Romes Monarchie, Entitvled The Globe of Renowmed Glorie Briefly comprehending the first foundation and building of Rome by Romulus: The principall warres and conquests of the Romanes after the time of their first choosing Consuls, till Iulius Caesar attaining soly to the Empire, and from him more briefly to Nero. Where in small compasse is described, manie most noble, and vertuous acts, atchieued in their said warres, and conquests; strange Tragedies, secret practises and policies, Ambition, hate, and reuenge: and how insurrections, rebellion, strife, ciuill discord and discention preuailing, was the onely plague, ruine, and vtter destruction of many great Monarchies, Kingdomes, Cities, and Countries. Translated out of the French and Italian histories by E. L |
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CAP. 9.
The second warres in Asia; the death of Scipio African: Warres with Iugurth King of Numidia, and warres in Germanie, France, and other places.
Soone after this, in Asia warre was mou'd,
On the behalfe of Attalus the King,
Who by his will had giuen to be prou'de,
His kingdome, crowne, and euery royall thing,
The Romanes too; but one a plea did bring
Against that case namde Aristonicus:
But Rome replyed, and brought an action thus:
On the behalfe of Attalus the King,
Who by his will had giuen to be prou'de,
His kingdome, crowne, and euery royall thing,
The Romanes too; but one a plea did bring
Against that case namde Aristonicus:
But Rome replyed, and brought an action thus:
With armed men to trie the matter out:
Aristonious orecome, and brought to yeld;
Perpenna Consul with his Romane rout
Captiued him, in battaile on the field;
Which yeare following, to death (too soone) did yeeld
Scipio, as he within his house tooke rest,
Strangled t' was thought, by some whom he lou'd best.
Aristonious orecome, and brought to yeld;
Perpenna Consul with his Romane rout
Captiued him, in battaile on the field;
Which yeare following, to death (too soone) did yeeld
Scipio, as he within his house tooke rest,
Strangled t' was thought, by some whom he lou'd best.
Not much aboue fiftie sixe yeares of age,
(Loe valiant wightes, foule fortunes cruell spight)
Rome was perplext with dolor, griefe, and rage:
And as some write, in skies appear'd a sight,
It's said the sonne kept not his course aright,
How ere it was, the losse was great to Rome,
So time brings too, all earthly things their doome.
(Loe valiant wightes, foule fortunes cruell spight)
Rome was perplext with dolor, griefe, and rage:
And as some write, in skies appear'd a sight,
It's said the sonne kept not his course aright,
How ere it was, the losse was great to Rome,
So time brings too, all earthly things their doome.
In France ensuing, after this also,
The Consull Fabius gain'd a battell great:
And Gracchus, Tribune of the people, tho
A man most rare, on matters graue to treate,
By Enuies rage, some did him cruell threate:
For slaine he was, about diuiding lands:
The wise we see, cannot shun malice hands.
The Consull Fabius gain'd a battell great:
And Gracchus, Tribune of the people, tho
A man most rare, on matters graue to treate,
By Enuies rage, some did him cruell threate:
For slaine he was, about diuiding lands:
The wise we see, cannot shun malice hands.
And now began the warres of Iugurth stout,
Which Salust doth at large most plainly show,
Where may be seene great matters brought about,
And of the rest before past on a row
In other workes, who will them reade may know:
Why this small worke was writ, one cause was chief,
Romes rising high to be declar'd in brief.
Which Salust doth at large most plainly show,
Where may be seene great matters brought about,
And of the rest before past on a row
In other workes, who will them reade may know:
Why this small worke was writ, one cause was chief,
Romes rising high to be declar'd in brief.
But Iugurths warre, (which next did fall in chase)
Calphurnius first did take the same in hand,
Who Consull was, and after him had place
Cecilius Metellus, strongly mand:
But lastly Marius, with his warlike band
Orethrew his host, with many a deadly wound,
Ending the warre, had Iugurth prisoner bound.
Calphurnius first did take the same in hand,
Who Consull was, and after him had place
Cecilius Metellus, strongly mand:
But lastly Marius, with his warlike band
Orethrew his host, with many a deadly wound,
Ending the warre, had Iugurth prisoner bound.
During which warre with this Numidian king,
The Germanes high, and low, gan to molest
Italia soyle, and mightie troopes did bring,
In France also, that countrie to infest:
The Romanes had by them vnquiet rest,
Great slaughter oft, amongst them they did make,
Chief Captaines many, were forst their liues forsake.
The Germanes high, and low, gan to molest
Italia soyle, and mightie troopes did bring,
In France also, that countrie to infest:
The Romanes had by them vnquiet rest,
Great slaughter oft, amongst them they did make,
Chief Captaines many, were forst their liues forsake.
But Marius, Consull foure times now chose,
Gaue them repulse, and last their power orethrew:
The Almanes hie, were slaine and soone did lose,
At Aix in Prouence, where their strength they drew:
In Lombardie, at Lysieres, did rue
The other sort, which done, afresh did grow
New warres, that ouer all Italie did flow.
Gaue them repulse, and last their power orethrew:
The Almanes hie, were slaine and soone did lose,
At Aix in Prouence, where their strength they drew:
In Lombardie, at Lysieres, did rue
The other sort, which done, afresh did grow
New warres, that ouer all Italie did flow.
Those people that vpon the soyle did dwell,
In sundrie partes, which often heretofore
Be nam'de, began againe for to rebell:
With much adoe appeasde was their vprore,
And being reduc'de to quiet, as before:
Swift time that doth begin, and end all thing,
A dangerous warre, against Romes state did bring.
In sundrie partes, which often heretofore
Be nam'de, began againe for to rebell:
With much adoe appeasde was their vprore,
And being reduc'de to quiet, as before:
Swift time that doth begin, and end all thing,
A dangerous warre, against Romes state did bring.
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