same time governed Hispania Ʋlterior, mended and cleared the Roads, then much infested by Robbers. He also put the Laws in Execution, and supported the Authority of the Judges. Twelve Years after, that Province revolting, Calpurnius Piso first, and then Sulpicius Galba ap∣peased those Commotions. Much Coin is often found in Spain with the Name of Piso stampt upon it. Peace being restored by the Conduct of Piso, and Galba, the Government was again committed to ten Legats, at the time that the Cimbri, a Northern People, like an impetuous Torrent, having spread themselves thro' many Provinces of the Roman Empire, passed over into Spain. Here by the Valour of the Romans, and Natives, they were obliged to turn back again into France, and Italy, in the Year 645. This same Year, Q. Servilius Cepio, gave the Lusitani a great Overthrow; in what quality he commanded, does not appear; but certain it is, that three Years after, the same Cepio being Consul, the Lusitani were revenged of the Romans, giving them a greater Defeat than that they had received. Two Years after this, being 650. after the Building of Rome, the Cimbri, mixed with the Germans, broke into Spain a second time, and were again Repulsed by the Celtiberi, and drove back into France, Lucius Cornelius Dolabella being Proconsul in that Province, quieted the Lusitani, in the Year 655. No sooner was that Province appeased, but the following Year another War broke out among the Celtiberi, the Consul Titus Didius was sent to command there. The Armies met, and came to a Battle, which lasted the whole Day, till Night parted them, without deciding the Suc∣cess, the loss being equal on both sides. The Consul made use of Policy, and caused all his own Dead to be taken up, and buryed by Night. Next Day the Spaniards imagining all the loss had fallen on their side, despairing of Success, submitted themselves upon such Conditi∣ons as the Romans would impose. In that War 20000 of the Arevaci are said to have been slain; a great number, if Authors mistake not. Because the Termestini often revolted, con∣fiding in the strength of their City, it was ordered to be destroyed, and laid level with the Ground, and the Inhabitants to come down into the Plain, and live in Villages, without pre∣suming to Fortifie them. An entire Company of Robbers submitted themselves, and upon promise of Pardon, delivered themselves up to the Consul, with their Wives, Children and Goods, all whom, nevertheless, he put to the Sword. A base Action, yet it seems not much disapproved of at Rome, since for his other Actions they allowed Didius to Triumph. Quin∣tus Sertorius served in this War as a Tribune, or Colonel, and gained great honour, by saving the Romans that were in Garrison at Castulon, from being all murdered, as was agreed be∣twixt those Citizens, and the Geriseni, supposed to be the People of Jaen. Sertorius hearing the uproar, for they had began to put their Design in execution, ran out, and gathering such as had escaped the slaughter, fell upon the Townsmen, and revenged the Death of those that had been slain. Thence he marched to the Geriseni, who being deceived, by the Cloaths of the People of Castulon, which he had caused his Soldiers to put on, received him with joy, a great number of them were killed, the rest sold as Slaves. All these things happened in Hispania Citerior, during the five Years Government of Didius. For in the Year 657. the Consul Pub∣lius Licinius Crassus came into Hispania Ʋlterior, and in the sixth Year of his command ob∣tained a Triumph at Rome, for the Actions he had performed there. It is thought, there he gathered those Riches which made his Son Marcus Crassus the richest Citizen in Rome. Du∣ring the time that Crassus was in Spain, Fulvius Flaccus by his good conduct, quieted some stirs that happened among the Celtiberi, in the Year 660. At which time, Italy was all in a flame with the Civil Wars kindled by Marius and Cinna, against Sylla, and many of the Nobility were by them put to Death. Marcus Crassus, whose Father and Mother had been put to Death, fled into Spain, where he had many Friends, on account of Favours they had received from his Father; but most Towns being of Marius's Faction, he durst not appear in publick, and therefore hid himself in a Cave, which was in the Land of one Vibius Paciecus, an intimate Friend of his. Who being informed of his coming, lest his going to see him might cause some suspicion, ordered a Slave every day to leave such Provision as he would give him, up∣on a certain Rock, threatning him with Death, if he durst go to see who it was for, or dis∣close the secret. In this manner Crassus lived for some time, till the News was brought, that Marius and Cinna, were overthrown by Sylla. Then coming out of the Cave, by fair means, he drew to his Party, many Cities of Spain, and among them, Malaga, which, nevertheless, was plundered by the Soldiers, against his will, as he pretended, but perhaps, he only coun∣terfeited, and had permitted it to gain the good Will of the Army. The Cave where Cras∣sus lay hid is shown to this day, betwixt Ronda, and Gibraltar, near a Town, called Ximena, in which, 'tis said, are all the marks that Plutarch gives of it.
From those Civil Wars at Rome, sprang another in Spain, which, tho' at first it appear'd inconsiderable, yet for the space of nine Years it withstood, and often foiled the Roman Pow∣er; but at last ended to their satisfaction. Quintus Sertorius was the Man that managed it, he was by Birth an Italian, of mean Parentage, at Narsium, a Town near Rome. His Valour was great, as has before been hinted. In the Civil Wars of Italy, he sided with Marius, lost an Eye, and was by Sylla Proscribed, which is the same as Outlawed. To save his Life, and believing, that in this confusion, every one would keep whatever he could possess himself of, he being well beloved, both by the Soldiers, and Natives, fled into Spain, resolving to make good his Party there. To this intent he secured the Ports, and left one Salinator with a sufficient Force to guard the Passes of the Pyrenean Mountains, whilst he himself went farther