Of the LXXXVI. booke.
THat yeere, wherein C. Marius (the sonne of C. M••rius) was by forcible meanes and strong hand created Consull before he was twentie yeeres of age; C. Fabius in Affricke was burnt quicke in his owne pav••lion, for his bloudie crueltie and greedie avarice. L. Philippus lieutenant un∣to Sylla, seized Sardinia, after he had d••scomfited and slaine. Q. Antonius the Pretour. Sylla contracted a league with the States of Italie, to put them out of feare that he would not bereave them of their freedome of Rome and libertie of suffrages, lately graunted unto them. In like manner, upon assu∣red confidence (that he had alreadie) of undoubted victorie, he commaunded all those that were in suite and resorted unto him for iurisdiction, to adiourne their apparance in court, and to appeare at Rome. Whiles the cittie yet was divided and distracted two waies, L. Damasippius the Pretour, having accor∣ding to the will and pleasure of C. Marius the Consull, gathered the Senate together, massacred all the nobilitie of the cittie. Out of which number Q. Mutius Scaevola the Arch-Pontifie, as hee fled, was in the very porch and entrie of Vestaries temple murdered. Besides, this booke conteineth the war renewed by L. Muraeim against M••thridates in Asia.