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The 27. Day.
CAius Marius a noble Romane was borne as vpon this day, this Marius was Consull at Rome 7. times, of whose tri∣umphes and victories during that time you shall reade them in their places and in their time. Likewise C••. Carbo,* 1.1 who was Con••ull at that time in Rome with Marius, when ciuil warres were betweene Silla and Marius and slaine in that yeare of his Consulship by Pompei the great, being then but a yong man, was also borne with Marius as vpon this daie.
Romulus b••••lded a Temple at Rome to Iupiter S••ator in that place where hee sta••ed when he fled from the Sabines, who had then secretlie entred into Rome through the treache∣rie of Tarpe••a to reuenge the rauishment of their daughters, and young Sabine virgins, who were entised and deceaued by Romulus,* 1.2 then Romulus being forced with shame to flie, lif∣ted vp his hand to heauen, and praised Iupiter to staie the flight of his people, and they staied vppon a sudden, and in that place Romulus builded a temple as vppon this day to Iupiter, the staier backe of Romulus and of his people.
Iouinianus after the death of Iulian the Apostata,* 1.3 was by the consent of the armie in Persea chosen as vppon this day to haue the administration and rule of the Empire, a verie good Prince and a religious Emperour, for hee instituted that the tithes should bee paied to the Churches, how be it hee had litle good successe, for hee fell sicke and died within eight moneths,* 1.4 after, 365.
As vpon this daie died Martianus at Constantinople in the seauenth yeare of his raigne, He from a meane souldier first in Lidia became emperour of all Greece, hee recouered the Em∣••••e being much tro••led and also weakned, at that time hee as∣••••aged the furie of the Par••••ians, and subdued the Uandoles, and vanquished Attila king of the Gotes,* 1.5 and concluded peace with all countries, for hee loued peace, and would often say, Arma non induamus, dum pace potiri possumus, 458.