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Show The fourch Bookeofthe firit part Guang} Cuar7.S.2. aduertifed,shat the fide fhould bevidorious which.lof-the Generallin fighr. eee Decins the Gonfull, expofed his lifeco the, Enemic, and purchaled: vidtotie¢ aswas elec: ued) byhisdeath, .1n,yubich kinde.ofdenoting hirh felfefor his: Armic, the fonne of this Derius being after Consol, did.imitatehis fatheryin-the Herrurian waive, But (as Tullie pwellinotes.).1c was rather che defperate refolution of chef Deeij,.tbac purchafed widotie: by rufhing into the midit ofthe eneinies, wherein their Souldiers followed them than Workefor the fpace of Euenmoneths.» Once they werelike to haue furpiifed itty nich, butbeing deferied by thé gigling of Geefe,! As. Maplins did awaken,and kepithem eh entrance: "Atlengrh acompofition was agreed: vpon: the Gaules being Weary, andthe Romans hungry.The bargaine was,that the Gaules fhould takes thoufand pound weight tagold,ro efit fromtheir fiege. Whileft the'goldwas in weighing, the Gaules; with open infoleticie, madetheir weightstoo :heauie.: Brevnas, their, Captainel, scafting his fwordintothebailancejdnd) with:asproud exprobfarion, fayitig, thatthe vanquithed matt be patient perforceBut in themidftof this: cauilling caine, Furies Cannillus,, with 10 an‘Armic;frotn. Ardea; (where he had lined in hisbanifliment) and fell vponthe Gaules, withfuck violence; that hte difperfedehcirtroups,quenched the fire of she:Citie: with their blood; forcing tliemtoreftorethe {poyles with aduantage;and forbeare the gold,ii atcepting! whith,they had dately beene fo'nice.: Further hawing tid the Citic of them, he any, greatcommendation offuchasreligion,as required-the-liues offaivorthy Gitizens : to befacriticed for their Countric,,Bhe-difcipline ofManlius washolefle refolure.:than to thevalour.of Decivs. He forbad.any one to forfakehis place, andfight fingle withan-enemic, ‘For breach of which.order hecaufed his owne fonne to be pat vtacdeach; awho had Slainea Gaptaine ofthe Latines, being challenged in fingle fight, fome other people, were brought vader obedience.;-is avas a -vaineilabour forriny;peo binfis rf f ; pleof Italic, to contend againft the Romans, Yetthe Sabines aduentured totrie their fortune ; and foundit bad., For Cenias Dentas #as,the Roman Confull, wafting all theis-Countrie.syith fire and. Gwords fromthe Riucr Narand Velia,to the Adriatique Sea, brough: them into quierfubiedtion, Thelaftofthe Italians, that made triall ofthe RomanjAsmes,wereshe Tareatines;and tagero the Romans. Camillus,for hisnotablederuice;was afterwards accompteda fecond30 ROrnlss 21:1 lay af mentfrom Confils to militarie Tribuhes. The gouerhment/of. thefe alfo, -after {ome yeares, was by ciuill diffenfion interrupted: fothat! one while Confuls ruled, anothet theiradherents. ‘Thefe had interpofed themfelues as mediatouts, besweene-the} Romans and Samnites ; witha peremptorie denunciation of Warge,vato that partie, which fhould daretorefufe peace, by them tendred. Thefethreats which difcoucredtheifbad afeQion 20 vntoRome,ended in words; but when: the Samnites were -vicerly, ubdued goumatrer : enough ofquarrell was found, to examinetheir abilitie-of performance: The Romans complained that certaine fhips of, theirs were robbedsand fentEmbaflas doutsvnto Tarentum, to require amends. Vpon fome-wsong done to,thefe,Emballae douts, waslaid the foundation of that Warre ; wherein the Lucans,Meflapians, Bratians; and Apulians, ioyning with the Tarentines,procured the Samnites,and other Subiectsaf While\there was 4n Anarchie : Thien the Tribunes were reftored and ruled againe,tillaftepmany yeare's expired, the Confular authoritic was eftablithed ; irbeing enaGed, that ene ofthe Confills (ould aiwaics bea Plebeian.:This was atrer the building of the City i 365.yeeres. Andnow Romeby fuppreffion of het neighbour ‘countries, creeping well3° forward out of her Minoritie, dares fér forth againift'the warlike Samnitesy who dwelt almoft onic handied and thirtie milesoff : fituated berween Campania and Apulia. Thele did fo ftrongly inuade the Campanians their Nc ighbours,thatrhey forced themtoryee! themelues fubicctsto Rome, and vadergoe any conditions of Tribute; or whatloevet : Wheathe Latines,the Z.qui,Volfci, Hernici, Campani,Samnitas,and Hetrurians.w ich fo hotly purfied then, through aigreat:part ofItalie, that the téraainderof; theit Armic, which efcapéd from him, was vety.fmall,, OrherArmies of the Gaules, which followed this firftphadehelikeill fuccefle.They were often beaten by the -R omians; efpecially che victories of At. Torquatus,andof 4.Valerius Carminns (eachof which in finglefight flew a:feuerall Champion of the-Gaules) abated their prefumption;and-reftored cou- «The people,after this deftrucion of their-Citie, Were earneftly bent to gocto the Veij tOinhabite bur Camillus diflwaded them. : »:‘Aboutthe fametime, fomewhat beforethe fieseof Veij;.xhey changed their. gonern- ofthe-Eliftorie oftbe World. Maplins,Torquatus, and the elder Decigs; were then Confuls; whom theSooth fayers habing firftreterenced them as gods}-anonthey tried whethéf thiey Would dye likemien, Whenthe Gitiewas throughly rifledjthty attempted: the Gapiroll : which heldthem Rome,torebell, and take their part. But fome experience of the Romanstrength, tauglit allthe{e peopleto know. theirowne, weaknefle. Wherefore they agteedto fend for. Ryrthus,by whofeaide( being a Grecian,as the Tarentines alfo were) great hope wasconcei> ued, thatthe Dominion ofRomefhould be confined; vato moreaarrew. bounds, thanall 0 Italie, which alreadie,in a mannerit did ouer-f{pread. ee ee elfeito obtaine protection; which the Romans, although borh Countrieshadbeene theit Confederates, yernot willing thatthe greater; like fith, fhould deuoure the leffe, ealily, How Pyrthuswarréd upon the Rowans, audvangii[bed thers in two battailese Corne'and Wine, pleafant Citiesand Townes, but efpecially: Capuait felte, the: fairelt Citie then in all Italic. cuts Trrbws, forfaken by the Macedonians, and: vitable ro:deale: with!yfimachus., was compelledawhileto live in reft-:' which hee:abhorred nd> Ieffe than a) witer §. TT allowed ofs-aiming themfelues at the good ficuation of Canrpania, the aboundance of The families of the: Papyrij and Pabij weremottimployed in the managing of ths" ™ Princewouldhaue defired. Hee hada ftrong Armic, anda good Fleet;: which warre, which enduredthe {pace ot fiftie yeeressi And in'this feafon were the Romans inthat vnfettled.cftate ofthings,was enough to parchafeaKingdome:: bur the fall of De- tentimes dangcroutly encountred by the Samnites, as wheni7./etarias and Sp. Pole mins wereContuls, and difcomfited by. Pomtias at Caudium, with no {mall ignomins: and whenyQiFabius Gurges loft the field with three thoufand men. Bur for thofe! les, many great victories made largeamends : The greateft whereof were gotten by Like pyrius,andby Quintas rabins Maximus. if The Satnites drew the Hetrurians into their quarrel. Bur the force of the Samnites o ltias had fo encreafed the power of Lyfimachuss thacitwasno point of wifedome, to was well broken, erethe Hetrurians( the greater aid richer,but lefie warlike Nation ) garito ftir. ‘Sothe oneand the other of thefetwo Count ies; becamear length, tributary toRome. Inthe continuanceofthis long watre it was, (though in timeof truce berween the Romans and Samnites ) that the Latines began to challenge equall freedome in Corporation of Romeyand right in bearing office; fo tharthey:required ro' have one of the Confils yeerely chofen out of them. aioe e This demand oftheLatines,wasnot ynreafonable.For the Romansthem#clees i : Latine Colonie; befidesall which, they made offer, to chahge their name, and‘ bee " called Romans. But the Romanswere too proud, to admit any: fuch: capitulation- ms great bartaile was fought betweene them: wherein the fortune of Rome preuailed,by vertue of the: Confuls, ' taal makeanoffenfiue warre vpon him, withoutfarre greaterforces. Awtigonus;the fonneok Pemetrinsheld Corinthat the fame time, and forme, orher Townes, with the remainder Of his farhers Armieand treafures,leftin his hand: iVpon bimitislike that Pyrrhus might lauewonne', bur it was better toler him alone, that he might ferue;to giue fome hinde- FANE te Zyfimachus. Inthis want of imployment,and couetousdefire of finding it,the Tarentine EmbaflaSutstamevery fitly to Pyrrhas : andehey came with brauc offers, :as needing to other condué ,which ro obtaine,they would caft themfelues vnderhis ptohis eood tidethan They _ Wttion. had in their company, fomeof the Samnites, Lucanians, Meflapians;and 50 Others.which promifed, in belial fe of cheir feuerall Nations, as muchas could bedefied. Ms encouraged Pyrrhas, and filled him with hopes of goodly conquefts ; that hee Aapetealarge his Empireto the Weftyas farreas Alexander had gotten Eaftwards and till by one vioric openthie gate vntoanother. ‘To'which effect. it.is faid, that, once sSanlwered Cyneas his chiefe -Counfailour, asking what hee meant to doe aftet¢ues He Of the viGtories which he hopedto get: thathaning wonne Rome, hee would foone © Master ofall Italic 3 thar, after Italie hee would quickly get' the Ile of Sicil; shat Lili 4 > |