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Show "The fife Bookeofelefay part Cuavs. ¢2' ho fartherthat day,than he could eafily retire the fame night. Wheréforevader(tig- ding what good tule the Kings men kept : he made fuch hafte backe' vats them, thar hetamevpon them early in the morning : whiléft they were yerheailywith the wind and other good cheére,that they had {pentatliipper: So xénerasand 2 Very few with hit, diedfighting in defence of the Campe: the teft were flanghtered,without making "refiftance ; and mahy of thei, eréthey were perfedly awake. "Likéwife the Campe on the‘otherfide of Tygris, was eafily taken by Mo/o:the Captaines flying thence, to fine ‘theirowneliuesiia fhe heat ofthis victorie,the Rebel! marched vnto Seleucia}which he prefentlytooke{and,maftering within a little while the Prouinét ofBabylonia,andall the Countrie downeto the Red-Sea; or Bay of Perfla, Hee halted ‘vnto Sufi; where at ¢o Aisfirlt comming,he won the City : but failing to take the Caftle that was exceeding ftrong,retutned backeto Seleucia,thereto giue order concerning this biifineffe, ") The report ofthefe chings comming to _4atiochuswhilett he lay(asis {aid before)in the Vale ofMarfyas; filled him withgreat fortow, and his Campe with trouble. He tooke counfaile what to doe in this needfull cafe ; and was well aduifed by Epigenes the beftan of warre hehad abouthin,to let alone this enterprife of Coelofyria;and bend his forces'thither, where morenéed required them. This counfaile was putin execution with all conuenient hafte. Yet was Epizenes difmifled by the way,and foohéafter flaine, bythe Ptactice of Hertwias , who could not endureto Heare good counfaile giuen, con: trary to his owne goodliking and allowance, In the iourney againft 470/0,the ame and 20 prefeiité of the King was more auaileable,than any oddes which he had ofthe Rebell "in ftrength. dole diftrufted his owe followets: aid thought,that neitherhis tate good -fucceffe,tior any other Confideration, would férué'to hold them from returning to the ckings obedience; ifonce they behéld his pérfon-Wherefore hethoughtit fafeft for him ~to-alfaile the Kings Campein the gight time. But going in hand with this, Hee was difcouctéd by fomechar fied ouer froth him to the King.This canfed him to returne backe "to his Campe: whichiby fome trror, tooke alarmeat hisretirne ; and was hardly qui eted, when Antiochus appeirediti feht. The King was thus forward in giuing battaile to Mélevpon confidence which héhad that many would reuolt vato him. Neither was he deceitted in this his belicfe.Por not afew men,or Enfignes:but all the left wing ofthe 30 enemie,which was Oppofice vito the King, changed fide forthwith as‘foone aseuer they chadfight ofthe kitty perfon; andwereready to dochim feruice againft Mole. This was "enotigh to hate worine the Vidtorie + but 246/o fhortned the worke,bykilling himfelfe; asdid alfo diuers ofhis friends, who for feare of tordients preuented the Hang-man with their owne fords. After this Vidtorie came ioy-full newes,that the Queene Lacdjée,daughter of Mithri- dates king ofPontus, which was married vnto Aztiochas 4 while before, had brought ~fooith afonne. Fortune feemed bountiful vntothe King : and therfore he purpofed to ‘make what vfe he could,of her friendly difpofition while it lafted : Being now in the Eaftéine partsof his kingdome,He iudged it conuenientto vifit his Frontiers, were it 4° ‘Only toterrifiethe Barbarians,that bordered vpon him. Hereunto his Counfailer Her"miesgatic affent : not fo much refpedcting the Kings honour, as confidering what good. mightthereby happen tohimfelfe. Forifit fhould cometo paffe, that the King were taken ourofthe wotld by any cafualtie ; then made he no doubt of becommin g ProteCor tothe yong Prince;and thereby of lengthening his owne Gouernement. Autiachws therefore went againtt Artabazenes, who reigned among the Atropatians / hauingthe Btcateft part ofhis kingdome,fituate betweene the Cafpian & Euxine Sea. This barba- TousKing was very old and fearcfil ; and therefore yeelded ynto whatfocuer conditi- onsitpleafed 4mttochus to lay vpon him. So inthis tourney Antiochus got honour, fuch as well ‘contented him ; and then returned homewards. Vpon the way, aPhyfician of his brake with him as concerning Hermias-informing him trucly how odious he waste the people; and how dangerouis he would be fhortly vnto the kings owne life. -#* ochus belecued this,hauing lone fat}pected the fame Hermias; but not daring forfeare of him to viter his fofpicions.It was therefore agreed,that he fhould be madeaway 00 the fiidden': which was done,he beingtrained foorth by a leight,a good way out of the Campeyindthere killed without warningordifputation. The King needed notto hauc vfed fo tnuich art,in ridding his hands ofa mano much detefted: For howloeuer he{eemed gtacios whilft he was alive: yettheythat for feare had beene moft obfequiouss® m Cnar.5.§.2. | of the Fiftory of the World. him; whilet he were itv cafe to do thent hurt,wasas ready as the foremolt to fpeake of himas hehad deferued,when oncethey were fecure ofhim: Yea; his wife and-childr en lyingthenat ‘A pamica, Were toned to deatvby the wines and children oFthe Citizens, Wholeindignation brake fortipthe more outragioufly; ‘the longerthat theyhad'beéne concealed, | About thefetimes, Achews(of whom Wwe fpake before) thinking that auriochasinioht happento perih in fome ofthefe Expeditions which he tookein hand'; was boldtofet aDiademe vponhis owne head,andtakevponhimas aking. His purpofe was tohane invaded Syria: butthe fame ofAvtiochusthis returning thithetwaids; made him quit joticenterprife; and ftudied to fet fome handfome colour on his former prefurhption. Ic isveryftrange, chat Antiochasneitherwentagainft Achews ; noryet diflembled the netice which he liad taken;of thefe his traiterous patpofés: but wrote vnto "him; fighi- fying that he knew all'; and vpbraiding him withfuchinfidelity,as any offender tnighe know to bevnpardonable: By thefemeaties he emboldned the Traytor: who being al ready deteéted, might better hope to maintaine his former actions by ftrong hand;than toexcufeithem, or get pardon by fubmiffion. Aztiochas had at that time a vehement defire torécouer Coelofyriayor what elfe he couldyof thie Dominions of Prelemie Phidopater inthofe parts. Hee began with Seleuciaa very ftrong City ‘neere to the mouth of the Riuer Orontes;which ere long hee wonne; partly by forcespartly by corrupting 49 with brybes the Captainesthatlay therein.. This wasthat Seleucia, whercto Anitigonus thegreatwho foundedit, gauethenameof Antigonia': ‘but Se/euens getting it fhortly after, calledit Seleuciaz and Prolemie Exergetes haning lately won it, might ifit had fo pleafed him, haue changed the nameinto:Prolemais. Suchis thé vanity of men, that hopeto purchafean endleffe memoriall vnto their names,by workes proceeding rather from their greatneffe, than from their vertues whichtherefore nolonger are their own, than the fame greatnefle hath continuance: Theadotes theAtolian,-he that before had Oppofed himfelfe to Aatiochus,and defended Ccelofyriain the bebalfe of Prolémieswas now grownforry,that hehad vfed fo muchfaith écdiligence,in feruicé ofan ¢nthankful and luxurious Prince.Wherefore as a Mercenaric, he began tohave regardito his owne $0 profit; whichthinking to finde greater; by applying himfelfe vnto him that was (queftionleffe) the rnore worthy ofthefe two kings; He offeredto deliner'vp vatoCdariochus the Gities ofTytus & Prolemais. Whileft he was denifing aboutthis treafon, ‘and had already feritmeffengers to king Astiochas:his practice was detected &he belieged inPtolemais by oneofPtelemies Captaines,that was more faithfullthan bimiclfe. Bue Aatiochas hafting to his refcue,vanquifhed this Captainewho met himon the wayzand afterwards got poffeflion,notonely of Tyrus and Prolemais, with agoodflecte f the CounEgyptian kings that was in thofe Hatens: but of fo many other Townes in that ttie, as emboldnedhim tothinke vpon making aiourney into Bgypr ic felfe. ga- thocles and Socibius bore all the fway in Egypt at thattite: Péo/emehimfelfebeing : lt 49 to haue his pleafures interrupted, with bufinefféof fo finall importance, as - ey ofhis kingdome. Wherefore thefetwoagreed together; to make prouifion as Haiti Y> and yet.as fecretly as might be, for the war : ari dneuertheleffe, at the thefame time f is " Prefle: Antiocins with daily Embaffadoutsto fome good agreement. T he Sea heate of this bufineffc,Embafladouts from Rhodes, Byzantium, - zicus,as -_ : @ vp tom the Atolians;according to the vfuall courtefie of the Greekes,defiring to take the quarrel. i 0 ea sa anh Bia deletihihadd Thefevwese alkentertainedin Memphis;by Agathocles and Sosiba : oes - Ons we sxandria for the warre: wherein v ; " , a.ore that thevidory would be their own;if they could get;for i= so#fufiicient numberof the gteekstotake their parts.Antio¢husheard only en aMemphis,and how defirous the Governours ofEgyptweros o % Ocal‘mio tout tohe eauethe readier beliefeynot onely for that he knew the difpo on difeourfedtn becaufe the Rhodians,& other Emba nnnee fromSea ee & his fela fohim all after one manner;as being al;deceiued,by ‘i lone BS fetidein called Du- low:Antiochus therfore having wearied himfelfe,at the long, icge a hisienaidii Ge! Ta,which he could not winne:& beingdefirous to refrefh himfelfetian atruce for foure : i g thewiinter which shen came ong aeteucia,durin j aes the Beypts an |
