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 CVII. booke.

CAius Caesar having vanquished the Trevirs in Gaul, passed over the second time into Germany, but finding no enemie there to make head, returned into France, where the Eburones & other ci∣ties which had conspired, he overcame, put their K. Ambiorix to flight, & followed him in chase. The bodie of P. Clodius slain in the high way Appianeer Boville by T. Annius Milo a competitor of the

Consulship, the Commons of Rome burnt in a funeral fire within the Curia [Hostilia.] By occasion of a se∣ditious variance between two Candidates for a Consulship, namely Hypseus Scipio, and Milo, who with force and armes tried the issue by the eares; Cn. Pompeius was sent out of the Senate to suppresse such enormious debates. Created Consull hee was the third time in his absence, and (which prerogative no man ever had) alone without Colleague. A commission was granted forth to sit upon the death of Pub. Clodius, by vertue where of Milo was iudicially condemned, and had his iudgement to bee banished. A bill was proposed, that C. Caesar notwithstanding he was absent, should bee accepted of in the election of Consuls, albeit M. Cato was unwilling thereto, and gaine said it. Moreover, this book containeth the war∣like acts atchieved by C. Caesar against the Gaules (who generally in maner revolted) under the leading of Vercingetorix the Arvernian: also the painefull sieges of certaine cities, and namely of * 1.1 Avarium in * 1.2 Biturige••, and * 1.3 Gergovia in Auvergne.

Notes

• * 1.1

  ••••••••gesse.
• * 1.2

  in Be••ie.
• * 1.3

  Clerment.