L. VIVES.
MArs (a) his nation] The Romaines, both for their valors, and their originall from Mars his sonne. So many of the writers call diuerse Romaines, Martiall m•…•…nded. (b) Hadria∣•…•…s] * 1.1 Fourteenth Emperour of Rome, adopted by Traian, whom he succeeded. But enuying his fathers glory amongst others, he gaue the Persians back Armenia, Mesopotamia and Assyria (which Tr•…•…an had wone from them by conquest) setting Euphrates as bounder to the Em∣pire, and calling home the armie. Eutrop. lib. 8. The reason I thinke was because it was an olde saying, that that generall that led an army beyond Euphrates and the cittie Ctesiphon, should neuer haue good fortune: which hapned to Crassus; and Traian himselfe neuer came into Italy from the Parthian conquest. (c) The said] Eutrop. Assyria by the Antoni•…•… 〈◊〉〈◊〉, bretheren, Mesopotamia by Galienus, vnder the conduct of Odenatus: Armenia for Diocletia•…•… vnder Ga∣lerius. (d) Iulian] He began his raigne in the Cities MCXVI. yeare: Consuls, Mamertinus and Ne•…•…tta: A great foe to Christianitie, being ouer-throwne by the Parthians at Ctesiphon, * 1.2 by his death hee left the whole armie and state in a desperate case. (e) Middle] So that the bounds were not remooued by force, but by condition of peace. (f) Iouianus] A Pannonian, being made Emperor by the soldiours, in this extremitie of Iulians procuring, he was faine to * 1.3 conclude a disgracefull peace with the Parthians; but necessitie hath no law. Hee gaue them the towne Nisibides, and part of the vpper Mesopotamia, and so came the Empires bounds to be remooued.