able to defray the debt he was forbidden to make sute for the Consulship whereupon being stirred by a reuengefull wrath he sought by all meanes possible to execute his iniurious intent There was at that time in Rome Cn. Piso a man of desperate boldnesse poore and yet presumptuous Catiline did open and impart his meaning to him and Pub. Antronius and they three determined to kill the Consuls which were made the next yeare after Catilines repulse The inquisition of this matter was deferred till it came to greater ripenesse Afterward they intended the death of the most part of the Senators the time was appointed when their complices and confederates abbetters and assistants should meet in armour but because Catiline perceiued that the number of these rebellious souldiers was not yet sufficient to giue onset to the citie he withdrew his hand for a time and dismissed the armie But a yeare after M. Cicero and C. Antonius hauing entred the Consulship Catiline being now also disgraced with another repulse recollected into his seditious braine his auncient plots and former villanies then he conspired with P. Lentulus C. Cethegus Praetors to worke the death of the Consuls to slay the Senate to burne the citie and to alter the state and for this purpose they did by letters inuite to this horrible massacre many Romanes that were employed in forraine seruice This being apparantly euident dangers being now at the doore and in a readinesse to pierce into the citie vnlesse some mature aduise were presently taken a Senate was appointed in the temple of Iupiter Stator vnto which place shamelesse Catiline imagining that he might bleare their eyes by a pretended purgation resorted also and with an vnchaunged countenance shrowded vnder the habite of a Senator the heart of a serpent And because the method of this historie may seeme in this place to require some description of the Senatorie state I will briefly set downe the constant and perpetuall order of the Romanes in going to their senate house though I cannot counteruaile with aequall termes nor with a perfect discourse the great maiestie and pompe that in this reuerend solemnitie was obserued The first place in the proceeding to their Senate had the Dictator when that office was in esse the next the Consuls the third the Praetors the Dictator was therefore preferred because his power was supreme and was not subiect to the controll of any other the Consuls were in the second place because they were in praeheminence next to the Dictator and all the decrees of the Senate were ratified by thē bearing date according to the dignitie of their persons their triumphs also were signed with the same marke such a triumph was said to be done such an one being the second time Consull and such an one being the third time Cōsul according as their aduancement was In the third rancke of these greater Magistrates were the Praetors because they had authoritie to call a Senate as the Dictator the Consuls had which was not permitted to the inferiour magistrates they had also iurisdiction to examine any matter that was done within the hundred stone after the vulgar supputation within an hundred miles of the citie of Rome on euery side Before the Dictator went twelue Lictors or Sergeants who at the bidding of the Dictator and Consuls did arrest offenders and commaunded strangers that met them in signe of reuerence to light from their horses they caried in their hands an ensigne of terror a double poleaxe enuironed with a bundle of rods The Dictator was caried in a chaire of estate being clad with a purple gowne edged with a crimson border and inuested with a robe triumphall which were the ornaments of the auncient kings of Rome the same attire had the Consuls and Praetors but the Praetors did weare a siluer coloured garment and did alwaies ride vpon milke white horses after these the next place had the Cēsors if there were any at that time for they were in the number of principall magistrates their office being not of perpetuitie no more then the Dictatorship After these being the more worthie potentates the inferiour sort of the authorized persons did immediatly follow The first of that order were the Aediles of the chaire because they were conueyed to the senatehouse in a chaire of yuorie which monument of honour as it seemeth was permitted vnto them because in ancient times they were trusted and adorned with the entire regimēt of the citie these were created of the bodie of the Senate next to them succeeded the Aediles of the people which were raised to that dignitie from the roote of the people after the Aediles followed they which had borne office though they were not charged with any office that present yeare All of them seuerally marshalled according to the worthinesse of their calling the Consulians the Praetorians the Aedilitians the last place had the Senators which had not yet borne office The number of them all in such an assemblie did some time amount to the number of sixe hundred all of them these onely excepted who were borne in chaires of estate riding on faire pampered horses and long traind gownes the skirts of which were circumscribed with these words Senatus populusque Romanus VVhen the Senators were placed and euery one began to expect what should be spoken against the rebellious confederates M. Cicero aiming at Catiline with his eyes did thus pierce him with his tongue with this inuectiue reprooued his maners VVas there euer seene so great and notorious impudencie graue fathers and worthie Senators that a dissolute and disorderly rebell a professor of prodigalitie and vnthriftinesse a maintainer of theeues barrettors and seditious slaughterers a proclaimed enemie to temperance iustice chastitie the whole synode of the seuerer vertues a man or rather a monster of men compacted of vices vanities should dare so much as to staine this sacred presence with his prophane person though he conspire against vs yet amongst vs to consult To consult said I nay to conceale his trecherie VVhat should the iay do amongst swans or the owle amongst nightingales or the vultur amongst amongst doues or Catiline amōgst Catoes do we not dread the thunderbolt when we see the lightening and can we loue the traytor when we loath his treason Canst thou so dissemble Catiline that we may not discerne thy doings Nay there is no deed of thine no drift nor deuise which I haue not heard nay almost seene nay almost felt Here here they be in this our assemblie worthie Senators in this most graue and solemne councell of the world which muse continually of our death of the downefall of Rome and the desolation of Italie But thou yet liuest Catiline and yet thou liuest not to abate but to abet thy pride VVhat vanitie hath bene at any time absent from thine eyes what villanie from thine hands what president of vice frō thy person what young gentlemā hath there
seemed to be grieued with the torture of M. Marius O extreme punisher of pittie and compassion to whome it seemed a crime not to consent to crueltie Neither did he spare the dead for the ashes of C. Marius the elder he caused to be raked out of the graue and throwne into a riuer Sylla whilest he sought the victorie was to the Romanes a Scipio whilst he vsed it a very Mithridates Many other bloudsheds he did commit and more would he haue committed had not the terrour of a guiltie conscience followed him with the blazing brand of his vexed soule which torment some cal an ecstasie some melancholie some madnesse but I denying it to be any one of these allow it to be all these doubtlesse it is a thing sooner felt thē known not to be auoided by medicine but by true felicitie In this perplexitie he died and yet ceassed not the ciuill or rather vnciuil and vnbrotherly discord thus was Rome the famous citie of Europe the mother and nurce of worthie Senators the miracle of nations the epitomie of the world the kingdome of Mars and the seauenheaded soueraigne of many prouinces exceedingly shaken with these quarrels stained with these bloudsheds and grieuously discomforted with the death of her children her babes were brought foorth for the sword to glut vpon the bodies of her ancients were made as pauements to walk vpō her matrons became a pray and prize to euery rauisher her priests and deuoute sacrificers were slaine before the gates of the temples Syllaes bodie was conueied in sumptuous manner to Campus Martius in which place before the buriall the two Consuls namely M. Aemilius Lepidus and Q. Luctatius Catulus did earnestly debate about the repealing and cancelling of the acts and decrees of Sylla Lepidus vrged that they who were proscribed by Sylla ought incontinent to be reduced to the citie and there to haue restitution of their goods Catulus together with the Senate defended the contrarie saying that though his motion were good and honest yet it might be the beginning of some tumult which would be most daungerous if it were suddenly done because the common-weale was but newly recomforted and had as yet enioyed but a short pause of tranquilitie By this dissention they fell to weapons Cn. Pōpeius and Q. Catulus hauing gathered an armie did proffer battell to Lepidus and in a light skirmish ouercame him Not long before the death of Sylla Q. Sertorius rising in armes maintained warre in Spaine for when he saw that the faction of Marius which he specially fauoured was vtterly defeated and dissipated by L. Sylla he fled presently into Spaine where before he had bene Pretor there hauing gathered a great host and contriued an huge nauie fearing lest Sylla who had put Carbo to flight and slaine Marius should send an armie against him he caused Liuius Salinator his Lieutenant to encampe in the mountaines of Pyraeneum but he was afterward slaine by C. Anius the Romane Proconsul who was sent thither to abate the courage of Sertorius and after him Q. Metellus was also sent but their proceedings were not prosperous VVherefore Cn. Pompeius being as yet a priuate man had charge giuen him of the Senate to go into Spaine There came at that time for the aide and assistance of Sertorius M. Perperna with a great multitude of souldiers Cn. Pompeius made way for himselfe through the Alpes betwixt the famous springs of Padus and Rhodanus He immediatly after his coming into Spain did enter into conflict with two of Sertorius his captaines Herennius and Perperna and not farre from the citie of Talentia ouercame them Herennius was there slaine Perperna escaped by flight Pompey did passe the winter in the Pyrenae an mountaines Sertorius in Lusitania and at the beginning of the spring Metellus and Pompeius did encounter with seuerall armies Sertorius and Perperna in which battell Sertorius constrained Pompey to fly and Metellus draue Perperna to the like extremitie Pōpey was at that time wounded in the thigh afterward they met againe at Seguntia where Sertorius did the second time ouerthrow Pompey and Metellus Perperna the third time when Sertorius was coming against Metellus Pompey meeting him in the way caused him to retire Sertorius did againe oppose himselfe to Pompey Hauing taking Segida a noble citie of Celtiberia where Sertorius lost a thousand souldiers Pompey as many then they turned thēselues to the besieging of townes Pompey did besiege Palantia but Sertorius did raise the siege and of them which besieged Caliguriū he did slay three thousand Metellus and Pōpeius with great stoutnesse stomacke took many cities that were leagued with Sertorius and at Ilerda and Iliosca the townes of the Ilergitanes they put Sertorius to a desperate plunge but Caligurium the citie of the Vascons he did with much prowesse puissance defend Sertorius was like to Iugurth in his fight and in his fortune not vnlike to him the exploits and stratagemes of them both were singular and admirable but their end and last euent was miserable and mournefull Iugurtha was taken by treacherie Sertorius by the treason of M. Antonius and M. Perperna his captaines was slaine as he was sitting at a bāquet in the eight yeare of his rebellion his empire was presently transferred to M. Perperna whome Pompey ouercame tooke prisoner and put to death and in the tenth yeare after the beginning of this warre he tooke Spaine The Romanes were in these times busied molested in Italie by certaine fencers or sword players trayned vp in a shadowed fight vnder the gouernment of Lentulus but defying their maister and stirred with an hellish humor to seate themselues in the highest thrones of honor for as fire is to gunpowder so is ambition to the heart of man which if it be but touched with selfe-loue mounteth aloft and neuer bēdeth downward till it be turned to ashes they raunged themselues and drew to their ensignes a great multitude offorlorn men For in processe of time their armie did encrease to fourescore thousand and moe The leaders were Spartacus Enomans and Crixus who making great spoile and saccage in Italie at length imbattelled themselues vpon the mountaine Vesurius Against them were sent Clodius Glaber and Publius Varinius but their armies were suddenly by these enemies discomfited therefore the yeare next ensuing C. Lentulus and L. Gellius Consuls and Q. Arrius the Praetor prepared against them Crixus one of these rebellious captaines was together with his whole armie vtterly ouerthrowne but Spartacus in whome was more vigor of sinewes courage and counsell conducting his souldiers from the Apennine mountaine to the Alpes and from the Alpes into France was at the first enforced to retire by one of the Consuls by the other to flye But afterward hauing animated surueyed and marshalled his men he did suddenly turne backe vpon the Consuls gaue them battell in seuerall places ouercame them was marching toward Rome there to possesse himself of
valure and fortune in Affricke and within a yeare and three moneths after his comming thither he tooke Numantia and caused euerie stone to be throwne to the ground as a notable monument of a Romane victorie There was neuer anie man of anie name or nation that by the sacking of cities did more aeternise his house or enlarge his glorie for hauing rooted vp Carthage he deliuered the Romanes from feare and hauing razed Numantia he deliuered them from reproch Being returned into the Citie within a short time after two Consulships two victories and two notable triumphs he was found dead in his bed his iaw bone being dissolued and dislocated There was no inquisition made afterward of the death of this inuincible Captaine the bodie of Scipio was brought out into the streete his head couered by whose great labours and warlike exploits Rome lifted vp her head ouer all the world to the terrour and dismay of other cities and countreys His death was as the most say fatall as some say conspired his life doubtlesse was of that singularitie that it was ouercome of no mans glorie but onely his grandfathers After the death of Ti. Gracchus the same fury and rage of mind that possest him entred as it were by a kind of transmutation into his brother C. Gracchus a man as like to Tiberius in his vertues as in his errour who when with great facilitie and ease of mind he might haue bene the Prince of the Citie and the ruler of the Senate tooke the Tribuneship vpon him to raise tumults to licence swords and to reuiue discord to no other intent or purpose but either to reuenge his brothers death or purchase to himselfe a soueraigntie and for the more hastie pursuing of his drift he bestowed the freedome of the Citie vpon euery inhabitant of Italy he interdicted and forbad by Tribunitial law that no citizen should possesse more then fiue hundred akers of land he erected new hauens he filled the prouinces with new colonies he transferred the authoritie of iudgement froÌ„ the Senate to the Nobles he determined to distribute and deuide corne amongst the people to be briefe he left almost nothing vnaltered or vndisturbed This man was slaine by the sharpe and hastie pursuite of L. Opimius Consull who was in armes against him and Fuluius Flaccus was likewise slaine one that had enioyed both the Consulship and the honor of Triumph a man of a detestable meaning whom C. Gracchus had denominated and designed to be one of the Treuiri in the place of Tiberius his brother being his associate in all his enterprises and defiled with the like dishonest intendment Opimius caused proclamation to be made that whosoeuer could bring vnto him the head of Gracchus should haue the weight of the head in gold Flaccus inciting his soldiers on the hill Auentine was there slaine together with his eldest sonne C. Gracchus coÌ„mitting himselfe to flight lest he might fall into the hands of them whoÌ„ Opimius had sent to take him putting his bare necke vnder the naked sword of his seruant Euporus was of him beheaded and the same Euporus was suddenly a slaughter-man to himselfe Thus the two Gracchi finished the course of their life men that had a fortunate beginning sinister proceedings a cursed ending to whom if they had embraced quietnesse the commoÌ„weale wold haue offered these honors which by tumult and disquietnesse they sought their mother Cornelia as yet liuing a vertuous and learned Ladie who hauing nurtured and trained them vp in the studie of learning and vertuous demeanour did greatly bewaile that her good endeuors had so bad successe and that her two sonnes whom nature praetended to be the solace of her age were so sodainely and shamefully disgraced that she could not see their bodies couered with earth they being in most despitefull maner throwne into Tiber whose mindes she had furnished and beautified with such excelleÌ„t learning so was her ioy ouercome and surprised with griefe that she must either loath her children or else lament for them but howsoeuer for euer lacke them In that tract of time C. Marius waging battaile in Numidia against Iugurtha who were both fellow souldiers and managed armes together vnder Scipio Affricanus sent L. Sylla his Quaestor to Bocâ—hus the King of the Mores to treate and capitulate with him about the taking of Iugurth whom by that meane he enioyed and being made the second time Consull in the beginning of his Consulship and in the Calends of Ianuary he brought Iugurth in triumph to Rome The Cimbrians Teutons at that time did cause great slaughter and manie massacres of the Romanes in France and hauing put to flight and discomfited Caepio Manlius Carbo and Silanus they killed in fight Scaurus Aurelius one of the Consuls and other excellent men of memorable qualities The people of Rome did not thinke anie Generall so fit to encounter these foes as C. Marius whilest he was in these warres he was continually Consull his third Consulship he spent in warlike preparation thinking it not sufficient to haue souldiers but to haue practised and skilfull souldiers training them by pettie skirmishes and encouraging theÌ„ by the conquest of base townes to more haughtie and valorous attempts his fourth Consulship was spent about the warres of Sextus where he fought with the Teutons and before that warre finished he razed out of the world the whole progenie of the Teutons In his fifth Consulship he planted his fight betwixt the Alpes and Rome and in that battell Marius him self being Consull and Q. Catulus Proconsul a fortunate victorie ensued farre beyond the expectation of the Romanes and the admiration of strangers an hundred thousand men being brought into the power of the Romans wherof some were slaine some were slaues By this victorie Marius deserued that Rome should not repent her selfe of his birth nor requite his acts with reproch His sixth Consulship was giueÌ„ him as the crowne of his merits yet he is not to be defrauded of the glorie which during this Consulship did of right belong vnto him euen by the confession of the enuious Marius being the sixt time Consul Saturninus one of the Tribunes of the people did promulgate a lawe that what lands or demesnes Marius had gained in France by his expulsion of the Cimbrians from thence should be equally parted deuided amongst the people of Rome and that euery Senator should sweare to this thinking to bind them by their oath from dispossessing and disseising the people of these alotmeÌ„ts and purparties Q. Metellus a Senator against whom Saturninus had a burning stomacke denied to ratifie that lawe by oath wherupon he had day giuen him to appeare before the Senate For Marius being wholly addicted to please the people in all things which did not oppugne his owne profite did greatly fauour the law Metellus though he were supported in
opinion of Cicero that none should dispute of that which was done that none should speake of it that none should go vnto him that none should write vnto him But in the end Cn. Pompeius hauing vndertaken emnitie with Clodius being vrged by the earnest petition of Titus Annius Milo and moued by the abundant kindnesse of his heroicall nature did in his mind make speciall election of this care to reduce Cicero from banishment VVherefore the yeare next ensuing P. Lentulus and Q. Metellus being Consuls Cicero by a Senatorie decree was recalled from banishmēt with the great desire of the Senate and the great reioycing of Italie The ground whereon his house stoode was exempted from religious consecration and his house was not so shamefully throwne downe by Clodius as it was sumptuously reedified by the Senate his possessions were restored vnto him and all the acts which Clodius made in his Tribuneship were adiudged to be void Clodius did greatly indignate at the returne of Cicero hauing aggregated vnto him a rascall route of thriftlesse and vnconscionable ruffians he partly draue away and did partly maime and murder the carpenters and workmen that were busied about the renewing of Ciceroes house he burnt beside the house of Q. Cicero he fought with Milo many times in the streets he pursued Cicero with stones clubs and swords arming all his men with brāds of fire in the one hand and swords in the other led them to the burning of Miloes house but this tempest and trouble of the citie who did bestow kingdomes and take them away and deuided the world at his pleasure which burnt the temple of the Nimphes that he might scorch the rowle in which his shame was enregistred which with masons architectes and measurers of ground did suruey almost euery close and plot that lay neare vnto him hoping in the end to make it his own purchase and to dilate and extend his demeasnes from the gate of Ianus to the top of the Alpes which threatned death to Sanctia a matron as holy in her manners as in her name and to Apronius a young gentleman vnlesse they would sell vnto him their inheritance who told Fursonius in plaine termes that if he would not lend him so much mony as he required he would carie him dead into his house This enemie I say to all good men to his neighbors to forreyners to his friends to his kinsmen was shortly after slaine by Milo for whose death he did lye in awaite and his bodie being conueyed to Rome was loathed of the beholders for it was the harbour of a foule ostridge Caesar was now in hot warres against the French of whose exploits as they did happē in nine yeares space whilst he was President there by the commission of the Senate I will make a brief rehearsall as the times did yeeld them In the first yeare the Heluetians when Caesar had scarcely set foote in France burnt their houses and leauing their countrie dispersed themselues in the fields of the Sequani and so came to the coast of the Tolossians Caesar perceiuing that their abode in that place would be dangerous to the citie of Tolossa and being earnestly intreated by the petition of the Ambarrians and the Allobroges who did complaine themselues to be greatly vexed and disturbed by the Heluetians remoouing his tents and hauing ouertaken them at the riuer of Arraris destroyed in pursuite all the villages of the Tigurines Caesars horsemen which were sent before to obserue what waies and pathes the Heluetians did take were by them discomfited Afterward they gaue battell to Caesar and in that battell they were ouercome and yeelding themselues to Caesars mercie they were enioyned to resort to their owne countrie and there to repaire their houses Then Caesar being mooued by the complaint of certaine Frenchmē addrest against Ariouista the king of the Germaines whome he did pursue in battell to the riuer of Rhenus In the second yeare he waged battell against the Belgians the most of which were slaine The like successe had he against the Neruians In the third yeare fighting on the sea against the Venetians he caused thē to yeeld and P. Crassus his Lieutenant did subdue almost all the countrie of Aquitania In the fourth yeare the Germaines passing with a great multitude ouer the riuer of Rhine arriued in Fraunce whom Caesar assaulting on the sudden did vtterly destroy then he made a bridge ouer Rhenus and determined to vexe and exagitate the Germaines in their owne countrie because France was so much disquieted and molested by them hauing burnt there many cities and villages of the Sicambrians being also certified that the Britanes did minister succour and gaue encouragement to the conspiracies of the French he sayled into Britaine and constrained the Britanes by sharpe onset to yeeld vnto him Caesars nauie that transported his horse was shrewdly shaken with a tempest wherewith the Britaines being reuiued betooke themselues againe to weapons and fighting with Caesar were put to flight at length they sued to Caesar for peace which he taking hostage of them did easily graunt and returned into Fraunce and the same yeare the Morines Menapiās rebelling he reduced to obediēce In the fifth yeare Caesar returning from Illyrium to which place he went for the stopping and beating backe of an incursion made by the Pirustae came to his armie in Fraunce and addressed warre afresh against the Britaines hauing broken truce and enioying there a prosperous fight a great multitude of the inhabitants being slaine and a great part of the Island brought into the power of the Romanes taking hostages and imposing tribute he set saile for Fraunce In the sixt yeare the Eburons did rebell against Caesar Ambiorix being their king and Captaine whō in many places Caesar fiercely and feruently pursuing put to the sword and dispersed the remnāt of that rebellious companie In the seuenth yeare Caesar went into Italy vpon occasion of a mutinie which there did befall The French thinking that he would be detained by domesticall warre and that it would be hard for him to returne to his armie during that dissention began now to take aduise of renewing warre against the Romanes The Carnutians professing that they would be leaders to that attempt bound others vnto them by oath and hauing appointed a day they repaired to Genabis where many of the Romanes did negociate were earnestly occupied and busied about their trafique merchandise all which were slaine by the French which massacre being certainly reported at Aruernum and other parts of Fraunce the Pietons the Parisians the Cadurcians the Tureus the Aulerci the Lemonickes the Audians did ioyne in armour and did confederate with the Carnutians Caesar hearing of this new enterprise made speedie returne into Fraunce and hauing placed seuerall garrisons in the cities of the Volscians of the Artonikes of the Tolossians in Narbo which
by him ibid L. Sylla his victorie Samnites 55. he killeth Cluentius ibid. he is made Consull 57 his contrarie nature ibid. his descent ibid. he besiegeth Nola. 58. his reuenge vpon the seditious 60. his hard conditions of peace concluded with Mithridates 68 the King of Parthia sendeth Embassadors to him ibid. he passeth quietly through Italy 69. he dismisseth Sertorius without hurt 70. he fighteth with Telesinus a Samnite 71. C. Marius the yoonger is slaine by his souldiers 72. he vsurpeth the Dictatorship ibid. he causeth the souldiers of Praeneste to be slaine 73. he putteth in practise proscription 73. M. Marius is slaine by him 74. his rage against Pletorius ibid. the ashes of C. Marcus throwne into a riuer by Sylla 75. he dieth ibid T Tarquin banished 1. his ornaments 8. proud Tarquin occasioner of libertie 9 Treuirate a Treuirate first made in Rome 21 Tullus an artificiall Captaine 8 V Viriathus an enemie to the Romanes 19 FINIS Faults Pag. Correction Monarchies Pag. 4. Monarches Cloaetia pag. 9. Cloaelia Massitus pag. 10. Massicus couldes pag. 10. clouds Glancias pag. 31. Glaucias Eguatius pag. 52. Eguatius Staria pag. 53. Stabia Petiani pag. 55. Peligni Talentia pag. 78. Valentia Enomaus pag 80. Enomaus Consulians pag. 92. Consularians it greeueth my hart pag. 100. it grateth my hart the Pictons pag. 119. the Pictons the Tureus pag. 120. the Turens the Audians pag. 120. the Andians Achilles pag. 147. Achillas aggrauate pag. 173. arrogate Atia was pag. 176. Atia who was Tarquin banished Rome built Romulus eagrest in sight Numa religious Tullus an artificiall Captaine Aucus a great builder Tarquinius his ornamēts Seruius taxeth the Romanes by polles Proud Tarquine occasioner of libertie The speedie war of Cincinnatus The praise of Cāpania Pyrrhus fighting against the Romans The beginning of the second Carthaginiā war The Italian warre Mithridates an enemy to the Romans The contention betwixt Marius and Sylla The dissention of Lepidus and Catulus Catilines rebellion Pompeyes great dignity in Rome Caesar cānot brooke it The valor of the former Scipio The prowesse of the later Scipio The Romans made 〈◊〉 by prosperity Viriathus an enemy to the Romanes The Numantine warre Pompey enforced to strange leagues by the Numantines The punishment of Mācinus for breaking truce The parents of Ti. Gracchus The praise of Ti. Gracchus Gracchus swarueth frō vertue A Treuirate first made in Rome The familie of Scipio Nasica Scipio Nasica opposeth himselfe to Gracchus Ti. Gracchus slaine Scipio is sent into Spaine Scipio taketh Numantia Scipio found dead in his bed Scipios body is brought out into the streetes C. Gracchus a rebell to the state The seditious acts of C. Gracchus Ful. Flaccus a rebellious Senatour slaine Opimius his proclamatiō C Gracchus beheaded Cornelia lamenteth her children C. Marius taketh Iugurtha by Sylla his meanes C. Marius his third Consulship His fourth Consulship His fifth Cōsulship Marius his great victorie which he had against the Cimbrians C. Marius his sixth Consulship Saturninus a broacher of sedition Q. Metellus opposeth himselfe against Saturninus Marius fauoureth the lawe of Saturninus Metellus cōmitteth himselfe to voluntarie banishment Saturninus causeth C. Memmius to be slaine C. Marius besiegeth the Capitol C. Marius putteth the conspirators to death Saturninus his house destroyed by Marius The hard fortune of Drusus Drusus is slaine C. Marius in high reputation The Italian warre first attempted by the Marsians The repulse of Drusus the beginning of the Italian warre Seruilius Proconsull slaine by the cōmotioners of Italie Silo Popedius a naturall enemy to the Romans Silo Popedius his oration to the Marsians Romulus Remus bastards Nourished by a wolfe Remus is slaine by Romulus The rape of the Sabine virgins The Romane embassadors are despised of Hānibal The miserable famin of the Sagūtines Masinissa quarelleth with the Carthaginians Scipio sent as vmpier betwixt Masinissa the Carthaginiās The Citie of Carthage burnt C. Perperna discharged of his Lieutenancie Q Caepio slaine P. Rutilius slaine C. Marius putteth Vettius Cato to flight C. Marius fought equally against the Marsians C. Marius disliked by the Consul Portius Syllaes victore against the Sānites Cn. Pomp. Strabo his victories Sylla killeth Cluentius A. Gabinius after a prosperous fight is slaine Sulpitius bringeth the Marrucini to obedience Popedius is slaine Portius Cato slaine Ca. Pōpeius Strabo triumpheth Sylla is made Consul Sylla his cōtrary nature His discent Mithridates an enemy to the Romans Sylla besiegeth Nola. Sulpitius a seditious Tribune altereth the state The ambitiō of Marius Murder committed by Sulpitius Syllaes reuenge vpon the seditious The extreme miserie of C. Marius A captiue slaue sent to kill Marius The Minturniās friends to Marius Q Pompeius slaine Cinna beginneth a new broyle Cinna is expulsed the City Cinna is made Captaine of a seditious army Cinna calleth C. Marius and his sonne from banishment Cn. Pompeius father to Pompey the great his dissembling and vnconstancy A great fight betwixt Cinna and Cn. Pōpeius Cinna entreth the city C. Marius recalled frō banishment entreth the citie Octauius put to death by the crueltie of Marius Merula cutteth in peeces his owne veines M Antonius the Oratour put to death by Marius Cinna Q. Catulus cause of his owne death C. Marius dieth The Athenians faithfull to the Romanes Silla his hard conditions of peace cōcluded with Mithridates The king of Parthia sendeth Ambassadours to Sylla Cinna is slaine Sylla passeth quietly thorough Italie Sylla dismisseth Sertorious without hurt Silla fighteth with Telesinus a Samnite C. Marius the younger is slaine by Syllaes soul diers Sylla vsurpeth the Dictatorship Silla causeth the souldiers of Preneste to be slaine Proscription put in practise by Sylla M. Marius slain by Silla Sylla his rage against M. Pletorius The ashes of C. Marius thrown into a riuer by Sylla Sylla dyeth Debate betwixt Lepidus and Catulus Consuls touching the decrees of Sylla Cn. Pompeius Magnus and Q. Catulus fight with Lepidus and ouercame him Sertorius leuieth armies in Spaine Liuius Salinator the Lieutenant of Sertorius slaine Sertorius is slaine Spartacus a fence-plaier doth encounter the army of the Consuls Spartacus taketh the citie of the Thurians M. Crassus appointed for the warre against Spartacus Cicero called Pater patriae Catiline his qualities The linage of Catiline Catiline killeth his own sonne Catiline greatly indebted Catiline forbidden to make sure for the Consulship The solemnitie which the Romans vsed in their proceeding to the Senate Cicero his Oration against Catiline Catiline his impudent answer to Cicero The linage of M. Cato The praise of M. Cato C. Caesar inclined to sedition Sertorius feareth Pōpey Mithridates ouerthrown by Pompey Pompey entred the tēple of Ierusalem Pompey honored with a triple triumph Caesar his originall Caesars death sought for by Sillaes officers Pompey marrieth with Iulia Caesars daughter Clodius Tribune of the people becommeth seditious Clodius seeketh to reuenge himselfe vpon Cicero Clodius infamous for adulterie with Pompeia Caesars wife Clodius infamous for incest with his sisters Clodius cōdemned by Senate Cicero mourneth Cicero committeth himselfe to voluntarie exile A sharpe law made concerning Cicero his banishment Cicero recalled from banishment Clodius persisteth to be an enemie to Cicero Clodius burneth the house of Q. Cicero Clodius threatneth death to Sanctia Clodius is slaine by Milo The Heluetians flye before Caesar The Heluetians ouercome by Caesar Caesar pursueth battell against Ariouista Caesar fighteth against the Belgians Neruians Caesar ouerthroweth the Germaines Caesar burneth the villages of the Sicambrians Caesar ouer commeth the Brittains Caesar recōciled to the Britaines Caesar renueth his war against the Britaines The Eburons ouercome by Caesar Treacherie against the Romanes in Fraunce Caesar his reuenge vpon the rebels Pompey his Presidentship in Spain proroged A decree made by the Senate that Caesar shold dismisse his armie Caesar is incensed by Curio against the Senate The passionate speech of Caesar against the Senate Pompey is appointed by the Senat Generall against Caesar Caesar pardoneth Domitius Domitius flyeth to Pompey Metellus his speech to Caesar Caesar seizeth the treasurie Caesar marcheth toward Spaine The forreiners which were readie in armes for the assistāce of Pompey The straungers which were assistāt to Caesar Pompey his oration to his souldiers Pompey putteth Caesar to flight M. Antonius helpeth Caesar Pompey marshalleth his armie The Caesarians giue the first assault Caesar his speech to Domitius Pompey flieth to Larissa The dreams and visions of the Caesarians Pompey trauelleth to Egypt Pompey is beheaded by the Egyptiās Caesar entertained of Cleopatra Caesar is assaulted by the king of Egypt Caesar swimmeth in the riuer of Nilus Caesar addresseth against Pharnaces Caesar putteth Pharnaces to flight M. Cato killeth himselfe Caesar encountreth P. Scipio What thing a triumph was amongst the Romans how performed Caesar his triumphs described Caesars first triumph Caesars second triūph Caesars third triumph Caesars fourth triumph Salustes oration to Caesar Pompey could not brooke an equall The great honors bestowed vpon Caesar Caesar fighteth with Cn. Pōpeius the younger at the citie of Siuill The Romans bestow many honors vpon Caesar The causes of the conspiracie bent against Caesar Caesar is slaine in the Senat-house M Antonius is spared at the time whē Caesar is slaine The law Portia broken by the killing of Caesar The law Cornelia broken by the killing of Caesar Caesar his bodie is transported to Cāpus Martius The Senate incensed against M. Antonius Octauius becommeth an enemie to Antonius D. Brutus suffereth himself to be besieged by Antonius M. Antonius sighteth with Pansa M. Cicero doth greatly commend Octauius Caesar taketh Clodia to wife D Brutus is slaine Antonius writeth cō tumelious letters to Brutus Cassius Cicero is put to death Fuluiaes despiteful dealing with Ciceroes tong Caesar besiegeth Perusia The praise of Asinius Pollio Octauius Caesar fighteth with Sex Pōpeius Octauius readeth the testament of M. Antonius The testamēt of M. Antonius Octauius Caesar sacrifiseth all the Pinnases to Apollo Octauius buildeth Nicopolis Cleopatra killed by Aspwormes The Romans plant a bay tree before Octauius his doore