L. VIVES.
IN (a) a certaine plaine of Campania] L. Scipio and C. Norbanus being Consuls, betweene Capua and Uulturnum was heard a huge clashing of armes, and sounding of martiall instru∣ments, with an horrible noyse and crying, as if two battels had beene there fighting in their greatest furie. This was heard for many dayes together. Iulius Obsequens. Now this Scipio and this Norbanus were the two first Consuls with whom the great Sylla had the first conflict, after * 1.1 his returne into Italy, for they were both of Marius his faction. (b) And already] for when friends and acquaintance meete, and know one another in contrary fronts of battell: then know they well what kinde of warre they are fallen into; and haue a full view of the fruites of ciuill hate: So saith Lucane in his Tharsalia, lib. 4.
—Postquam spacio languentia nullo Mutua conspicuush ab uerunt lumina vultus. Et fratres, nat•…•…sque sicos videre patrésque, Deprehensum est ciuile n•…•…as.——when they from their confronting places, Gazed a good while in each others faces, And fathers mette their sonnes, and brethren there, Then shew'd the warre true eiuill—
(c) Taking of the spoyles] Liuie lib. 79. This fell out when Cynna and Marius sought that desperate battle with Cn. Pompey, father to Pompey the great. Ualerius (lib. 5.) saith that one of Pompeys souldiours killed his owne brother that serued Sertorius in his warres. Liuie * 1.2 putteth Cynna for Sertorius; but both might come to passe: for all the armies were of Cyn∣na's raysing, which not-with-standing were diuided into foure. Cynna led one, Marius an∣other, Q. Sertorius the third, Cn. Carbo the fourth. Orosius writeth that Pompey fought a battle with Sertorius, wherein this tragedy of the two brethren fell out. (d) When they haue written of their fightings, and their] Homer in the warres of Troy, makes the gods to bee at great variance, euen vnto stroakes amongst them-selues: Mars, Venus, and Apollo, against Pallas, Iuno, and Neptune.