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A39834 The Roman history of Lucius J. Florus made English beginning with the life and reign of Romulus, the first King of the Romans : and divided into four books.; Epitomae de Tito Livio bellorum omnium annorum DCC libri II. English Florus, Lucius Annaeus.; Davies, John, 1625-1693. 1669 (1669) Wing F1379; ESTC R4410 101,600 264

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the_o roman_n the_o pontic_a nation_n be_v seat_v northwards_o towards_o the_o euxine_a sea_n which_o be_v on_o the_o left_a hand_n so_o call_v from_o the_o pontic_a sea_n of_o these_o nation_n and_o country_n the_o most_o ancient_a king_n be_v atheas_n afterward_o artabazes_n descend_v from_o the_o seven_o governor_n of_o persia_n after_o he_o mithridates_n the_o mighty_a of_o they_o all_o since_o that_o whereas_o pyrrhus_n be_v defeat_v in_o four_o year_n hannibal_n in_o seventeen_o this_o man_n stand_v out_o forty_o year_n till_o that_o be_v subdue_v in_o three_o great_a battle_n he_o be_v bring_v to_o nothing_o by_o the_o happy_a conduct_n of_o sylla_n the_o gallantry_n of_o lucullus_n and_o greatness_n of_o pompey_n his_o pretence_n of_o war_n as_o he_o allege_v to_o the_o praetor_n of_o asia_n cassius_n be_v that_o nicomedes_n king_n of_o bythinia_n invade_v his_o territory_n but_o indeed_o be_v transc●dently_o ambitious_a his_o design_n be_v to_o become_v master_n of_o asia_n and_o if_o he_o can_v of_o europe_n too_o he_o derive_v his_o hope_n and_o confidence_n from_o our_o vice_n for_o we_o be_v divide_v by_o civil_a war_n give_v he_o the_o occasion_n and_o marius_n sylla_n and_o sertorius_n show_v he_o at_o a_o distance_n the_o naked_a side_n of_o the_o empire_n amid_o these_o wound_n and_o distraction_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n a_o opportunity_n be_v take_v of_o a_o sudden_a the_o storm_n of_o the_o pontic_a war_n break_v forth_o as_o it_o be_v out_o of_o the_o uttermost_a den_n of_o the_o north_n upon_o a_o people_n then_o weary_v &_o mind_v other_o thing_n the_o first_o eruption_n of_o the_o war_n take_v away_o bythinia_n from_o we_o afterward_o asia_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o same_o terror_n nor_o be_v it_o long_o ere_o the_o city_n and_o nation_n thereof_o revolt_v from_o we_o to_o the_o king_n he_o be_v himself_o present_a importune_v they_o and_o
be_v victorious_a in_o africa_n be_v at_o last_o defeat_v publius_n scipio_n undertake_v the_o war_n and_o come_v off_o with_o success_n and_o renown_n 59_o chap._n vii_o the_o roman_n enter_v into_o a_o war_n against_o the_o macedonian_n who_o have_v assist_v hannibal_n the_o macedonian_n defeat_v king_n philip_n make_v a_o peace_n the_o roman_n give_v liberty_n to_o the_o grecian_n page_n 72_o chap._n viii_o antiochus_n king_n of_o syria_n demand_v a_o city_n of_o thrace_n of_o the_o roman_n who_o thereupon_o take_v occasion_n to_o enter_v into_o a_o war_n against_o he_o he_o be_v overcome_v by_o aemilius_n regulus_n a_o second_o defeat_n of_o antiochus_n upon_o which_o he_o accept_v of_o a_o peace_n 75_o chap._n ix_o the_o rhodian_o and_o athenian_n use_v their_o mediation_n with_o the_o roman_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o aetolian_n cephalenia_n and_o other_o island_n subdue_v by_o the_o roman_n 79_o chap._n x._o the_o istrian_n plunder_v manlius_n camp_n but_o afterward_o be_v surprise_v in_o the_o midst_n ●f_o the_o jollity_n be_v defeat_v and_o their_o king_n take_v prisoner_n 80_o chap._n xi_o the_o gallo-grecians_a be_v subdue_v by_o the_o roman_n the_o great_a courage_n and_o gallantry_n of_o a_o lad●_n in_o revenge_a herself_o of_o a_o centurion_n who_o have_v do_v her_o violence_n chap._n xii_o the_o second_o macedonian_a or_o persian_a war_n the_o alliance_n between_o the_o macedonian_n and_o the_o thracians●_n the_o policy_n of_o k._n perses_n who_o yet_o be_v overcome_v by_o p._n aemilius_n the_o description_n of_o a_o magnificent_a triumph_n the_o news_n of_o the_o victory_n bring_v to_o rome_n the_o very_a day_n of_o the_o engagement_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o two_o young_a man_n who_o be_v think_v to_o be_v castor_n and_o pollux_n page_n 82_o chap._n xiii_o the_o illyrian_n be_v vanquish_v by_o the_o praetor_n anicius_n scodra_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o their_o country_n lay_v desolate_a 85_o chap._n fourteen_o the_o three_o macedonian_a war_n occasion_v by_o the_o usurpation_n of_o a_o mean_a person_n name_v andriscus_n the_o praetor_n juventius_n be_v overcome_v by_o he_o but_o sufficient_o revenge_v by_o metellus_n who_o bring_v andriscus_n captive_a to_o rome_n 86_o chap._n xv._o the_o three_o pudick_n or_o carthaginian_a war_n the_o deplorable_a destruction_n of_o the_o city_n of_o carthage_n by_o young_a scipio_n 88_o chap._n xvi_o corinth_n the_o metropolis_n of_o achaia_n declare_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n for_o the_o affront_v do_v to_o their_o ambassador_n it_o be_v destroy_v and_o consume_v by_o fire_n 91_o chap._n xvii_o a_o account_n of_o transaction_n in_o spain_n which_o be_v set_v upon_o by_o the_o roman_n and_o the_o province_n of_o it_o subdue_v by_o several_a commander_n the_o policy_n and_o valour_n of_o a_o spanish_a captain_n he_o be_v afterward_o kill_v by_o a_o roman_a soldier_n viriathus_n a_o portuguez_n compare_v to_o romulus_n pompilius_n order_v he_o to_o be_v murder_v page_n 93_o chap._n xviii_o the_o city_n of_o numantia_n oppose_v the_o roman_n for_o many_o year_n hostilius_n mancinus_n the_o roman_a general_n defeat_v by_o the_o numantian_o and_o by_o order_n of_o the_o senate_n deliver_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o enemy_n the_o constancy_n and_o cruel_a resolution_n of_o numantia_n exercise_v on_o itself_o 79_o chap._n xix_o a_o summary_n of_o the_o roman_a war_n for_o the_o space_n of_o two_o hundred_o year_n 101_o chap._n xx._n attalus_n king_n of_o pergamus_n make_v the_o people_n of_o rome_n his_o heir_n astronicus_n take_v occasion_n thence_o to_o enter_v into_o a_o war_n against_o they_o crassus_n defeat_v and_o take_v prisoner_n astronicus_n subdue_v and_o put_v into_o chain_n the_o unworthy_a procedure_n of_o aquilius_n in_o poison_v the_o spring_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n blast_v the_o reputation_n of_o the_o roman_n 103_o the_o three_o book_n chap._n i._n jugurth_n king_n of_o numidia_n war_n against_o the_o roman_n he_o endeavour_v to_o overcome_v they_o by_o ar●ifi●es_n and_o present_n at_o last_o after_o several_a defeat_v he_o be_v betray_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o s●lla_n by_o the_o mea●●●●_n bocchus_n page_n 105_o chap._n ii_o the_o victory_n obtain_v by_o the_o roman_n beyond_o the_o alps_o over_o the_o salii_fw-la the_o allobroges_n and_o the_o aruerni_fw-la domitius_n aenobarbus_n and_o fabus_n maximu●_n erect_v tower_n of_o stone_n and_o set_v up_o trophy_n on_o they_o 109_o chap._n iii_o the_o cimbri_n and_o tentones_n design_n a_o incursion_n into_o italy_n they_o defeat_v several_a army_n of_o the_o roman_n but_o be_v at_o last_o defeat_v themselves_o by_o marius_n the_o strange_a resolution_n of_o their_o wife_n a_o miraculous_a thing_n happen_v at_o rome_n after_o the_o defeat_n 110_o chap._n iu_o the_o thracian_n revolt_n commit_v many_o insolence_n and_o inhumanities_n porrius_fw-la cato_n defeat_v by_o they_o at_o last_o they_o be_v defeat_v by_o divers_a roman_a general_n the_o victory_n obtain_v by_o lucullus_n 115_o chap._n v._o mithridates_n war_n against_o the_o roman_n and_o take_v bythinia_n from_o they_o and_o bring_v all_o asia_n into_o a_o inclination_n to_o revolt_v he_o cause_v all_o the_o roman_a citizen_n to_o be_v massacre_v in_o the_o province_n of_o asia_n sylla_n defeat_v he_o in_o two_o battle_n mithridates_n raise_v a_o great_a army_n besieges_fw-fr cyzicum_fw-la and_o be_v overcome_v by_o lucullus_n the_o signal_n victory_n of_o pompey_n over_o both_o mithridates_n and_o tigranes_n he_o overruns_a all_o asia_n and_o bring_v it_o in_o subjection_n to_o the_o roman_n page_n 117_o chap._n vi_o the_o cilician_n pirate_n scour_v the_o sea_n and_o hinder_v commerce_n pompey_n miraculous_a success_n in_o the_o reduction_n of_o they_o in_o forty_o day_n 124_o chap._n vii_o the_o cretan_n set_v upon_o by_o the_o roman_n defeat_v the_o army_n of_o m._n antonius_n metellus_n revenge_n the_o affront_n and_o treat_v they_o most_o cruel_o 127_o chap._n viii_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o balearick_n island_n turn_v pirate_n and_o engage_v with_o the_o roman_a fleet_n by_o which_o they_o be_v defeat_v 128_o chap._n ix_o cyprus_n sack_v by_o the_o roman_n and_o the_o wealth_n of_o it_o bring_v to_o rome_n by_o porcius_n cato_n 130_o chap._n x._o a_o memorable_a exploit_n of_o caesar_n among_o the_o gaul_n and_o in_o great_a britain_n he_o build_v a_o bridge_n over_o the_o rhine_n vercingetorix_n submit_v to_o he_o 131_o chap._n xi_o crassus_n vanquish_v and_o kill_v by_o the_o parthian_n the_o indignity_n exercise_v by_o his_o enemy_n upon_o he_o after_o his_o death_n chap._n xii_o a_o recapitulation_n comprehend_v a_o description_n of_o the_o misfortune_n of_o the_o roman_n proceed_v from_o plenty_n and_o that_o their_o arm_n against_o themselves_o be_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o same_o cause_n page_n 139_o chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o sedition_n occasion_v by_o the_o power_n bestow_v on_o the_o tribune_n 142_o chap._n fourteen_o the_o sedition_n occasion_v by_o tiberius_n gracchus_n who_o be_v oppose_v and_o kill_v 143_o chap._n xv._o caius_n graachus_n attempt_v to_o prosecute_v the_o design_n of_o his_o brother_n tiberius_n and_o be_v murder_v by_o opimius_n upon_o mount-aventine_n 145_o chap._n xvi_o apuleius_n saturninus_n renew_v the_o quarrel_n of_o the_o grachii_n he_o be_v assist_v by_o marius_n and_o commit_v many_o outrage_n marius_n be_v force_v to_o desert_n he_o he_o get_v into_o the_o capitol_n and_o surrender_v himself_o to_o the_o senate_n the_o people_n tear_v he_o to_o piece_n 146_o chap._n xvii_o livius_n drusus_n will_v enforce_v the_o graachane_n law_n cepio_n violate_v the_o senate_n the_o consul_n philippus_n oppose_v he_o be_v unworthy_o treat_v the_o sudden_a death_n of_o drusus_n 148_o chap._n xviii_o all_o italy_n in_o a_o commotion_n a_o general_a conspiracy_n which_o after_o great_a destruction_n of_o man_n be_v at_o last_o appease_v page_n 150_o chap._n xix_o a_o insurrection_n of_o the_o slave_n sicily_n under_o the_o government_n of_o a_o syrian_a who_o feign_v himself_o a_o fanatic_a they_o be_v at_o last_o overcome_v and_o punish_v by_o the_o valour_n of_o rupilius_n a_o second_o insurrection_n of_o the_o slave_n quiet_v by_o aquilius_n 152_o chap._n xx._n spartacus_n a_o gladiator_n head_n a_o army_n of_o slave_n and_o put_v many_o affront_v on_o the_o roman_n at_o last_o licinius_n crassus_n vindicate_v the_o honour_n of_o rome_n by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o gladiator_n 155_o chap._n xxi_o the_o civil_a war_n of_o the_o roman_n occasion_v by_o the_o ambition_n of_o marius_n and_o sylla_n 158_o chap._n xxii_o the_o valour_n of_o sertorius_n banish_v rome_n by_o the_o proscription_n of_o sylla_n he_o make_v a_o insurrection_n in_o spain_n and_o after_o many_o gallant_a exploit_n be_v kill_v by_o treachery_n 164_o chap._n xxiii_o lepidus_n raise_v new_a commotion_n he_o be_v vanquish_v and_o die_v in_o sardinia_n 166_o the_o four_o book_n chap._n i._n the_o detestable_a conspiracy_n of_o catiline_n
to_o discourage_v the_o enemy_n though_o he_o be_v in_o great_a want_n of_o provision_n yet_o to_o express_v his_o confidence_n he_o cast_v down_o loaf_n of_o bread_n from_o the_o fort._n and_o on_o a_o certain_a day_n he_o send_v fabius_n the_o priest_n out_o of_o the_o fort_n order_v he_o to_o pass_v through_o the_o enemy_n guard_n to_o perform_v a_o solemn_a sacrifice_n on_o the_o mount_n quirinal_n and_o he_o by_o the_o protection_n of_o religion_n return_v safe_a through_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o enemy_n weapon_n and_o bring_v word_n that_o the_o god_n be_v appease_v at_o length_n the_o barbarian_n weary_v out_o with_o their_o own_o siege_n sell_v their_o departure_n at_o a_o thousand_o weight_n of_o gold_n yet_o even_o in_o that_o insolent_a enough_o when_o into_o their_o balance_n though_o unequal_a they_o also_o put_v a_o sword_n with_o this_o proud_a exprobration_n woe_n to_o the_o vanquish_a camillus_n fall_v of_o a_o sudden_a upon_o the_o rear_n of_o they_o make_v such_o a_o slaughter_n that_o all_o track_n of_o the_o former_a conflagration_n be_v deface_v by_o a_o deluge_n of_o gaulish_a blood_n here_o we_o have_v reason_n to_o give_v thanks_o to_o the_o immortal_a god_n for_o the_o greatness_n of_o our_o misfortune_n since_o that_o the_o fire_n take_v away_o the_o cottage_n of_o the_o shepherd_n and_o that_o flame_n smother_v the_o poverty_n of_o romulus_n for_o what_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o that_o conflagration_n but_o that_o a_o city_n design_v to_o be_v the_o mansion_n of_o man_n and_o god_n shall_v not_o be_v destroy_v or_o lay_v desolate_a but_o seem_v rather_o cleanse_v and_o expiate_v be_v therefore_o preserve_v by_o manlius_n and_o restore_v by_o camillus_n it_o rise_v up_o against_o the_o neighbour_a nation_n with_o great_a earnestness_n and_o vigour_n and_o first_o not_o think_v it_o enough_o to_o have_v force_v that_o nation_n of_o the_o gaul_n from_o the_o wall_n of_o rome_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o the_o same_o camillus_n it_o so_o pursue_v the_o wretched_a remainder_n of_o they_o straggle_v up_o and_o down_o italy_n that_o now_o there_o be_v no_o tract_n of_o their_o have_v be_v in_o the_o world_n once_o they_o be_v put_v to_o the_o slaughter_n at_o the_o river_n anien_n where_o manlius_n have_v take_v away_o from_o one_o of_o the_o barbarian_n with_o who_o he_o have_v fight_v hand_n to_o hand_n among_o other_o spoil_n a_o gold_n chain_n give_v occasion_n for_o the_o name_n of_o the_o torquati_n another_o time_n in_o the_o field_n of_o pontinus_n at_o such_o another_o combat_n when_o m._n valerius_n assist_v by_o a_o sacred_a bird_n bring_v away_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o pursue_a gaul_n derive_v to_o his_o family_n the_o name_n of_o corvinus_n and_o not_o many_o year_n after_o dolabella_n utter_o destroy_v all_o that_o remain_v of_o they_o in_o italy_n near_o the_o lake_n of_o vadimon_n that_o there_o may_v not_o any_o one_o of_o that_o nation_n survive_v who_o shall_v boast_v that_o rome_n be_v set_v on_o fire_n by_o it_o chap._n fourteen_o the_o war_n against_o the_o latin_n who_o en●y_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o roman_n manlius_n torquatus_n put_v his_o son_n to_o death_n for_o fight_v contrary_a to_o his_o order_n decius_n devote_v himself_o to_o death_n for_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o army_n manlius_n torquatus_n and_o decius_n master_n be_v consul_n the_o people_n of_o rome_n turn_v ●heir_a arm_n from_o the_o gaul_n upon_o the_o latin_n a_o people_n always_o indeed_o troublesome_a out_o of_o envy_n to_o their_o empire_n and_o magistracy_n but_o now_o somewhat_o the_o more_o out_o of_o a_o contempt_n upon_o the_o burn_a of_o the_o city_n so_o that_o they_o demand_v to_o be_v make_v free_a denizen_n of_o rome_n and_o to_o participate_v of_o the_o government_n and_o magistracy_n and_o if_o they_o do_v not_o presume_v they_o can_v do_v more_o than_o fight_v the_o roman_n but_o who_o will_v wonder_v that_o at_o that_o time_n the_o enemy_n shall_v give_v way_n when_o one_o of_o the_o consul_n put_v his_o own_o son_n to_o death_n though_o conqueror_n for_o fight_v contrary_a to_o his_o order_n as_o prefer_v obedience_n before_o victory_n the_o other_o as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o instinct_n of_o the_o god_n have_v cover_v his_o face_n devote_a himself_o to_o the_o dii_fw-la manes_fw-la at_o the_o head_n of_o the_o army_n whereupon_o rush_v in_o among_o the_o thick_a of_o the_o enemy_n weapon_n he_o open_v a_o new_a way_n to_o victory_n by_o the_o tract_n of_o his_o own_o blood_n chap._n xv._o the_o war_n with_o the_o sabine_n the_o roman_n waste_v all_o their_o territory_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o the_o consul_n curius_n dentatus_n after_o the_o latin_n they_o set_v upon_o the_o sabine_n who_o unmindful_a of_o the_o alliance_n enter_v into_o under_o titus_n talius_n have_v by_o a_o certain_a contagion_n of_o war_n join_v with_o the_o latin_n but_o curius_n dentatus_n be_v consul_n they_o waste_v with_o fire_n and_o sword_n all_o that_o tract_n compass_v by_o the_o nar_n and_o the_o spring_n of_o velini_fw-la as_o far_o as_o the_o adriatic_a sea_n by_o which_o victory_n so_o great_a a_o multitude_n ●f_a people_n and_o so_o great_a a_o extent_n of_o territory_n be_v reduce_v under_o their_o jurisdiction_n that_o whether_o be_v more_o considerable_a even_o he_o who_o have_v subdue_v they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o judge_v chap._n xvi_o the_o war_n with_o the_o samnite_n side_v with_o those_o of_o capua_n the_o soil_n whereof_o be_v commend_v the_o roman_n spend_v fifty_o year_n in_o that_o war_n they_o be_v defeat_v at_o the_o straight_a of_o arpaja_n they_o revenge_v that_o affront_n upon_o the_o samnite_n move_v at_o the_o petition_n of_o campania_n they_o engage_v against_o the_o samnite_n nor_o upon_o their_o own_o but_z which_o be_v most_o glorious_a the_o account_n of_o their_o associate_n there_o be_v indeed_o a_o league_n between_o the_o roman_n and_o both_o those_o nation_n but_o the_o camp●nians_n have_v treat_v first_o and_o confirm_v what_o they_o have_v do_v by_o a_o absolute_a surrender_n of_o all_o they_o have_v so_o that_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n manage_v the_o war_n against_o the_o samnite_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v themselves_o concern_v campania_n be_v the_o noble_a region_n not_o only_o of_o italy_n but_o even_o of_o the_o whole_a world_n nothing_o more_o pleasant_a than_o its_o air_n in_o a_o word_n it_o produce_v flower_n twice_o a_o year_n nothing_o more_o fertile_a than_o its_o soil_n whence_o it_o be_v call_v the_o theatre_n of_o ceres_n and_o bacchus_n nothing_o more_o hospitable_a than_o its_o shore_n here_o be_v those_o noble_a harbour_n caieta_n misenus_n and_o baiae_n famous_a for_o its_o bath_n lucrinus_n and_o avernus_n which_o be_v as_o so_o many_o with-drawing-room_n of_o the_o ocean_n here_o the_o mountain_n be_v clothe_v with_o vine_n as_o the_o gaurus_n falernus_n massicus_n and_o the_o most_o pleasant_a of_o all_o vesuvius_n aetna_n competitor_n in_o cast_v out_o fire_n the_o 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brother_n remus_n the_o establishment_n of_o a_o sanctuary_n in_o rome_n the_o surprisal_n of_o the_o sabine_n virgin_n romulus_n his_o death_n and_o translation_n among_o the_o go_n page_n 1_o chap._n ii_o numa_n pompilius_n succeed_v romulus_n his_o piety_n his_o setlement_n of_o religious_a affair_n 5_o chap._n iii_o tullus_n hostilius_n succeed_v numa_n he_o instruct_v the_o roman_n about_o military_a engagement_n declare_v a_o war_n against_o the_o people_n of_o alba_n the_o famous_a engagement_n between_o the_o three_o horatij_n and_o the_o three_o curiatij_n the_o treachery_n of_o the_o latin_n in_o the_o war_n against_o the_o fidenates_n 6_o chap._n iu_o ancus_n martius_n numa_n grandson_n be_v advance_v to_o the_o throne_n after_o tullus_n hostilius_n he_o build_v the_o wall_n of_o rome_n and_o a_o bridge_n over_o the_o tiber_n and_o send_v a_o colony_n to_o hostia_fw-la page_n 8_o chap._n v._n tarqvinius_n priscus_n a_o foreigner_n be_v for_o his_o virtue_n advance_v to_o royalty_n heighten_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o senate_n will_v have_v increase_v the_o order_n of_o knight_n but_o be_v divert_v from_o it_o by_o the_o augur_n nevius_n his_o military_a achievement_n what_o ornament_n of_o the_o empire_n be_v of_o his_o invention_n 9_o chap._n vi_o servius_n tullius_n come_v to_o the_o government_n by_o subtlety_n he_o cause_v a_o estimate_n to_o be_v take_v of_o the_o roman_a wealth_n and_o distinguish_v the_o people_n into_o several_a order_n and_o degree_n 10_o chap._n vii_o tarquin_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o massacre_n of_o servius_n the_o horrid_a wickedness_n of_o his_o wife_n tullia_n his_o cruelty_n and_o pride_n render_v he_o odious_a to_o the_o people_n he_o cause_v his_o own_o son_n to_o be_v scourge_v out_o of_o a_o design_n to_o abuse_v the_o gabii_n and_o build_v a_o temple_n at_o the_o capitol_n presage_n of_o rome_n continuance_n 11_o chap._n viii_o a_o short_a account_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o seven_o king_n and_o a_o rehearsal_n of_o what_o be_v most_o remarkable_o do_v by_o they_o in_o order_n to_o the_o advancement_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n page_n 13_o chap._n ix_o the_o regal_a dignity_n transfer_v to_o the_o consul_n brutus_n and_o collarinus_n the_o late_a of_o who_o be_v depose_v for_o his_o be_v descend_v from_o the_o royal_a family_n publicola_n be_v put_v into_o his_o place_n brutus_n discover_v his_o own_o son_n side_v with_o the_o tarquin_n put_v they_o to_o death_n 15_o chap._n x._o porsenna_n king_n of_o etruria_n side_v with_o the_o tarquin_n come_v with_o a_o powerful_a army_n before_o rome_n reduce_v it_o to_o extreme_a necessity_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o force_v it_o but_o astonish_v at_o the_o prodigious_a gallantry_n of_o mutius_n horatius_n and_o clelia_n he_o make_v a_o alliance_n with_o the_o roman_n the_o combat_n between_o brutus_n and_o tarquin_n son_n wherein_o they_o both_o fall_v 17_o chap._n xi_o ●he_v latin_n engage_v in_o the_o quarrel_n of_o the_o tarquin_n give_v battle_n to_o the_o roman_n by_o whon_n they_o be_v defeat_v the_o other_o neighbour_a nation_n disturb_v their_o quiet_n the_o roman_n fight_v for_o the_o dilatation_n of_o their_o territory_n quinctus_fw-la cincinnatus_n take_v from_o the_o plough_n to_o be_v dictator_n he_o subdue_v the_o aequi_n and_o treat_v they_o as_o beast_n 19_o chap._n xii_o the_o veientes_n war_n with_o the_o roman_n the_o family_n of_o the_o fabii_n undertake_v the_o engagement_n they_o be_v unfortunate_o defeat_v by_o the_o enemy_n but_o that_o loss_n be_v recompense_v by_o many_o victory_n obtain_v against_o the_o falisci_n the_o fidenates_n and_o the_o veientes_n age_n 22_o chap._n xiii_o the_o gaul_n overrun_v italy_n besiege_v clusium_n raise_v the_o siege_n and_o march_v direct_o towards_o rome_n by_o the_o way_n they_o fight_v the_o roman_a army_n and_o defeat_v it_o they_o fire_n rome_n massacre_n the_o senator_n besiege_v the_o capitol_n into_o which_o manlius_n have_v retreat_v with_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o roman_a youth_n the_o besiege_v have_v hold_v out_o long_o be_v at_o last_o force_v to_o capitulate_v as_o they_o be_v pay_v the_o sum_n agree_v upon_o camillus_n charge_v the_o gaul_n who_o be_v force_v from_o rome_n and_o extirpated_a 24_o chap._n fourteen_o the_o war_n against_o the_o latin_n who_o envy_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o roman_n manlius_n torquatus_n put_v his_o son_n to_o death_n f●r_v fight_v contrary_a to_o his_o order_n decius_n devote_v himself_o to_o death_n for_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o army_n chap._n xv._o the_o war_n with_o the_o sabine_n the_o roman_n waste_v all_o their_o territory_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o the_o consul_n curius_n dentatus_n chap._n xvi_o the_o war_n with_o the_o samnite_n side_v with_o those_o of_o capua_n the_o soil_n whereof_o be_v commend_v the_o roman_a spend_v fifty_o year_n in_o that_o war_n they_o be_v defeat_v at_o the_o straight_a of_o arpaja_n they_o revenge_v that_o affront_n upon_o the_o samnite_n page_n 31_o chap._n xvii_o the_o nation_n of_o italy_n conspire_v against_o rome_n fabius_n maximus_n defeat_v their_o army_n his_o fellow_n consul_n decius_n follow_v the_o example_n of_o his_o father_n devote_a himself_o to_o death_n 34_o chap._n xviii_o the_o tarentines_n affront_v the_o roman_n who_o arm_n against_o they_o divers_a people_n of_o italy_n assist_v the_o tarentines_n pyrrhus_n king_n of_o epirus_n engage_v in_o their_o quarrel_n be_v victorious_a at_o the_o first_o engagement_n against_o the_o roman_n and_o defeat_v at_o the_o two_o ensue_a battle_n at_o last_o he_o be_v force_v out_o of_o italy_n and_o drive_v back_o into_o greece_n 36_o chap._n xix_o the_o roman_n engage_v in_o a_o war_n against_o those_o who_o have_v favour_v the_o tarentines_n ascoli_n take_v sempronius_n vow_n 42_o chap._n xx._n the_o war_n with_o the_o sallentini_n brundisium_n take_v a_o temple_n vow_v to_o pale_n goddess_n of_o the_o shepherd_n 43_o chap._n xxi_o the_o vulsinian_o implore_v the_o assistance_n of_o the_o roman_n against_o their_o slave_n who_o be_v bring_v to_o their_o duty_n by_o fabius_n gurges_n page_n 34_o chap._n xxii_o of_o the_o sedition_n which_o happen_v at_o rome_n posthumius_fw-la general_n of_o the_o roman_a army_n be_v kill_v with_o stone_n the_o insolence_n of_o the_o soldiery_n refuse_v to_o fight_v a_o insurrection_n of_o the_o people_n who_o banish_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o nobility_n the_o unworthy_a treatment_n of_o coriolanus_n and_o camillus_n dissension_n between_o the_o senate_n and_o the_o people_n 44_o chap._n xxiii_o a_o civil_a discord_n occasion_v by_o the_o usurer_n and_o appease_v by_o a_o oration_n of_o menenius_n agrippa_n 45_o chap._n xxiv_o another_o civil_a discord_n occasion_v by_o the_o insolence_n and_o tyranny_n of_o the_o decemvir_n appius_n claudius_n will_v have_v ravish_v virginius_n daughter_n who_o be_v kill_v public_o by_o her_o father_n the_o decemvir_n displace_v 46_o chap._n xxv_o the_o three_o civil_a discord_n 48_o chap._n xxvi_o the_o four_o discord_n occasion_v by_o the_o people_n desire_n to_o be_v admit_v to_o dignity_n the_o jealousy_n and_o vigilancy_n of_o the_o roman_n in_o what_o concern_v their_o liberty_n upon_o which_o account_n spurius_n cassius_n melius_n and_o manlius_n be_v put_v to_o death_n ibid._n the_o second_o book_n chap._n i._n the_o greatness_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n they_o subdue_v europe_n asia_n and_o africa_n in_o the_o space_n of_o two_o hundred_o year_n page_n 51_o chap._n ii_o the_o war_n between_o the_o roman_n and_o carthaginian_n ground_v on_o the_o relief_n of_o those_o of_o messina_n the_o victory_n gain_v at_o sea_n by_o the_o roman_n against_o hieron_n king_n of_o sicily_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o carthage_n the_o lacedaemonian_n send_v assistance_n to_o the_o carthaginian_n the_o commander_n in_o chief_a of_o the_o roman_n take_v prisoner_n and_o unworthy_o treat_v the_o destruction_n of_o carthage_n 52_o chap._n iii_o several_a nation_n make_v incursion_n upon_o the_o roman_n but_o they_o be_v all_o bring_v under_o subjection_n 55_o chap._n iu_o britomarus_n leader_n of_o the_o insubrian_a gaul_n be_v overcome_v by_o aemilius_n the_o defeat_n of_o astrionicus_n marcellus_n kill_v king_n virdomarus_fw-la and_o consecrate_v his_o arm_n to_o jupiter_n feterius_n page_n 57_o chap._n v._o the_o roman_a ambassador_n barbarous_o massacre_v by_o the_o liburnian_o the_o punishment_n inflict_v on_o they_o and_o their_o prince_n by_o cneus_fw-la fulvius_n 58_o chap._n vi_o the_o second_o carthaginian_a war_n hannibal_n besiege_n saguntus_n the_o roman_n to_o be_v revenge_v arm_n against_o the_o carthaginian_n hannibal_n oversight_n after_o the_o great_a victory_n at_o cannae_n fabius_n and_o marcellus_n make_v it_o appear_v by_o their_o conduct_n that_o hannibal_n be_v not_o invincible_a the_o same_o hannibal_n besieges_fw-fr rome_n think_v thereby_o to_o raise_v the_o siege_n before_o capua_n roman_n army_n send_v into_o divers_a province_n the_o first_o scipios_n after_o they_o have_v
before_o they_o at_o a_o public_a assembly_n but_o also_o order_v appeal_n to_o the_o people_n from_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o consul_n and_o that_o his_o house_n build_v like_o a_o citadel_n may_v give_v no_o offence_n he_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v build_v low_a in_o a_o plain_a place_n but_o brutus_n court_v the_o city-applause_n by_o the_o destruction_n and_o parricide_n of_o his_o own_o family_n for_o have_v discover_v that_o his_o son_n endeavour_v the_o restauration_n of_o the_o king_n he_o drag_v they_o into_o the_o forum_n and_o before_o the_o whole_a assembly_n cause_v they_o to_o be_v scourge_v with_o rod_n and_o afterward_o cut_v off_o their_o head_n that_o he_o may_v plain_o seem_v as_o a_o public_a parent_n in_o stead_n of_o his_o own_o child_n to_o have_v adopt_v the_o people_n of_o rome_n the_o roman_a people_n be_v thenceforth_o free_a first_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o the_o foreigner_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o liberty_n next_o about_o territory_n then_o for_o their_o ally_n and_o last_o for_o glory_n ●nd_v empire_n the_o neighbour_a nation_n assault_v they_o of_o all_o side_n for_o have_v no_o land_n of_o their_o own_o adjoin_v to_o the_o city_n all_o but_o rome_n belong_v to_o the_o enemy_n and_o lie_v as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o cross-way_n between_o latium_n and_o the_o tusci_n at_o which_o gate_n soever_o they_o sally_v out_o they_o fall_v among_o enemy_n which_o continue_v till_o that_o as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o certain_a contagion_n they_o overrun_v all_o and_o have_v possess_v themselves_o of_o all_o the_o neighbour_a place_n they_o reduce_v all_o italy_n under_o their_o jurisdiction_n chap._n x._o porsenna_n king_n of_o etruria_n side_v with_o the_o tarquin_n come_v with_o a_o powerful_a army_n before_o rome_n reduce_v it_o to_o extreme_a necessity_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o force_v it_o but_o astonish_v at_o the_o prodigious_a gallantry_n of_o mutius_n horatius_n and_o clelia_n he_o make_v a_o alliance_n with_o the_o roman_n the_o combat_n between_o brutus_n and_o tarquin_n son_n wherein_o they_o both_o fall_v after_o the_o expulsion_n of_o the_o king_n the_o first_o arm_n the_o people_n take_v up_o be_v for_o assertion_n of_o their_o liberty_n for_o porsenna_n king_n of_o etruria_n be_v in_o sight_n with_o a_o powerful_a army_n and_o bring_v along_o with_o he_o the_o tarquin_n however_o though_o he_o press_v hard_o upon_o they_o by_o arm_n and_o famine_n and_o have_v possess_v himself_o of_o janiculum_n be_v lodge_v at_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o city_n yet_o they_o break_v his_o attempt_n nay_o beat_v he_o back_o and_o at_o last_o put_v he_o into_o such_o amazement_n that_o though_o he_o have_v much_o the_o advantage_n he_o enter_v into_o a_o friendly_a league_n with_o those_o who_o he_o have_v almost_o overcome_v then_o flourish_v those_o roman_a prodigy_n and_o miracle_n horatius_n mutius_n clelia_n of_o who_o do_v not_o the_o annal_n make_v mention_n they_o will_v now_o seem_v fable_n for_o horatius_n cocles_n find_v himself_o not_o able_a alone_o to_o remove_v the_o press_a enemy_n the_o bridge_n be_v break_v down_o behind_o he_o swim_v cross_v the_o tiber_n with_o his_o arm_n about_o he_o mutius_n scaevola_n attempt_v the_o king_n person_n in_o his_o tent_n but_o find_v his_o blow_n spend_v in_o vain_a upon_o one_o of_o his_o courtier_n he_o thrust_v his_o hand_n into_o the_o fire_n and_o heighten_v the_o king_n terror_n by_o policy_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v satisfy_v what_o a_o person_n thou_o have_v escape_v know_v that_o three_o hundred_o of_o we_o have_v swear_v the_o same_o thing_n thy_o death_n when_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n a_o thing_n dreadful_a to_o relate_v he_o who_o speak_v be_v undaunted_a the_o other_o the_o king_n tremble_v as_o if_o his_o own_o hand_n have_v be_v burn_v thus_o the_o men._n but_o that_o no_o sex_n may_v want_v its_o praise_n see_v also_o the_o gallantry_n of_o virgin_n clelia_n one_o of_o the_o hostage_n deliver_v to_o the_o king_n have_v get_v out_o of_o custody_n cross_v the_o tiber_n on_o horseback_n so_o that_o the_o king_n startle_v at_o so_o many_o and_o so_o great_a prodigy_n of_o valour_n kind_o dismiss_v they_o and_o set_v they_o at_o liberty_n the_o tarquin_n continue_v the_o war_n till_o brutus_n kill_v arunte_v the_o king_n son_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o die_v himself_o upon_o he_o of_o a_o mutual_a wound_n he_o have_v receive_v from_o his_o adversary_n as_o if_o he_o will_v have_v pursue_v the_o adulterer_n even_o to_o hell_n chap._n xi_o the_o latin_n engage_v in_o the_o quarrel_n of_o the_o tarquin_n give_v battle_n to_o the_o roman_n by_o who_o they_o be_v defeat_v the_o other_o neighbour_a nation_n disturb_v their_o quiet_n the_o roman_n fight_v for_o the_o dilatation_n of_o their_o territory_n quinctius_n cincinnatus_n take_v from_o the_o plough_n to_o be_v dictator_n he_o subdue_v the_o aequi_n and_o treat_v they_o as_o beast_n the_o latin_n also_o out_o of_o emulation_n and_o envy_n to_o the_o roman_n take_v up_o the_o quarrel_n of_o the_o tarquin_n to_o the_o end_n that_o a_o people_n who_o command_v abroad_o may_v at_o least_o be_v make_v slave_n at_o home_n wherefore_o the_o whole_a country_n of_o latium_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o mamilius_n tusculanus_fw-la courageous_o undertake_v to_o revenge_v the_o king_n quarrel_n they_o engage_v at_o the_o lake_n regillus_n a_o long_a time_n with_o a_o suspense_n of_o success_n till_o the_o dictator_n himself_z posthumius_fw-la cast_n one_o of_o his_o ensign_n among_o the_o enemy_n a_o new_a and_o remarkable_a stratagem_n that_o it_o may_v be_v recover_v again_o by_o run_v upon_o they_o e._n they_o titus_n ae_n e._n titus_n aebutius_n elva_n master_n of_o the_o horse_n command_v the_o bridle_n to_o be_v take_v off_o that_o also_o be_v strange_a that_o they_o may_v charge_v with_o with_o the_o great_a violence_n in_o fine_a so_o sharp_a be_v the_o engagement_n that_o it_o be_v report_v the_o god_n be_v present_a at_o it_o 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about_o the_o same_o number_n of_o horse_n and_o chariot_n of_o war_n beside_o he_o have_v surround_v his_o army_n with_o huge_a elephant_n glitter_v in_o gold_n purple_n silver_n and_o their_o own_o ivory_n but_o all_o these_o preparation_n be_v obstruct_v by_o their_o own_o greatness_n beside_o a_o sudden_a shower_n of_o rain_n that_o fall_v have_v to_o our_o advantage_n make_v the_o persian_a bow_n useless_a first_o their_o consternation_n than_o flight_n make_v way_n for_o our_o triumph_n to_o antiochus_n vanquish_v and_o submit_v himself_o they_o grant_v peace_n and_o part_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o that_o the_o more_o willing_o the_o more_o easy_o he_o have_v be_v defeat_v chap._n ix_o the_o rhodian_o and_o athenian_n use_v their_o mediation_n with_o the_o roman_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o aetolian_n cephalenia_n and_o other_o island_n subdue_v by_o the_o roman_n the_o aetolian_a as_o it_o ought_v succeed_v the_o syrian_a war_n for_o antiochus_n be_v vanquish_v the_o roman_n pursue_v the_o incendiary_n of_o the_o asian_a war_n the_o revenge_n be_v commit_v to_o the_o charge_n of_o fulvius_n nobilior_n who_o immediate_o with_o his_o engine_n batter_v the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o nation_n ambracia_n sometime_o the_o abode_n of_o k._n pyrrhus_n whereupon_o it_o be_v surrender_v the_o athenian_n and_o rhodian_o come_v thither_o upon_o the_o entreaty_n of_o the_o aetolian_n upon_o their_o mediation_n remember_v the_o assistance_n we_o have_v receive_v from_o they_o it_o be_v think_v fit_a they_o shall_v be_v pardon_v but_o the_o war_n creep_v into_o the_o adjacent_a part_n and_o spread_v all_o over_o cephalenia_n and_o zacinithos_n and_o all_o the_o island_n be_v scatter_v up_o and_o down_o that_o sea_n between_o the_o ceraunian_a mountain_n and_o the_o promontory_n of_o malaeum_n come_v in_o occasional_o by_o the_o aetolian_a war_n chap._n x._o the_o istrian_n plunder_v manlius_n camp_n but_o afterward_o be_v surprise_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o jollity_n be_v defeat_v and_o their_o king_n take_v prisoner_n the_o istrian_n follow_v the_o aetolian_n for_o they_o have_v assist_v they_o not_o long_o before_o in_o their_o war_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o fight_n be_v fortunate_a to_o the_o enemy_n and_o prove_v also_o the_o occasion_n of_o their_o ruin_n for_o after_o they_o have_v plunder_v the_o camp_n of_o c._n manlius_n and_o possess_v themselves_o of_o a_o rich_a booty_n c._n claudius_n pulcher_n fall_v upon_o they_o as_o they_o be_v feast_v and_o sport_v nay_o many_o of_o they_o so_o overcome_v with_o drink_n that_o they_o know_v not_o where_o they_o be_v so_o they_o cast_v up_o their_o surprise_a victory_n with_o their_o blood_n and_o breath_n the_o king_n himself_o named_z apulo_fw-la be_v set_v a_o horseback_n as_o not_o able_a to_o stand_v through_o gluttony_n and_o lightness_n of_o the_o head_n be_v with_o much_o ado_n persuade_v that_o he_o be_v take_v even_o after_o he_o have_v recover_v himself_o chap._n xi_o the_o gallo-grecians_a be_v subdue_v by_o the_o roman_n the_o great_a courage_n and_o gallantry_n of_o a_o lady_n in_o revenge_a herself_o of_o a_o centurion_n who_o have_v do_v her_o violence_n the_o gallo-grecians_a be_v also_o involve_v in_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o syrian_a war_n they_o have_v be_v among_o the_o auxiliary_n of_o king_n antiochus_n whether_o manlius_n be_v over-desirous_a of_o a_o triumph_n or_o that_o he_o malicious_o charge_v they_o with_o that_o offence_n be_v doubtful_a certain_a it_o be_v that_o though_o a_o conqueror_n a_o triumph_n be_v deny_v he_o because_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o war_n be_v not_o approve_v by_o the_o senate_n now_o the_o gallo-grecians_a as_o appear_v by_o the_o very_a name_n be_v a_o intermix_v and_o mongrel_n people_n the_o remainder_n of_o the_o gall_n who_o under_o brennus_n have_v waste_v greece_n go_v further_a eastward_o have_v after_o sometime_o plant_v themselves_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o asia_n but_o as_o the_o seed_n of_o 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to_o she_o injure_a husband_n chap._n xii_o the_o second_o macedonian_a or_o persian_a war_n the_o alliance_n between_o the_o macedonian_n and_o the_o thracian_n the_o policy_n of_o k._n perses_n who_o yet_o be_v overcome_v by_o p._n aemilius_n the_o description_n of_o a_o magnificent_a triumph_n the_o news_n of_o the_o vitory_a bring_v to_o rome_n the_o very_a day_n of_o the_o engagement_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o two_o young_a man_n who_o be_v think_v to_o be_v castor_n and_o pollux_n while_o nation_n after_o nation_n follow_v the_o fate_n of_o the_o syrian_a war_n macedonia_n rise_v up_o a_o second_o time_n the_o remembrance_n of_o thei●_n former_a nobility_n stir_v up_o that_o most_o valiant_a people_n and_o there_o have_v succeed_v philip_n hi●_n son_n perses_n who_o think_v it_o a_o dishonour_n to_o the_o nation_n that_o macedonia_n be_v overcome_v once_o shall_v ever_o continue_v so_o the_o macedonian_n rise_v with_o great_a animosity_n under_o this_o man_n than_o they_o have_v 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