AN EXACT ABRIDGEMENT OF THE General History OF THE WORLD From the Creation TO THE Year 1685. By the Acurate Pen of a Learned Historian Lege Historiam ne fias Historia LONDON Printed by James Moxon for Samuel Heyrick at Grays-Inn Gate in Holbourn 1698. TO Popham Connoway Esq Of RAGLEY In the COUNTY of WARWICK CHronology the Display of Ages past is here presented to You and Time the wisest of all things claims in its Transactions the wisest of Mens Judgments To You therefore Honoured SIR do I make this Address it being of that excellency that where History is left imperfect by this it is render'd compleat so that not only the what and where but the when those Actions were perform'd are particulariz'd whereas in History they are only glanc'd at in the Gross Hence it was that Venerable Antiquity pay'd that Respect to Chronologers of their Time And I dare aver that there is no Station where a Gentleman's Education has been concern'd whether in Divinity Law or Physick but this part of Knowledge may be highly useful And as a Gentleman designing Court Preferment especially in Affairs of State it will imbellish him to that degree to equallize if not outvie most of his Contemporaries As a Jewel therefore do I Recommend this Piece to You worthy of Your Patronage and Protection And tho' SIR I have not the Honour to be known to You yet Fame has so transmitted to me as to make the Choice in Your Person The Merit of this Subject has sway'd my Ballance wholly to submit it to Your Censure which I question not but according to the Calculation of the Ingenuous it will find a safe Harbour and favourable Reception which will lay an eternal Obligation on SIR Your most Devoted and most Humble Servant Richard Ferrar. AN EXACT ABRIDGEMENT OF THE General History OF THE WORLD The First Age. THE Creation as it is Written by The Creation Moses in the Book of Genesis Of the World 1. before Christ 4004. The Double Generation of the Children of Adam The first was of Cain who killed his Brother The Posterity of Cain Abel after which all the impious Posterity of the Murtherer was extinct in the Deluge The second Generation was of Seth and That of Seth. descends to Noah and from him directly to the Messias The Second Age. IT began at the end of the Deluge Of The Deluge the World 1657. before Christ 2347. The Collonies of the Three Sons of The Collonies of Japhet Noah Sem Ham and Japhet the Off-spring of Japhet peopled the Northern parts of Asia and the principal parts of Europe Ham with his Off-spring peopled some Of Ham. parts of Asia towards the South and Aegypt with the rest of Affrick The Posterity of Sem peopled Mesopotamia The Collonies of Sem. Babylon Arabia Persia and India The Generation directly coming to the Messias is perpetuated from Sem to Abraham In the time of Peleg Mankind was dispersed The Dispersing of Mankind to people the Earth Of the World 1771. before Christ 2233. Soon after Nimrod establisht the first The Babylonian Monarchy seat of Monarchy in Babel or Babylon which from a Tower founded by the Posterity of Noah took that Name from the confusion of Tongues that arose there Of the World 1772. before Christ 2232. Much about that time Assur the Son of The Assyrian Monarchy Sem Built a City which was after called Niniveh upon the River Tygris and made it the Seat of Empire which after his Name was called the Assyrian The Establishment of the Kingdom was The Monarchy of Aegypt by Misraim the Son of Ham. Of the World 1816. before Christ 2188. The Chineses reckon the setting up of Of China their King in this Year under Fohi Of the World 1850. before Christ 2154. The Kingdom of Sycione in the Peloponese Of Sycione began under Aegialeus Of the World 1915. before Ch 2079. The Arabians made themselves masters Pastoral Kings of Aegypt of Aegypt under those Kings called Pastoral Kings Of the World 1920. before Christ 2084. Noah Died Aged 950 Years Of the The Death of Noah Word 2006. before Christ 1998. The Birth of Abraham Of the World 2008. before Christ 1996. The Third Age BEgins from the calling of Abraham The Collony of Abraham Of the World 2803. before Ch. 1921. which he obeyed and came first from Hur in Caldea to Caram in Mesopotamia where his Father there Dying he past into Canaan His History Of the World 2018. before Ch. 1896. What happened to him till the Birth of Isaac for the space of 25 Years is contained in the Book of Genesis Sem Dyed 502 Years after the Deluge The Death of Sem. The Kingdom of Argos Of the World 2158. before Christ 1846. The Establishment of the Kingdom of the Argives under Inachus Of the World 2168. before Christ 1836. The Birth of Esau and Jacob the Sons The Birth of Esau and Jacob. of Isaac and Rebecca Thomosis King of Aegypt of the Ancient Dynasty descended from High Aegypt to the Tower who drove out Jannias the last of Arabian Kings called Pastors These Arabs to the Number of Two Hundred Forty Thousand past into Palestine and The Foundation of Jerusalem there founded Jerusalem Of the World 2179. before Christ 1825 Abraham died after the Death of Sarah The Death of Abraham he had by Ketura Madan and Madean the Fathers of the Madeanites Of the World 2187. before Ch. 1817. Heber died the Eldest of the Patriarchs And of Heber Born after the Deluge In his Family he preserved the primitive Language which from his Name was called Hebrew A Deluge happened in the time of Ogiges The Deluge of Ogiges and of Deucalion King of Thebes which occasioned the Fable of Deucalion and Pyrrah Their Son Hellenus gave the Name to that Country afterwards called Greece from the Name of Graecus who descended from Hellenus Chaldeans Kings of Babylon Evecous their first King The Chaldeans possest themselves of the Kingdom of Babylon under their first King Evecous Of the World 2242. before Christ 1762. Jacob's flying into Mesopotamia his Marriage The History of Jacob. and his Children are Recorded in the Book of Genesis Of the World 2259. before Christ 1745. His return into Canaan is there also mentioned and what is related of Esau his Brother otherwise called Edom who gave the name to Edomia or Idumea from his Grand-son Amalee came the Amalakites Of the World 2261. before Ch. 1743. The selling of Joseph into Aegypt and That of Joseph the sequel of his History is in the Book of Genesis As also the Arrival of Jacob his Father into that Country Of the World 2299. before Ch. 1705. The Kings who had Reigned in Aegypt The Kings of Aegypt after Thomesis who drove out the Arabs are these following Hebron Amenophis the First his Sister Arnessis Mephres and
Mephra Mutesis It was to him Joseph interpreted the Dreams and who entertained Jacob. This Patriarch died under The Death of Jacob. The Death of Joseph Tomesis the second afterwards Joseph continued to Govern under Orus in whose Reign he Dyed Of the World 2305. before Christ 1689. The Successors of Orus are these who The Israelites Persecuted follow Ratotis Achancheres Armais and Ramesses the first Ramesses the second he began to oppose the Israelites and his Son continued it he was called Amenophes the Third Of the World 2369. before Ch. 1635. The Birth of Aaron and Moses Cecrops K 〈…〉 of Athens The Birth of Aaron and Moses Of the World 2430. before Ch. 1574 Cecrops brought a Collony from Aegypt into Greece and there founded the City of Athens of which he was the first King Of the World 2467. before Ch. 1537. The Arabians became Masters of Babilon Tâ—â— Arabians in Babylon and having drove out the Chaldeans and there establisht a new Dinasty of which Mardocentis was the first King Of the World 2494. before Ch. 1510. Amenophis the third continued to persecute the Israelites but God delivered them by the hand of Moses as it is Related in the Book of Exodus Of the World 2513. before Ch. 1491. The Fourth Age. THat which passed in the Wilderness is fully described in the Book of Moses As to profane History that remarks the conquests of Sesostris the Son The Conquests of Sesostris or Aegiptus of Amenophis the Third who past thro' Arabia into Persia and went even to India where he past over Caucasus and entred into Scythia and arrived at Thrace and so passing the Bosphorus travelled through Asia the lesser and Syria and came back into his Kingdom at the end of Nine Years which he had spent to make himself master of those Countrys which have been named Besides the name of Sesostris he had that of Egiphes whence his Kingdom took afterwards its Name He had a Brother called Armais whom at his Return he drove out of Aegypt because he had broke the Orders given him to observe in his Brothers Absence It was this Armais whom the Greeks called Danaus Armais or Danaus who being Expelled his Country came to Greece where he became master of the Kingdom of Argos of whom was The Danaids feigned the Fable of the Danaids Of the World 2522. before Ch. 1482. Busiris the Brother of Amenophis the Busiris Third Uncle of the two preceeding Princes succeeded his Nephew Sesostris who died without Children This is that Busiris so famous for his cruelty to Strangers Of the World 2530. before Ch. 1474. Hermes Tresmigestus At this time lived Hermes Tresmigestus the most famous Phylosopher and one of Sesostris his Privy Councellors Agenor Agenor the Son of Belus the Aegyptian past from the upper part of Aegypt into that part of Palestine which from the name of Phaenix his Son was called Phaenicia Phaenix Caelix his second Son gave the Caelix name to Caelicia Cadmus the third having Cadmus persued the Ravisher of his Sister Europa Europa and not being able to retrieve her stopt in Boetia at a City he called Thebes from Thebes the name of another Thebes of high Aegypt his native Country This Cadmus brought Greek Characters to the Greeks those Characters that they used since for Writing Of the World 2549. before Ch 1455. The Death of Aaron and Moses The death of Aaron and Moses was a Year after Of the World 2552. before Ch. 1452 Joshua brought the Israelites into the Joshua past the Jordan Land of Promise where Manna failing they began to Eat of the Fruits of the Earth The first Year after the sixth from The first Sabbatick Year their Entrance is the first Sabbatick Year by which they regulated their Years of Jubilee Of the World 2560. before Ch. 1444 The Death of Joshua Joshua dies after he had judged the People 26 Years Of the World 2591. bef Ch. 1413. Othoniel the Brother of Caleb Judged Of the World 2599. before Ch. 1405. The Judges of Israel Israel Of the World 2659. before Ch. 1345. after him Ehud to whom Samgar succeeded Of the World 2679. before Ch. 1325. Belus King of Assyria of the race of Assur drove the Arabs out of Babylon and united the two Kingdoms Of the World 2682. before Christ 1322. Deborah ana Baruc. Deborah judged Israel with Baruc. Of the World 2719. before Christ 1245. Belus the Assyrian The City of Niniveh Ninus the Sonnet and Successor of Belus gave the Name to the City Niniveh which was Built by Assur in the time of Nimrod Of the World 2737. before Ch. 1267. This Ninus conquered all the Country between Tygris and India among the Kings whom he subdu'd was the famous Zoroaster Zoroaster King of the Bactrians Of the World 2781. before Ch. 1223. Gideon judged Israel his Son Abimelec The Judge of Israel usurpt the Title of King which his Father had refused Ninus gave to his second Son Argon the Argon King of Lydia Kingdom of Lydia which he had conquered from the Descendants of Atys Son of Hercules After the Death of Ninus Semeramis Semeramis his Widow Reigned in his place under the name of Ninias their Son Tholac and Jair govern'd Israel successively Judges of Israel then Jephta whose History the Scripture fully relates in the 11th and 12th Chapters of Judges The taking of Troy by the Greeks The The Siege of Troy Kings of that place were Dardanus the Son of Jupiter and Electra the Daughter of Atlas then Erictonius Tros Ilus with The Trojan Kings his Brother Asaracus Ilus by the Daughter of Teucer Son of Scamander King of Creet had Laomedon Asaracus was Father to Capis and Tyton Laomedon Father of Priamus Priamus Father to Hector and Paris and Cassys Father to Anchyses Anchyses Father to Eneas Tyton Father to Memnon The chief of the Greeks who were present The chief of the Greeks at the Seige of Troy at the War were Agamemnon and Menelaus Brothers and Sons of Atreus The first was King of Argos and Missena The second of Spanea Thiestes their Grandfather Pelops who was Son of Tantalus and of Hippodamia the Daughter of Enomaus King of Peloponesus Ulisses Husband to Penelope and King of Ithaca Achilles the Son of Peleus and Thetis .. Peleus Son of Jachus King of Aegina Patroclus Kinsman and Friend to Achilles both of them Pupils to Chyron the two Ajaxes the first the Son of Telamon King of Salamis the other of Oclus King of Locris Diomedes King of Aetolia Palamedes King of Eubaea Hercules Castor and Pollux Brothers of Hellena born of Jupiter and Leda Orpheus and the young Hylas Friend of Hercules Jason Prince of the Argonauts The Arnauts he was the Son of Aeson King of Thessaly Jason was Husband to Medea who afterwards married Aegeus
among those who descended from them two of the Name of Picus and two of that of Faunus one of the latter was Father of Latinus Father to Lavinia who was married to Aeneas The third of Aeneas the chief of the third Dinasty which lasted 436 Years under Kings to the Foundation of Rome At this time lived Homer and Hesiod the Home Hesiod Jetys and Dares Greek Poets and Jetys of Creet and Dares of Phrygia Historians who writ in Prose the History of Troy as Homer did in Verse Nabonassar and Arbaces Lieutenant Generals The Death of Sardanapalus to Sardanapalus besieged him in Niniveh insomuch that this Prince who had been so Effeminate finding the Walls broken down had the Courage to burn himself in his own Palace with his Wives his Children and Treasures Of the World 3257. before Ch. 747. From the Destruction of the Empire of Babylon and Assyria there arose three Kingdoms the first in Babylon under Nebonassar Nabonassar King of Babylon called Baladam in the Holy Scriptures and Bellesis by the Greeks In the first Year of his Reign the ancient Geographers have taken their Epoche The second Kingdom was that of the Medes but lasted only about Thirty eight Years Arbaces being contented at that time to restore Liberty to his Countrymen The third Kingdom in Nineveh was under Tilgamus Tilgamus King of Assyria or Ninus the younger called Tiglat Pilezer in the Holy Scripture Of the World 3262. before Ch. 742. Achas succeeded his Father Jonathan King of Judah Picae was killed by Hoseas his Successor in the Kingdom of Israel which ended The end of the King 〈…〉 of Israel in the Person of 〈◊〉 King slain by Tilgat Pylezar King of Asâ—yria after that Monarchy had lasted 254 Years from Jeroboam Of the World 3278. before Ch. 726. Nebonazar having reigned fourteen Years had for his Successors Na 〈…〉 Ch 〈…〉 and Ponâ—s together Then Eluâ—ius who reigned Kings of Babylon successively for the space of Twelve Years After whom Merodachus Balladan so called by Isaiah began to Reign This King is named Mardosempades by the Greeks Of the World 3284. before Ch. 720. Lycurgus of the Royal Blood of the Heraclides Lycurgus Guardian to his Nephew King of Lacedemon did there change the Government purely Monarchical into a Government composed of Monarchy and Aristocracy The fabulous History ascribes the Foundation The Foundation of Lacedemon of that City to Lacedemon Son of Jupiter and Thais Daughter to Atlas But the true History does reckon for their first King Laelex Contemporary with Cecrops He had for his Successor Eurctas who gave the Name to a River on which that City was built It was also call'd Sparta from the Name of a Daughter of that King Candaulus the last King of Lydia of the Candaule Giges Dinâ—sly of Arges was killed by Giges instigated by the Wife of Candaulus enraged that her Husband had shewed her naked to Giges who married this Queen and so became King of Lydia Of the World 3286. before Ch. 718. The Poet Archilochus who made Jamlike Archilochus Verses was their Contemporary and makes mention of that History Of the World 3290. before Ch. 714. Corinth changed the Form of its Government Corinth ' s change of Government It s Foundation of Monarchy to a Republick This City was built in the Year of the World 2640 by Sisiphus Son to Aeolus who was killed by Theseus by reason of his Robberies Corinthus who succeeded him gave the Name to that City Romulus died and was Deified under the The Death of Romulus Name of Quirinus Of the World 3293. before Ch. 731. Zenacherib Son and Successor to Salmanasur Zenachrib who conquered Egypt and Syria was constrained to raise the Siege of Jerusalem an Angel having killed in one Night 185000 of his Army Being returned to Ninive he was there kill'd by two of his Sons Serrhaddon or Assaradin his other Son Assaradin King of Assyria Ezechias Esaiah reigned in his place Ezechias was then King of Judah assisted by the Counsel of the Prophet Esaiah He reigned with great Justice and Piety But Manasses his Son was not like to Manasses him Of the World 3310. before Ch. 698. The Kindom of Babylon being fallen into Babylon and Syria united decay and weakned Assaradin made himself Master of it and joyned it to Assyria Of the World 3323. before Ch. 681. Numa Pompilius who succeeded Romulus Numa Pompilius died Of the World 3336. before Ch. 668. Jeodachim who was Nebuchadnezzar in Nebuchadonezar King of Assyria Babylon Deicos King of the Medes the Book of Judith succeeds Assaradin in the Kingdom of Assyria and Babylon He overcame Arphaxad called Deicos by the Greeks King of the Medes Manasses died after he had been re-establish'd in his Kingdom having lain in Prison many Years at Babylon Ammon his Son followed his wicked Ways but not his Repentance Josias his Son was always held a Godly and a Vertuous King Tullus Hostillius the third King of Rome Tullus Hostillius died Under his Reign Alba was joyned to Rome by the Victory of the Horatii over Horaces Curiaces the Curatii Of the World 3369. before Ch. 635. Chinaladanan or Saracus Successor to Saosduchin Kings of Assyria was overcome and killed in Ninive by Nabopalassur who revolted against him and made a League with Phraord Son and Successor to Deicus King of the Kings of the Medes Medes Of the World 3380. before Ch. 624. So Nabonahassur became King of Babylon and of Assyria and was in Alliance with the Medes and marrying Nebuchadonesur with Amâ—tys Sister to Astyages Son of Cyaxares he succeeded his Father Phraord Anous Martius the fourth King of Rome Anous Martius died He built the City of Ostia at the Mouth of Tyber Of the World 3393. before Ch. 611. N 〈…〉 or Neco King of Egypt having Necos King of Egypt left his Kingdom to make War against Nabâ—palâ—â—ur is stopt in his Way by Josias who was killed in the Battle Of thâ— World 3395. before Ch. 609. Necos being victorious brought Jehoaâ—has Kings of Judah Son of Josias Prisoner and put in his place on the Throne of Judah Jâ—hoachim Brother to Jehoachas Of the World 3398. before Ch. 609. Nebuchadnesur carried Jehoachim into Captivity as likewise Jeconius Son to Jehâ—achim The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of Judah and at last took Zedechias Uncle to Jeconias and put out his Eyes and killed his Children in his presence while Nebuzaradin ruined the City and Temple of Jerusalem The Dâ—struction of Jerusalem Of the World 3416. before Ch. 588. Where Jeremiah the Prophet lived to bewail the Miseries of the Jews In the same time that Ezekiel prophesied to the Captive Jews in Babylon Of the World 3417. before Ch. 587. The Sixth Age. DAniel and his Companions gave Daniel Marks of their Faith and Piety towards Nebuchadnezar ' s
they chose Horatius Pulvilius who also dying had for his Successor Spurius Leucretius Father to Leucretia The Siege of Rome by Porsenna King of The Siege of Rome by Porsenna the Thuscans in favour of the Tarquins the Noble Actions of Horatius Cocles of Mutius Scaevola and of Clelia the Roman Virgin are remark'd in the Roman History Darius sent to demand Earth and Water of the Grecian Cities of Europe as Marks of their Homage which they refused and prepar'd for War Of the World 3511. before Ch. 493. This King having sent a great Army against The beginning of the War between the Persians and the Greeks The Battle of Marathon Pisistratus his Son killed Armodius Aristogeter the Grecians they won the famous Battle of Marathon under the Conduct of Miltiades the Athenian Captain Of the World 3514 before Ch. 490. Pisistratus a Traytor to his Country was the Cause of that War He was killed in that Battle Hippias his Son being also in the same Treason with his Father was kill'd by Armodius and Aristogiter who were likewise slain in the same Action But the Athenians erected Statues for them in Acknowledgment of their Deliverance by them from the Yoak of that Tyrant Darius the Son of Histapes chief of the Darius ' s Death Second Dynasty of the Persian Kings died â—eaving two Sons Artobasanes and Xerxes This younger Brother was preferred before Xerxes ' s Successor the eldest to the Succession of the Kingdom in regard he was born after his Father was made King and also because he was the Son of Atossa Daughter of Cyrus It is remarkable that the eldest yielded without Regret to the Judgment of the Satrapes to whom these two Broâ—hers had referred the Decision of that great Affair Of the World 5520. before Ch. 484. At Rome the common People pretending to be oppress'd by the Senate stirred up a dangerous Sedition to appease which Tribunes of the People at Rome were establish'd Tribunes of the People powerful Magistrates who had the Charge to maintain the Rights of the People and to hinder the Nobility from oppressinâ— them That which happened upon occasion oâ— the Discontent of Q. Martius Coriolanus iâ— Q. Martius Coriolanus Quintus Cincinnatus first Dictator remark'd in the Roman History Quintus Cincinnatus is observed to be thâ— first Dictator the Romans chose upon aâ— emergent occasion Of the World 352â— before Ch. 483. Xerxes pass'd into Europe with a terribâ— Xerxes conquered the Greeks Land-Army having sent another as greâ— by Sea Three hundred Lacedemonianâ— commanded by Leonidas killed Twentâ— thousand of the Land-Army at the Paâ— of Thermopolis All these brave Lacedemâ—nians The Battle at Thermopolis with their General died upon thâ— place The Naval Forces were defeatâ— near Salamis by the Greeks under tâ— The Battle of Salamis Conduct of Euribiades the Lacedemoniaâ— and Themistocles the Athenian Of the Worlâ— Themistocles 3525. before Ch. 479. Xerxes being compelled by his ill Suâ—cess to leave Greece repass'd the Bosphoâ— in a little Bark The Troops he had leâ— in Greece under the Command of Maâ—donius were defeated near Platea by thâ— The Battle of Platea Xerxes ' s Death Lacedemonians Xerxes was killed by Artabanes Captaâ— of his Guards who by that means Reigâ—ed for some Months and then was alâ— killed and Artaxerxes Longomain Son â— Artaxerxes Longomaine Xerxes was plac'd in the Persian Thronâ— Of the World 3531. before Ch. 473. Pindar and Symonides Lirick Poets Soâ—hocles Greek Poets and Euripides Tragick Poets flourisht â—t that time Cymon the Athenian Son of Miltiades Cymon delivered the Asiatick Greeks from the Perâ—an Yoak Of the World 3538. before Ch. 466. Esdras the Jew of the Sacerdotal Line â—rought back those of his Nation who remained Esdras in Babylon since their first return under Zerobabel Artaxerxes having shewn that favour to the Jews for the sake of Nehemiah his favourite the Jews finisht the Building of their Temple from thence many begin their Seventy Weeks mentioned in the The beginning of the Seventy Weeks Ninth Chapter of Daniel Of the World 3550. before Ch 454. The Romans named Ten Persons to digest their Laws which were brought to The Laws of the Twelve Tables them from Athens because they were called the Laws of the Twelve Tables Of the World 3554. before Ch. 450. Those Ten Persons acquitted themselves so well in that Affair that the Government The Decemvirate was committed to them only one of them Appius Claudius having ravisht the Daughter of Virginius a Roman Soldier this The Consuls restored Magistrate was turned out and the Consuls restored Of the World 3557. before Ch. 447. At this time lived Artemiza Queen of The two Artemizas Mausolus Caria who exprest extraordinary Grief for the Death of her Husband Mausolus Of the World 3559. before Ch. 445. There was one of the same Name her Aunt who fought at the Battle of Salamis for Xerxes Herodotus the Historian was Contemporary with the last Artemiza and her Subject Born at Halycarnassus the chief City Learned Men of Greece of Caria The Poet Aeschylus and the Orator Isocrates flourisht at that time Brennus the Gaul having past into Italy Brennus took Rome with a great Army and defeated the Romans in Tuscany took and plundered their City but he could not take the Capitol Of the World 3563. before Ch. 442. Ju. Camillus constrained him to retire and for that great service was esteemed Ju. Camillus drove them out by the Romans as the Founder of their City and was called by them the second Romulus Of the World 3565. before Ch. 439. At Rome the Military Tribunes were The Military Tribunes chose to Govern in the place of the Consuls then the Tribunes were turned out and the Common-wealth remained four Years without any Superiour Magistrate but the Military Tribunes having been restored again they were at length cashiered for ever and the Conâ—â—ls restored The Consâ—ls restored Of the World 3572. before Ch. 432. Then began the Peloponesian War between The Peloponesian War Hellenicus Thucydides the Athenians and the Lacâ—dâ—monians all the other Greeks taking part with the one or the other The History of this War has been Written by Hellenicus Hâ—rodâ—tâ—s and more exactly by Thucidides's Contemperaries who have also described the general Plague which ravaged at that time through all the known World Of the World 3574 before Ch. 430. Hypocrates writ of it as a Physitian and Hippocrates The Cyrenians change to a Republick has given great proof of his Ability and Skill on this occasion the Cyrenians changed the form of their Government from a Monarchy which had lasted 200 Years to a Republick Artaxerxes Longomanus dyed Of the World 3579. before Ch. 425. his Son Xerxes the Kings of Persia second was killed about a Year after by his Brother Zogdian who also was slain six Months after
by his Brother called Ochus or Darius Nochus who thus plac'd himself on the Persian Throne Of The World 3580. before Ch. 424. Themistocles who was retired among the The Death of Themistocles Persians having been banisht by the Athenians killed himself by reason that the King of Persia would oblige him to lead an Army against the Grecians At this time lived Aristophanes the Poet Aristophanes Socrates Alcibiades and Socrates the Phylosopher and Alcibiades the famous Athenian Captain Of the World 3593. before Ch. 411. The Peloponesian War ended by a Peace the Greeks made among themselves finding they very much destroyed each other by their Dissention Of the World 3604. before Ch. 404. Ochus or Darius Nothus died leaving two Kings of Persia Sons Artaxerxes Mnenon Of the World 3601. before Ch. 403. And Cyrus tho' Younger who made War one against the other which was ended in a Battle where Cyrus was overcome and killed Six Thousand The Retreat of the Greeks Greeks who had served in the Army of the vanquisht Prince made at last a famous retreat related by Zenophon who was there present as one of their Officers Of the World 3663. before Ch. 401. After the return of the Jews from their Captivity they were Governed by a Sanedrim A Council composed of the wisest among the Priests and of the Tribe of Judah In this time John the High-Priest seeing Jesus his Brother would put himself into his place killed him in the very Temple Voges Governor of Samaria a Friend to the slain Brother revenged his Death by a second Prophanation of the Temple where he slaughtered a great number of People Of the World 3608. before Ch. 396. At this time lived Plato and Dionisius the Plato Dionysius King of Syracuse Epaminondas Tyrant of Syracuse to visit whom this Phylosopher made three Voyages Epaminondas the famous Thebane Captain died Victorious over the Athenians at the Battle of Luctrâ—s he had before deseâ—ted them in the Battle of Mâ—ntinea Of the World 3634. before Ch. 370. In Aegypt the Kingdom being in dispute Kings of Aegypt between Nectanaâ—â—s and Tharos his Nephew Th 〈…〉 prevailed by the help of 〈…〉 us King of Sparâ—â— who passed over Agesiâ—â—us into that Country with a great Army Of the World 3643 before Ch. 361. In Persia Ochus the Son of Artaxerxes Kings of Persia Mnemon killed his Brother Arsames upon which the Father died of Grief Thus Ochus called Artaxerxes the Third ascended the Throne The Birth of Alexander Son to Philip Alexanders ' s Birth King of Macedon and Olimpia Of the World 3648 before Ch. 356. The same Night the Temple of Diana The Temple of Ephesus Burnt at Ephesius was Burnt by one Herostratus who left his Name to Posterity in spight of all the care Antiquity took to have it forgot The Tyrians set Fire to their Ciâ—y and burnt themselves with it because they would not fall under the power of Ochus or Artaxerxes the Third This Victorious Ochus at last subdued Aegypt Ochus subdeued Phaenicia and Aegypt His Death there he killed the Oxe Apis for which he was slain by Bagoas one of his Eunuchs who gave his Flesh to be devoured by Cats Of the World 3654 before Ch. 350. This Aegyptian Eunuch having thus revenged the Affront done to his Nation set on the Throne Arsames Son to Ochus and after that killed him and set up in his place Darius Codomanus Darius Cadomanus Of the World 3668. before Ch. 336. Philip King of Macedon was killed by The Death of Philip of Mâ—cedon Pausanius a young Man of a Noble Family for a Cause dishonourable to the memory of that King At this time lived Demosthenes the famous Demosthenes Athenian Orator Enemy to Phâ—â— and Alexander Diogenes the Cynick lived Diogenes Aristotle at the same time and Aristotle thâ— Master of Alexander The Grecians assembled at Corinth chosâ— Alexander to command the Forces whicâ— Alexander chief Commander of the Greeks Thebes destroyed Athens saved they resolved to send into Asia against thâ— Persians the Thebanes having disowneâ— their Deputies on the account of thaâ— choice Alexander ruined their City Hâ— spared Athens which had displeased hiâ— by the same ill conduct as the Thebanes Oâ— the World 3670. before Ch. 334. Aristophanes the Comick Poet then flourisht Aristophanes the Poet. Alexander in Asia at Athens Alexander past the Hellespont to makâ— War against the Persians This passage oâ— his was remarkt to have happened in thâ— Third Olimpiad and in the 420th Year oâ— Rome Immediately after he won the Battlâ— The Battle of Granic near the Granic in Phrigia Of the Worlâ— 3671 before Ch. 333. This Victory made him Master of the lesser Asia there he pass'd the Winter and cut the Gordian Knot he fell dangerously sick in the Spring by bathing himself in a great Sweat in the River Cidnus which passes by Tharsus in Cilicia he was cured by Remedies his Physician Philip gave him He went to meet Darius who had an Army of Six Hundred Thousand Men whom The Battle of Issus he defeated near Issus in the streights of the Mountains of Cilicia Of the World 3672 before Ch. 332. This Victory made him Master of a The Fruits of his Victory great number of illustrious Prisoners among others of the Mother the Wife the Son and the Daughters of Darius also of the City Damascus where the vanquisht King had left his Treasure None but Tyre and Gaza durst oppose The Ruine of Tyre and Gaza him he took the first after seven Months Siege the second after two Months and destroyed them both He spared Jerusalem being moved to Jerusalem spared compassion by the submission of the Jews and out of the respect he had for Jaddus the High Priest Then he passed into Aegypt which submitted to him more Aegypt submits willingly because it endured with regret the Persian Yoak Of the World 3673 before Ch. 332. He took measures for the Building of The Foundation of Alexandria Alexandria on the Banks of Nyle while â—his Ingenier Dinocrates was there at work Alexander visited the Temple of Jupiter Alexander visits the Temple of Jupiter Ammon Hammon in the desart of Libia He was there declared the Son of that God he went back into Aegypt and from thence into Siria from whence he passed beyond Euphrates and Tygris to meet Darius who had gathered together an Army of a Million of Men. Alexander conquered him in the plains The Battle of Arbella of Arbella where Darius escaping out of the Battle was killed in his Flight by the conspiring of Bessus and of Narbazanâ—â— The Death of Darius two of his principal Satrapes who were afterwards punisht by Alexander as their Crime deserved Of the World 3674 before Ch. 330. Thus ended the Empire of the Persians which began 208 Years before in the person of Cyrus passing after the death
Son of the Lacedemonian General Of the World 3807 before Ch. 197. The Syrian War was not less glorious to The Syrian War the Romans Hannibal being retired to Antiochus the Great whom he perswaded to declare War against them which proved unfortunate to him For the Romans first beat him at the famous Pass of Thermopolis and again on the Banks of Meander in Asia under the Conduct of Lucius Scipio Lucius Scipio Asiaticus from thence Sur-named the Asiatick His Brother Cornelius the African having been his Lieutenant in this Expedition Of the World 3813. before Ch. 191. Four Years after Antiochus having been Kings of Syria killed by the Persians near the Temple of Jupiter Elemais his Son Seleucus Phylopater succeeded him in the Kingdom of Syria Of the World 3817 before Ch. 187. Hannibal poison'd himself having discover'd The Death of Hannibal that Prusias King of Bythinia designed to deliver him up to the Romans Of the World 3822 before Ch. 182. In the third Chapter of the second Book of the Maccabees is to be read what happened to Heliodorus when he attempted The History of Heliodorus to plunder the Temple of Jerusalem Of the World 3828 before Ch. 176. At his return from Judea Heliodorus killed Seleucus and so made himself Master of the Kingdom of Syria but did not long Kings of the Kingdom of Syria Antiochus Epiphanes enjoy it for he was soon after slain by Antiochus Epiphanes Brother to Seleucus This Antiochus had been given a Hostage to the Romans by his Father Antiochus the Great Seleucus his Brother disengaged him by sending his own Son Demetrius in his place So that in the Nephew's absence it was easie for the Uncle to usurp the Kingdom of Syria The Romans did nor then oppose Antiochus but as he was entring into Aegypt against the Pupils their two Brothers Ptolomeus Phylometer and Everietes the Second Successors to their Father Ptolomeus Epiphanes they sent him a Kings of Aegypt Command by Papilius Laena who was then Pro-Consul of Asia not to molest the young Aegyptian Kings In returning from Aegypt this enraged Prince brought those Calamities upon the Jews which are set down in the Second The Jews persecuted by Antiochus Book of the Maccabees Chap. 4 5 6. And by Josephus in his Twelfth Book and the Sixth Chapter in the Fifteenth Book and the Third Chapter of the Jewish Antiquities Of the World 3836 before Ch. 168. In the mean time the Romans became The Conquest of Illyria by the Romans Masters of Illyria by defeating Gentius King of that Country and also of Macedonia which they took from Perseus who was carried in Triumph to Rome by the Consul Paulus Aemilius Of the World 3838 before Ch. 168. Judas Maccabeus that Illustrious Jew Judas Maccabeus revenged the Injuries done to his Nation upon the Lieutenants of Antiochus who preparing to enter into Judea against Maccabeus The Death of Antiochus Epiphanes met with an unfortunate End described in the Book of the Maccabees and in those of Josephus Of the World 3840 before Ch. 164. His Son Antiochus Eupater succeeded him at Nine Years of Age and was under the Tuition of Lysias his Father's Friend But two Years after the Guardian and his Pupil were killed by Demetrius Son of Seleucus who being escap'd from Rome was acknowledg'd King by the Syrians Of the Kings of Syria World 3842 before Ch. 162. His Lieutenants with an Army of Forty thousand Men overwhelmed Judas Maccabeus The Death of Judas Maccabeus who had the Courage to meet them only with Eight hundred Men. He had for his Successor to Command the Jewish Army his Brother Jonathas Of the World 3843 before Ch. 161. Alexander Balas calling himself the Son of Antiochus Epiphanes made himself Master of Syria having killed in Battle his Cousin Demetrius Soter This new King was a Friend to Jonathas Jonathas High-Priest by which means he obtained the Dignity of High-Priest and deposed the wicked Alcymius who had taken that Title upon him Onias Son to Onias the Great finding himself by this means excluded from this The Affairs of the Jews Soveraign Dignity in Jerusalem retir'd to exercise it in Aegypt among the Jews who lived there Having obtained of Philometer leave to build a Temple near Memphis not unlike that of Jerusalem Of the World 3856 before Ch. 148. A false Philip not long before had been A false Philip. driven out of Macedonia by the Romans they soon after had the same advantage A false Perseus over a false Perseus And the Achaians by favouring the latter exposed their Country to the Victorious Arms of the Romans This War ended by the Ruine of Corinth The Ruine of Corinth Polybius under the Consul Mumius Polybius a Native of that City who had followed his Disciple Scipio Aemilianus into Africk hearing of the Misfortune of his Country went thither to save some Remains of its ancient and precious Monuments Of the World 3858 before Ch. 146. The same Year was also remarkable for The Ruinâ— of Carthage Scipio Aemilianus Africanus the Destruction of Carthage Scipio Aemilianus took it and destroyed it by the Order of the Senate The third and last Punick War ending in that manner who at the same time acquired the Sur-name of Africanus as his Father by Adoption had done This happen'd in the third Year of the 158th Olimpiad Ptolomy Phylometer took away his Daughter Cleopatra from Balas then killed him in a Battle and gave Cleopatra to Demetrius Kings of Syria Nicator Son of Soter who by that means put himself in possession of the Kingdom of Syria Of the World 3859 before Christ 145. Phylometer being dead a little while after Everietes the Second his Brother married his Widow Cleopatra Sister to them Kings of Aegypt both and killed a Son she had by her first Husband So Everietes Reigned sole King of Aegypt Of the World 3861 before Ch. 143. In Syria Tryphon who was a Friend to Balas made Antiochus the Son of Balas to be acknowledged King at Antioch with so much the less trouble by reason Demetrius Nicator was taken Prisoner in a Battle by the Parthians The vanquish'd being honourably treated by the Victors married Rodoguna Daughter to their King Cleopatra hearing this married Antiochus Sydetes Brother to her Husband Demetrius So Sydetes was acknowledged King of the Syrians having overcome and killed in Battle Tryphon who pretended to the Crown of Syria after he had killed his Pupil young Antiochus Of the World 3866 before Ch. 138. Jonathas had been murthered by this The Jewish Aâ—â—airs Tryphon Symon Brother to Jonathas who succeeded him in the Principality and High-Priesthood of the Jews assisted Sydetes to defeat Tryphon and was killed a while after by his Father-in-Law Ptolomy the Son of Abobus his Son John Hircanus succeeded in his place Of the World 3869 before Ch. 135. The Romans seized on the Treasures
The End of the Kingdom of Pergamus and of the Kingdom of Attalus the last King of Pergamus under pretence he had made them his Heirs Scipio Aemilianus Africanus added to his Sur-name that of Numantinus having taken The taking of Numantia and ruined Numantia the only City in Spain had given Refuge to the remaining Party of the Carthaginians Of the World 3872 before Ch. 132. Demetrius Nicator set at Liberty by the Parthians killed in Battle his Brother Sydetes Kings of Syria Afterwards he was overcome by Sabynus whom Everietes the Second had sent to be King of the Parthians at their Request Of the World 3876. before Ch. 128. Nicator having been murthered in his escape by his Wife Cleopatra she caused her Son Antiochus whom she had by Nicator to be received as King Afterwards the young King having discovered that his Mother designed to have poyson'd him forc'd her to take that Poyson she had prepared for him Of the World 3882 before Ch. 122. In Aegypt Ptolomy Everictes called also Kings of Aegypt Physcon after the Death of Cleopatra his Wife his Sister and Sister-in-Law married the young Cleopatra Daughter of the other Cleopatra and of Phylometer their Brother He left two Sons by the young Cleopatra which were Ptolomy Laturus and Alexander under the Tuition of their Mother Of the World 3888 before Ch. 116. Two Antiochus's one Sur-named Grypus Of Syria Son of Nicator the other Cyzicenus Son of Sydetes disputed the Kingdom of Syria John Hircan took this occasion to set at liberty his Nation seized on Samaria and ruined the Temple which Manasses Brother to Jaddus had built there Two hundred Years before and subdued the Idumeans whom he compelled to be circumcised Of the World 3898 before Christ 106. After his Death Judas Aristobulus's Son The first King of the Jews after their Captivity took the Title of King His Reign was short for he died about a Year after with great Regret that he had killed his Brother Absalon Antigonus Alexander Jamnes whom he had put in Prison was set at Liberty and plac'd on the Throne and at the same time made High-Priest Of the World 3899. before Ch. 105. Grypus having been murthered by the Treason of his own Subjects and Cyzicenus killed in Battle by Seleucus the Son of Gryphus and Seleucus likewise slain in Battle by Philip the Son of Cyzicenus Of â—â—â—gs of Syria the World 3907 before Ch. 97. the Kingdom was disputed between that Philip and Antiochus Son of Seleucus Of the World 3911 before Ch. 93. In the mean time the Romans had past the Alps subdued the Country of the Allobroges and of the Saliens with that part of the Country called the Roman Province and Gallia Narbonensis These happy Successes abroad were disturbed by intestine Divisions between the Senate and the People supported by their Tribunes Tiberius and Cains Gracchus who there lost both their Lives Marius who began to make himself Marius considerable took the Plebeans part by whose Favour he had Commission to go and finish the War against Jugurtha King of Numidia who had declared himself Enemy to the Romans having put to Death his two Brothers Adherbal and Hiemsal Sons to Micipsa Allies to the Romans as their Father had been Marius triumph'd over Jugurtha having overcome and taken Jugurtha Defeated and made a Prisoner by Marius The Defeat of the Cimbrians and the Teutons Bellum Sociale him in Battle This Defeat of Jugurtha was attended with that of the Cimbrians and Teutons who were defeated by Marius first on the Banks of the Rhone and after that in Italy The same Marius made an end also of the War in Italy called Bellum Sociale because many People of the adjacent Country had made a League against the Romans demanding a Right of Pretension to the Offices and Dignities of that City All what is before-mentioned in the Roman Affairs was transacted between the Year 629 and 663 from the Foundation of Rome The Syrians wearied with the Civil Wars between their last Kings the Selucides The Syrians give up their Kingdom to Tygranes King of Armenia Mithridates King of Pontus gave the Crown to Tygranes King of Armehia an Ally of the most powerful Mithridates King of Pontus who having attack'd Nicomedes King of Bythinia and Ariobarzanes King of Cappadocia Allies of the Romans occasioned a long War This King in the first War was overcome by Sylla who gave such Conditions of Peace to the Vanquish'd as he pleased Then Sylla hastned his Return to Rome in order to oppose the Faction of Marsus These two Competitors being so powerful The first Civil War among the Romans in the Commonwealth by their Ambition occasioned the first Civil War among the Romans Marius who had been six times Consul Marius overcome and killed by Sylla pâ—rpetual Dictator His Death was there overcome and killed by Sylla who became Master of Rome and made himself perpetual Dictator yet he divested himself of that Sovereign Dignity sometime before his Death which was occasioned by the lousie Disease Mithridates having renewed the War Thâ— Second War against Mithridates overcome by Lucullus Pompey ' s Exploâ—â—s was often defeated by Lucullus to whom Pompey was sent to succeed to carry on that War Pompey had already gloriously acquitted himself in the Civil War where he was oâ— Sylla's Party At Twenty four Years oâ— Age he had triumph'd for his Victories in Sertorius overcome and killed Spain where he overcame and killed Sertorius who took Marius's part He had drove out the Gladiators supported by the Power of Spartacus He did the same With Spartacus chief of the Gladiators The Pyrates defeated to the Pyrates of Cilica who infested the Seas The like good Fortune attended him in the War against Mithridates He forc'd him from that side of the River and from Tygris where he was at last reduc'd to that Extremity that the miserable King The Death of Mithridates forsaken by his own People was constrained by his Son Pharnaces to kill himself Pompey having likewise reduced Tygranes King of Armenia to accept those Conditions of Peace he imposed on him returning into Syria stopt at Damas and there Pompey in Syriâ— was informed of the Difference between the two Brothers Hircanus and Aristobulus Sons of Alexander Jamne and of Alexandra King and Queen of the Jews This Queen after the Death of her Husband had most prudently Governed the Kingdom as Guardianess of her Children for the space of Nine Years But they quarrelled and made War one against the other After her Death Pompey commanded them to lay down their Arms and imposed certain Conditions which not being observed by Aristobulus Pompey besieged him and took him at Jerusalem and brought him Prisoner to Rome leaving the High-Priesthood to Hircan forbidding him to take the Name of King He put the Government of the Kingdom into the Hands of Antipater the Father of
to Death a great Number at Lyons and among them their holy Bishop Ireneus Severus spent the two last Years of this Age in making War against the Parthians from whom he took Babylon Ctesiphonte and all Mesopotamia From Christ 200. The Third Age. SEverus in his Return from that War came to Aegypt where he put to Death Severus â—n Aegypt many Christians who were constant in professing their Faith From Christ 201. Among others Leonidas a Citizen of Leonidas Martyr Alexandria Father to Origen who was about sixteen Years old Clement of Alexandria Clement the famous Master of that renowned Disciple did fly from the Cruelty of those Persecutors From Christ 203. Tertullian writ his Apologetick and Minutius Faelix his Octavius two excellent Minutius Faelix Pieces in favour of the Christians to defend them against the Calumnies thrown upon them Severus after he had triumph'd at Rome for his Parthian Conquest passed over to Great Brittain to reduce those Islanders Severus in Great Brittain who had revolted From Christ 208. Which he accomplish'd in one Year's time and after that stayed there two Years and there died of the Gout attended He there dies with an extream Grief occasioned by an inveterate Hatred between his two Caracalla and Geta his Sons and Successors Sons Bassianus Sur-named Caracalla and Getd From Christ 211. These two Brothers came to Rome by two different Ways where they were received by the Senate and People to reign together But their Hatred increased so highly between them that the eldest Brother The eldest kills his Brother killed the other in his Mother Julia's Arms. From Christ 213. Then he put to Death many great Persons because they would not approve of his Fratricide Among others the famous Civilian Papinian who being sollicited by Caracalla to defend the Murder he had committed answered him boldly That it was more easie to commit a Crime than to justifie it Papinian had for his Contemporaries Paulus and Caius of the same Profession Learned Men. Philostratus Alexander Aphroditius and Censorinus flourish'd at that time Bassianus Antoninus Caracalla being very much touch'd with Remorse for this horrid Crime and his other Cruelties which made him to be hated at Rome took occasion to depart from thence under pretence of making War against the Parthians While he was there thus employed Materianus Governor of Rome writ to advertize him that there was a Conspiracy against him of which Macrinus a Captain of the Praetorians was chief The Letter fell by chance into the Hands of Macrinus who having perused them hastened to accomplish his Design causing Caracalla to be killed by a Centinel and immediately Caracallas's Death the Centinel himself was Murchered that the Conspiracy might not be discovered by which means he got to have the principal charge of the Army and easily influenc'd them to proclaim him Emperor From Christ 217. Zepherinus Bishop of Rome and Successor to Victor died that Year Macrinus made a Peace with the Parthians Macrinus his Successor and retired to Antioch while he stayed there with his Son Diadumenes whom he had Associated to the Empire Maesa corrupted the Army in Phaenicia with Money and caused a Boy to be Proclaimed Emperor who was her Grandson by the Daughter she had of the Emperor Caracalla Macrinus at first despised that Faction which was headed only by an Old Woman and a Child but his Leiutenants having before been defeated The Death of Macrinus and Diadumenes he himself was afterwards slain in a Battle with Diadumenes his Son and Colleague So Bassianus better known by the name of Heliogabalus was first acknowledged Emperor in the East and afterwards at Rome Heliogabalus From Christ 218. The World endured this detestable Prince for the space of four Years at the end of which the Horrors of his monstrous Life being become insupportable to the very Soldiers they killed him From His Death Christ 222. His Cousin Germain Marcus Aurelius Alexander Severus his Successor Alexander Severus a Prince as Virtuous as his Predecessor had been Vitious was chose in his place Ulpian an excellent Civilian and the chiefest of the Praetorian Bands but an inveterate Enemy to the Christians put to Death a great many for confessing their Faith among whom was Calistus Successor Bishops of Rome to Zepherinus Bishop of Rome During the first Six Years of Alexander Severus the Empire was at Peace This Young but excellent Prince applied himself to redress the disorders which were introduc'd into all parts of the Empire in the time of the former Reigns From Ch. 228. He accumulated to this the Glory he acquired by his Arms in the War against War against the Persians the Persians Artaxates or Artaxerxes a Prince of that Nation resigned to him his Soveraignity after he had overcome and killed in Battle Artaban the last King of the Parthians of the race of the Arsacides The end of the Arsacides From Christ 229. In this Emperors absence Urbinus the Prefect of Rome put to Death another Urbin Bishops of Rome who was Bishop and succeeded Calistus From Christ 231. The War against the Persians lasted three Years but Alexander concluded it with very great Glory and advantage to the Romans The exploits of Alexander Severus He staid some time in the East to set in order those Provinces then he returned to Rome to reap the Honour of a Magnificent Triumph after which he past over into Gaule to stop the revolt of the Germans But the Soldiers not being able to suffer that severity of Discipline to which he had inured them killed him His Death before he past over the Rhine From Ch. 235. Rome never injoyed a Prince more accomplish'd in all kinds of Virtues but His Virtues chiefly for Justice having exactly practised that best of Maxims which forbids to do that to another we would not have done to our selves It is believed he had learn'd it from his Mother Mammea who had imbued him with that Moral of Christianity in which she had been instructed by Origen Maximus Successor to Alexander Severus Maximus his Successor and principal Author of his Death was as Vitious as his Predecessor had been Virtuous he persecuted the Christians of whom he put to Death a great number among whom was Pontianus Bishop of Rome who succeeded Urbin as also Anteros Successor to Pontianus From Christ Bishops of Rome 236. The Army in Africk proclaimed for their Emperors their two Generals the two Gordians Father and Son but they The two Gordians Father and Son Emperors were presently killed by Capellinus their Enemy Governor of Mauritania In the mean time the Senate declared Emperors two Senators Pupienus Maximus and Celius Balbinus to whom to please the Soldiers they joined the young Gordian Grandson to one and Son to the otheâ— Gordian who were killed in Africk Maximus quitting the design of making War against the
long time like a Monk he had brought over with him Paula and his Daughter Eustochia the best qualified Ladies in Rome After he had made a great Friendship with Ruffinus a Priest of Aquilia he broke it off Ruffinus with him when he found him to be an Origenist He writ most severely against Vigilantius Vigilantius a Spanish Priest who was an Enemy to the unmarried Clergy he also vigorously oppos'd the Errors of Helvidius who Helvidius denied the Honour due to the Holy Virgin Mother of our Saviour At this time flourrish'd Paulus Orosius Paulus Orosius Author of the Seven Books of the Universal History from the Creation of the World to his time The Emperor Honorius The Death of Honorius died of a Dropsie Aged Thirty Nine Years having Reign'd Twenty Eight Some time before his death he conferred the Title of Emperor Augustus on Constance his Brother-in-law who marry'd Placidia Widow to Astolfus King of the Goths Constance died not long after he was Marry'd leaving Valentinian his Son under the Tuition of his Mother Placidia she and her Son lived at Constantinople when Honorius died so Italy being destitute of the Royal Presence of the Princes John the Tyrant John a Prefect of the Praetorian Bands took upon him the Title of Emperor Placidia having heard of it marches with her Son to Fight the Tyrant who was taken by surprize at Ravenna by the means of some Officers faithful to the Princes He was brought Prisoner to them at Aquilia when they there were and where the Rebel had his Head cut off His Death so the Empire was divided between the Theodosius the 2d and Valentinian the 3d. Emperors Bishops of Rome two Cousins Theodosius the Second and Valentinian the Third The first keeping his Court at Constantinople and the other at Rome From Christ 423. Boniface Bishop of Rome and Successor to Innocent died in the same Year as Honorius the Emperor Count Boniface Governour of Africk incensed on a false Accusation that Placidia Regent of the Western Empire design'd to put him out of his Government called Tâ—â— Vandalls in Africk Genseric their King The Death of St. Augustin the Vandals out of Spain into Africk of which they easily took Possession under the Conduct of Genseric their King St. Augustin Bishop of Hippo in the same Province of Africk died a little before the taking of that City by the Vandalls This Great Father of the Church opposed the Errors of the Manichees though he had been infected with them in his Youth he boldly Combated against the Errors of Pelagius thâ— Heritick The Council of Carthage and of Mileva Pelagius who at that time declared himself an Enemy to our Saviour Christ They were Condemned in two Councils held at Carthage and at Mileva at the same time Pelagius had two Disciples Celestius and Julien Celestius was wholly of the Opinion of his Master Julien was not altogether of that Opinion but acknowledged a necessity of the Grace of Jesus Christ for the Conversion and intire accomplishment of Salvation he affirmed that the Beginnings and Inclinations depended on the will of Man John Cassian a Monk who had been a John Cassian Disciple of St. John Chrisostome being retired to Marseilles infected the Priests and Monks of that City and all thereabouts with this Error of Semipelagianism Prosperus of Aquitaine opposed it most Prosperus of Aquitaine Vigorously in Gaule as his Master St. Augustin had done in Africk At this time flourish'd in Gaule Severus Sulpitius Author of the two Books of the Learned Men. Sacred History And in the East Theodoret Bishop of Cir who Writ the Ecclesiastical History from Constantine to Theodosius the Younger Genseric King of the Vandals took Carthage Carthage taken and made it the Metropolis of the Kingdom he Establish'd in Africk In the same Year Theodosius assembled a The Council of Ephesus against Nestorius Council at Ephesus to enquire into the Opinion of Nestorius Bishop of Constantinople who asserted two Persons in Jesus Christ This Error was condemned there Cyrillus Bishop of Alexandria by the Council in which presided Cyrillus Bishop of Alexandria John Bishop of Alexandria in Thrace pretending that that precedency belonged to him because that Ephesus depended on his Metropolis and had drawn away several Bishops to its Faction among others Theodoret Bishop of Cir with whom he had Assembled another Council in the same City of Ephesus not to countenance the Errors of Nestorius but to demonstrate that they had mistaken the Forms of Proceeding In the mean time Affairs were embroiled to that Degree that the Emperor not being able at first to discover the Truth imprisoned Cyrillus and Nestorius but at last being better informed of the justice of the Cause he set Cyrillus at Liberty and sent Nestorius The Death of Nestorius to utter Banishment where he died Miserably From Christ 432. Caelestin Bishop of Rome died the Year Bishops of Rome after that Council was held He had there his Legats who Subscribed to the Condemnation of Nestorius who had been already Condemned at Rome in a Council which had been there Assembled by the same Caelestin Sixtus the Third his Successor held the See Eight Years during which time all was very quiet in the Church From Christ 440. But the Church was again disturbed in Eutychus the Heritick the East by Eutychus a Priest and Abbot of the Monks of Constantinople who by an Error contrary to that of Nestorius asserted but one Nature in Jesus Christ he found so many Adherents among the A false Câ—uncil at Ephesus Eastern Bishops that a great number of them being Assembled at Ephesus his Error was approved of in that false Council where things were carried with that Violence that Flavian who had been made Flavian Bishop of Constantinople Bishop of Constantinople in the place of Nestorius for having oppos'd the Judgment of the Council that favoured Eutychus suffer'd Martyrdom not by the hands of the Pagans but by those of Barsumas an Abbot and of Dioscorus Bishop of Alandria and President of the Assembly From Christ 449. These great Troubles were redrest at Pulcheria Sister to Theodosius the return of Pulcheria to the Court of her Brother Theodosius There had been formerly some Disgust between her and her Sister-in-law Eudosia Eudosia his Wife which had obliged that Empress to retire to Jerusalem where she had wholly Devoted her self to Piety and Charity towards the Poor From that time the Eunuch Chrisapius Chrisapius was become so great a Favorite to Theodosius that Pulcheria making that Minister jealous of her was removed but the pressing necessity of Affairs obliged Theodosius to recall her she made her Brother highly sensible of the ill Conduct his Favorite used in Governing the Empire and of his most inveterate Malice to foment the Troubles of the Church so the Eunuch having been punish'd
King of Athens Father of Theseus who by the help of Ariadne killed the Minotaure she was Daughter to Minos King of Creet Husband of Pasiphae This Minos was renowned for Justice as well as Aeacus and Radamanthus Pyrithous the Son of Ixicon The Judges of Hell and Friend of Theseus Ninias the Son of Ninus and of Semeâ—amis Ninius succeeded his Mother in the Kingdoms of Assyria and Babylon Of the World 2824. before Ch. 1180. Ilsam Helon and Habdon judged Israel The Judges of Israel successively Of the World 2826. before Christ 1178. Then Ely the High Priest Ely In the 20th Year of his Government Gamson was Born whose History is related Samson in the 14 15 and 16. Chapters of Judges Of the World 2868. before Ch. 1136. The four first Chapters of the first Book of Samuel relates the Birth and Disorders Samuel of the Sons of Ely their Death with their Fathers after the Ark of God was taken by the Phylistins The seventh Chapter of Samuel relates the happy beginning of Samuels Government Of the World 2903. before Ch. 1101. The Israelites demand a King which was Saul Of the World 2909. before Ch. Saul the first King of Israel 1095 his History is written in the first Book of Samuel form the 8th Chapter to the 31st Of the World 2949. before Ch. 1055. His Son Isboseth succeeded him only over His Death Ten Tribes David being acknowledg'd King by the other two Judah and Benjamin Isboseth being killed David is declared Isboseth David King over all Israel He took Jerusalem and made it the Takes Jerusalem Seat of his Kingdom the remainder oâ— his History is set down in the second Book of Samuel from the 16 Chapter to His Death the second Book of Kings which relates his Death Of the World 2990. before Ch. 1014. Solomon his Son succeded him in his Solomon Throne The History of his first three Years is mentioned in the first Book of Kings from the second Chapter to the fifth Of the World 2993. before Ch. 1011. The Fifth Age BEgins from the foundation of the The Foundation of the Temple Temple by Solomon who finisht it in Seven Years and a half Of the World 3000. before Christ 1004. The remainder of his History is inserted in the first Book of Kings Chapter the 9th and in the first Book of Chronicles the 9th and 10th Chapters Under his Son Rhehoboam the Kingdom Rhehoboam was divided into two Of the World 3029. before Christ 975. The first composed of two Tribes of Judah and Benjamin which obeyed his Rule and his Successors under The Kingdom of Judah The Kingdom of Israel Jeroboam the Name of the Kingdom of Judah The second consisted of the Ten Tribes under the name of the Kingdom of Israel and passed to Jeroboam and his Successors Of the World 3030. before Ch. 974. The Battle between the two Kings in A remarkable Battle which were killed 500000 Men of the Army of Jeroboam Abiam the Son of Rhehoboam Of the Abiam World 3049. before Ch. 955. Reigned also in the time of Jeroboam Of the World 3050. before Ch. 954. Baasca the Son and Successor to Jeroboam Baasca Of the World 3062. before Ch. 942. Asa Son of Abiam King of Judah Asa Nadab King of Israel the Murtherer and Nadab Successor to Baasca Ela the Son of Baasca killed by Zimri Ela and Zimri and Homri Kings of Israel and he in the space of 16 days by Homri who Built Samaria Of the World 3088. before Ch. 916. Jehosophat Son and Successor to Asa King of Judah Achab Son and Successor to Homri he Achab. was reproved for his Wickedness and Elia. Echosias Elisha cruel Injustice by the Prophet Elia and his Son Echosias by the Prophet Elisha Jehosophat Son and Successor to Asa Jehosophat King of Judah Joram Brother and Successor to Ochosias Joram King of Israel King of Israel Of the World 3007. before Ch. 897. Joram Son and Successor to Jehosaphat Joram King of Judah King of Judah Of the World 3008. before Ch. 896. Jehoachas or Achasis King of Judah was Jehoachas killed as was also Joram King of Israel by Jehu who was likewise King of Israel Jehu King of Israel Athalia while Athalia Mother of Achasias having killed all her Children except Joas Reigned in Judah the space of Seven Years Of the World 3020. before Ch. 884. Joas Reigned in Judah after his Grandmother Joas King of Judah Athalia was killed Of the World 3126. before Ch. 878. At the same time Jehoachas Son and Successor Jehoachas King of Israel to Jehu Reigned in Israel Of the World 3148. before Ch. 856. The Athenians after the Death of Codrus Change of Government at Athens their last King changed the form of their Government and establisht their Archons for life after that for Ten Years and at last for every Year Joas Son and Successor to Jehoachas Joas King of Israel King of Israel Of the World 3164. before Ch. 840. Ozias or Azarias Son and Successor of Ozias King of Judah Amazius who succeeded his Father Joas King of Judah Of the World 3194. before Ch. 810. Jeroboam the second Son and Successor Jeroboam second King of Israel to Joas King of Israel Of the World 3220. before Ch. 770. Iphytus revived in Elida which is in Peleponesus Iphytus the Olimpick Games instituted above 400 Years before in Thessaly at the foot of Mount Olimpus by Hercules in Honour of his Father Jupiter Of the World 3228. before Ch. 776. From this Re-establishment the Greeks have reckoned their famous Epoche called the Olimpiads of which each contains The Olimpiads four Years compleat After an Interregnum of Eleven Years Zacharias succeeded his Father Jeroboam the Second at the end of six Months Zacharias was killed by Ralaum Kings of Israel who reigned but one Month and then was killed by Maniur his Successor who was made Tributary by Pul or Pall King of Assyria and Babylon Of the World 3233. before Ch. 771. Pecaia succeeded his Father Maneheim Kings of Judah and was killed at the end of Twelve Years by Pecaia his Successor Ozias or Azanas became Leprous for having usurpt the Office of High-Priest Of the World 3245. before Ch. 759. His Son Jonathan Governed the Kingdom in his place Of the World 3256. before Ch. 748. The Foundation of Rome Three Dinastys in Italy The first of Janus and Corythus The second of Saturnus Rome was Built at the end of the 7th Olimpiad Three Dinasties are observed to have Reigned in Italy before the Foundation of Rome The first of Janus the Ancient and from Corythus to Italus whose Daughter Roma married Saturnus called from thence Romanessus who was the chief of the second Dinasty called the Aborigines which he brought out of Arcadia into Italy There are counted
Dreams God as is set down in the first Book of that Prophet Where also is related the Interpretation of Nebuchadnezar's two Dreams In this time lived Arion Alciceus and Epimenides Learned Men. Greek Poâ—ts with Sappho the Poetess Pythagoras the Philosopher Nebuchadnezar took Tyre from Itabulus Nebuchadnezar takes Tyrâ— and so put an end to that Kingdom of which Itabulus was the last King of the Race of Hiram Contemporary with Solomon that Dinasty having lasted from the time of Agenor and Phaenix Of the World 3432. before Ch. 572. Nebuchadnezar past into Egypt and easily Nebuchadnezar King of Egypt conquered it having found it divided by a Civil War between Apries and Amasis the former lawful King having been expelled by the Conqueror Tarquinius Priscus the fifth King of Rome Tarquinius Priscus was killed by the Sons of Ancus Martius his Predecessor This was that Tarquinius Priscus who establish'd Triumphs for those who had obtained a signal Victory over their Enemies Nebuchadnezar grown proud of the most Nebuchadnezar turned Beast stately Buildings he had erected in Babylon was by a Judgment of God reduc'd to the Condition of a Beast for the space of seven Years Of the World 3435. before Ch. 569. After which acknowledging his Sins and giving all Glory to God he was restored to his Reason and Kingdom Of He is re-establish'd the World 3442. before Ch. 562. His Son and Successor Evilmerodach Evilmerodach delivered Jeconias out of Prison After two Years Reign Evilmerodach was killed by Neriglisser his Brother-in-Law Neriglisser King of Babylon whose Son Laborascadus succeeded him but Reigned only nine Months and then was killed and a Son of Evilmerodach was plac'd on the Throne He was called Balthazar by Daniel by Barotius Balthazar King of Babylon Naboniclus by Herodotus Labinithus Of the World 3448. before Ch. 556. Astiages King of Media being dead had Darius or Cyaxar the Second to succeed him Ciaxar the Second who was called Darius in the Book of Daniel This King gave the Command of his Armies to Cyrus his Nephew and Son-in-Law Cyrus The Gauls under the Conduct of Cigorais Cigorais Bellorais and Bellorais past into Italy and became Masters of that part which is called Gaule Cisalpine Croesus the last King of Lydia who descended Croesus from Giges was taken Prisoner in a Battle by Cyrus who saved his Life when he was just ready to be burnt upon hearing him call on the Name of Solon the Athenian Of the World 3456. before Ch. 548. Historians record the Death of the fair Panthea Abradates Panthea who killed herself on the Body of her Husbaud Abradates slain in the Battle that Cyrus gained over Croesus Aesop lived at that time Aesop The end of the Empire of Assyria The end of the Empire of Assiria and Babylon by the Death of Balthazar and the taking of Babylon in the very same Night that Balthazar made a most impious Feast mentioned in the Fifth Chapter of Daniel Of the World 3466. before Ch. 538. So the Assyrian Empire devolved to the The Empire of the Medes Medes in the Person of Ciaxar the Second or Darius to whom Cyrus his Son-in-Law resigned all his Conquests In the Time of the Seven Years Captivity of the Jews in Babylon flourish'd in Greece the Seven Wise Men called Thales The Seven Wise Men of Greece the Milesian Châ—lon the Lacedâ—monian Cleobulus of Câ—rinth Byas of Prienae Pittacus of Mitelene and Solon of Salamis This was he who gave milder and more easie Laws to the Athenians than those of Draco which were so very severe and cruel that it was said of them they were writ in Blood Cambyses King of Persia and Darius or The Empire of Persia Cyaxar the Second King of the Medes both being dead Cyrus Son to the one and Nephew to the other succeeded in all their Principalities and gave Beginning to the Empire of the Persians which extended from the Hellâ—â—p 〈…〉 to India Of the World 3468. before Ch. 536. Cyrus in the First Year of his Reign set The Jews 〈◊〉 at Liberty the Jews at Liberty and they returned into their own Country under the Conduct of Zâ—rubbabel Son of Salathiel Son of Jeconias King of Judah Cyrus died according to some Writers Cyrus ' s Death in the War against Thomiris Queen of Scythia contrary to the Testimony of Xenophon who writes that this Prince died in his Bed at Pasaâ—gade in Persia Of the World 3475. before Ch. 529. Servius Tullius the Sixth King of Rome Servius Tullius was killed by his Son-in-Law and Successor Tarquinius Superbus Of the World 3476. before Ch. 528. Cambyses subdues Egypt Pzametticus Governour of Egypt having â—ook upon him the Title of King Cambyses Son and Successor to Cyrus went thither and subjected it yet he lost two Armies in the Desarts of Lybia one which he sent to plunder the Temple of Jupiter Ammon and the other which he sent against the Aethiopians Of the World 34â—1 beâ—ore Ch. 523. At this time flourish'd the Poet Anacreon Anacreon Policrates Friend of Polycrates Tyrant of Samos who had been a Friend to Amasis but this latter renounc'd the Friendship of that â—yrant because he judged that so much continual good Fortune could not be attended without some remarkable Misfortune Cambyses had caus'd his Brother Smerdis to be secretly kill'd In the mean while the Magus Patisites plac'd on the Throne his own Brother Oropastes under the Name of Smerdis because he exactly resembled The Impostor Smerdis the Prince of the same Name Of the World 3482. before Ch. 522. This News made Cambyses leave Egypt to return into Persia but he diâ—d by the Way of a Wound he received by his own Sword as he lighted off from his â—orse Cambyses Death He was woundâ—d in the Thigh in the same Place and by the same Sword with which he had wounded the God Apis in Egypt The Impostor Smerdis was killed by Seven of the chief Sâ—trapâ—s of the Kingdom of which Number Darius Son of Darius King of Persia Istapes was chosen King by the cunning Intrigue of Othanes Zopyrus a Friend to this King shewed Zopyrus him the Means to reduce Babylon under his Obedience Of the World 3493. before Ch 501. Tarquinius Superbus was driven out of Tarquinius Superbus â—xpelled Rome Rome for Reasons sâ—t down in the Roman History He was the seventh and last of the Kings of Rome who there Reigned for the space of 245 Years In their place were elected two Consuls The Election of Consuls annually The first Year they chose five to wit Valerius Publicola and Collatinus the Husband of Leucretia Of the World 3500. before Christ 504. But he having been turn'd out because he was of the Family of the Tarquins they constituted in his place Junius Brutus who was killed in the Battle against Porsâ—nna and in his place
of Darius Codomanus to the Macedonians in The Empire of the Macedonians the person of Alexander Of the World 3675 before Ch. 329. It is remarkt what happened to him in that time with Talestris Queen of the Amazons Thalestris Queen of the Amazons A War against the Scythians who came to visit him in Hircaniâ— on the Banks of the Caspian Sea The War he afterwards undertook against the Scythians which proved unfortunate to him made him repass the Caâ—â—casus at the foot of which he founded aâ— second Alexandria The Conspiracy of Parmenio and oâ— The Conspiracy of Parmenio and Phylotas The Death of Clytus and Calisthenes his Son Phylotas cost both of them their lives The Death of Clytus and of Calistheneâ— the Phylosopher the first killed by Alexander himself in a Debauch the other by the hands of an Executioner being suspected to have conspired against Alexander Of the World 3676 before Ch. 328. Alexander advancing towards Indus Taxilis Taxilis a King whose Country lay on thiâ— side of that River submitted voluntarily to him so did Omphis another Indiaâ— Omphis King who lived beyond the same River But Porus the greatest King of that Porus. Country having opposed him was overcome and made a Prisoner and in the end treated very honourably by the Conqueror Of the World 3677 before Ch. 229. History does not forget to remark the The Death of Bucephalus Funeral Honours which Alexander caused to be paid to his Horse Bucephalus And the City he ordered to be built about his Tomb by the name of Bucephalia on the River Hydaspes His Army being arrived on the borders of Hypanis refused by a kind of Mutiny to pass further so that Alexander was Alexander returns He visits the Ocean forc'd to return back In his return he surveyed the Mouths of the River Indus and sailed for a while on the Ocean then taking his course along the Sea-side The loss of a great part of his Army by the great Droughts excessive Heat and want of Water and Provisions he lost three parts of his Army He arrived with the Remainder at Pasargade in Persia from thence marcht to Susa where Calanus the Calanus the Gimnosophyst Indian Gimnosophyst burnt himself because he found his Health begin to decay after he had enjoyed it perfectly for the space of Seventy Years Alexander being at Ecbatana in Parthia lost his dear Ephestion who died of a Debauch The Death of Ephestion of Wine Among his various expresses of Grief for his loss he often uttered some cruel ones and some very ridiculous He came to Babylon contrary to the Advice Alexander at Babylon and Council of the Caldeans who foretold that his coming there would prove Fatal He staid there some time and departed Laughing at the Prognosticators he took a Survey of the Mouth of Euphrates and there received the account of Nearchus and Onesicritus to whom he had given order to view the Coasts between the Mouths of the River Indus and Euphrates being return'd to Babylon giving His Return himself up to extraordinary Debauches of Wine died either by those Excesses or His Death of Poison given him by his greatest Familiars he lived but 32 Years of which he had Reigned 12. His Death happened in the first Year of the 114th Olimpiad and at the 449th Year from the Foundation of Rome Of the World 3681 before Christ 323. He left a Bastard Son named Hercules and his Wife Roxalana big with Child who was brought to Bed of a Son called after his Name these two Sons with Philip His Sons Arideus brother to Alexander acknowledged Arideus his Brother Perdiccas Governor of the Kings Kings by the Mecedonians under the Tuition of Perdiccas the two first by reason of their Childhood and the third in regard of the weakness of his Understanding The other Friends of Alexander shared among them his Conquests under the Titles of Governors which they assumed during the Life of those Kings But after that by the Fraud and Cunning of Olimpias and Antipater they were destroyed Their Death each of them took the Title of Sovereign in his Government It was not long before they fell to War among themselves by which the chief of them were ruined Perdiccas the first march'd into Aegypt The Death of Perdiccas Ptolomy King of Aegypt against Ptolomy the Son of Lagus and was there killed in Battle by Ptolomy who by that Victory was fully establish'd in that Monarchy and joyned to Aegypt Cyrenaica and part of Arabia Craterus had shared Macedonia and the Craterus killed rest of Greece with Antipater But Craterus having past into Asia against Eumenes was there kill'd in Battle Of the World 3680 before Ch. 320. Eumenes a-while after had the same Fate Eumenes killed by Antigonus who thus remain'd Master of a great part of Asia the Lesser having killed in Battle Lysimachus After which Lysimachus kill'd Antigonus was likewise slain in a Battle against Seleucus Demetrius the Son of Antigonus after he had restored Liberty to the ancient Republicks of Greece and had made himself Master of Macedonia lost it again and fell into the Hands of his Son-in-Law Seleucus Nicanor who kept him Prisoner tho' very honourably and most commodiously in a Peninsula of Syria where Demetrius The Death of Demetrius gave himself up excessively to his Pleasures died at the end of three Years Antipater Cassander and his other Sons the Death of Olimpias Antipater Cassander and his other Sons who had a hand in the Death of the Kings and in that of Olimpias they perish'd all in the space of twelve Years Thus the whole Succession of Alexander was divided into three Kingdoms That of the Selucides comprehended Mesopotamia The Selucides in Asia Syria and Asia the Lesser under Seleucus Nicanor who gave Name to this Dinasty Of the World 3692. before Ch. 312. That of the Ptolomy's comprizing Aegypt The Ptolomy ' s in Aegypt Cyrenaica with a part of Arabia under Ptolomy the Son of Lagus That of Macedonia under the young Antigonus Of Macedonia under the young Antigonus Philosophers who became Master there after that Pyrrhus who had disputed it with him was gone into Italy At this time lived Democritus Heraclitus and Zeno Prince of the Stoicks Euclid chief of the Mathematicians and Epicurus who kept two Schools in Asia one at Lampsasche and the other at Mytelene The Indians shook off the Macedonian The Indians set at Liberty Yoke having valiantly repuls'd Selucus who was advanc'd towards them to keep them in Obedience Of the World 3700 before Ch. 304. At his Return from this Voyage he The Foundation of Antioch and of Selucia founded two Cities in the same Year Antioch on the River Orontes in Syria and Selucia upon the Tygris the first after the Name of his Son Antiochus and the second after his own Name Of the World 3704
Lepidus who commanded in that Province Of the World 3961. before Ch. 43. But their mutual Interests having obliged them to a Reconciliation in order to revenge the Death of Caesar and to oppose the power of his Murtherers favoured by the Senate these three Men made themselves Masters of the Republick by joining together and forming the famous The Triumvirat Triumvirate so fatal to many illustrious Persons of the Roman Empire Of the World 3962 before Ch. 42. Lepidus one of the Triumvirs stayed in Italy while the other two Octavius and Anothony passed the Seas to make War against Marcus Brutus and Caius Cassius who had great Forces in Greece That Affair was ended in a Battle near The Battle of Philippi Philippi in Macedonia Caius Cassius overcome by Anthony killed himself fearing the same fate had fallen on Brutus his Collegue but it fell out contrary he having The Death of Cassius and Brutus had some advantage over Octavius But the next day the two Armys again joining Battle Brutus was defeated and killed himself in Despair Of the World 3964 before Ch. 40. After this Victory the two Conquerers The Alliance between Octavius and Anthony allied themselves by Marriage Octavius Marrying Antonia Daughter to Anthony and Anthony with Octavia Sister to Octavius tho' she was a Widow a little before and with Child by Marcellus her first Husband These two Triumvers having little regard for their Colleague Lepidus divided They divide the Provinces between them between them the Provinces of the Empire Octavius took those of the West and Anthony those of the East Of the World 3968 before Ch. 36. Sextus Pompeius had considerable Forces Sextus Pompeius chiefly Naval on the Coasts of Sicily and all along the Eastern part of Italy Octavius made use of the Forces of Lapidus to Defeat Sextus Pompeius so that this last Son of Pompey the Great being forsaken of all fled into Asia where he fell into His Death the hands of Anthony's Party who killed him After that Octavius having corrupted the Army of Lepidus this Triumvir was reduct being abandoned by all to obey Octavius his Command who banish'd him to a little Island in the Mediteranean Lepidus ' s Death where he died an Exile Anthony having attackt the Parthians Anthonys War a-against the Parthians that War proved fatal to him for he there lost a great part of his Army yet with the remainder he made a safe and honourable Retreat Antigonus Son to Aristobulus by the help of the Parthians was establisht in Judea in the time of the civil War between the Romans but these great Disorders being some what appeased Herod favoured by Anthony his intimate Friend first of all made use of the Forces Ventidius commanded in Syria after that more effectually of those commanded by Sosius with which he besieged and took Jerusalem where The Death of Antigonus Antigonus was who falling into the hands of his Enemys was Beheaded Whereupon Herod having been already declared Herod King of the Jews King of the Jews by the Senate establish'd himself in that Dignity Anthony fell Passionately in Love with Cleopatra Anothony in Love with Cleopatra past his time at Alexandria in a shameful manner while Octavius was preparing to make War against him under pretence of the high Injury his Sister Octavia received by this disloyal Love of Anthony her Husband At last the business being come to an open Rupture the Affairs ended by one Naval Battle between the two Parties it was fought in view of the Promontary of Actium Anthony lost the day by deserting his The Battle of Actium Fleet to follow Cleopatra who retreated with her ships at the beginning of the Fight he followed her to Alexandria whereupon a false report raised by her means that she had killed her self gave himself a mortal Wound but being immediately The Death of Anthony after assured Cleopatra was living he caused himself to be carried where she was and died in her Arms. So Octavius who from that time was Octovius Augustus Master of the Roman Empire called Augustus became sole Master of all that belonged to the Republick it was from that Battle and from the Death of Anthony History begins to reckon the Forty Four Years that Augustus Reigned alone He came frequently after to Alexandria The Death of Cleopatra where having seized on Cleopatra she frustrated his Design notwithstanding all the care he took to preserve her Life Intending her for the chief Ornament of his Triumph to avoid which she killed her self applying a Serpent to her Arm which was brought to her in a Basket of Figs. In her ended the Line of the Ptolomys who had Reigned in Aegypt since the The end of the Kingdom of Aegypt death of Alexander to that time the Kingdom being reduc'd to a Provinee by Augustus He employed the two following years to set in order the Affairs of the East then he returned to Rome where he celebrated three Triumphs that of Actium of Dalmatia Augustus his Triumphs and of Alexandria with that vast Magnificence which had never been shown before After he had been powerfully setled in the Soveraignty he exprest a desire to His Soveranity over all the Empire divest himself of it but the Senate and People inured to servitude hindred him from executing his design whether true or feigned conferring on him excessive Honours with an absolute power over all the Empire Of the World 3977 before Ch. 27. He did not abuse his Power for his Government His Wisdom in Governing was such That the Romans never regretted the loss of their liberty under his Reign The Reputation he required by the clemency of his Government was spread about even to all Foreign Nations of His good Fortune which some of the most Barbarous and most remote courted his Friendship and and Alliance as the Indians but above all the Parthians who not only rendered him the Ensigns taken from him at the defeat of Crassus and that of Anthony with all the Prisoners taken at the last Battle but that which never happened to this Warlike Nation they presented him with two Sons of their King in Hostage as a pledge of their Treaty This great prosperity was only disturbed by some small losses on the Frontiers of the Empire The most considerable and which most afflicted him was the loss of the Legions commanded by Varus in The losâ— of Varus Germany who were surpized and cut in pieces by the Germans But Augustus so happy in all other respects The inward troubles of Augustus had great Domestick Troubles by the irregular conduct of the two Julias Mother and Daughter One his Daughter the other his Grand-daughter by the Death of his two Grand-sons Caius and Lucius whom he had adopted and as it was thought designed them for his Successors to the Empire also by the Death of Drusus Son to his Wife Livia
whom he had Married to his Neice the Young Antonia In fine by the conduct of his dear Livia who was suspected to have contrived the Death of his two Grandsons to advance her own Son Tiberius All these things happened in the space of 22 Years from the 7th Consâ—lat of Augustus to the end of that Age which was the sixth of the World and the beginning of the seventh Age of the World Of the World 3999 before Ch. 5. The Birth of our Saviour Jesus Christ The Birth of Jesus Christ the Son of God God blessed for ever made Man to save us Born of a Vingin in Bethlem of Judah Of the World 4000. Herod had been of Anthonys's Party yet Herod the Great having found means to gain the favour of Augustus the Emperor had fixt him in the His good Fortune Throne of Judea This King though he was fortunate in His Domestick Misfortunes all other respects had yet very great intestine Troubles He had put to Death his Wife Mariamne who was of the Blood Royal of the Asmoneans together with two Sons he had by her Alexander and Aristobulus He was also the Death of Hircanus Grand-father of Mariamne and Aristobulus Brother to that Princess with Alexandra their Mother Towards the end of his Life he put to Death Antipater his eldest Son he had by Cypris one of his Wives at last having attempted to put Jesus Christ to Death by destroying many Innocents He died of a Disease both Shameful and Painful Of the World 4003 His Death before Ch. 1. The beginning of the vulgar Christian The Christian Aera Aera The First Age. AUgustus banish'd Archelaus Son to Herod Archelauâ— Banish'd Coponius President of Indea to Vienna in Gaule and put Judea under the Government of a President the first who had that charge was Coponius a Roman Knight From Christ 3. Augustus made the last numbring of the The number of the Roman Citizens Roman Citizens which were computed to be Four Millions One Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand as well in Rome as in the Collonies of the Provinces He died a little while after in the 77th Augustus Death Year of his Age in the 57th of his Empire counting from the Death of Julius Caesar From Christ 13. Among the rare Qualities of Julius and Augustus they were both Learned and very great favourers of Learning under Learned Men. their two Reigns flourish'd Leucretius the Poet and Phylosopher Terentius Varo the most Learned of the Romans Vitruvius Prince of Architects denies of Halicarnassus and Titus Livius Historians who writ the Roman History the first in Greek the second in Latin Strabo the Geographer Catullus Tibullus Prospertius Virgil Cornelius Gallus Horace Ovid Poets Crispus Salustus Historians and Orators Cicero Orator and Philosopher Tiberius the Son of Livia the Wife of Tiberius Emperor Augustus adopted by this Emperor succeeded him in the Empire Augustus when he adopted him obliged him to adopt Germanicus Son to Drusus Germanicus his Death Brother to Tiberius and Nephew to Augustus by Antonia Daughter of Octavius and of Mark Anthony But Tiberius being jealous of the Affection the Romans had for Germanicus Poisoned him Tiberius wearied with the Fatigue of Tiberius retires to Caprea Elius Sejanus Governing put it into the hands of Eliuâ— Sejanus his Favorite and retired into the Isle of Caprea where he gave himself wholly up to all kinds of infamous Debaucheries The Holy Evangelists have mentioned nothing since the Birth of our Saviour Jesus Christ but of his flight into Aegypt of his return to Nazareth and of finding Him at the Age of Twelve Years Old among the Doctors of the Law in the Temple of Jerusalem they began to write more perticularly his History from his Baptism and the Preaching of St. John the Baptist relating all along what our Saviour did and spoke from that time to his Death and then of the glorious circumstances of his Resurrection and at last of his Triumphant Ascention into Heaven Tiberus abandoned Elius Sejanus to the fury of the Roman People who could no longer endure the Injustice and Cruelties of this insolent Favorite The Senate The Death of Sejanus condemned him to die and his Body to be draged through the Streets From Christ 36. Not long after Tiberius worn out with Tiberius his Death old Age and Debaucheries died leaving no Issue so Caius Caligula the Son of Cailus Caligula Germanicus came to the Empire with the applause of Senate and People as well by reason this Prince appeared at first endeued with good Qualities as also for the Meof his Father Germanicus who was in great esteem by the Romans The Martirdom of St. Steven the Baptizing of the Eunuch of Candace Queen of Ethiopia the Conversion of the Samaritans and of Saul called afterwards Paul are to be read in the Acts of the Apostles From Christ 39. Caligula discovering his own cruel The Horid Life of Caligula Nature gave himself up to all kinds of Debaucheries Injustice and Cruelty and to such an insolent Pride that he caused Adoration and Sacrifice to be made to his Images He likewise commanded one to be set up in the Temple of Jerusalem which occasioned that miserable Nation to be reduc'd to a most lamentable condition At length the World not being able longer to endure this Monster he His Death was killed by the Conspiracy of the Senate with his most familiar Domesticks From Christ 40. Claudius his Uncle Brother to Germanicus Claudius his Successor succeeded him Agrippa Son to Aristobulus and Grandson Agrippa King of the Jews to Herod the Great had been Favorite to Galigua he was also in great favour with Claudius so that he possest all that his Grand-father enjoyed with the Title of the Kingdom excepting Cesarea where the Roman Governor made his usual Residence From Christ 42. This King being come to Jerusalem did The Death of St. James Agrippas ' s Death there cut off St. James his Head and imprisoned St. Peter concerning which with the unfortunate end of Agrippa is fully set down in the Acts of the Apostles Claudius subdued Great Britain and Triumph'd for it From Christ 43. The Faithful Disciples of Jesus Christ The namâ— of Christians The Voyages of St. Paul and Barnabas encreasing began to be called Christians which first happened at Antioach St. Paul and St. Barnabas having the care of that flourishing Church The Voyages of those two Apostles the Miracles that attended them their Preaching with their happy Success are at large described in the Acts of the Apostles where likewise is to be read the dispute of the pretended necessity of Circumcision which was decided by the Apostles and the Elders of the Church of Jerusalem at a Counsel held there From Christ 49. Claudius died Poisoned by his second The Death of Claudius Wife Agripina who was his Neice She had by her first Husband
Domitius a Son called Nero who by the help and means Nero his Successâ—r of his Mother came to be Emperor the Mother and the Son Poisoned Britanicus whom Claudius had by Messalina his first Wife The Voyages and Travels of St. Paul and his Imprisonment are at large set down in the Acts of the Apostles From Christ 58. Young Agrippa Son to him who died Young Agrippa King of the Jews struck by an Angel was plac'd on the Throne of his Father by Nero This young King took away the High-Priesthood from Ananias because he had put to Death St. James the Son of Alpheus The Death of St. James the Son of Alpheus whose Sanctity was so highly revered by the Jews that Josephus attributes to his Death all the misfortunes that happened to that Nation Nero who had appeared Wise Just Neros ' s Debauches and Cruelties and Clement for the first Five Years of his Reign afterwards gave himself up to all kind of Impieties Injustice and Cruelties killed his Wife Octavia and Seneca his Tutor with many other persons of Quality Colonia Agripina and at last his own Mother Agripina it was she who founded a Colony on the Rhine that still retains her Name In the mean time Corbulon maintained Corbulons Exploits in Armenia with Glory the Honour of the Roman Empire in Armenia and forced Tyridates Tyridates at Rome Brother of Volgeses King of the Parthians to come to Rome and there to take the Title of King and his Crown from the hands of the Emperor In Great Britain the Romans did not succeed The War in Great Britain Bonduca so happily for the Britains revolted under the Conduct of their Queen Bonduca and though this brave Princess was killed in a Battle the Peace made afterwards was most shameful to the Romans From Christ 61. Nero burns Rome Nero burnt Rome and accused the Christians to have been the Incendiaries And under that pretence raised a most cruel Persecutes the Christians The War against the Jews Persecution against them From Christ 65. The War against the Jews began upon the occasion of opposing the Roman Officers who exacted very great Tributes from that miserable Nation Cestius Gallus besieged Jerusalem took The Siege of Jerusalem the lower part of the City but on a sudden he raised the Siege without any apparent Cause But Heaven decreed it so to save the Christian Church which retired for safety to a little Village called Pella a little beyond the River Jordan From Christ 66. In the mean time Nero went into Greece Nero in Greece where he made himself as despicable as he was at Rome exposing his Person and Dignity upon Theaters and at Races where he play'd the Comedian and the Charrioteer He attempted but in vain to cut the Isthmus of Corinth to joyn the two Seas the Ionian and the Aegrean From Christ 67. Upon the News of the Revolt of his Armies in the West he returned to Rome where finding himself at last abandoned even by all the World he fled basely then fell into Despair stabb'd himself and Nero ' s Death died From Christ 68. Sergius Galba already proclaimed Emperor Galba his Successor by the Army in Spain and in Gaul came to Rome and was there received as Emperor by the Senate and the People of Rome Most Ecclesiastick Writers remark about this time the Martyrdom of St. Peter and St. Paul It is most certain that they sealed their Faith and Doctrine by the effusion of their Blood but cannot tell exactly in what Year Clementius Romanus is the only ancient Writer who mentions their Martyrdom says nothing more in his Epistle to the Corinthians but that they suffered under the Emperors without naming which of them From Christ 69. Galba aged Seventy four Years having not Reigned one compleat Year was killed Galba killed by Otho his Successor by Otho who by that means seized on the Empire yet Reigned a shorter time than his Predecessor For Vitellius being proclaimed Emperor by the Army in Germany being come into Italy the two Competitors fought a Battle at Brebia in Gaule-Cisalpine where Otho being worsted would Otho overcome and killed not tempt his Fortune a second time but killed himself and left Vitellius Master of the Empire From Christ 70. But the Armies of the East having given up the Empire to their General Vespatian his Lieutenants in Italy pressed Vitellius so forcibly that having defeated his Vitellius killed Army they took him Prisoner in Rome and there killed him Vespatian coming into Italy and finding Vespatian Emperor the Business done was received at Rome with great applause by the Senate and People joyful to find themselves delivered from those last Emperors whose scandalous Reputation caused all Nations to dread their Government Vespatian in Nero's Reign had begun a The War against the Jews War against the Jews He had defeated their Forces in the Field took all their Towns except Jerusalem which he besieged Coming into Italy he left his Son Titus to make an end of that War which The Ruine of Jerusalem he did by taking and destroying Jerusalem The dreadful Calamities that happened to that miserable City during the Siege by the unnatural Divisions of their Fellow-Citizens with the rest of that lamentable Tragick Story may be read with horror in Josephus's Book who was an Eye-witness of the Ruine of his Country The Roman Historians make mention of The Triumph of Titus the magnificent Triumph Titus made at his Return to Rome From Christ 71. Vespatian Reigned Nine Years worthy Vespatian his Death of great Praise in all things except his Aâ—â—rice His Son Titus stil'd The Delight of Mankind Titus his Successor succeeded him While he applied himself to make his Reign perfectly happy a dreadful Fire wasted Rome and another at Campania by the Fire broke out at Vesuvius These two Misfortunes gave occasion to the good Emperor to bestow his Liberality to a great Number of miserable People whom these Accidents had reduc'd to extream Poverty From Christ 79. Titus having Reigned but two Years died bewailing himself that his Life was Titus ' s Death taken away so soon protesting he had done but one thing to be repented of Which made some believe that it was to have associated his Brother Domitian to the Domitian his Successor Empire who was endowed with as many ill Qualities as Titus was possest with good ones He was covetous unjust and most His ill Qualities cruel to the Romans in general and to the Christians in particular who felt it very much all the time of his Reign He put to Death a great Number of the Noblest Citizens and plundered the Goods of the richest Families From Christ 81. He raised up a bloody Persecution among He persecutes the Christians the Christians In the Number of those who were Crowned with Martyrdom Lynus and Cletus Bishops
more than Seventy Antoninus ' â— Death Years From Christ 261. Marcus Aurelius whom Antoninus had Marcus Aurelius Lucius Verus Successors Anicetus Bishop of Rome Adopted and Lucius Verus Adopted by Aurelius succeeded him Anicetus Bishop of Rome Justin the Apologist for the Christians with a great Number of others were Crowned Martyrs in the Persecution Marcus Aurelius raised up against them From Christ 162. War against the Parthians In the beginning of his Reign he had sent his Colleague to make War against the Parthians but Lucius Verus a debauch'd Man staying at Antioch to take his Pleasures sent his Lieutenants upon that Expedition which proved very successful to the Romans the Parthians having been defeated in many Rencounters From Christ 165. Polycarpus Bishop of Smirna and Disciple St. Polycarp of St. John the Evangelist ended his long Life by a glorious Martyrdom In like manner suffered Photinus Bishop Martyrs of Lyons of Lyons where many of his Flock instructed by him in their Faith received the same Happiness From Christ 167. Lucius Verus died as he came back from Lucius Verus ' s Death Illyria with Marcus Aurelius After his Death Marcus Aurelius found him better dispos'd to receive the Apologies presented Apologies for the Christians to him by Meliton Bishop of Sardis and the Philosopher Athenagâ—ras who so far prevailed to mitigate the Persecution Yet the Idolaters persevered to sacrifice many Christians to their Hate even at Rome Bishops of Rome where Soter Bishop and Successor to Anicetus suffered Martyrdom From Christ 170. The Persecution at length wholly ceased The Persecution ceases by the miraculous help that Aurelius received from Heaven by the fervent Prayers of the Christians which composed a Legion of the Army he had brought to fight against the Macromans This Legion was called the Thunderers The Thundering Legion because it had prevailed with Heaven to extirpate the Barbarians by a Tempest that discharged itself only upon them without falling on the Romans From Christ 173. Nevertheless Aurelius was forc'd to quit that War in order to compose a Civil A Civil War War broke out in Syria by the Pro-Consul Cassius Aurelius having happily concluded it The Exploit of Marcus Aurelius return'd to the Northern Parts against the Germans Panonians and Sarmatians all which he overcame with great Glory He died as he lived with that Constancy Marcus Aurelius ' s Death and Resolution worthy a Stoick Philosopher as he profess'd himself to be From Christ 180. His Son Commodus succeeded him in the Commodus ' s Son and Successor Empire but not in his Vertues The first five Years of his Reign were only remarkable for excessive Debaucheries From Christ 185. However the Church enjoying Peace Eleutherius Successor to Soter Bishop of Bishops of Rome Rome died of a Natural Death He was the first Bishop of that City who died so Many Hereticks disturbed this outward Hereticks Peace by their extravagant Opinions such as were those of the Adamites Abelites Sethites Ophytes and Cainites with others more dangerous as those of Theodâ—sien of Praxeus Hermogenes and of Artemâ—n Enemies to the Divinity of Jesus Christ. Tertullian a Priest of Lyons and Irenaeus Tertullian Irenaeus Bishop of Lyons disputed on the contrary for the true Doctrine by their Learned Works but the first had the Misfortune to yield to the Errors of Montanus and the Encratites The Learned Men who flourish'd since Trajan to this time were Appian Aelian Learned Men. Pausanias Justin the Abreviator of Trogus Pompeius Historians Ptolomy the Geographer Diogenes Laertius Athneus Apuleus Julius Pollux Maximus of Tyre Rhetoricians and Philosophers Marullus the Poet. Among the Christians Egesipus the Historian In the last Seven Years of Commodus the Empire was rendred desolate by the Plague and Famine and Rome particularly by a horrible Fire and by a terrible Earthquake This Monster of a Prince being not in the least reclaimed by all these Calamities still persevered in his most dissolute Debauches till the World being no longer able to suffer them he was poyson'd and Commodus ' s Death then strangled by a Faction of his own Domesticks From Christ 192. Helvius Pertinax chosen by the Conspirators Pertinax his Successor to succeed him was received with Joy by the Senate and People by reason of his good Qualities which recompenc'd the Meanness of his Birth But the Praetorian Bands suffering with Regret the want of those licentious Liberties to which they had been accustomed during the former Reign killed him within less than He is kill'd three Months After that the Murtherers retired and fortified themselves in their Camp crying out That the Empire was to be sold For in effect they bestowed it on Didius Julianus Didius Julianus his Successor who gave them more Money than was offered them by his Competitor Sulpitius Son-in-Law to Pertinax So the Senate and People chose an Emperor after this manner who in himself was very debauch'd From Christ 193. In the mean time three Generals of the Armies were proclaimed Emperors in three Three other Emperors several Provinces Pescenius Niger in Syria Albinus in Great Brittain Septimus Severus in Illyria and Panonia Severus being more politick than the others came into Italy with design as he said to incite the People to Revenge the Death of Pertinax The Senate encouraged by his Conduct Arraigned and Condemned Didius Julianus who was executed The Death of Didius Julianus Severus Emperor so that Severus coming to Rome was there received and acknowledged Emperour by the Senate and People The Year following he went into the East against Niger who was kill'd after The Death of Niger he had been overcome in a Battle in Cilicia From Christ 194. At that time there arose a Dispute touching The Dispute about Easter-Day the Day of the Celebration of Easter between Victor Bishop of Rome and the Bishops of Asia The Bishop of Rome would have it celebrated the Sunday after the 14th of the New Moon of March The others to be celebrated on the 14th of that Moon precisely on that Day of the Week it should happen From thence they were called the Quarto Decimans Quarto Decimans Tho' the Business was of no great Importance yet the learned Church-men were so inflamed by the Dispute that reciprocal Excommunations past between Victor Bishop of Rome and the Asian Bishops From Christ 197. Tho' Severus was overcome by Niger yet he had the good Fortune to defeat Albinus who afterwards killed himself near Thâ— Death of Albinus Lyons the Battle between them was so bloody that the River Arar thereby changed its Colour and was since called Sangone and by abbreviation Saone From Christ 198. The City of Lyons was of Albinus's side even all the Inhabitants were Christians Severus took that occasion to persecute Severus persecutes the Christians St. Ireneus Martyr the Faithful He put
Thrace with that Army he commanded this Tumult was as violent as it was short liv'd being extinguish'd in a little time by the death of the Author the Officers of the Army being Loyal to the Emperor From Christ 400. So at the end of that Age both the Empires were at Peace excepting among the Hereticks Monks who contended about different and erronious Opinions There were some who were called Originists Originists who held false Opinions attributed to Origen Anthropomorphites were those who attributed Anthropomorphytes Priscillianists to God a Humane Figure Priscillianists were the followers of Priscilian a Spaniard and a Person of Quality who had received old Errors of the Gnosticks of the Sabellians and the Manicheans This Priscillian was the first who was put to death by the Christians for his Religion after his Errors had been condemned by a Council held at Burdeaux some Bishops inflamed with an outragious Zeal persuaded the Tyrant Maximus to cut off his Head The Photinians followers of Photinus Photinians Bishop of Syrmium were the worst of all the Arrians The Appollinarists had for Apollinarists their Authors the two Appollinarys Father and Son one a Priest and the other a Reader in the Church of Laodicea who denied the Distinction of Persons in the Holy Trinity The Antidichomarianites who denied the Antidichomarianites Collydâ—ans Virginity of the Mother of our Saviour The Collydians on the contrary so called because they offered great Cakes to the Holy Virgin in the way of Sacrifice The Luciferians who were only a sort of Luciferians Schismaticks who refused to Communicate with those of the Communion of Milecius Bishop of Antioch The Fathers of the Church who flourish'd Fathers of the Church in this Age were Macairus the Antient Monk of Aegypt Optatus Bishop oâ— Mileva in Africk Bazilius Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia Gregory his Brother Bishop of Nissena Gregory of Nazianzer Eusebius of Verceil Ambrosius of Millan anâ— Martinus of Tours The Fifth Age. IN the first Year was Born a Son to The Birth of Theodosius Arcadius called Theodosius The next year Died Anastatius Bishop of Bishops of Rome Rome and Successor to Syricius The five following Years were fatal to the two Empires to the Western part by the Ravaging of the Vandalls who entered there under the Command of Godegisil Godegisil King of the Vandalls their King To the Eastern by the persecution of Eudoxa Wife to the Emperor Arcadius against St. Chrysostome Bishop of Constantinople even St. Epiphanius Bishop of St. Epiphanes Salamina in Ciprus with most of the Eastern Bishops who oppos'd him in complaisance to the Empress and depos'd him in an Assembly held at Constantinople upon the result of which he was sent into Exile The Death of Sâ— Chrisostome The death of Arcadius Theodotius the Second where he died of the Miserys they made him endure From Christ 407. Arcadius died at the Age of Thirty Two Years leaving his Son Theodosius about Seven Years Old under the Protection of Isdigerdes King of Persia who acquitted himself of that Charge with great care and fidelity From Christ 408. At that time flourish'd Ausonius a Gaule Learned Men. Prudetius a Spaniard Venantius Portunatus an Italian but Bishop of Poiters who were as well Poets as Christians In the West Honorius having put to The death of Stillicon Alaric King of the Goths Rome twice taken Death his Father-in-law Stilicon accused to have held Intelligence with Alaric King of the Goths That King revenged his Death with great Cruelty for in the two following Years he twice took Rome and laid it waste in a most desolate manner then adding Mockery to his Cruelty he gave the Title and Ornaments of Emperor to one Attalus a man of obscure Birth and Attalus the false Emperor then divested him of them when he was disgusted with him From Christ 410. Honorius was at Ravenna and saw all these lamentable and shameful Miseries not being able to redress them but the The death of Alaric Astolfus his Successor death of Alaric gave him some respite Astolfus or Adolphus Successor to Alaric made a Peace with the Romans upon conditions that Honorius should consent to Marry his Sister Placidia with Astolfus and that the King should Reign quiet Possessor of that part of Gaule called Narbonensis which Alaric had conquered From Christ 411. So Honorius being no longer disturbed by this so formidable power found the means to chastize by his Lieutenants three The Tyâ—ants p 〈…〉 sh'd Tyrants who in the time of the last Miserys in Italy had took on them the Title of Emperors viz. Constantine with Jovian his Son in Gaule Maximin in Spain and Heraclian in Italy But he could not hinder several Foreign Nations to establish themselves powerfully in many of the principal Western Provinces which they had invaded and was forc'd to suffer the Sweves in Andalouzia Sweves Vandalls and Allains in Spain Burgundians in Gaule the Vandals and the Allains in part of Baetica which from their name was also called Andalouzia he was constrain'd to give the like suffrance to the Burgundians who had posted themselves in that part of Gaule which from their Name is still call'd Burgundy The Huns who could not possibly Huns in Panonia be driven out of Pannonia gave the Name of Hungary to that Province Astolfus having broke his Peace with the Romans was forc'd again to begit of them by the great advantages that Cantance a Lieutenant General of Honorius had gain'd over them but the Goths thinking this Peace disgraceful to them kill'd Astolfus who had made it and put in his place Kings of the Goths Sigerie who dying about a Year after had Vallius to succeed him who agreed with Honorius on reasonable conditions which pleas'd the Goths to wit That besides that part of Gaule called Narbonensis they should have a part of the Country of Spain which bordered on the Mediteranean From Christ 415. Innocentius Bishop of Rome Successor to Bishop of Rome Anastatius died Zozimus who succeeded Innocentius held the See but Sixteen Months After his Death there arose a Schism in that Church between Boniface A Schism in the Church of Rome and Eulalius both chosen by a party of the Clergy and the People From Christ 418. The French descended from Chersonesus Cimbrike advanc'd towards the Maine and gave to the Country where that River passes the name of Franconia which it still retains Pharamond King of the French The death of St. Jerome They chose for their King Pharamond who is recorded to have been the first King of that Nation From Christ 420. St. Jerome a very Learned Person in the Holy Scripture and the Hebrew Language died at Bethlem where he retired himself from Rome He had been Secretarâ— to Pope Damasus but being Secandalized at the Luxury of the Roman Clergy he went over to Palestine where he lived a
of the Sects of the Theopaschytes Eutychians From Christ 492. Faelix had also condemned Acacius Bishop of Constantinople because he had consented out of Complaisance to the Emperor Zeno that those two Hereticks might possess those two great Sees Theodoric Sur-named Veronensis from his taking that City King of the Ostrogots or Eastern Goths had rendred considerable Services to the Emperor Zeno and as a Recompence he demanded to have his Consent others say Zeno invited him to make War against Odoacre King of Italy to which he willingly complied So Theodoric having past into Italy there The War between Odoacre and Theodoric was a bloody War between him and Odoacre Both of them behaved themselves very bravely so that the Business could not be decided by Arms. At length Theodoric being more politick after he had besieged Odoacre above three Years in Ravenna made use of very indirect Ways He proposed an Agreement and during the Treaty he invited Odoacre to a Banquet where he had him treacherously killed So ended Odoacre killed by Theodoric The Kingdom of the Ostrogots in Italy The French Christians the Kingdom of the Herules in Italy and then began that of the Ostrogots which Theodoric firmly established From Christ 493. The French embrac'd Christianity with their King Clouis by the Ministry of St. Remy Bishop of Reims Some time before Clouis had put out of Gaul all who remained of the Romans so that there was none of them left From Christ 496. Gelasius Bishop of Rome Successor to Bishops of Rome Faelix died Gelasius was to be commended that he made a just Collection of the Canonical Books of Scripture and to have set down as Apocriphal many that past before for Canonical From Christ 498. Anastatius the Second his Successor having held the See but two Years there arose a Schism between Symachus and Laurentius both chose by different Factions of the Clergy and People This Division caused many Disorders and also Murders which continued to the End of this Age. From Christ 500. The Sixth Age. AT the Beginning of the Sixth Age the East afforded nothing remarkable for History From Christ 501. But in the West Theodoric expelled out of Pannonia the Bulgarians who had made an Incursion there From Christ 505. Clouis had married Clotilda Niece to The Exploits of Theodoric Gondibald King of the Burgundians This King had put to Death three of his Brothers one of whom was Father to Clotilda which occasioned a War between Clouis and Gondebald in which the latter conquered the greatest part of Burgundy only Savoy and Provence remained to Gondemar Son to Gondebald From Christ 506. Clouis added to this Conquest all that Clouis ' s Exploits the Wisigots possess'd in Gaul after he had vanquish'd and killed their King Alaric in a Battle fought near Poitiers and after that having overcome Amalaric the Son of Alariâ— near Bourdeaux the Vanquish'd fled for Refuge to Theodoric King of Italy who was his Grand-father by the Mother's side And by his help Amalaric recovered almost all he had lost in Gaul From Christ 509. This unfortunate Success with some others that attended Clouis towards the end of his Life reduc'd him to an extream Melancholly and so very much indisposed him that he died in his middle Age. His Death From Christ 511. According to his last Will his four His Four Sons Sons divided his Dominions among them and each of them had the Titles of King of the French Symachus Bishop of Rome Successor to Bishop of Rome Anastatius the Second died From Christ 514. Anastatius Emperor of the East had applauded and congratulated the Conquests Anastatius Emperor of Clouis by a solemn Embassy and sent him the Consulary Ornaments with a rich Crown which Clouis consecrated to the Church of St. Peter's at Rome While Anastatius reigned he favoured the Eutychians He was afraid of Thunder and built him a round House to secure himself from it but all in vain For in a violent Storm of Thunder and Lightning His Death he was found dead in his Bed-Chamber at the Age of 88 Years From Christ 518. Justin his Successor who from a very Justin his Successor low Birth having been a common Soldier rose to the highest Command in the Army and in the Empire He redress'd those Disorders had been a long time in the Church by a Schism between the Western and the Eastern Churches occasioned by Acatius who notwithstanding the Excommunications of Faelix Bishop of Rome had discoursed with the two Peters Mungus and Foulon Bishops of Alexandria and Antioch who favoured the Theophasticks Hormisdas Bishop of Rome and Successor Bishopâ— of Rome to Symachus died John who succeeded Hormisdas was sent by King Theodoric in an Embassy to the Emperor Justin upon whose Head he set the Imperial Crown The first that ever was Crowned by the Roman Pontiff For which at his Return Theodoric under pretence that he had not faithfully acquitted himself of his Commission put him in Prison where he died of extream Want From Christ 526. Theodoric upon false Suspicions had put Simmachus and Boetius to Death Symachus with his Son-in-Law Boetius who were qualified for Consuls and were Persons of high Merit Theodoric being one Day at Table imagined he saw the Head of Symachus instead of the Head of a great Fish served up before him which put him into so great a Fright that he fell into a violent Fever of which he died leaving his Dominions to Athalaric The Death of Theodoric Son of his Daughter Amalazuntha Widow of Euthairc Aurelius Cassidorus a very Learned and Orthodox Person was Secretary to Theodâ—ric tho' that Prince was an Arrian yet Cassiodorus The Tripartite History Cassidorus after the Death of his Master retired from the World and compiled many excellent Works among others the Tripartite History taken from that of Eusebius Socrates and Zozimenus adding to it what happened since the last even to his Time The good and pious Emperor Justin dying had his Nephew Justinian for his Successor The Death of Justin Justinian his Successor who in the beginning of his Reign caused to be collected and put in order the Roman Laws Among the Civilians who laboured Tribonien the Civil Lawyer three Years about them the famous Trebonianus was particularly taken Notice of This great Work consisted of fifty digested Books or Pandects the four first of Institutes and those which contained the New or Authentick Constitutions From Christ 530. Faelix the fourth Bishop of Rome who Bishops of Rome succeeded John died this Year and had for his Successor Boniface who kept not the See above eleven Months Bellisarius went by Order of Justinian Bellisarius in Africk his Master to make War against the Vandals in Africk having ruined their Forces in the Field he besieged and took Carthage The end of the Kings of the Vandals in Africk in which