with an Army into Italy where he was met with an Army which Constans pretended to send to his Brother against the Persians was defeated fighting undiscreetly as having drank too much and slain and cast into the River Alsa near Aquileia In his Fathers time he had conquered the Goths and Allemans and as soon as he came to be Augustus he restored Athanasius to the Bisnoprick who was banished at Triers Constantius his Brother lamented mightily his death Nothing mentioned of his Marriages Victoria Beatissimorum Caes. Crispi and Constantini Vot V. which was always made at their entrance into their Caesarship 5. Fl. Jul. Constans youngest Son of Constantine and Fausta was born A. D. 320 was made Caesar Anno 334. and three Years after came to the Empire which he governed about thirteen Years was Assassinated about the Age of thirty Years by the Complices of the Rebellion of Magnentius He was Active Vigilant Warlike by the sole Terror of his name keeping the Barbarians his Neighbors in Peace all the time of his Reign Also very Pious restoring all the Orthodox Bishops and adorning the Churches very much very Bountiful sending great Alms to the Poor every where extremely Vigilant Industrious and Laborious he overcame the Franks and other Barbarians he made a Voyage in the midst of Winter into Britain he marched always on Foot in the head of his Army his very great Labors brought him into Gouts and Pains in his Sinews which much tormented him He chased away from the Court all Players Buffoons c. Some Writers give him a contrary Character but Libanius a Pagan and all the Christians speak very much in his Honor. By his Severity he alienated the Minds of the Soldiers from him which encouraged Magnentius a wicked debauch'd Person but much acquainted with the Barbarians himself being a Gaul one whom Constans had rescued with his own Robe from the Fury of the Soldiers to rebel against him and declare himself Emperor at Authun whose General Gaiso pursuing Constans forsaken of most of his Men overtook him as he was passing the Pyronean Mountains to go into Spain at a Town called Helene Helne or Elne and there slew him He was afterwards very much lamented and all his Murtherers and Opposites grievously punished especially Marcellinus who cruelly persecuted all Constans's Kindred slaying Nepotianus Eutropia and many others Gaudium Pop. Romani A Crown within Sic V. Sic i. e. Sicut quinquennalia sic Decennalia intimating the Publick Joy expressed in Pastimes c. at the beginning of the sixth Year of Constans and that the People desired to do so much again after the tenth Year T E S Thessalonicae coined Felix temporum reparatio A Phenix burning her self on the top of a Rock signifying the renewing of the Empire decayed by reason of the Wickedness of former Emperors under Constantine and his Sons as the Phenix renews her self Some write that there was a Phenix seen at the building of Constantinople by Constantine Gloria Reip. Constantius and Constans being Consuls the tenth Year of their Reign and it should seem entering their Charge at Siscia after they had been at Thessalonica celebrating their Decennalia and now consulting about the War in Britain with two Women Constantinople and Rome the one being Cos. for the East the other for the West presenting them Branches of Laurel Circles as Glories about their Heads such as the Pagan Gods had about theirs representing a bright Cloud which they called Nimbus such as Virgil describes about Pallas AEn 2. and the Moon AEnei 3. and in some Medals is seen about Nero. Felix temp orum Reparatio Constans drawing after him a Youth for reforming the Times must begin with Youth old Men accustomed to their old Habits being irreformable near two Trees the one withered representing the former times of Paganism the other fresh the new ones under Constantius for we find this called Novum Saeculum He was espoused but it appears not that he was married to Olympias the Daughter of Ablatius Praefect of the Praetorium to Constantine and put to death by Constantius after Constans's death she was married to Arsaces King of Armenia 6. Flavius Popilius Nepotianus Constantinus taking his name probably when he came to be Emperor was Son of Popilius Nepotianus and Eutropia the Sister of Constantine seems to have been employed in the Wars and made a Tribune in his Youth by Constantine he and his whole Family are commended by Athanasius entertained by them for good Christians When Constans was slain and Magnentius prospering he conceived himself and his whole Family Ruined and Massacred if that Tyrant prevailed being therefore of Constantine's Family he gathered together the Gladiators Slaves and such Men as he could get armed them and calling himself Emperor vanquished Probinus Governor of the City for Magnentius Pâ—…t his Men not being disciplined 〈◊〉 great Murthers upon all who were 〈◊〉 to favour Magnentius Magnentius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Insurrection sent Marcellinus 〈◊〉 â—…ent with part of the Army against Nepotianus who not having had time to gather Strength not having reigned Forty days was defeated and slain and all his Family and Friends also so that Rome was by reason of the Murthers almost desolated 7. Vetranio born in Maesia Sober and Innocent of a plain and sweet Conversation yet an excellent and experienced Soldier Fortunate and Beloved a Devout and Charitable Christian also was declared Emperor against his will by the Legions of Pannonia in Envy to those of Gaul c. which had chosen Magnentius to whom he would not in any wise though solicited joyn himself but sent to Constantius to assist him against Magnentius But Constantius being at a great distance and Magnentius near approaching to him he was forced to accommodate his business with Magnentius and so they both sent Messengers to Constantius to make Peace they continuing in the Government of their Provinces as Emperors yet he as Supreme But Constantius kept the Messengers in the Court and hasted with all Diligence and Secrecy so that he surprised Vetranio who was forced to joyn his Army with Constantius Constantius mean while used him with all Magnificence and they agreed the next day to Harangue both Armies which Constantius knew so well how to do having also gained some of his chiefest Officers by Money that both the Armies declared him sole Emperor and plucked Vetranio off the Scaffold pulled off his Purple and declared him a private Man Constantius then sent him to Constantinople and in Bithynia assigned him a House and sufficient Revenues where he lived contentedly six Years afterwards and very Holily He reigned about ten Months 8. Magnentius Son of one Magnus was of great Strength Eloquent Confident in Prosperity Timorous in Adversity dissembling his Cruelty Treachery and Ingratitude He pretended to be a Christian yet permitted the Idolaters their Night-Sacrifices used Magick and Inchantments He was Colonel of the two principal Legions Jovian and Herculian of Constans's Army and gracious amongst
and assuming to himself the Name and Epethite of Jupiter in all his Patents he called himself Jovius and adopted Maximianus whom he called also Herculius probably pretending to make the Christians when they worshipped the Statues of the Emperors to adore the Gods also His Wife was named Serena as appears by the Martyrologies especially that of St. Susanna his Neece whom she perswaded to Constancy in her Religion and with whom she was Beheaded on the Fifteenth of August as some say others say she survived her a while and died of a natural Death as also was Gaius Pope and Gabinius the Father of St. Susanna Sons of his Brother Maximinus and many others of his Kindred L. Pomponius AElianus and Saloninus Amandus headed a great number which were discontented with the Government of Carinus who called themselves Bagaudae who seized upon a great part of Gallia and were at last defeated by Maximianus 2. M. Aurel. Valer. Maximianus surnamed Herculius was born at Syrmium in Pannonia of obscure Parents about A. D. 249. reigned twenty Years and was strangled by the command of Constantine being about sixty Years old He was Clownish Brutish Cruel Fierce Lustful Treacherous and Proud yet a good Soldier Diocletian made use of him to act all his barbarous and inhumane Cruelties keeping still an ascendent above him both because of his better Understanding and Parts and also the Authority of Adopting him so that against his Inclination he perswaded or rather over-ruled him to lay down the Empire with him but this forced Retirement lasted not long before he sought an occasion to be in Action again which offered it self by Maxentius supposed and taken by himself to be his Son who living near to Rome was sollicited by the Praetorian Guards and the Populace to declare himself Emperor seeing Constantine succeed Constantius which he did and committed many Wickednesses and Insolencies which Maximian perceiving returned from his Retirement to retake the Government which he could not endure should be usurped by his Son But at first he pretended only to reform and establish the Commonwealth to restrain his Son c. Mean while Galerius Maximianus had made one Severus Caesar and sent him into Italy with a puissant Army against Maxentius who bribing his Soldiers defeated him and afterwards slew him at Ravenna which to Revenge Galerius came in Person but returned without doing any thing Maximian hereupon thinking the Crimes of his Son rendred him Odious came into the Army harangued them and endeavored to pluck the Purple from his Son but the Army took against him baffled and would have killed him had he not excused himself by saying That what he did was to try their Constancy and Affection to his Son Thence he went to Illyricum where he was also rejected and at last to Constantine to whom he married his Daughter Maximiana Fausta yet perfidiously sought to Murder him which he could not bring about by reason of the great Affection both Soldiers and People bore to Constantine to whom it was at last revealed by his Wife which Maximian knowing fled first to Arles thence to Marseilles where endeavoring to escape he was caught and strangled by the command of Constantine Virtuti Aug. Htrcules carrying the Boar alluding to Diocletian's killing Aper wherein possibly Maximianus assisted him His Wife was Val. Eutropia a Widow having a Daughter Theodora who was married to Constantius She seems to have been a Christian at least after the death of Maximianus by whom she had Maximiana Fausta married to Constantine 3. C. Carausius an Irish Man at first a Pyrate afterwards commanded a Fleet upon the Coast of France to defend the Continent from the Allemans Saxons c. against whom he obtained many Victories After a while he connived at their Landing and Robberies and at their return homewards fought them and took their Prey whereby he became very rich not restoring any thing to the poor People nor paying any thing to the Emperor and seized upon Britain where he maintained himself so well that Maximian was glad to make Peace with him leaving him the Command of the Island upon Condition he should defend it against the Barbarians He was after seven Years reign slain by Allectus the Captain of his Guards Allectus being an able and experienced Soldier was chosen by Carausius to Command his Fleets when for some Misdemeanors committed fearing Carausius would put him to death he slew him by Treachery and enjoyed the Government three Years till Constantius by the help of Asclepiodotus undertook the War against him and first took from him Bologne and afterwards Landed in divers parts of Britain fought with and ruined Allectus who seeing his Army defeated with the desperatest of his Men he fell in upon the Enemies and was there cut in pieces 4. Flavius Valer. Constantius surnamed Chlorus Son of Flavius Eutropius a great Person amongst the Dardaniens and Claudia Daughter of Crispus the Brother of Claudius the Emperor was made Caesar by Dioclet and Maximian in which Quality he reigned twelve Years one Month and after the Retirement of those two he was Augustus two Years three Months he died of a natural death at York He was Chast Civil Prudent Sober Liberal Good natured Charitable a very good Soldier and Polititian but wanted Learning He neglected so much getting of Wealth that being one time to make a Feast greater than ordinary he was glad to tax the Houses of the City to furnish him he was most exceedingly beloved and reverenced by the Gauls Diocletian sent some Persons of Quality to admonish him of the neglect of laying up Money whom having patiently heard he deferred to answer till the morrow mean while sending to all the Monied Men of the City that he had need of Money and desired them to shew in that time of Exegence how much they respected him they immediately sent in such quantities of Money that the Messengers were astonished at it He fought first against a King of the Germans whom he defeated and took Prisoner â—…erwards against Allectus next against the Batavi and Frisons many of whom he transported into Gallia then against the Germans who came upon him so suddenly at Langres that he was forced to be drawn up into the City by a Cord but presently after his Legions arriving he fought them and slew almost sixty thousand and lastly against the Picts He married Helena when he was young a Christian secretly as himself also was by whom he had Canstantine who was brought up by Galerius lest he should be a Christian from whom he escaped and came to his Father lying sick upon his Death-bed who presently adopted him not only to the Empire but the Affections of the Army and People Divo Constantio Pio Principi We find not that he was Consecrated but it may be these modest Titles might be rendred his Worth and Goodness after death Constantius veiled â„ž memoriae aeternae a Lyon Hercules loosing one of his Fingers in the Battel against the
to Constantine But his Hypocrisie discovered it self after a while for being at Nicomedia he first turned all Christians out of his Court peâ—…secuted the rest openly shewed himself a Zealous Professor of Paganism and withall he 〈◊〉 ravishing Senators Wives and Daughters of all which Constantia advertising her brother secretly he resolved to make War upon him for that and the business of Bassianus and after a long Fight near Cibala in Pannonia forced him to fly to Syrmium and thence into Dacia where making Valens Caesar he raised a new Army and fought again in Campo Margiensi where the night coming on hindered that Licinius was not totally defeated So he marched away to Beraea in Macedonia and there sent an Ambassador to Constantine to beg Peace whom after a long time of Deliberation whether he should receive him at length he heard and granted Peace upon certain Conditions After which they made Crispus Constantine and Licinius Caesars But Constantine being gone against the Goths and Sarmatae Licinius began a new horrible Persecution against the Christians and complained of Constantine with Threatnings for taking away Thrace from him making it the Seat of the Wars against the Goths with whom it seems Licinius held Intelligence and made use of against Constantine After many Treaties of Accommodation c. Constantine assembled a great Army and Fleet and fell upon him Jul. Crispus Son of Constantine by Minervina his former Wife commanded the Fleet and was sent against him in Asia whilest Constantine fought with him about Hadrianople who disordered and vanquished Licinius killing Thirty four thousand and forcing his Camp Licinius fled to Byzance where rallying his Men and making Martinianus Emperor he got up a new Army But Constantine besieged him in Byzance Crispus also with his Fleet defeated Licinius's Fleet coming to his Aid which Licinius hearing retired with his Wife Son Treasures and Army to Chalcedon and whilest Constantine besieged Byzance he got Aid from the Goths which Constantine hearing lest Crispus before Byzance and went himself into Bithynia to fight Licinius they met near Chalcedon where Licinius lost his Army and escaped with some Horse to Nicomedia where he was besieged by Constantine there Licinius begged his Life by his Wife Constantia which was granted and he was sent to Thessalonica where practising new Insurrections he was put to death His Wife was Fl. Valeria Constantia Sister to Constantine a Christian Prudent and Virtuous endeavoring all she could to hinder the Persecution and Solace the Christians after Licinius's death her Brother treated her so Nobly and Honorably that she was in the same esteem with him as Helena his Mother had been Yet afterwards she turned Arrian and perswaded Constantine to recall Arrius who was banished Afterwards she seemed to return Catholick She had by Licinius one Son called Licinianus Licinius Fl. Valer. Licinianus Licinius Son of Licinius and Constantia was born A. D. 312. was made Caesar at twenty Months old at fourteen Years old was put to death by Constantine by the Practices of Fausta to whom perhaps jealous for her own Sons his hopefulness gave some Umbrage if not to Constantine himself Who foresaw that his Fathers old Officers applying themselves to him might probably make some Disturbance He seems also to have been very Opiniastre in his Paganism which made him suspected by his Mother and her Court fearing some danger from the Pagans whose Head this young Man seemed to be as the Family of Constantine of the Christians Constantine after his Fathers death made him Consul with himself and always used him as his own Son 12. Calocerus Master of the Camels rebelled in Cyprus and made himself King but Constantine sent an Army took him and executed him as a Thief Fl. Delmatius Hanniballianus Son of Constantius and Theodora half Brother of Constantine was made Censor by Constantine and probably Caesar also as were also his Sons and the rest of Constantine's Brethren though inferior to his own Sons or perhaps only Nobilissimi which were inferior to Caesar's but above Patricii He died before Constantine or before his Sons were advanced who were Delmatius and Hanniballianus Fl. Jul. Delmatius was his eldest Son and very hopeful in many things resembling Constantine who made him Caesar and Cos. A. D. 333. He overcame and took Prisoner Calocerus He resided ordinarily with the Army in Mesopotamia and after Constantine's death he was designed Governor of Thrace Macedonia and Achaia But Constantius as many say jealous of his Greatness and Favor underhand practised the Souldiers to Mutiny against and Murther him after he had reigned three Years Fl. Claudius Hanniballianus was the younger Brother and by Constantine made Rex Regum and Gentium Ponticarum i. e. Cappadocia and Armenia Minor and had his Daughter Constantina to Wife he gave him that Title probably to shelter him from the Jealousie of his own Sons which yet he could not do for it is very probable that he also was put to death by the Practises of Constantius Securitas publica A River it should seem Euphrates underneath Con. Ob. i. e. Constantinopoli Obsignata Shewing that he was set there in those Countries upon Euphrates to guard that part of the Empire against the Persians Flavia Jul. Constantina was his Wife after whose Death she was married to Constantius Gallus Son of Constantius Brother of Constantine and caused much evil to the Empire being Mortalis Megaera and ruined her Husband most miserably but he being called to give account of his Actions to Constantius this Constantina went before in hopes to pacifie her Brother but died in the way of a Feaver She seems not to have been that Constantina that built the Church of St. Agnes at Rome and wherein her self with her Aunt Constantia were Baptized CHAP. XXV Of Fl. Valer. Constantinus Magnus Fl. Jul. Crispus Fl. Jul. Constantius Fl. Claud. Constantinus Fl. Jul. Constans Flavius Popilius Nepotianus Constantinus Vetranio Magnentius Magnus Decentius Fl. Jul. Gallus Silvanus 1. FL. Valer. Constantinus the only Son of Constantius and Helena was born at Naissus in Dardania as others in Dacia as others in Thrace A. D. 272. reigned One and thirty Years ten Months and died of a natural death Anno AEt 65. and some Months He was Magnus and Maximus because of his very great Dignity and Power nothing laid to his Charge but that he was too severe especially towards those of his own Family having put to death his Son Crispus though for a Pretext he served himself of the Accusation of his Wife Maxim Fausta probably for fear least he should have proved too Great for him having obtained many great Victories and being much honored by all Men. So that Constantine seems to have been too Ambitious and Covetous of Honor jealous of his State and Dignity and Bloody sometimes in his Humour especially in his declining Age. He was also too Negligent in his Expences and not sufficiently capable to prefer Persons of best Worth to publick Charges
though Cruel to his own Relations and Family putting Licinius to death Poysoning Crispus stifling Fausta his Wife in a Bath yet was he not at all Cruel in his own Nature abolishing that cruel manner of death Crucifying not taking Revenge of the Egyptians for defaceing his Statues Herculi Conservatori Caes. Hercules strangling the Lyon Hercules represented young intimating Constantine himself who whilst Hostage in the Court of Galerius was by him put to Combat a Lyon which he overcame and slew Jovi Conservatori Augg. He seems to mean Diocletian and by Augg. Constantine and Licinius Marti Conservatori Mars resembled like Constantine Mars also being born in Thrace Constantine also in his Youth was called Thracala Thracula praestantissimus the most excellent Thracian Soli invicto Comiti the Sun as Constantine radious Constantine being esteemed to have the Genius of the Sun his Swiftness Beauty Vigor unconquerable Force Influence upon his Inferiors Fundator Pacis Constantine as Mars drawing a Captive by the Hair of the Head probably alluding to what he did in the Wars against the Sarmatae whither he was sent by Galerius with a few Men on purpose to have been destroyed but he overcame and in Person drew a fierce young Sarmate by the Hair of the Head before Galerius Constantine having on his Head-piece which Mark is also found on some ancient Medals even of the Ptolomees and some Romans also which whether any of their Hieroglyphicks or the Letters of the Coiners name or what else is uncertain ℞ Victoriae laetae over Maxentius and Licinius represented by two Captives below Principis perpetui vota upon an Altar denoting Christ as Julian notes or signifies the Victory in his tenth Year or vota Decennalia DV Divus Constantinus PT Pater Augg. Constantine veiled ℞ Constantine drawn in a Chariot with four Horses holding up his Hand towards another Hand coming out of Heaven It doth not appear that Constantine was consecrated either by Pagans or Christians till a long time after by the Greeks yet was generally by both esteemed to be Happy and Blessed a Man performing such great Actions being as they thought very dear to the Gods and though not consecrated yet taken up by Jupiter reaching him his Hand to draw him up into Heaven Drawn in a Chariot the Soul being called by the Philosophers the Charioteer of the Body and his Head veiled to intimate his dazling Splendor So that this Medal represents the common opinion had of him both by Christians and Pagans Constantine's first Wife was Minervina whom he married being a Young Man and the Son only of Constantius Caesar with whom he lived in great Continence and had by her Crispus 2. Fl. Jul. Crispus eldest Son of Constantine by Minervina born at Arles was a Beautiful Valiant Couragious Mild Chaste Constant Virtuous young Man having all the Virtues without any of the Vices of his Father was also a Christian educated by Lactantius in his Youth he conquered the Franks and Allemans in the depth of Winter also he vanquished by Sea the Admiral of Licinius who escaped with no more than four Vessels He fought also with great Reputation against the Generals of Licinius and Licinius himself also At length being frequently solicited to Wickedness by Fausta his Mother-in-law and he refusing her she turned her Love into Hatred she accused him falsly to Constantine to have endeavored to force her who either really or for some other private Consideration feigning to believe her condemned him to dye without hearing him speak in his Justification and accordingly he was put to death by Poyson But Helena Grand-mother to Crispus being exceedingly grieved and blaming her Son very much for that unjust Action he enquired secretly concerning the Accusation and having discovered the Truth he commanded his Wife Fausta to be stifled in a Bath over-heated It should seem he was married to one Helena and that they had a Child but nothing mentioned in History 'T is said by some that Constantine erected a Statue of Silver with a Head of Gold to Crispus with this Title 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to his Son unjustly condemned Constantine's second Wife was Flavia Aurelia Maximiana Fausta the Daughter of Maximianus and Eutropia she had three Sons Constantinus Constantius and Constans and three Daughters After she was dead they say that Constantine would not vouchsafe her Burial but caused her Carcass to be carried to the top of an high Mountain to be eaten by Fowls and Beasts and that her Sons afterwards buried her Bones with their Father She was a Pagan and had that Reputation with her Husband after his Victory over Maxentius that she perswaded him again to Idolatry wherein notwithstanding he staid not long 3. Fl. Jul. Constantius the Brother of Constantine seems to have been second Son of Constantius and Theodora though Factious Seditious and Envious of the Glory of Constantine if he had failed the Empire would have come to his House yet was many times employed by him as in Embassy to Licinius who had married their eldest Sister Constantia to perswade him to create Caesar Bassianus who had married another Sister Anastasia He was also made Patricius and Cos. and Praefectus Orientis though it seems this was after the death of Helena who was no Friend to him It is reported by some Authors that Constantius and his Brother caused Constantine to be poisoned in a Bath but Constantine coming to the Knowledge of it writ to his Son Constantius to dispatch him out of the way which he did shortly after making him be slain by the Soldiers a little while after he had taken Possession of the Empire His first Wives name was Galla Flav. Anicia Galla by whom he had two Sons the eldest slain with his Father the other Gallus put to death by Constantius for his evil Government His second Wives name was Flav. Anicia Basilina the Daughter of Anicius Julianus she was a Pagan died young and had no Child but Julianus The third Brother of Constantine 1. Delmatius 2. Constantius was Constantine probably he helped Constantius in poisoning Constantine and was put to death also as well as he by Constantius 4. Fl. Claud. Constantinus eldest Son of Constantine and Fausta was born at Arles A. D. 312. was made Caesar by his Father who died when he was Twenty two Years old and was slain at Twenty five Years reigning only three Years seems to have been of a peaceable Disposition very Bold if not Rash yet Ambitious of Honor and loving Wine In the division of the Empire between Constantine's three Sons and two Nephews Delmatius and Hanniballianus of which two the rest quickly eased themselves Constantine had for his share Spain Gallia Germany and Britain Constantius Thrace Asia and the East Constans Illyricum Italy and Africk Delmatius Macedonia Achaia and Peloponesus and Hanniballianus Armenia Cappadocia and Pontus The first Quarrel was that Constantine pretended to Italy and Africk and resolved to force them from Constans and came
Court which were many the Prince hearkening to them perswaded him that Silvanus intended to Rebel and counterfeited Letters as sent from Silvanus to some Friends for that purpose So that to preserve his Life he was forced to make himself Emperor Whereupon Constantius then at Milan sent Ursicinus an Ancient Soldier but laid by by the Flatterers means with some other valiant Men with Letters to him from the Emperor who dissembled that he knew any thing of his Rebellion but with Instructions to kill him which they did having insinuated themselves into his Favor by pretending Discontents by which Suggestion Ursicinus got so much into Favor with him as none so much CHAP. XXVI Fl. Jul. Constantius Fl. Claudius Julianus Fl. Jovianus 1. FL. Jul. Constantius second Son of Constantine was born A. D. 317. was Caesar thirteen Years and a half being created that day his Father laid the first Stone of Constantinople He reigned about Twenty five Years and six Months and died Aged about Forty four Years He was Sober Chaste Learned Peaceable Bountiful and too credulous towards his Friends affectedly Grave his greatest Vice was hearkening to Eunuchs and Courtiers and by their Instigation doing things sometimes Cruelly and Unreasonably these Julian afterwards put to death had it not been for that and his own Distrustfulness Jealousie and Suspitions of his Kindred Friends and Officers he had been comparable to the best Princes By his extreme Zeal also to Arrianism he vexed mightily many of the Godly Bishops and Doctors of the Church He fought against the Persians and vanquished them though with very great loss afterwards with Magnentius c. but returning to the East the Barbarians invaded Gaul and the Persians the East so that he was forced to seek out for some one to make Caesar which was Julian Son of Constantius his Uncle and Basilina which he did and gave him Helena his Sister in Marriage sending him into Gallia where Julian having done very great matters was by the Legions saluted Augustus which so alarmed Constantius that he left the Persians and the East to chastise Julian but as he was in Cilicia a violent Feaver surprised him and he died with great Grief and Sorrow that he left his Enemy his Heir and one that was so great an Idolater that he had been such a Favorer of Arrianism and put to death so many of his Kindred He was brought to Constantinople and buried with very great Pomp. Constantius Aug. Three Palms representing probably the three Sons of Constantine over the middlemost Constantius a Star perhaps the beatified Soul of Constantine for that was in his time and afterwards the ordinary Representation of that shedding his Influence upon Constantius He was married in his Father's Life-time to the Daughter of his Uncle Constantius the Sister of Gallus whose Name and Story is unknown But after the death of Constans and Victory over Magnentius he married Fl. Aurelia Eusebia the beautifulest Woman of that Age and very Virtuous also learned and of a sweet and mild Disposition but proud and intermeddling so with all Affairs that nothing could be done without her an Arrian and great Supporter and Favorer of them She was Barren but very desirous to have Children whereupon taking some Drugs into her Womb she became Sick and Hectick and so died His last Wife was Maxima Faustina whom at his death he left with Child of a Daughter called Constantia which at the Age of fourteen Years was married to Gratianus the Son of Valentinian 2. Fl. Claudius Julianus Son of Constantius and Basilina was born A. D. 360. was made Caesar by Constantius and so governed five Years when he had made himself Augustus he reigned about one Year and eight Months and was slain in Persia about the Age of Thirty three Years he was Light-headed Vain Fantastical but desiring to seem a great Philosopher imitating them in all external Behaviour Loquacious in Extremity and so Superstitious and Anxious for the future that he consumed innumerable Sacrifices a Flatterer of Constantius when alive and contrary in all things to him when dead He was by Constantius destined to the Clergy and accordingly he studied Theology and all other Sciences fit for that Profession yet Hypocritically having Paganism in his Heart this proceeded from his Masters some whereof were Pagans as Mardonius Libanius and his Acquaintance with Maximus a great Magician and Necromancer put to death afterwards for these things by Valentinian Julian's Ambition still inciting him to search and enquire after the future This Maximus as also his Master AEdesius and Jamblichus were the great Procurers of his Apostacy which notwithstanding he dissembled all the time of Constantius He was in danger of death with his Brother Gallus but by the Favor of Eusebia he escaped and obtained leave to go to Athens whither he drew also divers of his Philosophers and Magicians and by the Priest of Eleusis the knowingest Magician of his time he enquired of his future Condition From Athens he was sent for to Court then at Milan where he was made Caesar married to Helena the Emperor's Sister and sent into Gaul with a small Army to deliver it from the Oppression of the Barbarians at that time he professed Arrianism but coming into Gaul and finding the People so many as knew of it averse from it he pretended to be Orthodox animating the Bishops and Clergy against it because against Constantius Being arrived at his Command he regained many places from the Franks escaped many Dangers especially at Sens his Winter-quarters Next year Constantius gave him a larger and absoluter Commission to raise Men c. and then he defeated and took Prisoner Chnodomarius and sent him to Constantius complaining afterwards very much that not himself but Constantius had triumphed He chased away the Franks restored Gallia and transferred the War into Germany where he delivered many Prisoners took much Spoil Towns and Captives and sent many Soldiers to Constantius then going to the East and whether puffed up with these Successes he made himself or was by the Force of the Soldiers compelled so it was that he was saluted Augustus of which he gave notice to Constantius presently with many Excuses and Protestations Constantius endeavored to reduce him to reason by Letters but in vain for he resolved to maintain his Election and to that purpose after a while his Wife dying in the mean time he resolved to fight Constantius In his way Vadomarius with an Army who had defeated one of his Tribunes with his Army interposed himself as he saith by the setting on of Constantius whom under shew of Friendship inviting him to a Feast he took Prisoner Marching forward then into Illyricum and Thrace Constantius returned from the Persian War to fight him but died in the way in Cilicia so that Julian remained sole Emperor The principal Officers and Commanders went to Julian assuring him that Constantius had named him his Successor thinking thereby to calm his Spirit
and Rudder of a Ship Imp. Caesar for his Actiack Victory â„ž in a Garland Jovi vot suscep pro Sal. Caes. Aug. SPQR Augustus being Sick after the Battel with Brutus and Cassius it being reported at Rome that he was dead the SPQR decreed an annual Supplication and Vows should be made for his Health and Safety Two Mens Heads together with the Faces toward other two without an Inscription probably M. Antonius Octavius and Octavia for after Fulvia's Antonius's first Wife 's death who instigated him to make War upon Augustus and to join with Sextus Pompeius their mutual Friends began to endeavor a Reconciliation between them which at last they effected and for the greater Confirmation of it Antony was to marry Octavia Augustus's Sister now a Widow by the late death of her Husband Marcellus â„ž a Ship with the mark of Sicily under it and Iter. Praef. which seems to concern Sextus Pompeius who on his own Coins is stiled Iter. Praef. Classis orae maritimae ex S. C. for though one Condition of that Reconciliation was that they should both of them go against Sextus Pompeius yet Pompey retired with his Fleet to Sicily and there hindred the Transportation of Corn to the City which causing a Dearth in the City forced Caesar and Antony to make a Reconciliation with him also the Treaty being at Misenum whereupon it seems this Coin was made A Womans Head veiled Indulgentiae Augusti moneta impetrata â„ž the Emperor in a triumphal Chariot underneath Colonia Augusta Aroa Patrensis Patrae was built by Eumelus who having learned of Triptolemus the Art of Plowing and Sowing he called his City Aroa 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 saith Pausan. Afterwards the Achaiaâ—…s ejecting thence the Jonians Patreus the Son of Preugenes Grand-child of Agenor enlarging the City called it Patrae And Augustus after his Victory at Actium recalled the Inhabitants dispersed by the War the Haven being very commodious and also brought thither the Inhabitants of divers neighboring Cities and gave the Patrenses Government over them amongst other Privileges he gave them being his Colony one was to coin Mony Augustus's Head Caesar Divi Fil. â„ž a Cupid Augustus between two Stars of Venus and Julius upon a Dolphin S. P. Q. R. Three vexilla two of the Manipuli bundles of Hay or Straw the middlemost a Veil hung cross-ways Augusto Divi F. Legio IV. Legio VI. Legio X. â„ž Flaâ—…vo Praeâ—…fecto Germanorum L. JVEN tio Luperco II viris Colonia Caeâ—…sar-Augustana a Man plowing with two Oxen. Coined by those three Legions quartered at Sarragoza § 6. To Livia or Julia his last and best beloved Wife were many honors decreed as that she should be called Genetrix Patriae figured in the form sometimes of Juno Venus Astarte of the Sydonians worshipping and stiling them as Gods and Goddesses even whilst alive the Moon or Diana But the greatest honor was after his death when he was voted to be a God and to be worshipped they setting upon the highest part of the Funeral Pile an Eagle for an Emperor and a Peacock Sacred to Juno for an Empress which might carry the Soul into Heaven to Jupiter whence it proceeds that upon Medals an Eagle set either upon a Globe or the top of a Rogus or Bed of Parade or some such like is a Sign of the Consecration of that Emperor But Augustus had also Temples built to him both at Rome and in the Provinces had Sacrifices and Priests decreed to him one of whom was Antonia the Wife of Nero Drusus Germanicus CHAP. III. Of Tiberius C. Caligula Claudius § 1. CAlled before his Adoption into the Family of the Caesars Tiberius Claudius Nero and Nick named for his Drunkenness Biberius Caldius Mero in his old Age was of anâ—… Ill-favoured Complexion Pale Hideous Copper-nosed His Master said when he was aâ—… Child that he was made of Dirt kneaded with Blood which agreed very well to his Disposition being Cruel Bloody Lustful beyond measure Drunken and Filthy in all ways possible Much of which appears also upon his Medals He came to be Emperor at Fifty six Years old before which time he had done many signal Actions and obtained great Victories over the Parthians Illyricans Dacians Armenians Pannonians c. but a while after he gave himself over wholly to Lust and Debauchery which brought upon him a new kind of Disease called Colum and a kind of Leprosie all over his Body Yet notwithstanding all these things he waâ—… even in his Life-time almost adored as appears by his Medals wherein is a Victory sitting upon a Firmament fashioning a Crown for him wherein he is called Tiberius or the Genius of the River Tiber Wherein is the Figure of aâ—… Colossus erected in his Honor sitting and holding a Spear in one Hand and a Platter in the other by the Cities of Asia repaired by him after anâ—… Earth-quake with the words Civitatibus Asiae restitutis wherein is a Stern fastened to a World as if he governed the whole World The Head of Augustus another of Tiberius â„ž Caius and Lucius Caesars with two Shields either of them an hasta pura and for the one aâ—… lituus as being chief Augur the other a Simpulum as Pontifex two of the same Family noâ—… being permitted to be Pontifices Dio. l. 39. noâ—… in the same College of Priests Only the Emperors being above all Law were themselves Pont. Max. and one of their Sons they made Pont. as here Augustus and in another Vespasian Caius Caesar § 2. Called Caligula because of the Soldierfashion'd-Shoes he wore was born in the Army A. U. C. 764. reigned three Years and ten Months and lived twenty eight Years five Months and seven Days was of Disposition Wicked Furious Tyrannical Treacherous Foolish Ridiculous Prodigal Luxurious Cruel â—…ncestuous would needs be a God and habited and accoutred himself sometimes like one God sometimes like another challenged Jupiter to fight with him made Engines to shoot great â—…ones against Heaven and to counterfeit Thunder was slain by Chaerea Few of his Medals extant the Senate in hate to him calling in his Coin to obliterate as much as they could his Memory Yet some there are as Pax Aug. representing the Condition wherein he found the Empire as one with the Heads of Caius and Caesonia his last Wife â„ž 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Caesonia was every way as wicked for a Woman as he for a Man and their Daughter being but a Child let her Nails grow to scratch â—…ut the Eyes of the Children her Play-fellows All slain by Cassius Chaerea Claudius § 3. Born A. U. C. 743. reigned thirteen Years nine Months died aged Sixty three years was of an hansome out side but a very ilâ—… mind a great Glutton and Drunkard Luxurious Incontinent Cruel Timorous Inconstant Heavy Lasche a great Dicer ruled by his Wives and Servants yet built many Magnificent Works Aquaeducts Highways the Port of Ostia made good Laws preserved the Bounds and Reputation of the Empire
But what he did well was for fear lest the chief Men should Conspire against him not for love of Virtue and the same fear wrought in him by Messalia and Agrippina his Wives caused him to cut off whomsoever they pleased So that he put to Death Thirty Senators 221 Equites and other Persons innumerable So Foolish and Timorous was he that when his Wife Messalina was Married openly to Silius it was a long time before he knew it and when he did durst not a great while take Vengeance of her But he was afterwards poisoned by his Wife Agrippina in a Dish of Mushrooms or Tertuffale which he loved above all other things and his Mother had longed for when Great with him Claudius had one only Son called Britannicus whom Nero and Agrippina his Step mother Murthered of him Medals very rare Yeâ—… Seguinus hath one his Head 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â„ž a naked Figure supposed to be the Sun with a Hart to shew his Swiftness 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Alabanda was a City in Caria where the Sun was very much worshipped Many Medals of Claudius one reverse a Temple in which Peace or Rome crowneth him the words Romae Augusto communitas Asiae A Britain naked fighting with a Poignard against a Roman Soldier armed A Jupiter amidst seven Stars with Thunder in one Hand and a Trident in the other or a Jupiter and Neptune joyned as if both gave their Power to Claudius There arose in his days a Rebellion headed by Furvus Camillus Scribonianus Legatus in Dalmatia the Army which chused him Emperor terrified with Omens slew him the fifth day No Medals of him Seguinus hath set down a very curious Coin of Lead on the one side a Digamma a Letter sound out by Claudius and not used after his Death with a Palm issuing out of it IO. 〈◊〉 Sat. â„ž a Garland which he conceives very probably to be after the Victory Claudius obtained in Britanny Dio saith that the Gallican Legions refusing to march into Britanny he sent Narcissus his Freed-man to perswade them to it who coming to the Army and setting himself in the General 's Seat and beginning to make a Speech the Army universally cried out IO Saturnalia IO. as if Servants then ruled and turning to A. Plautius their General desired him to lead them into Britanny which he did and afterwards hearing of their good Success Claudius came in Person and attributed to himself the Victory and Triumph CHAP. IV. Of Nero Claudius Macer 1. NERO was born A. U. C. 789. A. D. 38. reigned thirteen Years seven Months Twenty eight Days died about Thirty two Years old The most abominable Monster for Lust Debauchery Cruelty and all Wickedness that ever the World saw He gave his mind to nothing laudable but Singing and Playing The Senate having voted him to be whip'd to Death through the Streets he chused rather to kill himself crying out Qualis Artifex pereo Medals many of him tho the Senate decreed his Coins should not be Currant because of the length of his Reign Yea mistrusting some such thing of the Senate 't is probable that he caused upon divers of his Coins the Pourtraict of Augustus and Tiberius to be stamped 2. As himself standing one Foot on a Globe and a Spear in his Hand as if his Valour had given him the Empire of the World The like a Roma sitting and setting her Foot upon a Globe His Figure standing Raies about his Head like the Sun in the one Hand a Laurel in the other a Victory the word Aug. Germanico perhaps to represent the Colosse he caused to be made of himself and in imitation of that of Rhodes Four Fishes perhaps coined in Greece upon the Birth of his Daughter Claudia where it was the Custom that the fifth day after the Birth of a Child the Women who had been assistant at the Labour first washed their Hands then took up the Infant and carried it running throughout all the House to the Hearth especially and then the Kindred made a Feast of such Fishes as are here expressed Lobsters Pulpes such viz. as are very Proliferous and Inciters to Lust these Feasts were called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 By the way Athenaeus notes that the tenth day after the Child was born the nearest Kindred met together to name the Child which they did after they had Sacrificed and Banqueted together In Rome the eighth day was commonly for Females the ninth for Males the Lustricus for purifying and naming the Child Ara pacis and another the Temple of Janus shut up the reason of opening of Janus's Temple in time of War was taken from Romulus who fighting against the Sabins and being worsted there rose up immediately out of Janus's Temple a Spring of Hot Water wherewith the Romans scalded and so vanquished their Enemies Going therefore to War they set open Janus's Temple in hopes of like Success Three Arches of a Bridge with Con. C C II. i. e. perhaps Consensu civitatum Campaniae duarum Then it signifies some Bridge made over the great Trench he endeavoured to cut between Avernus and Ostia The Port of Ostia tho upon his Medals was chiefly built by Claudius he only adorned and compleated it A Triumphant Chariot drawn with four Horses and Nero holding a Crown and Palm with the word Euthymius perhaps representing his Victory at the Olympick Games in a Race of Horses Euthymius was a Famous Wrestler of Locri who fought with the Daemon Temsus and delivered a Beautiful Damsel from him for which reason he was made a God and worshipped by the Locri who probably stamped this Medal in Honor of him An Hydraulick Instrument like our Organs in which he was much delighted as Sueton. noteth A Serpent as ready to take Fruits from an Altar which either represented AEsculapius or as a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 his Mother perswading him that sleeping he was preserved by a Serpent from the Trains of Messalina Besides it was a good Augury to have a Serpent come and eat upon their Altars as Virgil noteth of AEneas and that they nourished Serpents as signs of good Luck and this Nero did in the Wood of Lavinium amongst the rest Nero Caesar in his Youth â„ž a Senator 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an Acknowledgment of some Favour that City received by his means Nero Radiant as the Colossus of Rhodes â„ž 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Rhodians stâ—…g themselâ—…es Rhodiâ—… Neâ—…nenses Augusti Nero like Apollo â„ž his Wife like Latona 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Europa carried upon a Bull. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 She being Venus and Astarte Nero with a Serpent about his Neck signifying Felicity â„ž An Eagle with a Palm 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The River Meles Famous for inspiring Poetry Nero and Agrippina â„ž Libertas Nero â„ž Jupiter the two Monarchs of Heaven and Earth So of Serapis also Nero. â„ž Poppaea Sabina as a Juno Nero. â„ž Messalina his last Wife as a Ceres Claudius Macer 3. Was Propraetor
to Antinous his Boy She had no Children endeavouring not to have any left as she said she should of that Man breed a Plague to Mankind 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A Temple with a Semicircular 〈◊〉 in the midst the Umbilical Image of Venus Paphien on the top a Crescent with the Morning Star as to the Moon on either side a Dog watching as to Hecate or Diana intimating that Sabina was Diana for Chastity the Moon for Brightness and Beauty and Venus for Fecundity 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Two Fishes which seem to be the Pelamides or young Tunny-fish before a Year old which is there caught the best and in great abundance Of his Sisters none named but Paulina married before Trajans Adoption to C. Jul Servilius Ursus Servianus She died before Adrian not any Medals mentioned of hers nor that she was called Augusta 3. He had a Favorite and Ganimede called Antinous born in Bithynium or Claudiopolis the Capital City of Bithynia for whose sake he favoured much that Country who as some say to avert some Dangers fore-signified by certain Dreams and Prodigies from the Emperor or as others that the Emperor might by his Intrails be resolved in some difficult matter was content to be Sacrificed for such Affection of his Hadrian heaped upon him all the Honours he possibly could calling Flowers Stars Cities Games Sacrifices by his Name and building Temples to him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ℞ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A young Man seeming to be Antinous with winged Feet and a Pedum or feeding Staff and sometimes a Caduceus representing Mercury and with his right Hand pointing to a Cow intimating probably the Descent and Original of that wretched Boy whom some call Philasius and feign him to be of the Progeny of Hercules Antinous's Head 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ℞ an Upupa or Houpe in a Crown of Laurel 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 That was ordinarily a sign of Piety towards the Gods and Parents 4. Hadrian being Sick adopted L. Aurelius Ceionius Commodus Verus who afterwards took the name of L. AElius Verus it should seem for his Beauty he was Learned and of excellent Discourse governed Pannonia with Reputation but his manner of living was Effeminate and Luxurious being very Sickly he died before Hadrian leaving a Daughter Fadia and a Son L. Ceionius AElius Commodus Verus who afterwards reigned with M. Aurelius AElius Caesar ℞ Pannonia presenting an Ensign or Cornet to him lying along in form of the River Danubius intimating that that River was not advantageous to them but by his Aid Angeloni saith his Wives Name was Lucilla and that it is she we see upon Medals with six Children about her with Faecunditas Aug. but this is not likely that she should be Augusta and not her Husband besides that no History mentions it to be so CHAP. IX Of T. AElius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius Aurelius Fulvius Boionus Antoninus called before 1. ARrius Son of Aurelius Fulvius and Arria Fadilla was born A. C. 87. reigned twenty two Years six Months died aged Seventy four Years six Months A. C. 162. When Hadrian felt himself declining and not knowing whom to chuse as he was coming one day to the Senate he saw this Antoninus sustaining his Aged and Impotent Father and conducting him into the Senate with which Action Hadrian was so much pleased that he immediately adopted him having no Relation before to him or his Family He was the best of all the Emperors of an excellent Understanding Knowing Eloquent Taciturn but Cheerful Skilful in governing Courteous Bountiful Moderate and Chast. Tho he spent most of his time in the Country yet he governed the Empire very well with great Vigilance Justice Activity Clemency and Prudence Being blamed by his Wife for giving too little of his own Inheritance to a Servant he answered Stulta postquam ad imperium transivimus illud quod habuimus ante perdidimus He punished but one for Treason and forbad also to enquire of his Complices and was very kind to his Son Either because of his Piety towards the Gods or his observance of Hadrian or the saving of many Senators Lives whom Hadrian commanded to be killed the Senate gave him the Surname of Pius which with the addition of Felix P. F. the succeeding Emperors continually used Magnifick Games called Pialia were made in his Honor. He sacrificed in his own Person ordinarily every day blamed the Heathens for imputing the causes of publick Calamities to the Christians Genio Pop Rom. It was not lawful to publish the name of the Genius of Rome as long as it was a Commonwealth but afterwards the Emperors were esteemed the Genius of it and that they were animated by the Spirit of the Gods immediately for we see Genius Caesaris by which they frequently swore Genio Senatus it should seem was coined in Honour of him when he gave liberty to the Senators to dispose of all their Goods by Will whereas Caesar before had restrained them to half to the other half the Emperor succeeding Alexandria the chief City of Egypt and second of the Empire holding in one Hand either a Book as the chief place for Learning or some square Packet for Merchandise in the other Ibis a black Stork that devoured their Serpents and was Sacred to Mercury Laetitia Cos. IIII. which was the Year when M. Aurelius espoused Faustina and gave great Donatives even to the Soldiers made great shews c. as appears by many of his Medals Annona Cos. IIII. c. two Goddesses the one taller which was Faustina the Mother for their Heroes they figured about a third part taller than the ordinary Stature and the Gods double to ordinary Persons holding in her Hand Ears of Corn for whereas before her Death there was a great Famine and presently after great Plenty they attributed it to her then deified that she had obtained it for them of the Gods hereupon the Emperor gave the People a Congiary the other lesser as being yet Mortal which was Faustina married to M. Aurelius with a Ball in her Hand because the World was her Dowry or Venus her Apple This young Faustina was also after her Death worshipped as a younger Ceres her Mother being the Elder and Ceres or Corn is the great cause of publick Joy Pietati Senatus giving them thanks for their Decree of the Surnames of Pius and Pater Patriae His Head ℞ SPQR A. N. F. F. Optimo Princip that Annum novum Faustum foelicem A Jupiter veiled over a Goddess Juno as flying and holding a Globe over either a Star signifying Antoninus and Faustina 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Jupiter at Trallae he received the first Omen of his Empire the Priestess of Jupiter instead of saluting him ave Proconsul saying ave Imperator 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. a Mount two Temples c. as described by Josephus called Hermon afterwards Panium because of a Famous Temple of Pan under it the City Paneas anciently called Dan because of
one of the Fountains of Jordan afterwards rebuilt and called Caesarea Paneadis and Caesarea Philippi the two Temples one to Augustus the other to Antoninus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 AEsculapius and Venus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 being quite ruined by an Earthquake as also a great part of Ionia sore shaken Antoninus repaired them and planted Coos with a Colony of Milesians therefore Antoninus and Faustina were meant by the two Deities Cybele sitting upon a Rock under her a Man with his Head and Arms above Water 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Flavia 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Samosate 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sacrum asylum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 legibus suis vivens 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Metropolis Comagenes The Man seems to be Euphrates the Son of Arandax who finding his Son Axurta sleeping one day near his Mother by mistake slew him and afterwards drowning himself gave name to the River Euphrates 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A Jupiter's Head with Serapis's Bushel Ammon's Horns and Osiris or the Suns Beams AEsculapius's Serpent twisted about a Pisis or Neptune's Trident like a Mercuries Caduceus and a Cornucopia for Nilus The NT probably Antoninus as if he were acknowledged by the Egyptians to have been their Serapis or comprehending all the Gods of the Heathen â„ž 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A Man on Horse-back under him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 perhaps for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 one of the Cabiri Corybantes or Idaei Dactili Antoninus's Head Antoninus Aug. Pius P P. TR. P. Cos. IV. â„ž a young Child swathed newly born not Faustina for she was married when he was Cos. IV. whose Mother seems there to represent Rhea or Mater Magna with the Corybantes or People with Instruments of Musick and Satyrs Antoninus's Head 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. â„ž Jupiter or Pius in his shape sitting upon Rocks and raining out of an Horn upon a Statue lying along underneath probably some River a Rock also a little House or Temple and a Cypress-Tree 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 where note that it should seem I anciently in Latin was not pronounced like ee since the Greeks express it by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Seneca Ep. 58. renders 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by I. Antoninus's Head c. â„ž a Woman naked sitting upon a Rock with a Water-flower in her Hand and a Water-plant behind the Rock 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Marcus Sabinus Governor of Philippopolis a City in Thrace under Mount Rhodope coined this it should seem by this that Rhodope was so called not from a Queen of Thrace but from a Nymph Daughter of Strymon got with Child by Neptune 2. His Wife was Annia Galeria Faustina Sister to AElius Caesar a foolish lightheaded Woman who denied her self nothing she desired she died at thirty six Years three Months old she had two Daughters one died in his Proconsulat married to Silianus Lamia the second was Faustina and two Sons one of whom a Medal with his Mother deified Galerius Anton. the others name not known as neither the time of their Death as neither whether the two Cornucopia's a â„ž of Antoninus be meant of them or the two Sons of M. Aurelius Faustina that hath her Hair wreathed on the top of her Head is the Mother she that hath it tied up behind the Daughter CHAP. X. Of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and Lucius Aurelius Verus 1. M Aurelius Antoninus Son of M Annius Verus Brother of AElius Caesar and Domitia Lucilla was born A. C. 122. reigned nineteen Years ten Days died at fifty nine Years old At Syrmium by the help of his Physicians as some say in favor of Commodus Was sickly but exceeding Couragious Laborious Prudent Just Mild Learned in Philosophy especially and Chast. He put none to death but only banished them for Treason forbad Gladiators to kill one another and therefore blunted their Weapons Whilst he was Caesar he wore not Garments different from ordinary Persons nor would suffer Fire to be carried before him his word was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 All things flow from Above and that he that would live or govern happily must imitate the Gods Very liberal towards all Poor Persons even the Christians as appears by Capitolinus who calleth them homines novos where see also who was Lucius Commodus Verus He gave to Hierapolis which was almost wholly Christian at one time three thousand quarters of Coin Yet held the Soul to be Mortal and the Gods to have Bodies Notwithstanding his great Wars he never forsook his study of Philosophy which yet made him not at all morose Aurelius Caesar armed riding upon a Sphinx the Emblem of Subtilty Cunning and Prudence as also of Egypt either as if by his Prudence he conquered Barbarians and all other his Enemies or particularly some Exploit in Egypt A Woman perhaps Faustina praying for the Health of M. Aurelius or perhaps of the whole Empire which was in his time much afflicted with the Plague and such Diseases before the Altar of Salus another of AEsculapius presenting a little Cake which they called Sanitatem and being put into the hands of the Idol and taken out again was accounted Sovereign for many Diseases and a small Vase it may be the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or poculum Sanitatis The Temple of Mercury upon four Hermes's Over-head a Dog a Cock a Tongue Relig. Aug. for ☿ as the Inventor of Religion and Sacrifice was accounted the Genius of Piety and Religion with a Purse to shew the plentiful Provision for the Entertainment of his Temple by the Bounty of the Emperors A Dog Fidelity a Cock Vigilance and a Tongue Perswasiveness necessary to a Pontifex This God much worshipped by M. Aurelius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A King with a Diadem and Head-â—…e not unlike an Imperial one the name of the Kings of the Osdroenians Eddessenians c. which are parts of Arabia who seemed to be Christians and are divers of them called by the Fathers Viri Sancti 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Emperor presenting an Eagle to Cybele Attalus the Son of Polemon the great Sophister probably sent to the Emperor in behalf of his Country ruined by Earthquakes obtained great Succor for he repaired them and many other of those Asian Cities which worshipped the Goddess Cybele 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Two Athletes with Cestus's probably some Eminent Persons the Lacedemonians a People above all other addicted to Martial Exercises sent to the Emperor who also practised those Athletick Exercises very much to strengthen his Health as he did also Hunting and Hawking as his Father loved Fishing If it be enquir'd what kind of Hawking was then in use among the Romans whether like our Modern and of what Continuance that hath been I answer that it is out of my design to enter into such Discourses but that I am informed that a Person of Quality of this Nation hath an ancient Greek Author of this Subject ready for the Press 2. His Wife was Faustina a very beautiful and
sprightly but a vile abominable Woman for Lasciviousness and all other Wickedness which yet either her Husband was ignorant of or would not be informed or dissembled for in his Book he commends her much and when she died bewailed her in a most extraordinary manner as if he had never understood Philosophy and afterwards deified her for which Actions he is justly censured He had by her six Children as appears by a Medal of Faustina with two in her Arms and four about her No Son attained to Age save Commodus Sextus Annius Verus younger than Commodus died at the Age of seven Years by the unskilful cutting of an Imposthume behind his Ear his Father punished not but comforted the Physicians and mourned for him only five days There are Medals of him Antonius Geminus Twin with Commodus died at four Years old Annia Cornificia Sister to M Aurel. married Numidius Quadratus by whom she had a Son of the same name to whom M. Aurelius left his Mothers Inheritance he was put to death by Commodus Lucilla married L. Verus Fadilla put to death by Caracalla of the rest little known Veneri Victrici Faustina as Venus half naked holding M. Aurel. as Mars lest he should â—…o to the Wars or else getting him to her self from Fadia the Daughter of AElius Caesar. Fortunae muliebri to which she was much devoted her Temple four Miles out of Rome whither went only such as were Univirae and offered a Crown Soeculi felicitas Two Children upon a Bed When Male Children of a good House were born they carried them into the Temple of Juno Lucina and laid them upon a Bed of the bigness of that Hercules lay in when he slew the Dragons for an Omen of their future Prowess AEternitas Faustina carried upon the Wing of a Victory or Minerva or perhaps Diana Lucifera into Heaven after her Consecration AEternitas Faustina of a grand and divine Stature set between two Heroines or lesser Goddesses probably her own and Husband's Sister both installed amongst the Demi-Goddesses as coming to accompany her to Heaven 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a City of Thrace gratifying the Emperor for setling their Peace by his Victories over their Neighbors Isis and Anubis Dog-headed whom the Egyptians conceived the chiefest God and Goddess intimating Faustina and Aurelius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Certain Quinquennalian Games celebrabrated at Actium perhaps renewed by Aurelius 3. Lucius Aurelius Verus called also Commodus before his Adoption Son of AElius Caesar was born A. C. 129. reigned about eleven years and died of an Apoplexy about forty two years old He was a Foil to M. Aurel. being Rash Heady Light headed Prodigal Voluptuous a Mocker so much given to Whoredom that at the request of a common Strumpet he cut off his Beard which he had so carefully nourished easily drawn and ordered by his Servants At first he was not so bad as after the Parthian War which he finished chiefly by his Lieutenants M. Aurelius notwithstanding with great Prudence covered his Faults and commended in him what was good i. e. to love his Servants not to dissemble not to be bloody Rex Armenis datus They say his Name was Soëinus ejected first by Valogesus who flying to the Romans was made a Senator and afterwards re-established which perhaps is shewed by his Roman habit Col. Patr ensis rather than Patricia an Athlete sacrificing and laying his left Hand upon a Term or Pillar with a Head upon it as sacrificing to ☿ the God of Games for Patrae was a City of Achaia the Theatre of Games to which Verus was much addicted The Statue of Jupiter in the shape of Verus upon the top of a Mount flaming on one side and Trees on the other perhaps Vesuvius it may be the Inhabitants thereabouts worshipped him to deliver them from the danger of those Eruptions or else as Jupiter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or President of the Mountains upon the top of which the Heathens used to worship their Gods Venus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or on Horseback 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. Anatho a holy Town of the Isle Prosopites an Island made by Nilus and an Asylum His Wife was Lucilla the Daughter of M. Aurelius whom he married in his Parthick Expedition her Father promised to accompany her into Syria though he went no farther than Brundusium but her Husband lest M. Aurelius should be witness of his Debauches met her at Ephesus where they were married But before that she was possessed with the Devil which could not be ejected by any but Abertius Bishop of Hierapolis to which City after the Ejection the Emprors gave that great Largess of Corn. After Verus's death she was married to Claudius Pompeianus a very virtuous and worthy though mean Person but she maintained her quality of Emperess till Commodus being displeased with her at first banished and afterwards killed her She was a Daughter worthy such a Mother such an Husband such a Brother Her Head 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â„ž Ceres sitting 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Dio speaks in Trajan's time of Manus a King of the Arabians beyond Euphrates between the Osroeni and Armenia Major possibly this Mannus might be his Son or Grand-child For Verus sending Avidius Cassius against Vologaesus a near Neighbor to this Mannus Mannus being afrighted cajoled the Empress then being at Antioch with her Husband pretending friendship to the Romans for fear 4. Under M. Aurelius and Verus arose up a Rebel Avidius Cassius a Man of many especially Military Virtues who endeavored to engage in his quarrel the Legions of Asia Syria and Egypt pretending first to restore the ancient popular Government but afterwards taking upon him the Title of Emperor he was slain after three Months by common Consent of the Armies and People wonderfully affectionate to the Virtues of M. Aurelius CHAP. XI Of Commodus 1. COmmodus was born A. C. 162. reigned 12 Years nine Months and was strangled at the Age of thirty one Years In his Impurity Brutishness Cruelty Injustice Gluttony Drunkenness Impiety equalled Caligula Nero Vitellius and Domitian He murdered his Wife his Sister his Cousin German his Aunt all his Friends and twenty four of the eminentest Persons of the Empire He violated his Sisters the Vestal Virgins had three hundred Concubines and as many This his Incontinency was augmented by the Ointments and Medicines he took to preserve him from the Plague which reigned violently in his time He defiled the Temples and Altars with Murder and Lust gave his mind to be a Gladiator Charioteer Pimp c. Yet in hate to the Senate Severus afterwards made him a God Jupiter laying his Hand on the Shoulder of Commodus I. O. M. Spon sori Sec uritatis Aug usti Col oniae Aug ustae f elio Cermeno in another Germeno a Wolf suckling two Children Rome being much desolated by a great Plague Commodus repeopled and would have it called Colonia Commodiana Now Rome was composed anciently of four Villages Romula
Velia Germalum and Forum this Germalum called also Germanum was as Plutarch notes afterwards called Cermanum Cermenum which it seems Commodus stored with People Commodus with a Lion's Skin L. AE L. Aurel. Commod P. F. ℞ Herculi Romano Aug. for amongst other Madnesses of this Sot this was one that he would be called and clothed as one of the Gods so Anubis Nobilitas Aug. P. M. he said Anubis was his Ancestor at whose Ceremonies he presided and was masked like Anubis with his Dog's Head with the Snout whereof he used to beat the bare Scalps of such as went nigh him Crispina in the habit of Fortuna Victrix before her a Basket of Fruits behind three Children one swathed as if Crispina were the cause of all his good Fortune that she had any Children is known only by her Medals It seems they lived not long Africk and Egypt giving a handful of Corn to Commodus habited as Hercules Romanus setting his foot upon a Prow For by his Negligence there being a great Famine and the People mutining he built a Fleet to fetch Corn out of Afrrick and Egypt The Goddess Salus Daughter of AEsculapius raising up a Man Salus generis humani seems to initiate the recovery of Commodus and in him of the whole World from some great Disease Apollini Monetae perhaps referring to this that Commodus inspired by him had put to death Cleander the Cause of the Dearth and Poverty 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Telesphorus a God of Health and Son or Grand-child of AEsculapius upon an Altar in a Capuch and his Hands as if cold under a long wide Vestment as he is usually represented 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Juno the Goddess of the Samians Juno Pronuba or as she presided at Marriages therefore is she habited like a new married Woman This seems coined in Honor of the Marriage of Commodus Bacchus drawn by four Elephants 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 calling Commodus as it were their new Founder An Eagle and a Serpent 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Nicomedia being horribly ruined with an Earthquake the People had a design to build it in another place over against the ancient Situation As they were therefore Sacrificing an Eagle came and took the Head of the Sacrifice off the Altar and carried it on the top of a Rock on the other side of an Arm of the Sea a vast Serpent appeared at the same time which Swom to the same place which the Inhabitants following there built their City 2. His Wife was Crispina the Daughter of Brutius Praesens whom having taken in Adultery he slew A naked Woman stooping down with a Laurel branch in her Hand and setting her Foot upon I know not what Colo. Aug usta Troas Troas was called Alexandria from Paris the Son of Priam and Antigonia Antigonus re-peopling it and was situated between Mount Ida and the Sea The Figure seems to be of Herophile the Sybil in her posture of Prophecying standing upon a Stone and Laurel in her Hand which Herophile lived a great part of her time at and was buried near this Alexandria From whence she was called Phrygia Trojana Hellespontica Gergithea Marpessa Erythrea from Marpesses called Erythrea because of the red Soil Ancyrana and Delphica from the several places of her Abode and Prophecying CHAP. XII Of Helvius Pertinax Didius Julianus Pescennius Niger and Clodius Albinus 1. P. Helvius Pertinax Son of Helvius Successus Son of a Freed Man was born A. C. 127. reigned about four Months died aged 67 Years four Months more or less slain by the Praetorian Soldiers his Guards He was very Prudent Learned Eloquent Valiant Constant of a present Spirit Moderate Just so Frugal that he seemed Avaritious A very skillful and experienced Soldier was very averse from receiving the Empire put upon him by the Murderers of Commodus In the Senate preferring others before himself hindering his Wife as much as he could from being called Augusta and his Son from being Caesar saying That it was sufficient that himself reigned against his will Whether discouraged by his obscure Birth his old Age or the Licentious Times is unknown He endeavored with great Labor Vigilance Courage and Dexterity to settle the Common-wealth in good order repressing the Insolencies of the Soldiers banishing and punishing all the Ministers of Tyranny bestowing the wast and untilled Grounds upon such as would husband them saying That those Possessions were the Commonwealths not the Emperors taking away illegal Taxes selling all Commodus's Superfluous and Luxurious Statues Eunuchs and Houshold-stuff to pay a Largess to the Soldiers and Citizens recovering vast Sums of Money which Commodus had sent to the Barbarians to buy Peace of them retrenching the Expences of his House And it is almost incredible what Reformations he made in those few Months of his Reign His Head Imp. C. P. Helvius Pertinax Aug. ℞ A Woman with a Cornucopia and a Tessera such a one as they used in their Largesses Civibus Liberatis Either from the Tyranny of Commodus the People as they met any Senator crying out Age Age Salvus evasisti vicisti or because People being very much necessitated for want of Corn himself went by Sea to hasten home the Corn that was sent for 2. His Wife was Fl. Titiana of a loose and wicked Behavior which is the Reason he would never permit her to be called Augusta therefore also few Medals of her besides he was enamoured of Cornificia his Concubine but not to the Prejudice of any one He had by his Wife divers Children amongst the rest a Son called Pub. Helvius Pertinax whom he educated as a private Person at his Father's House at School c. nor suffered him to use the Title of Caesar the Senate gave him after his Father's Death and Consecration he was made his Priest and afterwards Consul and was at last murdered by Caracalla for having called him Geticus after the Murder of his Brother Geta. DIS Custodibus A Fortune setting her Stern upon a Globe either intimating the Golden Fortune which was solemnly carried into the Palace of the new Emperors or else some Statue of Fortune erected by him in Honor of the Gods that so protected him Col. Hel. Colonia Helvia of which two are mentioned one on the Promontory of Lilybeum in Sicily the other in Piceno Two Hercules's with their Clubs the one supposed the Divine Hercules the other Pertinax It was taken as an Omen of the Empire that Commodus that day he was slain gave to Pertinax his Club to hold wherewith he acted Hercules 3. M. Didius Severus Commodus Julianus was born A. C. 134. reigned two Months six Days and was beheaded by the command of Severus at the Age of sixty Years four Months four Days The Praetorian Soldiers having murdered Pertinax retired into their Camp and proclaimed that he who would give most should by them be made Emperor which Julianus hearing made them such offers as contented them whereupon they presently saluted him Emperor and conducted him
Issue he had besides his Sons two Daughters and Grand-children of Caracalla So Julia between Caracalla and Geta. So a Ship under Sail shewing the Common-wealth after the Storms of Civil Wars sailed quietly Severus Julia and his two Sons before his going to Britanny reconciling them Geta with an Helmet as being to have part of the Army under his Command Pacator Orbis a young Head radiant it was one of the Titles bestowed upon him after the Parthick Victory the Head is of Caracalla and Sun mingled together Caracalla went with him in this Expedition Marti Statori it should seem some Vow made to him when in the Battel against Albinus the Soldiers running and his Horse Slain and himself on the Ground yet he rallied and conquered Libero Patri a Bacchus to whom he dedicated a great Temple 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 certain Games first instituted in the Honour of Apollo renewed in Honour of Severus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Two Earthen-pots upon a Table with two Palms on the Ground a Sacrificing Pot and five Apples which seem to be the Prize contended for Many Medals made by the Perinthians in Honour of Severus who after the taking of Byzantium after three years Siege bestowed the Privileges thereof upon the Perinthians to whom also he subjected it with all its Territory insomuch that they stiled their City Metropolis Europae Tho afterwards he restored all to Byzantium 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Abgarus King of the Edessenians confederate with Severus and assisted him exceedingly with his Archers against the Parthian Civitas 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Honorat hac Statuâ Minervae Severum Aug. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Ilienses or Trojans accounted Severus their great Heros 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Praetor of the Smyrneans about an Oaken Garland within which 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which were the first solemn Plays made in the Honour and presence of Severus and his two Sons returning from the Parthick War called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 because made at the common Charge of the Towns of that Province 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of Egypt where was a Famous Temple of Serapis and the Sepulchre of Osiris Severus with a Bushel as Serapis Caracalla with Rays as Osiris Concord holding in either Hand a Temple one to Severus another to his Sons built probably on either side of her Temple 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 certain Games of which we know nothing A Temple of an Antick Fashion I. O. M. H. Jovi optimo Maximo Helvio i. e. Pertinaci Jovi facto Col onia Hel via in Piceno eundem honorem etiam Severo post mortem decernentes 2. Severus's first Wife was Martia by whom he had two Daughters married to Probus and AElius two eminent Persons it seems he loved her well and afterwards erected a Statue to her His second Wife was Julia Domna and so the Syrian and Asian Medals stile her Surnamed Pia after she came to Rome in Honour of Fulvia Pia the Mother of Severus She was born at Emesa in Syrophaenicia Daughter of the Priest of the Sun named Bassianus Severus then Governour of the Lionnois in the sixth year of the Reign of Commodus understanding by his Astrologues to whom he was much given that her Horoscope was that she should be married to an Emperor was never quiet till he obtained her She was very Beautiful Learned and of great Capacity wherefore he consulted with her in all Affairs of Consequence and put her Name in all his Letters and Missives to the Senate She also saluted all as Severus and Caracalla did He did not love her being she was exceeding Proud Arrogant Malicious Cunning Quarrelsome and given to her Lusts and Pleasures Yet did he not control her tho she conspired to take away his Life After the Death of Severus she endeavoured all she could to reconcile the two Brothers till at last Geta was killed by his Brother in her Lap which also she durst not resent nor Lament for fear he should kill her also as he would have done had he not feared an universal Revolt When Caracalla was slain by Martialis the Friend of Macrinus she fell into bitter passionate words against Macrinus and would have killed her self but the Blow was not Mortal But after that Macrinus had treated her well she took heart till her words and endeavours to get the Army from him were told him then he sent her word to retire her self whither she pleased but she chused rather to starve her self to Death She had two Sons Caracalla in the first year of her Marriage to whom she was never married as some Historians report and Geta. Julia's Grand-mother seems to be Varia Soaemias her Father M. Jul Bassianus her Sister Julia Maesa called before Varia who had two Daughters Julia Soaemias and Julia Mamaea by Julius Avitus Lupus Soaemias married Varius Marcellus by whom she had Varius Avitus Lupus called Elagabalus Mamaea married Genesius Marcianus Father of Alex. Severus Marcellus and Marcianus seem to be B others Sons of Varius Marcellus Alexianus and Severus Alexander's Name was Alexianus Marcellus Foecunditas the Goddess Tellus lying half along to shew her Stability and not subject to Earthquakes as under Antoninus four Children the four Seasons about a Globe with Stars upon it intimating Julia and her four Children two Sons and two Daughters Luna Lucifera the Moon in a Chariot drawn by Horses two by Oxen. 1. Mater Castrorum 2. Mater Augg. 3. Mater Deum 1. As Sacrificing to the Ensigns 2. As Cybele sitting on a Cube which signifies Stability drawn by four Lyons 3. As Cybele sitting leaning on a Globe with two Lyons beside her Mater Augg. Mater Sen atâ—…s Mater Pat riae an Inscription common also to other Empresses Her Head 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â„ž 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Bacchus who in Egypt is 〈◊〉 Osyris the Husband of and Isis â—…awn in a Chariot by a Male and Female Centaure those Creatuâ—…s being accounted great Dâ—…inkers on Isis's leâ—…t Hand Cupid with a Torch and Cissus Bacchus's boy Dancing for when Cissus was Dancing with a Satyr the Satyr struck him down and wounded him mortally whereupon Bacchus turned him into an Ivy tree called therefore 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and therefore also Sacred to Bacchus 3. Bassianus called at first and by a Nick-name Caracalla but afterwards M. Aurelius Antoninus was born A. C. 188. reigned six Years two Months five days and was killed by a Captain as he was at stool in the Twenty ninth year of his Age was very unhansome and therefore strived to make himself Terrible he was Proud Violent Impatient Brutish Furious Bloody Light-headed Traiterous Presumptuous Covetous Prodigal Cowardly Lustful so that he had in a short time by his Lusts wasted and decayed his Body and made himself uncapable of Generation He slew Twenty thousand Persons at one time as also almost all the Eminent Persons of the Empire almost all the Inhabitants of Alexandria for having mocked him and that most
in Memory of which they coined his Capricorn 3. Julia Aquilia Severa a Vestal Virgin but very beautiful and for that cause taken by him out of the Sanctuary saying That being a Priest and marrying a Vestal their Children must needs be holy yet after a while he cast her off and married three others successively whose names are lost and took her again at last 2. The Mother of Elagabale was Jul. Sooemias who educated him to that Lasciviousness and Wickedness he afterwards practised being her self so inclined after her Husband's death she took to her Assistance in all her Affairs in Bed and elsewhere Eutychianus a Freed Man who had been a Comaedian but a prudent Man whom Elagab slew She was very Proud taking place in the Senate and Voting and Signing all Acts as did Maesa also endeavoring by all means to destroy Alex. Severus her Sisters Son she drew Ruin upon her Self and Son by the universal Hatred all Mankind bore to them She erected a little Council of Women where they voted ridiculously concerning their Habits Ornaments c. Venus Caelestis Sooemias in habit of Venus with a little Boy Elagab and the Sun upon a Globe she publishing him to be the Son of Caracalla 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Goddess with a Wheel and a Rhombus representing Fortune Venus Nemesis or Hecate favorable to Sooemias and her Family 〈◊〉 Rhombus accompanieth Hecate and was a certain Instrument whereby Magicians pretended to work many Feats whose help these People it seems used to get the Empire Julia Maesa was called Maesa because Priestess of the Sun by them named Mese a Subtil Prudent and Sprightful Woman was exceedingly enriched by living in the Court of Severus and Caracalla all which Macrinus to shew that he was no Enemy to the House of Severus suffered her to enjoy and inherit also her Sisters Wealth by which she afterwards corrupted the Soldiers against Macrinus Under Elagabalus she shewed her self a discreet Woman managing whatever she had committed to her very prudently and she was the only Support he had but perceiving his Courses she foresaw he could not escape sudden Death and therefore perswaded him to adopt Alexander Severus for fear also lest he should adopt Hierocles whom he married To this purpose for a while she accompanied him in his wicked detestable Actions but after he had adopted him she took very great care for his Preservation and afterwards advised him very prudently in Governing and Reforming and at last died very Aged and was consecrated When the Soldiers were worsted by Macrinus's she descended from a Tower where she beheld the Fight run amongst them with Elagabalus on Horse back and by Perswasions and Reproaches rallied them again and won the Fight 3. Alexianus Marcellus called afterwards Bassianus in favor of Caracalla whom he was not unwilling should be thought to be his Father rather than Varius Genecâ—…s 〈◊〉 a Syâ—…an But being Emperor he was called M 〈◊〉 Severus in honor of those two 〈◊〉 Alexander changing Alexianus into Alexander in Honor of Alexander the Great in whose Temple on whose Birth-day he was born at Arâ—…na whom he desired to imitate and iâ—… he could to equal He was born A. C. 207. reigned thirteen Years seven Months seventeen Days and was slain by Maximinus at the Age of twenty nine Years He was of a vivacious Spirit which appeared by his bright and sparkling Eyes which they who looked upon him were not able stedfastly to behold and by the Subtilty and Piercingness of his Spirit many were perswaded that there was somewhat more than Human in him He was excellently â—…arned in most kinds of good Literature beâ—…g of an excellent Wit and Memory He was Wise Moderate Prudent Just Merciful beâ—…ved and reverenced of all good Men though 〈◊〉 seveâ—… a Justicer that the Colour came in his face and his Choler was stirred even to vomitâ—…g at the sight of a corrupt Judge yet was not Cruel nor ever put to death any who was not condemned by the Senate So Pious that â—…e adjugded a Tavern in Controversie betwixt â—…he Christians for a Church and the Host to 〈◊〉 Christians saying That it was much better â—…od should be served there in any manner than it â—…ould be a place of Debauchery He also worshipped Christ and Abraham amongst his Lares or private Gods and made use of Sentences of Scripture which he had learned up and down Though accused by the Soldiers and such People as under the last Emperors were only enriched of Avarice yet was it necessary after the Commonwealth was so exhausted by those Prodigies that good Husbandry should recover it and he began the Reformation in himself retrenching all Superfluity at his Table Utensils Cloths of which all he used were very ordinary and of common sort he sold all his Jewels applied the Taxes and Paiments of the Cities toward the Reparation of their publick Places set up Manufactures lent Money to Poor People he repaired the Ruins of all the ancient Buildings and put not his Name upon any of them and erected many new He gave four Congiaries to the People and a quantity of Oil promised by Severus When a Governer returned from his Charge if he had done well he thanked him in the name of the Commonwealth used him with all possible Honor and rewarded him Nobly He reduced the Taxes to a third part repaired many Cities and Temples ruined with Earth-quakes settled Salaries for the Professors of Sciences and the Nourishment of such Poor Children as were willing and fit for Study Would often Chide virtuous Persons who had served the Common-wealth foâ—… not asking somewhat of him founded and endued many Hospitals for such Children as had theiâ—… Patrimonies ruined in the Wars For these anâ—… such-like Actions the Comedians Calumniators and other wicked Courtiers and especially the Soldiers accustomed to the Profuseness of Caracalla and Elagab hated him extremely as likewise because he endeavored to reform their Discipline exceedingly corrupted that he with great Courage and Dexterity cashiered a Legioâ—… sometimes all at once which was incorrigible And Maximinus offended with him for a just Reproof given him by the Emperor for some indiscreet Actions in the Parthian War wherein Severus though with great Loss so suppressed and abated the Fury of the Parthian that he stirred not in many Years afterwards taking occasion upon it perswaded the Soldiers to Murther him which they most vilely and wickedly did near Ments in Germany Thus died the Repairer of the almost ruined Commonwealth the Stay of Justice the Reformer of the Soldiers the Refuge of the Poor and who for good Government had no equal amongst all the Emperors he did nothing without the Advice of twenty of the Prudentest most experienced Persons in the Commonwealth When the Legions mutined in the East and threatned to kill him with wonderful Courage he commanded them to lay down their Arms and Disband When Camillus would have made himself Emperor he accorded to him that Honor at
his Table and every other Place carrying him along to the Wars with him and inviting him to take pains c. according to his Example which so wearied Camillus that he desired leave to retire and so did He changed all Elagab's Officers which he had set in all the Empire He forbad all vicious Persons to salute and come to him but good Men he visited even in their own Houses especially when Sick To Courtiers and Smoak-sellers he was an implacable Enemy stifling one of them with Smoak because he Sold Smoak He would not have any Panegyrick made in his Praise Severus and Maesa â„ž 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Bona for tuna sive Tucca Terebentinorum Carthaginensium Fortune with a Globe Scepter and Wheel 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 was the Name of a Town which worshipped Fortune which they here apply to Maesa by whose Conduct Severus came to the Empire A Lectisternium to Fortune as giving her thanks for the Empire Severus Alex. without a Garland â„ž Alex. the Great 's Effigy a sign of the great Honor and Devotion he bore to him A Garland of Gold within 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Chrysanthina Sardianorum ter Neocororum The Sardians as Neocori made Games and Wrestlings in Honor of Sev. Alex. called Chrysanthina and sent him this Crown of Gold made in fashion of Leaves probably of the Plant and Flower Chrysanthis these Games probably instituted by Chrysanthas a great Commander of Cyrus the Great famous for his great Services to him whom he set over Lydia and Ionia after the Example of Cyrus himself 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Tenos was an Isle one of the Cyclades a Trident charged with a Serpent In that Isle Neptune was worshipped under the Epithete of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Neptune also brought Storks amongst them 〈◊〉 devour their trouble-some Serpents 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Zacinthyans Zante now the Isle is called a Colony of the Ionians were very idle and effeminate Persons given much to Plays and Dances one of which is here represented i. e. Diana as surprising the Satyrs and old drunken Maron Dancing about one of her Nymphs lying asleep 〈◊〉 His Wife was Sulpitia Memmia Daughter probably of Sulpitius Marcianus a Person of great Reputation Power and a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in also to the Emperor Mamaea being offended that she took the Name of Augusta caused her to be banished wherefore her Father being Angry endeavored to raise a Mutiny amongst the Soldiers against the Emperor for which he was put to death Monsieur Seguin as Morellus saith discovered S. Barbiam Orbianam to have been the Wife of Alex. Severus He had a Sister called Theoclia whom he would have married to Maximus Son of Maximinus had it not been for the barbarousness of the Father which exasperated his Father against him Afterwards she was married so Messala Son of Silius Messala put to death by Elagabale Julia Mamaea Mother to Sev. Alex. was at first instructed by Origen and the Christians but afterwards fell into divers Heresies that taught her to conceal next to counterfeit and and lastly to quit all Religion and give her self up to hoarding of Money She became also Proud and Haughty by which Courses she brought that excellent Emperor into Disâ—…putation he strived to reform and restrain her but could not she having got so great Power A Medaillon wherein she is represented as having somewhat of Isis having a Peach between two Leaves on her Head the Moon by the Crescent Nature by her Breasts discovered Concord a Cornucopia Minerva by her Nose-gay of Olive and Laurel and Victory by her Wings â„ž Felicity or Maesa Crowning Mamaea holding a Sacrificing Platter and a Scepter Two other Figures perhaps of Theoclia and Memmia Col. F. Bostra Alexandrea Bostra one of the chiefest Cities of Arabia first made a Colony by Trajan afterwards repaired by this Emperor A Head with Towers to shew its Strength Cornucopia for its Plenty and a Star for the East 5. Sulpitius Martianus Father-in-Law to Alex. made Caesar by him V. S. Antoninns was by the Guards who had slain Ulpianus set up but he refused to be Emperor and going away lived unknown After his refusal they set up Uranius In the East one Taurinus set up himself but for fear drowned himself in Euphrates Ovinius Camillus also rebelled against him whom Alex. sent for carried him into the Senate declared him his Companion communicated Counsels with him took him with him to the War where he presently grew weary and disposed to kill himself which the Emperor prevented sending him to his own House with a Guard of Soldiers but afterwards finding that he practised the Soldiers against him and that the Soldiers were inclined to him as one likely to let them do what they list he was put to death CHAP. XV. Of Julius Verus Maximinus and Maximus 1. C. Julius Verus Maximinus Son of Micca and Abaqua the one a Goth the other an Alain born in a Village of Thrace about A. D. 173. reigned five Years more or less was slain with his Son Maximus about the Age of sixty five Years was a Gyant in Stature Bulk Strength Force Boldness Eating c. a great Enemy to Idleness Filthiness c. which made him retire under Elagabale but otherwise Impious Sacrilegious Ungrateful in the highest degree to his Emperor who had brought him from his Retreat made him General of his Armies and had thoughts of Marrying his Sister to his Son Murdring him and all those who had assisted him in his necessitous and low Condition Cruel and Avaritious putting to death all Alexander's Friends and Counsellors all the chiefest Christians all the Eminentest Persons of the Commonwealth to get their Wealth suborning Accusers Informers and Calumniators against them an incredible number of whom was put to death by Pupienus c. Inconsiderat Rash Imprudent even in War losing by his ill Conduct an Army that he carried against the Persians and at last his Life also by his indiscreet besieging of Aquileia which not being able to take he accused his Officers and put most of them to death which made the whole Army rise against him and kill him and his Son in his Tent. Maximinus and his Son â„ž Castor and Pollux naked on foot with their Bucklers and Javelins Maximinus and Maximus â„ž Neptune sitting and two Tritons who were the Sons of Neptune and Salacia BPOYZHN 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 N. which is no other than 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the like Letters being often changed one into another a City of Bithynia upon the Sea of Propontis His Wife probably was Paulina a good Woman aged when he came to the Empire who endeavored to perswade him from that Cruelty he used and was sorry when he committed it which the Tyrant not enduring made her away also She was Consecrated of which some Medals His Son was C. Jul. Verus Maximus the beautifullest Person of his time and withal Chast Liberal and
not Cruel yet Prouder Statelier than his Father was born A. D. 218. and was slain with his Father about twenty one Years Old Col onia Fl avia Pac ifica Diylt um a City in Thrace so called An Apollo He was betrothed but not married to Junia Fadilla of the Family of Antoninus Pius as it should seem After his death she married Toxotius There rebelled against Maximinus Magnus a Commander in his Army whom he slew and with him four thousand Soldiers unheard Titus Quartinus General of the Strangers in favor of Alexander Severus whom a private Soldier slew and cut off his Head His Wife was Calphurnia both of them very Wise and Virtuous Persons Also Pompeianus possibly M. Aur. Cl. Pompeianus Grand-child of M. Aurel. Anto. chosen by the Senate after Gordian's death he died suddenly two Months after his Election CHAP. XVI Of M. Anton. Gordianus Father and Son § 1. M. Anton. Gordianus Son of Mettias Marullus and Ulpia Gordiana was born A. D. 158. reigned eighteen Months and hanged himself because his Son was defeated and slain through Despair being above eighty Years Old He was exceedingly Noble Rich and Learned was also of very good Reputation for Prudence Moderation Sobriety Neatness Liberality and Magnanimity He was proclaimed Emperor being absent at Thysdrum in Africk his Government utterly against his will nor did he accept of it till constrained by force He associated his Son to him and sent him with a new raised Army against Capellianus who headed the Army of Maximin by whom he was slain which the old Man hearing rather than come into the Hands of his Enemy hanged himself Both their Bodies were as they were a Transporting to Rome to their Sepulchres drowned in the Sea His Wife was Fadia Orestilla Daughter of Annius Severus of the Family of Antoninus § 2. M. Antoninus Gordianus their Son was born A. D. 192. and slain about forty six Years Old was a Man of very good Understanding Honesty Integrity Civility but not used to Wars and besides much given to Pleasure for he married not but kept many Concubines he was Bald and of a long Visage by which only his Medals are distinguished from his Fathers His Sister was Mettia Faustina married to Julius Balbus CHAP. XVII Of D. Caelius Balbinus M. Clodius Pupienus Ant. Gordianus 1. D. Caelius Balbinus was born A. D. 179. reigned about a Year and with Pupienus was slain by the Soldiers about the Age of sixty Years was of a noble Family very Rich Prudent Cheerful Bountiful Sincere peaceful Disposition He was esteemed a great Politian having governed many Provinces with great Reputation but not experienced in War therefore there was joined to him Pupienus a severe warlike Person these two falling to despise one another and both of them the young Gordian together with some discontents which the Soldiers received about their Election made the Soldiers kill them both Foelicitas temporum Three Obelisques dedicated to him Pupienus and Gordianus Two Hands joined Balbinus and Pupienus Patres Senatus 2. M. Clod. Pupienus Maximus Son of Maximus and Prima was born A. D. 175. reigned about one Year and was slain aged seventy four Years was of a severe Countenance Sober Just Chast Clement Pardoning as soon as any demanded it not Cholerick Prudent in Affairs very Valiant Experienced and Fortunate in Wars Loved by the Senate and feared for his Severity by the People who therefore Mutining would not be appeased till Gordianus also was joined with them He presently went against Maximin and by Prudent managing his Affairs destroyed him Jovi Ultori Jupiter naked marching with a Whip in his Hand either against the Gyant Maximin or the Persians whither Pupienus designed to go as if the God of the Romans Jupiter had taken the Whip out of the Hand of the Sun the Persian God A. K. M. K. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ℞ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Tarsi Metropolis Amano idicae Ciliciae Secundo Anno. A Sea-Monster or Deity playing on a Shell with a Stern and Dolphin above perhaps Amphitrite the Wife of Neptune perswaded to marry him by the Dolphin The Stern signifying some Supreme Power her Trumpet or Shell to call and give orders to the Sea to Ebb and Flow Calm c. 3. M. Anton. called both Antonius and Antoninus Gordianus Son of Gordianus the African or as some say of his Sister was born A. D. 226. reigned six Years was Murdered by the Treason of Philippus at the Age of twenty two Years was nobly descended very well inclined Knowing Eloquent defective in nothing but Age and exceedingly beloved of all Men till giving himself to his Pleasures his Eunuchs and Courtiers took Licence to do many Injustices But after he married Tranquillina the Daughter of Misitheus an upright wise and experienced Man he was guided wholly by his Counsels and first chased away those Vermin of Courtiers and set good Men in Command and prospered mightily reducing Sabinianus a Rebel and Conquering the Persians till Misitheus dying the Traytor Philip turning by many Artifices the Army against Gordianus at last Murdered him He was afterwards Consecrated Col. Tyr. Metrop Ambrocie Petre. Two Rocks a Cup with Fire and a Purple Fish U. S. Two Stones near Tyrus of which many Stories Serapis with his Basket and a Garland 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Carrae a City in Mesopotamia after his Persian Victory set up it should seem a Statue in Honor of Gordian as to Mars Romanus before which they Sacrificed upon an Altar A Cybele and Crescent the Gods worshipped in all those Countries being the Dea Syria 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Apollo in habit of a Goddess with his Tripos Snake Crow c. being much worshipped there though rendring Oracles only in Winter and in Summer at Delos About Patera he was born where when he was young a little Girl brought him in a Box divers sorts of Sweet-meats which the Wind taking from her carried into the Sea which cast them up not far thence where they built Patera after the name of the Box which is marked by the Crow sitting upon a Box in the Medal Or it may be the Box signifies Ointment and Medicines in which Lycia abounded and of which Apollo the God of Health makes use 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 B. N. bis Neocorus Ao 1 o Gordiani here designed very young with a Mountain upon his Head as the Sovereign Genius of that famous Mountain Argaeus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Emperor and Empress as taking Palms to bestow on the Victors at their Games in the Front of a Temple under a Hill representing the Situation of Nicomedia Gordian and Asgarus Asgarus probably acknowledging the Resettlement of him in his Kingdom or some part of it to Gordian The Ox Mnevis with a Peach upon his Head and a Garland about his Neck 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 perhaps some great Body of the Ephesians dwelling at Alexandria 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Seleucia in Cilicia 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉
towards the Servants and Familiars of Constantius which yet they did not he slaying and banishing many of them without any Injury done to himself by them and displaced all the Officers of the Houshold He to shew his Mildness and to set greater Enmity amongst the Christians recalled all the banished Bishops of the Christians commanding and licensing all to serve God as they pleased He restored the Pagan Altars and Temples spent much Money in perverting Persons from Christianity promoted Heathenism with all his Power the first Expedition he undertook was against the Persians whither marching at Antioch he was hugely affronted and scorned with Jeers and Libels entering into Persia he suffering himself to be Fooled by certain Run-aways burnt his Fleet and marched into desart and inconvenient places where being continually alarmed and harassed by the Persians he was at last slain by one of their Troopers Apolonius Tyaneus â„ž An Athlete drawn by four Horses intimating the Games addressed by Julian to the Honor of Apollonius worshipped as a God by the Inhabitants of Tyana Many of Julian's Medals have upon them Serapis Anubis Isis or some other of their Deities mingled with some Traits of Julian Libanius affirming that many Countries and Towns erected Statues unto him mixed with the Effigies of their Gods and that they prayed publickly unto him and that none who prayed unto him went away without performance of his request His Wife was Flavia Maximiana Helena called also by her Brother Constantia seemed to be a virtuous Christian she died not long after his assuming the Title of Augustus Isis Faria which was the true name of Isis the Daughter of Pharoah and married to Joseph who was afterwards worshipped as Serapis so saith Tertullian 3. Fl. 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