aristotle_n rule_n that_o great_a dominion_n be_v not_o commit_v to_o any_o one_o then_o he_o give_v order_n for_o building_n of_o alexandria_n hear_v psammonis_fw-la the_o philosopher_n who_o bring_v the_o haughty_a king_n to_o confess_v that_o god_n be_v the_o father_n of_o all_o man_n but_o acknowledge_v good_a man_n for_o his_o child_n from_o thence_o he_o lead_v his_o army_n towards_o euphrates_n where_o mazeus_n abandon_v the_o defence_n of_o the_o passage_n from_o whence_o he_o march_v towards_o tigris_n so_o violent_a in_o its_o current_n and_o deep_a that_o it_o have_v be_v easy_a to_o repel_v they_o who_o can_v not_o use_v bow_n or_o dart_n wade_v together_o arm_n in_o arm_n to_o withstand_v the_o current_n mazius_fw-la have_v cowardly_o forsake_v the_o advantage_n of_o the_o ford_n which_o no_o valour_n of_o his_o enemy_n can_v have_v easy_o win_v present_v himself_o with_o some_o company_n of_o horse_n set_v fire_n on_o the_o provision_n of_o the_o country_n but_o too_o late_a for_o alexander_n horseman_n save_v much_o §_o 9_o darius_n force_n by_o curtius_n report_n be_v two_o hundred_o thousand_o foot_n and_o fifty_o thousand_o horse_n arrianus_n make_v they_o fourteen_o hundred_o thousand_o in_o all_o it_o be_v probable_a they_o be_v about_o four_o hundred_o thousand_o with_o which_o multitude_n they_o think_v to_o overpower_v their_o few_o enemy_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o assyria_n but_o skill_n and_o practice_n do_v more_o towards_o victory_n than_o rude_a multitude_n alexander_n army_n upon_o occasion_n of_o a_o eclipse_n of_o the_o moon_n be_v affright_v but_o be_v encourage_v by_o egyptian_a astrologer_n for_o it_o have_v be_v contrary_a to_o all_o rule_n to_o have_v a_o army_n afraid_a to_o fight_v darius_n offer_v great_a condition_n of_o peace_n in_o vain_a §_o 10._o alexander_n be_v advise_v by_o parmenio_n to_o assault_v darius_n camp_n by_o night_n that_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o multitude_n may_v breed_v no_o terror_n which_o counsel_n be_v a_o good_a ground_n of_o war_n as_o oft_o as_o few_o must_v fight_v with_o many_o but_o alexander_n will_v have_v daylight_n to_o witness_v his_o valour_n then_o he_o give_v his_o army_n rest_n and_o store_n of_o food_n before_o the_o battle_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o war_n which_o say_v man_n well_o refresh_v will_v stand_v the_o better_a to_o it_o for_o hunger_n sight_n more_o eager_o within_o than_o steel_n without_o his_o force_n according_a to_o arrianus_n be_v forty_o thousand_o foot_n and_o seventy_o thousand_o horse_n which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v his_o european_a follower_n beside_o egyptian_n syrian_n arabian_n scythian_n of_o these_o curtius_n say_v three_o hundred_o only_o be_v slay_v and_o forty_o thousand_o persian_n other_o differ_v so_o that_o as_o in_o the_o former_a two_o so_o in_o this_o battle_n what_o can_v we_o judge_v but_o the_o persian_n upon_o the_o first_o charge_n run_v away_o else_o have_v every_o one_o but_o cast_v a_o dâ—rt_n or_o a_o stone_n the_o macedonian_n can_v not_o have_v buy_v the_o empire_n so_o cheap_a neither_o can_v they_o have_v past_o the_o river_n so_o easy_o if_o sixty_o thousand_o have_v be_v arm_v with_o spade_n only_o §_o 11._o darius_n after_o the_o rout_n of_o his_o army_n recover_v arbela_n that_o night_n with_o his_o treasure_n intend_v a_o retreat_n into_o media_n while_o the_o macedonian_n as_o he_o suppose_v but_o be_v deceive_v will_v attempt_v babylon_n susa_n etc._n etc._n rich_a city_n alexander_n pursue_v and_o enter_v arbela_n and_o possess_v the_o treasure_n while_o darius_n fly_v and_o then_o take_v his_o way_n to_o babylon_n which_o mazius_fw-la and_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o castle_n render_v with_o the_o treasure_n here_o he_o rest_v thirty_o four_o day_n spend_v in_o such_o voluptuous_a pleasure_n as_o make_v the_o macedonian_n forget_v the_o hardness_n of_o their_o military_a discipline_n here_o he_o erect_v band_n of_o one_o thousand_o call_v chiliarch_n bestow_v on_o such_o as_o in_o the_o late_a war_n have_v best_a deserve_v this_o city_n and_o territory_n he_o leave_v in_o charge_n with_o three_o of_o his_o own_o captain_n grace_v mazeus_n with_o the_o title_n of_o lieutenant_n then_o he_o enter_v the_o province_n satrapenâ—_n and_o so_o to_o susa_n on_o the_o river_n euleus_n in_o persia_n which_o abulites_n give_v up_o with_o fifty_o thousand_o talent_n of_o silver_n bullion_n and_o twelve_o elopha_n which_o he_o commit_v to_o some_o macedonian_n give_v abulites_n only_o the_o title_n of_o lieutenant_n as_o he_o do_v after_o to_o teridates_n of_o persepolis_n observe_v well_o that_o traitor_n to_o their_o own_o king_n be_v never_o to_o be_v trust_v alone_o in_o great_a matter_n wherein_o falsehood_n may_v redeem_v their_o lose_a estate_n vassal_n of_o fortune_n love_v only_o their_o king_n prosperity_n not_o person_n §_o 12._o alexander_n advance_v towards_o persepolis_n be_v much_o worsted_n by_o ariobarzanes_n at_o the_o straits_n between_o the_o mountain_n which_o divide_v susiana_n and_o persia_n but_o by_o a_o lycian_a which_o live_v there_o he_o find_v another_o way_n and_o come_v sudden_o upon_o ariobarzanes_n and_o force_v he_o who_o not_o find_v entrance_n into_o persepolis_n return_v with_o a_o second_o charge_n upon_o the_o macedonian_n and_o be_v slay_v teridates_n another_o of_o darius_n trusty_a grandee_n send_v to_o alexander_n to_o make_v haste_n to_o persepolis_n before_o the_o people_n pillage_v the_o treasury_n which_o at_o that_o day_n be_v the_o rich_a in_o the_o world_n this_o place_n alexander_n commit_v to_o nicaride_n a_o creature_n of_o his_o own_o and_o leave_v the_o body_n of_o his_o army_n there_o while_o he_o with_o a_o thousand_o horse_n and_o some_o choice_a foot_n not_o able_a to_o stand_v still_o will_v in_o the_o winter_n see_v the_o part_n of_o persia_n cover_v with_o snow_n when_o his_o footman_n be_v impatient_a of_o that_o extreme_a travail_n he_o leave_v his_o horse_n to_o bear_v a_o part_n with_o they_o but_o i_o rather_o commend_v he_o who_o seek_v wise_o to_o prevent_v extremity_n than_o rash_a people_n which_o vaunt_v what_o they_o have_v endure_v with_o common_a soldier_n caesar_n first_o care_n be_v for_o victual_n and_o he_o which_o will_v describe_v that_o beast_n war_n must_v begin_v at_o his_o belly_n say_v coligni_n alexander_n return_v to_o persepolis_n where_o he_o smother_v all_o his_o reputation_n in_o cup_n and_o familiarity_n with_o harlot_n of_o which_o thais_n cause_v he_o to_o burn_v that_o sumptuous_a city_n persepolis_n §_o 13._o darius_n in_o media_n have_v about_o forty_o thousand_o soldier_n which_o he_o design_v to_o increase_v in_o bactria_n hear_v of_o alexander_n approach_n resolve_v to_o fight_v etc._n etc._n nabarzanes_n and_o bessus_n governor_n of_o bactria_n conspire_v against_o he_o and_o draw_v away_o thirty_o thousand_o of_o his_o soldier_n neither_o dare_v his_o persian_a coward_n though_o offer_v the_o assistance_n of_o four_o thousand_o greek_n lead_v by_o patronus_fw-la defend_v he_o from_o bessus_n who_o take_v and_o bind_v he_o and_o put_v he_o in_o a_o cart_n cover_v with_o hides_n and_o set_v forward_o to_o bactria_n in_o hope_n either_o by_o deliver_v he_o to_o alexander_n to_o make_v their_o peace_n or_o kill_v he_o to_o become_v king_n but_o fail_v in_o both_o god_n not_o endure_v so_o strange_a a_o villainy_n alexander_n haste_v after_o with_o six_o thousand_o horse_n and_o other_o select_v company_n best_a arm_v and_o for_o speed_n mount_v also_o on_o horseback_n hear_v by_o such_o as_o daily_o forsake_v bessus_n what_o be_v do_v pursue_v as_o in_o post_n so_o that_o bessus_n find_v darius_n unwilling_a to_o take_v horse_n and_o fly_v with_o he_o wound_v he_o to_o death_n and_o the_o beast_n which_o draw_v he_o and_o leave_v he_o alone_o polystratus_n a_o macedonian_a priest_n thirsty_a with_o pursue_v while_o he_o stay_v at_o a_o water_n discover_v the_o cart_n and_o find_v darius_n bathe_v in_o his_o own_o blood_n at_o point_n of_o death_n and_o take_v commendation_n from_o his_o mouth_n to_o alexander_n to_o revenge_v he_o and_o refresh_v he_o with_o water_n etc._n etc._n §_o 14._o alexander_n hear_v of_o darius_n death_n persuade_v the_o macedonian_n to_o pursue_v bessus_n and_o leave_v some_o force_n in_o parthia_n enter_v hyrcania_n with_o some_o resistance_n of_o the_o mardon_n he_o pass_v the_o river_n zioberis_n which_o begin_v in_o parthia_n run_v under_o the_o ledge_n of_o mountain_n which_o part_n parthia_n and_o hyrcania_n and_o after_o three_o hundred_o furlong_n rise_v again_o and_o fall_v into_o the_o caspian_a sea_n in_o zadracarta_n call_v hyrcania_n by_o ptolemy_n he_o rest_v fifteen_o day_n where_o patapherne_a and_o other_o great_a commander_n of_o darius_n submit_v to_o he_o and_o be_v restore_v especial_o he_o grace_v artabasus_n for_o his_o fidelity_n to_o his_o old_a master_n etc._n etc._n he_o also_o to_o his_o dishonour_n accept_v nabarzanes_n the_o traitor_n
and_o take_v a_o hundred_o private_a hostage_n the_o rhodian_n present_o erect_v statue_n for_o lysimachus_n and_o cassander_n and_o make_v a_o god_n of_o ptolemy_n §_o 3._o demetrius_n chase_v cassander_n beyond_o the_o strait_o of_o thermopilae_n and_o recover_v all_o that_o cassander_n hold_v there_o the_o like_a he_o do_v in_o peloponesus_fw-la set_v all_o free_a and_o translate_v sicyon_n to_o anâ—ther_n place_n and_o call_v it_o demetrius_n then_o he_o be_v proclaim_v general_n of_o all_o greece_n and_o athens_n decree_v all_o his_o commandment_n shall_v be_v hold_v sacred_a and_o just_a with_o god_n and_o men_n cassander_n case_n now_o oblige_v he_o to_o seek_v peace_n for_o macedon_n but_o antigonus_n will_v have_v absolute_a submission_n which_o make_v cassander_n solicit_v the_o confederate_n lysimachus_n ptolemy_n and_o seleucus_n who_o apprehend_v the_o common_a danger_n agree_v to_o join_v force_n against_o a_o common_a enemy_n lysimachus_z with_o part_n of_o cassander_n force_n begin_v and_o pass_v the_o hellespont_n make_v hot_a war_n in_o asia_n which_o antigonus_n haste_v to_o oppose_v but_o can_v force_v lysimachus_n home_o who_o stay_v for_o seleucus_n come_n and_o make_v he_o send_v for_o demetrius_n etc._n etc._n §_o 4._o seleucus_n be_v come_v and_o join_v with_o ptolomy_n force_n and_o lysimachus_n make_v sixty_o four_o thousand_o foot_n ten_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o horse_n four_o hundred_o elephant_n and_o one_o hundred_o aâ—med_a cart_n antigonus_n have_v seventy_o thousand_o foot_n ten_o thousand_o horse_n and_o seventy_o five_o elephant_n they_o meet_v at_o ipsus_n near_o ephesus_n where_o the_o only_a memorable_a thing_n be_v that_o demetrius_n encounter_v young_a antiochus_n son_n of_o seleucus_n and_o so_o pursue_v he_o in_o flight_n that_o seleucus_n interpose_v his_o elephant_n between_o demetrius_n and_o antigonus_n phalanx_n and_o with_o his_o troop_n of_o horse_n so_o force_v it_o that_o many_o soon_o revolt_v and_o leave_v he_o to_o death_n thus_o prince_n common_o succeed_v who_o be_v more_o fear_v by_o their_o enemy_n than_o love_v by_o friend_n §_o 5._o demetrius_n find_v all_o lose_v make_v a_o speedy_a retreat_n to_o ephesus_n with_o four_o thousand_o horse_n and_o five_o thousand_o foot_n think_v long_o to_o be_v at_o athens_n the_o worshipper_n of_o his_o godhead_n not_o know_v they_o have_v repeal_v his_o deity_n till_o he_o meet_v their_o messenger_n not_o as_o theory_n to_o consult_v at_o their_o oracle_n but_o as_o officer_n to_o prohibit_v his_o enter_v their_o city_n which_o shameless_a ingratitude_n more_o afflict_v he_o than_o all_o the_o rest_n yet_o he_o speak_v they_o fair_a till_o he_o recover_v his_o ship_n out_o of_o their_o haven_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o confederate_n be_v divide_v his_o father_n province_n of_o which_o seleucus_n seize_v on_o syria_n and_o part_n of_o asia_n the_o less_o whereat_o the_o rest_n repine_v and_o consult_v to_o oppose_v his_o greatness_n in_o time_n whereof_o he_o be_v not_o ignorant_a know_v the_o law_n of_o sâ—â—te_n ought_v not_o to_o permit_v the_o over-growing_a of_o neighbour_n therefore_o to_o serve_v his_o turn_n of_o demetrius_n against_o lysimachus_n he_o marry_v his_o daughter_n stratonica_n but_o to_o save_v the_o life_n of_o his_o son_n antiochus_n who_o be_v passionate_o in_o love_n with_o she_o he_o give_v she_o to_o he_o the_o like_a alliance_n be_v between_o ptolemy_n and_o lysimachus_n demetrius_n and_o cassander_n demetrius_n and_o ptolemy_n yet_o not_o bind_v to_o each_o other_o but_o for_o the_o present_a as_o it_o have_v be_v with_o christian_a king_n who_o neither_o bed_n nor_o book_n can_v make_v faithful_a in_o their_o covenant_n yet_o demetrius_n have_v this_o advantage_n by_o seleucus_n affinity_n that_o he_o get_v cilicia_n from_o plistarchus_n brother_n to_o cassander_n who_o yet_o be_v pacify_v by_o phila_n their_o sister_n wife_n to_o demetrius_n who_o also_o about_o that_o time_n marry_v ptolomy_n daughter_n yet_o seleucus_n have_v rather_o have_v demetrius_n further_o off_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o cilicia_n as_o ptolemy_n have_v to_o cyprus_n and_o offer_v ready_a money_n for_o it_o but_o in_o vain_a for_o demetrius_n have_v already_o find_v there_o twelve_o thousand_o talent_n of_o his_o father_n §_o 6._o demetrius_n with_o three_o hundred_o good_a ship_n enter_v attica_n besiege_v the_o city_n of_o athens_n which_o ptolemy_n seek_v to_o relieve_v but_o can_v not_o so_o by_o extreme_a famine_n it_o be_v yield_v but_o be_v spare_v notwithstanding_o all_o their_o unthankfulness_n yet_o he_o put_v a_o garrison_n in_o it_o to_o keep_v they_o honest_a by_o force_n then_o he_o go_v to_o peloponesus_fw-la against_o lacedaemon_n but_o be_v hasty_o call_v away_o into_o asia_n where_o lysimachus_n have_v win_v many_o town_n from_o he_o and_o ptolemy_n besiege_v salamis_n in_o cyprus_n where_o his_o mother_n and_o child_n reâ—ained_v yet_o hear_v of_o cassander_n death_n and_o that_o his_o son_n antipater_n and_o alexander_n fight_v for_o the_o kingdom_n and_o that_o antipater_n have_v furious_o slay_v their_o mother_n thessalonica_n for_o affect_v his_o brother_n he_o choose_v rather_o to_o go_v to_o assist_v alexander_n who_o desire_v aid_n of_o he_o and_o pyrrâ—us_n king_n of_o epirus_n §_o 7._o pyrrhus_n son_n of_o aeacides_n a_o infant_n at_o his_o father_n death_n be_v convey_v unto_o glaucias_n king_n of_o illyria_n who_o at_o twelve_o year_n old_a set_v he_o in_o his_o kingdom_n out_o of_o which_o six_o year_n after_o he_o be_v force_v and_o go_v to_o serve_v demetrius_n who_o marry_v his_o sister_n and_o after_o the_o overthrow_n at_o ipsus_n become_v hostage_n to_o ptolemy_n upon_o his_o reconciliation_n with_o demetrius_n in_o egypt_n he_o get_v the_o favour_n of_o berenice_n ptolomy_n principal_a wife_n and_o marry_v her_o daughter_n and_o be_v restore_v to_o epirus_n he_o be_v request_v of_o alexander_n to_o aid_v he_o against_o antipater_n for_o reward_n take_v ambracia_n by_o force_n acarnania_n and_o much_o more_o leave_v the_o unite_a brethren_n to_o divide_v the_o rest_n demetrius_z also_o bâ—ing_v come_v after_o all_o be_v do_v be_v discontent_v and_o pretend_v alexander_n have_v plot_v his_o death_n slay_v he_o at_o a_o feast_n and_o seize_v on_o his_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n at_o which_o antipater_n who_o have_v marry_v lysimachus_n daughter_n be_v so_o enrage_v that_o his_o father-in-law_n to_o quiet_v he_o take_v away_o his_o troublesome_a life_n thus_o the_o house_n which_o cassander_n have_v raise_v with_o so_o much_o treachery_n and_o royal-blood_n fall_v on_o his_o own_o grave_a before_o the_o earth_n be_v thorough_o settle_v demetrius_n after_o this_o access_n of_o dominion_n grow_v to_o such_o dissoluteness_n in_o wine_n women_z and_o idleness_n that_o he_o will_v not_o endure_v the_o trouble_n of_o petition_n and_o do_v justice_n so_o that_o the_o people_n grow_v weary_a of_o his_o idleness_n and_o 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shall_v have_v notice_n of_o his_o purpose_n which_o can_v not_o be_v conceal_v if_o once_o he_o come_v to_o action_n beside_o the_o hindrance_n by_o slow_a and_o timorous_a proceed_n therein_o before_o therefore_o he_o will_v provoke_v the_o roman_n by_o attempt_v saguntum_n he_o wise_o end_v the_o conquest_n of_o all_o that_o lay_v between_o as_o the_o olcades_n near_o tagus_n and_o vaccai_n in_o old_a castille_n where_o they_o take_v salamanca_n and_o arbuâ—ala_n but_o the_o spring_n follow_v all_o that_o have_v escape_v join_v with_o the_o toletans_n to_o the_o number_n of_o one_o hundred_o thousand_o able_a man_n stay_v hannibal_n on_o the_o bank_n of_o tagus_n which_o run_v by_o lysbourn_n suppose_v his_o accustom_a courage_n will_v now_o neglect_v discretion_n as_o he_o seem_v to_o do_v at_o other_o time_n but_o he_o that_o be_v as_o a_o crystal_n for_o every_o eye_n to_o see_v through_o make_v himself_o a_o ass_n for_o every_o man_n to_o ride_v or_o drive_v whereas_o wise_a and_o honest_a man_n in_o that_o which_o be_v just_a and_o virtuous_a be_v like_o coffer_n with_o double_a bottom_n which_o show_v not_o all_o at_o once_o before_o he_o be_v general_n he_o be_v of_o all_o man_n the_o most_o venturous_a which_o do_v not_o always_o become_v a_o general_n and_o therefore_o he_o now_o dissemble_v fear_n and_o draw_v back_o from_o the_o river_n as_o fear_v to_o ford_n it_o by_o that_o mean_n to_o draw_v his_o enemy_n into_o it_o but_o when_o he_o see_v they_o push_v disorderly_a into_o the_o swift_a stream_n he_o turn_v his_o camel_n to_o entertain_v their_o land_n and_o press_v in_o with_o his_o horse_n above_o and_o beneath_o upon_o they_o make_v a_o great_a slaughter_n which_o amaze_v the_o spaniard_n on_o that_o side_n the_o river_n of_o iberus_n the_o saguntines_n post_v their_o ambassador_n to_o rome_n who_o procee_v roman_a like_a with_o deliberation_n send_v ambassador_n to_o and_o fro_o while_o hannibal_n prepare_v and_o find_v out_o also_o a_o pretence_n like_o that_o which_o the_o roman_n make_v use_v of_o with_o the_o mamertine_n for_o the_o turdetani_n injure_v by_o the_o saguntines_n implore_v his_o help_n the_o roman_n be_v as_o glad_a of_o the_o quarrel_n but_o be_v not_o yet_o ready_a and_o therefore_o temporize_v till_o they_o can_v raise_v a_o army_n to_o remove_v the_o seat_n of_o war_n to_o saguntum_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n demetrius_n pharius_n who_o the_o roman_n have_v make_v their_o illyrian_a king_n rebel_v against_o who_o aemilius_n be_v send_v but_o before_o his_o land_n in_o illyria_n hannibal_n sit_v down_o before_o saguntum_n where_o by_o a_o sallie_n make_v by_o the_o citizen_n he_o be_v dangerous_o wound_v but_o before_o it_o be_v long_o he_o put_v they_o all_o to_o the_o sword_n many_o shut_v themselves_o in_o their_o house_n and_o then_o â—ired_v they_o 8._o rome_n
condition_n shall_v run_v the_o fortune_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n which_o if_o once_o ruin_v in_o vain_a can_v any_o particulur_v man_n hope_n to_o enjoy_v the_o benefit_n of_o his_o proper_a substance_n upon_o this_o marcellus_n be_v send_v against_o hannibal_n and_o livinus_fw-la into_o sicily_n where_o he_o finish_v what_o marcellus_n leave_v hannibal_n by_o long_o hard_a service_n and_o want_v supply_n from_o carthage_n grow_v unable_a to_o keep_v the_o field_n and_o sufficient_o to_o garrison_n his_o town_n this_o make_v he_o demolish_v the_o place_n he_o can_v not_o defend_v which_o aleniate_v many_o so_o that_o salapia_n yield_v to_o marcellus_n and_o betray_v a_o regiment_n of_o hannibal_n best_o numidian_a horse_n hannibal_n in_o this_o strait_n hear_v of_o masanissa_n with_o five_o thousand_o numidian_n send_v to_o spain_n and_o asdrubal_n come_v to_o italy_n which_o news_n make_v hannibal_n then_o keep_v what_o he_o can_v and_o the_o roman_n to_o recover_v â—hat_n they_o can_v hannibal_n by_o great_a march_n come_v unlooked_a for_o to_o fulvius_n a_o roman_a praetor_n at_o hardonia_n slay_v he_o twelve_o tribune_n or_o colonel_n and_o seven_o thousand_o more_o other_o say_v thirteen_o thousand_o burn_v the_o town_n and_o remove_v the_o inhabitant_n afterward_o marcellus_n who_o think_v himself_o the_o only_a roman_a fit_n to_o encounter_n hannibal_n meet_v with_o he_o and_o lose_v six_o ensign_n and_o three_o thousand_o man_n but_o the_o next_o day_n marcellus_n slay_v eight_o thousand_o carthaginian_n lose_v three_o thousand_o and_o have_v so_o many_o wound_v that_o he_o can_v follow_v hannibal_n no_o further_o quintus_fw-la fabius_n maximus_n now_o consul_n besiege_v tarentum_n garrison_v with_o brutian_o who_o captain_n in_o love_n with_o a_o woman_n in_o the_o town_n be_v draw_v by_o a_o brother_n of_o the_o woman_n be_v to_o betray_v it_o so_o all_o be_v put_v to_o the_o sword_n even_o the_o brutian_o contrary_a to_o his_o word_n that_o it_o may_v be_v think_v he_o win_v the_o town_n by_o assault_n not_o by_o treason_n but_o it_o save_v not_o his_o reputation_n claudius_z marcellus_n and_o c._n crispinus_n consul_n the_o next_o year_n who_o hannibal_n entertain_v with_o many_o skirmish_n decline_v a_o set_a battle_n till_o he_o may_v join_v with_o his_o brother_n asdrubal_n but_o watch_v all_o advantage_n he_o take_v they_o in_o his_o ambuscade_n as_o they_o come_v to_o view_v a_o place_n with_o small_a force_n where_o they_o intend_v to_o incamp_v here_o hannibal_n have_v place_v in_o covert_a some_o company_n of_o numidian_n who_o encompass_v they_o slay_v marcellus_n wound_v crispin_n to_o death_n and_o give_v honourable_a funeral_n to_o marcellus_n send_v his_o ash_n in_o a_o silver_n pot_n to_o young_a marcellus_n crispin_n consider_v that_o hannibal_n have_v marcellus_n ring_n with_o which_o he_o may_v deceive_v some_o city_n send_v warning_n all_o about_o thereof_o even_o as_o a_o letter_n in_o marcellus_n name_n come_v to_o salapia_n to_o prepare_v for_o his_o come_n thither_o which_o hannibal_n follow_v with_o romen_n fugitive_n which_o speak_v latin_n to_o the_o watch_n and_o bid_v they_o open_a to_o the_o consul_n the_o gate_n be_v open_v and_o when_o six_o hundred_o man_n be_v enter_v the_o portcullis_n be_v let_v down_o and_o hannibal_n out-witted_n in_o his_o own_o stratagem_n after_o crispinus_n death_n claudius_n nero_n and_o m._n livius_n succeed_v consul_n of_o which_o two_o livius_n have_v be_v many_o year_n before_o condemn_v and_o expel_v by_o the_o people_n for_o which_o indignity_n he_o refuse_v the_o place_n till_o with_o much_o imporunity_n he_o be_v overcome_v thus_o as_o man_n in_o fair_a wether_n break_v the_o branch_n of_o the_o palm_n tree_n under_o which_o they_o shelter_v themselves_o in_o storm_n so_o do_v the_o ungrateful_a with_o man_n of_o merit_n as_o themistocles_n reprove_v the_o athenian_n the_o two_o consul_n take_v their_o way_n livius_n to_o meet_v asdrubal_n nero_n to_o follow_v hannibal_n to_o hinder_v their_o march_n know_v the_o mischievous_a effect_n of_o a_o conjunction_n of_o two_o malevolent_a planet_n it_o seem_v that_o livius_n be_v too_o weak_a to_o oppose_v asdrubal_n and_o therefore_o nero_n take_v six_o hundred_o foot_n and_o one_o thousand_o horse_n and_o in_o six_o day_n long_a march_n come_v to_o he_o but_o asdrubal_n perceive_v the_o increase_n think_v to_o decline_v a_o battle_n by_o remove_v over_o the_o river_n metaneus_fw-la have_v not_o nero_n follow_v and_o force_v he_o to_o it_o in_o which_o asdrubal_n be_v slay_v and_o fifty_o six_o thousand_o with_o he_o say_v livy_n but_o polybius_n number_v but_o ten_o thousand_o after_o this_o victory_n nero_n haste_v to_o his_o camp_n with_o asdrubal_n head_n which_o he_o throw_v before_o the_o carthaginian_n and_o free_v some_o prisoner_n which_o may_v make_v report_n of_o the_o victory_n in_o hannibal_n camp_n so_o to_o strike_v a_o terror_n into_o it_o here_o the_o tide_n begin_v to_o turn_v on_o the_o roman_n side_n and_o so_o increase_v that_o no_o bound_n can_v contain_v it_o and_o hannibal_n hope_n decay_v daily_o from_o this_o thirteen_o year_n of_o the_o second_o punic_a war_n unto_o the_o eighteen_o in_o which_o it_o end_v little_a be_v deliver_v worthy_a of_o memory_n §_o 17._o publius_n cornelius_n scipio_n after_o asdrubal_n departure_n into_o italy_n have_v to_o do_v with_o hanno_n late_o send_v to_o succeed_v asdrubal_n who_o m._n syllanus_n short_o after_o take_v prisoner_n asdrubal_n son_n of_o gesco_n and_o mago_n leave_v by_o asdrubal_n son_n of_o amilcar_n remain_v to_o make_v head_n who_o prepare_v seventy_o thousand_o foot_n four_o thousand_o horse_n and_o thirty_o two_o elephant_n to_o keep_v the_o field_n scipio_n make_v up_o his_o legion_n with_o some_o auxiliary_a spaniard_n and_o seek_v out_o the_o enemy_n with_o forty_o five_o thousand_o foot_n and_o three_o thousand_o horse_n who_o he_o feed_v well_o the_o day_n before_o and_o early_o next_o morn_n provoke_v the_o empty_a carthaginian_n to_o battle_n as_o hannibal_n have_v serve_v his_o father_n at_o trebia_n asdrubal_n whole_o depend_v upon_o this_o battle_n in_o which_o he_o be_v worsted_n whereupon_o artanes_n with_o his_o turdetans_n fall_v to_o the_o roman_n and_o the_o other_o spaniard_n be_v confirm_v in_o the_o report_n of_o the_o carthaginian_n ill_a success_n at_o metaurus_n in_o italy_n never_o do_v they_o good_a service_n after_o asdrubal_n perceive_v this_o haste_v towards_o the_o sea_n but_o be_v overtake_v by_o scipio_n and_o charge_v so_o furious_o that_o he_o with_o seven_o thousand_o take_v themselves_o to_o a_o strong_a piece_n of_o ground_n from_o whence_o himself_o steal_v by_o night_n to_o the_o gades_n whither_o mago_n and_o masanissa_n follow_v and_o their_o army_n disperse_v so_o all_o the_o town_n except_o three_o submit_v to_o scipio_n who_o the_o year_n after_o take_v they_o only_a astapa_n be_v burn_v with_o all_o the_o riches_n therein_o by_o the_o inhabitant_n who_o slay_v themselves_o except_o such_o as_o desperate_o break_v out_o upon_o the_o roman_n camp_n and_o so_o be_v slay_v asdrubal_n leave_v mago_n at_o gades_n and_o sail_v to_o syphax_n king_n of_o the_o masaesili_n a_o people_n of_o the_o numidian_n hope_v to_o persuade_v he_o to_o be_v a_o friend_n to_o carthage_n but_o scipio_n meet_v he_o there_o draw_v he_o to_o the_o roman_a side_n which_o he_o soon_o forsake_v scipio_n return_v to_o spain_n and_o have_v take_v revenge_n of_o the_o three_o city_n which_o hold_v out_o he_o celebrate_v funeral_n game_n at_o new_a carthage_n for_o his_o father_n and_o uncle_n which_o be_v perform_v by_o duel_n of_o slave_n as_o also_o such_o as_o have_v quarrel_n for_o title_n of_o land_n which_o friend_n can_v not_o compose_v scipio_n be_v dangerous_o sick_a be_v report_v dead_a whereupon_o mandonius_n and_o indibilis_n two_o spanish_a petty_a king_n rebel_n hope_v to_o make_v themselves_o great_a and_o part_n of_o the_o roman_a army_n discontent_v with_o the_o little_a benefit_n they_o have_v get_v by_o the_o roman_a conquest_n fall_v to_o spoil_v drive_v away_o their_o colonel_n choose_v two_o base_a leader_n scipio_n send_v new_a colonel_n which_o with_o fair_a word_n and_o promise_n of_o pay_v bring_v they_o to_o carthagenia_n where_o exemplary_a justice_n be_v do_v upon_o the_o two_o leader_n and_o their_o accomplice_n the_o rest_n have_v swear_v obedient_a receive_v pay_n mandonius_n and_o indibilis_n pursue_v by_o scipio_n submit_v and_o be_v pardon_v but_o their_o former_a power_n lessen_v masanissa_n promise_v to_o serve_v the_o roman_n and_o mago_n by_o direction_n from_o carthage_n leave_v gades_n when_o he_o have_v robe_v it_o to_o go_v to_o hannibal_n in_o italy_n have_v treasure_n send_v to_o raise_v a_o army_n so_o gades_n present_o yield_v to_o the_o roman_n and_o scipio_n give_v up_o the_o province_n to_o a_o successor_n and_o be_v choose_v consul_n §_o 18._o publius_n cornelius_n scipio_n
to_o who_o ptolemy_n philip_n carthage_n and_o masanissa_n offer_v their_o assistance_n but_o only_o philip_n be_v accept_v and_o recompense_v with_o athamania_n aminander_fw-ge the_o king_n be_v expel_v all_o thessaly_n willing_o yield_v and_o antiochus_n be_v perplex_v cry_v out_o he_o be_v betray_v and_o call_v upon_o the_o aetolian_n who_o send_v in_o some_o small_a force_n with_o which_o and_o his_o own_o he_o take_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o strait_o of_o thermopylae_n out_o of_o which_o nevertheless_o he_o be_v beat_v by_o the_o consul_n porcius_n cato_n indefatigable_a labour_n in_o find_v out_o a_o unknown_a passage_n up_o where_o the_o aetolian_n have_v six_o hundred_o to_o keep_v the_o place_n who_o he_o put_v to_o flight_n and_o follow_v they_o be_v lead_v to_o antiochus_n camp_n upon_o sight_n of_o who_o all_o run_v away_o and_o antiochus_n forsake_v greece_n in_o few_o day_n all_o that_o antiochus_n have_v get_v be_v recover_v and_o heraclia_n win_v from_o the_o aetolian_n to_o their_o great_a terror_n they_o have_v send_v post_n to_o antiochus_n for_o aid_n before_o they_o have_v be_v subdue_v by_o the_o roman_n who_o now_o leave_v no_o enemy_n behind_o against_o their_o invade_a asia_n antiochus_n upon_o that_o consideration_n send_v nicanor_n with_o money_n and_o promise_n of_o force_n but_o upon_o loss_n of_o heraclia_n they_o sue_v humble_o to_o the_o consul_n who_o will_v scarce_o hear_v they_o in_o the_o end_n offer_v to_o yield_v to_o the_o roman_n upon_o discretion_n he_o require_v such_o condition_n as_o they_o think_v slavish_a whereupon_o he_o offer_v to_o lay_v chain_n upon_o they_o but_o be_v over_o persuade_v so_o he_o go_v to_o besiege_v naupactus_n while_o quintius_n be_v settle_v peloponesus_fw-la from_o whence_o he_o come_v to_o the_o consul_n when_o the_o earnest_a suit_n of_o the_o aetolian_n have_v procure_v truce_n while_o they_o may_v send_v to_o rome_n which_o they_o do_v to_o no_o purpose_n whereupon_o they_o sue_v for_o pardon_n the_o consul_n sudden_o attemp_v lamia_n and_o win_v it_o while_o they_o prepare_v against_o he_o at_o naupactus_n and_o then_o go_v to_o amphysia_n §_o 8._o cornelius_n scipio_n be_v choose_v consul_n and_o upon_o publius_n scipio_n africanus_n offer_n to_o be_v his_o lieutenant_n be_v appoint_v to_o asia_n who_o have_v thirteen_o thousand_o foot_n and_o a_o hundred_o horse_n come_v into_o greece_n and_o take_v charge_n of_o that_o army_n at_o amphysia_n which_o present_o be_v forsake_v but_o the_o castle_n hold_v out_o and_o be_v think_v impregnable_a which_o make_v publius_n scipio_n procure_v a_o year_n truce_n for_o they_o much_o desire_v to_o be_v in_o asia_n so_o that_o the_o scipio_n set_n forward_o and_o in_o macedon_n find_v all_o desire_a assistance_n and_o philip_n to_o accompany_v they_o to_o the_o hellespont_n where_o they_o stay_v till_o the_o navy_n to_o transport_v they_o be_v ready_a at_o the_o sea_n this_o spring_n polixenidas_n banish_v rhodia_n but_o antiocâ—us's_n faithful_a admiral_n desire_v to_o be_v revenge_v hear_v the_o rhodian_a fleet_n lie_v at_o samos_n send_v the_o admiral_n private_a intelligence_n that_o if_o his_o banishment_n may_v be_v repeal_v he_o will_v betray_v the_o king_n fleet._n after_o agreement_n between_o they_o the_o rhodian_a grow_v secure_a so_o that_o polixenidas_n come_v sudden_o upon_o he_o take_v or_o sink_v all_o but_o five_o seleucus_n son_n of_o antiochus_n besiege_v pergamus_n which_o be_v defend_v by_o attalus_n brother_n of_o king_n eumenes_n who_o be_v assist_v by_o diophanes_n bâ—ed_v up_o by_o philopoemen_n with_o a_o thousand_o foot_n and_o a_o hundred_o horse_n he_o observe_v from_o the_o wall_n how_o careless_a the_o enemy_n be_v go_v out_o with_o his_o achaean_n and_o encamp_v near_o the_o enemy_n who_o deride_v his_o boldness_n and_o see_v he_o so_o quiet_a become_v secure_a but_o be_v soon_o surprise_v and_o many_o slay_v so_o that_o after_o such_o another_o defeat_n seleucus_n be_v 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seven_o hundred_o forty_o six_o year_n which_o agree_v also_o to_o salmanassar_n which_o be_v prove_v for_o that_o the_o space_n between_o merdocenpadus_fw-la and_o nabonassar_n be_v find_v the_o same_o between_o merodach_n who_o be_v mardocenpadus_fw-la and_o salmanassar_n functius_n that_o as_o from_o the_o destruction_n of_o samaria_n to_o that_o of_o jerusalem_n be_v 133_o year_n so_o in_o ptolemy_n the_o same_o time_n be_v find_v between_o nabonassar_n and_o nabopolassar_n the_o eight_o year_n differ_v in_o ptolemy_n be_v before_o the_o win_n of_o samaria_n spend_v in_o his_o reign_n §_o 2._o hezekiah_n have_v deny_v the_o tribute_n to_o senacherib_n which_o have_v be_v covenant_v with_o tiglath_n his_o grandfather_n acknowledge_v his_o fault_n and_o labour_v to_o purchase_v his_o peace_n by_o three_o thousand_o talent_n of_o silver_n and_o thirty_o of_o gold_n by_o senacherib_n intend_v to_o set_v down_o the_o condition_n with_o his_o sword_n send_v from_o lachish_n where_o he_o lay_v and_o invest_v jerusalem_n etc._n etc._n where_o vengeance_n from_o heaven_n destroy_v so_o many_o thousand_o for_o their_o master_n blasphemy_n who_o also_o drink_v a_o cup_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n from_o his_o own_o son_n §_o 3._o hezechiah_o his_o sickness_n prayer_n recovery_n and_o sign_n thereof_o 2_o king_n 20._o his_o lamentation_n say_v jerom_n be_v for_o want_v of_o a_o son_n of_o who_o the_o messiah_n may_v spring_v his_o entertain_v the_o babylonian_a ambassador_n and_o vainglory_n therein_o reprove_v yet_o according_a to_o humane_a reason_n he_o think_v fit_a to_o entertain_v they_o familiar_o come_v to_o congratulate_v his_o recovery_n with_o present_n be_v one_o which_o have_v weaken_v the_o assyrian_a his_o great_a enemy_n by_o seize_v upon_o the_o kingdom_n of_o babylon_n of_o which_o he_o have_v be_v lieutenant_n under_o senacherib_n who_o son_n weak_a in_o understanding_n and_o molest_v by_o his_o elder_a brethren_n give_v he_o opportunity_n to_o usurp_v babylon_n as_o belochus_n have_v deal_v with_o sardanapalus_n thus_o belochus_n forty_o eight_o year_n tiglath_n pilesar_n twenty_o seven_o salmanassar_n ten_n senacherib_n seven_n esarhaddon_n ten_n the_o three_o last_o be_v contemporary_n with_o hezechiah_n §_o 4._o hezechiah_n contemporary_n in_o media_n after_o arabaces_n and_o sosarmus_n according_a to_o eusebius_n be_v medidus_n forty_o year_n cordiceas_fw-la fifteen_o year_n then_o follow_v deioces_n fifty_o four_o phraortes_n twenty_o four_o cyaxares_n thirty_o two_o astyages_n thirty_o eight_o and_o cyaxares_n two_o according_a to_o xenophon_n metasthenes_n in_o anneus_n and_o diodorus_n out_o of_o ctesias_n differ_v much_o from_o eusebius_n who_o mercator_n will_v fain_o reconcile_v but_o in_o vain_a in_o athens_n four_o of_o the_o four_o ten_o year_n governor_n in_o lidea_n candaulus_n slay_v by_o gyges_n who_o succeed_v chap._n xxii_o egyptian_a king_n from_o moses_n to_o hezekiah_n §_o 1._o the_o egyptian_n at_o this_o time_n contend_v with_o the_o assyrian_n about_o sovereignty_n give_v the_o occasion_n to_o consider_v the_o state_n of_o the_o country_n which_o have_v flourish_v so_o long_o of_o cham_n osiris_n and_o orus_n and_o the_o rest_n with_o their_o dynasty_n till_o israel_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n we_o have_v hear_v and_o be_v to_o proceed_v from_o thence_o not_o regard_v the_o idle_a catalogue_n of_o name_n of_o king_n set_v out_o by_o herodotus_n and_o dyodorus_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o egyptian_a priest_n who_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v but_o vice-roys_n or_o steward_n like_o joseph_n and_o such_o as_o be_v the_o sultan_n in_o late_a age_n for_o first_o we_o may_v not_o believe_v that_o the_o number_n of_o generation_n we_o speak_v of_o be_v above_o eighty_o from_o abraham_n to_o the_o persian_a empire_n whereas_o we_o know_v there_o be_v but_o forty_o two_o generation_n to_o our_o saviour_n christ_n especial_o consider_v many_o of_o they_o be_v of_o about_o forty_o year_n continuance_n we_o must_v therefore_o proportion_v the_o number_n to_o that_o of_o other_o country_n according_a to_o the_o time_n and_o esteem_v the_o rest_n but_o regent_n who_o yet_o rule_v as_o king_n of_o which_o sort_n there_o may_v be_v many_o as_o may_v be_v well_o conceive_v in_o reading_n w._n archbishop_n of_o tyre_n who_o show_v that_o there_o be_v the_o caleph_n elhadech_n supreme_a over_o egypt_n under_o who_o the_o sultan_n rule_v as_o king_n make_v war_n and_o peace_n yea_o supplant_n one_o another_o without_o the_o calephs_n privity_n as_o fall_v out_o under_o elhadech_n under_o who_o san._n be_v sultan_n and_o yet_o chase_v away_o by_o dagon_n and_o upon_o his_o death_n recover_v again_o without_o the_o great_a caleph_n hand_n who_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n only_o attend_v his_o state_n and_o delight_n in_o his_o palace_n which_o manner_n of_o rule_v by_o vice-roys_n the_o author_n judge_v to_o have_v be_v from_o the_o ancient_a king_n of_o egypt_n §_o 2._o it_o be_v
general_a council_n of_o greece_n to_o this_o enterprise_n he_o need_v no_o draw_v on_o but_o forthwith_o enter_v phocis_n win_v plataea_n and_o subdue_v all_o the_o region_n athens_n by_o persuasion_n of_o demosthenes_n draw_v the_o theban_n to_o join_v reject_v philip_n reasonable_a condition_n of_o peace_n and_o put_v their_o freedom_n to_o the_o chance_n of_o one_o battle_n at_o cheronia_n wherein_o they_o be_v overthrow_v yet_o philip_n attempt_v not_o their_o city_n as_o he_o put_v a_o garrison_n in_o thebes_n etc._n etc._n short_o after_o at_o corinth_n he_o be_v choose_v and_o style_v first_o commander_n of_o all_o greece_n by_o the_o general_a state_n whereupon_o he_o raise_v a_o army_n of_o great_a strength_n against_o persia_n command_v by_o attalus_n and_o parmenio_n who_o transport_v it_o into_o asia_n while_o he_o intend_v the_o marriage_n of_o cleopatra_n his_o daughter_n to_o alexander_n king_n of_o epirus_n at_o this_o marriage-feast_n he_o be_v slay_v by_o one_o pausanias_n of_o his_o guard_n for_o not_o do_v he_o right_o upon_o attalus_n who_o have_v make_v he_o drink_v and_o then_o procure_v his_o carnal_a abuse_n etc._n etc._n olympias_n encourage_v the_o murder_n of_o her_o husband_n 9_o §_o 9_o alexander_n greatness_n be_v so_o well_o found_v by_o his_o father_n that_o the_o finish_v it_o with_o ease_n be_v more_o glorious_a to_o he_o than_o the_o beginning_n be_v to_o philip_n for_o beside_o his_o subdue_a that_o famous_a nation_n of_o greece_n he_o leave_v he_o many_o choice_a commander_n as_o worthy_a of_o crown_n as_o himself_o chap._n ii_o of_o alexander_n the_o great_a §_o 1._o alexander_n succeed_v philip_n his_o father_n after_o twenty_o five_o year_n reign_v be_v a_o prince_n no_o less_o valiant_a by_o nature_n than_o by_o education_n enrich_v with_o all_o sort_n of_o good_a learning_n he_o enter_v upon_o his_o reign_n four_o hundred_o and_o seventeen_o year_n after_o rome_n building_n be_v twenty_o year_n old_a which_o young_a 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macedon_n but_o yet_o can_v not_o get_v out_o of_o europe_n till_o he_o have_v demolish_v thebes_n which_o attempt_v his_o garrison_n in_o the_o citadel_n and_o obstinate_o refuse_v to_o yield_v up_o the_o author_n of_o their_o rebellion_n §_o 2._o alexander_n have_v without_o cause_n give_v put_v to_o death_n his_o mother-in-law_n kinsman_n advance_v by_o his_o father_n and_o some_o of_o his_o own_o who_o he_o suspect_v take_v also_o with_o he_o into_o asia_n such_o tributary_n prince_n as_o he_o doubt_v by_o unjust_a cruelty_n to_o secure_v all_o thing_n yet_o the_o end_n fall_v out_o contrary_a to_o the_o policy_n which_o ambition_n commend_v to_o he_o all_o his_o plant_v be_v soon_o root_v up_o who_o he_o most_o trust_v be_v the_o most_o traitorous_a and_o his_o mother_n friends_z and_o child_n fall_v by_o as_o merciless_a a_o sword_n as_o his_o own_o and_o confusion_n leave_v his_o dead_a body_n in_o the_o grave_a he_o pass_v into_o asia_n with_o thirty_o two_o thousand_o foot_n 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gordium_n and_o so_o to_o paphlagonia_n here_o he_o hear_v of_o the_o death_n of_o menon_n darius_n lieutenant_n which_o much_o hearten_v he_o be_v the_o only_a captain_n he_o respect_v of_o all_o his_o enemy_n for_o so_o much_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o some_o one_o man_n excel_v as_o it_o have_v undertake_v and_o effect_v the_o alteration_n of_o the_o great_a state_n as_o the_o erection_n of_o monarch_n conquest_n of_o kingdom_n guide_v handful_n of_o man_n against_o multitude_n of_o equal_a bodily_a strength_n contrive_v victory_n beyond_o all_o hope_n and_o discourse_n of_o reason_n convert_v the_o fearful_a passion_n of_o his_o own_o follower_n into_o magnanimity_n and_o the_o valour_n of_o his_o enemy_n into_o cowardice_n such_o spirit_n have_v be_v stir_v up_o in_o sundry_a age_n to_o erect_v and_o cast_v down_o and_o to_o bring_v all_o thing_n person_n and_o state_n to_o the_o same_o certain_a end_n which_o that_o infinite_a spirit_n of_o the_o
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