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.

Domitian Nero.

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Domitius Nero, begotten of his father Domitius Aenobarbus, and his mo∣ther [ F] [ G] Agrippina, raigned thirteene yeares. This man for the space of fiue yeares seemed tollerable, whereupon some report that the Emperor [ H] Traian was wont to say. That all Princes do sarre differ from the fiue yeares of Nero. He builded in the citty an Amphitheater, and certaine Banes. He brought Pontus into the order of a prouince, by the permitting of Polemon Regulus, of whom it was called Domus of Polemon: and the same thing did Cottius to the Alpes, their king Cottius being dead, he lead the rest of his li••e with such disho∣nesty, that it would shame any one to re••earse the like things.

He went onwards in his wickednesse so far, that the spared neither his owne, nor others modesty, last of all being cl••d after the manner of Virgins ready to Marrie, the Senate being openly called together, and a doury being bidden, he was maried to all men comming thither, as it had been to a seast, ••nd being couered with the skin of a wilde beast, shewed his pri••ities to both sexes. Hee desiled his mother with incestuous fornication, whom he afterwards he put to death. He married Octauia and Sabina, by s••r-name Poppea, their husbandes being slaine. Then Galba a far of in Spaine, and C. Iulius tooke away the Em∣pire. Assoone as Nero had vnderstood of Galbaes comming, and that it was ordained by the senteuce of the Senat, that his neck being put within a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 after the maner of his ancestours, he should be whipped to death with roddes. [ A] he being for••aken on euery side, and going forth of the citty at midnight Pbaon Epaphroditus, Nephitus, and Sporus the Euunuch following him, whom s••m∣times Nero had assaied to turne into a woman, being gelded, he thrust him∣selfe thorough with a sword, the filthy Euunuch Sporus, of whom we haue spo∣ken, helping his trembling had when truly before none being found of •• hom he might be striken he cried out, Is it so that I haue neither friend, nor enemy? I haue liued dishonorably, & shall die more dishonorably. He died the thirty two year of his age: the Drusians so greatly loued this man, that they sent Ambassadors requiring leaue to build a monument for him: But all the prouincesand Rome so reioyced for his d••ath, that the people being clad with [ B] the cappes of slaues set at liberty, tryumphed, as though they had beene deliuered from a cruell Maister [ C] [ D]