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be_v in_o flight_n and_o shift_v for_o himself_o be_v murder_v by_o the_o souldieâ—_n together_o with_o his_o son_n diadumenâ—_n who_o he_o have_v choose_v companion_n 〈◊〉_d he_o in_o the_o government_n have_v reign_n only_o one_o year_n and_o two_o month_n aâ—_n be_v inter_v at_o st._n denis_n in_o gaul_n 28._o diadumenus_fw-la an._n domini_fw-la 218._o bassianus_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o army_n 218._o an._n dom_fw-la 218._o diadumenus_fw-la a_o african_n succeed_v in_o the_o empire_n together_o with_o his_o father_n who_o be_v defirous_a â—hat_n this_o his_o son_n shall_v take_v upon_o he_o â—he_v name_n of_o antoninus_n the_o better_a to_o secure_v he_o from_o the_o soldier_n and_o have_v â—any_n friend_n of_o the_o kindred_n of_o anâ—â—ninus_n pius_fw-la who_o be_v in_o great_a numâ—er_n and_o potent_a in_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n but_o his_o dignity_n continue_v not_o long_o because_o in_o the_o war_n against_o heliogabalus_n have_v govern_v and_o command_v his_o arm_n discreet_o 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immediate_o lay_v hold_v on_o the_o empire_n he_o be_v bear_v in_o phenicia_n of_o a_o concubine_n of_o caracalla_n and_o be_v a_o youth_n he_o be_v make_v priest_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o call_v heliogabalus_n which_o in_o that_o language_n signify_v priest_n in_o which_o dignity_n grow_v on_o in_o year_n he_o better_v himself_o much_o in_o wisdom_n fortitude_n and_o other_o virtue_n and_o quality_n insomuch_o as_o be_v create_v emperor_n by_o a_o great_a slight_n he_o enter_v into_o a_o league_n with_o the_o parthian_n but_o after_o he_o fall_v into_o a_o life_n so_o libidinous_a that_o he_o have_v to_o do_v with_o his_o own_o mother_n he_o ravish_v vestal_a virgin_n and_o in_o his_o palace_n he_o keep_v wench_n and_o whore_n and_o man_n of_o wicked_a lewd_a and_o debauch_a life_n upon_o who_o he_o confer_v the_o office_n of_o principal_a note_n and_o honour_n in_o the_o court_n with_o great_a grace_n and_o entertainment_n possible_o he_o can_v final_o a_o great_a tumult_n among_o 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empire_n thirteen_o year_n six_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n and_o his_o mother_n lie_v bury_v at_o ratisbone_n mammaa_n be_v a_o well-disposed_n lady_n notwithstanding_o her_o great_a care_n of_o his_o instruction_n and_o education_n yet_o when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o empire_n some_o of_o his_o tutor_n famous_a man_n he_o put_v to_o death_n and_o some_o he_o exile_v she_o favour_v origen_n much_o and_o often_o send_v for_o he_o to_o she_o at_o antioch_n that_o she_o may_v hear_v from_o he_o the_o exposition_n of_o the_o scripture_n 31._o maximinus_n anno_fw-la dom._n 237._o maximinus_n a_o thracian_n by_o blood_n although_o he_o be_v ignoble_o bear_v 237._o an._n dom._n 237._o nevertheless_o for_o his_o agility_n and_o nimbleness_n he_o be_v great_o belove_v of_o many_o emperor_n and_o therefore_o be_v make_v tribune_n and_o captain_n of_o the_o four_o legion_n of_o alexander_n army_n of_o which_o he_o be_v hold_v in_o such_o 〈◊〉_d esteem_n and_o repute_n that_o he_o be_v 〈…〉_o multitude_n of_o soldier_n create_v emperor_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 237._o but_o after_o this_o election_n he_o grow_v so_o wicked_a that_o he_o unjust_o put_v all_o the_o friend_n of_o alexander_n to_o the_o sword_n after_o that_o he_o fly_v upon_o the_o christian_n and_o invent_v new_a and_o unknown_a torture_n for_o they_o the_o sixth_o persecution_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n begin_v in_o his_o reign_n brief_o he_o be_v so_o horrible_a that_o whilst_o he_o be_v in_o the_o war_n of_o germany_n the_o whole_a empire_n rebel_v against_o he_o last_o of_o all_o fly_v with_o all_o violence_n towards_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n he_o be_v cruel_o slay_v by_o the_o roman_a soldier_n together_o with_o his_o son_n who_o head_n be_v carry_v to_o rome_n with_o incredible_a joy_n of_o all_o man_n he_o have_v reign_v 3_o year_n in_o his_o thought_n he_o be_v persuade_v appendix_n appendix_n that_o he_o can_v not_o continue_v in_o the_o empire_n but_o by_o cruelty_n he_o be_v first_o a_o shepherd_n and_o come_v to_o the_o empire_n by_o force_n of_o arm_n and_o the_o love_n of_o his_o officer_n which_o then_o sway_v so_o much_o that_o none_o can_v prevail_v against_o they_o the_o senate_n be_v so_o much_o in_o awe_n and_o fear_n of_o he_o that_o they_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n private_o and_o sometime_o public_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o their_o idol_n that_o they_o may_v never_o see_v his_o return_n to_o their_o city_n whensoever_o he_o be_v draw_v out_o upon_o any_o affair_n this_o emperor_n body_n be_v inhume_v at_o fulda_n in_o germany_n renown_v for_o the_o famousness_n of_o the_o abbey_n with_o the_o bishopric_n belong_v to_o it_o 32._o julius_n verus_fw-la maximus_fw-la by_o hereditary_a right_a julius_n verus_n maximus_n succeed_v his_o father_n maximnus_fw-la in_o the_o empire_n and_o be_v by_o nature_n of_o so_o great_a beauty_n of_o person_n that_o very_o many_o fair_a lady_n love_v he_o in_o extreme_a manner_n and_o covet_v his_o company_n that_o they_o 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