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A03094	The history of Herodian, a Greeke authour treating of the Romayne emperors, after Marcus, translated oute of Greeke into Latin, by Angelus Politianus, and out of Latin into Englyshe, by Nicholas Smyth. Whereunto are annexed, the argumentes of euery booke, at the begynning therof, with annotacions for the better vnderstandynge of the same historye.; History. English	Herodian.; Smyth, Nicholas, fl. 1556.	1556 (1556)	STC 13221; ESTC S104002	157,783	244

which the aucthour in the former boke called Balbinus Maximus after they had a litle space raigned in great trāquilitie were slayne by the men at armes After whome Gordianus beynge .xiiii. yeares of age enioyed the Empyre alone ¶ The eyghte booke of the Historye of Herodian WE haue in the laste booke recyted what Maximinus did after the death of Gordiā his iornay into Italie wyth the sedicion and reuolte of the people and Souldiours within the Cytye selfe of Rome When Maximinus was arryued in the confynes of Italye he sente certayne Scowrers before to espye wether there were any stale or enbushmentes lying in the bottom of the Alpes and the thicke woodes there And led the Armye into the playne commaundynge the men of Armes to march forward in a square ordre to thende that a great parte of the fyeldes myght be couered with them And hauing brought all impedimentes and Cariage into the myddes him selfe folowed with the Yeomē of his Garde to rescue them yf they were distressed On eyther syde the wynges were of mē of Armes on Barbed Horses with Mauritanian Slyngers Archers of the oriental Regiōs and horsemen of Germanye whome he had waged for thencrease of his ayde And he was accustomed to set them in the fore fronte of the battayle against his enemyes because their shoulde sustayne and receaue the fyrste brunte beyng boulde and stronge mē And yf nede so required he had rather those Barbarous rude people were loste than any other of his owne Souldiours After thei had passed the plaines obseruing theyr due order in marchinge they came to a cytie of Italye named of the enhabitauntes Eumona The same is sytuate in a lowe playne at the foote of the Alpes There the Scourers reported vnto Maximinus that the Towne was voide and forsaken of thenhabitauntes who were all sledde the gates of the Tēples and the houses consumed wyth fyre and all thynge whiche was in the Towne or fielde caryed awaye or burnte no foode remayninge eyther for man or beaste Wherwith Maximinꝰ was veri glad for he thought that other people wold doo semblably through feare of him But contrarywyse the Souldiours murmured and grudged that they should in the very begynning be vexed w t famine And when thei had passed ouer the nyghte some of them in the open and cōmen houses other some in the playne fyelde immediately after the Sonne rysing they came vnto the Alpes Thiese be wonderfull longe Hylles compassynge Italie in maner of a wal and so high that thei seame to pearce the cloudes so long also that thei enuirō all Italye touching on the lefte hande the Tirrhenian and on the right syde the Ionian Seas beyng full of brode and thicke forestes with very narowe pathes and vnneth passable by reason of the height of the broken Rockes and stepenes of the highe banckes hauīg notwithstanding many narowe passages made with laboure of hande by the auncience Italions Wherefore a meruelous feare entred into the Souldyours hartes to passe that waye dreading y t the hyll toppe was already taken by their enemies and all the straites stopped to forbid them passage Neither did theyr feare seame fonde to them that behelde the nature of the place After thei had passed the Alpes and were descended into their Campe thei began to reioyce and bāquet together And Maximinus then cōceiued a sure trust that all hys affayres shall haue prosperous successe seyng that the Italians trusted not vnto the difficultie of the places wherein them selues were wonte to lurke and prouide for their safety and where they might lye in wayte for their enemies and fightynge frō aboue easely distresse thē When thei were entred into y e playne y e Scourers brought word y e Aquileia the greatest Citye of Italye had shut their gates and that the Pannoniā bādes which went before had very fiersely assayled the walles yet not withstandyng theyr often attempes were all in vayne Wherefore beynge weried they were constrayned to departe a great number of Stones Speares and Arowes hauing hurte them from the toppe of the walles Then Maximinus being very angry with the Pannonians as thoughe thei had not foughte valeantlye ynoughe made haste thitherwardes trustinge with out any more labour to wyn the Citie But Aquileya as it is a myghty Towne was abūdātely enhabited of people And as it were the Marte Towne of Italy the territorie of Illiria it did frō the mayne lande ministre to those that sayled in the Seas plenty of all suche necessaries as was brought thither by the Ryuers and the lande And from the Sea vnto the mayne lande thinges very necessarye for the hygher Countreys whych throughe the bytternes of wynter were nothynge fertyll But chyefely it mynistred wynes wherewyth that Regyon abounded vnto the nighe Countreyes that hadde no vyne trees at all The whyche caused that besydes the greate number of Cytezins there repayred vnto that Cytye very many Straungers and Marchauntes also And Certes the multitude was at this tyme muche more augmented by the assembly of Countrey people who hauynge forsaken theyr owne small Droupes and Vylages dyd truste them selues vnto the greatenes of this Cytye The olde wall whereof was a greate parte fallen downe For whyles the Romaynes floryshed in Dominion the Cytyes of Italye neaded neyther wall nor weapon lyuynge in quyet tranquilytie and beynge assocyated in the Rule of Thempyre with them But nowe necessitye compellynge them they buylded vp theyr walles agayne wyth Towres Bulwerckes and Rāpiers and hauynge fortyfyed their Cytye wythin furth and shutte theyr Gates stode all togyther bothe daye and nyghte vppon the walles valeauntely dryuynge backe theyr enemyes Their Capitaynes of chiefest power were two me● which had bene Consulles chosen by the Senate named Crispinus and Menephilus Thiese procured w t muche diligence all thynges necessary to be brought before hande into the Citye to thende their mighte the longer time sustaine the siege Ther was in y e Towne great abundaunce of water throughe the great number of welles the Riuer whyche ran a longe by the walles and the dyches betwene them and their enemyes Thiese thinges beyng thus ordred within the Citie when Maximinus hearde that thei defended their walles stoutly and had shut their gates against hym he resolued to sende vnder color of Ambassade some which should speake vnto them and yf it were possyble perswade them to open the gates of the Cytie vnto hym He had then in hys Armye a certayne Magistrate of Aquileia whose wyfe childrē and household were enclosed within the Citie This man therfore with a certaine Capitaines he sente as orators vnto theym trusting that the Citezyns wold easely obey his aucthoritie When thei approched nighe the walles they spake vnto the people on this wyse and sayed That their Commune Emperour commaunded them layenge al armes a part to obserue peace to receaue him as their frende and not as theyr enemye and to occupye them selues in prayers

wyth contynual colde cloudes Wylt thou neuer O Emperour sayde they leaue drynkynge of water digged congeled togyther as yse Shal other mē enioye the clere well springes the pleasaunt colde of the runnynge ryuers and the holsome ayre of Italye By these allurynges to wantonnesse they easely enflammed the yonge mans mynde wyth vehemente desyre of those plesures Wherfore furthwyth hauynge called hys frendes togyther he dyssymuled not that he was verye desyrous of hys natyue countrey But yet fearynge to declare the very cause of hys sodeyn alteracyon of mynde he fayned that he stoode in greate doubte leaste any ryche manne of the nobylytie woulde take possessyon of the Imperyall Palayce And thereupon gatherynge vntoo hym a greate power of mē would as oute of y e strongest fortresse chalenge vntoo hym selfe the princypall domynyon of all thēpyre For sayd he amonges the people may easely be leuied a mighty approued cōpany of yonge men Whiles he thiese causes moued all the rest hauing their eyes caste vpon the earth with styll and sorowfull countenaunce Pompeianus who in age was the moost auncient and had maried Cōmodus eldest syster arose vp and sayed It is no meruayle o Sonne and soueraigne that you are holden wyth desyre of your countrey for the very same desyre of seyng oure housholdes dothe vrge and sturre vs also But we represse that affection for that thaffaires we haue here in hande requyre the fyrste parte and lyeth vs more vpon to dispatche As for the pleasures of the Citye you shall longer enioye hereafter And Rome is contynually where the Emperour soiourneth Nowe to gyue ouer the warre lately begonne besydes that it is shamefull it is also very peryllous for thereby we minister occasion of audacitee vnto the Barbarouse people who wyll thinke that we are not departed for cause of recreaciō but that we are fledde being daunted with feare And vnto your selfe howe gloriouse wyll it be after ye haue vanquished all your enemies and enlarged the boundes of your Empyre vnto the ocean to retourne to Rome wyth tryumphe and therin to haue ledde bounde as captyues the barbarouse kynges and Lordes for truly after this sorte in the former worldes did the Romaynes were noble and famouse There is no cause why you shoulde feare that your affayres in the city are in any hasarde For euery principall senatour is here present wyth you and the hole army doth before your eyes defende your Empire yea and all your chiefest Treasoure is with vs also The memorie besides of your father hath establysshed a stedfast and perfecte beneuolence towardes you with all estates When Pompeianus perswading hym to the better had thus muche spoken he did somewhat at that present represse the wyll and endeuour of the younge Emperour who fearyng the olde mans sayinges hauing nothing wherwith he myght well replye dismyssed the counsayle promisyng that he would more diligently at leysure debate with hym selfe those thinges Yet afterwarde hys seruauntes and parasites callynge more instantely vpon hym he made no further relacion vnto hys Counsailours But hauyng sent his letters vnto Rome and appointed whom he thought meete to defende the bankes of Hister and restreigne the attemptes of the Barbariens he caused furthwith his remouing to be proclaymed Thei that were lefte behynde diligently executed the offices appoynted them and wythin a lytle space broughte many in subiection And some they ioyned by great gyftes in frendeshyp vnto them The whiche was not verye harde to doo For the Barbarouse people beyng naturally gready of money and despysers of all daungers do eyther gette their liuing wyth inuasions and pylleng of their neyghbours or elles for an appoynted salarie sell their peace The which thing Commodus perceyuyng that he might with money wherof he had innumerable abundaūce purchase hym selfe securitee and quiet he denyed nothing vnto the demaunders Now assone as the fame of hys setting forwarde was spredde in the armye sodeynly a greate sturre was amonges all the Souldyours euery man desyring to returne vnto Rome and affecting the pleasures of the citye to leue theyr enemyes countrey And when it was blowen abroade by reporte of purseuauntes and postes that the Emperour was retourning to the Citye an incredible ioye wandered amonges the common people euery man conceuing in hym selfe a singuler hope of thēperours presence and trusting assuredly that he would folowe his fathers steppes Hym selfe making speade in hys iourney and passynge wyth a certayne feruencie of youthe in his charyot throughe the myddes of all thē cities was receiued with princely reuerence and ioyfull assemblies of the people welcomed as one most acceptable and wyshed for vnto them And when he approched nygh vnto Rome the hole Senate and the Romayne commons eche of them coueiting to preuent other crowned wyth lawrell and caryeng all ●ynde of flowers that the presente season of the yere ●yd minister met as farre as they coulde from the citye their prince notable in the floure of youth and nobilitie of byrthe For truely they loued him with most feruent affection beyng borne and brought vp amonges them and then possessynge in the thirde degree thempyer and regimente of Rome For of his fathers syde he issued from the chiefest of the Senatours And hys Mother Faustina a Princes wyfe the doughter of Antoninus Pius niece by her mother vnto Hadrian dyd referre the Pedegrue of her kynred vnto Traian her grete graundefather Of this parentage was Commodus descended vnto whome besydes the flowre of his age was giuen also an excellēcie of bewtie a congruent stature of body an amiable and manly countenaunce pleasaūt and shining beames in hys eyes and a yelow and curled heare whiche when he came into the Sonne dyd so glyster that manye deamed the same as he passed by them to be sprinkeled ouer wyth golden duste Many also estemed it a token of diuinyte coniecturing that the rayes about the top of his heade were by generacion and nature gyuen vnto hym The softe heares besydes sprange oute of hys cheekes and couered them as it were with flowers They receyued therfore this such an Emperour wyth ioyfull showtes and strawing of Garlandes and flowers in the way as he passed After he was enteryd into the Citie visyted and saluted the Temples fyrste of Iupiter and then of the other Goddes and gyuen thankes to the hole Senate and the Pretorian Souldiours for their fidelite obserued towards hym he went into thimperiall palayce For a fewe yeres after this he did honourably entrete his fathers frendes and vsed their counsaile in all his affayres Those yeres expired he cōmytted the charge of the hole Empyre vnto other cōstituted Capitaine of his garde an Italyan named Perennes a man verie experte and skylfull in warfare The same abusyng the age of the yonge Emperour permytted hym to be corrupted w t sensuall lustes and ruffyans And takynge vpon hym selfe all charge and labour ruled the hole Empyre There was in the man an insatiable thyrste

almost euery day cruell skyrmyshes fought For the Souldyours enuironed the walles as it were with a toyle or nette and fought with muche stoutnes of stomacke And on the contrarye parte the Aquileiens resysted verye valiauntlye who hauynge shutte the dores of their temples and houses dyd all together wyth theyr wyues and Children vpon the walles Towers and Batylmentes defende theyr Cytye Neyther was there any age whiche refused to fyghte for their Countrey Maximinus then pulled downe al the Suburbes and whatsoeuer buyldynge was without the Cytye with the tymber wherof he made all kynde of engyns and instrumentes wherwith he might batter the walles or at least wyse some part therof whereby the armye myght enter into y e Cytye and in spoylyng sackyng and defacynge the same leaue it desolate and voyde of habitation For he thoughte it y t woulde be against his honour to go vnto Rome before he had destroyed the Cytye which fyrst resisted him in Italy Wherefore he rode wyth hys Sonne whome he had ioyned vnto hym in the Empyre amonges the Souldyours promysyng them many good morowes and exhortynge theym to stande lyke menne to theyr tacklynge But the Cytezyns of Aquileia threw downe great stones vpon them And hauing fylled verye many Ladels with Brimstone Lyme and Pitche as soone as the Souldyours began to scale the wals they powred downe y e same so saue that it seamed violent showres Whē y e Pitche baggage fell vpō y e naked partes of y e souldiours bodies thei threw frō thē their brigāders the rest of their harnesse y e yron wexing very hoate and their timber engyns being set on fyre Then a mā mighte see the Souldiours throwe away their owne harnesse Which thing hauīg a colour that thei were dispoyled by the vanquisshers was inuented rather by subtlitie of arte then force of batayle Whereby it happened that many of the Souldiours eyther loste theyr syghte or elles had their faces and other bare partes of their bodies burned The Aquileyēs threw downe also into their Towres engins of woode many torche straues couered wyth Rosen and pitch whose endes were sharpened with heades lyke vnto arowes whyche beyng kindeled and sticked faste into the Timber worke dyd easely set all on fyre That notwithstanding the fyrste daies the fortune was equall on eyther syde But anon after the courage of Maximinus armye dyd aswage and because theyr hope was frustrate and had deceiued thē thei wexed euery day more pesife then other For those who thei before supposed wold not abyd the brunt first of theyr force thei nowe perceiued not onely not to shrincke but also to resyste valeaūtely Contrariwyse the stomackes of the Aquilenses were daylye more and more enhaunsed And hauinge thrugh vse obtayned bothe thexperte feate of fyghtinge and therwithall manfull corage thei so despysed the Souldiours that they mocked them with iestyng at Maximinus when he came nighe vnto the walles and blustering oute many opprobrious taūtes against him and his Sone Wherewith he being chaufed when he could not auenge him selfe vppon hys enemyes he put to cruel death many of his own Capitaines alleging y t thei had nor like valeaunte men and true subiectes done their full endeuour in the assaultinge of the Citye Wherby it came to passe that the Souldiours be came more angry towardes hym And his enemyes had him in more contempt and derision It chaunsed besydes that the Aquileyens aboūded with plenty of vitayle and all other necessaries For what so euer was expedient to the sustenaunce of men and horses the same was before hande brought into the Citye On thother syde the armye languished with penury of foode And after all the trees were cut downe and the fieldes wasted some of the Souldiours lay in Cabbans such as thei could for haste make and other som in the open fieldes subiect to the heate of the Sonne and the weatenes of the Rayne Neyther was there anye kynde of noryshmente broughte vnto theim for them selues or their cattell For all the wayes and passages were by the diligence of the Romaines shut vp with greate walles and Gates The Senate also had sente certayne Senatours with a companie of armed personnes chosen oute of all Italye to defende the Shores and Hauens geuing no man licēce to sayle So that all thinges done at Rome were kept close from the eares of Maximine All the highe wayes besydes and Bypathes were diligently watched that no man should passe by them So it came to passe that the Armye whiche besyeged the Towne was it selfe also enclosed rounde aboute For thei coulde neyther take Aquileia nor passe forward towards Rome through wante of shyppes and wagons whiche were all before hande taken vp by the Romaines The rumor also thrughe suspicion augmented that all the Romayne people were already in Armes and that Italy with all the Illyrian and Barbarous naciōs whiche enhabyte the Easte and Southe Contreys had wyth one consent conspyred to ioyne together against Maximinus for the despyte and grudge they bare vnto hym Wherefore the Souldiours fell into dispayre of good hope beyng afflicted wyth scarcetye of all thinges and hauyng no water but such as thei drew out of y e Ryuer which was defiled with bloode and deade Carcases For the Aquileyens threwe into the Ryuer such deade bodies as thei coulde not bury And those whyche perished with sworde or sicknes in the Campe were throwen into the Ryuer lykewyse Amonges whome there were many whyche died by famin hauing when thei were drowned some breath remaynynge Whyles the Army aboade thus sorowfull voyde of all succoure sodeinly when Maximinus rested in hys Pauilion one daye vacant from batayle and all the Souldiours were gone to reste theim selues in theyr Cabans and Tentes the men at Armes which had theyr Stacions within the Citye of Rome vnder the Hyll Alban and therin their wiues childrē cōsulted and agreed to slea Maximyne that thei might be ones exempt from that longe inexplicable syege of the Cytye and mouing of warre against Italy for the loue of a Tiraunt who was abhorred of all men Wherefore taking corage vnto them about nonetyde thei wente to his Pauilion the yeomen of hys Garde cōspiring together with them And there after thei hadde pulled downe hys Images thei slewe hym and hys Sonne when they came furthe to speke vnto the Souldiours and with them the lord great Maister of his house and all his dearest frēdes And then threw their bodies furth w t despite leuyng them to be deuoured of Dogges and Byrdes sēding onely the two Emperours heades vnto Rome This eande of lyfe had Maximinus with his Son both receyuinge condigne punyshmente of their yll ordered gouernaunce At the first tidinges of the two Prynces death the Army stode styll amased vncertayne what thei might doo For it was not equally acceptable vnto them all especiallye not vnto the Panonians and Barbarous Thracians who hadde delyuered the Empyre vnto Maximinus But when they perceiued that the