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Show Thefift Bookeof thefirftpare Cuaro6.7. Romans viedto be intheiriourncyes, of things needfull in all occafions¢ as alfo what ineftimable painés they tooke in this defcent, about the conueyance of theinfelues and all their carriages downethe mountaines. The next day they refted ,ftaying for Popilin and his company,who hardly or perhaps neuer, fhould hauc‘ouertaken them, if the Ene- mie had followed, and fervpon him from aloft. Thethird and fourth daies journeyes were like vntothe firft: faue that cuftome,and the neereneffe to their waies end without meeting enemy, caufedthem the betterto endure thelabour. Perfews could not be ignorant ofthe Romans comming towards him:fincethey fought with-hismen-vponthe paflage,three daiestogether; he lying fo nigh,that hemight welneere ‘have heard thenoyfe. Yetwas he fo poffeffed with feare ; that hee neither ftitred 10 to helpe ‘his owne men, or to hinder the Conful, nor made any prouifion for that which mightfall out;butas one void ofcounfaile,fate hearkening afterthe event. Foure onely:paflagesthere were,leading into Tempe: the firft by Connus; which the Romans wereivnableto force : the fecond and third were the fame which Martius had attemptedinvaineyandanotherlike vntoit : the laft; by the Citie of Dium out of Macedon: Allthefe were fufficiently guarded :andwhofocuer would feeke any other way, muft bee faine to take fuch paines as Mertivs had vndergone.. The entrance by Dium was fairerthan any ofthe reft: whereof only the King had benefit ; for that his enemies could not getthither, faue through the valley it{elfe,tnto which they muft firft pierceanother way. Dium ftood vpon the foot ofthe huge mountaine Olympus, about a mile 20 from thefea: ofwhich mile, the Riuer Helecon becomming there lake, anid called Baphyras,took vp the one halte;the reft being fuchasmighteafily have beenefortified. Befidesiall thefe,there wasin the middeft of Tempe,a paflage which ten men'mighteafily keepe:'where the fpurtes of the mountaines, reaching farre into the valley, ‘drew neere tothe very bankes ofPeneus, a goodly and deeperiuer which ran thorow. it): Where- fore riothing had beene moreeafie, thanto make the Conful repent him ofhis troublefomeiourney : if Perfews could haite feene his owne aduantages. For the Roman Ar- mi¢ was not onely in illcafeto fight, after the vexation ofthat miferable trauaile : but muft needs have either perifhedfor want of viduals, or bin inforced to return the fame way that it came, if the King had made good the ftreight of Diumi. To hairereturned, and climbed vp with their Elephants€écai riages, againft thoferocks, from which,with extreamelabour, they could hardly get downe, it feemes a matter of impofibilitie : e- Speciallyconfidering; howthe émemy fronyabgue their heads, would haue beaten vpon then; being now aware ofthe path which they had taken, though he knew it not when they ftole away from him. Itmay therefore be choughtftrange,that the Romans did not tathertaketheiriourney into Macedon,fromthe fideofIllyria, whencethat kingdome had oftenbeene inuadedsas lying open on that part? than put themfelues to the trouble ofbreaking into Tempe 3whence,afterthat they were arrined, there was no meanes to efcape,:;without enforcing oneof thofe paffages, which they defpairedtowinne. For hee no fooner heard thatthe Enemidwas comeoucrthe mountaines into Tem pe; than 49 heefared like one out-of hiswittes ; faying, That hee was vanquifhed,and had loft all withoutbatraile, Herewithall hebegantotakeourofDium; what hee could carry 2way imhafte ; and traightwayes'abandoned the Towne. In the fame vehemencie of amazement, hee fent aftrait commandement to' Theffalonica, that the Arfenall there fhould be fet on fire :andto Pella,that his treafutesthere thould be caft into the fea : #s ifthe Romans werelike prefently to be matters of thefe two Cities. Wicezs,who was appointed to drownethetreafiire, performedit haftily as wellas he could : though foone afteryhis matter grew forie for theloffe ; and it was all, in amanner, reconered by Diuers from vnderthe water, But CAndronicus,who had-chargeto fet fire on'the Kings50 Arfenall, deterred thie execution ; forefeeing that repentance might follow+ andfo he preuentedthe dammage. Whether wicess, for his abfolate aiid: blinde obedience, ot Andy onicus, for his carefulkprovidence) therited the greater commendation, or more eafie pardon'; it refted inthe King to interpret: "Phe rewardof their feruice, was this. Pérfeus'growing afhamedof his madeowardizé) that appeared inthis haftie' direction ; caufedthem bothtobeflaine. Al(rhofe poore men, ‘which had fetche -his treafure out ofthe ‘Sea by theirdiuing, ‘were payed their Wages after the fame fort': that 10 there might be no witnefle of thekKings bafé folly" Suchénd mutt they feare, who are Priuieto dithonourable actions ofgreat Princes! If Perfews would haue gone litely wOrke, CHaviei§.7. libeeieteninnitninha ofthe Lliftory of theW,7] worke, for the hiding of his faule, then mutt he fo royally haue-behavedshimfelte, thae nomanimight belecue himtobetheauthor of any.vnworthy:actior counfaile, But his vertue wasiof no fuch Capacitie/ Heethoughtiv enough to layithe blamé; vipionz others: Andtherefore;taving called Hippie away(theCaptaine which had-konped ithe Cont fulonithetop ofche mountaine) and A/elepiodatus; from defenceafthe piallnges) whereS tothey were by hin appointed:he tated thentopenly;faying:that they hadbetrayedvns tothe Hinemy the gates andbars of Macedon: Ofthis repréach,ifthey would dif{chargé them felnés,by laying it vpon him; to'whonioftight itbelonged': then might they. hate fpedsasdidWictanand Andronicus; | ean fh £6 «PheConful aareéus had great caufeto reioyce; for thatthe King fo haftily-relinguix thed his poffeflion ofTempe,andall the paflages leading thereisitozfincetheskomanArs my,thisnotwithftanding,was hardly ableto fubfilt,for wantofividuals.Hecoo' Diurt! withoucrefiftance ; andthence went forward into Macedon s,wherein havirigrerauclleds abouva dayes iourney, and gotten onetownethat yeelded, hewas compelled by meee lacke of food forhis men,to returneback towards Theffaly His fect cate: to! him,! in this time of neceffivie, well appointedto haue holpen him inthe warre, » but hauingleft behinde,at Magnefia, the {hips of burthen, whictrearried the pronifions.! Whereforeit fellouthappily,thar one ofhis Lieutenants had beenecarefullzoloccupy oneofthe Caftles about Tempe;which were forfaken by the Macedonians;for bythofewaies onely 36 might cornebe broughtinto the Army. To meet the foonerwiththis cornej; whieh was moft defiroully expected , he forfooke Dium,and wenttoPhila; by which foolifh iourney.(ifnot worfe than foolith )yhee loft more, than'alittle ithe longerfafting liad bert worth. It.is probablethathis carts, with all or che moft ofhis flores were loft among the mountaines: for otherwife it had beene madnefle to purhimfelfeon fuch an enterprife, foflendetly provided, as that without enforcement, or fight of the Enemie; hee thould befaineto quite it: Howfocueritiwas : men thought him acoward, | orat-leaft a badde manofiwarre; fince hethus recoyled-atid gaueiofl; when it moft behooued himto haue profecuted the action: af O19 : a By-vnderftandinig the folly, or cowardize of Atantius; the King recollected him fel fes 6 Ynderftood his owne error; fouglitro hide it by fuch poore meanesas hane been. thew3 ed,and labouredto make whatamendshe couldHequickly repoffefled the towne of Ditimwhich he hattily repaired, findingit dif-mantled by the Romans, This done;he encampedftrongly by the River of Enipeus: meaning thereto ftop the Enemies procee- dingalithat Sumner. Leffe diligence, more timely vied, would have beene enough, not onely toyhatie deliucied Martins into bisand, who had beguiledhim withan idle hopg ofpeace:: but to haue ginen him facha noblevictoty, as might caufe the Romans to feek agood'end ofthe warte vponfaire conditions,and not to beginagaine inshalhe, vet rol recouery and fortification ofDiam,wasto the Conful an exceeding hindeaeae, jor lite tle ortiothing could afterward be done toward the conqueft inyhand, in all the continus aice of his office: Onely the towne of Heraclea, ftanding on therivet of Peneus, fue 4° miles from Dium,was taken by force,orrather by a tricke of climing vpon,mens headss fomewhat after the manner of our tumblers. But it made fuel defence as it could, and was hot giuen yp for feare. After this, Atartins did feta bold facetowar ap Tiameted ne ais inte as af would hauetaken it againe,and haue driven the king further.off ; a though Hee weil € ving: hope was nothing like fo great: his chiefe.ca re, being to prouidefor his fent the Admiral] ro make attempt vpon the Sea- Towns, Theflalonica, Ca ane ! ry sDer persnnn ‘ metrias,and others. Allthefe were aflayed: butin vaine, Koctane's Were wafted and fome companies, that fundrytimes panies seh tha i we my yi Ms Wweredtill putto theworfe.As for the Towne ri folioysher ; i 2 ; dL saci ac | ed oit.tither by land orfea; by reafon of the Cogn aia by Ania, vntothe fleet. Wherefore the Admieall fecting aie she sc and receiuing hurt)vneid and Antigonea,(landing neereto eachvot nee ae a one oy: eae aera fa fong hither from king Prujias. ae i Wane ee cet. nmringing twenty fhippeso Ee er tie. i. 6 rtune at Caffan iyCay: With thisacceffe offrength, the Admiral _ om Oe towne: which Whichwas bad. There was anewditch lately Pe: o rhatbecame of the carth raken ad whilethe Romans werefilling vp, queftion was,made, wha, At)wa ned, d, shat, there -kearne this occa yass lear By lion e bank occalic the this s i By vpon ke, not lay it that } thencesfor i |