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.

Nicephorus Phocas.

NYcephorus Phocas hauing obtaind the Empire after the death of Roma∣nus the younger, rigged out a fleet against the Saracens that had con∣quered Sicily, and led an army against the said people, wasting Asia. The war in Sicily vnder the conduct of his lieutenantes prospered not, but Cilicia, and a great part of Asia, he recouered fortunately, and by night sur∣prized [ D] Antioch, expulsing the Saracens. At last vnder the pretence of war, for grieuing the people with subsides, and the church with tributes, for abasing the coine, and lessening the weight, he became odious to al men, & was slain in his bed by Iohn Zimisees, Theophania his wife letting in the murderers. He raigned x. years, or as Ignatius writeth, six years and so many mon.