The Romane historie vvritten by T. Livius of Padua. Also, the Breviaries of L. Florus: with a chronologie to the whole historie: and the Topographie of Rome in old time. Translated out of Latine into English, by Philemon Holland, Doctor in Physicke

Of the LXXX booke.

THe Italian nations were by the Senat enfranchised, and obteined the freedome of Rome. The Sam∣nites who onely continued in armes banded againe with Cinna and Marius. By them was Plancius slaine and his armie defeated. Cinna and Marius together with Carbo and Sertorius were possessed of Ianiculum, and being discomfited and repelled by Octavius the Consull, retired and departed. Marius spoiled and laid desolate Antium, Aricia, & Lavinium three colonies. When as now the nebilitie and LL. of the Senate had no hope at all left to withstand the contrary faction, by reason of the cowardise and treacherie as well of souldiours as leaders, who upon corruption either would not fight at all, or else went over to the adverse part; Cinna and Marius were received into Rome: who as if it had beene an enemie-cittie forced by assault, made havocke of all with saccage and massacres. In this garboile Cn. Octavius the Consull lost his life, and all the nobilitie of the other side were murdered: and among the rest, M. Antonius a most eloquent oratour, and C. Caesar: whose heads were set upon the pulpit Rostra. Yong Crassus the sonne was by the horsemen of Fimbria killed: and Crassus the father, because he would

not endure any indignitie unworthie his vertue, fell upon his owne sword. Without any assembly or ele∣ction at all, L. Cinna and C. Marius declared themselves Consuls for the next yeere: and the same day whereon they entered into their magistracie, Marius caused Sex. Licinius a Senatour, to bee throwne downe the rocke Tarpcia: and after many wicked and heinous outrages committed upon the Ides of Ia∣nurie, he departed out of this world a man whose vices (if they were weighted together with his vertues) hardly could it be determined, whether he were in warre a better souldiour, or in peace a more daunge∣rous citizen. For the common weale which hee in his armour saved, the same in his long' gowne hee overthrew, first, with all manner of cousenage and deceit; and last, by plaine hostilitie and force of armes.