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this circumstance giving rise to a rumor that he staid Milia view to something extraordinary, he resumed his voy- age, and with the wind almost fuli against him arrivedat Rhodes ; having been much taken with the pleas ant-nesi and wholsonienesse of the istand, froin the time of his landing there in his return fro in Armenia. Here Contenting himself with a moderate house, and a Co try-seat not much larger, near the town, he led entiret y a privateli se ; taking his wallis semetimes abolit the Gymnasia without any servant to attend him, and returning the civilities of the Greehs with almost as much complaisanceas is he had been upon a levet with them. One morn
him, the sich peopte xx ere brought into a public portiCo, and ranged in order, according to their severat dissem pers. Being eXtremely embari assed by this ura expected OCCUrrence, he was sor me time irresolute how hesiould aci ; but at last he determine i to go round themali, and made an apology sor the in is alie even to the meanest among si them, and such as were entirely unknownto him. One instance oratu is mentioned, in whicli heappeared to exercise his Tribunitian authori ty. Being a' The Gynm D were places of exercisse, aud received their denomination frona a Greeli u ord signi hing na ed ;because the contending parties Wore nothing but dra et S.
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constant attendant upon the schools and auditories os ille professors of the liberat aris, iapon occasion os a quai relamongst the Counter-sophisters, in which he interposia toreconcile them, sonae person took the liberi y to abus ehim a s partial in the affati . Upon this, withdrawing privately home, he suddenly returned with his ossiceus attending him, summoned be re him, by a public Crier, the person who was the object of his resentinent, and order-ed hi in to be carried to prison. Asterwards he received advice that his wise Julia had been condemned for herlewdnest and adultery, and that a bili os divorce had beensent to her in his name, by the author ity of Augustus. Though he secretly rejoiced at this intelligence, hethought it incumbent upon him, in potnt of decenCy, to interposse in her bel, alf by frequent letters to Augustus, and to allow her to reta in the presenis which he had madeher, notwith standing the litile regard she merited ofhim. When the time of Tribunitian authoi ity eXpired, declaring at last that he had no other object in his retirement than to avoid ali suspicion os rivalmip with Caius and Lucius, he petitioned, that, since he was now secUre in that respect, as theJ were come to the age of man-hood, and would eas1ly maintain theimselves in the possession of the second posts of governnient, he might be permitted to visit his friends, whom he was very desii ous of seeing. But his request was deni ed ; and he was ad-- vised to lay asi de ali concerta for his relations, whom, he had test with lach ea gernosi sor separation. XIL He thero re continued at Rhodes much against
his will, obtaining with dissicut ty, by his mollier, the
son, but in danger and perpleXity, retiring up into the
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T 1 AERIUS NERO CAESAR. 259country, and avoiding the visits of those vetho Liled that Way, Which were very frequent: for no one passed forthe command of an ariny, or go vertament of a provinCein thos e paris, without putiing in at Rhodes. But theremere other reasons whicli gave him yet greater disturbat Ce. For passing over into Samos, upon a visit to his stel)-son Caius, who had been made a governor in the
East, he found him preposi essed against him; by the in .
sinuations of M. Lollius, his companion and director.
He likewise seli under a suspicion of sending by semeCaptains who h ad been promoted by himself, upon theirreturn to the camp after a furtough, dark kiniis of meia seges to severat persons there, as is intended to found
of the Pallium and Crepida in this condition he continued almost two years, hecoming datly more Contemptibie and odious; in much that the Nemausensians pull-ed down ali the images and statues of him in their to n. Upon mention being made of him at Caius 's table, oneos the company said to that governor, Ι will go overto Rhodes immediately, is 3 ou destre me, and bring yOuthe head of the exile for that was the appellation no gi ven him. Thus alai med not only by apprehensionS, but reat danger, he rene wed his solicitations for leave tore turn ; and seconded by the most urgent supplications of A low stoe, or stipperis a
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liis mollier, he at last obtained his request; to whicli a naccident somewhat contributed. Augustus had resolvedio determine nothing in the assair, but with the consent of his eides: son. The lalter was at that time out of humor with M. Lollius, and there re eastly engaged to a compliance in favor of his semer-in-law. Caius thus acquiescing in the meatare, he was recalled, but uponcondition, illat he illo uid take no concern Whatever in the administration os affati . XIV. He returned to Rome aster an absence of near
eight years, With great and confident hopes of his future elevation, whicli stom his youth he had entertained Domvariotis prodigies and predictions. For Livia, Mien pregnant With him, being an Xious to disco ver, by different ways of divination, whether her offspring would bea son ; amongst the rest took an egg Dona a hen that was sitiing, and kept it warm with her o wn hands, and hermaids' by turris, untii a fine cock-chichen with a large comb was halched. Scribonius the astrologer predicted great things of him when he was but a child. Hemili come,V said the prophet, in time to be a hing too, but without the usual badge of royal dignityihe dignity of the Caesars being as yet unknown to the wOrid. As he was going upon his first expedition, and leadingliis ariny through Macedonia for Syria, the altars whichhad been consecrated at Philippi by the victorious legions
blaeted out of themselves ali on a sudden with fire. Soonaster, as he was marching to Illyricum, he called toconsuli the oracle of Geryon at Patavium ; and havingdrawn a tot by which he was desii ed to throw goldentati into the fountain of Aponus, for an answer to hisenquiries, he did so, and the highest numbers Came Up.
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he received advice of the permission granted him to re- turn, as he was changing his Cloaths, his tunic appeared
to be ali on sire. He then likewise had a remarhableproos of the skill of Thrasyllus the astrologer, Whom, larhis proficiency in philosophical re arches, he had talientiato his family. For upon sight of the silip that brought
the advice, he satil, good news was Coming : Wherea Severy thing going Wrong before, and quite contrary to expectation, Tiberius had intended that very moment tothrow him into the sea, as an imposior, and one to Whom he had too hastily entrusted his secrets. XV. Upon his return to Rome, having introduced hisson Drusus into the Forum, he immediately removedfro in Pompey's house in the Carinae, to the gardens of Mecaenas in the Esquiliae, and resigned himself entire-ly to his ease, performing only the common ossices of civility in private lise, without any preferment in the governinent. But Caius and Lucius being both carried osF in the space of three years, he was adopt-ed by Augustus with their brother Agrippa: beingobliged in the fir si place to adopi Germanicus, hiS bro ther's son. Afiter this, he never more adted as master ofa family, nor exercised in the smallest degree the rightswhich he had lost by adoption. For he net ther dispos edof any thing in the way of gist, nor manumised a fave ;nor so much as received any estate lest him by will, nora ny legacy without rechoning it as a part of his peculium or property held under his fallier. Froin that daysor ard, nothing was omitted illat might contribute tothe advancement of his grandeur, and much more, Whens
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ΥΗE LIFE OPaupon the discarding and basi isting of Agrippa, it was evident that the liope of lacession rested upon him atone. XVI. The Tribunitian authority was again conferredi pon him for sive years, and a commission gi ven him tostille the state os Germany. The ambassadors of the Parthians, after having had an audience of Augustus, mereordered to apply to him lihewise in his province. Butupon ad vice of an insurrection in Illyricum, he wentover to superintend the management of that new war,
whicli proved the most dangeruus us ali the foresgn wars, since the Carthaginian This he conducted during three years, With fifteen legions and an equat number of auXiliary forces, under great dissiculties, and an eXtreme star-pity of coria. And though he was severat times desii redio Conae home, he neverthelest persisted ; fearing test anenem y so powerfui, and likewise so near, mouid fallupon them in their retreat. This resolution was attend-ed with good successe ; for he at last reduced to complete subjection ait Illyricurn, lying betwixi Italy and the kingdom of Noricum, Thrace, Macedonia, the river Danube, and the Adriatio gulf XVII. The glory he acquired by these transactions
received an enoreas e froni the conjuncture in whicli theyhappened. For almost abo ut that very time Quintilius Varus was cui oss with three legions in Germany ; andit was generat ly belleved that the victorious Germans would have joined the Pannonians, had not the war of Illyricum been previ ousty concluded. A triumph there- fore, eXClusive of many other great honors, was decreed hi m. Some proposed that he should have the appellation of Pannonicus, others that os Invincibie, V and otbers, ps Dutilat V But with respeet to any of these appella-
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appellations Augustus interposed, as unnecessary ; engag
umph, because the state was at that time under great amiction for the dilaster of Varus and his armJ. Ne-vertheless, he entered the city in a triumphat robe, Witha Crown os laurei on his head, and mounted a tribunal in the Septa, whilst the Senate gave their attendance stand-ing, and sat with Augustus bet wiκt the two Consuls ;wheiace, after he had puid his respedis to the people, he was attended by them ori a visit to the severat temples. XVIII. Next year he went again to Germany, Wheresin ling that the deseat of Varus had happened throughthe rastinest anil negligeiace of the commander, he thought
proper to be gui ted in every thing by the advice of a
low the die tates of his own judgment, and Considere thimself alone as lassiciently quali fied for the direction of
stould apply to him for satisfaction, even at any hour Ofthe night. XIX. He maintained the strictest discipline amongst
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the troops; reviving many old custonas relative to the
punishing and dis gracing of offenders; setting a mark of
the command of armies. But after ali his successe in the war, he was very near being assa si1 nated by a Bructerian, Who mi Xing with those a bout hina, and being dis- covered by his trepidation, was put to the torture, and
confessed that he had entertained a design upon his lise. XX. Aster two years he returned sto in Germany totown again, and Celebrated the triumph which he haddes ei red, attended by his lieuienant-generais, for Whom he had procured the honor of triumphat ornament8. Be- fore he turned up to the Capitol, he alighted fro in his chariol, and threw himself at his father's seel, who sat by to superintend the solemnity. Bato the Pannonian generat he sent loaded with ricli presenis to Ravenna, iugi alitude for his having suffered hi in and his arm y tomarch ois, from a place where he had se enclosed theminat they were entirely at his mei cy. He asterwardsgave the peopte a dinner at a thous and tables, besides thii ty sesterces to each man. He likewise dedicated the temple of Concord; as also that os Castor and Pollux, .hich had been erected out of the spolis of the war,
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by the Consul f sor his heing joined with Augustus in the
administration of the provinces, and likewise to tahe the Census with him, upon the conclusion of that affair,
he went into Illyricum. But being hastily recalled, whilst he was yet upon his j ourney, he found Augustus alive indeed, but past ali liopes of reco very, and was with him in private a whole day. I know, it is generalty belleved, that upon Tiberius's qui iting the rooin,
after their private conference, thos e who were in Walt-
condemned the foui nesse of his temper, that s metti Desupon his coming in, he would breali off any jocular coi versation in which he was ei gaged; and that he was only prevalled upon by the importunity of his wise toadopi him : or adluated with an ambitious vlew of re- commending his own memory frona a comparison with lach a successor. V et I must be of opinion, that a princela extrem ely circumspedi and prudent as he wa S, especialty in an assair of so great importa iace, did nothingrashly ; but that, upon weighing the vices and viriues of Tiberius with each other, he judged the lalter to preponderate ; and this the rather since he More publicly in anassembly of the people, that he adopted him for thepublic good. '' Bessi des, in severat of his letters, he eX. , tolS him as a Consummate generat, and the sole securi tyof the Roman people. Os such declarations I subjoin the following instances ; Farewell, my dear Tiberius, and may successe attend you, whilst yoti command sor meand the Mus es. Farewell, my most dear, and siet me Prosper according to my sincerity) most gallant man, and accomptistaed generat '' Again. The disposition of
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Unus homo nobis vigilando restituit rem. This man by vigilance restor'd the state.
Whether, ' says he, any thing happens that requires more than ordinary consideration, or I am out os humorupon any occasion, I stili, by Hercules, long for mydear Tiberius; and those lines of Homer frequently oC- sur to my thoughis