Of the CXXX. booke.
MArcus Antonius, in his rioting time with Cleopatra, entred into the province of Media with eighteen legions, and sixteene thousand horsemen; levied warre upon the Parthians, and after he had lost two of his legions, seeing nothing chieve well on his side, he retired back. But efisoons the Parthians followed him in chase: whereupon in exceeding fearfull hast and great perill of the whole armie, he returned into Armenia: so as in 27 daies he fled three hundred myles. About 8000 men hee lost by tempesteous weather. But he was himselfe the occasion that he suffered these daungerous tempests, over and besides the Parthian warre which unfortunately he enterprised, because he would not winter in Armenia, for hast he made to his love Cleopatra.