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Show The jift Bookeofthefirpars Cwar.4. 6.5 cAratus more than humane honours,as Sacrifices} Hymnes, and Proceffions, t6 be cele. brated cuery yeere twice, withaPrieft ordained vato him for that purpole; as was ac. cuftomed vnto the Heroes,or men,whom they thought'to be tranflatédinto the number of the gods. :Hereuntotheyarc {aid to haue beene encouraged by an Oracle of Apolo: which ts likeenough to haue beenetrue;fince the helpe of the Deuill is neuer failing to the increafe ofIdolatric. Thelouing memorie of dratws their Patron, and'fingular Benefa&tor, could'not but workeinthe Achzansamaruellous diflike; of that wicked King which' had ‘made him this away, He thall therfore heare of this hereafter; when they better dare to take coun faile.forthemfelues.: At the prefent,the murder was not generally knownor beleeued: 10 neither werethey in'cafe'to {ubfift, without his telpethat had committed it: The Sito- lians wereamoft outragious people, great darers;and thameleffe robbers. With the(e the Romans made a league: wherofthe Conditions were foone divulged,efjpecially that maide point,concerning the diuifion of the purchafe which they fhould make, namel A Thatthe Atolians fhoutd have the:country and Townes, but the Romans the {poyle, and carry away the people tofell for lanes. The Achzans,whoin times ofgreater quiet, could not endure to make ftreightalliance with the Atolians,as knowing their vaciuilf difpofition:wwere much themoreauerfe from them,when they perceiued how they had called in the Barbarians for fuch did the Grecks account all other Nations exceprtheir owne )tomake hauock of the Countrie. The fame confideration mooued alfo the Lacedemonians,toftand offawhile,before they would declarethemfelues forthe Atolians, *° whofe friendthipthey‘had embracedin the late warte: The induftry thereforeof Philip, and the great care whiclthe fecmed to take ofthe Achwanshis Confederates,finffic ed to retainé them: onc at fuch time, as their owneneceffitie was thereto concurrent. Mote particularly he obliged vnto himfelfe the Dy means,by anineftimablebenefit:r ecouctingtheir Towne;after it had beene'taken by the Romans and Aitelians,a nd redee- 48 3 He bettered among them his knowledge, «g and pratticein the Arcofwarte. Athis returne home; Hee had charge of theHorfe: " * wherein hécartied himfelfe fo ftrictly; trauailing with all the Cities of the Confedera¢ic'to todependypon the helpeof gthersy'Hee perfwaded the Acheans'to cut off their vaine expence med, but extending the Front, that he might viethe feruice ofmany hands, Eight moneths werefpent of chat ycer, in whichhe fitlt was Pretor ofthe Ach&ans; when Machanidas che tyrant ofLacedzmon caufed him to maketriall; hawhis fouldiers had profited by his di{cipliae. This Machamida was thefuccefforvato Lycurous , é than mote violent than his fore-gocr. He kept in pay a {trong Army of Mercenaries : and he Kept them not onely to fight for Sparta, but ta hold the Citie in obedience to hini- felfe perforce. Wherefore it behooued him not to take partwith the Achzans » that were fauourers of liberty ; but to ftrengthen himfelfe by friendfhip of the£rolians: 29 Who,in making Alliances, tooke no further notice of Vice or Vertue,thanasit had refe~ tenceto their own profit. The peoplealfo of Lacedemon,thtough their inueterate hatred ynto the Argiues,Achaans,& Macedonians 3 werein like fort (all or moft oft hem) teadieto fall vponhisincighbours backes, and take oftheits what he could,whileft they wereenforced,by greater neceffity, to turnc facéanotherway. Thus had he often done, 3 elpecially.in the ablenice of Philip: whofe fudden commingintothofe parts,otfrio = theroppofition made againft him,had yfually made himfaile of his attempts. " e prefent he was ftrongerin men,than werethé Achawanssand thoughthis owne men bet ter Souldiers than were theirs. ; j : Whileft Philjptherctore was bufied elfe-whete,he entredthe Country of the Pacey tnzans:being not without hopetodocas Cleomeneshad done before ae yeas p : hapsto gerthe * Lord{bip ofPeloponnefus; as hauing ftrongerfriends, ‘an _ er ted ;Baer' tion, than Cleemenes had found. But Pbilepemen was readyto entertaine him at ; ante Peby.ti/ the field vpon Cartsa great many of Engines;w. erwith to beat vp Cdratus there ftood vp. Philopenien: whofe notable valour;iand great skill in Armes, madéthe Nation of the Achzans redonbtable a- hauc his followers well mounted; and armed atl! pieces : as alfo he fo diligently trained chem vp in all exercife of feruice,that he made the Achans very ftrong in chat Part of their forces. Being afterward chofen Prztor or General ofthe Nation,He had noleflecareto reformetheit militarie'difcipline throughout) ‘whereby‘his Countric mightbeiftrong enough to defend it felfe, and not any longer (‘asin former times )nced and haftie Expeditions, whereto Aratus. had. beene moft accuiftomed. But when they came to handicftrokes,they were goodfor notlting;fo long asthey werewholly drinen torelievpon the. courage oftheir Mercenaries. Philopemenaltered this : cauling-them toarmethemfelues thore weightily, to viea larget kind ofthield;with good fwords,and firong pikes, fit for feruice at hand. Hetaughtthem alfa to figtit in clofe order;and alte. tedthe forme oftheir embattailing : not makingthé Files fo deep asliad been accufta- Nza ; where was fought betweenthem a great oe = Hosen ao Saude:aePbilopam, s §. V. Of Philopcemen Generalof the Acheans : andMachanidas, Tyrant ofLacedemon, A bst- at pedce betweene themfelues they like to proue the better Souldiets,and futablein behauiour, vrito-the pride oftheir furniture. They had fetued hitherto with littlelight Bucklers; and flender Darts,to calt afarre off that were vfcfull in skirmihing atfomediftance; or for ‘Stitprifes, or fudden thofe,that had lately:hindyedthemfrom getting the Lordhip of Pelopoanefus; they pon him the fecond time:'for, ofthat which hapned inthis their firtt Inuafion, I holditfuperfuousto make repetition. mongall the Gréckds andcarelefleof fiach protection, as in former times they had needed againff the violenceofitheir neighbours, Thisis that PBilepemen : who being thea ; ; : @yougimdh,and hauling no command , did efpeciall ferniceto Antigenus at the battaile Of Scllafiaiagainft Cleomenes:. Thence forward vntill now he had fpent the moft part of histimein the Ile of Crete : the Inhabicants whereof being a' valiant people, and felome or neuer expencebrauery,in apparel ,houfhold-Rtuffe,and curious fareyatid to beftow that coft yponrheir Armes: wherein by how much they were thé moregallant,by fo much were hindered themfelues thereby fromrecoucring the Maftrie oftheir owne Cirie. Thisaffettion ofthe Spartans,together with the regard of his own fecurity,and no fmall hope ofgood that would follow, fufferednot Wachanidasto be idle ; but'alwaies made hin és paft ifthe malignitic ofhis riaturall condition had not otherwhile s broken out,and giuen mento vnderftand-sthat it was the Time, and not his Vertiie, which caufed hin to makefucha thew of: goodneffe. Among other foule atts, whereof hee was not afha- 39 med; Hetooke Pa/ycratia the wife of the yonger Aratusand cartied her into Macedon: little regatding how this might feruetoconfirm inthe people their opinion,that he was guiltieiofthe old matis death» Butoffuch faults he thal betold,when the Romans make warrev T happens often, thatthe difeafe of one eminent man difcoue rs the vertue of another.: In the placeof ofthe Hiftorieofthe World, inclinable to the Atolian Faction, Very vawifely. For in feeking to take reuenge vpon mingtheir people wherefoeuerthey mightbe found, that had been away Captine, and fold abroad for flaues.: ‘Thus might he hane blotted outthecarried tactnori¢ of offen- baile betweene ther, wherein Machanidas és Juines CuarigsS.s. Scuiaronst WisEeniesandpein fords,Foretdanger,Zilpanenfenooh is li good way before him; foas a: f Ff arasiatesgood sa! & theotherfide camein continuall fupply; till . log allthe Metcenaries,both ofthe Acheans & of Machanidas,were drawn ur vmctheenrife ing fo farre aduanced, each before their orrneRalaRteeeee anfThus difcerned which prefied forward,orwhich secoy. - - ee othisewn ties Were Machanidashis Engines made vnferuiccable,by the interpo ied in fuch rnanner as the Canon ishindréd fromdoing execution, fe ah ; ‘ oh hogbtibe fought in thefe ourtiines. The Mercenaries ofthe Tyrant pes : : Ee ree Oesinid yby their aduantage of number, but ee rehnedfouldiertor Tyratis exceed 30 Oppofitesin degree of courage; wherein viually the hire 3 ome sé ateimich more Vik thofethat are waged States.Forasit is true,that a heane‘y doing theirbeft in lightthan they whichbyfree line-opprefled by Tyrannié,fince o velaneas che cher ade ght, hauc hope to a¢quiefomewhat bencficiall tooe aati ofa Tyrant, being t(asit were)to affure their owne feruituae + fothe a ood caiero mzincaine Made partakers with him-in thefruits of his Ree tnateanes able HEE Bids ls quarrel as theix own ;whereas they that ferue vader afre urther than this, i alae 5 aifiee State fakh When a irce 2 ; = todoemanfully,chan their baveftipend. Fare rej ‘iliavics are prefently caft; Rotten the victory :manycompanics(ifnotall) of forrcin Auxi i |