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Cuasaga Giargop - oftheFijtorieaheWorld phine,ithinking'to defendithe furtherbaokeagainithim: :-yet fich as reindined; Ba ~Teluedcheit ftrength) ahdlarge Dominion.Bucthe Gaulesaught themto. {corne,an- their Countrie-men well beaten, which had abandoned thei}: that to hinethalt owe byvefittidg raenibats:patlagé intolmly; entertain a war,whiclnis notmeantto bemade. very.defirous tofree their Counttic of fomany: ill guefts, Were better pleaed to hae ftoreofcorneandcattell waited,by thelong Rayof lo greacan Ariny,aslay Vponthem For Which reafonsthey helped himto make boares; infouied hits of another mores. fie paflage; higher vp the Riuer sand lent hinyguides, When'thé Vefels for tranfpor- tation ofhisArmiewerein readinefle; hefent Hanne, the fone? of Bomilear. vp the Riuer: himfelfe in the meane while making countenance to enter thé' Ford' below, Theendofthis labour,was: that Hamme charging the Gaules vnawares vpon their owne fide, and Hannibal, at the {ametime, paffing the Riuerin their faces, the further banke!® was wonne,thoughwith fomedifficultie ; and the enemies difperfed. Yet was he great- ly troubled in conueying ouer his Elephants ; who maruelloufly feared the water. Hee had hardlythe pavience,to heard thems{péakes; For thall we (faid.one of théir Princes); againft vs Shalliwehotd the warreamong.our felues,and.ia. our pwag) Lerroric; by: force}which matchetbwithia{peddyi pace from vs,towards.ourancientencanes¢ Haug, the Rotnans deferuedifo well ofvs}8e the Carthaginians, fo ill; that we fhouldfet fireon. our ownelhoiifésyrofguctheirs from:burning.2 No, wee know inyyell, chat the Romans, haue already forced fomeNationsof ours, out of their proper Territotie and inheritance ; and conftrained others, as free as themfelues,to-pay themtribute. We wittror therefore make the Carthaginians, our gnemies3; who haueno way as yet offended vs, norwe theme = a 0s waRMtAT ta fediancl WAR TIMA Latino. Seaewo Ad iis Wich'this vnpleafing anfwer the Embaffaders, returned home 7 cattyipg nogood" was therefore driuen to makeraffes of trees, and couer them with earth and Turfe; newes, offriends likelyto helpethem ; but rather fome affurance‘from the people of ther ofthe fameforts but loofe;vpon which the beaftswere towed ouen, Mafiiliawhich:wére Confederates wich Rome,that. theGauleswere determined to. take partwith their enemies Olfthisiiclination,.the Cifal une.Gaules gauerhaftie proofe. For wheri the neweswasbroughtinto Italy, thatthe Carthaginians had pafled Iberugt whereofihefaftened one toeach bankeythat mightferueasabridge) to asd from ato. ‘ Having:paft this fir brunt, and ouer-come boththerageofthe River} and of thofe that defendit;hewas vifited by the Princes ofthe Gaules Cifalpines, rhat inhabited Pie. mont and/Milan,wholately had revioleed fromthe Romans: Thefe informed him ofthe paflages ofthe Alpes,that they werenot fo difficulrjascommorn report inadethem; aid from thefe he recciuedguides, with many otherencouragemients..\All which notwith: 10 ftattding;, he found him{elfeextreamely incombred by the Sauoians : and loft; both of his.cartiages, and of his Carthaginians, more thanwillingly:he would; or hadformetly thoughtthathethould.: For he was twice miainelyaflailed by them, before hé couldré couerthe plaine Countrits on the otherfide. And whereas this'iourney ouerthe Moun taines coft himfifteenedayestrauaile; heewas euety day, moré or leffe, noronely char: ged by:thofe Mountainers, but: -withall extrcamely beaten' with:gricnous weather and {fnow)=yit being the beginning of Winter; whem hee began; 'and ouer=came this pallage. But the faire and fertile Plainesy which were now teady to receiuethem:y withthe all- ftance andiconduét ofthe Cifalpine Gaules, whoby their properforces had fo often in- uaded the RotmanTerritorie sgauetheni great comfort and encouragement to gor on? » having nothing elfe of difficultieremaining,y but char which fromthe? beginning they 3° made accomptitoouer-come, bytheir propervalourand'refolution , namely the Ro- maa Armies, and refiftance. §. ITT, How the Romans invainefollicitedthe Spaniardsiand Gaules tosake theirpart. The rebellies of theCifalpine Ganles againfi the Romans. and were on the way.rowards Rome; this alone lufficedto ftirreyp the Bolj,,and Infabrians,againfttheRomans. Thefe,people werslately offended atthe plantation of new Roman Goloniés,at-Cxemona,and Placentia,within their Territories, Relying therfore, 20 Vpon thé Garthaginian fuccourwhichthey {appofedto be now at hand; they laid afidé allregard of thofe hoftages,whichthey had. giuento the Rontans,andfell ypon the new, Golonies: The Townesiit feemes.they could potiwinnes, for Hanpibal fhortly after failed to getthem. But they forced the Roman Commifhoners,(who belike were abioad, inthe Countric.) to,fié to. Modena. wherethey; befieged them. The ficgeof Modena, had continued fome fmall time,when the Ganles,haningliteleskillin affanlting Cities, waxed wearie,& feemed defirousto have peaceand to.cometa fome good accord, with the Romans, Thisithey did of putpofe.to.dray, on fome meeting;that theymighttherey, inlay hand vponthe Roman Deputies,therebyto) redeeme their Hoftages,in way of ex- change, Andit fell out,in part, accordingtosheirwith:, Forthe Romansfenr dut Emr }baffadours to treat with them, and.to:coneludeajpeace, whomthey detained. Mam/iwe the Pretor, wholay,inthefe quarters with.an,Armic,hearing rhis qutrage y rharched in allhafte to the reliefe ofthe befieged, Bugthe Gaules, hauing laida ftrong ambuthin a Wood ioyning tothe way,fell ypon the Pretorfo.opportunely, as.hee was yrterly ouers throwne,andall his followersleft deadia the place; afew, excepted, that recaucred,by: fafbrunning,a little village,butdefenfible;ypon the Riues of Po. When thiswas heard at Rome,¢.Atilins,another ofthe Pretors, was haltily fent,to reliene the belicged, with, 4 Legion,and fiue thoufand of the Romanaflgciates: which forces were taken out ofthe, Confiuls Armie, and fupplied by a newleuie. As the Gaules were toorath and haftie,: fo were, the Romans,.too flow, and indeed. He,Countries ofSpaineand-Ganle, through which tlie Carthaginidns marched # 4° tooill-aduifed,in the beginning ofthis war... hey were. not perfivaded,thar Carthage, thus farrey.had beene follicired before; by the fame Rotian Embafladors, sir Which‘had almoft feruilely.endured fo manyindignities,in tine ofthelate peace;would befo brane and couragious on the fiudden,.as to attempt the, cqnqueft of Italy ir felfes Wherefore they appointed one oftheir Confils,to make .warne in Spaine, the other, in Africk: refting fecure ofalldanger.at home, ‘Titas Sempronins tooke his way toward, Africk,with an hundcd and fixty Quingueremes, or Gallies, of fiuctoan-oare, which preparation may {eemtothreaten euen the Citie of Carthage,to which it thall not come Reete. P.Corme/rus Scipio, the orher,Con{ull, made.all poffible hafte, by.the way.of GeRoa, into Prouence.; and vfed fuchdiligenceghauing the windealfo fauourable,as in fine dayesherecouered Mafiilia., There he. was aduecrtifed,of Haaasbal his hauing pafledthg ® Riner ofR hodanus, whom he thought tohauc found biific yetasvhile in Spainc. Han nibs had alfo newes ofthe Confuls arriuall : whereof he was neitherglad, norfotry, as haddenounced thewarse‘at Cartliages ‘Thefe, as theyiwere inftridted by the Senate,took Spaineintheir way. homeward from Carthage,with'a purpofeto draw -" the Roman Alliance;asmany.ofthe Cities andPrinces as they ould;at leatt codiflwact them from contradting any friendthip with che CarthaginianssThefirft which they tempted, werethe Volcians,a peoplein Spaines from whom{in openaffembly,they ceiued by one that {pake forthereft, this yncomfortableatiweb: With what face (fam he)can ye Romans perfwade ysto'value your Alliance,orto prefer it before apne thip of the Carthaginians; feeing we are taught by the example ofthe Sagunrines,t0%F °, morewife,thanfo,7 For they,telying ion your faith and promifed afliftante;hane nee viterly rooted out,é deftroyed by the Cartliaginians {whomthey mightelfe have 5 their affured friendsand good neighbours, las wee, and other the people of Spaint ee found them.) Yemay: thereforeibe-gone,with this refolution from vs,That for our" hot meaning to haue to doe with him, Each ofthem fent forth Scouts, to difcoucr thé others namberand doings: Hannibsl, about fiue bundred Numidians, , Scipie, threg of their protection,nor amitie,From the Volcians,the Embaffadoss rookerhel way © diaws were beaten : yet could notthe Romans greatly bragge, haning flaine onely twa hundfed,and loft oftheirowne, one hundred and fortie. But when, sess drew nECtey to hauc met with the Carthaginians ; he found, that they weregone three dayes before; Cand fo Ithinke;I may.anfwerforthe reft of:onr Countrimem)the Roimats Teee atenorto expect any kindneffe.at our hands. whoarerefolied, neuertis make ac" o watdsthe Gaules,vfing theirbeft argumentsto perfwade thennovto fuffet the ne Suluansto pafleintoltaly,through their Verritory:andivithuligtearby glossy hiindred ofhis better appointed Romanhorfe, Thefe met and fought, and the Numi- and that(ashe then found gflugedly tyuc)with an intent to look vpon the walls ofa $ |