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A14316	Velleius Paterculus his Romane historie in two bookes. Exactly translated out of the Latine edition supervised by Ianus Gruterus. According to the reformations in such parts of him, in which the Latin hath suffered either by time, or negligence in the transcribers of the ablest commenters upon him. And rendred English by Sr. Robert Le Grys Knt.; Historiae Romanae libri II. English	Velleius Paterculus, ca. 19 B.C.-ca. 30 A.D.; Gruterus, Janus, 1560-1627.; Le Grys, Robert, Sir, d. 1635.	1632 (1632)	STC 24633; ESTC S119054	101,589	446

brothers injurie falling with Cyprus did build and by the name of his Countrie styled it Salamina Pirrh●s the sonne of Achilles possest himselfe of Epyrus Philippus of Ephyra in Thesprotia But the king of kings Agamemnon being drivē by foule weather into the I le of Crete did there build three Cities two of which hee called by his owne Countrie names the third to keep his victorie in memorie Micenae Tegea and Pergamus And not long after falling under the trechery of his Wives sonne Aegistus who bare him an hereditarie hate and the villanie of his wife was slaine Aegistus held the kingdome seven yeares Him Orestes together with his mother having his sister Electra a Woman of a masculine spirit the partner of all his designes did put to the sword That this his fact was by the gods approved of did appeare both by his long life and the happinesse of his state for he lived nintie yeares raigned seventie He also by his bravery did quit himselfe of Pirrhus the sonne of Achilles whom for that he had seised upon the marriage of Hermione the daughter of Menelaus and Hellene who was contracted to him he slew at Delphos In these times when Lydus and Tirrhenus brethren raigned in Lydia being straightned with famine they cast lotts whether of them should with part of the multitude quitte the land The lott fell upon Tirrhenus he being come into Italie did both to the place to the Inhabitants and to the Sea give a Noble and perpetuall name derived from his owne After the death of Orestes his sons Penthelus and Tisamenus raigned three yeares CHAP. 2. The race of Pelops dispossest of Peloponesus by the Heraclidae The glorious death of Codrus the Athenian King THen about the eightieth year after the taking of Tro● and the hundreth and twentieth from Hercules his being received among the gods the off-spring of Pelops who all thi● time having expelled the descendants of Hercules had held the dominion of Peloponesus by those of Hercules his race wer● deprived of it The Commaunders in this recoverie of thei● estate were Teminus Ctesiphontes and Pristodemas to whom h● was the great great Grādfathe● Almost in the same time Athe● ●eased to be any longer governed by Kings the last of whom was Codrus the sonne of Melan●hus a man not slightly to be pas●ed over For when the Lacede●onians did with a sharpe warre ●resse upon Attica and the Pythi●n god had by his Oracle let thē●now that the Army whose Generall should happen to bee ●ain by the Enemy should be the ●onqueror he devesting him●●lfe of his royall acoutrements ●●d cloathed like a peasant put ●●mself into the Enemies campe ●here as if by acident raising a ●ntention hee was by those ●hich knew him not slaine ●●drus with his death was fol●●wed by an eternall glorie the ●thenians with the ensuing vi●●rie Who would not admire 〈◊〉 that with such cunning did ●●ke his death as Cowards use to practise for the saving o● their lives His sonne Medon wa● the first Governor of Athens which office they stiled Archon His posteritie were by the Attiques called Medontidae bu● they and their Successors t●● Char●pe did still hold that honour in their hands The Peloponesians also quitting the Countrie of Attica did build Mega● in the middle way between Corinth and Athens About tha● time the navie of Tyre whic● then was most powerfull at Se● did upon the uttermost point o● Spaine in the farthest end of ou● world possesse themselves of a● Island divided from the Cont●nent with a very narrow inlet o● the Sea and therein built th● Towne of Gades And within ● few yeares by the same men w● Vticu in Africa founded the D●scendents from Orestes being by those of Hercules thrust out and vexed long aswell with various misfortunes as with foule weather at Sea at the end of fifteene yeares did seate themselves upō the I le of Lesbos CHAP. 3. Combustions in Greece planting in Thessaly and the founding of Corinth by Haletes THen was all Greece shaken with most bitter Contentions The Achaians being driven out of Laconia did possesse thē●selves of the lād they now hold The Pelasgi marched up to Athens and a brave young souldier by name Thessalus by his nation ● Thesprotian with a great army of his Countrymen did seaze upon the Countrie which to this day from him is named Thessalia the Citie before that time being called of the Mirmidons Concerning which name we may with reason wonder at those who writing of the times of the Troyan warre doe mention that Countrie by the title of Thessaly which as others doe fault in the Tragedians doe most commonly To whom that libertie is not to be granted for that the Poets have not spoken any thing in their owne person but all under their names that lived in those times And if any of them will maintain that they were named Thessalians from Thessalus the sonne of Hercules it were fit he should shew some reason why before the time of this later Thessalus they never were so styled A little before this Haletes the sixth from Hercules and sonne of Hippotes founded Corinth which before was called Ephyra in the Isthmus making it the enclosure of Peloponnesus Nor is there any cause why we should wonder that Homer doth mention Corinth for in the person of a Poet hee both doth name this Citie and certaine other Colonies of the Ionians as in his dayes long after the taking of Troy they were called CHAP. 4. Chalcide in Euboea founded by the Athenians and Cumae in Italy with Naples some while after Magnesia in Asia by the Spartans with many other Colonies of Greeks both in the Continent and in the Ilands THe Athenians in Euboea Chalcida dispossest the Inhabitants of the Colony of Erethria the Lacedemonians in Asia seised upon that of Magnesia Not long after the Chalcidians being as is before related descended from the Attickes did under the conduct of Hipocles and Megasthenes their leaders found the cittie of Cumae in Italie The course of that their way was directed as some report by a dove siying before them as others by a tin●kling found of brasen pannes such as in the night-sacrifices of Ceres is usually heard A part of these men did a long time after build Naples Both these Cities their excellent and perpetuall faithfullnes to the Romans doth render much worthy of the repute they hold and the delicacie of their scituation But some others have with more diligent care preserved their Countrie Ceremonies the neighbourhood of Osca wrought a change in those of Cumae What power those Cities have beene of in times long since past the extent and strength of their walles doth even at this day demonstrate In the age following a great multitude of Grecian youth whose mightie power emboldened them to seeke where they might settle powred themselues upon Asia for both the Ionians under the leading of Iones going from Athens planted themselves upon a most noble part of

him to be content with his estate descended to him from his Fathers that is with the Kingdome of Pontus CHAP. 24. Fimbria his boldnesse and end Laenas the Tribune executes Lucilius the last yeares tribune banisheth the rest of Sylla his party CAius Flavius Fimbria who being Generall of the horse before Sylla his comming had staine Valevius Flascus a man of Consular qualitie and possessing himselfe of his army and saluted by the title of Generall had as it hapned in a battaile routed Mithridates Vpon Sylla his passing over slew himselfe A young man he was who what he most unlawfully durst attempt did with courage put in execution The same yeare Publius Lanas Tribune of the people did throw downe from the Tarpeyan rocke Sexius Lucilius who had beene Tribune of the people the yeare before and when his fellowes in office whom he had cited and appointed a day for their tryall did for feare flie to Sylla he by proclamation declared them Rebels forbidding them the use of fire and water Sylla then having setled the affaires beyond the Sea when to him first of any Roman the Embassadors of the Parthians had presented themselves and among them certaine of their soothsayers had upon observation of some markes in his body foretold that he should passe a most glorious life and that the memorie of him should be long lived returning into Italy he at Brundusium landed with only thirtie thousand men against forces of his enimies consisting of above two hundred thousand Hardly can I esteeme any action of Syllaes more noble then that when the faction of Cinna and Marius tyrannized over al Italy he neither forbare to declare that he would make warre upon them nor yet quitted the businesse that he had in hand And thought that the publique enemie of the State was first to bee represt before he thought of private revenge and that when the feare of a forraigne force was removed and he had mastered his enemie abroad hee would also take order with those at home Before comming of Lucius Sylla in a mutiny of the Army Cinna was by them slaine A man better meriting to have beene executed at the pleasure of the Conqueror then slaughtered by the rage of the souldier of whom it may be truly said that he dared give attempt upon those things which no honest man ever durst thinke and effected that which was not to be done by any but those that were of the most dauntlesse courage and that in consultation and advice he was headily rash in execution a gallant man Carbo having no colleague subrogated in Cinna's place was for the rest of the whole yeare the sole Consull CHAP. 25. Sylla his returne into Italy the overthrow of Scipio and Norbanus neare Capua Sylla after the victory not like Sylla before it THou wouldest have thought that Sylla had not come into Italy to make a part in the war but to negotiate for and procure a peace With such quietnesse and so great care of the provisions and fruits of the earth of the countrey the people and the Townes did he lead his army through all Calabria and Apulia into Campania and did seeke to end the warre with just and equall conditions But they whose greedy desires were both extreamly wicked and unbounded could not away with peace In the meane time Sylla his army did dayly increase every one that was of the honestest ●ort and the most discreet flocking to him After that not farre from Capua he prosperously defeated Scipio and Norbanus the Consuls of whom Norbanus was overthrowne in fight Scipio forsaken by his army and betrayed by them was by Sylla dismist untoucht So unlike was Sylla the souldier to Sylla the Conqueror that while he overcomes he was more mild then the gentlest spirit after the victory more cruell then can bee spoken For both when hee was Consull as wee have already told he dismist in safety Quintus Sertorius onely disarming him a firebrand soone after of oh how great a warre with many others whom he had in his power I think that in the same man there might be seene an instance of a mind double and most different from it selfe After the victory in the descent from the mountaine Tifata where Sylla had encountered with Caius Norbanus he rendred thankes to Diana to whose Deity all that country is consecrated also dedicated to the goddess the Bathes for their virtue in curing diseases very famous with all the fieldes about them of which his gratefull devotion the brazen table fixed upon a post of the temple with the inscriptiō therof doth to this day beare witnesse and keep the memory in being CHAP. 26. Carbo and Marius the sonne Consulls Marius beaten at Sacriportum by Sylla and besieged in Preneste Murders in Rome the brave death of Calphurnia IN the meane while the Consuls for the time being Carbo the third time and Caius Marius sonne to him that was seven times Consul who then was six and twenty yeares old and one rather of his fathers courage then fitted for that age having that bravely made many attempts being at last beaten by Sylla about Sacriportum retyred with his army to Preneste which being by nature fortified he had before strengthned with a garrison When lest there should be any thing wanting to the publique calamities In that Citie where the emulation was alwayes wont to be about vertuous actions the contention was now only for the height of mischiefe he thought himself the best man who did most transcend in villany For while they were in armes and disputing the fortune of the warres at Sacriportum Damasippus the Praetor in the market place of Hostillius did cause to be murthered as favorers of Sylla his faction Domitius Scaevola who also was the soveraigne Bishop and a most famous sage of all lawes both devine and humane together with Caius Carbo of the Praetorian ranke and brother to the Consull and Antistius who had binne Aedile Nor let Calpurnia the daughter of Bactia and wife of Antistius lose the glory of her most noble resolution who when her husband as wee have related was slaine with a sword ranne her selfe thorow how great an addition to her fame and glory her vertue makes her eminent her countrey is unknowne CHAP. 27. Pontius Telesinus the Samnite his braverie and endangering Sylla in fight at the gates of Rome a Menius seeking to escape under ground from Preneste surprized and slaine BVt Pontius Telesinus Captaine of the Samnites one both at home and in the warres of an invincible spirit and of the Roman name a most irreconcileable enemy having gathered together about fortie thousand of the bravest and the most eager of warres that were to be found among the youth of his nation When Carbo and Marius were Consults about fortie yeares since upon the Kallends of November did so rudely encounter with Sylla before the gate Collina as hee brought both him and the Common wealth into the extremitie of

extend it almost to the Alps divided lands forbad any Citizen to possesse above five hundred acres which was also provided fo● by the law Licinia imposed new customes upon Merchandize filled the Provinces wit● new Colonies transferred th● power of hearing and determ●ning from the Senate to the o●der of Knights purposed to d●stribute Corne to the Commo● people left nothing unstirred nothing at peace finally not any thing that was at quiet in the same estate And further prorogued his Tribuneship for another yeare Him Lucius Opimius then Consul who when he was Praetor had rased Fregelae pursued with force and together with Fuluius Flaccus a man of Consular qualitie and that had triumphed whom as badly affected as himselfe Caius Gracchus had made Triumvir in the roome of his brother Tiberius his Consort in his royall power deprived of his life That alone is reported to have beene wickedly done by Opimius That he set a price and proclaimed that hee would in ready gold pay it upon the head that I may not say of Gracchus of a Citizē of Rome Flaccus when upon Mount Aventine he drew on and encouraged his armed troupes to fight was with his eldest sonne there slaine Gracchus as he was flying when now he was at the point of being apprehended by those that Opimius for that purpose had sent presented his necke to his servant Euporus who no more faintly slew himselfe after he had done then he did assist and free his lord That day the faithfulnesse of Pomponius a Romane Knight to Gracchus was very notable who like Coeles making a stand upon the bridge against all the force of the enemy at the last fell upon his sword As before the body of Tiberius Gracchus so now also that of Caius with a strange cruelty of the Conqueror was throwne into the Tiber. CHAP. 7. The cruelty of Opimius to a delicate youth sonne to Flaccus one of Gracchus his associates and others of that faction detested by the Romanes who were of his side THis was both in life and death the fortune of the sonnes of Tiberius Gracchus and the Grandchildren of Publius Scipio the Affrican in the life time of their Mother Cornelia daughter to the Affrican Men ●hat made ill use of most excel●ent abilities of spirit who if ●hey had desired any proportion of honours within the compasse of a Civill estate whatsoever ●hey in a tumultuous manner ●ought to reach the Common-wealth to them if quiet would have presented To this sharpnesse was added a transcending villany for a youth of excellent beauty not as yet full eighteene yeeres old and not guilty of his fathers faults the sonne of Fulvius Flaccus whō his father had sent as a messenger to propound a treatie was by Opimius put to death Whom when a Tuscan sooth-sayer his friend observed to be drag'd weeping to prison why dost thou not rather said he thus and withall running his head against the stone bridge at the prison gate with his braines beaten out fell downe dead Presently were there cruel inquisitions set on foote against the friends and followers of the Gracchi But for Opimius a man in other things upright and grave when he was afterward condemned by the Iudgement of all the people the memory of that his cruelty would not suffer him to be with any humanitie pittied The same spight also of a publique censure did not unadvisedly ruine within a while after Rutilius and Popilius who when they were Consulls had beene most bittterly eager upon the friends of the Gracchi Let me intermingle with affaires of so great consequence a thing scarce worth the being known This is that Opimius from whose Consullship the wine called Opimian tooke its name and was most highly esteemed which that it is not now to bee met with the distance of time it self will declare it being from him to the Consular of thee Marcus Vinicius one hundred fiftie and one yeares An authoritie of lesse power did succeed this act of Opimius because they sought to satisfie their particular spleenes and the revenge was rather ascribed to private hate thē to the vindicating of the publique right In the next ensuing yeare Porcius and Marcius being Consuls a Colony was planted at Narbo Marcius CHAP. 8. Caius Cato condemned of extortion for a petty summe The two Metelli neare kinsmen triumph in one day as also the two brothers of the Flacci And Minutius upon the Scordisci LEt now the severitie of the Citties Censures be recommended to memory For Caius Cato a man of Consular qualitie grandchild of Marcus Cato and sonne to the sister of the Affrican was condemned upon information out of Macedonia of extortion when the question was but of foure thousand Sesterces Thus did they rather bend their eyes upon the disposition to offend then the measure of the crime squaring the fact by the rule of the intention and weigh what not how farre men did offend About the same time the brothers of Marcus Metellus did triumph in one day Now was the fortune lesse remarkeable as hitherto the sole one of that kinde of the sonnes of Fulvius Flaccus his I meane who had taken Capua in the Colledge of Consulls whereof the one was given in adoption and he so received into the family of Acidianus Manlius For the Censureship of the Metelli was of Cozen-germans not of brothers which happinesse had onely befallen to the two Scipios Then did the Cimbri the Teutones passe over the Rhine who presently aswell by our many losses as by their owne became famous At the same time that Minutius who built the Galleries which even to this day are highly esteemed did bravely triumph over the Scordisci CHAP. 9. A register of Romanes in that time famous for poesie History and other arts of the like kinde IN the the same age were Scipio Emilianus and Laelius Sergius Galba the two Gracchi Caius Fannius and Cerbo Papirius famous for eloquence Neither is Metellus Numidicus or Severus to be forgotten but above all Lucius Crassus and Marcus Antonius to whom both in time and abilities succeeded Caius Caesar Strabo and Publius Sulpicius For Mucius was more famous for his skill in the law then for any eloquence that he was owner of About the same time were highly prized the ingeniousnesse for Comedyes of Afranius for Tragedies of Pacuvius Attius who were honoured even to the being paralleld with the Grecian witts who did not refuse to their workes prime ranke among themselves So as indeed it seemed there was in these more daintines in them more substantiall bloud The name also of Lucilius was at that time of high esteeme who served on horsebacke under Publius the African in the warre of Numantia When lugurth also being a young man and Merius serving under the Command of the same Generall did in the same army learne what they afterward should execute in armes of an opposite quallite The Historiographer Sisenna was then young but his worke of Silla's civill warre