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. 6.
The warres of the Romaines with the Macedonians, the conquest of Asia, the death of Scipio African, Romes Ambassador putteth the great King of Assiria in feare with his speech, the conquering of Macedonia and Dalmatia.
Peace on this wise, again to Carthage granted:
Rome had home-broyles, warres greater outward grew.
The Macedonian King gainst Romaines vanted,
Whose proude attempt, with Grecians to subdue,
Quintus Flaminius, led forth the warlike crue
Of Romaines, tho subduing that same King,
And Grecians; all subiects to Rome did bring.
Rome had home-broyles, warres greater outward grew.
The Macedonian King gainst Romaines vanted,
Whose proude attempt, with Grecians to subdue,
Quintus Flaminius, led forth the warlike crue
Of Romaines, tho subduing that same King,
And Grecians; all subiects to Rome did bring.
He charge gaue to this King of Macedo,
Phillip by name, neuer once warre to moue
Gainst Romaine state, which he agreed vnto,
Performing it with dutie and with loue:
To Romaines he a friend did after proue,
For ayde he gaue with all his power and might,
When Romaines would at any neede to fight,
Phillip by name, neuer once warre to moue
Gainst Romaine state, which he agreed vnto,
Performing it with dutie and with loue:
To Romaines he a friend did after proue,
For ayde he gaue with all his power and might,
When Romaines would at any neede to fight,
Antiochus the great Assiria king,
Came with great power, the Romaines to withstand:
This Phillip then, most willingly did bring
His force, and ioyn'de with those of Romaines band:
Glabrio for Rome obtain'd the vpper hand.
Antiochus fled to Egypt ward with speede,
Raysing more force, to doe some other deede.
Came with great power, the Romaines to withstand:
This Phillip then, most willingly did bring
His force, and ioyn'de with those of Romaines band:
Glabrio for Rome obtain'd the vpper hand.
Antiochus fled to Egypt ward with speede,
Raysing more force, to doe some other deede.
Phillip, and he (t'is said) descended were
From those, who, when great Alexander dead,
In kingdomes did diuide his whole Empiere,
Partage of which, great warres, and discord bred,
Betweene all those to that succession led:
With cruell fightes, each other long did thrall,
As last, the Romaines came t'enioy them all.
From those, who, when great Alexander dead,
In kingdomes did diuide his whole Empiere,
Partage of which, great warres, and discord bred,
Betweene all those to that succession led:
With cruell fightes, each other long did thrall,
As last, the Romaines came t'enioy them all.
Thus Romes triumphing glorie high did growe,
Her power was great by sea, and eke by land:
With sack, and spoyles of cities they did flowe:
Nations not any, might Romaines force withstand,
Kings, and countries, far off did at their hand
Desire ayde, amongst all which, did come
Ambassadors from Egypt vnto Rome.
Her power was great by sea, and eke by land:
With sack, and spoyles of cities they did flowe:
Nations not any, might Romaines force withstand,
Kings, and countries, far off did at their hand
Desire ayde, amongst all which, did come
Ambassadors from Egypt vnto Rome.
Praying to guarde young Ptolomé their King,
Now vext with warres, and like to haue the chase,
With power which Antiochus did bring,
From Kingly seate, and crowne him to displace:
The Senate gaue consent to right his case,
Sending vnto Antiochus, to cease
His warre, and suffer Ptolomé liue in peace:
Now vext with warres, and like to haue the chase,
With power which Antiochus did bring,
From Kingly seate, and crowne him to displace:
The Senate gaue consent to right his case,
Sending vnto Antiochus, to cease
His warre, and suffer Ptolomé liue in peace:
Which he obeyde, but yet to haue a fleece
Of Romaines spoyle, and to reuenge late spight,
Did leade along his armie into Greece,
Procurde by meanes of Hannibal, in fight
From Carthage force, by Scipio put to flight
(As is rehearst before) from whence he fled,
Antiochus too, with succour to be sped.
Of Romaines spoyle, and to reuenge late spight,
Did leade along his armie into Greece,
Procurde by meanes of Hannibal, in fight
From Carthage force, by Scipio put to flight
(As is rehearst before) from whence he fled,
Antiochus too, with succour to be sped.
But into Greece, the Romanes Armie brought,
Encountred him, with whom ‘was Hannibal:
Orethrew thē both, & brought their powers to naught:
Here Carthage captaine had a second fall,
Antiochus eke receiued a farther thrall:
By sea also, Rome got the vpper hand,
Expeld him thence into Assiria land.
Encountred him, with whom ‘was Hannibal:
Orethrew thē both, & brought their powers to naught:
Here Carthage captaine had a second fall,
Antiochus eke receiued a farther thrall:
By sea also, Rome got the vpper hand,
Expeld him thence into Assiria land.
Lucius Scipio, was chiefe this warre that led,
Brother vnto Scipio calde African:
And for because so happilie he sped,
The surname of Asiatique he wan:
But speake againe of Scipio African,
Lieutenant to his brother in this war,
At his returne to Rome, there fell a iar.
Brother vnto Scipio calde African:
And for because so happilie he sped,
The surname of Asiatique he wan:
But speake againe of Scipio African,
Lieutenant to his brother in this war,
At his returne to Rome, there fell a iar.
The Tribunes of the people, did molest
Through enuie (sure) the glorie he had won:
By meanes whereof, in quiet for to rest,
From Rome he went, (their mallice for to shun)
To Lyterne, till their heate of rage was done:
But there as some doe say (such was his chaunce)
This worthy man, death wounded with his launce.
Through enuie (sure) the glorie he had won:
By meanes whereof, in quiet for to rest,
From Rome he went, (their mallice for to shun)
To Lyterne, till their heate of rage was done:
But there as some doe say (such was his chaunce)
This worthy man, death wounded with his launce.
Whose losse full many did lamenr, (no doubt)
So braue a man to dye at such an age,
For fiftie yeares he was not all full out:
Thus doe we see, the valiant bold and sage,
When time brings death, cannot withstand his rage,
Rome happie thou, to breede so braue a wight,
Vnhappie folke, his virtue so to quight.
So braue a man to dye at such an age,
For fiftie yeares he was not all full out:
Thus doe we see, the valiant bold and sage,
When time brings death, cannot withstand his rage,
Rome happie thou, to breede so braue a wight,
Vnhappie folke, his virtue so to quight.
Hereby is seene the fruites of enuie still,
Who ne're workes good, but euill euer more:
Virtue she seekes for to destroy and kill,
Things that are whole, she hurtes, and maketh sore,
Those that are good, the enuious doe abhore:
Which thing hath been, and euer more will be,
Bright virtue blamde, by foule iniquitie.
Who ne're workes good, but euill euer more:
Virtue she seekes for to destroy and kill,
Things that are whole, she hurtes, and maketh sore,
Those that are good, the enuious doe abhore:
Which thing hath been, and euer more will be,
Bright virtue blamde, by foule iniquitie.
Where state and welth increaseth day by day,
By valour of the vertuous, and the stout,
Enuie there rootes, and takes such hold and stay,
In secret wise, brauing among the rout:
And with pretence each cause is good, (no doubt)
Infecting sore such places that so florish,
Vnder the cloake of virtue, vice doth nourish.
By valour of the vertuous, and the stout,
Enuie there rootes, and takes such hold and stay,
In secret wise, brauing among the rout:
And with pretence each cause is good, (no doubt)
Infecting sore such places that so florish,
Vnder the cloake of virtue, vice doth nourish.
With pollicie, and practise slie, they frame
Their brasen face, and adders tongues to bite:
They glose, and faine, and flatter without shame,
With forged lies, they faith, and truth doe spite,
And where as once their venym vile doth light,
They doe not cease, to puffe with poysoned breath,
Like Cockatrice, to bring them to their death.
Their brasen face, and adders tongues to bite:
They glose, and faine, and flatter without shame,
With forged lies, they faith, and truth doe spite,
And where as once their venym vile doth light,
They doe not cease, to puffe with poysoned breath,
Like Cockatrice, to bring them to their death.
(Alas the while) so Rome did Scipio lose:
During which time, Ætolia people were
Taken, to be the Romanes vtter foes:
But Fuluius, whose noblenesse was cleare,
Subdued and brought them vnder Romanes feare:
Thus still their fame, did euery day increase,
Held warres abroad, at home the liu'd in peace.
During which time, Ætolia people were
Taken, to be the Romanes vtter foes:
But Fuluius, whose noblenesse was cleare,
Subdued and brought them vnder Romanes feare:
Thus still their fame, did euery day increase,
Held warres abroad, at home the liu'd in peace.
Antiochus, (who late rehearst before)
To whom for ayde, stout Hannibal did flie:
Enforst to keepe his countrey, and no more
His fortune, with the Romanes force to trie:
His kingly life, away from him did hye,
Vnto the King (then) of Bythynia
Hannibal went, for ayde on him to stay:
To whom for ayde, stout Hannibal did flie:
Enforst to keepe his countrey, and no more
His fortune, with the Romanes force to trie:
His kingly life, away from him did hye,
Vnto the King (then) of Bythynia
Hannibal went, for ayde on him to stay:
Which thing when as the Romanes vnderstoode,
To Prusias sent, (Bythinia King so hight)
To render him, it should be for his good,
If not, t'were meanes to worke him great dispight,
The Romanes would redresse the wrong with might:
Thus Hannibal, was nere his ending dayes,
Whose noble acts won euerlasting praise,
To Prusias sent, (Bythinia King so hight)
To render him, it should be for his good,
If not, t'were meanes to worke him great dispight,
The Romanes would redresse the wrong with might:
Thus Hannibal, was nere his ending dayes,
Whose noble acts won euerlasting praise,
And fame beside, for euer during still:
But foule dispayre, (did much appayre the same)
In ougly shape who now came him vntill:
Monster most vile, whose actes aye end with shame,
With in his minde such deepe conceites did frame,
As they alone together, musing sate
Of glorie past, and now his wretched state.
But foule dispayre, (did much appayre the same)
In ougly shape who now came him vntill:
Monster most vile, whose actes aye end with shame,
With in his minde such deepe conceites did frame,
As they alone together, musing sate
Of glorie past, and now his wretched state.
Hope banisht was, dispayre did bring in feare,
And he fear'd most to fall in Romanes hands:
When him before, most ougly shapes appeare:
Hell seemed loose, and round about him stands,
Griefe, sorrow, care, thought, miserie with bandes,
Ruine, decaye, woe, wrack, and endles strife,
Slaunder, disfame, and shame to rid his life.
And he fear'd most to fall in Romanes hands:
When him before, most ougly shapes appeare:
Hell seemed loose, and round about him stands,
Griefe, sorrow, care, thought, miserie with bandes,
Ruine, decaye, woe, wrack, and endles strife,
Slaunder, disfame, and shame to rid his life.
Enuie, reuenge, hate, discord, and disdayne,
Mallice, and scorne, pride would not be behinde:
The pride of Rome so pincht his heart with paine,
Because reuenge did not fall to his minde:
And now dispayre againe his eyes did blinde,
(When as these furies, had his spirites possest,
More greater yet, t'augment his great vnrest.)
Mallice, and scorne, pride would not be behinde:
The pride of Rome so pincht his heart with paine,
Because reuenge did not fall to his minde:
And now dispayre againe his eyes did blinde,
(When as these furies, had his spirites possest,
More greater yet, t'augment his great vnrest.)
Shewed him his armies, and his victories,
His glorious pompes, his triumphes, wealth and all
Carthage great losse, how Rome did him dispise:
The wracke eke of his brother Asdrubal,
After all this, his owne mishaps, and fall
From so great height, and lastly, now to light
Into their hands, whom he did alwaies spight.
His glorious pompes, his triumphes, wealth and all
Carthage great losse, how Rome did him dispise:
The wracke eke of his brother Asdrubal,
After all this, his owne mishaps, and fall
From so great height, and lastly, now to light
Into their hands, whom he did alwaies spight.
Midnight was come, and euery thing at rest:
When sightes yet strange, more monstrous did appeare,
(As t'is with all by foule dispayre possest:
Tost, and turmoyld, with horror, dread, and feare,)
And long before the day gan for to cleare,
In vision saw great battailes, thousands slaine,
Huge heapes of dead, whose blood the earth did staine
When sightes yet strange, more monstrous did appeare,
(As t'is with all by foule dispayre possest:
Tost, and turmoyld, with horror, dread, and feare,)
And long before the day gan for to cleare,
In vision saw great battailes, thousands slaine,
Huge heapes of dead, whose blood the earth did staine
Before him seem'd t'appeare great flames of fire,
Where in dispayre bad him goe end his life,
Murder fast by (inflamde with rage and ire,)
To kill him, readie with a bloodie knife:
Waters to drowne himselfe and rid all strife:
The Romaines hands t'escape, there is no hope;
Hang thy selfe (quoth dispayre) here is a rope.
Where in dispayre bad him goe end his life,
Murder fast by (inflamde with rage and ire,)
To kill him, readie with a bloodie knife:
Waters to drowne himselfe and rid all strife:
The Romaines hands t'escape, there is no hope;
Hang thy selfe (quoth dispayre) here is a rope.
Beholde this chamber wherein thou doest lye:
A thousand wayes there is to end thy woe,
See there a tower stately, standing hye,
Thy selfe from top thereof thou soone mayst throw,
Here, stab thy selfe thy valour greate to show:
Or cut thy throate, or braynes do knocke from head,
No ioyes in lyfe, in best case when th'art dead.
A thousand wayes there is to end thy woe,
See there a tower stately, standing hye,
Thy selfe from top thereof thou soone mayst throw,
Here, stab thy selfe thy valour greate to show:
Or cut thy throate, or braynes do knocke from head,
No ioyes in lyfe, in best case when th'art dead.
Dispayre at length the victory did gayne,
And Hanniball did geeue consent to dye:
Distressed he past hope, did thinke life vaine,
With shame to liue, that late in honours hye
Did sit, and now to dwell in miserie,
With them who were his cruell deadly foes:
He prayed dispayre some way else to dispose.
And Hanniball did geeue consent to dye:
Distressed he past hope, did thinke life vaine,
With shame to liue, that late in honours hye
Did sit, and now to dwell in miserie,
With them who were his cruell deadly foes:
He prayed dispayre some way else to dispose.
His wretched life, those former meanes rehearst
He liked not, (when sighing breath'd for ayre:
Both head and heart, of Hannibal quick pearst)
Then what saiest thou vnto a potion fayre?
A bolle of wine, carrouse, drinke to despayre,
Sorrowes are drie; this draught will quench all strife:
Thus poysoned, he did leaue his loathed life.
He liked not, (when sighing breath'd for ayre:
Both head and heart, of Hannibal quick pearst)
Then what saiest thou vnto a potion fayre?
A bolle of wine, carrouse, drinke to despayre,
Sorrowes are drie; this draught will quench all strife:
Thus poysoned, he did leaue his loathed life.
Ah wretched state, vaine worldes vading ioyes.
High for to be, auailes nothing at all,
Thy pompes and glorie, are but trifeling toyes,
For record take we, worthy Hannibal,
And many moe whom fortune hath made fall:
She lifteth high, and smileth, when a frowne,
Makes Cesar hop besides his seate and crowne.
High for to be, auailes nothing at all,
Thy pompes and glorie, are but trifeling toyes,
For record take we, worthy Hannibal,
And many moe whom fortune hath made fall:
She lifteth high, and smileth, when a frowne,
Makes Cesar hop besides his seate and crowne.
Antiochus dead, Antiochus againe
Succeeded him, who likewise vndertooke
In Egypt, chiefe next to the King to raigne,
Yet vnder age, his state to ouer looke:
But th'Egiptians, would not this thing brooke,
They seeing his sleights, and where about he went,
To Rome in hast, once more for succour sent.
Succeeded him, who likewise vndertooke
In Egypt, chiefe next to the King to raigne,
Yet vnder age, his state to ouer looke:
But th'Egiptians, would not this thing brooke,
They seeing his sleights, and where about he went,
To Rome in hast, once more for succour sent.
Popilius Lenas charge the Senate fro,
Ambassage went, with that great King to speake,
By Romanes power, he coniur'd him to goe,
And his great siege from Alexandria breake;
Antiochus fear'd himselfe to be too weake,
Desired time, to be aduis'd thereon
To answer him, to stay, or else be gone.
Ambassage went, with that great King to speake,
By Romanes power, he coniur'd him to goe,
And his great siege from Alexandria breake;
Antiochus fear'd himselfe to be too weake,
Desired time, to be aduis'd thereon
To answer him, to stay, or else be gone.
Popilius then a rod held in his hand,
With haughtie looke beheld the King in face,
And round about, in place where he did stand,
A circle on the ground therewith did trace:
Antiochus (quoth he) say on a pace,
Ere I out of this circle set one foote;
Straight answer me, delayes shall nothing boote.
With haughtie looke beheld the King in face,
And round about, in place where he did stand,
A circle on the ground therewith did trace:
Antiochus (quoth he) say on a pace,
Ere I out of this circle set one foote;
Straight answer me, delayes shall nothing boote.
This Scarbrough warning put the King in feare,
Which made him to Popilius straight agree,
His siege forthwith in all the hast to reare,
And Egypt all, to leaue in vnitie.
By writers loe these things recorded be,
To shew what might, and rule, the Romanes bare
By destinie, or through their vertues rare.
Which made him to Popilius straight agree,
His siege forthwith in all the hast to reare,
And Egypt all, to leaue in vnitie.
By writers loe these things recorded be,
To shew what might, and rule, the Romanes bare
By destinie, or through their vertues rare.
For at this time, their rule did stretch so farre,
Inuading still the world euery where,
Who did not yeeld themselues, the rod of warre
Should draw out blood, and bring them vnder feare:
The world, they seemde in sunder for to teare,
Raigning alone, as soueraignes, and chiefe,
As after here, it shall be shewed in briefe.
Inuading still the world euery where,
Who did not yeeld themselues, the rod of warre
Should draw out blood, and bring them vnder feare:
The world, they seemde in sunder for to teare,
Raigning alone, as soueraignes, and chiefe,
As after here, it shall be shewed in briefe.
Phillip King of Macedo (who but late
Rehearsed is) ambitiouslie now bent,
To liue as King within his owne estate,
Did thinke himselfe too straight shut vp and pent,
Of promise made before time did relent:
League with the Romanes brake, and purposde warre
If he had liu'd, but death his course did barre.
Rehearsed is) ambitiouslie now bent,
To liue as King within his owne estate,
Did thinke himselfe too straight shut vp and pent,
Of promise made before time did relent:
League with the Romanes brake, and purposde warre
If he had liu'd, but death his course did barre.
But (loe) his sonne,
that next him did succeede,
Incited oft to take that cause in hand,
As heyre vnto the warre, at last agreed,
Of Macedons he raisde a mightie band:
Emilius Paulus, did his power withstand,
Orethrew his hoast, and prisoner tooke him tho
With wife, and children, greatly to their woe.
Incited oft to take that cause in hand,
As heyre vnto the warre, at last agreed,
Of Macedons he raisde a mightie band:
Emilius Paulus, did his power withstand,
Orethrew his hoast, and prisoner tooke him tho
With wife, and children, greatly to their woe.
Return'd to Rome, triumphing with his praye,
Where, for surname, Macedonique was cal'd
Still after that, and from that selfe same daye,
Macedo state to Rome was full instal'd,
Dalmatia after, also was enthral'd
By Nasica, Cornelius, so namde,
Whose force was such, as he those people tamde.
Where, for surname, Macedonique was cal'd
Still after that, and from that selfe same daye,
Macedo state to Rome was full instal'd,
Dalmatia after, also was enthral'd
By Nasica, Cornelius, so namde,
Whose force was such, as he those people tamde.
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