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.

Domitianus.

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DOmitianus the sonne of Domicilla a free-woman, and the brother of Ti∣tus, [ A] [ B] raigned xv. yeares. This man at the first fained clemency, nei∣ther to be so cowardly as he was, seemed more tollerable both in the time of peace and warre: therefore he vanquished the Cattians and the Ger∣mans, and made most iust Lawes. He builded many houses in Rome, eyther [ C] begun afore, or from the foundations: He repaired the bookes which were consumed with burning, copies being sent for euery where, especially from Alexandria. He was so skilful an Archer, that he would shoot his arrowes be∣twix: the fingers of a mans hand being stretched out a farre off. Afterwards he waxing cruel through murders, began to punish good men, and after the manner of Caligula, he constrained men to call him Lord, and God, and all tokens of honor. Being ridicolously left off, he followed swarmes of flies: he raged in lust, the filthy excercise wherof, the Graecians euer named Clinopa∣len. Whereupon it was aunswered to one, demaunding whether any one was in the Pallace, Not a fly, With these his cruelties, and especially with the [ D] iniury of his words, wherein he was grieued to be called a Whoremonger, Anthony being stirred vp, hauing the gouernment of the higher Germ••ny, took away the Empire. Who being slaine in a battell by Normannus Appius, Domitianus waxing farre more cruell against all kindes of men raged euen against his owne friendes, after the manner of brute beasts.