Gratianus.
GRatianus was borne at Sirmium and raigned with his father Valentini∣an eight years, and eighty five daies with his vnckle, and brother three
The historie of Iustine Containing a narration of kingdomes, from the beginning of the Assyrian monarchy, vnto the raigne of the Emperour Augustus. VVhereunto is newly added a briefe collection of the liues and manners of all the emperours succeeding, vnto the Emp. Rodulphus now raigning. First written in Latine by that famous historiographer Iustine, and now againe newly translated into English, by G.W.
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- The historie of Iustine Containing a narration of kingdomes, from the beginning of the Assyrian monarchy, vnto the raigne of the Emperour Augustus. VVhereunto is newly added a briefe collection of the liues and manners of all the emperours succeeding, vnto the Emp. Rodulphus now raigning. First written in Latine by that famous historiographer Iustine, and now againe newly translated into English, by G.W.
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- Justinus, Marcus Junianus.
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- 1606.
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"The historie of Iustine Containing a narration of kingdomes, from the beginning of the Assyrian monarchy, vnto the raigne of the Emperour Augustus. VVhereunto is newly added a briefe collection of the liues and manners of all the emperours succeeding, vnto the Emp. Rodulphus now raigning. First written in Latine by that famous historiographer Iustine, and now againe newly translated into English, by G.W." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A13980.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 13, 2024.
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yeares, with the same brother, and Theodosius foure years, and with them all and Arcadius six months.
This Emperour ouerthrew thirty thousande Almans at Argentoratum in Gallia. When he vnderstood that the Gothes, Triballians, the Hunnes, and A∣lant the basest people of the world, did possesse, Thracia and Dacia, as though those lands had bene their inheritance, so that by their meanes the name of the Romaines was in daunger to be vtterly extinct. He called for Th••odosius out of Spayne, and by the consent of all men, in the three and thirtieth yeare of his age gaue ouer the Empire to him.
This Gratian was not meanely learned, for he was able to make an artifi∣ciall [ A] verse, speak eloquenly, and to open a co••trouersie like a perfect Ora∣tor. Day and night he meditated on death. His greatest pleasure was to be∣leeue the diuine law, and to attaine those things which he had therein desti∣nated to himselfe, for he was a conquerour of lust, pleasures, and delicates. And he had bin good to all, if he had giuen his mind to sway the common∣wealth, wherein he was defectiue both in knowledge to rule, or inclination to learne that faculty. For when he neglected the Army, and preserred a few hyreling Alanes, be••ore the auncient Romain souldiors, and became a com∣panion and friend to the Barbarians, so that he would trauell in their habite, he drew vpon him the hatred of the souldiors. In his time Maximius, which [ B] rebelled in Britannia, came into Gallia, and was there receyued by those Le∣gyons which were discontented with Gratian, and so put him to slight, wher∣in he dyed after he had lyued onely 28. yeares.