Et Ceromatico fert Nicerteria collo. Feasts also and meriments kept in regard of such vi∣ctories, as some thinke, were so called. But whether in respect of these Niceteria, Dorus was tearmed Nicetoriorum centurio, like as another in this author they called Comitem Solennio∣rum: or whether there might be a companie of souldiors, which for good lucke sake went un∣der the name of Niceterij, like as others were called Invicti, Victores, &c. of whom he was a Cen∣turion, I cannot determine: But I rather encline to this latter conjecture, for that hee speaketh immediatly before of Scutarij, who without question were souldiors.
(f) I find, that as well the Generall of the Cavallerie, as of the Infanterie, even in this au∣thor, was called Magister Armorum: and it was not onely, as the Logicians say, Praedicatum, to them both, but equivalent also to Magister militiae. Here it is to bee understood, of the Ge∣nerall of the horsemen, Marcellus.
(g) This Cyneas,] a wise Counsellor, was sent from king Pyrrhus to Rome, for to treat a∣bout peace & amitie, but by the means of Appius Claudius the Blind, was denyed, and returned home without effect. Flor. Epitom. in. 13. lib. T. Livij. Being demaunded of the king his ma∣ster, What he thought of the Senat of Rome? he said, They sat in counsell as if they had been so many Kings, or Gods, as some write.
(h) Odeum] was in Rome a certaine Theatre or Shew-place, for Poets and Musitians to contend in for the prize and victorie.
(i) (k) Whereas in the Romane legion there were Hastati, Principes, and Pilani, who al∣so are called Triarij: They were so marshalled in battaile during the free State, as that the Ha∣stati stood in the vaward, Pilani in the rereward; whereupon Antepilani in this place must of necessitie be Principes, i. the maine battell, according to the auncient maner of array. Liv. Yet it seemeth here that this maner of embattelling was altered in the emperours time, and Principes were placed formost.
(l) Primani] were souldiors Primae Legionis, i. of the first legion, like as Secundani of the se∣cond, Vicesimani of the twentieth, &c. As for the Castra praetoria, which he tearmeth here Confir∣matio, I take it to be that place of strength or quarter within the campe, where were Principia and Praetorium: in the battel also where the Primani and Principes serve or be marshalled ordinarily.
(m) Mirmillones;] Sword-fencers in Rome, using to exhibit sport unto the people. They were well armed, and thereupon called Hoptomachi, as also Secutores, and commonly matched in opposition with Retiarij, otherwise tearmed Threces, or Thraces, and Tunicati, for that they were lightly appointed; as you may read in Ausonius:
Quis Mirmilloni componitur aequimanus? Thrax.
See more of these in Sueton. Caligula.
(n) A Tribune here is called Vacans, namely, such an one as was enrolled extraordinarily, and not promoted thereto by degrees of service. These also as well as others placed in any dignitie after that maner by other authors, are expresly tearmed Ascripti, and Ascriptitij. For thus wri∣teth Ael. Lampridius in Alexandro Severo, Nec qu••mqua passus est esse in Palatinis nisi necessarios homines: iureiur ando deinde constrinxit, ne quem ascriptum, id est, vacantem haberet, ne annonis rem∣pub. gravaret. Also Terbellius Pollio in Balista; where Valerianus the Emperour, in a letter unto Balista, seemeth to joy, that by his counsell, nullum ascriptitium, i. vacantem haberet, & Tribunum nullum stipatorem, qui non verè pugnaret. But take this for my conjecture onely, as touching Tribu∣nus vacans. I will gladly yeeld to him that shall bring a more probable reason of this tearme.
(o) Dion writeth, That Augustus admitted certain Batavian horsemen to keepe residence in Rome within campe: How ever Tranquillus Suetonius affirmeth, that hee allowed no more than three cohorts to harbour within the citie, and those, sine castris. But it seemeth, that by oc∣casion of many strangers conflowing to Rome, who could not be received in the hostelries and ordinarie Innes, there was a certaine place assigned by it selfe for their lodging, called therupon Castra peregrina, or Peregrinorum. And of this opinion is Guidus Pancirolus de 1••. Regionibus urb. Rom.