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A40062	A new and easy method to understand the Roman history with an exact chronology of the reign of the emperors, an account of the most eminent authors, when they flourished, and an abridgment of the Roman antiquities and customs : by way of dialogue, for the use of the Duke of Burgundy / done out of French, with very large additions and amendments, by Mr. Tho. Brown.; Méthode pour apprendre facilement l'histoire romaine. English	Fourcroy, Abbé de.; Brown, Thomas, 1663-1704.	1695 (1695)	Wing F1676; ESTC R10724	136,923	350

not Nero the last Emperor of the Augustean Family A. Yes Q. How old was he when he died A. One and thirty having reign'd 13 Years 7 Months 28 Days on the very same day whereon he had formerly commanded his Wife Octavia to be assassinated Q. How many Wives had he A. Three Octavia Poppea and Statilia Q. What remarkable Accident happen'd in his Reign A. * Lyons Lugdunum a famous Colony in France was in the space of one night burnt down to the ground and so as an Ancient Writer handsomely express'd himself Inter magnam urbem nullam vix horarum aliquot spatium fuit Q. What Learned men flourish'd at that time A. Seneca and Lucan the Unkle and Nephew whom Nero caus'd to be put to death for being concern'd in Piso's Conspiracy The former an Excellent Philosopher and the latter if he had been Master of a solid Judgment as he was of Flame and Spirit a most Admirable Poet. Then Persius the obscure Satyrist and Silius Italicus who composed a Poem about the Punic War Epicte●us the Moralist slave to Epaphroditus one of Nero's Free'd men and Petronius Arbiter Q. Who was this Petronius Arbiter A. An Epicurean by profession and Comptroller of Nero's Pleasures who made profession of a cultivated polite Luxury for Purity of Stile and Wit scarce to be match'd by any of the Roman Writers Tho he was one of the Emperor's greatest Confidents yet falling at last into Disgrace with him he bled himself to death and at his last moments caused some delightful Verses to be repeated to him Q. What sort of a man was Nero A. His Visage was Full and Red but not agreeable his Hair of a Chesnut Colour falling down in Rings he was short-sighted his Eyes blue and sunk in his head his Neck and Belly large his Skin very bad and his Stature indifferent Galba the Seventh Emperor The Year of Rome 808. Of the Birth of I. C. 68. Q. BY whom was Galba declared Emperor A. By his Army but his over-great Severity was the reason why he did not continue long in the possession of the Empire Q. Did he find no manner of opposition A. He was scarce arrived at Rome when he receiv'd advice that Vitellius the Governor of Germany was proclaim'd Emperor by his Army Q. What measures did he take to maintain his Authority A. He adopted Piso a man of great Merit because he was apprehensive he should never have any Children by reason of his great Age. Q. Was not Otho this Emperor 's intimate Friend offended at this Adoption A. It so much disgusted him that he rais'd the Praetorian Bands against the Emperor who had a great love for him because every evening as he went out of the Palace he distributed some Money among them Q. Having gain'd the affection and good will of the Soldiery what did he next A. He immediately went to the Camp and got himself to be proclaim'd Emperor After this he placed himself at the head of the Guards who kill'd Galba and cut off his head Q. What did they do with his Head A. They carried it to Otho who told them they did nothing in murdering of Galba unless they clear'd their hands of Piso which was almost as soon executed as advis'd Q. How old was he when they kill'd him A. Seventy two years old and he reign'd six months and seven days Q. How many Wives had he A. Only one whose name was Lepida Q. What sort of a man was Galba A. He was neither big nor little he had a Roman Nose Black Eyes a Bald Head a Long Visage and full of Wrinkles Otho the Eighth Emperor The Year of Rome 809. Of the Birth of I. C. 69. Q. WHat was Otho's Character in the world A. He was a debauch'd man who surrender'd up his own Wife to Nero in order to make his Fortune at Court by it Q. How did Vitellius the Governor of Germany employ himself A. Having been proclaim'd Emperor by his Soldiers as we have already mention'd he marched towards Italy with a great Army and there defeated Otho at the Battel of Bebriacum Q. Where was this Battel fought A. Near Placentia Q. What course did Otho take when he heard of the defeat of his Army A. He despair'd of repairing his Loss and so resolv'd to kill himself His Friends dissuaded him from the design and represented to him what fair exp●ctations he had of meeting better success next time since he was still Master of Italy and Asia from whence he might easily furnish himself with considerable Forces Q. And what Answer did he make ' em A. He said That for his part he thought it more advisable to quit the Empire to Vitellius than to be the occasion of shedding so much blood So he advised them to repair immediately to the Conqueror that so they might the sooner obtain pardon of him Q. And what did he do at last A. He slew himself after he had burnt all the Letters which had been writ to him and might bring his Friends into danger Q. How old was he then A. He was Eight and thirty years old and had reign'd Three Months and Five Days Q. Describe me his Person A. He was of Low Stature his Head bald his Legs crooked and the Features of his Face much resembling Nero's Vitellius the Ninth Emperor The Year of Rome 809. Of the Birth of I. C. 69. Q. WHat sort of a man was Vitellius as to his Temper A. He was one that made a god of his belly and thought of nothing else but eating and drinking Q. What remarkable Action happen'd under his Reign A. Valens and Cecinna defeated Otho's Army in Italy Q. Where was Vitellius at that time A. He attended the Success of the War at Lyons where he minded nothing but feasting and revelling Q. Where did he steer his course after he was inform'd that his Generals had got the Victory A. He march'd directly to Rome where he profusely squander'd away all the Money he found in the Treasury and his continual Drunkenness made such a Beast of him that sometimes he would forget he was Emperor Q. When he was arrived there what did he do A. He banished all the Astrologers and Fortune-tellers out of Rome Q. Where was Vespasian at that juncture A. He was making War against the Iews in quality of Lieutenant General to Otho Q. What happen'd to him there A. He was extremely importun'd by his Army to give his consent for them to declare him Emperor Q. And did he hearken to this Proposal A. It was not without great difficulty he was prevail'd upon to comply with them but at last he gave his consent Q. Who assisted him in this Undertaking A. Mucianus the Governor of Syria and all the Princes of the East Q. Whom did he intrust with the management of the Iewish War A. His Son Titus Q. And whither did he himself march A. After he had dispatch'd his Lieutenants to Rome with a great Army he

Praetorship what did he next A. He obtain'd the Government of Spain Q. And what did he do there A. He perform'd several glorious Exploits which deserv'd a Triumph but he preferr'd the Consulship to that Glory and at last obtain'd it in the Year 695. by the Assistance of Pompey and Crassus to whom he joyn'd himself Q Being advanc'd to that high Dignity what did he A. He distributed his Lands among the People of Rome Q And what happen'd to him afterwards A. By his Artifices and excessive Liberalities he so far establish'd himself in the good Graces of the People that he procur'd the Government of Gaul to be conferr'd upon him Q When did he go to take Possession of it A. In the Year 696. Q. How long was he Governor there A. Nine years during which time he subdued all the Provinces that lye between the Pyrenees the Alps the Rhine and the Rhone and made them Tributary to Rome Q. Was not he the first Roman that adventur'd to pass the Rhine A. Right and built a Bridge over it to go and give Battel to the Germans who were on the other side Q. What other remarkable Things did he perform A. He made a Descent likewise upon Britain which before him was unknown to the Romans Q. How often was Fortune contrary to him during these Nine years A. Thrice The first happen'd to him in Britain where his Naval Forces had like to have been lost by a Tempest The second in Gaul where one of his Legions was intirely Defeated And the third upon the Frontiers of Germany where his Lieutenants sell into an Ambuscade and were cut in pieces Q. Having plac'd good Governors in Britain and Gaul what did he next A. He repassed into Italy Q. And how was he received there A. Being at Luca the Two Consuls with above Two hundred Senators and Four hundred Knights went to Congratulate him upon his great Conquests Q. What did he afterwards A. He demanded a Triumph and the Consulship Q. Was it granted him A. No for Pompey being jealous of Caesar's Glory so manag'd his Cabals that they refused him both one and the other Q. How did Caesar bear this A. The Person whom he sent to Rome to make this demand sets his Hand to his Sword and tells them that what they refused him That meaning his Sword would give him Q. What follow'd upon this A. Caesar marches towards Rome at the Head of his Army which had Conquer'd the Gauls and passes the Rubicon a small River which parted that Government from Italy Q. What was done at Rome in the mean time A. Pompey gets Caesar declar'd an Enemy to the Republick Q. And did this stop Caesar's Cariere A. He continues his March to Rome which was abandon'd by Pompey and his Party Q. Whither went Pompey A. To Brundusium from whence he escapes by Night into Epirus where he was pursued by Caesar. Q. Did not Caesar repass the Adriatic alone in a Fisherman's Boat A. Yes and when the Master began to despond of safety cheer'd him with Quid times Caesarem vehis Q. Was there a Battel between them A. At first Pompey had great Advantages over him and had certainly ruin'd him if he had known how to have used his good fortune Q. How then did he miscarry A. Instead of protracting the War and starving his Enemy which he might easily have done he fights Caesar at Pharsalia where he was totally defeated in the Year 706. After this he flies towards Egypt to King Ptolomy but before he reach'd the Shore his Throat was cut in the Long-boat by Achillas and Septimius Q. Was it not in this Voyage that Caesar became passionately in love with Cleopatra A. Yes but her Brother Ptolomy who thought to have obliged Caesar everlastingly by dispatching of Pompey finding himself not so well receiv'd as he expected Q. Resolved to destroy him did he not A. Right and besieged him in the Palace where with a handful of Men Caesar for a while kept off a Numerous Army at last by setting the Neighbouring Buildings on fire where the finest Library in the World which is supposed among a thousand other Curiosities now lost to have had Solomon's History of Plants was unluckily burnt to the ground he makes his Escape to the Pharos and from thence with his Sword in one hand and his Commentaries in the other Swims to his Fleet and after he had entirely defeated Ptolomy's Forces who was drown'd in endeavouring to save himself by flight he puts the whole Kingdom into the hands of Cleopatra Q. What Actions did Caesar perform afterwards A. He beats Pharnaces Son to Mithridates who had assisted Pompey with his Troops in Thessaly Q. What was remarable in this Victory A. 'T was so easy and sudden that Caesar writ no more than these three Words to inform his Friends of it Veni Vidi Vici When this was done he vanquishes Iuba King of Mauritania who encouraged by L. Scipio and Cato renewed the Civil War in Afric Here he causes Afranius and Three hundred Senators to be slain who still continued to support that Party Q. After his return to Rome what did Caesar apply himself to A. To reform the Calender and accordingly added Ten days to the Year which Numa had made to consist of only Twelve Lunar Months that is to say of 355 Days whereas by Caesar's new Alteration it was made to consist of 365 Days and 6 compleat Hours reserving the six Hours to the end of every fourth year to make a compleat Day which he placed before the 6th of the Calends of March. Q. How was the Year named which consisted of 366 Days A. Bissextile because the Sixth of the Calends was twice reckon'd that Year This manner of Computation was called the Iulian from Iulius Caesar the Inventor of it Q. When was Caesar declar'd Perpetual Dictator by the Senate A. After he had vanquish'd Pompey's Sons in Spain Q. What Honours did they pay him A. A Temple was dedicated to him as to a God which so far possessed him with Pride that he slighted them and began to set up for a Sovereign Q. Was not this the Cause of the Conspiracy that was form'd against him A. Yes Q. Who were the chief Contrivers of it A. Marcus Brutus and L. Cassius D. Brutus and Trebonius Q. Was not his Death manifestly foretold by some strange Presages A. Yes but he contemn'd and neglected them Q. What sort of Presages were they A. Some months before his Death a certain Astrologer whose name was Spurina told him That the Ides of March would prove fatal to him Calpurnia his Wife the night before he was kill'd dreamt that the Cieling of the House fell down and that her Husband was murder'd between her Arms. Nay the very day he was assassinated having order'd some Beasts to be sacrificed he found them all defective Q. These Prognosties and his own Indisposition did they not make him consider with himself for some time whether he

many Ships were there on both sides A. Caesar had Four hundred but Anthony had no more than Two hundred Q. On which side fell the Victory A. In the midst of the Engagement when as yet the Success on both sides was equal enough on the sudden Cleopatra possess'd with fear flies towards Egypt which Anthony perceiving leaves the Battel to run after this Fugitive tho no less a stake than the Empire of the World depended upon it But Caesar pursued him and laid Siege to Alexandria Q. What became of Anthony A. Finding himself irrecoverably lost he kill'd himself Q. And Cleopatra how came she off A. Having resolv'd not to adorn the Triumphs of Caesar she follows Anthony's Example and stings her self to Death with Serpents Q. At what time was Caesar the Master of the whole World A. In the year of Rome 725 and the 12 th year after the Triumvirate Q. Did not our Blessed Saviour come into the world under the Reign of Augustus A. Some Chronologers place his Birth 15 years before the death of Augustus the 3985 th year after the Creation of the world and the 753 d. from the Foundation of Rome in the Consulate of Cornelius Lentulus and Calpurnius Piso But others that have examin'd the matter more exactly place it under the Consulate of Antistius Verus and Laelius Balbus in the year of Rome 747 and the 38 th year of Augustus Q. Had Augustus no Sons to bequeath his Empire to A. No. Q. To whom did he leave it then A. He adopted Tiberius the Son of his Wife Livia and at her importunity made him Heir of the Empire upon condition that he should adopt Germanicus the Son of Drusus Q. How long did he reign A. Fifty seven years he possessed the Empire and held the Monarchy or single Government by himself Forty three years He died at Nola in Campania in Italy Q. How many Wives had Augustus A. Three Claudia Scribonia and Livia Drusilla Q. Had he no Children by Scribonia A. He had Iulia a Lady of no extraordinary Reputation Q. Who was Claudia A. Daughter-in-Law to Anthony whom his Wife Fulvia had by her former Husband Claudius Q Whom of the Three did he most passionately love A. Livia Drusilla Q. After what manner did he marry her A. He took her from her Husband Tiberius and married her tho she was big with child Q. What do Historians particularly remark of Augustus A. That he was of so sweet a Temper that when a certain person came to pres●nt a Petition to him and as he offer'd it shew'd a great deal of Fear he pleasantly reproach'd him saying That he tender'd him a Paper after the same manner as people use to give meat to Elephants Q. And don't they observe that he was a great Admirer of the Fair Sex A. As he particularly lov'd them his Empress was so complaisant to him as to furnish him with them from all Quarters Q. Who were his most intimate Friends A. Agrippa and Maecenas Q. What was the latter remarkable for A. He was descended from the Kings of Etruria and was a most Munificent Patron to all the celebrated Wits of that Age particularly to Virgil and Horace Q. What is it that Historians remark farther concerning him A. 'T was observ'd of him that when the Affairs of State requir'd Application and Diligence no one could be more industrious than he At other times when he had no business upon his hands he wholly abandon'd himself to all sorts of Pleasure and Effeminacy From these two qualities so remarkable in him his Encouragement of Learning and his Inclination to a Voluptuous Life Maecenas afterwards came to signi●y both a Patron and an Effeminate Person Q. When did the Latin Tongue principally flourish A. All are agreed that it arrived to its greatest Purity in the time of Iulius Caesar and Augustus In the following Ages what by adopting too many Greek Words into their Language and what by the continu●● Irruptions of the Northern Nations it sensibly declin'd and about the Sixth Century after our Saviour was totally disus'd at Rome Q. What men of note liv'd in his time A. So many that 't is a difficult matter to recount them To begin with those that writ in Greek at this time flourish'd Diodorus Siculus who spent Thirty years in the Capital City of the World to collect Memoirs for his Historical Library and that most excellent Historian and Critic Dionysius Halicarnass●u● Then Titus Livius born at Padua whose Wit Seneca says was equal to the Greatness of the Roman Empire Virgil the Prince of Epic H●race of Lyric Ovid of Elegiac Poetry Cornellus Gallus Tibullus and Propertius with several more of eminent Note too numerous to be here inserted all lived in his time In short never did the Roman Arms and Eloquence with all the Inferior Sciences as Musick Statuary Painting c so universally triumph as they did in the Augustean Age. Q. Did Augustus make any progress in the reducing of Britain A. He wholly neglected it either because he believ'd it would scarce answer the Expence or because he thought it not adviseable to enlarge the Limits of the Roman Empire but content●d himself with those which Nature had prescribed to it viz. the Ocean the Rhine and the Euphrates Q. Was not the Temple of Ianus shut in his time A. All Authors agree That it was now the third time shut by Augustus in the year 730 after it had been the first time shut by Numa and the second time a little after the first Punic War Q. What was the greatest Loss he sustain'd A. Quintilius Varus had Three Legions cut in pieces by the Germans under their General Arminius which so disturbed him that he was often heard to say Quintili Vare redde mihi Legiones Q. Had he any inclinations to be intemperate A. No for in his greatest Debauches he never exceeded his Six Glasses and as for eating he sate any where down to Dinner let the place be never so homely if he had an appetite Q. Was he not superstitious A. Yes and when it thunder'd of which he was strangely afraid he generally carried the Skin of a Sea-calf to preserve himself Q. How did he respect his Son-in-Law Agrippa and the two Iulia's the Mother and the Daughter A. He used to wish That he could have lived without Wives and died without Children whom he frequently call'd his Three Imposthumes Q. What sort of a Man was he A. His Hair was white and somewhat frizzled his Complexion brown but clear and smooth his Eyebrows arched and almost join'd a Roman Nose his Mouth well made small Teeth but somewhat spoil'd and a short Chin his Eyes black and great a little greenish and full of fire His Body was marked with small spots his Stature below the common There appear'd in his Face something agreeably Majestic and Charming which deservedly gave him the Name of Augustus and hinder'd a certain Gaul of Quality who had resolv'd to throw him