution_n that_o he_o both_o take_v he_o into_o the_o fellowship_n of_o the_o tribunitiall_a power_n with_o himself_o and_o be_v consul_n with_o elius_n catus_n sentius_n the_o five_o of_o the_o kalend_n of_o july_n seven_o hundred_o fifty_o and_o four_o year_n after_o the_o build_n of_o the_o city_n now_o twenty_o and_o seven_o year_n since_o he_o adopt_v he_o for_o his_o son_n the_o rejoice_v of_o that_o day_n the_o concourse_n of_o the_o citizen_n the_o prayer_n of_o those_o which_o do_v almost_o with_o their_o hand_n lay_v hold_v upon_o the_o god_n and_o the_o hope_n of_o perpetual_a tranquillity_n and_o the_o eternity_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n we_o can_v scarce_o full_o express_v in_o that_o complete_a work_n which_o we_o do_v intend_v let_v we_o not_o then_o go_v about_o to_o do_v it_o to_o the_o life_n in_o this_o one_o only_a thing_n i_o be_o content_a now_o to_o deliver_v that_o than_o there_o appear_v clear_o to_o father_n a_o hope_n of_o enjoy_v their_o child_n to_o husband_n their_o wife_n to_o owner_n of_o their_o patrimony_n to_o all_o man_n of_o safety_n quiet_a peace_n and_o tranquillity_n so_o that_o neither_o can_v any_o hope_n expect_v more_o nor_o be_v more_o happy_o answer_v chap._n 104._o agrippa_z also_o the_o son_n of_o julia_n adopt_v by_o augustus_n the_o same_o day_n tiberius_n send_v to_o command_v in_o the_o german_a war_n by_o the_o soldier_n receive_v with_o all_o joy_n the_o same_o day_n also_o be_v adopt_v marcus_n agrippa_n the_o son_n of_o julia_n who_o she_o bear_v after_o the_o death_n of_o agrippa_n but_o in_o the_o adoption_n of_o nero_n this_o be_v add_v by_o caesar_n himself_o that_o he_o do_v it_o for_o the_o common_a wealth_n sake_n not_o long_o do_v his_o country_n hold_v he_o in_o the_o city_n the_o protector_n and_o guardian_n of_o the_o empire_n but_o present_o send_v he_o into_o germany_n where_o three_o year_n before_o under_o marcus_n vinicius_n thy_o grandfather_n a_o most_o worthy_a man_n a_o furious_a war_n have_v break_v out_o and_o by_o he_o be_v happy_o manage_v in_o some_o place_n invade_v in_o other_o
and_o in_o illyicum_n with_o very_o brave_a discipline_n as_o we_o say_v before_o he_o keep_v they_o quiet_o in_o a_o most_o settle_a peace_n be_v abundant_o furnish_v with_o the_o fair_a goodness_n to_o intend_v that_o which_o be_v just_a and_o with_o authority_n to_o perform_v what_o he_o intend_v who_o care_n and_o fidelity_n dolabella_n also_o a_o man_n of_o a_o most_o generous_a singleness_n of_o heart_n do_v in_o all_o thing_n imitate_v chap._n 126._o a_o description_n of_o tiberius_n his_o government_n for_o 16._o year_n the_o business_n of_o these_o sixteen_o year_n see_v they_o be_v fix_v in_o the_o sight_n and_o mind_n of_o all_o man_n who_o will_v go_v about_o by_o parcel_n in_o word_n to_o deliver_v caesar_n have_v now_o consecrate_v his_o father_n not_o by_o his_o command_n but_o by_o religious_a devotion_n and_o have_v not_o call_v he_o a_o god_n but_o make_v he_o one_o fidelity_n be_v recall_v into_o the_o plead_a place_n sedition_n turn_v out_o of_o the_o market_n place_n ambition_n from_o mars_n his_o field_n discord_n from_o the_o senate_n justice_n equity_n &_o industry_n which_o be_v bury_v and_o their_o place_n of_o residence_n not_o to_o be_v find_v restore_v to_o the_o city_n to_o the_o magistrate_n be_v add_v authority_n to_o the_o senate_n majestrie_n to_o the_o seat_n of_o justice_n gravity_n into_o all_o man_n be_v either_o infuse_v a_o will_n to_o do_v well_o or_o a_o necessity_n of_o do_v so_o impose_v upon_o they_o virtuous_a action_n be_v honour_v bad_a one_o punish_v the_o mean_a man_n do_v respect_v the_o great_a man_n not_o fear_v he_o the_o great_a one_o precede_v the_o mean_a but_o contemn_v he_o not_o when_o be_v there_o ever_o a_o great_a rarity_n of_o death_n when_o ever_o a_o peace_n more_o delightful_a sacred_a peace_n be_v spread_v from_o the_o east_n through_o all_o the_o climate_n of_o the_o west_n and_o what_o ever_o place_n be_v bound_v by_o the_o south_n and_o the_o north_n over_o all_o the_o corner_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n do_v in_o every_o place_n free_v they_o from_o the_o fear_n of_o robbery_n the_o casual_a loss_n not_o of_o private_a man_n alone_o but_o of_o city_n also_o be_v by_o the_o munificence_n of_o the_o prince_n repair_v city_n of_o asia_n re-edify_v the_o province_n free_v from_o the_o injury_n of_o officer_n for_o good_a man_n honour_n be_v very_o ready_a for_o delinquent_n punishment_n be_v slow_a indeed_o but_o yet_o some_o there_o be_v favour_n be_v master_v by_o equity_n ambition_n by_o virtue_n for_o the_o excellent_a prince_n by_o do_v well_o himself_o do_v teach_v his_o subject_n and_o be_v great_a in_o power_n yet_o by_o his_o example_n great_a chap._n 127._o tiberius_n his_o take_n into_o his_o inwarde_a favour_n aelius_n sejanus_n follow_v the_o precedent_n of_o scipio_n and_o augustus_n sejanus_n his_o character_n it_o be_v seldom_o that_o man_n of_o high_a condition_n do_v not_o use_v great_a assistance_n for_o the_o govern_n of_o their_o fortune_n as_o the_o two_o scipio_n the_o two_o laelij_n who_o in_o every_o regard_n they_o make_v equal_a to_o themselves_o as_o sacred_a augustus_n do_v marcus_n agrippa_n and_o next_o after_o he_o statilius_n taurus_n the_o meanness_n of_o their_o birth_n be_v no_o impediment_n to_o their_o rise_n to_o diverse_a consullship_n and_o triumph_n &_o to_o very_a many_o priesthood_n for_o it_o be_v true_a that_o great_a affair_n do_v need_v great_a helper_n where_o in_o petty_a thing_n scarcity_n do_v not_o much_o impair_v they_o and_o it_o conduce_v to_o the_o public_a good_a that_o what_o be_v necessary_a for_o use_v shall_v also_o be_v eminent_a in_o honour_n and_o that_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o state_n be_v back_v with_o authority_n according_a to_o which_o example_n tiberius_n caesar_n take_v and_o still_o retain_v as_o his_o especial_a helper_n in_o all_o his_o principal_a charge_n aelius_n sejanus_n who_o father_n be_v a_o prime_a man_n of_o the_o order_n of_o knight_n but_o by_o his_o mother_n descend_v from_o family_n of_o the_o noble_a quality_n ancient_a and_o remarkable_a for_o many_o honour_n as_o who_o have_v brother_n cousin_n and_o a_o uncle_n of_o consular_a rank_n but_o himself_o a_o man_n most_o capable_a of_o fidelity_n and_o laboriousnesse_n the_o fabric_n of_o his_o body_n well_o fit_v to_o the_o vigour_n of_o his_o mind_n a_o man_n of_o a_o most_o please_a severity_n and_o the_o ancient_a cheerfulness_n in_o his_o fashion_n most_o like_a to_o those_o that_o do_v little_a chaleng_v nothing_o to_o himself_o and_o by_o that_o mean_n obtain_v all_o thing_n ever_o value_v himself_o beneath_o the_o rate_n put_v upon_o he_o by_o other_o in_o his_o aspect_n and_o carriage_n quiet_a and_o of_o a_o vigilant_a spirit_n in_o the_o prize_v the_o virtue_n of_o he_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o city_n do_v this_o good_a while_n cont_v with_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o prince_n chap._n 128._o the_o favour_n of_o tiberius_n to_o sejanus_n confirm_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o people_n with_o instance_n of_o the_o like_a former_o neither_o be_v this_o a_o new_a fashion_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n of_o rome_n to_o account_v that_o the_o noble_a which_o be_v best_a for_o even_o those_o of_o former_a age_n before_o the_o first_o punic_a war_n now_o three_o hundred_o year_n since_o do_v raise_v titus_n cornucanius_n a_o man_n of_o the_o first_o head_n to_o the_o high_a pitch_n as_o well_o by_o all_o other_o honour_n as_o by_o that_o also_o of_o the_o high_a bishop_n and_o spurius_n catullus_n by_o descent_n of_o the_o order_n of_o knight_n and_o present_o marcus_z cato_n and_o that_o new_a inmate_n of_o tusculum_n &_o mummius_n the_o achaean_n they_o also_o promote_v to_o consul_n place_n censorship_n and_o triumph_n they_o than_o that_o advance_v caius_n marius_n who_o original_a be_v not_o know_v but_o by_o fix_v consullship_n so_o that_o he_o be_v without_o question_n the_o chief_a of_o the_o roman_a name_n they_o that_o do_v attribute_n to_o marcus_n fulvius_n so_o much_o as_o almost_o with_o but_o give_v way_n to_o it_o he_o can_v make_v who_o he_o will_v the_o chief_a man_n in_o the_o city_n they_o that_o deny_v nothing_o to_o asinius_n pollio_n which_o the_o noble_a roman_n must_v purchase_v with_o much_o sweat_n do_v certain_o think_v that_o great_a honour_n be_v to_o be_v bestow_v upon_o he_o in_o who_o mind_n be_v lodge_v the_o great_a virtue_n the_o imitation_n of_o these_o our_o own_o country_n example_n do_v move_v caesar_n to_o make_v experience_n of_o sejanus_n sejanus_n to_o ease_v the_o prince_n of_o part_n of_o his_o burden_n and_o bring_v the_o senate_n and_o people_n of_o rome_n to_o this_o that_o what_o they_o judge_v to_o be_v best_a the_o same_o they_o will_v require_v for_o their_o safety_n chap._n 129._o a_o summarie_n of_o the_o carriage_n of_o tiberius_n in_o many_o affair_n towards_o rhascupolis_n libo_n maroboduus_n to_o germanicus_n the_o people_n and_o in_o diverse_a occasion_n but_o have_v set_v forth_o as_o it_o be_v in_o gross_a the_o form_n of_o tiberius_n his_o government_n let_v we_o now_o reckon_v up_o the_o particular_n with_o what_o prudence_n do_v he_o call_v to_o he_o rhascupolis_n the_o killer_n of_o cotys_n his_o brother_n son_n use_v in_o that_o affair_n especial_o the_o industry_n of_o flaccus_n pomponius_n of_o consular_a quality_n a_o man_n bear_v for_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v just_o do_v and_o rather_o with_o pure_a virtue_n deserve_v glory_n then_o hunt_v after_o it_o with_o what_o a_o gravity_n as_o a_o senator_n and_o judge_n not_o as_o a_o prince_n and_o precedent_n do_v he_o hear_v and_o expedite_a cause_n with_o what_o celerity_n do_v he_o ruin_n libo_n that_o ungrateful_a man_n and_o one_o that_o do_v labour_n for_o innovation_n with_o what_o principle_n do_v he_o instruct_v his_o germanicus_n and_o have_v season_v he_o with_o the_o rudiment_n of_o his_o souldiourship_n receive_v he_o back_o the_o subduer_v of_o germany_n with_o what_o honour_n do_v he_o glorify_v his_o youth_n the_o adornment_n of_o his_o triumph_n be_v correspondent_a to_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o act_n which_o he_o have_v perform_v how_o often_o do_v he_o show_v respect_n to_o the_o people_n in_o a_o congiary_n or_o dole_n and_o when_o by_o the_o senate_n appointment_n he_o may_v do_v it_o how_o willing_o do_v he_o perfect_v the_o tax_n of_o the_o senate_n so_o as_o he_o neither_o willing_o do_v give_v any_o provocation_n to_o riot_n nor_o do_v suffer_v a_o honest_a poverty_n to_o be_v deprive_v of_o honour_n with_o how_o great_a honour_n do_v he_o send_v his_o germanicus_n into_o the_o province_n beyond_o the_o sea_n with_o what_o power_n of_o his_o direction_n employ_v as_o his_o minister_n and_o assistant_n his_o son_n drusus_n do_v he_o compel_v maroboduus_n that_o hang_v upon_o the_o frontier_n
if_o he_o propose_v any_o thing_n for_o the_o advantage_n or_o benefit_n of_o the_o plebeian_n that_o it_o be_v do_v to_o the_o end_n as_o with_o a_o bait_n to_o draw_v the_o multitude_n to_o his_o favour_n that_o have_v obtain_v petty_a thing_n and_o trifle_n they_o may_v give_v way_n to_o matter_n of_o great_a import_n final_o such_o be_v the_o fortune_n of_o drusus_n that_o the_o senate_n do_v better_o approve_v the_o miscarriage_n of_o his_o fellow_n tribune_n than_o his_o excellent_a intendment_n and_o scorn_v the_o honour_n which_o be_v by_o he_o present_v to_o they_o do_v with_o a_o equal_a temper_n brook_v the_o injury_n of_o other_o envy_v he_o that_o height_n of_o glory_n and_o endure_v the_o poor_a and_o mean_a repute_n of_o the_o rest_n chap._n 14._o the_o same_o man_n by_o some_o of_o their_o precurementâ—_n murder_v with_o â—_o knife_n in_o a_o crowd_n at_o his_o own_o house_n the_o mind_n of_o drusus_n then_o since_o his_o fair_a intention_n succeed_v ill_a be_v turn_v to_o grant_v freedom_n of_o the_o city_n to_o all_o italy_n which_o when_o he_o have_v be_v labour_v for_o and_o return_v out_o of_o the_o market_n place_n attend_v with_o the_o vast_a and_o innumerable_a multitude_n which_o do_v always_o follow_v he_o be_v in_o the_o court_n of_o his_o own_o house_n strike_v with_o a_o knife_n which_o be_v leave_v stick_v in_o his_o side_n within_o a_o few_o hour_n breathe_v his_o last_o but_o be_v at_o the_o last_o gasp_n look_v upon_o a_o number_n that_o stand_v about_o he_o and_o lament_v for_o he_o he_o let_v fall_v one_o word_n most_o suitable_a to_o the_o integrity_n of_o his_o conscience_n will_v ever_o saâ—d_v he_o my_o kinsman_n and_o friend_n our_o common_a wealth_n find_v a_o citizen_n affect_v to_o her_o good_a like_o myself_o this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o that_o most_o noble_a young_a man_n of_o who_o disposition_n it_o shall_v be_v amiss_o to_o forbear_v give_v one_o argument_n when_o he_o build_v his_o house_n upon_o mount_n palatine_n in_o that_o place_n which_o once_o be_v cicero_n after_o that_o censorinus_n his_o and_o now_o belong_v to_o statilius_n sisenna_n and_o the_o architect_n promise_v he_o that_o he_o will_v so_o order_v it_o that_o have_v a_o open_a prospect_n abroad_o it_o shall_v be_v free_a from_o all_o view_n of_o any_o man_n without_o nor_o shall_v any_o look_v into_o or_o supervise_v it_o nay_o rather_o say_v he_o if_o thou_o have_v any_o skill_n at_o all_o so_o frame_v my_o house_n as_o whatsoever_o i_o do_v in_o it_o may_v be_v see_v by_o all_o the_o world_n chap._n 15._o carthage_n the_o first_o colony_n plant_v out_o of_o italy_n that_o plantation_n out_o of_o the_o native_a continent_n have_v be_v pernicious_a the_o death_n of_o drusus_n cause_n of_o the_o italian_a war_n metellus_n numidicus_n banish_v by_o saturninus_n the_o tribune_n and_o recall_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o his_o son_n i_o will_v reckon_v among_o the_o â—_o most_o pernicious_a point_n of_o the_o law_n of_o gracchus_n that_o he_o plant_v colony_n in_o other_o country_n beyond_o the_o bound_n of_o italy_n that_o error_n our_o ancestor_n have_v so_o careful_o avoid_v when_o they_o observe_v carthage_n to_o be_v grow_v so_o much_o more_o powerful_a than_o tyre_n massilia_n than_o phocaea_n siâ—acusa_n than_o corinth_n cizicum_n â—nd_n byzantium_n than_o miletum_n which_o be_v their_o original_n and_o mother_n country_n that_o out_o of_o the_o province_n they_o still_o recall_v the_o citizen_n to_o rome_n to_o be_v tax_v the_o death_n of_o drusius_n raise_v the_o war_n of_o italy_n which_o already_o and_o before_o his_o death_n be_v boil_v for_o when_o lucius_n cesar_n and_o publius_n rutilius_n be_v consul_n now_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n since_o when_o that_o disease_n be_v as_o by_o contagion_n spread_v from_o the_o aesculans_n over_o all_o italy_n for_o they_o have_v slay_v the_o praetor_n servius_n and_o fonteius_n the_o legate_n and_o have_v infuse_v itself_o among_o the_o marsian_o be_v run_v through_o the_o whole_a country_n have_v arm_v they_o against_o the_o roman_n who_o fortune_n as_o iâ—_n be_v bitter_a so_o be_v their_o causâ—_n most_o just_a for_o they_o require_v tâ—_n be_v member_n of_o that_o city_n whoâ—â—_n empire_n and_o command_n they_o dâ—â—_n maintain_v with_o their_o sword_n that_o at_o all_o time_n and_o in_o all_o war_n they_o do_v furnish_v double_a the_o number_n both_o of_o horse_n and_o foot_n that_o the_o roman_n themselves_o bring_v to_o the_o field_n and_o yet_o may_v not_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o privilege_n of_o that_o city_n which_o by_o their_o mean_n and_o valour_n be_v arrive_v at_o that_o height_n that_o â—he_n shall_v loathe_v and_o scorn_v man_n of_o both_o the_o same_o blood_n and_o naâ—ion_n as_o foreigner_n and_o alien_n that_o war_n consume_v more_o â—han_n three_o hundred_o thousand_o of_o the_o youth_n of_o italy_n the_o prinâ—pall_a commander_n of_o the_o roman_a side_n in_o that_o war_n be_v cnaeus_n pompeius_n father_n to_o cnaeus_n pompeius_n the_o great_a caiâ—s_v marius_n of_o who_o we_o speak_v â—efore_o lucius_n sylla_n who_o the_o â—eare_z last_v pass_v have_v be_v praetor_n and_o quintus_fw-la metellus_n son_n to_o he_o that_o be_v surname_v numidian_a who_o deserve_o purchase_v the_o surname_n of_o pious_a for_o by_o his_o piety_n to_o his_o parent_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o whole_a common_a wealth_n he_o restore_v his_o father_n to_o his_o country_n be_v expel_v by_o lucius_z saturninus_z the_o tribune_n of_o the_o people_n because_o he_o alone_o refuse_v to_o swear_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o law_n propound_v by_o he_o nor_o be_v that_o metellus_n the_o numidian_a more_o ennoble_a by_o his_o triumph_n or_o the_o honour_n which_o he_o have_v attain_v than_o he_o be_v by_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o banishment_n the_o exile_n itself_o or_o his_o return_n from_o it_o chap._n 16._o the_o italian_a captain_n in_o that_o war_n the_o fortune_n various_a the_o end_n advantageous_a for_o the_o roman_n of_o the_o italian_a party_n the_o most_o remarkable_a captain_n be_v silo_n poppedius_fw-la herius_n asinius_n justerus_n cato_n caius_z pontidius_n telusius_n pontius_n marius_n egnatius_n &_o papius_n mutilius_n nor_o will_v i_o by_o my_o bashfulness_n lessen_v at_o all_o the_o glory_n of_o my_o own_o blood_n and_o family_n so_o long_o as_o i_o but_o relate_v the_o truth_n for_o not_o a_o little_a honour_n be_v due_a to_o the_o memory_n of_o minutius_n magius_n my_o great_a grandfather_n who_o be_v nephew_n to_o docius_n magius_n the_o noble_a of_o all_o the_o campanian_o and_o a_o man_n of_o most_o unspotted_a fidelity_n do_v serve_v the_o roman_n in_o this_o war_n with_o so_o much_o loyalty_n that_o with_o a_o legion_n which_o himself_o have_v raise_v among_o the_o hirpines_n he_o take_v herculaneum_n and_o in_o it_o titus_n didius_n and_o consort_v with_o lucius_n silla_n besiege_v the_o pompey_n and_o force_v cosa_n of_o who_o worth_a both_o divers_a other_o and_o especial_o as_o well_o as_o most_o clear_o quintus_z hortensius_n in_o his_o annal_n have_v make_v relation_n and_o who_o deserve_n the_o people_n of_o rome_n do_v afterward_o ample_o and_o full_o remunerate_v both_o in_o endow_v he_o and_o that_o not_o among_o other_o but_o single_o and_o by_o himself_o with_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o city_n and_o in_o create_v his_o two_o son_n praetor_n when_o the_o old_a man_n be_v not_o yet_o past_a beget_n of_o other_o child_n but_o have_v some_o bear_v to_o he_o after_o that_o time_n so_o variable_a and_o mischievous_a be_v the_o fortune_n of_o that_o war_n that_o in_o two_o year_n one_o after_o the_o other_o two_o roman_a consul_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o enemy_n rutilius_n first_o and_o then_o cato_n porcius_n the_o army_n of_o the_o roman_n in_o sundry_a place_n be_v defeat_v and_o they_o compel_v to_o wear_v only_o their_o cassock_n and_o remain_v a_o long_a time_n in_o that_o habit_n they_o choose_v for_o the_o seat_n of_o their_o empire_n corfinium_n and_o call_v it_o italicum_fw-la after_o that_o by_o degree_n and_o incorporate_n into_o the_o city_n such_o as_o have_v either_o not_o take_v arm_n at_o all_o or_o quick_o lay_v they_o down_o and_o make_v their_o peace_n our_o force_n be_v repair_v and_o the_o common_a wealth_n sink_v and_o ready_a to_o perish_v be_v restore_v by_o pompey_n sylla_n and_o marius_n chap._n 17._o the_o italian_n make_v free_a of_o the_o city_n the_o refusal_n whereof_o before_o be_v cause_n of_o the_o war_n sylla_n make_v consul_n the_o italian_a war_n be_v for_o the_o great_a part_n end_v except_o only_o those_o relic_n thereof_o which_o remain_v about_o nola_n which_o settle_v the_o roman_n have_v sheathe_v their_o sword_n do_v rather_o choose_v to_o grant_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o