Of the LXVII. booke.
AVrelius Scaurus lieutenant to the Consull, was with his armie overthrowne by the Cimbri∣ans, and himselfe taken prisoner. When by them he was called forth to counsell (at what time as they intended a voiage into Italie) in which he seemed to fright them for passing over the Alpes, saying, That the Romanes might not possibly be overcome; he was by Bolus their king a proud and fierce prince, killed. At the same enemies hands Cn. Manlius Cos. and Q. Servilius Caepio, Pro-con∣sull, received an overthrow in the field and lost both their campes. Slaine there were foureskore thou∣sand souldiours: of porteri, scullians, landers, and such followers of the camp besides, fortie thousand. By the verdict and censure of the people of Rome, Caepio (through whose rashnes this losse and overthrow hapned) was condemned: and he was the first after king Tarquine whose goods were confiscat; and final∣ly deprived he was of his government. In the triumph of C. Marius, Iugurtha with his two sonnes was led before his chariot: and afterwards murdred in prison. Marius entred into the Senat, with his trium∣phant mantell of estate, which never any man before him had done, & for feare of the Cimbrians war he continued in his magistracie many yeeres together. To his second and third Consulship hee was cho∣sen * 1.1 absent, and hee attained to bee Consull the fourth time: which hee gaped for, albeit hee dissembled