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IAnus (a) his temple] Ianus was a god, whose temple-dore beeing opened, was a signe of wars, and being shut, of peace vnto Rome on all partes. This was erected by Numa, nere Argiletus * 1.1 his Sepulchre, as a monument of the fight against the Sabines, wherein a great deale of water bursting in at that gate, gaue the Romaines much furtherance to the victorie. And therevpon, it was decreed that that gate should be opened as it were to giue assistance in all designes of warre. He (that is, Numa) was the first that shut the gate that he builded, as saith Macrobi∣us, Saturnal. 1.) and Manlius the second time, after the first Punike warre. Augustus thirdlie. Liu. lib. 1. (b) true God] Therefore Christ our Sauiour gaue his disciples that peace which the world cannot giue (c) One yeare reckned] T. Manlius Torquatus &c. C. Attilius were Con∣sulls this yeare, if wee shall beleeue Eutropius, who is no bad historian. These Consulls ha∣uing triumphed ouer the Sardes, and hauing procured a settled peace both by sea and land, shut the gates of Ianus Quirinus, which not many monthes after was opened againe: A. L Posthumus Albinus, and Cn. Fuluius Centimalus beeing Consulls: or as others saie, Sp: Car∣bilius was in Fuluius his place: In the Illirian warre: