Annibalianus Constantius and Constans.
ANnibalianus the kinsman of Dalmatius Caesar, gouerned Armenia, and the Nations adioyning to it. In the meane time Constantius and Con∣stans fell at variaunce about the right of Italy. While that Constantius being drunke, and in the likenesse of a robber, ranged into his brothers coun∣trey, he was taken and beheaded, and cast into the Riuer Alsa, not far srom A∣quyliea. Constans giuen much to hunting, while he wandered thorough for∣rests and wild Woods, Chrestyus, Marcellinus, and Magnentius, with some o∣ther [ B] millitary men conspired his death, who hauing agreed vpon the day, Mar∣cellinus did inuite many to supper as though he would celebrate the birth day of his sonne. Wherefore the banquet being late in the night Magnentius a rose, saying that he would goe ease his body, and then put on a venerable ha∣bite. Which when constans vnderstood he made meanes to fly away, but was ouertaken and slaine by Gayon, at Halena neere Pyrence, 13. yeares after he was made Emperor, for he was Caesar 3. yeares before, and so he liued 27. yeares. He was a lame man in his feete, and had the gout in the ioynts of his hands, he was fortunate, for the temperance of the ayre in his dominion, for aboundance of fruites, and for not being annoyed with the Barbarians, which benifites had beene greater if he had aduanced worthy men Lieutenants, and not sold those [ C] places. When his death was knowne Petrainus, the generall of the Souldiers, tooke vpon him the Empire in Pannonia at Mursia. From whom Constantius not long after tooke awaye the kingdome, who liued to a great age giuing himselfe to all voluptuousnesse, being easie to be ouertaken with folly.