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.

Claudius Tyberius.

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CLaudius Tyberius, the sonne of Lyuia, and the sonne in [ A] [ B] law of Caesar Octauius, raigned twenty foure yeares. This man whose name was, Claudius Tyberius Nero, was elo∣quently caled of Iesters Caldius Biberius Nero, he was skil∣full inough in millitary discipline, and fortunat inough vnder Augustus before he was made Emperor, so that the gouernment of the commmon-wealth was not without [ C] cause committed vnto him.

He had a certaine knowledge of learning, wherein he was more excellent then in eloquence; but he was of an euill nature, of a cruel, couetous, and trea∣cherous disposition, faining that he would do those things, which he neare meant; seeming offended with those, of whom he tooke counsel: and seeming to beare goodwill, to those whom he hated. He was better for suddaine an∣swers, and counsels, then long deliberated. Finally, he fainedly refused the Empire, deriued from his auncestors, the which thing he had subtilty brought to passe, cruelly searching out, what men did say or thinke of him, which thing [ D] was the destruction of al good and vpright men. For the wringing out of their mindes by long speeches, that they thought the greatnesse of the affaires of the Empire did decline, according to his fained iudgement, their last destructi∣on immediatly followed. This man brought the Cappado••ians into a prouince, their King Arceslaus beeing deposed: he repressed the thefts of the Getulians, and crafryly entrapped Marobaelius King of the Switzers. When he pun••••he••,

the guiltlesse, and guilty were all in one state, and in like manner both his own friends, and strangers; the discipline off warfare being left, Armenia was taken away by the Parthians, Maesia by the Dacians, Hungaria by the people of Sar∣matia, and Fraunce of the bordering Nations. This man after the 78. year, and 4. moneth of his age, was murthered by the treasons of Caligula.