suffer_v the_o scipio_n to_o pass_v the_o hellespont_n into_o asia_n without_o opposition_n this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n that_o the_o roman_n get_v foot_v in_o asia_n which_o so_o startle_v antiochus_n that_o he_o offer_v to_o quit_v all_o place_n in_o europe_n and_o such_o asia_n as_o be_v friend_n of_o rome_n to_o pay_v half_o the_o charge_v the_o roman_n be_v at_o in_o this_o war_n and_o rather_o than_o not_o obtain_v peace_n to_o part_v with_o a_o portion_n of_o his_o own_o kingdom_n the_o ambassador_n who_o carry_v these_o proposal_n use_v their_o utmost_a endeavour_n to_o procure_v the_o favour_n of_o africanus_n offer_v he_o the_o restitution_n of_o his_o son_n who_o have_v be_v take_v prisoner_n and_o many_o other_o great_a and_o honourable_a advantage_n if_o it_o can_v be_v effect_v but_o africanus_n wouâ—d_v promise_v nothing_o more_o than_o only_o private_a office_n of_o kindness_n modest_o let_v they_o to_o know_v that_o since_o antiochus_n be_v now_o in_o such_o a_o decline_a state_n peace_n be_v not_o probable_o to_o be_v purchase_v at_o so_o easy_a a_o rate_n as_o former_o whereupon_o antiochus_n make_v what_o provision_n he_o can_v for_o a_o battle_n and_o africanus_n fall_v sick_a soon_o after_o to_o comfort_v he_o and_o to_o gain_v his_o favour_n he_o send_v he_o his_o son_n without_o ransom_n upon_o which_o the_o other_o in_o way_n of_o requital_n advise_v he_o not_o to_o engage_v with_o his_o brother_n till_o he_o can_v return_v to_o the_o camp_n antiochus_n therefore_o have_v receive_v this_o message_n decline_v fight_v what_o he_o can_v till_o scipio_n the_o consul_n press_v so_o hard_o upon_o he_o nigh_o magnesia_n that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o draw_v out_o his_o man_n to_o the_o number_n of_o 70000_o foot_n and_o 12000_o horse_n scipio_n oppose_v he_o with_o a_o much_o less_o army_n but_o in_o a_o few_o hour_n time_n entire_o defeat_v he_o where_o his_o own_o chariot_n arm_v with_o scythe_n be_v drive_v back_o upon_o his_o own_o man_n contribute_v much_o to_o his_o overthrow_n antiocâ—us_n now_o be_v glad_a to_o procure_v peace_n of_o the_o roman_n upon_o their_o own_o term_n and_o ambassador_n be_v dispatch_v according_o where_o africanus_n tell_v they_o that_o the_o roman_n be_v never_o wont_a to_o insult_v over_o their_o conquer_a enemy_n and_o therefore_o nothing_o shall_v be_v require_v of_o he_o more_o than_o former_o the_o term_n be_v to_o pay_v 15000_o talent_n of_o eubaea_n for_o the_o expense_n of_o the_o war_n to_o quit_v all_o their_o possession_n in_o europe_n and_o likewise_o all_o asia_n on_o this_o side_n mount_n taurus_n to_o deliver_v up_o hannibal_n and_o other_o incendiary_n and_o to_o give_v 20_o hostage_n for_o secure_v the_o peace_n thus_o end_v the_o war_n with_o antiochus_n the_o great_a much_o to_o the_o advantage_n of_o rome_n within_o two_o year_n time_n or_o less_o twelve_o year_n after_o the_o second_o punic_a war_n lucius_n scipio_n have_v gain_v the_o surname_n of_o asiaticus_n as_o his_o brother_n have_v of_o africanus_n iii_o the_o roman_n have_v now_o but_o little_a employment_n 565._o abroad_o beside_o chastise_v the_o aetolian_n in_o greece_n which_o be_v soon_o effect_v by_o manlius_n scipio_n colleague_n and_o by_o the_o same_o consul_n a_o expedition_n be_v undertake_v against_o the_o gallo_n grecian_n or_o galatian_n in_o asia_n with_o good_a success_n but_o luxury_n and_o idleness_n be_v first_o bring_v into_o rome_n by_o his_o army_n out_o of_o asia_n the_o same_o year_n the_o census_n be_v perform_v 258328_o free_a citizen_n be_v cess_v in_o the_o three_o year_n after_o the_o end_n of_o the_o war_n with_o antiochus_n scipio_n africanus_n be_v malicious_o accuse_v of_o defraud_v the_o treasury_n of_o the_o booty_n take_v in_o the_o war_n and_o of_o too_o nigh_o a_o correspondence_n with_o antiochus_n and_o of_o matter_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n some_o write_v that_o his_o accuser_n be_v incite_v to_o it_o by_o cato_n who_o hate_v he_o for_o his_o be_v frequent_o salute_v king_n in_o spain_n by_o the_o inhabitant_n there_o and_o occasion_v he_o to_o have_v a_o day_n set_v he_o by_o the_o tribune_n to_o answer_v it_o before_o the_o people_n the_o day_n of_o hear_v be_v come_v and_o the_o tribune_n have_v take_v their_o place_n in_o the_o rostra_fw-la this_o great_a man_n enter_v the_o assembly_n with_o a_o mighty_a train_n of_o friend_n and_o client_n all_o the_o people_n have_v their_o eye_n fix_v upon_o he_o with_o admiration_n silence_n be_v make_v he_o with_o a_o undaunted_a bravery_n put_v on_o his_o triumphal_a crown_n and_o with_o the_o voice_n of_o a_o conqueror_n cry_v this_o very_a day_n o_o roman_n i_o do_v overcome_v the_o fierce_a hannibal_n and_o vanquish_v the_o powerful_a carthaginian_n therefore_o let_v we_o lay_v aside_o private_a contest_v and_o go_v as_o many_o as_o can_v to_o the_o capitol_n to_o thank_v the_o god_n for_o give_v i_o the_o will_n and_o power_n of_o dâ—ing_v such_o eminent_a service_n for_o my_o country_n whereupon_o go_v up_o to_o the_o capitol_n the_o whole_a assembly_n follow_v he_o as_o also_o to_o all_o the_o temple_n in_o the_o city_n insomuch_o that_o the_o very_a viatâ—rs_n and_o clerk_n leave_v the_o tribune_n alone_o who_o from_o accuser_n be_v turn_v admirer_n short_o after_o the_o tribune_n accuse_v he_o in_o the_o senate-house_n and_o desire_v he_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o his_o answer_n scipio_n bold_o rise_v up_o produce_v his_o book_n of_o account_n and_o â—ore_v they_o in_o piece_n before_o they_o all_o disdain_v to_o give_v a_o account_n for_o so_o small_a a_o matter_n in_o comparison_n of_o those_o vast_a sum_n be_v himself_o have_v bring_v into_o the_o treasury_n the_o next_o day_n of_o appearance_n he_o absent_v himself_o and_o his_o brother_n declare_v his_o indisposition_n he_o be_v excuse_v and_o another_o day_n appoint_v before_o which_o time_n he_o withdraw_v himself_o to_o linternum_n a_o sea-town_n of_o campania_n and_o there_o liuâ—d_v a_o retired_a life_n in_o his_o absence_n the_o tribune_n be_v very_o violent_a against_o he_o yet_o through_o the_o interposition_n of_o gracchus_n one_o of_o they_o he_o be_v not_o condemn_v his_o brother_n asiaticus_n be_v short_o after_o call_v to_o a_o account_n about_o matter_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n but_o by_o gracchus_n mean_n likewise_o escape_v public_a punishment_n the_o year_n follow_v many_o scandalous_a abuse_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o bacchus_n be_v strict_o inquire_v into_o and_o reform_v three_o year_n after_o which_o the_o great_a africanus_n die_v who_o according_a to_o val._n maximus_n order_v 571._o ingrata_fw-la patria_fw-la ne_fw-la ossa_fw-la quidem_fw-la mea_fw-la habes_fw-la to_o be_v engrave_v on_o his_o tomb_n my_o ungrateful_a country_n shall_v have_v none_o of_o my_o remain_n this_o same_o year_n be_v remarkable_a for_o the_o death_n of_o two_o other_o famous_a man_n philopoemen_n captain_n of_o the_o achaean_n in_o greece_n and_o hannibal_n the_o latter_a of_o which_o have_v flee_v to_o several_a place_n to_o escape_v fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o at_o last_o to_o prusias_n king_n of_o bythinia_n who_o out_o of_o fear_n be_v about_o deliver_v he_o up_o when_o hannibal_n take_v poison_n which_o it_o be_v say_v he_o carry_v about_o he_o in_o his_o ring_n first_o invoke_v the_o god_n of_o hospitality_n as_o witness_n of_o the_o violate_a faith_n of_o king_n prusias_n and_o upbraid_v the_o present_a roman_n with_o degenerate_v from_o their_o ancestor_n who_o have_v honourable_o prevent_v the_o murder_n of_o their_o mortal_a enemy_n pyrrhus_n whereas_o these_o have_v base_o send_v to_o prusias_n to_o murder_v his_o guest_n and_o friend_n the_o roman_n be_v for_o about_o 12_o year_n after_o this_o chief_o employ_v in_o war_n with_o their_o neighbour_n the_o ligurian_n and_o istrian_n with_o the_o sardinian_o and_o corsican_o and_o likewise_o with_o the_o celtiberian_n in_o spain_n all_o which_o they_o reduce_v to_o subjection_n in_o which_o space_n of_o time_n the_o work_n of_o numa_n pompilius_n the_o second_o king_n of_o rome_n after_o they_o have_v be_v bury_v in_o a_o stone_n chest_n 535_o year_n 583._o be_v take_v up_o and_o burn_v by_o order_n of_o senate_n and_o in_o a_o lustration_n not_o long_o after_o 273244._o free_a citizen_n be_v cess_v about_o two_o year_n after_o this_o persâ—us_a king_n of_o macedon_n the_o son_n of_o philip_n invite_v by_o his_o father_n preparation_n before_o his_o death_n and_o please_v with_o his_o own_o strength_n and_o imaginary_a success_n renounce_v the_o league_n make_v with_o the_o roman_n and_o so_o begin_v the_o second_o macedonian_a war_n 25_o year_n after_o the_o finish_n of_o the_o first_o and_o 18_o after_o that_o with_o antiochus_n upon_o this_o quintus_z marcius_n and_o other_o be_v send_v into_o greece_n to_o secure_v and_o establish_v the_o confederate_n in_o their_o fidelity_n
mouth_n of_o the_o river_n tiber_n he_o build_v a_o town_n call_v ostia_n nigh_o ten_o mile_n south_n of_o rome_n to_o secure_v the_o advantage_n of_o trade_n to_o his_o subject_n for_o thither_o commodity_n be_v bring_v by_o ship_n be_v in_o lesser_a vessel_n convey_v up_o the_o tiber_n to_o this_o city_n and_o about_o this_o town_n many_o salt-pit_n be_v make_v this_o prince_n as_o well_o as_o his_o predecessor_n be_v very_o ready_a and_o careful_a to_o encourage_v stranger_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o frequent_a advancement_n of_o such_o and_o the_o great_a privilege_n they_o receive_v many_o come_v daily_o hither_o and_o often_o such_o as_o be_v of_o good_a note_n among_o these_o lucumon_a a_o hetrurian_a be_v one_o a_o person_n of_o great_a accomplishment_n as_o well_o as_o large_a possession_n who_o come_v hither_o from_o tarquinia_n in_o hetruria_n with_o his_o wife_n tanaquil_n and_o several_a follower_n he_o be_v son_n to_o demaratus_n a_o rich_a merchant_n of_o corinth_n who_o have_v leave_v his_o country_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o trouble_n at_o that_o time_n and_o settle_v in_o tarquinia_n where_o marry_v a_o noble_a matron_n he_o have_v this_o son_n beside_o another_o who_o die_v childless_a lucumon_n find_v no_o encouragement_n in_o his_o own_o country_n be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o foreigner_n remove_v to_o rome_n where_o by_o his_o hospitality_n and_o bounty_n he_o soon_o become_v know_v to_o the_o king_n have_v now_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o name_n of_o lucius_n add_v that_o of_o tarqvinius_n from_o the_o place_n of_o his_o birth_n he_o be_v honourable_o treat_v by_o ancus_n to_o who_o he_o generous_o offer_v his_o whole_a patrimony_n for_o the_o public_a good_a and_o by_o that_o mean_v obtain_v freedom_n for_o himself_o and_o follower_n with_o land_n both_o for_o building_n and_o for_o sustenance_n ancus_n in_o a_o little_a time_n choose_v he_o into_o the_o senate_n for_o he_o be_v great_o esteem_v by_o the_o king_n and_o as_o much_o belove_v by_o the_o people_n no_o man_n be_v more_o hardy_a in_o war_n or_o more_o prudent_a in_o council_n ancus_n bestow_v most_o of_o his_o latter_a time_n in_o enrich_v his_o subject_n and_o improve_n the_o city_n and_o at_o the_o end_n of_o 24_o year_n reign_n he_o die_v a_o prince_n not_o inferior_a to_o any_o of_o his_o predecessor_n either_o for_o the_o glory_n he_o gain_v in_o peace_n or_o war._n he_o leave_v behind_o he_o two_o son_n both_o under_o age_n which_o he_o commit_v to_o the_o guardianship_n of_o the_o forementioned_a lucius_n tarqvinius_n as_o the_o fit_a person_n he_o can_v employ_v in_o such_o a_o office_n the_o roman_a dominion_n be_v now_o increase_v beyond_o what_o they_o be_v in_o the_o last_o reign_n by_o a_o large_a part_n of_o hetruria_n take_v from_o the_o veientes_n and_o a_o much_o better_a foot_n in_o latium_n chap._n v._n from_o the_o death_n of_o ancus_n marcius_n to_o the_o death_n of_o tarqvinius_n priscus_n the_o five_o king_n of_o rome_n contain_v the_o space_n of_o 38_o year_n i._o ancus_n be_v dead_a the_o senate_n receive_v power_n from_o the_o people_n 138._o to_o order_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o create_v certain_a interreges_fw-la as_o former_o in_o this_o short_a interregnum_fw-la tarquin_n be_v extreme_o busy_a about_o the_o election_n of_o a_o king_n have_v great_a hope_n of_o it_o himself_o therefore_o to_o remove_v all_o obstacle_n to_o his_o design_n he_o send_v ancus_n two_o son_n out_o a_o hunt_v the_o elder_a be_v then_o nigh_o 14_o year_n of_o age_n and_o assemble_v the_o people_n he_o make_v a_o plausible_a speech_n to_o they_o wherein_o he_o plain_o beg_v the_o kingdom_n urge_v the_o example_n of_o tatius_n and_o numa_n the_o first_o a_o enemy_n as_o well_o as_o a_o stranger_n and_o the_o second_o whole_o unacquainted_a with_o the_o city_n whereas_o he_o himself_o be_v so_o great_a a_o friend_n to_o the_o city_n that_o he_o have_v spend_v all_o his_o riches_n upon_o it_o and_o so_o well_o acquaint_v with_o it_o that_o he_o have_v be_v train_v up_o several_a year_n both_o in_o civil_a and_o military_a affair_n under_o their_o king_n then_o he_o cunning_o insinuate_v his_o past_a service_n and_o insist_v more_o than_o ordinary_a upon_o his_o liberality_n he_o obtain_v the_o kingdom_n be_v the_o first_o who_o obtain_v it_o by_o his_o own_o ambitious_a seek_n at_o the_o beginning_n of_o his_o reign_n the_o better_a to_o gain_v the_o love_n of_o the_o common_a people_n he_o choose_v out_o 100_o of_o the_o plebeian_n who_o for_o valour_n or_o wisdom_n be_v most_o eminent_a and_o add_v they_o to_o the_o senate_n which_o make_v up_o the_o number_n 300_o those_o of_o romulus_n creation_n be_v call_v patres_fw-la conscripti_fw-la these_o be_v call_v patres_fw-la minorum_fw-la gentium_fw-la gentium_fw-la that_o be_v senators_z of_o a_o low_a rank_n he_o likewise_o increase_v the_o number_n of_o vestal_a virgin_n from_o four_o to_o seven_o but_o plutarch_n say_v there_o be_v but_o two_o before_o his_o first_o war_n be_v with_o the_o latin_n 139._o from_o who_o he_o take_v several_a town_n among_o the_o rest_n collatia_n a_o place_n five_o miles_n north-east_n of_o rome_n over_o which_o pe_z place_v his_o nephew_n aruns_n tarqvinius_n for_o governor_n the_o posthumus_n issue_n of_o his_o brother_n surname_v egerius_n from_o his_o want_n of_o patrimony_n and_o collatinus_n from_o the_o place_n which_o surname_n continue_v to_o his_o posterity_n notwithstanding_o the_o latin_n great_a supply_n from_o hetruria_n he_o soon_o force_v they_o to_o beg_v peace_n and_o then_o turn_v his_o arm_n against_o the_o sabine_n who_o have_v again_o rise_v up_o against_o rome_n both_o army_n meet_v upon_o the_o bank_n of_o anio_n where_o the_o roman_n make_v use_v of_o a_o stratagem_n by_o send_v a_o party_n of_o man_n to_o burn_v a_o great_a heap_n of_o wood_n that_o lie_v by_o the_o riverside_n and_o to_o throw_v it_o in_o which_o be_v drive_v forward_o by_o the_o wind_n much_o of_o the_o flame_a wood_n get_v hold_v on_o the_o wood_n of_o the_o bridge_n and_o set_v it_o on_o fire_n this_n not_o only_o terrify_v the_o sabine_n while_o they_o be_v engage_v but_o when_o they_o be_v rout_v hinder_v their_o flight_n their_o bridge_n be_v burn_v down_o and_o therefore_o many_o of_o they_o though_o they_o escape_v the_o sword_n perish_v in_o the_o water_n who_o float_v arm_n be_v carry_v down_o the_o tiber_n to_o rome_n discover_v the_o victory_n there_o almost_o before_o the_o news_n can_v be_v carry_v tarquin_n proceed_v to_o march_v into_o the_o sabine_a territory_n where_o the_o sabine_n though_o with_o small_a hope_n meet_v he_o with_o a_o undisciplined_a army_n and_o be_v defeat_v a_o second_o time_n they_o be_v force_v to_o beg_v peace_n 143._o over_o the_o sabine_n tarquin_n obtain_v his_o first_o triumph_n soon_o after_o the_o sabine-war_n be_v finish_v all_o hetruria_n or_o rather_o the_o neighbour_a part_n combine_v against_o he_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o his_o detain_v some_o prisoner_n of_o they_o who_o he_o have_v take_v among_o the_o sabine_n they_o have_v make_v a_o law_n among_o themselves_o that_o whatever_o town_n refuse_v to_o join_v against_o the_o roman_n shall_v not_o be_v account_v of_o their_o body_n and_o they_o soon_o after_o possess_v themselves_o of_o fidenae_n a_o roman_a colony_n but_o he_o be_v so_o successful_a against_o they_o as_o to_o overthrow_v they_o in_o several_a battle_n and_o upon_o his_o prepare_v for_o another_o campaign_n they_o be_v humble_v and_o to_o purchase_v peace_n they_o ow_v he_o for_o their_o prince_n and_o in_o token_n of_o allegiance_n send_v he_o all_o the_o ensign_n of_o sovereignty_n which_o their_o king_n be_v usual_o adorn_v with_o these_o be_v a_o crown_n of_o gold_n a_o ivory_n chair_n a_o sceptre_n with_o a_o eagle_n on_o the_o top_n a_o purple-coat_n wrought_v with_o gold_n and_o a_o purple-gown_n pink_v almost_o like_o the_o robe_n of_o the_o persian_a and_o lydian_a king_n only_o it_o be_v not_o foursquare_a but_o of_o a_o semicircular_a figure_n from_o hence_o also_o come_v the_o râ—bes_n and_o coat_n use_v by_o the_o augur_n and_o herald_n with_o many_o of_o their_o ornament_n use_v in_o rome_n afterward_o the_o axe_n they_o have_v before_o though_o now_o they_o receive_v they_o again_o 153._o over_o these_o people_n tarquin_n triumph_v a_o second_o time_n this_o war_n finish_v which_o continue_v nine_o year_n he_o fall_v a_o second_o time_n upon_o the_o sabine_n who_o now_o alone_o contend_v with_o the_o roman_n for_o superiority_n over_o who_o he_o obtain_v a_o three_o triumph_n and_o provide_v for_o another_o expedition_n they_o yield_v who_o he_o receive_v on_o the_o same_o term_n with_o the_o etrurians_n ii_o tarquin_n be_v no_o less_o mindful_a of_o strengthen_v the_o city_n at_o home_n than_o of_o enlarge_a his_o
with_o a_o mixture_n of_o sadness_n and_o amazement_n at_o the_o greatness_n as_o well_o as_o strangeness_n of_o the_o act_n but_o while_o they_o be_v lament_v over_o the_o dead_a body_n brutus_n catch_v at_o this_o opportunity_n now_o throw_v off_o his_o long_a disguise_n give_v they_o to_o understand_v how_o far_o different_a he_o be_v from_o the_o person_n they_o always_o take_v he_o for_o and_o further_o show_v they_o most_o manifest_a token_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o the_o depth_n of_o his_o policy_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o tear_n and_o lamentation_n can_v never_o he_o hear_v whilst_o vengeance_n cry_v so_o loud_o thereupon_o in_o a_o great_a rage_n go_v to_o the_o body_n and_o draw_v the_o bloody_a knife_n from_o out_o the_o wound_n swear_v by_o mars_n and_o all_o the_o celestial_a power_n above_o utter_o to_o exterminate_v tarquin_n with_o his_o impious_a wife_n and_o frâ—geâ—y_n to_o prosecute_v they_o and_o all_o their_o friend_n with_o the_o utmost_a rage_n of_o fire_n and_o sword_n and_o never_o after_o to_o suffer_v the_o tarquin_n or_o any_o other_o to_o reign_v in_o rome_n then_o he_o deliver_v the_o knife_n to_o the_o rest_n who_o all_o wonder_v at_o so_o extraordinary_a a_o change_n in_o brutus_n swear_v as_o he_o have_v do_v and_o turn_v their_o effeminate_a sorrow_n to_o a_o masculine_a fury_n they_o resolve_v to_o follow_v his_o instruction_n and_o extirpate_v kingly_a government_n brutus_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o can_v procure_v the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n to_o be_v shut_v that_o all_o may_v be_v keep_v secret_a from_o tarquin_n till_o such_o time_n as_o the_o people_n may_v be_v assemble_v the_o dead_a body_n expose_v and_o a_o public_a decree_n for_o tarquin_n banishment_n procure_v the_o senate_n be_v assemble_v all_o show_v their_o willingness_n to_o banish_v tarquin_n but_o at_o first_o have_v very_o different_a opinion_n concern_v the_o new_a model_n of_o the_o government_n which_o probable_o may_v make_v it_o a_o tedious_a business_n brutus_n represent_v to_o they_o the_o absolute_a necessity_n of_o a_o quick_a dispatch_n and_o immediate_o prescribe_v they_o a_o form_n of_o government_n show_v they_o that_o before_o tarquin_n violate_v his_o own_o and_o his_o predecessor_n oath_n rome_n have_v be_v happy_a and_o famous_a both_o for_o her_o act_n abroad_o and_o her_o constitution_n at_o home_n and_o that_o the_o regal_a power_n have_v at_o last_o be_v dangerous_a and_o almost_o destructive_a to_o the_o security_n of_o the_o state_n and_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o people_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o to_o be_v trust_v in_o one_o man_n hand_n but_o two_o be_v to_o be_v choose_v who_o shall_v govern_v with_o equal_a authority_n and_o command_n then_o because_o name_n alone_o be_v offensive_a to_o many_o people_n he_o think_v that_o of_o kingdom_n be_v to_o be_v leave_v off_o and_o the_o other_o of_o commonwealth_n to_o be_v assume_v and_o instead_o of_o the_o title_n of_o king_n and_o monarch_n some_o more_o modest_a and_o popular_a be_v to_o be_v invent_v as_o likewise_o be_v some_o of_o their_o ensign_n to_o be_v lay_v aside_o and_o other_o to_o be_v retain_v that_o the_o main_a and_o only_a thing_n to_o keep_v these_o magistrate_n in_o order_n be_v to_o prevent_v their_o perpetual_a power_n and_o if_o they_o be_v annual_a after_o the_o manner_n of_o athens_n each_o may_v learn_v both_o how_o to_o be_v subject_a and_o how_o to_o govern._n last_o that_o the_o name_n of_o king_n may_v not_o be_v whole_o lose_v the_o title_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o one_o who_o shall_v be_v call_v rex_fw-la sacrorum_fw-la sacrorum_fw-la who_o have_v this_o honour_n for_o life_n and_o immunity_n from_o warfare_n shall_v only_o concern_v himself_o with_o those_o religious_a rite_n which_o the_o king_n have_v charge_n of_o before_o the_o particular_n of_o this_o speech_n be_v all_o approve_v of_o by_o the_o senate_n who_o immediate_o issue_v out_o a_o decree_n for_o the_o king_n banishment_n in_o this_o form_n that_o the_o tarquinii_n shall_v be_v banish_v with_o all_o their_o offspring_n and_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v capital_a for_o any_o one_o to_o speak_v or_o act_v for_o their_o return_n brutus_n have_v procure_v thus_o much_o the_o comitia_fw-la be_v immediate_o assemble_v by_o he_o and_o the_o body_n of_o lucretia_n all_o dismal_o bloody_a brought_z and_o set_v there_o for_o a_o pitiful_a spectacle_n to_o all_o the_o people_n there_o brutus_n to_o their_o great_a surprise_n discover_v himself_o tell_v they_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o long_a and_o strange_a dissimulation_n and_o the_o great_a occasion_n of_o their_o present_a meeting_n withal_o show_v they_o the_o senate_n decree_n then_o he_o fall_v to_o enumerate_v all_o the_o several_a crime_n and_o villainy_n of_o tarquin_n particular_o that_o he_o have_v poison_v his_o own_o brother_n strangle_v his_o wife_n murder_v his_o lawful_a sovereign_n and_o fill_v ditche_n and_o common-sewer_n with_o the_o â—_z of_o the_o nobility_n that_o he_o come_v to_o the_o kingdom_n on_o usurper_n and_o continue_v in_o it_o a_o tyrant_n be_v treacherous_a to_o his_o great_a friend_n and_o barbarous_a to_o all_o mankind_n that_o his_o three_o son_n be_v of_o a_o temper_n as_o insolent_a and_o tyrannical_a as_o himself_o especial_o the_o elder_a of_o which_o they_o now_o have_v a_o sâ—d_n and_o doleful_a instance_n before_o their_o eye_n that_o since_o the_o king_n be_v absent_a and_o the_o patrician_n all_o resolve_v neither_o man_n mâ—ney_n nor_o foreign_a aid_n shall_v be_v want_v to_o they_o have_v they_o but_o courage_n for_o the_o enterprise_n urge_v withal_o that_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n to_o think_v of_o command_v the_o volsci_n sabines_n and_o nation_n abroad_o and_o be_v slave_n to_o other_o at_o home_n and_o to_o maintain_v so_o many_o war_n to_o serve_v the_o ambitious_a end_n of_o a_o tyrant_n and_o not_o undertake_v one_o for_o their_o own_o liberty_n and_o that_o as_o for_o the_o army_n at_o the_o siege_n their_o own_o interest_n in_o all_o respect_n wâ—ued_v oblige_v they_o to_o join_v in_o what_o ever_o be_v agree_v upon_o in_o the_o city_n the_o multitude_n transport_v with_o the_o hope_n of_o liberty_n and_o charm_v with_o the_o person_n and_o graceful_a behaviour_n of_o brutus_n with_o loud_a acclamation_n give_v their_o assent_n and_o immediate_o call_v for_o arms._n lucretius_n be_v appoint_v inter-rex_a for_o hold_v the_o comitia_fw-la who_o straight_o adjourn_v it_o to_o 〈◊〉_d campus_n martius_n where_o magistrate_n be_v elect_v in_o their_o armour_n there_o he_o nominate_v brutus_n and_o 〈◊〉_d to_o exercise_v the_o regal_a power_n as_o they_o before_o have_v agree_v on_o among_o themselves_o and_o the_o century_n confirm_v they_o by_o their_o suffrage_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n tarquin_n have_v hear_v something_o of_o these_o transaction_n come_v ride_v in_o all_o haste_n to_o the_o city_n with_o his_o son_n and_o some_o of_o â—is_n most_o trusty_a friend_n to_o prevent_v the_o mischief_n that_o threaten_v he_o but_o find_v the_o gate_n fast_o shut_v and_o the_o wall_n full_a of_o arm_a man_n in_o great_a grief_n he_o return_v to_o the_o camp_n but_o brutus_n foresee_v his_o sudden_a come_v have_v industrious_o get_v before_o he_o to_o the_o army_n another_o way_n and_o acquaint_v they_o with_o the_o decree_n both_o of_o senate_n and_o people_n press_v they_o hard_o to_o a_o revolt_n immediate_o their_o suffrage_n be_v call_v over_o according_a to_o their_o century_n and_o they_o unanimous_o agree_v to_o do_v exact_o as_o their_o friend_n in_o the_o city_n have_v do_v so_o that_o when_o tarquin_n return_v they_o refuse_v to_o admit_v he_o thus_o frustrate_v of_o his_o hope_n he_o go_v to_o gabii_n or_o to_o caere_n in_o hetruria_n now_o greyheaded_n have_v reign_v 25_o year_n 245._o herminius_n and_o horatius_n chief_a commander_n of_o the_o army_n make_v a_o truce_n with_o the_o enemy_n for_o 15_o year_n and_o raise_v the_o siege_n before_o ardea_n return_v to_o rome_n with_o all_o their_o force_n iv._o such_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o regal_a state_n of_o rome_n 245_o year_n after_o the_o building_n of_o the_o city_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o 68th_o olympiad_n a._n m._n 3496_o 31_o year_n after_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o babylonian_a empire_n and_o the_o set_n up_o of_o the_o persian_a 179_o before_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o macedonian_a and_o 507_o before_o our_o saviour_n christ_n occasion_v by_o a_o man_n who_o know_v neither_o how_o to_o govern_v according_a to_o the_o law_n nor_o yet_o to_o reign_v against_o they_o the_o roman_a dominion_n now_o contain_v most_o of_o old_a latium_n with_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o sabine_n country_n a_o considerable_a part_n of_o hetruria_n particular_o of_o the_o veientes_n caeretanes_n and_o tarquinii_n beside_o some_o small_a part_n of_o the_o volsci_n and_o aequi_n be_v much_o
without_o any_o charge_n to_o the_o public_a which_o be_v grateful_o accept_v by_o the_o senate_n they_o be_v in_o number_n 306_o which_o with_o their_o client_n and_o friend_n make_v up_o 4000_o all_o command_v by_o marcus_n the_o last_o year_n consul_n and_o to_o they_o be_v afterward_o send_v another_o company_n under_o fabius_n the_o present_a consul_n these_o brave_a adventurer_n fortify_v themselves_o in_o a_o castle_n which_o they_o call_v cremera_n as_o stand_v upon_o a_o river_n of_o the_o same_o name_n nigh_o the_o frontier_n of_o the_o veientes_n from_o which_o they_o make_v great_a incursion_n and_o extreme_o annoy_v the_o enemy_n the_o follow_a year_n the_o veientes_n volsci_n and_o aequi_n all_o agree_v upon_o a_o invasion_n great_a preparation_n be_v make_v by_o the_o senate_n aemilius_z one_o consul_n lead_v a_o army_n against_o the_o veientes_n with_o who_o be_v join_v baebius_n as_o preconsul_n servilius_n the_o other_o consul_n lead_v another_o against_o the_o volsci_n and_o furius_n a_o three_o against_o the_o aequi._n the_o latter_a soon_o finish_v his_o work_n servilius_n be_v force_v to_o draw_v out_o the_o war_n at_o length_n but_o aemilius_n engage_v the_o veientes_n and_o their_o ally_n and_o overthrow_v they_o then_o fall_v upon_o their_o camp_n force_v they_o to_o beg_v peace_n the_o condition_n of_o which_o be_v leave_v to_o his_o discretion_n by_o the_o senate_n he_o make_v a_o league_n with_o they_o upon_o term_n so_o little_o advantageous_a to_o the_o roman_n that_o they_o gain_v he_o much_o hatred_n and_o lose_v he_o the_o honour_n of_o a_o triumph_n which_o so_o enrage_v he_o that_o he_o immediate_o disband_v his_o troop_n endeavour_v still_o more_o to_o incense_n the_o commons_o against_o the_o senate_n the_o year_n follow_v when_o horatius_n and_o menenius_n be_v consul_n eleven_o city_n of_o hetruria_n declare_v against_o the_o veientes_n for_o make_v peace_n without_o their_o consent_n and_o force_v they_o to_o break_v it_o their_o pretence_n against_o rome_n be_v that_o the_o fabii_n be_v not_o draw_v off_o from_o cremera_n upon_o which_o they_o advance_v towards_o they_o with_o a_o powerful_a army_n whereupon_o menenius_n be_v order_v against_o hetruria_n and_o horatius_n against_o the_o volsci_n the_o veientes_n not_o dare_v to_o attack_v this_o valiant_a body_n of_o the_o fabii_n in_o their_o fortress_n draw_v they_o out_o by_o a_o stratagem_n cause_v several_a herd_n of_o cattle_n and_o flock_n of_o sheep_n to_o be_v drive_v to_o the_o neighbour_a place_n and_o lay_v several_a great_a party_n in_o ambuscade_n the_o design_n take_v and_o the_o fabian_z adventurer_n be_v all_o unfortunate_o cut_v off_o though_o at_o first_o by_o form_v themselves_o into_o a_o wedge_n they_o gain_v the_o top_n of_o a_o hill_n and_o there_o though_o whole_o encompass_v make_v a_o incredible_a slaughter_n of_o the_o enemy_n 276._o livy_n say_v that_o none_o of_o this_o family_n be_v leave_v but_o only_o one_o young_a lad_n from_o who_o afterward_o spring_v fabius_n maximus_n but_o dionysius_n much_o question_n this_o tradition_n the_o veientes_n now_o master_n of_o cremera_n advance_v bold_o towards_o the_o roman_a army_n which_o lie_v encamp_v not_o far_o off_o and_o may_v have_v relieve_v the_o fabii_n then_o take_v advantage_n of_o menenius_n unskilfulness_n they_o possess_v themselves_o of_o a_o hill_n nigh_o his_o camp_n from_o whence_o they_o straighten_v he_o so_o that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o fight_v upon_o very_o unequal_a term_n and_o his_o army_n be_v much_o worsted_n the_o roman_n quit_v their_o camp_n and_o flee_v in_o such_o disorder_n that_o have_v the_o veientes_n be_v mindful_a of_o any_o thing_n but_o plunder_n they_o may_v have_v destroy_v they_o all_o the_o next_o day_n they_o enter_v the_o roman_a territory_n and_o possess_v themselves_o of_o the_o hill_n janiculus_fw-la two_o mile_n from_o rome_n to_o the_o great_a damage_n and_o disgrace_n of_o the_o city_n but_o horatius_n the_o other_o consul_n return_v from_o the_o volsci_n overthrow_v they_o twice_o and_o much_o ease_v the_o people_n but_o can_v not_o yet_o whole_o dislodge_v the_o enemy_n the_o year_n follow_v servilius_z and_o virginius_n two_o experience_a warrior_n be_v make_v consul_n which_o give_v great_a hope_n to_o the_o people_n who_o be_v now_o extreme_o straighten_v for_o want_n of_o corn_n and_o trade_n which_o be_v the_o more_o feel_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o populousness_n of_o the_o city_n for_o at_o the_o next_o 〈…〉_z appear_v to_o be_v 110000_o man_n of_o ripe_a age_n and_o three_o time_n as_o many_o woman_n child_n slave_n merchant_n and_o artificer_n the_o people_n be_v ready_a upon_o every_o opportunity_n to_o seize_v on_o the_o store_n of_o the_o rich_a and_o the_o consul_n endeavour_v to_o appease_v they_o by_o buy_v what_o corn_n they_o can_v and_o cause_v such_o as_o have_v corn_n to_o expose_v it_o to_o sale_n till_o their_o levy_n and_o troop_n be_v complete_v when_o they_o have_v raise_v a_o sufficient_a number_n of_o man_n one_o night_n they_o draw_v out_o their_o troop_n from_o the_o city_n towards_o the_o enemy_n and_o pass_v the_o river_n before_o day_n unexpected_o fall_v upon_o they_o entire_o rout_v they_o and_o clear_v the_o hill_n they_o retire_v in_o great_a disorder_n to_o their_o own_o territory_n this_o campaign_n end_v menenius_n the_o last_o year_n consul_n be_v call_v to_o a_o account_n and_o severe_o fine_v for_o suffer_v the_o fabii_n to_o be_v cut_v off_o who_o the_o people_n so_o grateful_o esteem_v that_o they_o place_v the_o day_n of_o their_o defeat_n among_o their_o nefasti_fw-la or_o unlucky_a day_n whereon_o no_o work_n of_o great_a consequence_n be_v to_o be_v undertake_v the_o war_n be_v still_o carryâ—d_v on_o and_o within_o two_o year_n after_o the_o veientes_n be_v so_o overpower_a have_v be_v overthrow_v in_o battle_n together_o with_o their_o confederate_n the_o sabine_n and_o now_o close_o hem_v in_o that_o they_o beg_v peace_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o have_v purchase_v leave_n to_o send_v to_o the_o senate_n with_o a_o whole_a year_n pay_v for_o the_o consul_n army_n and_o money_n for_o two_o month_n provision_n they_o obtain_v a_o truce_n for_o forty_o year_n thus_o end_v the_o war_n with_o the_o veientes_n after_o seven_o year_n contest_v on_o both_o side_n v._o the_o follow_a year_n 280._o aemilius_n and_o vopiscus_n be_v consul_n the_o old_a stir_v about_o the_o agrarian_a law_n be_v revive_v by_o genutius_n one_o of_o the_o tribune_n who_o bold_o set_v a_o day_n to_o manlius_n and_o furius_n the_o last_o year_n consul_n to_o answer_v before_o the_o people_n why_o they_o do_v not_o divide_v the_o land_n this_o quarrel_n have_v like_a to_o have_v be_v fatal_a to_o the_o city_n have_v not_o genutius_n sudden_a death_n prevent_v it_o after_o which_o the_o sedition_n may_v have_v be_v quite_o appease_v have_v the_o consul_n bear_v their_o success_n with_o moderation_n but_o make_v new_a levy_n they_o offer_v to_o force_v one_o volero_n a_o turbulent_a fellow_n and_o former_o a_o officer_n to_o list_v himself_o for_o a_o common_a soldier_n and_o upon_o his_o refuse_v they_o order_v he_o to_o be_v strip_v and_o scourge_v but_o volero_n flee_v to_o the_o tribune_n who_o protect_v he_o and_o violent_o exclaim_v against_o the_o tyranny_n of_o the_o consul_n this_o divert_v the_o people_n from_o the_o thought_n of_o land_n and_o raise_v new_a quarrel_n concern_v privilege_n and_o liberty_n and_o the_o year_n after_o volero_n get_v to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o tribune_n himself_o the_o more_o to_o retrench_v the_o consular_a power_n propose_v a_o law_n for_o hold_v the_o assembly_n of_o tribe_n instead_o of_o that_o of_o the_o curiae_fw-la call_v comitia_fw-la curiata_fw-la which_o be_v so_o contrive_v as_o to_o take_v in_o great_a number_n and_o to_o give_v the_o commons_o much_o more_o privilege_n and_o power_n than_o former_o this_o proposal_n be_v much_o urge_v by_o the_o plebeians_n but_o so_o strong_o oppose_v by_o the_o patritian_n that_o volero_n can_v not_o accomplish_v his_o design_n before_o his_o time_n be_v expire_v the_o next_o year_n volero_n by_o his_o mighty_a promise_n procure_v himself_o to_o be_v make_v tribune_n a_o second_o time_n and_o the_o senate_n to_o balance_v he_o get_v appius_n claudius_n the_o son_n of_o appius_n now_o absent_a to_o be_v make_v consul_n though_o against_o his_o will_n and_o with_o he_o quintius_n capitâ—linus_n who_o happen_v to_o be_v of_o a_o contrary_a temper_n appius_n in_o a_o public_a assembly_n oppose_v the_o common_n design_n so_o hot_o and_o violent_o and_o so_o sharp_o reprimand_v they_o for_o their_o rude_a action_n and_o seditious_a practice_n that_o the_o tribune_n saucy_o command_v he_o to_o depart_v the_o assembly_n and_o upon_o his_o refusal_n to_o be_v send_v to_o prison_n this_o piece_n of_o boldness_n be_v so_o surprise_v to_o the_o father_n that_o
after_o this_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o his_o wife_n he_o depart_v for_o the_o city_n there_o quintius_n partly_o by_o cunning_a and_o partly_o by_o threat_n restrain_v the_o tribune_n from_o prefer_v the_o law_n and_o carry_v himself_o so_o as_o to_o be_v a_o terror_n to_o the_o multitude_n when_o ever_o they_o refuse_v to_o list_n themselves_o and_o their_o great_a incourager_n when_o their_o behaviour_n be_v such_o as_o deserve_v it_o he_o perform_v his_o office_n with_o that_o prudence_n and_o justice_n and_o likewise_o with_o that_o civility_n and_o courtesy_n that_o the_o commons_o be_v now_o of_o opinion_n that_o they_o stand_v in_o no_o need_n of_o new_a law_n then_o have_v finish_v his_o consulship_n he_o to_o the_o concern_v of_o the_o whole_a senate_n betake_v himself_o to_o his_o little_a cottage_n and_o his_o former_a laborious_a course_n of_o life_n the_o year_n follow_v the_o aequi_n surprise_v tusculum_n but_o be_v worsted_n by_o the_o roman_n together_o with_o their_o friend_n the_o volsci_n and_o be_v force_v to_o beg_v peace_n and_o in_o this_o year_n there_o be_v find_v 119000_o free_a citizen_n according_a to_o eutropius_n in_o the_o next_o consulship_n the_o aequi_n and_o volsci_n be_v draw_v to_o revolt_v by_o gracchus_n claelius_n a_o roll_a man_n among_o they_o who_o by_o his_o industry_n so_o hem_v in_o and_o block_v up_o the_o roman_a army_n that_o it_o be_v in_o great_a danger_n of_o be_v lose_v this_o put_v the_o city_n into_o a_o great_a consternation_n so_o that_o they_o be_v glad_a to_o have_v recourse_n to_o a_o dictator_n and_o quintius_n cincinnatus_n be_v immediate_o resolve_v upon_o 295._o the_o messenger_n find_v he_o sweat_v and_o labour_v as_o before_o but_o he_o see_v himself_o make_v dictator_n by_o the_o 24_o axe_n the_o purple_a the_o horse_n and_o other_o royal_a ensign_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v please_v with_o the_o honour_n that_o he_o say_v with_o great_a concern_v this_o year_n crop_n will_v also_o be_v lose_v and_o my_o poor_a family_n must_v be_v starve_v at_o his_o enter_v the_o city_n he_o encourage_v the_o people_n what_o he_o can_v and_o choose_v tarqvinius_n for_o his_o master_n of_o the_o horse_n then_o draw_v out_o his_o troop_n he_o fall_v upon_o claelius_n and_o force_v he_o into_o his_o intrenchment_n and_o besiege_v he_o a_o while_n bring_v his_o whole_a army_n to_o his_o mercy_n who_o be_v force_v to_o yield_v at_o discretion_n they_o be_v all_o make_v prisoner_n of_o war_n and_o in_o token_n of_o servitude_n quintius_n make_v they_o pass_v under_o the_o jugum_fw-la jugum_fw-la which_o be_v two_o spear_n set_v up_o with_o a_o three_o cross_n like_o a_o gallow_n and_o likewise_o make_v they_o deliver_v up_o corbio_n he_o order_v the_o choice_a plunder_n for_o rome_n and_o the_o rest_n to_o be_v give_v to_o his_o soldier_n then_o return_v to_o the_o city_n with_o a_o more_o magnificent_a triumph_n than_o any_o before_o he_o have_v defeat_v a_o powerful_a army_n and_o plunder_v and_o fortify_v a_o city_n of_o the_o enemy_n within_o fourteen_o day_n after_o his_o creation_n he_o immediate_o resign_v his_o office_n and_o when_o the_o senate_n and_o his_o private_a friend_n will_v have_v enrich_v he_o with_o public_a land_n plunder_n and_o contribution_n he_o utter_o refuse_v all_o betake_v himself_o again_o to_o his_o cottage_n and_o his_o old_a course_n of_o life_n which_o be_v one_o great_a instance_n of_o the_o abstinence_n of_o the_o roman_n at_o that_o time_n the_o year_n follow_v the_o sabine_n with_o the_o aequi_n retake_v corbio_n against_o who_o when_o levy_n be_v to_o be_v make_v the_o tribune_n who_o be_v all_o create_v a_o four_o time_n withstand_v they_o again_o whereupon_o the_o father_n with_o weep_a eye_n make_v use_v of_o entreaties_n offer_v to_o go_v in_o their_o own_o person_n if_o they_o refuse_v which_o so_o sensible_o move_v the_o people_n that_o they_o promise_v all_o manner_n of_o obedience_n if_o they_o will_v permit_v the_o number_n of_o their_o tribune_n to_o be_v increase_v to_o ten_o 296._o which_o the_o senate_n after_o some_o debate_n grant_v reasonable_o suppose_v that_o their_o number_n will_v prove_v the_o most_o probable_a mean_n to_o divide_v they_o but_o then_o with_o this_o proviso_n as_o livy_n say_v that_o they_o shall_v never_o choose_v the_o same_o tribune_n twice_o this_o do_v levy_n be_v make_v and_o a_o successful_a war_n be_v carry_v on_o against_o the_o sabine_n and_o aequi._n vii_o the_o domestic_a trouble_n seem_v for_o a_o while_n to_o be_v allay_v 297._o but_o in_o a_o year_n time_n the_o tribune_n unite_n all_o together_o make_v far_a encroachment_n than_o ever_o and_o venture_v so_o far_o as_o to_o assemble_v the_o senate_n by_o their_o own_o proper_a authority_n moreover_o require_v mount_n aventine_n for_o the_o people_n to_o build_v on_o which_o be_v a_o mile_n and_o a_o half_a in_o compass_n be_v not_o yet_o full_o inhabit_v but_o common_a and_o full_a of_o wood._n the_o senate_n after_o most_o violent_a quarrel_n on_o both_o side_n out_o of_o hope_n it_o may_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o suppress_v the_o agrarian_a sedition_n grant_v those_o part_n that_o be_v common_a to_o the_o people_n who_o spend_v the_o remain_a part_n of_o the_o year_n in_o building_n to_o the_o considerable_a increase_n of_o the_o city_n this_o grant_v satisfy_v the_o commons_o but_o for_o a_o short_a time_n for_o the_o next_o year_n their_o former_a complaint_n be_v renew_v and_o carry_v on_o with_o all_o the_o violent_a heat_n und_fw-ge animosity_n that_o can_v be_v imagine_v often_o proceed_v to_o blow_n till_o at_o last_o the_o tribune_n have_v throw_v off_o all_o respect_n and_o reverence_n insolent_o set_v a_o day_n to_o the_o consul_n themselves_o to_o answer_v before_o the_o people_n but_o this_o appear_v so_o odious_a to_o many_o that_o they_o be_v prevail_v upon_o to_o let_v such_o a_o matter_n fall_v as_o be_v most_o dangerous_a both_o to_o themselves_o and_o the_o whole_a state_n of_o rome_n but_o at_o the_o same_o time_n they_o make_v a_o firm_a resolution_n to_o prefer_v the_o agrarian_a law_n which_o they_o agree_v to_o do_v in_o the_o next_o assembly_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n they_o appoint_v a_o day_n apart_o for_o the_o comitia_fw-la at_o this_o assembly_n be_v gather_v together_o great_a number_n of_o all_o rank_n and_o quality_n where_o the_o tribune_n have_v speak_v very_o large_o on_o that_o subject_a several_a of_o the_o plebeian_n relate_v what_o good_a service_n they_o have_v do_v the_o commonwealth_n and_o how_o little_a reward_n they_o have_v for_o their_o pain_n among_o which_o be_v siccius_n dentatus_n a_o man_n of_o admirable_a shape_n and_o courage_n 58_o year_n of_o age_n and_o well_o furnish_v with_o military_a eloquence_n for_o a_o seditious_a attempt_n who_o tell_v they_o he_o have_v serve_v his_o country_n in_o the_o war_n forty_o year_n have_v be_v a_o officer_n thirty_o first_o a_o centurion_n than_o a_o tribune_n have_v fight_v one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o battle_n in_o which_o by_o the_o force_n of_o his_o single_a arm_n he_o have_v save_v many_o patritian_n life_n recover_v several_a standard_n perform_v many_o great_a and_o dangero_n exploit_n gain_v 14_o civic_a crown_n 3_o mural_a crown_n and_o 8_o golden_a crown_n beside_o 83_o golden_a chain_n 60_o golden_a bracelet_n 18_o pure_a spear_n and_o 23_o horse-trapping_n whereof_o 9_o be_v for_o kill_a enemy_n challenge_v to_o single_a combat_n moreover_o he_o have_v receive_v 45_o wound_n all_o before_o and_o none_o behind_o particular_o twelve_o in_o that_o day_n the_o capitol_n be_v recover_v yet_o notwithstanding_o he_o have_v fight_v so_o many_o year_n serve_v in_o so_o many_o expedition_n receive_v so_o many_o wound_n help_v to_o gain_v so_o many_o large_a territory_n for_o his_o country_n and_o have_v spare_v no_o cost_n or_o labour_n nor_o refuse_v any_o danger_n or_o difficulty_n yet_o neither_o he_o nor_o any_o of_o his_o fellow-sharer_n in_o his_o danger_n have_v receive_v the_o least_o portion_n of_o those_o land_n they_o have_v gain_v by_o their_o sword_n but_o that_o they_o be_v possess_v by_o other_o who_o have_v not_o the_o least_o title_n or_o merit_n to_o show_v for_o they_o and_o to_o such_o too_o who_o private_a attempt_n and_o sinister_a design_n better_o entitle_v they_o to_o a_o disgraceful_a punishment_n than_o to_o any_o public_a reward_n these_o particular_n he_o urge_v at_o large_a withal_o accuse_v the_o patritian_n of_o many_o design_n against_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o public_a peace_n of_o the_o city_n which_o he_o do_v with_o such_o rhetoric_n and_o cunning_a that_o the_o commons_o be_v almost_o transport_v with_o the_o man._n yet_o still_o the_o patritian_n by_o their_o wonderful_a prudence_n and_o cautious_a management_n though_o with_o extreme_a hazard_n to_o themselves_o so_o far_o defeat_v
quintius_n who_o have_v both_o be_v consul_n before_o in_o this_o year_n the_o consul_n find_v the_o public_a business_n to_o increase_v censor_n to_o ease_v themselves_o procure_v two_o new_a magistrate_n to_o be_v create_v call_v censor_n so_o name_v because_o the_o business_n of_o the_o census_n which_o have_v be_v institute_v by_o servius_n tullius_n the_o six_o king_n of_o rome_n be_v one_o great_a part_n of_o their_o office_n these_o magistrate_n at_o first_o make_v no_o great_a appearance_n but_o in_o a_o short_a time_n they_o become_v person_n of_o extraordinary_a dignity_n and_o power_n have_v all_o the_o ornament_n and_o ensign_n of_o consul_n except_o lictor_n at_o the_o beginning_n they_o be_v create_v for_o five_o year_n which_o space_n be_v call_v lustrum_fw-la as_o be_v former_o observe_v but_o soon_o after_o their_o time_n be_v shorten_v to_o a_o year_n and_o half_a but_o still_o they_o be_v choose_v but_o once_o in_o five_o year_n the_o census_n be_v no_o often_o perform_v their_o power_n be_v very_o large_a and_o their_o office_n very_o extensive_a for_o though_o at_o first_o they_o only_o perform_v the_o census_n make_v a_o estimate_n of_o man_n estate_n distribute_v they_o into_o their_o several_a class_n and_o century_n take_v the_o number_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n etc._n etc._n yet_o in_o a_o short_a time_n they_o become_v public_a inspector_n of_o man_n life_n and_o manner_n and_o be_v therefore_o frequent_o call_v magistri_fw-la morum_fw-la and_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o degrade_v senator_n upon_o misdemeanour_n to_o take_v away_o horse_n and_o ring_n from_o equites_fw-la or_o knight_n and_o to_o turn_v plebeians_z out_o of_o their_o tribe_n and_o put_v they_o into_o a_o low_a and_o many_o other_o thing_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n the_o two_o first_o censor_n be_v papirius_n and_o sempronius_n both_o patritian_n and_o the_o two_o last_o year_n consul_n and_o these_o high_a officer_n be_v for_o nigh_o 100_o year_n choose_v out_o of_o the_o patritian_n and_o only_o such_o as_o be_v eminent_a and_o famous_a and_o have_v former_o be_v consul_n till_o the_o plebeian_n find_v the_o way_n to_o this_o as_o they_o do_v to_o all_o other_o office_n afterward_o the_o roman_a colony_n have_v their_o magistrate_n call_v sub-censor_n who_o give_v a_o account_n to_o these_o of_o the_o number_n of_o inhabitant_n and_o their_o wealth_n which_o be_v immediate_o register_v in_o the_o censor_n book_n the_o father_n be_v extreme_o satisfy_v that_o they_o have_v get_v these_o magistrate_n create_v out_o of_o their_o own_o body_n and_o the_o tribune_n esteem_v their_o power_n to_o be_v inconderable_a be_v willing_a enough_o to_o agree_v to_o it_o in_o this_o same_o year_n the_o ardean_n as_o be_v ally_n send_v to_o the_o roman_n for_o succour_n against_o the_o volsci_n who_o be_v call_v in_o by_o some_o dangerous_a faction_n among_o themselves_o and_o have_v reduce_v they_o to_o great_a extremity_n the_o roman_n be_v ready_a to_o serve_v the_o person_n they_o have_v so_o late_o injure_v about_o their_o land_n and_o immediate_o geganius_n the_o consul_n be_v send_v with_o a_o considerable_a army_n against_o the_o volsci_n and_o he_o soon_o relieve_v the_o ardean_n and_o clear_v the_o country_n of_o the_o enemy_n this_o victory_n be_v very_o memorable_a and_o the_o consul_n have_v a_o noble_a triumph_n clulius_fw-la the_o volscian_a general_n be_v lead_v before_o the_o chariot_n ardea_n have_v now_o be_v so_o dispeople_v with_o the_o faction_n and_o the_o late_a war_n that_o they_o be_v willing_a to_o accept_v of_o a_o roman_a colony_n which_o the_o senate_n send_v soon_o after_o and_o to_o show_v a_o further_a piece_n of_o generosity_n restore_v all_o the_o land_n they_o have_v before_o adjudge_v to_o the_o public_a use_n though_o with_o the_o great_a complaint_n of_o many_o of_o the_o commons_o ii_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o commons_o be_v still_o keep_v alive_a but_o for_o some_o time_n be_v of_o no_o dangerous_a consequence_n till_o three_o year_n after_o sp._n maelius_n a_o rich_a knight_n encourage_v upon_o these_o contention_n by_o his_o large_a bounty_n to_o the_o poor_a sort_n in_o time_n of_o a_o great_a famine_n begin_v to_o affect_v popularity_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n to_o aspire_v to_o the_o sovereignty_n his_o design_n be_v soon_o guess_v at_o and_o he_o be_v accuse_v of_o this_o by_o minucius_n who_o have_v the_o care_n of_o the_o provision_n which_o thing_n in_o these_o unsettled_a time_n so_o startle_v the_o senate_n that_o by_o advice_n of_o quintius_n the_o consul_n they_o order_v a_o dictator_n to_o be_v immediate_o create_v the_o tumult_n hourly_o increase_v quintius_n cincinnatus_n 314._o now_o 80_o year_n old_a be_v the_o person_n who_o choose_v servilius_n ahala_n for_o his_o master_n of_o the_o horse_n the_o dictator_n present_o summon_v maelius_n to_o appear_v who_o be_v well_o back_v and_o support_v by_o the_o mob_n refuse_v to_o obey_v now_o break_v out_o into_o open_a rebellion_n whereupon_o ahala_n set_v upon_o he_o in_o the_o forum_n and_o kill_v he_o and_o be_v justify_v by_o quintius_n who_o command_v his_o good_n to_o be_v sell_v and_o his_o house_n to_o be_v demolish_v the_o tribune_n enrage_v at_o the_o death_n of_o their_o great_a friend_n maelius_n procure_v military_a tribune_n instead_o of_o consul_n to_o be_v create_v for_o the_o follow_a year_n now_o six_o year_n after_o their_o first_o institution_n hope_v that_o some_o plebeian_n may_v get_v into_o the_o number_n of_o six_o which_o may_v give_v they_o a_o opportunity_n of_o revenge_v his_o death_n but_o three_o only_o be_v create_v all_o patritian_n too_o and_o their_o expectation_n whole_o unanswered_a the_o follow_a year_n consul_n be_v create_v again_o and_o in_o the_o same_o year_n fidenae_n a_o roman_a colony_n revolt_v to_o tolumnius_n king_n of_o the_o veientes_n and_o to_o enhance_v their_o crime_n by_o his_o instigation_n they_o treacherous_o murder_v the_o ambassador_n send_v thither_o who_o die_v thus_o for_o the_o public_a the_o senate_n generous_o appoint_v statue_n to_o be_v erect_v in_o their_o honour_n this_o war_n in_o the_o beginning_n prove_v so_o dangerous_a and_o threaten_a to_o the_o roman_n that_o they_o be_v force_v to_o create_v a_o dictator_n to_o manage_v it_o 316._o mamercus_n aemilius_n be_v the_o person_n who_o make_v choice_n of_o quinctius_n ciâ—cinnatus_n a_o eminent_a youth_n of_o the_o city_n for_o his_o master_n of_o the_o horse_n aemilius_z the_o dictator_n obtain_v a_o great_a victory_n over_o the_o enemy_n in_o which_o battle_n cornelius_n cossus_n a_o tribune_n in_o the_o army_n slay_v king_n tâ—lumnius_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o by_o that_o mean_v obtain_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o opima_fw-la spolia_fw-la or_o royal_a spoil_n which_o be_v the_o only_a spoil_n of_o that_o nature_n since_o the_o reign_n of_o romulus_n these_o spoil_n be_v a_o great_a grace_n to_o aemilius_n triumph_n and_o a_o great_a honour_n to_o cossus_n they_o be_v with_o extraordinary_a pomp_n and_o ceremony_n consecrate_v to_o jupiter_n feretrius_n two_o year_n after_o this_o there_o happen_v a_o great_a plague_n in_o the_o city_n and_o the_o fidenates_n and_o veientes_n press_v so_o hard_o upon_o the_o roman_n that_o they_o be_v force_v to_o have_v recourse_n to_o another_o dictator_n 318._o and_o servilius_n priscus_n be_v create_v who_o choose_v aebutius_n elva_n for_o his_o master_n of_o the_o horse_n servilius_z be_v so_o successful_a as_o not_o only_o to_o drive_v the_o enemy_n back_o but_o to_o take_v the_o town_n of_o fidenae_n which_o he_o do_v by_o a_o mine_n the_o take_n of_o fidenae_n be_v so_o disadvantageous_a to_o the_o enemy_n that_o the_o veientes_n send_v to_o all_o their_o neighbour_n about_o for_o succour_n threaten_v no_o less_o than_o entire_a destruction_n to_o rome_n these_o formidable_a preparation_n put_v the_o roman_n upon_o create_v another_o dictator_n a_o little_a above_o a_o year_n after_o the_o last_o 319._o which_o be_v aemilius_n who_o have_v be_v dictator_n three_o year_n before_o and_o he_o choose_v posthumius_fw-la tubertus_n for_o his_o master_n of_o the_o horse_n in_o a_o short_a time_n the_o roman_n find_v that_o the_o veientes_n can_v procure_v no_o aid_n so_o the_o dictator_n have_v little_a employment_n abroad_o but_o resolve_v to_o do_v something_o at_o home_n he_o cause_v the_o censorship_n to_o be_v reduce_v to_o a_o year_n and_o a_o half_a which_o be_v eight_o year_n after_o its_o first_o institution_n and_o then_o lay_v down_o his_o office_n the_o censor_n from_o this_o take_v a_o occasion_n to_o remove_v he_o out_o of_o his_o tribe_n which_o so_o enrage_v the_o people_n that_o the_o next_o time_n they_o procure_v military_a tribune_n to_o be_v bring_v in_o again_o after_o there_o have_v be_v consul_n four_o year_n and_o in_o this_o election_n notwithstanding_o the_o great_a industry_n of_o the_o tribune_n of_o the_o people_n they_o
chamber_n to_o meditate_v of_o something_o to_o speak_v to_o the_o people_n the_o next_o day_n in_o the_o morning_n he_o be_v find_v dead_a in_o his_o bed_n not_o without_o suspicion_n of_o treachery_n from_o his_o wife_n and_o mother-in-law_n the_o latter_a of_o which_o be_v mother_n to_o the_o gracchi_n nevertheless_o be_v then_o in_o no_o favour_n with_o the_o people_n little_a enquiry_n be_v make_v after_o his_o death_n though_o he_o be_v a_o person_n of_o extraordinary_a merit_n and_o have_v be_v just_o esteem_v the_o bulwark_n of_o the_o state_n the_o owner_n of_o the_o land_n still_o make_v delay_n in_o the_o division_n and_o some_o believe_v that_o the_o partaker_n of_o the_o dividend_n shall_v likewise_o have_v the_o freedom_n of_o the_o city_n which_o however_o like_v of_o by_o other_o be_v high_o displease_v to_o the_o senate_n while_o the_o people_n be_v various_o discourse_v of_o these_o matter_n caius_n obtain_v the_o tribune-ship_n and_o bear_v a_o great_a enmity_n to_o the_o senate_n he_o find_v a_o fair_a opportunity_n to_o show_v it_o he_o prefer_v several_a law_n among_o the_o rest_n one_o for_o divide_v the_o public_a corn_n to_o every_o man_n monthly_o in_o which_o law_n he_o shewid_v himself_o rather_o more_o stir_v and_o active_a and_o more_o dextrous_a than_o his_o brother_n then_o procure_v his_o office_n to_o be_v continue_v to_o he_o another_o year_n he_o begin_v more_o strict_o to_o inspect_v into_o the_o late_a corruption_n of_o the_o senate_n such_o as_o their_o take_a bribe_n their_o sell_v of_o office_n and_o such_o like_a unjust_a proceed_n whereupon_o he_o find_v mean_n to_o transferr_v the_o power_n of_o judge_v corrupt_a officer_n from_o the_o senator_n to_o the_o equites_fw-la or_o knight_n which_o give_v the_o latter_a a_o extraordinary_a authority_n and_o make_v a_o remarkable_a change_n and_o alteration_n in_o the_o whole_a government_n these_o equites_fw-la be_v first_o institute_v by_o romulus_n equites_fw-la and_o though_o they_o be_v original_o in_o the_o commonwealth_n yet_o they_o have_v no_o particular_a authority_n rank_n or_o order_n till_o this_o law_n of_o gracchus_n by_o which_o it_o be_v enact_v that_o these_o judgmentsâ—_n shall_v be_v peculiar_a to_o they_o so_o that_o whereas_o at_o first_o there_o be_v only_o two_o order_n or_o rank_n namely_o patrician_n and_o plebeian_n which_o through_o the_o encroachment_n of_o the_o people_n be_v afterward_o distinguish_v only_o into_o senatorian_n and_o plebeian_n by_o this_o law_n and_o especial_o by_o the_o procurement_n of_o cicero_n afterward_o the_o equites_fw-la become_v a_o distinct_a order_n thus_o now_o the_o roman_a citizen_n consist_v of_o three_o rank_n or_o order_n namely_o the_o senatorian_n which_o include_v all_o the_o patritian_n and_o such_o of_o the_o plebeian_n as_o can_v rise_v to_o be_v senator_n the_o plebeian_n which_o still_o continue_v the_o same_o as_o former_o and_o the_o equestrian_a which_o before_o have_v always_o be_v include_v in_o the_o plebeian_n and_o have_v be_v only_o distinguish_v by_o their_o way_n of_o service_n gracchus_n take_v the_o fair_a opportunity_n that_o he_o can_v expect_v for_o prefer_v this_o law_n for_o the_o senator_n be_v become_v odious_a of_o late_a because_o for_o money_n they_o have_v acquit_v cotta_n salinator_n and_o aquilius_n person_n capital_o guilty_a of_o corruption_n but_o the_o great_a power_n of_o these_o equites_fw-la become_v extreme_o burdensome_a to_o the_o state_n till_o by_o degree_n their_o authority_n come_v to_o be_v diminish_v the_o equites_fw-la alone_o be_v wont_n to_o farm_n the_o public_a revenue_n and_o custom_n from_o the_o censor_n and_o from_o thence_o have_v the_o name_n of_o publican_n publican_n these_o be_v the_o principal_a of_o the_o equestrian_a order_n the_o ornament_n of_o the_o city_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o state_n who_o make_v up_o so_o many_o company_n as_o there_o be_v province_n subject_a to_o the_o payment_n of_o toll_n tribute_n custom_n or_o impost_n caius_n grow_v more_o and_o more_o in_o favour_n with_o the_o commons_o and_o be_v invest_v with_o a_o large_a authority_n than_o ordinary_a which_o he_o manage_v with_o extraordinary_a prudence_n and_o cunning_a be_v a_o master_n of_o much_o eloquence_n and_o many_o other_o accomplishment_n and_o the_o more_o to_o gratify_v the_o commons_o he_o take_v special_a care_n about_o the_o highway_n make_v they_o extraordinary_a handsome_a and_o pleasant_a as_o well_o as_o useful_a and_o convenient_a erect_v likewise_o pillar_n of_o stone_n at_o the_o end_n of_o each_o mile_n to_o signify_v the_o distance_n from_o place_n to_o place_n for_o caius_n find_v the_o senator_n to_o be_v his_o enemy_n he_o endeavour_v still_o more_o to_o ingratiate_v himself_o with_o the_o people_n by_o other_o new_a law_n particular_o he_o propose_v that_o a_o colony_n of_o roman_a citizen_n may_v be_v send_v to_o the_o people_n of_o tarentum_n and_o that_o all_o the_o latin_n shall_v enjoy_v the_o same_o privilege_n with_o the_o citizen_n of_o rome_n but_o the_o senate_n dread_v the_o effect_n of_o caius_n power_n forbid_v the_o latin_n to_o come_v near_o the_o city_n at_o such_o time_n as_o they_o know_v his_o law_n will_v be_v propose_v and_o the_o better_a to_o satisfy_v and_o please_v the_o people_n they_o give_v leave_v to_o the_o send_n of_o 12_o colony_n caius_z thus_o frustrate_v of_o his_o design_n depart_v into_o africa_n with_o flaccus_n his_o colleague_n intend_v to_o plant_v a_o colony_n where_o carthage_n stand_v call_v it_o junonia_n but_o there_o he_o also_o meet_v with_o a_o disappointment_n the_o bind_v mark_n of_o the_o intend_a city_n be_v continual_o remove_v in_o the_o night_n time_n by_o wolf_n as_o some_o author_n relate_v it_o whereupon_o the_o augur_n and_o soothsayer_n pronounce_v the_o design_n unlawful_a caius_n have_v be_v twice_o tribune_n stand_v for_o it_o a_o three_o time_n and_o have_v many_o vote_n but_o his_o colleague_n offend_v at_o his_o violent_a carriage_n at_o this_o time_n procure_v minucius_n rufus_n to_o be_v choose_v into_o his_o place_n who_o begin_v to_o abrogate_v many_o of_o his_o law_n wherein_o he_o be_v second_v by_o opimius_n the_o consul_n who_o be_v a_o profess_a enemy_n to_o caius_n and_o endeavour_v to_o find_v some_o colourable_a pretence_n to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n whereupon_o caâ—us_o at_o the_o instigation_n of_o his_o friend_n especial_o fulvius_n resolve_v present_o to_o raise_v force_n and_o at_o a_o assembly_n in_o the_o capitol_n he_o and_o many_o of_o his_o friend_n go_v thither_o private_o arm_v it_o happen_v that_o one_o antilius_fw-la a_o sergeant_n come_v down_o from_o the_o capitol_n cryâ—d_v out_o to_o fulvius_n and_o his_o friend_n you_o factious_a citizen_n make_v way_n for_o honest_a man_n whereupon_o they_o immediate_o slay_v he_o this_o murder_n cause_v a_o great_a disturbance_n in_o the_o assembly_n and_o caius_n himself_o be_v very_o angry_a with_o those_o of_o his_o party_n for_o give_v his_o enemy_n so_o much_o advantage_n against_o he_o and_o endeavour_v to_o excuse_v himself_o but_o can_v not_o be_v hear_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o tumult_n so_o together_o with_o his_o friend_n and_o confederate_n he_o retire_v home_o the_o consul_n keep_v strict_a watch_n all_o night_n in_o the_o city_n the_o next_o day_n antilius_n corpse_n be_v bring_v upon_o a_o bier_n through_o the_o forum_n and_o expose_v to_o open_a view_n just_a before_o the_o senate_n house_n with_o design_n to_o stir_v up_o the_o people_n to_o a_o revenge_n the_o senate_n invest_v opimius_n with_o a_o extraordinary_a power_n and_o all_o the_o equites_fw-la be_v order_v to_o be_v in_o arm_n which_o force_v caius_n and_o all_o his_o friend_n to_o betake_v themselves_o to_o mount_n aventine_n where_o they_o fortify_v themselves_o offer_v liberty_n to_o all_o slave_n that_o shall_v come_v in_o to_o they_o the_o consul_n press_v hard_o upon_o caius_n and_o proclamation_n be_v make_v that_o whoever_o shall_v bring_v the_o head_n either_o of_o caius_n or_o fulvius_n shall_v receive_v their_o weight_n in_o gold_n for_o a_o reward_n caius_n find_v himself_o in_o no_o condition_n for_o a_o long_a defence_n in_o a_o short_a time_n flee_v into_o a_o grove_n beyond_o tiber_n and_o procure_v his_o servant_n to_o kill_v he_o who_o immediate_o after_o kill_v himself_o and_o fall_v down_o dead_a upon_o his_o master_n one_o septimuleius_n carry_v his_o head_n to_o opimius_n and_o it_o be_v say_v that_o to_o make_v it_o weigh_v the_o heavy_a he_o take_v out_o the_o brain_n and_o fill_v the_o skull_n with_o lead_n fulvius_n fly_v to_o a_o friend_n house_n be_v betray_v and_o slay_v and_o by_o the_o severity_n of_o opimius_n no_o less_o than_o 3000_o person_n of_o this_o party_n be_v put_v to_o death_n thus_o fall_v caius_n gracchus_n above_o 10_o year_n after_o his_o brother_n tiberius_n gracchus_n and_o fix_v after_o he_o begin_v to_o act_n much_o in_o
the_o army_n he_o either_o force_v or_o by_o former_a agreement_n bring_v albinus_n to_o submit_v upon_o most_o dishonourable_a term_n in_o this_o condition_n do_v metellus_n the_o follow_a consul_n find_v affair_n and_o the_o whole_a army_n be_v almost_o ruin_v for_o want_n of_o discipline_n to_o the_o great_a dishonour_n of_o the_o roman_a state_n and_o the_o grievous_a vexation_n of_o the_o honest_a sort_n in_o the_o city_n metellus_n have_v with_o much_o difficulty_n bring_v his_o soldier_n into_o good_a order_n within_o the_o space_n of_o two_o year_n overthrow_v jugurth_n several_a time_n force_v he_o out_o of_o several_a town_n and_o pursue_v he_o beyond_o her_o own_o frontier_n which_o constrain_v he_o to_o submit_v and_o beg_v peace_n but_o he_o in_o a_o short_a time_n break_v the_o condition_n of_o it_o and_o so_o the_o former_a hostility_n return_v at_o this_o time_n one_o c._n marius_n be_v legatus_fw-la or_o lieutenant_n to_o mâ—tellus_n a_o person_n of_o frugality_n policy_n and_o military_a experience_n and_o of_o vast_a courage_n in_o war_n a_o contemner_n of_o pleasure_n but_o very_o ambitious_a of_o honour_n which_o make_v he_o extreme_o desirous_a to_o gain_v the_o consulship_n to_o obtain_v this_o he_o private_o blame_v metellus_n to_o the_o merchant_n of_o utica_n avow_v that_o he_o be_v able_a with_o half_a the_o army_n to_o take_v jugurth_n prisoner_n and_o that_o within_o few_o day_n by_o these_o and_o the_o like_a detract_n discourse_n he_o procure_v many_o complaint_n to_o be_v write_v to_o rome_n against_o metellus_n and_o get_v leave_n to_o go_v thither_o obtain_v the_o consulship_n and_o have_v likewise_o the_o management_n of_o the_o war_n commit_v to_o he_o notwithstanding_o the_o people_n be_v so_o grateful_a to_o metellus_n that_o at_o his_o return_n be_v satisfy_v as_o to_o his_o behaviour_n they_o both_o grant_v he_o a_o triumph_n and_o bestow_v upon_o he_o the_o surname_n of_o numidicus_n as_o a_o additional_a honour_n marius_n show_v himself_o a_o very_a expert_a warrior_n and_o in_o a_o short_a time_n take_v the_o city_n capsa_n a_o place_n very_o rich_a and_o strong_a and_o after_o this_o another_o call_v mulucha_n `fugurth_o now_o find_v himself_o too_o weak_a to_o oppose_v he_o any_o long_o procure_v bocchus_n king_n of_o mauritania_n and_o his_o father-in-law_n to_o join_v with_o he_o who_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o his_o numerous_a cavalry_n much_o harass_v the_o roman_a army_n marius_n have_v invest_v cirta_n and_o bocchus_n approach_v to_o raise_v the_o siege_n partly_o by_o the_o number_n of_o his_o horse_n report_v to_o be_v 60000_o and_o partly_o by_o the_o violent_a heat_n and_o great_a dust_n the_o roman_n be_v sore_o distress_a and_o the_o fight_n continue_v dangerous_a and_o terrible_a to_o they_o for_o three_o day_n at_o the_o end_n of_o which_o a_o tempest_n of_o rain_n fall_v spoil_v the_o enemy_n weapon_n and_o relieuâ—d_v marius_n man_n almost_o famish_a with_o thirst_n and_o now_o the_o course_n of_o fortune_n change_v the_o two_o king_n be_v entire_o defeat_v in_o another_o battle_n marius_n it_o be_v say_v kill_v 90000_o after_o which_o bocchus_n begin_v to_o repent_v of_o his_o enterprise_n and_o send_v to_o rome_n to_o enter_v into_o a_o league_n which_o he_o can_v not_o procure_v nevertheless_o he_o obtain_v pardon_n for_o his_o crime_n not_o long_o after_o marius_n take_v jugurth_n in_o a_o ambuscade_n whither_o he_o have_v draw_v he_o by_o specious_a pretence_n and_o deliver_v he_o up_o to_o sylla_n his_o quaestor_n who_o have_v bring_v over_o some_o force_n from_o italy_n and_o under_o marius_n he_o learn_v that_o skill_n in_o war_n which_o he_o afterward_o employ_v against_o he_o jugurth_n with_o his_o two_o son_n be_v lead_v in_o triumph_n by_o marius_n and_o short_o after_o by_o order_n of_o senate_n he_o be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o so_o the_o jugurthine_n war_n end_v after_o it_o have_v continue_v about_o seven_o year_n iii_o at_o the_o same_o time_n a_o war_n be_v carry_v on_o against_o the_o cimbri_n a_o vagabond_n people_n of_o cimbrica_n chersonesus_n now_o call_v denmark_n who_o join_v with_o the_o teutones_n a_o nation_n of_o the_o german_n make_v dreadful_a eruption_n into_o several_a part_n of_o the_o roman_a dominion_n particular_o gaul_n and_o spain_n where_o they_o have_v overthrow_v several_a consul_n in_o the_o last_o battle_n kill_v 80000_o roman_n after_o which_o they_o resolve_v to_o pass_v the_o alps_o into_o italy_n rome_n begin_v now_o to_o be_v in_o a_o great_a consternation_n and_o marius_n have_v just_a vanquish_a jugurtha_n 650._o they_o make_v he_o consul_n a_o â—d_a time_n as_o the_o only_a man_n think_v able_a to_o manage_n so_o threaten_v a_o war_n and_o to_o preserve_v the_o state_n while_o they_o continue_v in_o spain_n marius_n march_v against_o their_o friend_n the_o tolosan_n in_o gaul_n where_o king_n copilus_fw-la be_v take_v by_o sylla_n his_o lieutenant_n be_v make_v consul_n again_o the_o follow_a year_n he_o decline_v fight_v till_o the_o enemy_n force_n be_v weaken_v by_o delay_n the_o next_o year_n in_o his_o four_o consulship_n the_o enemy_n in_o three_o several_a party_n be_v just_a upon_o pass_v the_o alps_o into_o italy_n and_o as_o he_o attend_v their_o motion_n it_o happen_v that_o his_o army_n be_v extreme_o afflict_v with_o thirst_n the_o teutones_n and_o ambrones_n lie_v between_o they_o and_o the_o water_n which_o necessity_n bring_v he_o to_o a_o engagement_n with_o they_o and_o in_o two_o day_n time_n he_o by_o his_o excellent_a conduct_n utter_o destroy_v they_o take_v theutobocchus_n their_o king_n prisoner_n the_o cimbri_n escape_v he_o and_o flee_v over_o into_o italy_n notwithstanding_o the_o winter-season_n and_o the_o alps_o cover_v with_o snow_n be_v in_o vain_a oppose_v by_o catulus_n both_o at_o the_o alps_o and_o at_o the_o river_n athesis_n nigh_o verona_n the_o year_n follow_v marius_n be_v again_o make_v consul_n and_o join_v with_o catulus_n be_v challenge_v by_o the_o enemy_n to_o give_v battle_n whereupon_o he_o fall_v upon_o their_o numerous_a army_n and_o give_v they_o a_o most_o dreadful_a overthrow_n their_o wife_n all_o the_o while_n make_v a_o wonderful_a resistance_n from_o the_o chariot_n and_o when_o they_o see_v all_o thing_n in_o a_o desperate_a condition_n they_o in_o a_o great_a fury_n first_o kill_v all_o their_o child_n and_o after_o that_o themselves_o about_o 140000_o be_v slay_v in_o this_o battle_n and_o 60000_o take_v prisoner_n which_o end_v this_o war_n after_o it_o have_v continue_v 12_o year_n marius_n the_o five_o time_n and_o aquilius_n nepos_n be_v consul_n the_o former_a be_v then_o esteem_v the_o preserver_n of_o his_o country_n and_o content_v himself_o with_o one_o triumph_n when_o he_o may_v have_v have_v more_o and_o his_o colleague_n have_v now_o also_o finish_v the_o second_o servile_a war_n in_o sicily_n which_o have_v last_v almost_o four_o year_n notwithstanding_o these_o danger_n abroad_o the_o city_n be_v not_o without_o domestic_a trouble_n which_o be_v occasion_v by_o saturninus_n one_o of_o marius_n friend_n who_o have_v be_v quaestor_n at_o ostia_n during_o a_o famine_n be_v turn_v out_o of_o his_o place_n by_o the_o senate_n to_o revenge_v which_o usage_n he_o procure_v the_o tribune-ship_n but_o after_o his_o year_n be_v expire_v metellus_n numidicus_n former_o mention_v be_v censor_n endeavour_v to_o remove_v he_o from_o the_o senate_n but_o be_v hinder_v by_o his_o colleague_n this_o so_o enrage_v he_o that_o he_o stand_v again_o for_o the_o tribunâ—-ship_n and_o nine_o of_o the_o ten_o tribune_n be_v choose_v by_o the_o assistance_n of_o marius_n he_o murder_v nonius_n his_o competitor_n and_o so_o obtain_v the_o place_n now_o be_v once_o again_o in_o power_n he_o prefer_v a_o law_n for_o the_o division_n of_o such_o land_n as_o marius_n have_v recover_v in_o gaul_n and_o compel_v the_o senate_n to_o swear_v to_o it_o which_o oath_n numidicus_n refuse_v he_o set_v he_o a_o day_n to_o answer_v it_o before_o the_o people_n but_o for_o fear_n of_o he_o and_o marius_n together_o numidicus_n flee_v to_o smyrna_n in_o asia_n saturninus_z procure_v the_o tribuneship_n a_o three_o time_n and_o find_v memmius_n candidate_n for_o the_o consulship_n he_o also_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v murder_v to_o make_v way_n for_o glaucius_n the_o praetor_n one_o of_o his_o own_o party_n these_o base_a and_o ungenerous_a practice_n raise_v several_a trouble_n and_o commotion_n in_o the_o city_n and_o the_o senate_n resoluâ—d_v to_o make_v he_o answer_v it_o whereupon_o marius_n now_o a_o six_o time_n consul_n perceive_v he_o in_o a_o decline_a condition_n very_o politic_o withdraw_v himself_o from_o his_o friendship_n the_o consul_n be_v now_o as_o in_o some_o other_o dangerous_a time_n invest_v with_o a_o unusual_a and_o dictatorian_a sort_n of_o power_n the_o manner_n of_o confer_v of_o which_o be_v by_o a_o
sick_a man_n into_o bythinia_n whereof_o 15000_o be_v intercept_v and_o then_o to_o retire_v himself_o with_o the_o rest_n that_o can_v escape_v the_o great_a slaughter_n which_o the_o roman_n make_v in_o their_o flight_n during_o the_o time_n of_o this_o double_a siege_n eumachus_n one_o of_o mithridates_n commander_n make_v inroad_n into_o phrygia_n subdue_v pisidia_n and_o isauria_n and_o endeavour_v to_o do_v the_o like_a to_o cilicia_n till_o he_o be_v repulse_v by_o deiotarus_n one_o of_o the_o governor_n of_o galatia_n but_o lucullus_n improve_v his_o success_n by_o land_n by_o gain_v many_o victory_n at_o sea_n where_o he_o take_v several_a of_o mithridates_n commander_n and_o close_o pursue_v the_o king_n himself_o mithridates_n fly_v with_o more_o speed_n than_o discretion_n have_v be_v cast_v away_o but_o that_o he_o be_v receive_v into_o a_o pirate_n vessel_n to_o which_o he_o be_v glad_a to_o commit_v himself_o in_o so_o great_a a_o danger_n and_o at_o length_n after_o many_o difficulty_n get_v into_o his_o own_o kingdom_n whither_o lucullus_n pursue_v he_o have_v take_v in_o all_o bythinia_n and_o paphlagonia_n in_o in_o his_o way_n and_o this_o be_v his_o first_o year_n expedition_n mithridates_n make_v all_o possible_a preparation_n for_o resistance_n send_v to_o tigranes_n and_o other_o for_o aid_n and_o within_o the_o space_n of_o a_o year_n he_o get_v together_o 40000_o foot_n and_o 4000_o horse_n with_o which_o he_o once_o or_o twice_o gain_v some_o advantage_n over_o the_o roman_n and_o strike_v some_o terror_n into_o the_o soldier_n but_o lucullus_n find_v mean_n to_o cut_v offâ—_n most_o of_o his_o cavalry_n which_o with_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o battle_n soon_o after_o so_o terrify_v he_o that_o he_o quit_v his_o kingdom_n and_o flee_v into_o armenia_n to_o tigranes_n who_o entertain_v he_o like_o a_o king_n but_o refuse_v to_o admit_v he_o to_o his_o presence_n all_o pontus_n except_o a_o few_o place_n yield_v to_o lucullus_n in_o a_o short_a space_n and_o machares_n king_n of_o bosphorus_n send_v this_o general_n a_o crown_n of_o gold_n by_o which_o he_o purchase_v the_o title_n of_o his_o friend_n and_o ally_n this_o be_v the_o four_o year_n of_o his_o expedition_n in_o which_o year_n also_o be_v happy_o finish_v the_o war_n with_o spartacus_n the_o gladiator_n in_o italy_n this_o person_n with_o seventy_o four_o of_o his_o companion_n have_v break_v out_o of_o their_o fence_a school_n at_o capua_n flee_v away_o and_o wander_v through_o all_o the_o country_n round_o and_o vast_o increase_n in_o their_o number_n commence_v a_o dangerous_a war_n in_o italy_n they_o at_o last_o have_v gather_v together_o a_o army_n of_o about_o 70000_o man_n most_o vagabond_n and_o such_o kind_n of_o people_n and_o all_o pretender_n to_o liberty_n and_o have_v beside_o overthrow_v many_o of_o the_o roman_a commander_n and_o two_o of_o their_o consul_n till_o at_o last_o they_o be_v conquer_a and_o disperse_a by_o licinius_n crassus_n the_o prooonâ—ul_a in_o apulia_n a_o person_n of_o great_a nobility_n and_o riches_n and_o after_o many_o trouble_n and_o calamity_n in_o italy_n the_o war_n be_v end_v in_o the_o three_o year_n by_o he_o about_o the_o same_o time_n a_o lustrum_fw-la be_v perform_v in_o rome_n 450000_o free_a citizen_n be_v poll_v the_o city_n still_o increase_n in_o bulk_n and_o people_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n in_o learning_n and_o politeness_n as_o well_o as_o corruption_n and_o faction_n lucullus_n 684._o have_v still_o the_o management_n of_o the_o war_n against_o mithridates_n follow_v he_o into_o armenia_n send_v to_o tigranes_n king_n of_o that_o country_n to_o demand_v he_o tigranes_n be_v a_o very_a powerful_a monarch_n have_v late_o conquer_a several_a nation_n and_o king_n which_o make_v he_o so_o intolerable_o proud_a that_o when_o he_o ride_v abroad_o he_o will_v have_v four_o of_o his_o subdue_v king_n run_v by_o his_o side_n like_o lackey_n and_o when_o he_o sit_v on_o his_o throne_n to_o stand_v before_o he_o with_o fold_a hand_n in_o token_n of_o subjection_n tigranes_n be_v now_o abroad_o in_o reduce_v phoenicia_n lucullus_n messenger_n find_v opportunity_n to_o draw_v over_o many_o to_o his_o side_n who_o have_v be_v much_o dissatisfy_v at_o his_o proud_a and_o insult_a carriage_n tigranes_n at_o his_o return_n refuse_v to_o deliver_v up_o mithridates_n and_o likewise_o to_o acknowledge_v lucullus_n as_o a_o general_n because_o he_o have_v not_o give_v he_o the_o title_n of_o king_n of_o king_n whereupon_o lucullus_n sudden_o pass_v the_o river_n euphrates_n with_o two_o legion_n and_o about_o 3000_o horse_n which_o do_v not_o a_o little_a surprise_n tigranes_n who_o first_o hang_v the_o messenger_n of_o the_o news_n as_o a_o disturber_n of_o the_o peace_n and_o soon_o after_o send_v mithrobarzanes_n with_o 2000_o horse_n to_o incommode_v his_o passage_n leave_v mancaeus_fw-la to_o cover_v the_o city_n tigranocerta_n which_o he_o have_v late_o build_v and_o go_v himself_o to_o levy_v force_n while_o he_o be_v draw_v together_o a_o vast_a army_n of_o 250000_o foot_n and_o â—0000_n horse_n against_o the_o roman_n mithrobazanes_n be_v repel_v and_o mancaeus_fw-la drive_v from_o the_o cover_n of_o the_o city_n and_o the_o place_n immediate_o invest_v mithridates_n upon_o this_o advise_v he_o not_o to_o hazard_v all_o in_o a_o battle_n but_o rather_o to_o starve_v the_o roman_n but_o he_o slight_v this_o motion_n and_o contemn_v the_o smallness_n of_o their_o number_n say_v that_o if_o the_o roman_n be_v all_o ambassador_n they_o be_v a_o great_a many_o but_o if_o soldier_n very_o few_o pretend_v to_o overrun_v they_o with_o great_a facility_n but_o lucullus_n post_v himself_o upon_o a_o hill_n send_v his_o cavalry_n to_o provoke_v and_o draw_v out_o the_o enemy_n so_o as_o he_o may_v break_v their_o rank_n and_o then_o set_v upon_o the_o carriage_n beast_n so_o successful_o cause_v they_o to_o drive_v their_o foot_n among_o their_o horse_n that_o great_a confusion_n follow_v and_o a_o dreadful_a slaughter_n continue_v all_o the_o day_n and_o tigranocerta_n be_v surrender_v by_o mean_n of_o certain_a dissatisfy_v greek_n in_o the_o place_n after_o these_o defeat_v another_o great_a army_n be_v raise_v and_o commit_v to_o the_o conduct_n of_o mithridates_n they_o both_o endeavour_v to_o â—hem_n in_o lucullus_n but_o be_v disappoint_v in_o their_o design_n by_o his_o extraordinary_a vigilancy_n and_o thus_o both_o side_n continue_v with_o little_a action_n till_o want_v of_o provision_n constrain_v they_o to_o remove_v tigranes_n march_v far_o into_o his_o kingdom_n and_o mithridates_n into_o he_o with_o lucullus_n not_o far_o behind_o he_o fabius_n who_o have_v be_v leave_v in_o ponâ—us_a by_o lucullus_n be_v overthrow_v by_o mithridates_n and_o after_o he_o triarius_n who_o imprudent_o engage_v with_o he_o and_o lose_v â—000_n of_o his_o men._n soon_o after_o mithridates_n take_v with_o he_o all_o the_o necessary_n he_o couâ—d_v carry_v and_o destroy_v the_o rest_n march_v into_o the_o lesser_a armenia_n lucullus_n wouâ—d_v glad_o have_v follow_v he_o and_o may_v have_v put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o war_n but_o that_o now_o acilius_n glabrio_n this_o year_n consul_n by_o glabinus_fw-la the_o tribune_n procurement_n be_v appoint_v to_o carry_v it_o on_o in_o his_o place_n this_o be_v know_v in_o the_o army_n lucullus_z be_v light_v by_o his_o man_n and_o mithridates_n and_o tigranes_n begin_v to_o be_v more_o successful_a than_o former_o in_o a_o short_a time_n glabrio_n arrive_v at_o his_o province_n and_o send_v about_o to_o give_v notice_n that_o the_o senate_n be_v displease_v with_o lucullus_n for_o prolong_v the_o war_n have_v disband_v his_o army_n and_o will_v confiscate_v the_o estate_n of_o such_o as_o shall_v disobey_v its_o order_n upon_o which_o all_o his_o army_n abandon_v he_o except_o some_o few_o poor_a man_n who_o have_v no_o great_a cause_n to_o fear_v any_o loss_n of_o estate_n and_o lucullus_n be_v out_o of_o his_o command_n mithridates_n recover_v almost_o all_o his_o kingdom_n and_o do_v much_o damage_n to_o cappâ—clocia_n glabrio_n not_o so_o much_o as_o come_n to_o his_o army_n but_o lie_v idle_a in_o bythinia_n this_o happen_v in_o the_o seven_o year_n after_o lucullus_n have_v undertake_v the_o war._n iii_o 65â—_n about_o this_o time_n pompey_n begin_v to_o come_v into_o great_a esteem_n among_o the_o roman_n have_v now_o a_o new_a occasion_n of_o show_v his_o great_a ability_n in_o war_n which_o be_v this_o the_o pirate_n who_o have_v be_v first_o employ_v by_o mithridates_n find_v their_o profit_n so_o great_a have_v now_o get_v together_o many_o thousand_o of_o several_a nation_n make_v choice_n of_o cilicia_n for_o their_o rendezvous_n and_o see_v that_o the_o war_n continue_v they_o think_v it_o more_o wisdom_n to_o damnify_v other_o than_o lose_v their_o own_o estate_n they_o be_v now_o grow_v so_o numerous_a and_o powerful_a that_o
triumvirate_n which_o prove_v the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o consuler_n and_o popular_a state_n be_v a_o combination_n of_o three_o of_o the_o great_a man_n in_o rome_n either_o for_o valour_n authority_n or_o riches_n pompey_n be_v then_o about_o 47_o year_n of_o age_n and_o caesar_n 40._o thus_o rome_n lose_v her_o liberty_n after_o she_o have_v flourish_v many_o year_n in_o a_o wonderful_a grandeur_n occasion_v whole_o by_o the_o numerous_a abuse_n and_o notorious_a corruption_n in_o her_o government_n and_o inhabitant_n which_o short_o after_o plunge_v she_o into_o great_a misery_n than_o ever_o she_o feel_v before_o this_o remarkable_a union_n happen_v in_o the_o 694th_o year_n of_o the_o city_n a._n m._n 394â—_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o 180th_o olympiad_n 449_o year_n since_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o consular_a state_n 330_o since_o the_o burn_a of_o rome_n by_o the_o gaul_n 270_o since_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o macedonian_a empire_n by_o alexander_n the_o great_a 86_o since_o the_o destruction_n of_o carthage_n and_o â—8_o before_o our_o saviour_n '_o be_v nativity_n the_o roman_a dominion_n contain_v now_o all_o italy_n all_o cisalpine-gaul_n and_o part_n of_o the_o other_o all_o spain_n and_o africa_n all_o greece_n and_o illyricum_n all_o the_o kingdom_n in_o asia_n minor_n with_o armenia_n mesopotamia_n media_n syria_n and_o judaea_n and_o many_o island_n beside_o the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o book_n the_o roman_a history_n book_n iii_o the_o mix_v state_n of_o rome_n from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o first_o triumvirate_n to_o the_o perfect_a settlement_n of_o the_o empire_n contain_v the_o space_n of_o 33_o year_n chap._n i._n from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o first_o triumvirate_n to_o the_o death_n of_o crassus_n one_o of_o the_o combination_n which_o break_v and_o divide_v that_o party_n contain_v the_o space_n of_o 7_o year_n i._o the_o state_n of_o rome_n be_v now_o arrive_v to_o a_o extraordinary_a height_n triumvirate_n whether_o we_o consider_v the_o extent_n and_o fruitfulness_n of_o its_o dominion_n the_o strength_n and_o power_n of_o its_o arm_n the_o fame_n and_o valour_n of_o its_o commander_n the_o abundance_n and_o largeness_n of_o its_o revenue_n the_o compass_n and_o magnificence_n of_o its_o city_n and_o the_o number_n and_o riches_n as_o well_o as_o learning_n and_o politeness_n of_o its_o inhabitant_n but_o still_o it_o want_v considerable_o of_o that_o glory_n and_o grandeur_n as_o to_o dominion_n and_o much_o more_o of_o that_o quiet_a and_o sereneness_n as_o to_o settlement_n it_o have_v not_o long_o after_o in_o augustus_n reign_n for_o now_o the_o state_n be_v full_a of_o faction_n and_o division_n bribery_n and_o corruption_n and_o likewise_o feud_n and_o jealousy_n since_o the_o join_n of_o three_o such_o potent_a man_n as_o caesar_z pompey_n and_o crassus_n which_o cause_v many_o to_o fear_v the_o downfall_n of_o their_o ancient_a liberty_n and_o that_o their_o fear_n be_v not_o groundless_a sufficient_o appear_v by_o the_o event_n the_o first_o effect_n of_o this_o triumvirate_n be_v the_o promote_a of_o caesar_n to_o the_o consulship_n pompey_n and_o crassus_n employ_v all_o their_o interest_n therein_o he_o have_v two_o competitor_n lucerius_n and_o bibulus_n the_o former_a a_o covetous_a though_o rich_a man_n be_v take_v off_o by_o large_a promise_n and_o bribe_v to_o procure_v what_o voice_n he_o couâ—d_v for_o caesar._n the_o senator_n resolve_v to_o have_v bibulus_n one_o of_o the_o consul_n make_v great_a collection_n among_o themselves_o and_o give_v as_o much_o on_o their_o side_n even_o cato_n as_o rigid_a as_o he_o be_v be_v persuade_v that_o the_o law_n which_o forbid_v all_o manner_n of_o bribery_n on_o these_o occasion_n aught_o in_o such_o a_o case_n to_o be_v dispencâ—d_v withal_o when_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n so_o much_o require_v it_o so_o by_o that_o mean_v bibulus_n be_v at_o last_o choose_v consul_n with_o caesar._n the_o first_o thing_n caesar_n do_v in_o this_o office_n â—95_n be_v his_o confirm_v all_o pompey_n act_n according_a to_o agreement_n and_o from_o that_o time_n he_o whole_o apply_v himself_o to_o gain_v the_o favour_n of_o the_o commons_o and_o the_o better_a to_o effect_v it_o he_o prefer_v a_o law_n for_o divide_v certain_a land_n in_o câ—mpania_n among_o such_o of_o the_o poor_a citizen_n as_o have_v three_o child_n or_o more_o this_o proposal_n much_o please_v the_o commons_o and_o caesar_n have_v take_v the_o most_o proper_a method_n to_o make_v it_o pass_v for_o the_o law_n be_v draw_v up_o in_o term_n so_o very_o just_a and_o reasonable_a that_o no_o man_n couâ—d_v â—â—nd_v fault_n with_o it_o he_o declare_v to_o the_o senator_n that_o he_o will_v do_v nothing_o without_o their_o authority_n nor_o propose_v any_o of_o his_o friend_n for_o commissioner_n or_o any_o man_n who_o may_v be_v liable_a to_o suspicion_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v all_o person_n of_o know_a reputation_n and_o ability_n this_o plausible_a and_o cautious_a way_n of_o proceed_v hardly_o leave_v any_o room_n for_o contradiction_n but_o still_o the_o senate_n that_o they_o may_v hinder_v the_o law_n and_o yet_o not_o seem_v to_o oppose_v it_o adjourn_v the_o affair_n from_o day_n to_o day_n till_o at_o last_o cato_n plain_o and_o public_o declare_v that_o these_o change_n in_o state_n be_v not_o to_o be_v permit_v after_o who_o all_o the_o senate_n likewise_o declare_v themselves_o to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n whereupon_o caesar_n immediate_o have_v recourse_n to_o the_o people_n much_o complain_v to_o they_o of_o the_o injustice_n and_o stubbornness_n of_o the_o senate_n take_v also_o pompey_n and_o crassus_n along_o with_o he_o who_o opinion_n he_o public_o ask_v concern_v this_o law_n they_o both_o approve_v of_o it_o and_o pompey_n further_o declare_v that_o if_o such_o as_o oppose_v it_o shall_v come_v with_o their_o sword_n in_o their_o hand_n he_o will_v meet_v their_o sword_n and_o bring_v a_o buckler_n with_o he_o beside_o whereupon_o a_o day_n be_v appoint_v for_o the_o publication_n of_o this_o law_n at_o the_o appoint_a day_n the_o people_n gather_v together_o in_o great_a number_n and_o in_o spite_n of_o all_o opposition_n drive_v cato_n and_o bibulus_n himself_o with_o stone_n and_o club_n from_o off_o the_o place_n the_o consul_n axe_n be_v break_v in_o piece_n and_o the_o people_n approve_v the_o ordinance_n declare_v they_o will_v have_v all_o the_o senator_n swear_v to_o the_o observation_n of_o it_o almost_o all_o take_v this_o oath_n except_o cato_n metellus_n and_o favonius_n and_o they_o too_o at_o last_o after_o much_o opposition_n take_v it_o to_o save_v their_o fine_n and_o likewise_o their_o life_n for_o caesar_n have_v cause_v the_o people_n to_o make_v it_o capital_a for_o any_o one_o to_o refuse_v it_o caesar_n make_v little_a use_n of_o the_o senate_n after_o that_o and_o from_o that_o time_n his_o colleague_n bibulus_n never_o dare_v appear_v in_o public_a but_o keep_v himself_o at_o home_n for_o the_o remain_a part_n of_o the_o year_n this_o forceable_a way_n of_o proceed_v extreme_o alarm_v the_o senate_n every_o body_n laugh_v at_o their_o idleness_n and_o negligence_n and_o at_o the_o head_n of_o those_o act_n where_o the_o name_n of_o the_o consul_n use_v to_o be_v inscribe_v some_o unknown_a person_n instead_o of_o caesar_n and_o bibulus_n write_v caius_n caesar_n and_o julius_n caesar_n to_o show_v that_o caesar_n govern_v alone_o caesar_n have_v free_v himself_o from_o his_o colleague_n begin_v chief_o to_o apply_v himself_o to_o the_o equites_fw-la or_o knight_n who_o much_o court_v he_o and_o have_v farm_a the_o custom_n desire_v a_o abatement_n of_o the_o rent_n the_o senate_n refuse_v to_o remit_v any_o thing_n but_o he_o short_o after_o procure_v the_o people_n to_o abate_v a_o three_o part._n by_o this_o and_o other_o way_n of_o gratify_v the_o common_a sort_n he_o persuade_v they_o to_o decree_v the_o province_n of_o gaul_n to_o he_o for_o five_o year_n with_o four_o legion_n for_o he_o desire_v nothing_o so_o much_o as_o perform_v great_a exploit_n and_o the_o remain_a part_n of_o the_o year_n he_o spend_v in_o endeavour_v to_o establish_v his_o interest_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v therefore_o know_v how_o considerable_a a_o person_n pompey_n be_v to_o bind_v he_o the_o more_o strong_o he_o give_v he_o his_o daughter_n julia_n in_o marriage_n a_o very_a virtuous_a and_o beautiful_a lady_n he_o likewise_o take_v care_n that_o his_o two_o friend_n gabinius_n and_o piso_n shall_v be_v prick_v for_o the_o follow_a year_n consul_n the_o latter_a of_o which_o have_v late_o give_v he_o his_o daughter_n calpurnia_n clodius_n he_o procure_v to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o tribune_n notwithstanding_o his_o former_a affront_n because_o he_o know_v he_o to_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o cicero_n who_o oration_n against_o caesar_n in_o plead_v
some_o infernal_a spirit_n enemy_n to_o rome_n rather_o than_o man_n and_o nothing_o ought_v further_o to_o be_v think_v of_o than_o the_o honour_v the_o memory_n of_o this_o illustrious_a hero_n and_o place_v he_o among_o the_o immortal_a go_n at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o oration_n one_o of_o the_o principal_a attendant_n as_o if_o some_o fury_n have_v possess_v he_o tear_v off_o caesar_n robe_n from_o the_o trophy_n and_o show_v it_o to_o the_o people_n cry_v out_o that_o it_o be_v the_o spoil_n of_o a_o person_n belove_v of_o the_o god_n and_o reverence_v by_o the_o world_n even_o to_o adoration_n this_o and_o several_a other_o thing_n he_o speak_v in_o a_o most_o move_a tone_n use_v many_o great_a outcry_n and_o strange_a posture_n of_o sorrow_n which_o extreme_o stir_v up_o the_o people_n compassion_n at_o the_o same_o time_n be_v expose_v caesar_n image_n in_o wax_n which_o move_v itself_o by_o spring_n and_o show_v the_o several_a wound_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v upon_o his_o face_n and_o in_o his_o body_n and_o this_o sight_n transport_v the_o people_n even_o to_o madness_n and_o make_v they_o cry_v out_o that_o they_o will_v inflect_v the_o most_o cruel_a punishment_n and_o execute_v the_o most_o dreadful_a revenge_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o all_o his_o murderer_n upon_o the_o light_n of_o the_o pile_n all_o the_o old_a soldier_n who_o have_v serve_v under_o he_o with_o a_o unexpressible_a grief_n throw_v into_o the_o fire_n all_o their_o coronet_n pike_n bracelet_n and_o other_o token_n of_o honour_n which_o he_o have_v give_v '_o they_o a_o great_a many_o lady_n of_o quality_n also_o throw_v in_o their_o child_n robe_n and_o ornament_n with_o every_o thing_n they_o have_v of_o value_n about_o '_o they_o the_o people_n run_v and_o tear_v up_o the_o bench_n and_o seat_n of_o the_o magistrate_n just_a by_o and_o after_o that_o with_o flame_a brand_v from_o the_o pile_n run_v desperate_o to_o set_v fire_n to_o the_o conspirator_n house_n and_o meet_v with_o one_o cinna_n who_o they_o mistake_v for_o another_o of_o that_o name_n they_o immediate_o tear_v he_o in_o a_o thousand_o piece_n the_o conspirator_n themselves_o be_v of_o the_o great_a family_n and_o well_o guard_v with_o no_o great_a trouble_v repulse_v the_o people_n but_o nevertheless_o so_o great_a be_v the_o rage_n and_o threat_n of_o the_o people_n that_o they_o think_v it_o much_o more_o safe_a to_o retire_v from_o the_o city_n all_o the_o stranger_n in_o rome_n mourn_v after_o their_o custom_n and_o more_o particular_o the_o jew_n who_o watch_v several_a night_n at_o caesar_n pile_n at_o last_o divine_a honour_n be_v give_v he_o and_o a_o altar_n erect_v in_o the_o place_n of_o his_o burn_a where_o octavius_n caesar_n afterward_o call_v augustus_n cause_v a_o temple_n to_o be_v build_v and_o a_o pillar_n of_o jasper_n twenty_o foot_n high_a with_o this_o inscription_n to_o the_o father_n of_o his_o country_n at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o caesar_n be_v kill_v his_o heir_n and_o adopt_a son_n octavius_n afterward_o call_v augustus_n be_v at_o apollonia_n in_o greece_n who_o upon_o the_o first_o news_n of_o the_o murder_n notwithstanding_o the_o earnest_a advice_n of_o his_o friend_n to_o secure_v himself_o there_o return_v to_o rome_n with_o all_o speed_n with_o a_o full_a resolution_n to_o revenge_v his_o death_n not_o question_v but_o to_o find_v anthony_n both_o a_o friend_n and_o assistant_n in_o this_o design_n but_o anthony_n now_o be_v so_o much_o change_v and_o so_o busy_o employ_v in_o his_o project_n of_o raise_v and_o advance_v himself_o that_o he_o can_v hearken_v but_o little_a to_o such_o a_o proposal_n and_o when_o octavius_n public_o declare_v himself_o caesar_n heir_n and_o demand_v his_o money_n of_o anthony_n or_o at_o least_o some_o part_n of_o it_o he_o receive_v he_o with_o great_a coldness_n and_o contempt_n of_o his_o youth_n refuse_v to_o give_v he_o any_o upon_o several_a pretence_n yet_o neither_o anthony_n repulse_n nor_o his_o friend_n advice_n to_o the_o contrary_a can_v stop_v octavius_n from_o pursue_v his_o design_n who_o be_v now_o about_o eighteen_o year_n old_a of_o a_o great_a wit_n a_o lofty_a mind_n and_o of_o a_o most_o insinuate_a conversation_n and_o have_v a_o face_n so_o comely_a and_o graceful_a that_o it_o acquire_v he_o a_o veneration_n from_o all_o men._n that_o he_o may_v be_v certain_a to_o gain_v the_o people_n heart_n he_o sell_v all_o his_o inheritance_n to_o pay_v off_o the_o legacy_n give_v they_o by_o his_o uncle_n caesar_n will_n which_o procure_v he_o much_o love_n and_o caesar_n old_a soldier_n flock_v to_o he_o in_o considerable_a number_n who_o he_o accept_v of_o out_o of_o fear_n to_o anthony_n who_o daily_o become_v more_o suspicious_a both_o to_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n octavius_n manage_v his_o affair_n with_o so_o much_o skill_n and_o dexterity_n that_o those_o who_o before_o admire_v at_o his_o boldness_n of_o oppose_a anthony_n be_v now_o as_o much_o surprise_v at_o his_o extraordinary_a address_n and_o authority_n anthony_n on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v sensible_a of_o the_o passionate_a affection_n the_o people_n have_v for_o pompey_n to_o curry_v favour_n propose_v the_o promote_a sextus_n his_o only_a survive_a son_n that_o in_o requital_n of_o his_o father_n estate_n confiscate_v he_o may_v have_v a_o allowance_n out_o of_o the_o public_a and_o the_o same_o command_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o navy_n that_o his_o father_n former_o have_v this_o be_v receive_v with_o great_a applause_n and_o straight_o enact_v so_o pompey_n be_v call_v back_o into_o sicily_n where_o he_o afterward_o manage_v a_o sharp_a war_n against_o octavius_n anthony_n be_v still_o restless_a and_o resolve_v if_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o procure_v some_o province_n to_o be_v assign_v he_o that_o he_o may_v get_v the_o great_a authority_n and_o the_o difference_n daily_o increase_v between_o he_o and_o octavius_n he_o desire_v to_o command_v the_o six_o legion_n which_o lay_v in_o macedonia_n and_o obtain_v they_o by_o deceive_v the_o senate_n with_o a_o false_a rumour_n that_o the_o getae_n hear_v of_o caesar_n death_n have_v invade_v that_o province_n and_o because_o the_o senate_n show_v great_a unwillingness_n to_o this_o demand_v and_o more_o jealousy_n of_o his_o power_n he_o endeavour_v d_o to_o satisfy_v they_o by_o prefer_v a_o law_n against_o any_o man_n be_v dictator_n for_o the_o future_a and_o make_v it_o death_n for_o any_o to_o offer_v at_o it_o these_o legion_n he_o design_v to_o bring_v over_o into_o italy_n to_o awe_n and_o command_v all_o and_o the_o better_a to_o effect_v this_o he_o prefer_v another_o law_n for_o change_v of_o province_n and_o by_o that_o procure_v macedonia_n for_o his_o brother_n c._n antonius_n which_o have_v be_v assign_v to_o m._n brutus_n and_o the_o hither_o gaul_n for_o himself_o which_o have_v be_v allot_v to_o decimus_n brutus_n the_o senate_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n admit_v of_o this_o demand_n but_o send_v to_o d._n brutus_n to_o strengthen_v himself_o against_o the_o pretension_n of_o anthony_n which_o cause_v anthony_n to_o betake_v himself_o to_o the_o people_n where_o partly_o by_o force_n and_o partly_o by_o bribe_n he_o obtain_v it_o but_o still_o he_o be_v not_o altogether_o so_o successful_a as_o he_o expect_v for_o his_o daily_a quarrel_n with_o octavius_n and_o his_o little_a care_n of_o revenge_a caesar_n death_n gain_v he_o the_o hatred_n of_o his_o soldier_n so_o that_o when_o he_o have_v bring_v over_o his_o legion_n two_o of_o they_o go_v over_o to_o octavius_n who_o now_o be_v very_o busy_a in_o go_v through_o all_o italy_n and_o gather_v together_o soldier_n out_o of_o the_o colony_n which_o his_o uncle_n have_v plant_v at_o length_n anthony_n with_o a_o considerable_a army_n march_v into_o gaul_n from_o whence_o he_o command_v decimus_n brutus_n to_o depart_v who_o give_v way_n to_o he_o for_o some_o time_n but_o at_o last_o retreat_v to_o mutina_n where_o anthony_n soon_o after_o straight_o besiege_v he_o and_o thus_o a_o new_a war_n break_v out_o in_o about_o three_o quarter_n of_o a_o year_n after_o caesar_n death_n ii_o about_o this_o time_n new_a consul_n be_v make_v 711._o which_o be_v hirtius_n and_o pansa_n both_o great_a friend_n of_o julius_n caesar_n as_o well_o as_o intimate_v of_o cicero_n the_o former_a of_o which_o serve_v under_o caesar_n and_o give_v the_o relation_n of_o the_o war_n of_o egypt_n and_o africa_n which_o be_v annex_v to_o his_o commentary_n upon_o their_o assemble_v the_o senate_n anthony_n be_v declare_v enemy_n to_o the_o state_n but_o especial_o by_o cicero_n mean_n who_o now_o have_v make_v many_o ingenious_a and_o severe_a invective_n against_o he_o which_o in_o imitation_n of_o demosthenes_n he_o publish_v under_o the_o name_n of_o philippic_n this_o prove_v of_o great_a advantage_n
towards_o the_o bring_v in_o and_o prefer_v young_a octavius_n for_o though_o the_o senate_n as_o be_v general_o of_o pompey_n faction_n have_v little_a or_o no_o esteem_n for_o he_o yet_o they_o resolve_v to_o make_v use_n of_o he_o for_o his_o army_n sake_n and_o upon_o that_o account_n erect_v he_o a_o statue_n make_v he_o a_o senator_n though_o at_o this_o age_n decree_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v consider_v as_o ten_o year_n old_a in_o respect_n of_o public_a preferment_n and_o likewise_o give_v he_o equal_a power_n and_o authority_n with_o the_o consul_n themselves_o who_o they_o send_v with_o all_o speed_n to_o relieve_v decimus_n now_o besiege_v by_o anthony_n though_o the_o senate_n have_v oblige_v octavius_n by_o these_o honour_n yet_o their_o promote_a and_o give_v province_n to_o all_o the_o conspirator_n much_o more_o displease_v he_o and_o a_o letter_n from_o anthony_n upbraid_v he_o with_o advance_v and_o assist_v caesar_n '_o s_z murderer_n give_v he_o great_a scruple_n but_o conceal_v his_o design_n with_o a_o prudence_n surpass_v his_o age_n he_o march_v with_o the_o consul_n the_o consul_n in_o a_o short_a time_n take_v bononia_n and_o anthony_n short_o after_o meet_v pansa_n overthrow_v he_o but_o return_v careless_o to_o his_o camp_n be_v worsted_n by_o hirtius_n not_o many_o day_n after_o a_o general_a battle_n be_v fight_v nigh_o mutina_n wherein_o anthony_n with_o much_o difficulty_n and_o great_a bloodshed_n be_v defeat_v and_o flee_v to_o lepidus_n who_o then_o command_v in_o the_o further_a gaul_n both_o the_o consul_n die_v of_o their_o wound_n pansa_n first_o advise_v octavius_n to_o join_v with_o anthony_n and_o decimus_n be_v at_o this_o time_n spare_v though_o not_o pardon_v by_o octavius_n think_v of_o get_v to_o brutus_n and_o cassius_n now_o in_o greece_n but_o his_o soldier_n not_o please_v with_o the_o journey_n go_v over_o part_n to_o octavius_n and_o part_n to_o anthony_n and_o himself_o endeavour_v with_o a_o few_o attendant_n to_o pass_v through_o gaul_n be_v take_v and_o betray_v at_o aquileia_n by_o sequanus_n governor_n of_o the_o country_n who_o send_v his_o head_n to_o anthony_n this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o one_o of_o the_o chief_a conspirator_n which_o be_v attend_v with_o the_o death_n of_o trebonius_n and_o basilius_n much_o about_o the_o same_o time_n the_o former_a exclude_v dolabella_n from_o pergamus_n and_o smyrna_n by_o reason_n the_o senate_n have_v declare_v he_o a_o enemy_n be_v take_v by_o he_o and_o after_o grievous_a torment_n have_v his_o head_n cut_v off_o which_o the_o soldier_n kick_v about_o after_o a_o most_o contemptuous_a manner_n and_o the_o latter_a be_v murder_v by_o his_o own_o slave_n who_o before_o he_o have_v use_v very_o severe_o octavius_n gain_v much_o reputation_n in_o these_o war_n but_o the_o senate_n now_o find_v little_a or_o no_o occasion_n for_o he_o slight_v he_o extreme_o and_o decree_v all_o the_o honour_n that_o he_o have_v gain_v to_o decimus_n who_o he_o have_v relieve_v beside_o they_o give_v he_o many_o detract_n and_o reproachful_a word_n and_o deny_v he_o a_o triumph_n when_o he_o demand_v it_o from_o this_o moment_n he_o resolve_v to_o join_v with_o anthony_n and_o lepidus_n send_v back_o all_o the_o prisoner_n take_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o mutina_n without_o ransom_n for_o since_o the_o senator_n be_v most_o against_o his_o uncle_n he_o can_v not_o revenge_v his_o death_n without_o some_o new_a assistance_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o he_o write_v to_o these_o two_o he_o send_v 400_o of_o his_o soldier_n into_o the_o city_n in_o the_o name_n of_o his_o army_n to_o demand_v the_o consulship_n for_o he_o the_o senate_n be_v as_o ready_a to_o deny_v he_o as_o the_o other_o two_o be_v to_o join_v with_o he_o which_o cause_v octavius_n to_o send_v for_o anthony_n and_o lepidus_n into_o italy_n the_o news_n of_o their_o approach_n and_o at_o the_o head_n of_o seventeen_o legion_n so_o terrify_v and_o startle_v the_o senate_n that_o they_o immediate_o declare_v octavius_n consul_n with_o pedius_n but_o upon_o the_o sudden_a arrival_n of_o some_o new_a troop_n they_o as_o soon_o repeal_v their_o decree_n again_o and_o never_o be_v the_o senate_n of_o rome_n so_o distract_v between_o different_a interest_n and_o so_o guilty_a of_o irresolution_n as_o at_o this_o time_n these_o new_a troop_n not_o answer_v their_o expectation_n the_o senate_n again_o decree_v he_o consul_n and_o moreover_o advance_v he_o above_o all_o example_n they_o decree_v that_o after_o his_o consulship_n he_o shall_v take_v place_n of_o all_o consul_n and_o though_o former_o they_o be_v displease_v with_o his_o levy_v force_n as_o be_v a_o private_a man_n now_o they_o desire_v he_o to_o increase_v his_o army_n and_o order_v he_o the_o legion_n of_o decimus_n the_o city_n be_v likewise_o commit_v to_o his_o care_n and_o power_n give_v he_o to_o act_v what_o he_o please_v though_o without_o the_o prescript_n of_o the_o law_n which_o he_o retain_v to_o his_o death_n so_o that_o octavius_n now_o with_o no_o great_a difficulty_n procure_v law_n to_o condemn_v brutus_n and_o cassius_n with_o their_o several_a accomplice_n and_o likewise_o to_o cancel_v those_o decree_n make_v against_o dolabella_n and_o other_o of_o his_o friend_n in_o a_o short_a time_n after_o octavius_n consulship_n anthony_n and_o lepidus_n arrive_v in_o italy_n where_o octavius_n meet_v they_o nigh_o mutina_n and_o after_o three_o day_n conference_n enter_v into_o a_o strict_a combination_n with_o they_o in_o which_o it_o be_v agree_v that_o octavius_n shall_v quit_v his_o consulship_n and_o leave_v the_o title_n to_o ventidius_n anthony_z '_o be_v great_a friend_n that_o the_o supreme_a authority_n shall_v be_v divide_v between_o these_o three_o which_o they_o shall_v keep_v for_o the_o space_n of_o five_o year_n under_o the_o name_n of_o triumvir_n and_o in_o quality_n of_o the_o reformer_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n that_o they_o shall_v cause_v that_o authority_n to_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o roman_a people_n that_o anthony_n shall_v have_v all_o gaul_n except_o narbon_n which_o lepidus_n be_v to_o have_v with_o spain_n and_o octavius_n shall_v have_v africa_n with_o sicily_n and_o sardinia_n italy_n and_o the_o eastern_a province_n be_v for_o a_o while_n to_o remain_v in_o common_a in_o this_o manner_n do_v these_o man_n divide_v the_o world_n between_o they_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v their_o inheritance_n they_o further_o agree_v that_o all_o their_o enemy_n shall_v be_v destroy_v and_o in_o this_o the_o case_n of_o cicero_n cause_v the_o great_a controversy_n for_o anthony_n his_o implacable_a enemy_n will_v consent_v to_o nothing_o till_o his_o death_n be_v determine_v lepidus_n be_v content_a with_o it_o but_o octavius_n will_v willing_o have_v preserve_v he_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o former_a friendship_n yet_o at_o last_o he_o consent_v and_o for_o that_o reason_n lepidus_n permit_v his_o brother_n paulus_n and_o anthony_n his_o uncle_n lucius_n to_o be_v likewise_o proscribe_v last_o it_o be_v agree_v that_o lepidus_n shall_v be_v make_v consul_n for_o the_o follow_a year_n and_o guard_n rome_n and_o italy_n while_o the_o other_o two_o manage_v the_o war_n against_o brutus_n and_o cassius_n who_o now_o be_v strong_o possess_v of_o greece_n and_o syria_n and_o have_v late_o take_v dolabella_n in_o laodicea_n and_o behead_v he_o in_o this_o manner_n be_v conclude_v the_o second_o triumvirate_n the_o consequence_n whereof_o be_v so_o dreadful_a and_o which_o in_o effect_n give_v the_o last_o blow_n to_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o roman_a commonwealth_n it_o be_v conclude_v on_o above_o a_o year_n and_o a_o half_a after_o julius_n caesar_n death_n and_o be_v introduce_v as_o some_o author_n report_n with_o many_o strange_a presage_n and_o frightful_a prodigy_n iii_o now_o be_v the_o city_n of_o rome_n in_o a_o very_a miserable_a and_o deplorable_a condition_n triumvirate_n for_o the_o first_o thing_n do_v by_o the_o triumvir_n after_o establishment_n of_o their_o authority_n be_v a_o dreadful_a proscription_n of_o 300_o of_o the_o senatorian_n and_o about_o 2000_o of_o the_o equestrian_a rank_n and_o nothing_o but_o cry_n and_o lamentation_n be_v hear_v through_o all_o the_o city_n and_o murder_v commit_v in_o all_o place_n by_o the_o soldier_n no_o man_n dare_v refuse_v entrance_n to_o any_o of_o they_o who_o search_v the_o most_o secret_a place_n and_o rome_n at_o this_o time_n appear_v like_o a_o city_n whole_o expose_v to_o waste_v and_o pillage_n great_a number_n of_o uncondemned_a person_n perish_v in_o this_o confusion_n some_o by_o malice_n or_o mistake_v and_o other_o for_o conceal_v or_o defend_v their_o friend_n in_o short_a all_o the_o most_o tragic_a fury_n that_o either_o revenge_n or_o interest_n can_v produce_v and_o all_o the_o most_o generous_a kindness_n that_o love_n or_o fidelity_n can_v inspire_v be_v to_o