The workes of Caius Crispus Salustius contayning the Conspiracie of Cateline The Warre of Iugurth. V. bookes of historicall fragments. II orations to Cæsar for the institution of a co[m]monwealth and one against Cicero.
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The workes of Caius Crispus Salustius contayning the Conspiracie of Cateline The Warre of Iugurth. V. bookes of historicall fragments. II orations to Cæsar for the institution of a co[m]monwealth and one against Cicero.
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Sallust, 86-34 B.C.
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1629.
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CHAP. 21.
Ambassadours are sent from
Lep••is to Metellus. A
discourse of the Phile∣nian
brethren.
BVt together with the
taking of Thala, Am∣bassadours
from the Town
of Leptis came to Metellus;
requesting that he would
send thither a Garrison &
Gouernour: that one Hi∣milear
a Noble man of a fa∣ctious
spirit did affect in∣nouation:
against whom
neither the commands of
the Magistrates, nor the
Lawes were auailable: if
he did not speedily doe it,
their owne safety, the
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Alies of them would bee
much indangered. For the
Leptitanes long since,
from the beginning of the
Iugurthine warre, had sent
to Bestia the Consull, and
afterwards to Rome, to
require friendship and
Aliance. Then hauing got∣ten
a grant of this, they
alwayes remained true &
faithfull, and did per∣forme
with diligence all
the commands of Bestia,
Albinus, and Metellus:
therefore easily they ob∣tained
of the Generall,
whatsoeuer they reque∣sted.
There were sent thither
foure Cohorts of Ligu∣rians,
and C. Annius for
Gouernour. That towne
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was builded by the Sido∣nians,
whom wee haue
heard to come hither in
shippes, flying from
home because of Ciuill
discords. Moreouer it is
seated betwixt the two
Syrtes, who haue their
name imposed from their
nature. For there are two
Gulfes almost in the far∣thest
part of Africke of vn∣like
bignesse, of like con∣dition:
the parts of which,
that are neerest to the
shoare, are of an exceeding
depth: the others are ca∣sually
deepe, and at ano∣ther
season shoaly: for as
soone as the sea groweth
high, and rageth with the
windes, the waues drawe
in slime, sand, and migh∣ty
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stones: by this meanes
the condition of these pla∣ces
is altred with the
winds; they are called Sir∣••es
from their extent.
The language of this
City is somewhat corrup∣ted
by marrying with the
Numidians; but their
Lawes and habit are for
the most part Sidonian
which they retained with
the more facility, because
they liued farre from the
Kings Dominion. For be∣tweene
them, and the po∣pulous
places of Numi∣dia,
there lay vncultiued
and waste grounds. But
because wee are arriued in
these Regions by meane
of the Leptitan affaires, i••
seemeth worth the rela∣tion,
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to remember the
braue and memorable ex∣ploite
of two Carthagi∣nians.
The place intima∣ted
this vnto vs.
At what time the Car∣thaginians
ruled ouer most
of Africke, the Cyrenians
also were rich and power∣full:
the Frontier betwixt
them was sandy and vni∣forme;
there was neither
mountaine, nor riuer to
distinguish their borders:
which cause kept them in
a great▪ and vndisconti∣nued
warre. After their
Armies and Fleetes had
beene often beaten and
chased on both sides, and
that they had much im∣paired
one anothers
strength; they fearing that
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a third party would in¦uade
both the Conquerers
& conquered; taking truce,
they make an agreemēt, that
vpon a day appointed,
their Ambassadors should
depart from their seuerall
homes; at what place they
met one another, that
should be the common
border of both Nations.
Vpon this, two brethren
being sent from Carthage,
whose names were the Phi∣leni,
made hast in their iour∣ney:
the Cyrenians went
more slowly. Whether this
happened by negligence
or casualty, I know no∣thing
at all.
Besides, in those places
a tempest no otherwise
then in the sea restraineth
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passage. For when as the
wind arising on plaine
grounds, and bare of
trees, hath raised vp the
sand from the earth, that
being carried with great
violence filleth both the
mouth and eyes: thus
prospect being hindred,
the iourney is staid.
After the Cyrenians saw
that they were somewhat
the hindermost, and be∣cause
of their neglect, fea∣red
punishment at home;
they taxed the Carthagi∣nians,
that departing be∣fore
their time from their
place of habitation, they
had disturbed the Treaty;
finally they would rather
doe any thing then depart
vanquished. But when the
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Carthaginians required
any other condition, so it
were equall, the Grecians
put the Carthaginians to
their choice, that either
they should bee buried
there quicke, whereas they
desired borders for their
people, or that them∣selues
vpon the same con∣ditions
might proceed
whither they would. The
Philenians allowing the
condition, gaue vp them∣selues
and their liues to
the Common-wealth thus
were they interred aliue.
In that place the Cartha∣ginians
consecrated Al∣tars
to the Philenian bre∣thren,
and other ho∣nours
were instituted for
them in their Country.
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Now I returne to my pur∣pose.
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