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Show TiBefiftBooke ofthefirpare; : 476 ofthe Hifterivofohe World, wars.6.18. | raleprenented alifurther inquifition, that might elfe hayeibeene made.conc 1 melake ofthele Embdffadorsy whofefollowers had baeng feene walking vj Syracule. And leftany thing fhould afterwards breake out,-that mighs,binder che b Whenthevitgin was betrothed vito fim, he went into Spaine, and there did gtéat fer. pice.But afterwards,the Carthaginian Senate thought'the miarfhiagelot V/drubals daughcerto be amatterofState:and beftowed her vpon Syphax; w. ithoutitanding to acquaint pelle)Stiploimmmediately fent abdur his fete xngo Lilybarum:. and reque het Rather ot Ma/ani/fa therewithall. Thisthey did,for that Syphax was the more migh- M.PompexiusHat was Precovin Sicil, to meethim' there,batted thither with hi ty Prince } and forthat the indignity ofthe repulfe,had made him become their enemy. miewAt Lilybenawheagtecd withthe Pretaxaboutthe diyifionof the Legions between Hereof@a/ani/a was aduertifed:and forthwith entredinto intelligence withScipie, ic- theimavhich'to leanebehindefordefence ofthe Land; andyehichto garry, with himigr fome Hifterians reckoning it ishot certaine's toAtricks Whatinumbersché tranfported; oe borte,; othersincreating twensy:bundued cretly asliethought; yet norfo fectetlybut fome notice was taken of it : which would hate cof him hislife; had he not with great circum{pection conhueighed himfelfe home onelynenthoufand fodt,andtwoaed Diguearidthirry thoufand, horfe and toor:Concerhing his.tixedtions from pmbarkingand 10 Gchepitistters belongitig to theircourfesl tiold itmeedleffe to fet themdawae: lingesey" wetepoints'of ordinariecarcyatid which ivis likethat neither hee, when heeitooke, hi into his fathers Kitgdome. Thusfarre forth we may belecue Appianus: allthe narration well cohering withthings paft, and following. Onelyit feemes, that howfoenerSopho- 10 nisba thedaughterofA/drabal,was promifed by theCarthaginians vato Sypbaxiyet fince this their courtefic proceeded fromfeare, Hee thought it wifedometo continueand in- LinLibag. yoyageintd Spaine,tiqnothers'vponlike orsafions,haue omitted., they, being alfa, was foro etdowne by an Hiftoyian; who borrowed themifrosa Aéate,and fitted shear spt estou ' hg aPtince ofllaterage: This Romian: Army latidedin A frick,neere toa fore-land then called thefaire Provpiaa ‘creafe the fame their feare,by makingfaire promifes tothe Romans, vntill 4/arubal had ‘feak for bis daughterfrom Carthage,and the marriage was confummiated. In other matters concerning the warreit felfe, wherein Appian differs muchfrom Laie, and from Po/ysiws, whom (4s appeares by the broken pieces ofhis workés remaining ) Ziwie didfollow; it will'be noofferice; to takelittle heed vnto his reports. Afsfaniffa was the fonne of Gala, a King ofthe Nuiidians ‘whofe father dying, the Crowne defcended by order ofthe Countrie,vnto Defalces the brother, not vnto Ma/awife thie fonne.Butthis Vacle of Atafaniffa fhortly dyed : and his elder fonne,who took 20 offéffion of the kingdome,was vanquifhed,andflaine in battaile by a Rebel, that made himfélfe Protector otter the younger which was a childe. The Traitor fortified himfelfe agaitift 1a/aniffa,whofe teturne he feared by Alliances with the Carthaginians and Syphax. But all would not ferue : Hee, and his Pupill, were difpoffefled of their Eftates by Mafaniffa', that Was2 skilfull Warriour,and well beloued for the memorieof his father Gala: The Carthaginians in reafon would have beeneglad,that Mafaniffa,who had done * thei notable feruice, was thus confirmed in his Eftate : had theynot been guiltie ofthe vniniutie by them done vntd him; whilit his Vnele or Coufin reigned, and he feemed likely'to ftand them in‘any ftead: But Syphax, by their procurement, and pethaps by his own malice towards his Cortitial,warted'vpon him;and olier-charging him with num- F bers, draiie him out ofhis Kingdome. Neuertheleffe ata/ani/7z ftill retained the hearts 3 ofhis'people + and thereby rethainedftrong enough,to infeft both Syphax and the Car- thaginians; thotigh lice wasoften putin diftreffe, by great forces that were fent againtt him. Hetherefore keeping tnuch aboutthe leffer Syrtis,between the borders ofthe Carthaginians and the Nation oftheGaramants,expected the comming ofthe Romans:yet fosashe' made long roades ouetall the Countrey,euen as far asto Hippo ; and when Lélis attinied theteabouts, exhorted and encouraged him to haften onScipioto the inuafi- torieswhich how faese it was from-Garthage,orcoward shat pointofzheCompa M cannot precifely affimme; becaufeliieis vncentaine, whetherit were tha landwWhich bore'the name of Atexcuriesandlay tothe Nosthzes itherthat of Apdfoswhicllay Northerly from arthage, andby} , ofMafaniffavnto Scipio.at his firfkartiuall;helpesto confirmeths-opimion of xl " whothinkes the faire bromontorieto hanebeenthe {ames shat. was allocalled Capes fince with litte difficultid Mé/aniffa might come thither, from,thek Wiicteabout washis‘éommonabiding.But forafmuchas without any memorat fron diment foonafterhis:artiuall, Soipio encamped before Vtica, that ftood, Wek Carthage beyond the Rimer Bagrddas ssit may.rather feeme, that heelanded;within the ly snrOr long. Thisisalfo i Promiontotieo£ Apo//p,whence she wayto-Vitica was not ted sforithat our‘ofCurthage were fent,the next day;fine hnadredhorfetotray inhisdifSembarkings Neither wasit fo hard fox Ma/amifjaxhat souerl akaut the, Coun ttiewithatroupe dfhorfe, to firide out the Romans, thouglithey landed farte fromah placetothe which he vfually eforted,like as beforehec had met with:Lalie at, Hippe thatwas farther off'asit would hane been¢ tor: Scipia, wachchis Armie gnd.Carriages, £0 oter-come the trouble of'alorigiourney,andfetchagreaeom palle,to, Vitica, by, Lands asa.conwhien fierticht hauedif-embarqued neerer vintoit. Neugrtheleffeinmay pafle " iedtatey"That Seipio came firtt ofallto Emporia,aplentifull Region abouethe letter Syty tissfince he gauecthargeto theMafters ofhis fhips, at the fering forth fiom-Lilybaym, tothapetheir courfe for that.coaft.. The Countrey thereabout was.very rich, and at far onofAfrick. fidenance ofan Armie : neither were the Inhabitants warlike,ot well, prouided to make his promife-lately made:and fignified his alliance with the Carthaginians,adding,T hat fuch;ashot oneliy taauaite inuadethe lands of Carthage, ‘but threatned,a; conquelt. oF ned ; andfor the defenceofhis beloued wities Couric,if it were inuaded. Neuerthe- Makewarrie vpon the Enemies attheirowne doores. abroad, farreenotgh from Africk,as hitherto they had done. This meflage haftenedSetpioiin his expeditionjmuch morethan any perfwafion could haue done. For the promi fedafiftance of Syphax had notalittle aduanced his enterprife ; in procuring bothhe aflentofthe Senate,and the forwardneffe ofmany Aduenturers. Left therefore the fayit ling ofthis hope; fhatild worke too great 4 rhage in comifron opinion ; He thought better Amie thanofraw Souldiers ; that wereileuied, arto bejleuied.in hatte, 4/4rugat thefeniof Geféo;the fame that had Jately beene chafed out,of Spaing by, Scspg.wa stag ftiman wfvat. And good enoygh perhapshe was thought by. Hamna and, hisifellouccs, ofwhofe fadion he Was} orifought were wanting in him,yet his Riches and Nobi litig, together with thbaffinitic of King Syphax; made him pafleable., Hee was, then, witp.tae But Syphax,in whofe ereat aide and fuccour was repofed more hope ofgood fucc effe, than' could beexpected from the good will ofpoore 4ts/aniffa; fent an Embaflageinto4° Sicil aboutthe fametime, which waslittle pleafing vnto Scipio, He excufed himfelfe' ot hecould natchioofe butfight forthe defence'ofAfrick,wherein he was borae and teig- leflehe promifedte remained Neuter, fo long as the Romans & Carthaginians held war watre vadertakén immediately 09700; thebyert wayeopreucht alll difcourfe,and fer thé withletters to their King ¢'wherein he wit ThePmbaffadours he difmiffed in all-hafve, led:him to ‘confidethat What hée had promifed, hee had'alfo fwornc ; and theretore fhould doe welltc makeit good? Haning fentthem away, Hee called his Souldic gethitrj and badethem make réadi¢ for the Voyage: which'hee intended no lon deferve, For, Sid lie; Ma/ani/7e hath beene with Lali ¢ apd Syphax hath newly fc th mee'; ‘greatly'wondting vpon' wHat IT 'fhould'thus flay; and faying, That they ie prouide forthemfelues, if I fadlethtir expectation by' taitying any fongers This : ac ile reliftancesThiss mig perhaps Mafaniffa had fignified unto,Lelius, when hedpi aayith hin at Hippo ?thinking thiarthe Romans, how/focuer they made braug promiies,) rould hot come {trong epough to fieht at beads But-whenhee faw their fleet and Axmietopee the Citiesand whole Eftate:tlien'might he better aduife thenxto fecfayle for Vrica,and } 3 THe Carthaginians had at thattime neither any Captaineof great worth at homenoxt hit(no doubt.) againtt the Romans ; whenletters. rene King his (oti-inlaw, working borhte Syphax and to, him, informaing themof the Tousfion: tought from @afthice Chtreatine theone teed: ro siueaffittance,and commanding the other tomaks his, He a vitothe Gitieywhere hewaé chofen Generall, Ruserechefe could beready. Sei776 adbeaten the trounc of Carthaginian horfe,that were fentoutof the Citieto difturge islanding sland ‘lative Hannon yong Gentleman, that was themLcadé- Het allo.teeM andifackeda‘Fowne ofthe Carthaginians : wherein, befides.other, bos HR mee conueighedaboord his Hulks or Ships,+ Mhhht jen Mokecight thoufiadprifoners yall which he nhaAa |