The
life
of
AELIVS
SEIANVS
By
P.M.
SEeing
that
Princes
dispose
soueraignely
of
their
hearts
;
The
heauens
being
prouoked
against
the
Romane
Empire
,
permitted
this
deuiating
in
the
minde
of
Tiberius
,
through
the
excesse
of
fauour
which
hee
bare
to
Aelius
Seianus
,
vniting
in
his
person
those
charges
which
should
haue
beene
parted
amongst
many
,
and
making
him
so
great
that
it
was
difficult
for
him
to
vnmake
him
.
In
the
end
the
ruine
of
the
estate
which
was
the
foundation
of
his
greatnesse
,
was
likewise
the
cause
of
his
fall
.
He
was
the
son
of
Seius
Strabo
,
a
Knight
of
Rome
,
borne
in
Vulsinus
,
a
country
of
Tuscany
.
In
his
youth
he
serued
Caius
Caesar
the
nephew
of
Augustus
.
Hee
shared
in
the
inordinate
and
abominable
vices
of
Apicius
,
The
expences
of
Apicius
his
Kitchin
,
amounted
to
more
then
2.
millions
of
gold
.
H.S.
Millies
in
culinam
congessit
.
Sen.
Illi
tam
prauae
mentis
homini
vltima
potio
saluberrima
fuit
.
Sen.
that
rich
prodigall
,
that
famous
glutton
,
who
hauing
eaten
vp
his
estate
,
and
finding
by
his
accompt
that
he
had
no
more
then
200000.
crownes
remayning
,
thought
himselfe
poore
,
and
that
this
sufficed
not
to
maintayne
his
luxury
:
whereupon
he
conceyued
such
an
extreame
apprehension
,
that
death
seemed
more
supportable
to
him
then
his
pouerty
:
and
tooke
downe
a
glasse
of
poyson
,
hee
neuer
dranke
a
better
draught
then
this
last
which
stopped
the
furious
course
of
his
dissolutenesse
.
Seianus
hauing
attained
some
name
in
the
profession
of
Armes
,
Strabo
his
father
presented
him
to
Tiberius
,
to
permit
that
he
might
associate
him
in
the
charge
of
Colonell
of
the
Pretorian
Guardes
;
and
from
henceforward
the
Prince
began
to
take
pleasure
in
his
watchfulnesse
and
viuacity
,
and
beleeued
that
this
Spirit
might
one
day
by
his
discipline
become
an
instrument
apt
to
doe
any
thing
.
Hee
followed
Drusus
the
Prince
whom
the
Emperour
had
made
Generall
of
the
Army
to
reduce
vnto
obedience
those
who
were
reuolted
in
Austria
and
Hungarie
.
The
first
demonstration
of
Tiberius
affection
to
him
was
to
elect
him
for
Tutor
to
this
Prince
,
and
to
giue
to
others
the
example
of
merit
to
attaine
rewards
,
and
of
valor
to
expose
themselues
to
danger
.
He
knew
the
inward
disposition
of
Tiberius
,
and
conformed
his
owne
so
perfectly
thereunto
,
This
fauour
attracted
all
hearts
,
all
eyes
followed
this
new
light
;
the
Senate
communicated
to
him
their
weighty
affayres
;
and
from
his
mouth
receiued
their
most
important
dispatches
:
In
the
growing
of
his
grace
he
was
desirous
to
haue
it
conceyued
that
he
was
founded
in
a
firme
resolution
to
aduance
the
seruice
of
the
Prince
,
and
the
good
of
the
weale
publique
,
and
onely
to
admit
iustice
in
his
actions
,
Being
sole
captaine
of
the
Praetorian
guards
,
he
caused
them
to
lodge
within
a
quarter
of
a
mile
of
the
city
,
that
when
there
was
occasion
he
might
haue
them
ready
at
his
disposing
,
representing
to
Tiberius
that
souldiers
being
dispersed
liued
without
discipline
;
Corps
du
Guard
,
calling
them
by
their
names
,
endearing
the
Captaynes
and
Tribunes
,
To
strengthen
his
party
he
dressed
his
speeches
and
intelligences
in
the
Senate
,
and
procured
that
his
friends
should
be
prouided
of
Commissions
,
and
honoured
with
charges
and
gouernments
,
knowing
that
it
was
not
sufficient
to
hold
authority
with
the
Soldierie
,
if
he
wanted
it
with
the
Senate
and
Iusticiars
,
who
held
so
great
estimation
among
the
people
.
In
all
his
designes
he
found
in
Tiberius
so
great
facility
and
affection
to
his
desires
,
that
he
needed
onely
to
aske
and
giue
thankes
;
hee
neuer
denied
him
any
thing
,
and
oftentimes
he
preuented
his
request
,
and
auowed
that
he
deserued
much
more
.
Wherefore
not
onely
in
priuate
,
but
also
in
the
Senate
hee
called
him
companion
of
his
labours
,
Seianus
socius
laborum
Tiberij
.
Tac.
Effigies
prae
theatra
,
fora
&
in
principia
legionum
.
Tac.
and
commanded
that
his
pourtrayture
should
be
honoured
together
with
his
in
the
streets
,
respected
in
the
Theaters
,
and
carried
in
the
standards
of
his
armies
.
This
is
for
a
Prince
to
annihilate
himselfe
to
please
his
seruant
:
for
it
cannot
goe
well
when
the
people
perceiue
that
fauour
transferreth
soueraigne
honours
of
superiours
vpon
an
inferiour
,
and
that
the
Prince
suffereth
a
companion
in
the
kingdome
to
assist
him
to
gouerne
.
He
framed
all
Tiberius
his
actions
to
rigour
and
seuerity
,
to
the
end
that
hee
might
lose
the
affections
of
the
people
,
who
could
not
wish
him
well
that
did
nothing
but
intreat
them
ill
.
It
was
no
hard
matter
to
perswade
him
to
cruelty
,
all
his
inclinations
running
that
way
,
and
in
his
childehood
Theodorus
his
Tutor
in
Rhetoricke
called
him
Clay
tempered
with
bloud
:
so
that
Seianus
had
no
more
to
doe
then
to
spie
and
search
out
occasions
to
excite
his
choler
,
and
to
exercise
his
cruelties
which
would
neuer
be
appeased
without
sacrifice
.
The
charges
and
dignities
were
conferred
vpon
his
recommendation
.
It
was
enough
to
approoue
their
merit
that
they
were
neere
him
by
kindred
or
alliance
,
and
to
sweare
by
his
fauour
;
and
yet
notwithstanding
Tiberius
would
it
might
be
knowne
,
that
hee
considered
more
one
then
another
to
eschew
blame
,
to
take
away
from
vertue
to
giue
to
Fortune
.
Tiberius
had
named
two
Proconsuls
of
Affricke
,
Lepidus
and
Blaesus
;
and
to
free
himselfe
from
the
ill
will
of
him
which
should
be
excluded
,
he
recommended
to
the
Senate
the
election
of
the
most
capable
.
The
one
of
them
was
a
man
of
excellent
parts
,
the
other
was
vnkle
of
Seianus
,
and
in
that
regard
alone
sure
to
carry
it
.
Lepidus
who
would
not
enter
into
concurrence
with
the
most
powerfull
and
most
fauoured
,
excused
himselfe
through
his
indisposition
,
the
yong
age
of
his
children
&
a
daughter
ready
to
marry
,
The
same
fauour
which
had
raysed
him
,
still
supported
him
,
and
honoured
his
best
seruices
with
greatest
recompences
.
After
that
he
had
not
defeated
but
routed
the
troopes
of
Tacfarinus
,
Tiberius
commanded
the
Legions
to
salute
him
Emperour
,
hee
ordayned
him
the
triumph
which
neuer
did
belong
to
any
,
but
to
an
entire
victory
,
and
by
all
meanes
declared
,
that
this
was
done
for
the
loue
of
Seianus
his
nephew
.
He
that
had
Seianus
his
protector
,
Iunius
Otho
to
be
admitted
into
the
Senate
,
who
neuer
had
beene
of
any
other
profession
then
a
schoolemaster
.
He
serued
his
turne
to
ruine
Ca.
Silanus
Proconsull
of
Asia
:
he
accused
him
of
extortion
,
and
in
his
gouernment
to
haue
giuen
greater
authority
to
money
then
to
iustice
.
This
was
something
,
but
they
added
other
accusations
,
out
of
which
the
most
innocent
could
hardly
haue
woun
themselues
.
Tiberius
pressed
him
both
by
voice
and
by
gesture
so
liuely
,
Amongst
the
number
of
his
accusers
,
Iunius
Otho
a
creature
of
Seianus
,
was
the
most
passionate
;
And
forasmuch
as
that
which
is
done
by
example
,
carries
it's
excuse
,
hee
caused
to
be
brought
out
of
the
Registers
,
a
iudgement
giuen
vnder
Augustus
,
against
Volesus
Messala
,
who
had
also
beene
Proconsull
of
Asia
;
but
if
their
qualities
were
alike
,
their
liues
and
their
charges
were
in
euery
thing
different
.
The
one
cruell
,
When
they
came
to
deliuer
their
opinions
for
the
sentence
,
Lucius
Piso
hauing
cast
out
some
clawing
words
in
praise
of
the
clemency
of
the
Emperour
,
was
of
opinion
that
they
should
prohibite
Silanus
from
water
and
from
fire
;
and
that
they
should
banish
him
into
the
isle
of
Gyara
.
Cornelius
Dolobella
flattering
more
yet
,
and
sharpely
blaming
Silanus
his
actions
,
sayd
,
that
thencefoorth
they
should
not
giue
the
gouernement
of
Prouinces
but
to
those
which
should
bee
of
vnreproachable
life
,
and
of
sound
reputation
;
and
with
the
iudgement
of
the
Emperour
.
I
am
not
ignorant
of
any
thing
that
is
now
published
against
Silanus
,
but
I
must
neuer
resolue
any
thing
vpon
bare
reports
.
Many
haue
gouerned
Prouinces
otherwise
from
that
they
haue
hoped
or
feared
,
for
the
greatnesse
and
difficulty
of
affaires
which
present
themselues
,
rayseth
the
courage
of
some
,
and
astonieth
and
abaseth
it
in
others
.
And
forasmuch
as
the
knowledge
of
a
Prince
cannot
extend
it selfe
to
all
,
and
may
not
be
diuerted
through
the
ambition
of
another
:
Lawes
are
ordayned
for
things
done
;
for
those
things
that
are
to
doe
are
vncertaine
.
Therefore
our
Fathers
haue
ordayned
,
that
if
crime
preceded
,
punishments
should
follow
.
You
ought
not
to
change
that
,
which
hauing
beene
once
sagely
ordayned
,
hath
beene
in
all
times
allowed
.
The
Prouinces
are
charged
with
affaires
enough
:
they
haue
authority
enough
:
the
rights
diminish
when
the
power
increaseth
;
and
we
must
not
vse
commandement
in
those
matters
for
which
the
Law
hath
prouided
.
This
discourse
was
approoued
,
Prudens
moderandi
animus
si
propria
ira
non
impellitur
.
Tac.
Insula
Gyara
immitis
&
sine
cultu
hominum
.
Tac.
Qui
dabat
olim
imperium
,
fasces
,
l●giones
&c.
duas
res
tantum
anxius
optat
Pannum
&
Circenses
Iuuen.
The
Theater
of
Pompey
was
dedicated
toVenus
.
Tertullian
called
it
Arcem
omnium
turpitudinum
.
Seianus
onely
disposed
of
Offices
and
Commissions
:
the
people
medled
no
more
in
the
election
of
Senators
;
they
sold
no
more
their
suffrages
,
nor
their
canuassings
;
and
for
the
right
which
they
had
to
the
Commanders
ouer
the
Magistrates
and
the
Legions
,
they
contented
themselues
with
shewes
and
Circensian
playes
,
and
the
cloth
which
was
giuen
them
for
their
Liueries
.
There
was
no
man
now
liuing
,
that
had
seene
the
Common
wealth
,
the
markes
of
the
ancient
liberty
were
quite
defaced
.
The
greatest
ornament
of
Rome
was
Pompeies
Theatre
,
of
such
extent
,
that
it
was
able
to
lodge
40000.
men
.
It
happened
to
be
on
fire
accidentally
:
Seianus
quenched
it
,
and
hindered
it
so
,
that
the
ill
of
the
accident
could
goe
no
further
.
Tiberius
purposing
to
reedifie
it
,
commended
in
full
Senate
the
diligence
and
vigilancy
of
Seianus
.
The
Fathers
to
please
him
,
ordained
,
that
his
Statua
should
be
erected
neere
the
Theater
.
The
worst
counsell
which
euer
hee
gaue
him
was
to
change
that
which
Augustus
had
ordayned
,
and
hate
that
he
had
loued
:
for
the
extreame
hatred
which
he
bare
to
Germanicus
his
house
,
cooled
that
first
affection
which
he
found
when
he
came
to
the
Empire
,
Germanicus
was
both
cherished
and
loued
of
the
people
,
because
he
was
the
sonne
of
Drusus
,
who
had
formerly
endeuoured
to
restore
the
ancient
gouernement
of
the
Common
wealth
,
and
had
communicated
the
proiect
to
Tiberius
his
brother
:
Ta
▪
but
hee
had
bewrayed
it
and
discouered
it
to
Augustus
.
It
was
thought
that
the
sonne
would
haue
pursued
the
design
of
the
father
to
haue
reuiued
the
liberty
:
and
that
if
he
had
had
the
soueraigne
authority
,
hee
would
not
haue
vsed
them
with
such
rigour
as
Tiberius
did
,
but
sweetly
as
Augustus
,
What
remayned
more
to
the
Emperour
(
sayd
he
)
then
for
a
woman
to
command
ouer
men
,
to
visit
the
Corps
du
Guarde
,
obliging
the
souldiers
by
good
words
,
and
great
rewards
.
Seianus
,
who
loued
not
Agrippina
,
and
knew
Tiberius
his
humour
,
who
could
not
brooke
that
any
should
bustle
with
the
soueraigne
authority
,
which
was
so
delicate
and
tender
,
that
it
would
take
hurt
by
the
least
touch
,
Germanicus
returning
from
Almaigne
,
all
the
City
was
in
a
iollity
.
Tiberius
commanded
that
onely
two
Companies
of
the
guardes
should
bee
sent
to
receiue
him
.
This
letted
Seianus
who
being
vrged
with
the
desire
to
raigne
,
Cn.
Piso
a
malicious
,
proud
and
violent
man
,
with
power
to
watch
ouer
his
actions
,
and
to
thwart
his
designes
.
It
is
reported
that
Seianus
gaue
him
charge
in
writing
to
put
this
poore
Prince
to
death
.
He
put
it
in
execution
.
Oxegod
Apis
,
to
know
what
his
fortune
should
bee
.
Apis
would
take
nothing
at
his
hand
;
and
this
was
taken
for
a
certaine
presage
of
his
death
.
Hee
was
stricken
with
a
long
and
greeuous
sickenesse
,
and
the
opinion
that
he
was
poysoned
,
increased
the
violence
,
for
he
held
it
incurable
.
The
report
heereof
came
to
Rome
,
Is
it
for
this
(
say
they
)
that
they
haue
sent
him
to
the
worlds
end
,
that
Piso
is
made
Lieutenant
,
these
are
the
plottings
of
the
Empresse
with
Plancina
his
wife
.
Poore
Rome
that
canst
not
haue
them
to
be
beloued
that
loue
thee
,
nor
dare
wee
murmur
against
those
that
ruine
thee
.
And
therewith
all
brake
foorth
into
mortall
and
vehement
imprecations
against
Seianus
.
Rome
is
safe
,
our
Countrey
is
safe
,
Germanicus
is
safe
.
After
that
the
poyson
gently
violent
,
had
consumed
all
the
heat
and
moysture
in
this
poore
body
,
all
his
friends
conceyued
that
he
should
haue
no
need
to
haue
or
to
see
a
Cocke
to
sacrifice
to
Aesculapius
;
and
that
the
gods
would
not
grant
him
his
life
because
they
would
not
restore
liberty
to
the
Romane
Empire
.
If
I
had
died
according
to
the
course
of
nature
,
I
might
iustly
complaine
against
the
gods
,
that
they
had
snatcht
me
away
before
the
time
of
my
parents
,
of
my
children
,
of
my
countrey
,
and
of
the
yeeres
of
my
youth
.
But
now
since
my
course
is
interrupted
by
the
wickednesse
of
Piso
and
Plancina
,
I
will
leaue
within
your
hearts
my
last
requests
.
I
coniure
you
to
represent
to
the
Emperour
,
my
Father
and
my
Vukle
,
how
that
after
I
was
wronged
by
these
cruell
iniuries
,
and
perplexed
by
these
strange
disloyalties
,
I
finished
my
miserable
life
by
a
death
which
yet
is
more
miserable
.
Those
that
haue
followed
my
hopes
who
are
of
the
same
blood
with
me
,
and
those
same
that
haue
borne
me
enuy
when
I
was
in
the
world
,
will
be
grieued
to
see
me
ruined
by
the
treacherie
of
a
woman
,
then
when
I
was
flourishing
,
&
when
I
had
escaped
death
in
so
many
battailes
:
&
you
also
shal
haue
a
subiect
to
complain
of
to
the
Senate
,
and
implore
the
assistance
of
the
Law
.
The
chiefest
duty
of
friends
is
not
to
follow
the
deceased
with
cries
and
weeping
,
Non
decet
defunctum
igna●o
questu
persequi
.
Tac.
Vendicabitis
vos
si
me
potius
quàm
f●rtunam
meam
fauebitis
.
Tac.
which
serue
to
no
other
purpose
,
but
to
be
mindfull
of
what
they
desired
and
to
performe
that
which
they
appointed
.
Germanicus
wanted
not
teares
;
they
to
whom
this
nothing
at
al
apperteines
&
haue
not
known
him
at
all
,
will
bewaile
him
,
but
you
will
auenge
him
if
you
loued
more
his
person
then
his
fortune
.
Let
the
people
of
Rome
see
the
Neece
of
Augustus
,
the
wife
of
Germanicus
and
the
children
which
he
leaueth
behind
him
,
Compassion
will
make
them
be
of
my
side
when
they
shall
accuse
the
Authors
of
my
death
,
and
if
those
that
shall
be
accused
shall
seeke
to
colour
it
and
to
inuent
some
execrable
commandement
;
(
this
touched
Seianus
who
had
giuen
order
to
Piso
to
doe
it
)
good
men
will
not
beleeue
them
,
or
at
least
will
not
permit
that
they
should
remaine
vnpunished
.
All
that
were
present
sweare
in
the
hand
of
Germanicus
to
dye
,
or
to
reuenge
his
death
,
This
was
the
most
sound
counsaile
that
he
could
giue
her
,
but
she
should
haue
beene
held
vnworthy
to
be
the
Neece
of
Augustus
the
wife
of
Germanicus
,
and
mother
of
those
children
,
if
she
had
made
greater
accompt
of
the
estate
of
fortune
then
of
vertue
,
When
the
people
of
Rome
knew
that
Germanicus
was
dead
,
Germanicus
his
friends
published
euery
where
that
Piso
had
beene
the
cause
of
his
Death
,
Vpon
this
his
resolution
to
goe
into
Syria
his
sonne
aduised
him
to
go
to
Rome
,
Domitius
Celer
on
the
contrary
side
:
Perisse
Germanicum
.
Haud
magna
mole
Piso
promptus
ferocibus
.
Tac.
Piso
whose
spirit
enclined
more
willingly
to
dangerous
resolutions
with
courage
then
to
easie
ones
with
prudence
,
followed
this
counsaile
and
went
into
Syria
:
but
he
found
Gn.
Sentius
opposit
vnto
him
,
who
because
he
would
neither
haue
nor
suffer
a
companion
in
his
charge
,
draue
him
out
of
the
Prouince
and
besieged
him
in
a
Castle
of
Cilicia
,
and
constrained
him
to
render
him
and
to
take
his
iourney
to
Rome
.
Whilst
this
was
doing
Agrippina
embarqued
vpon
the
Sea
with
the
ashes
of
Germanicus
her
husband
,
The
Tribunes
and
the
Captaines
weeping
,
carried
the
vessels
wherein
the
ashes
of
Germanicus
were
,
vpon
their
shoulders
.
Agripp
.
appellant
Decus
patriae
,
solum
Augusti
sanguinem
,
vnicum
antiquitatis
specimen
.
Tac.
Tiberius
&
Augusta
publico
abstinuere
,
ne
omnium
oculis
vultum
eorum
scrutantibus
falsi
intelligerentur
.
Tac.
and
landing
was
receiued
with
great
honours
of
all
the
Estates
of
Rome
,
who
manifested
an
extreame
griefe
for
the
death
of
her
husband
,
and
an
incredibile
ioy
for
the
returne
of
the
wife
and
children
.
The
people
call
Agrippina
the
honour
of
the
Countrey
,
the
sole
and
true
bloud
of
Augustus
,
the
example
of
the
ancient
glory
;
and
added
to
their
cryes
,
vowes
and
prayers
for
the
safety
of
his
widow
and
yong
children
,
and
for
the
ruine
of
their
enemies
.
Tiberius
was
much
offended
with
these
Plaudits
and
would
not
be
seene
at
this
entertainement
,
doubting
that
his
face
might
bewray
that
contentment
of
minde
which
he
felt
inwardly
for
the
death
of
Germanicus
,
and
commanded
the
people
to
moderate
this
sorrow
,
and
to
beare
it
,
as
they
had
done
the
defeat
of
their
armies
and
the
losse
of
their
Captaines
,
the
ruine
of
their
great
families
.
Piso
arriued
there
presently
after
,
regarding
so
little
the
threatnings
of
Agrippina
,
that
Marcus
Vibius
a
friend
of
Germanicus
telling
him
that
he
must
goe
to
Rome
to
cleere
himself
,
You
shal
see
me
there
,
when
the
Praetor
that
giues
information
of
the
witcheries
shall
haue
appointed
a
day
for
the
accused
and
the
accusers
.
He
entred
into
Rome
with
a
great
number
of
Attendance
magnificent
and
proud
,
his
wife
braue
and
ioyous
,
the
Gates
of
his
house
being
deckt
with
Lawrell
,
whereby
the
people
were
the
more
prouoked
.
The
day
following
he
was
accused
of
the
death
of
Germanicus
and
Tiberius
desired
to
take
notice
of
the
Cause
.
Piso
he
desired
it
,
Tiberius
saw
himselfe
in
a
streight
how
to
condemne
the
guilty
,
and
to
absolue
his
owne
Conscience
,
Seianus
went
to
instruct
Piso
what
hee
should
say
,
assuring
him
of
impunity
of
all
other
crimes
,
prouided
that
he
did
not
confesse
the
secret
of
this
;
Piso
appeared
in
the
Senate
,
and
there
were
some
orators
assigned
to
speake
for
the
accusers
,
and
others
to
defend
the
accused
;
the
subiect
was
worthy
of
the
eloquence
of
the
most
able
,
and
of
such
as
did
not
seeke
for
businesses
,
Eloquenti
exoptat
pretium
litium
numerus
.
Sen.
Quanta
fides
amicis
Germanici
quae
fiducia
reo
,
satinne
cohiberet
ac
premeret
sensus
suos
Tiberius
,
an
promeret
.
Tac.
but
who
were
sought
out
for
businesses
,
and
who
esteemed
more
the
importance
and
the
quality
then
the
number
and
multitude
of
them
.
Tiberius
made
a
discourse
with
such
a
temperament
between
the
accusation
and
the
accused
,
that
any
might
well
perceiue
the
contriuing
thereof
was
premeditated
.
All
the
City
listened
to
know
what
the
credit
of
Germanicus
his
friends
would
be
,
the
assurance
of
the
accused
,
the
countenance
of
Tiberius
;
and
if
he
could
well
conceale
and
keepe
backe
the
sence
of
his
passion
,
or
that
hee
would
permit
it
to
breake
out
.
And
the
people
who
otherwise
regarded
not
affayres
,
You
know
(
my
Fathers
,
sayd
Tiberius
)
that
Piso
at
other
times
hath
beene
the
friend
of
Augustus
my
Father
,
and
Lieutenant
of
the
Army
of
Spaine
;
and
that
by
the
aduice
of
the
Senate
he
was
giuen
to
Germanicus
my
Nephew
to
assist
him
in
the
gouernment
of
the
affayres
of
the
East
.
This
now
considered
,
it
is
meete
you
should
iudge
him
with
pure
and
syncere
spirits
,
if
through
his
arrogancy
or
through
excesse
of
authority
he
hath
offended
the
minde
of
this
yong
Prince
,
if
hee
hath
reioyced
at
his
death
,
or
if
he
hath
trayterously
and
wickedly
beene
a
cause
of
his
death
.
For
if
in
this
charge
of
Lieutenantcy
hee
hath
exceeded
the
limits
of
duty
,
if
he
hath
quitted
the
respect
due
to
a
Generall
,
if
hee
hath
manifested
contentment
in
his
death
and
my
sorrow
,
nothing
can
hinder
it
,
but
that
he
must
incurre
my
displeasure
;
I
sweare
to
you
that
I
will
chase
him
from
my
house
,
and
auenge
my
iniury
not
in
quality
of
a
Prince
,
but
as
a
priuate
person
.
And
if
you
shall
discouer
any
wickednesse
which
ought
not
only
to
be
auenged
in
this
death
,
but
in
any
other
you
will
;
I
coniure
you
to
consider
in
this
your
griefe
,
that
of
Germanicus
his
children
,
and
ours
,
who
are
so
neere
to
him
,
neither
refuse
to
vs
a
iust
consolation
.
Consider
on
one
side
how
Piso
hath
carried
himselfe
in
the
Army
,
if
he
hath
caused
any
trouble
or
sedition
,
if
he
hath
inueagled
the
hearts
of
the
souldiers
to
aspire
to
command
;
and
after
that
Germanicus
had
taken
away
his
charge
,
if
he
did
assay
to
gaine
it
againe
by
Armes
,
consider
on
the
other
side
,
if
these
false
and
forged
matters
haue
beene
vented
by
the
Accusers
for
true
,
and
of
greater
consequence
then
they
are
.
As
for
mee
,
I
cannot
conceale
that
I
am
not
mooued
with
the
passion
which
they
haue
manifested
.
For
if
they
be
not
as
yet
well
assured
of
the
cause
of
the
death
;
and
if
they
haue
need
to
bee
informed
thereof
,
to
what
purpose
haue
they
exposed
his
naked
body
in
the
publique
place
of
Antioch
,
Reus
cuncta
proferat
,
quibus
innocentia
eius
subleuari
possit
.
Tac.
Obiecta
crimina
pro
approbatis
non
accipienda
.
Tac.
and
haue
left
it
to
be
handled
and
viewed
by
the
vulgar
people
;
if
this
were
not
done
to
make
the
speech
goe
among
strangers
,
that
hee
was
poysoned
;
and
by
this
report
to
draw
foorth
more
of
bitternesse
then
of
truth
.
In
good
sooth
,
I
am
sorry
for
Germanicus
my
sonne
,
and
shall
be
sorry
for
him
all
my
life
long
;
but
I
will
not
hinder
that
the
accused
shall
not
produce
all
hee
hath
to
vphold
his
innocency
,
and
prooue
the
wrong
which
Germanicus
hath
done
him
.
Si
cui
propinquus
sanguis
aut
fides
sua
patronos
dedit
,
quantum
quisque
eloquentiâ
&
curâ
valet
iuuare
periclitantem
.
Tacit.
In
accusations
where
the
grief
of
the
Prince
is
ioyned
with
the
cause
,
wee
must
not
regard
his
interest
.
I
coniure
you
therfore
,
that
you
receiue
not
these
charges
for
proofes
,
vnder
pretext
that
this
cause
is
ioyned
to
my
griefe
.
And
you
others
,
who
by
right
of
kindred
or
of
friendship
haue
vndertaken
the
defence
of
the
accused
,
imploy
that
industrie
and
eloquence
that
you
haue
to
draw
his
innocency
out
of
danger
:
I
exhort
the
accusers
likewise
constantly
to
prosecute
the
cause
:
all
the
fauou●
that
wee
shall
shew
to
Germanicus
aboue
the
Law
shal
be
no
other
,
then
to
bee
enformed
of
the
cause
of
his
death
,
rather
in
the
Senate
house
,
then
in
the
common
place
of
iudgement
,
rather
by
the
Senate
then
by
the
ordinarie
iustices
.
In
all
other
matters
wee
shall
vse
equal
moderation
.
Regard
not
the
teares
of
my
Brother
Drufus
aboue
his
sonnes
,
nor
mine
aboue
my
Nephewes
;
and
lesse
all
that
wicked
malice
can
faine
against
vs
.
It
was
heereupon
giuen
out
,
In
the
first
session
Vitellius
and
Veranius
reported
to
the
Senate
the
last
words
of
Germanicus
,
which
enclined
their
heartes
to
pitty
,
Fulcinius
Trio
,
to
whom
it
was
all
one
to
weepe
and
to
speake
eager
to
gaine
reputation
by
doing
ill
,
began
the
accusation
:
but
because
he
produced
nothing
but
generall
matters
,
Vitellius
accompanied
the
vehemency
and
force
of
his
discourse
with
a
great
grace
and
grauity
,
the
quality
of
those
who
lament
themselues
is
worthie
to
bee
considered
,
yet
is
it
good
for
none
but
those
who
seeke
for
aid
,
otherwise
then
by
the
course
of
iustice
,
and
the
reasons
of
their
owne
complaining
.
This
cause
carries
with
it
fauour
,
and
needs
no
other
aid
then
that
of
the
Law
,
which
is
not
denied
to
the
meanest
in
the
world
.
I
could
say
that
those
who
now
implore
it
,
are
of
such
quality
,
that
if
it
be
denied
them
,
the
Empire
haue
no
more
to
doe
either
with
the
Law
or
the
Senate
.
The
issue
of
Augustus
demandeth
iustice
,
the
people
expect
it
,
the
Iudges
ought
to
administer
it
,
and
thou
Caesar
are
obliged
both
as
a
Prince
and
as
a
kinsman
.
Pretend
not
to
bring
any
fauour
to
this
accusation
,
since
in
representing
the
offence
as
a
Prodigie
,
the
offender
as
a
Parricide
,
the
deceased
for
such
a
one
as
euery
man
laments
;
forreine
nations
haue
admired
,
the
confederates
haue
sorrowed
,
this
citie
hath
praised
moderation
in
all
things
,
except
in
this
one
so
iust
sorrow
.
Germanicus
is
no
more
;
O
what
sorrow
!
we
haue
lost
;
O
what
misfortune
!
Germanicus
the
delight
of
the
world
,
the
loue
of
the
country
;
so
bountifull
towards
the
citizens
,
so
courteous
towards
strangers
,
was
slaine
miserably
and
traiterously
.
And
by
whom
?
by
Piso
,
a
wicked
and
vngratefull
man
.
By
whom
also
?
by
Plancina
,
a
fury
disguised
in
shape
of
a
woman
.
By
what
meanes
?
by
charmes
and
poysons
.
Who
are
the
complices
?
Sorcerers
fetcht
out
of
hell
.
And
wherefore
?
To
auenge
the
iniury
and
to
vsurpe
Command
.
The
spirits
of
wicked
ones
(
conscript
fathers
)
depraue
not
themselues
all
at
once
,
neither
can
any
espouse
wickednesse
by
pleasure
alone
,
they
forme
their
designes
from
a
farre
off
,
and
carry
them
to
extremities
;
Piso
by
light
faults
is
ascended
vp
to
greater
,
by
couetousnesse
to
rapacitie
,
from
thence
to
practices
,
then
to
ambition
,
and
from
ambition
to
the
violating
of
the
authority
of
the
law
,
to
come
to
the
dispising
of
the
power
of
the
Gods
.
He
hath
giuen
to
Spaine
the
proofe
of
his
auarice
,
to
Syria
of
his
ambition
,
to
the
house
of
Germanicus
of
his
impiety
.
Assoone
as
you
had
honoured
him
with
the
charge
of
being
Germanicus
his
Lieutenant
,
he
kept
it
not
close
that
he
desired
that
of
the
Generall
,
and
vsed
practices
in
Rome
to
render
him
hatefull
to
his
Father
and
in
the
army
to
cause
him
to
be
despised
of
the
Souldiers
.
He
practised
then
to
drawe
them
to
his
deuotion
,
chased
away
the
tribunes
that
would
not
depend
of
him
,
filled
their
places
with
bold
persons
,
and
to
make
himselfe
beloued
of
the
men
of
warre
,
permitted
idlenesse
in
the
campe
,
and
disorders
in
the
Cities
,
insolencies
in
the
field
:
and
thenceforth
he
was
called
the
Father
of
the
Legions
:
on
the
other
side
Plancina
went
cheeke
by
iolle
with
Agrippina
,
and
enterprised
things
aboue
the
modestie
of
women
,
she
was
found
sometimes
vsing
the
exercise
of
knights
and
running
courses
of
light
horse
.
And
although
this
was
rude
to
a
spirit
whose
actions
were
all
ciuill
,
yet
he
desired
rather
to
cloake
them
,
then
to
offend
the
Emperor
his
Father
,
with
importunate
complaints
He
commanded
Piso
to
lead
a
part
of
the
Legions
into
Armenia
,
or
at
least
to
send
his
sonne
thither
,
but
he
would
doe
neither
,
the
one
nor
the
other
,
and
thereby
lost
the
occasion
of
doing
great
seruice
to
the
Emperor
.
When
he
was
in
counsaile
neere
Germanicus
,
or
in
the
seate
of
iustice
vnder
him
,
he
stifly
and
imprudently
opposed
all
his
opinions
.
I
will
rehearse
vnto
you
an
incredible
insolencie
,
but
so
certaine
that
none
dare
deny
it
,
to
shew
that
sottishnes
and
malice
were
companions
and
sisters
in
all
his
actions
.
Being
at
the
feast
of
the
king
Nabates
,
when
he
saw
that
the
crounes
of
gold
which
were
giuen
him
,
were
neither
of
the
beautie
nor
the
weight
of
those
of
Germanicus
or
of
Agrippina
,
he
threw
them
on
the
ground
,
and
being
no
lesse
foolish
then
malicious
,
he
began
to
reproue
the
sumptuousnesse
of
the
feast
,
and
discoursing
against
Luxurie
,
said
,
that
such
expence
was
proporcionable
to
an
Emperor
,
and
not
to
the
sonne
of
the
King
of
the
Parthians
.
Poore
sot
,
didst
thou
thinke
euer
after
this
to
find
credit
in
the
heart
,
or
securitie
in
the
following
of
Germanicus
,
whom
thou
hadst
so
impudentlie
offended
?
although
he
was
blamed
because
he
was
too
good
and
that
he
endured
too
much
.
Thinkest
thou
that
there
was
in
the
world
a
safe
retiring
place
,
to
guard
thee
against
the
rage
of
a
Prince
of
Augustus
bloud
?
Hast
thou
heard
it
said
,
that
hearts
of
such
breeding
,
haue
beene
offended
and
not
punished
?
And
loe
therefore
Plancina
,
who
esteemed
not
her selfe
could
be
happie
so
long
as
Agrippina
was
happie
,
said
that
she
must
needs
either
perish
or
reuenge
her selfe
,
and
pull
this
thorne
out
of
thy
hart
,
or
permit
that
she
might
pluck
it
out
of
thy
breast
.
Yee
(
conscript
Fathers
)
admire
the
goodnesse
and
generousnesse
of
this
Prince
,
who
hauing
beene
so
often
and
so
to
the
quicke
offended
by
Piso
,
was
alwaies
contented
to
let
him
know
he
could
auenge
himselfe
and
saue
him
when
he
might
haue
ruined
him
.
He
came
to
find
him
at
Rhodes
,
and
being
well
aduertised
of
all
the
plots
he
had
framed
against
him
,
yet
he
bare
himselfe
towards
him
with
so
much
equalitie
and
moderation
,
that
vpon
the
aduertisement
which
he
had
receiued
,
that
fortune
had
cast
him
vpon
some
shelues
,
he
sent
him
certaine
Barkes
to
fetch
him
off
,
although
if
he
would
haue
deserted
him
,
he
could
haue
blamed
none
other
then
chance
,
and
that
fortune
had
conspir'd
for
his
auengment
.
Germanicus
visiting
Aegypt
had
the
curiositie
to
see
the
heads
of
Nile
,
(
that
memorable
riuer
which
had
its
beginning
with
the
world
)
and
at
his
returne
found
that
Piso
had
changed
the
order
in
which
he
had
left
affaires
at
his
departure
,
that
which
he
had
secured
was
shaken
,
and
that
which
he
had
commanded
was
despised
.
He
grew
angry
,
his
seruants
animated
him
to
resent
it
,
and
his
dissembling
kept
not
backe
his
choler
,
but
that
it
was
made
manifest
by
his
words
,
&
his
reuenge
by
his
threatnings
,
Piso
retired
himselfe
:
Germanicus
fell
sicke
:
Piso
who
knew
how
farre
the
disease
would
goe
,
went
not
farre
off
,
and
the
violence
of
the
poyson
hastened
his
death
.
Ah
cruell
!
Heare
the
words
of
this
Prince
when
he
was
dying
and
those
dying
words
which
shall
eternally
liue
in
the
memory
of
the
Romans
.
What
hearts
are
these
,
which
these
words
will
not
bray
and
bruse
?
And
dost
thou
yet
liue
Piso
?
and
doth
the
Sun
yet
giue
thee
light
?
Thy
conscience
not
knowing
where
to
hide
thee
,
hath
conducted
thee
hither
to
be
punished
,
and
could
not
consent
to
the
security
which
thou
soughtest
after
elsewhere
,
so
that
as
she
hath
failed
thee
to
dissolue
this
crime
,
she
her selfe
hath
betraied
thee
to
conduct
thee
to
punnishment
.
What
hast
thou
done
after
this
Parricide
?
Thou
visitedst
the
Cities
of
Asia
:
Thou
spentst
thy
time
at
the
faire
houses
of
Achaia
.
This
was
done
to
no
other
end
but
to
make
the
proofes
vaine
,
the
witnesses
to
die
,
wee
must
now
(
O
yee
conscript
Fathers
)
put
Piso
in
the
estate
of
a
vanquished
man
to
reduce
him
to
that
of
an
accused
.
He
did
not
as
that
honest
man
Valerius
Publicola
did
,
who
being
accused
quitted
his
house
of
Velia
and
lodged
in
the
village
,
to
the
end
that
they
might
take
no
paines
in
searching
for
him
,
He
that
is
innocent
shuns
not
iudgement
,
and
he
that
is
culpable
keepes
himselfe
a
loofe
from
the
iudges
.
If
any
man
had
accused
him
for
taking
Armes
,
he
purposed
to
haue
shadowed
it
vnder
the
Command
which
he
had
in
Syria
vnder
Germanicus
his
Generall
,
if
to
haue
medled
with
the
monies
of
the
publique
,
he
perswaded
himselfe
that
that
parte
thereof
which
he
should
keepe
for
his
friends
might
saue
the
cost
.
Hee
may
free
himselfe
for
a
little
who
hath
stolen
much
.
that
famous
sorceresse
and
empoysonnesse
,
the
great
friend
of
Plancina
had
not
bin
dead
,
she
would
haue
discouered
al
the
secrets
of
this
treason
.
The
friends
of
Germanicus
would
haue
had
her
beene
brought
to
Rome
,
but
when
she
was
at
Brundusium
she
dyed
suddenly
,
and
the
poyson
hid
in
the
knots
of
her
haire
appeared
not
at
all
in
her
body
.
If
the
truth
may
be
ayded
by
presumptions
,
no
man
can
say
that
this
Prince
,
who
hath
sound
lesse
securitie
among
his
owne
then
amongst
strangers
,
was
killed
by
any
other
then
Piso
who
durst
haue
enterprized
it
?
he
had
offended
no
man
but
him
,
and
for
the
resentment
of
this
offence
,
he
was
declared
his
enemy
and
thrust
himselfe
into
his
charge
,
and
euery
man
knowes
it
is
hard
to
seuer
the
desire
of
death
from
that
of
the
succession
.
One
once
in
this
place
of
a
Proscript
man
who
to
enioy
the
goods
of
his
wife
,
Iul●●s
Sabinus
in
Vespasians
time
told
her
that
he
would
kill
himselfe
,
she
added
that
she
would
accompanie
him
.
He
prepared
the
deadly
drugge
but
with
such
cunning
,
that
he
drinking
first
left
the
poyson
,
which
by
reason
of
the
ponderousnesse
thereof
,
sunke
downe
to
the
bottome
for
his
wife
to
drinke
:
she
died
;
he
was
well
enough
and
enioyed
the
goods
which
she
had
left
by
her
testament
.
Seldome
any
scape
of
that
poyson
which
is
giuen
by
an
heire
.
Who
reioyceth
more
at
the
death
of
any
then
he
that
hath
procured
it
,
and
who
desireth
it
more
ardently
then
he
that
hath
waited
for
it
more
impatiently
?
How
did
Piso
take
this
?
He
sacrificed
and
slew
burnt
offeringes
:
Plancina
was
so
transported
with
this
ioy
,
that
she
laid
a
side
her
griefe
which
she
began
to
apprehend
for
the
death
of
her
sister
,
and
adorned
her selfe
in
the
richest
and
best
garments
she
had
.
This
accusation
abounded
with
so
many
diuersities
,
and
the
resolution
to
make
an
end
of
Germanicus
was
furnished
with
so
many
Mischiefes
,
that
they
oppressed
him
,
and
carried
him
headlong
into
the
folly
of
this
discourse
,
and
he
had
much
to
doe
to
range
it
into
any
order
.
I
had
forgotten
to
shew
how
Piso
sent
spies
to
discouer
the
weake
estate
of
Germanicus
,
and
the
accidents
that
hapned
thereupon
.
This
grieued
the
sicke
person
and
vexed
his
soule
,
not
for
feare
,
for
he
was
neuer
afraid
of
death
,
but
for
anger
and
sorrow
,
apprehending
that
assoone
as
breath
was
out
of
his
body
Piso
would
vsurp
the
command
of
his
forces
,
and
his
wife
should
be
at
his
appointment
.
Piso
also
was
somewhat
wearie
that
the
poyson
wrought
so
slowly
and
that
it
had
no
sooner
wrought
it's
effect
,
and
entered
into
Syria
,
to
be
more
neere
the
legions
and
to
serue
himselfe
with
them
vpon
occasion
:
This
was
the
cause
why
Germanicus
said
of
his
distresse
:
Titus
Livius
.
and
I
doe
not
finde
my selfe
brought
to
that
weakenesse
,
that
I
euer
will
consent
that
the
murtherer
shall
gaine
his
reward
by
my
death
.
Vpon
this
he
sent
a
letter
vnder
his
hand
,
importing
that
he
held
him
his
enimy
,
that
he
forbad
him
to
come
into
his
house
,
and
so
to
soiourne
there
in
that
Prouince
.
For
none
doubted
but
that
the
witchcraft
seconded
the
poyson
,
when
they
saw
the
bones
of
dead
men
pluckt
from
their
members
and
tyed
to
the
walles
and
seeling
of
his
Chamber
,
the
characters
of
charmes
and
imprecations
,
Germanicus
his
name
ingrauen
in
plates
of
Lead
,
of
ashes
halfe
burnt
and
made
into
paste
with
the
putrifactione
of
vlcers
and
other
witchcrafts
and
impieties
,
which
they
vse
to
do
vote
any
one
to
death
sacrificing
him
to
the
infernall
gods
.
Although
this
Prince
was
dying
and
euen
at
the
last
cast
,
feared
&
by
his
commandement
loosed
the
Anchor
and
retired
himselfe
:
but
he
went
not
very
farre
,
that
he
might
not
haue
farre
to
returne
when
hee
should
haue
aduertisement
of
his
death
.
And
if
all
this
put
together
serues
not
to
conuince
them
,
where
would
he
the
truth
should
seeke
out
proofes
?
So
that
(
yee
conscript
Fathers
)
you
see
before
your
eyes
a
man
who
hath
brought
from
the
wombe
of
his
mother
violence
and
the
spirit
of
rebellion
,
for
he
is
sonne
of
a
father
who
followed
the
partie
of
Brutus
and
Cassius
:
He
is
not
onely
an
extortioner
,
but
a
theefe
,
not
a
quarreller
but
a
raiser
of
sedition
,
not
an
enimy
but
a
rebell
,
not
a
murtherer
but
an
assassin
;
neuer
any
delinquent
hath
giuen
you
more
pressing
cause
to
dispatch
him
then
he
;
for
the
accursednesse
of
his
crime
will
constraine
you
to
condemne
him
,
and
if
in
despite
of
the
gods
and
of
men
,
you
pardon
him
,
it
will
be
impossible
to
saue
him
out
of
the
hands
of
the
people
,
who
attend
this
businesse
:
and
hearken
(
O
yee
Conscript
Fathers
)
how
they
cry
in
this
pallace
,
there
i●
not
a
woman
so
little
that
doth
not
promise
to
her selfe
to
teare
of
some
haire
of
his
head
.
Represent
to
your selues
that
the
ioy
of
the
people
is
when
they
see
the
chiefe
Authors
of
rebellion
drawne
behind
the
triumphant
Chariot
,
When
he
that
triumpheth
passeth
by
the
Capitoll
he
sendeth
his
prisoners
to
the
Magistrates
and
dares
not
leade
them
to
his
owne
house
.
ILictor
,
colligae
manus
,
caput
〈◊〉
obnubito
,
arbori
infoelici
suspendito
.
Cicero
.
and
on
the
morrowe
after
executed
in
reparation
of
the
inhumanities
and
cruelties
they
haue
done
in
the
Prouinces
,
they
will
be
more
content
when
they
shall
see
Piso
go
to
be
punished
.
The
people
will
loose
their
patience
if
you
pronounce
not
speedily
the
solemne
sentence
:
Hangman
take
this
Parricide
,
this
robber
,
this
rebell
,
bind
his
hands
,
blind
his
eyes
,
tye
him
to
a
miserable
gallowes
:
And
who
knoweth
if
this
multitude
transported
with
griefe
and
sorrow
will
stay
there
;
if
they
wil
content
themselues
with
one
alone
,
and
that
they
fall
not
vpon
those
who
fauour
this
wicked
man
esteeming
them
more
wicked
then
he
.
Non
maius
scelus
in
R.
P.
commisit
reus
quàm
ij
qui
eum
à
tam
nefarijs
sceleribus
sententia
sua
liberam
.
Cic.
In
case
of
iudgement
of
persons
of
quality
,
we
must
consider
the
time
and
the
reason
of
State
.
Eloquentia
nulli
tota
contingit
.
Sen.
No
no
:
(
yee
conscript
fathers
)
they
will
not
bee
mocked
,
the
matter
is
too
important
,
the
consequence
too
great
,
and
this
man
such
a
one
that
there
is
too
much
danger
to
commit
a
fault
in
his
case
.
Beleeue
I
pray
you
,
that
neither
the
accused
,
nor
the
time
,
nor
the
place
,
nor
the
reason
of
state
,
nor
the
qualities
of
the
parties
can
consent
that
they
should
be
bereaued
of
the
example
,
that
he
should
be
deliuered
in
secret
,
or
that
hee
should
not
be
executed
in
publique
.
Marcus
Lepidus
who
had
asmuch
eloquence
as
he
possibly
could
haue
,
for
neuer
any
man
had
all
,
speaking
for
Piso
answered
the
accusers
in
this
manner
:
It
is
a
great
vnhappinesse
(
yea
conscript
fathers
)
for
poore
Piso
to
haue
beene
happy
.
Great
honors
serue
sometimes
to
the
felicitie
of
them
that
deserue
them
not
at
all
,
and
those
who
haue
first
merited
them
shall
finde
their
ruine
by
a
strange
extrauagancie
,
or
a
iugling
of
fortune
,
who
giuing
to
others
contentments
,
to
this
man
giues
nothing
but
trouble
.
The
great
seruices
performed
by
Piso
to
Augustus
obliged
the
Emperour
to
make
him
Lieutenant
to
Germanicus
,
but
this
honor
was
accompanied
with
so
many
thwartings
that
his
faithfulnesse
found
no
fauour
,
nor
his
counsell
any
credence
in
the
heart
of
this
young
Prince
,
who
being
not
affrighted
by
encountring
of
things
impossible
eleuated
his
thoughts
aboue
his
dutie
,
threatning
the
Sunne
of
obscuritie
,
the
Ocean
of
bondage
,
whence
arose
those
thoughts
of
greatnesse
which
troubled
those
of
the
Emperor
.
His
affection
to
his
Countrey
,
his
faith
to
his
Prince
obliged
him
to
watch
ouer
his
actions
,
which
he
found
alwaies
so
bold
and
high
,
Sen.
Tr.
that
he
beleeued
that
this
young
Hercules
had
not
yet
attempted
to
mount
aboue
the
Starres
neither
handsomely
nor
peaceably
,
and
that
hee
would
enter
by
a
breach
to
the
ruine
of
the
Empire
.
These
designes
of
an
vnbridled
ambition
could
not
come
to
any
happy
end
,
and
Piso
was
not
a
whit
astonished
,
when
the
Priest
of
the
oracle
of
Apollo
told
him
at
Colophon
that
he
should
not
continue
there
very
long
,
for
the
charge
which
hee
had
vndertaken
was
too
weighty
for
his
forces
.
But
as
Princes
loue
better
to
be
flattered
in
their
errors
than
aduertised
in
their
duties
,
Call
to
your
memory
(
O
Caesar
)
(
but
let
nothing
of
importance
escape
you
)
the
displeasure
you
receiued
when
Piso
aduertised
you
that
this
young
Prince
directed
all
his
actions
to
vanity
and
ambition
;
All
the
furies
of
hell
could
not
inuent
a
more
detestable
Calumny
then
of
this
poyson
whereof
Piso
is
accused
,
If
he
hath
exercised
any
seuerity
in
his
charge
hee
rather
did
it
out
of
duty
then
of
his
owne
inclination
.
It
is
for
Princes
to
seeke
to
make
themselues
to
be
beloued
,
He
confessed
that
Germanicus
his
death
had
drawne
out
of
his
heart
a
growing
thorne
,
and
a
wearisome
feare
that
he
was
very
ioyfull
to
see
his
house
deliuered
from
so
puissant
an
enemy
,
Tiberius
from
a
Nephew
so
ambitious
,
the
Empire
from
a
Prince
so
vndertaking
:
Germanicus
would
haue
ruined
Piso
and
the
heauens
ruined
Germanicus
,
and
by
his
death
made
him
know
that
there
is
a
Iustice
aboue
,
The
Eagle
hauing
snatcht
vp
the
little
rabbets
the
damme
vndermines
the
tree
and
throwes
downe
the
Eagles
nest
,
and
the
Eaglets
remaine
at
her
mercy
.
Mala
&
impia
consuetudo
contra
Deos
disputandi
,
sive
ex
animo
id
fiat
sive
simulate
.
Cic.
that
auengeth
the
violences
of
the
great
ones
vpon
the
little
ones
.
It
is
permitted
to
them
to
spit
in
our
faces
or
to
set
their
feete
vpon
our
throates
to
raise
themselues
aboue
vs
,
yet
the
smallest
liuing
Creatures
haue
had
Iustice
ouer
the
Eagle
.
There
is
nothing
so
sweete
as
reuenge
,
what
soeuer
it
cost
,
this
is
a
viand
which
one
may
swallow
downe
without
chewing
.
But
Piso
neuer
attempted
against
his
life
,
although
he
desired
his
death
,
and
being
assured
that
it
was
naturall
,
this
is
a
great
wickednesse
to
faine
that
it
was
violent
:
the
gods
would
haue
it
so
.
It
is
not
permitted
to
dispute
neither
with
studied
arguments
nor
by
way
of
discourse
of
their
power
.
If
he
had
sought
to
gaine
any
credite
amongst
the
men
of
warre
this
was
but
onely
to
lessen
that
of
Germanicus
.
But
he
affected
rather
to
submit
himselfe
to
the
bounty
of
Caesar
then
obstinatly
to
put
himselfe
to
the
defence
of
his
innocency
.
He
implored
with
ioyned
hands
this
Royall
vertue
which
detesteth
the
brutish
thirst
of
bloud
,
If
all
bee
inexorable
,
and
that
the
accusers
hasten
to
take
and
snatch
away
that
soule
which
they
haue
already
so
stirred
and
turmoyled
,
There
was
some
obscurity
in
the
accusation
of
the
empoysoning
,
this
was
a
Pyramide
which
shewed
not
it selfe
all
at
once
,
for
of
three
sides
there
is
alwayes
one
which
cannot
be
seene
:
Piso
and
Plancina
his
wife
appeared
,
but
the
third
hid
Tiberius
and
Tiberius
Sejanus
.
Plancina
his
wife
who
had
promised
him
to
runne
alike
fortune
with
him
,
Portia
said
,
that
she
was
not
partner
onely
at
the
bed
and
at
the
table
of
her
husband
,
as
a
concubine
:
but
that
she
was
companion
of
his
good
and
ill
fortune
as
his
wife
.
Plut.
This
opinion
was
common
and
Iosephus
assureth
it
.
One
dranke
in
a
siluer
vessell
a
franticke
loue
potion
in
stead
of
Greeke
wine
and
amidst
Ambrosia
one
tooke
Arsenicke
in
a
golden
plate
which
tooke
away
his
life
.
forsooke
him
to
fall
to
lightnesse
,
a
vice
naturall
to
that
sexe
:
and
being
assured
of
her
life
by
the
fauour
of
the
Empresse
she
cared
no
more
for
that
of
Piso
,
and
abandoned
him
as
if
she
had
neuer
married
him
,
but
to
partake
of
his
prosperity
.
The
Iudges
out
of
diuerse
respects
were
implacable
against
the
accused
.
Caesar
would
haue
had
him
put
to
death
because
he
had
entred
into
the
Prouince
in
armes
,
the
Senate
beleeued
assuredly
that
Germanicus
was
poysoned
,
and
amongst
violent
deaths
poysoning
was
held
to
be
the
greatest
execration
:
so
much
the
rather
that
because
thereby
persons
most
deere
and
precious
were
snatch't
from
the
Commonwealth
:
that
poyson
entred
and
mingled
it selfe
more
easily
in
vessells
of
gold
then
of
earth
.
There
is
no
Antidote
which
is
of
greater
vertue
or
efficacy
against
poyson
,
then
a
private
Condition
,
which
feareth
not
that
avarice
can
vsurpe
vpon
his
goods
nor
enuy
vpon
his
dignities
.
It
was
certaine
neuerthelesse
that
this
empoysoning
was
neuer
clearely
proued
,
nor
confidently
affirmed
by
the
accusers
.
Tacitus
saith
that
it
was
not
certaine
that
any
tokens
of
poyson
appeared
vpon
his
death
;
Suetonius
,
All
this
astonied
Piso
very
much
,
who
the
second
day
appeared
before
the
Senate
,
to
see
if
they
were
any
whit
changed
from
their
former
seuerity
.
He
found
the
ayre
quite
of
a
contrary
temper
,
Tiberius
so
cold
that
for
feare
to
discouer
himselfe
he
inclined
neither
to
choler
to
ruine
him
nor
to
pitty
to
giue
him
any
hope
.
He
conceiued
thereupon
that
he
had
no
other
refuge
neither
for
his
innocency
nor
for
his
truth
.
Seianus
told
him
neuerthelesse
that
Tiberius
would
strike
the
stroke
when
it
should
be
fit
time
,
and
that
he
would
not
suffer
him
to
perish
.
Seianus
cared
not
at
all
to
loose
Piso
and
prouided
alwayes
that
he
spake
not
of
the
secret
Commandement
,
but
he
feared
that
seing
him
condemned
he
might
not
complaine
to
the
Senate
of
the
Iudgement
,
and
of
his
punishment
to
the
Emperor
,
and
that
although
he
spake
not
against
Tiberius
,
yet
he
might
against
him
.
When
this
death
was
reported
to
the
Senate
,
Vpon
this
Tiberius
read
the
letters
that
Piso
had
written
to
him
in
this
manner
.
Since
that
(
Caesar
)
I
see
my selfe
oppressed
thorough
the
conspiracy
of
mine
enemies
,
and
the
violence
of
a
false
accusation
which
permitteth
not
any
place
in
the
Senate
,
neither
for
the
truth
,
nor
for
my
innocency
,
the
gods
are
my
witnesses
that
I
haue
neuer
failed
of
faithfulnes
towards
you
,
nor
of
reuerence
towards
your
mother
,
and
in
that
respect
I
beseech
you
to
thinke
vpon
my
children
.
Gn
:
Piso
ought
to
haue
no
part
in
my
fortune
whatsoeuer
it
bee
,
for
he
hath
not
stir'd
from
Rome
.
M
:
Piso
disswaded
mee
from
going
into
Syria
,
and
I
wish
that
the
Father
had
accommodated
himself
to
the
youth
of
the
Sonne
,
and
that
the
Sonne
had
not
giuen
way
to
the
age
of
the
father
.
For
this
cause
,
I
beseech
you
,
with
great
earnestnesse
that
his
innocency
beare
not
the
punishment
of
mine
obstinacy
:
and
seeing
my selfe
in
that
state
that
I
shall
neuer
desire
any
thing
more
of
you
.
I
coniure
you
by
45.
yeeres
seruice
;
by
the
accompt
that
Augustus
your
Father
held
of
mee
,
when
I
was
his
Colleague
in
the
Consulship
,
and
for
the
friendship
which
you
haue
borne
towards
me
to
saue
my
poore
children
.
He
spake
not
at
all
of
his
wife
,
and
how
should
he
be
mindfull
of
her
,
who
had
forgotten
him
in
this
extreame
distresse
,
and
who
had
perhaps
promised
the
Empresse
and
Sejanus
to
open
his
chamber
doore
to
let
in
murtherers
to
kill
him
.
Tiberius
hauing
read
the
letters
said
,
that
although
Piso
had
deserued
this
mishap
whereinto
hee
was
headlongly
rushed
:
yet
he
pittied
him
for
the
alone
respect
of
his
house
;
that
it
was
reasonable
notwithstanding
to
conserue
the
branches
of
the
tree
which
was
cut
downe
,
and
not
to
cause
his
punishment
to
passe
vpon
his
innocent
children
,
Well
then
(
said
they
)
the
Empresse
shall
haue
the
credite
of
sauing
the
murtherer
of
her
Grandchild
to
see
her
,
to
comfort
her
for
the
death
of
her
husband
,
to
snatch
her
out
of
the
hands
of
the
Senate
.
Will
not
the
Lawes
grant
that
to
Germanicus
which
they
deny
not
to
the
meanest
Citizen
?
Vitellius
&
Veranius
who
had
no
correspondency
which
Germanicus
haue
deeply
lamented
his
death
,
and
shall
Augustus
his
Grandfather
defend
Plancina
who
hath
beene
cause
of
his
death
?
and
who
can
expect
other
from
her
,
then
that
the
force
of
her
poysons
and
witcheries
hauing
had
such
fortunate
successe
,
she
may
imploy
them
also
against
Agrippina
and
her
children
,
to
satisfie
the
thirst
of
their
Grandsire
and
the
Vncle
with
the
bloud
of
this
miserable
family
,
and
to
appease
the
wrath
of
Sejanus
.
The
opinions
being
recollected
Aurelius
Cotta
said
,
Gn
:
Piso
his
son
to
change
his
name
:
M
:
Piso
should
bee
depriued
of
his
Offices
,
and
banished
for
ten
yeares
with
500.
Sesterces
for
his
entertainement
,
that
Plancina
should
haue
her
life
granted
to
her
in
regard
of
the
requests
of
the
Empresse
.
Euery
one
allowed
of
this
aduise
.
Caecinna
Seuerus
an
altar
to
reuenge
.
No
(
saith
Tiberius
)
that
is
not
fitting
but
only
in
case
of
victories
gotten
of
strangers
;
Fulcinius
Trio
who
had
so
mightily
declaimed
against
Piso
besought
him
to
ayde
him
,
with
his
fauour
to
arriue
to
his
offices
,
he
answered
him
.
Take
heed
of
precipitating
your
eloquence
through
the
impetuosity
of
your
passion
;
Tacitus
saith
to
this
purpose
:
I
remember
that
I
haue
heard
in
my
youth
of
some
of
this
time
who
had
often
seene
certaine
peeces
of
writing
in
the
hands
of
Piso
which
he
neuer
published
,
but
that
his
friends
told
euery
where
,
that
they
conteyned
the
Commission
and
commands
that
Tiberius
had
giuen
him
against
Germanicus
;
and
that
he
had
resolued
to
haue
produced
them
in
the
Senate
to
conuince
the
Prince
,
Death
freed
Piso
,
but
Tiberius
and
Seianus
were
accompted
neuer
the
more
innocent
,
Pallace
.
Restore
to
vs
Germanicus
.
This
death
whether
it
were
voluntary
or
forced
,
diminished
the
hatred
of
the
people
against
Piso
and
increased
it
against
Tiberius
,
and
so
much
the
more
in
that
he
had
saued
his
wife
;
and
hauing
brought
this
miserable
man
into
the
pit
would
not
drawe
him
forth
againe
.
If
Piso
had
left
his
cause
to
the
course
of
iustice
and
law
,
and
that
he
had
suffered
death
as
one
who
neuer
had
feared
it
,
one
would
haue
pittied
his
misery
.
Germanicus
his
death
gaue
lesse
contentment
to
Seianus
than
to
Tiberius
,
for
this
Prince
held
all
their
resolutions
in
check
.
Tiberius
knew
that
so
long
as
he
liued
he
should
not
be
Emperor
.
Tiberius
beleeued
that
he
had
more
authority
,
but
he
was
neuer
the
lesse
mistrustfull
,
imagining
that
so
many
friends
as
Germanicus
had
left
,
so
many
conspirators
there
were
and
therefore
he
said
,
that
he
held
the
Empire
but
as
a
wolfe
by
the
eares
,
Seianus
amongst
the
precepts
of
his
gouernment
had
this
,
to
nourish
distrust
alwayes
in
the
heart
of
Tiberius
,
to
the
end
that
he
trusting
none
else
might
put
confidence
in
him
.
The
greater
housen
which
were
discended
,
from
those
braue
and
generous
spirits
,
who
were
sacrificed
for
preseruing
the
libertie
of
their
Countrey
,
were
suspected
of
Tiberius
;
who
desired
to
raise
the
principality
aboue
the
foundation
of
Augustus
,
and
hatefull
to
Seianus
who
could
not
brooke
,
that
vertue
should
oppose
his
fortune
.
Libi
Drusus
being
discended
by
his
father
from
Augustus
,
His
youth
being
forward
and
without
iudgement
,
Romane
Senators
his
entire
friend
,
who
plotted
his
ruine
,
considering
that
to
aduance
his
fortune
the
shortest
way
,
This
Tigre
laid
hold
with
his
teeth
on
all
the
excellent
Spirits
of
his
times
.
A
Poet
hauing
vttered
some
free
words
against
him
,
Satrius
Secundus
and
Pinarius
Natta
were
his
accusers
,
Seianus
his
creatures
;
Le
credit
dee
accusateurs
,
cest
le
desespoir
del
accusées
.
Seiani
clientes
,
id
perniciabile
reo
.
Tac.
and
this
quality
made
the
ruine
of
the
accused
vnfallible
,
and
put
his
innocency
into
despaire
.
The
Iudge
himselfe
made
him
perceiue
by
his
sad
countenance
and
terrible
language
,
that
hee
was
set
there
not
to
heare
,
but
to
condemne
him
;
not
to
make
his
processe
but
to
appoint
his
punishment
;
L'
innocence
des
actions
doit
excuser
le
faute
de
parolles
.
Verba
mea
arguuntur
,
adeo
sum
factorum
innocens
.
neither
did
Cordus
moue
for
the
safety
of
his
life
,
for
he
was
sure
to
lose
it
;
but
for
the
honour
of
the
truth
,
and
glory
of
his
workes
,
he
spake
in
this
manner
,
My
actions
are
so
innocent
,
that
they
accuse
onely
my
words
;
and
yet
haue
they
not
offended
neither
the
Emperor
nor
his
mother
,
who
onely
are
comprehended
within
the
law
of
Maiesty
.
They
say
I
haue
praised
Brutus
and
Cassius
,
whose
actions
are
reported
by
many
,
Titus
Livius
to
whom
is
attributed
the
prize
of
eloquence
and
truth
,
did
so
highly
commend
Pompey
,
that
Augustus
called
him
Pompejan
,
which
neuerthelesse
made
no
breach
in
their
friendship
.
Scipio
personage
digne
de
toute
louange
bellique
.
Plut.
Afranius
Lieutenant
de
Pompeie
contre
les
Parthes
et
Arabes
.
Plut.
Cassius
ennemy
de
tyrans
de
fon
infance
.
Plut.
Brutus
bienvolu
du
peuple
,
aimé
des
siens
estimé
de
gens
du
bien
,
hay
de
nul
.
Voy
l'epigramme
30
de
Catul.
He
vseth
not
the
names
of
Robbers
and
Parricides
which
now
are
imposed
vpon
Scipio
,
Afranius
,
this
Cassius
and
this
Brutus
,
but
he
often
stiles
them
braue
and
valiant
men
.
The
history
of
Asinius
Pollio
makes
honourable
mention
of
them
.
Messala
Corvinus
extolled
Cassius
as
being
his
generall
,
and
that
did
preiudice
neither
of
them
,
but
that
they
were
mighty
in
riches
and
honours
.
Caesar
the
Dictator
contented
himselfe
with
answering
in
a
written
Oration
,
as
before
his
Iudges
the
booke
which
Cicero
composed
raising
to
the
heauens
Cato
his
enemy
.
The
Epistles
of
Antony
and
speeches
of
Brutus
reproach
Augustus
with
many
fals
things
,
expressing
them
with
much
bitternes
and
audacity
.
The
reading
of
Bibaculus
and
Catullus
is
not
giuen
ouer
though
farced
with
iniuries
against
the
Caesars
,
Iulius
and
Augustus
haue
suffered
and
contemned
them
:
and
it
is
hard
to
say
whether
in
that
they
haue
shewne
more
moderation
then
wisdome
,
for
calumnies
being
dispised
vanishe
away
,
but
in
seeking
reuenge
are
confirmed
.
I
doe
not
speake
at
all
of
the
Graecians
,
for
not
onely
their
liberty
but
also
their
temerity
escaped
vnpunished
,
and
if
they
haue
bin
chastized
by
any
,
words
haue
beene
the
reuenge
of
words
.
But
it
was
euer
free
and
without
reprehension
to
speake
of
them
whom
death
hath
infranchised
,
from
hate
or
fauour
:
will
they
obiect
that
I
haue
moued
the
people
to
stirre
and
take
armes
for
ciuill
warres
,
while
Cassius
and
Brutus
were
armed
in
the
Philippian
plaine
?
there
are
sixty
and
six
yeares
past
since
they
died
,
as
appeares
by
their
statues
which
the
victorious
themselues
haue
not
pulled
downe
.
Writings
also
preserue
their
memories
.
Posterity
rendreth
to
euery
one
the
honour
wich
to
him
appertayneth
:
and
if
I
be
condemned
,
there
will
be
some
that
will
call
to
minde
not
onely
Cassius
and
Brutus
,
but
also
my selfe
.
He
had
cause
to
enrich
his
discourse
with
the
examples
of
Caesar
and
Augustus
,
for
in
the
world
there
was
not
any
thing
which
may
bee
paralel'd
to
their
generous
bounty
in
pardoning
obloquies
.
C.
Calvo
post
famosa
Epigrāmata
de
reconciliatione
per
amicos
agenti
ultro
ac
prior
scripsit
.
Suet.
Valer
Catullus
perpetuastigmat●
suis
versiculis
imposuit
Caesari
.
Suet.
Caluus
the
Oratour
and
Catullus
the
Poet
had
outragiously
detracted
from
Caesar
,
the
truth
placed
shame
in
their
foreheads
,
and
repentance
in
their
conscience
;
Caesar
contented
himselfe
with
that
,
and
seeing
that
Calvus
desired
his
friendshp
,
but
durst
not
require
it
,
he
offer'd
it
vnto
him
by
an
expresse
letter
,
and
for
Catullus
he
inuited
him
to
supper
the
same
day
that
he
had
published
his
poeme
against
him
.
For
Augustus
,
I
cannot
finde
his
equall
,
Timagenes
a
noble
Historian
,
did
write
against
him
,
his
wife
,
Asinius
Pollio
esteeming
more
the
gentlenesse
of
this
spirit
then
the
respect
of
the
Emperor
,
lodged
and
entertayned
him
;
Timagenes
wholely
declared
himselfe
the
perpetuall
enemy
of
Augustus
,
burnt
the
faire
history
which
hee
compiled
of
his
reigne
,
to
make
it
knowne
that
he
deserued
not
that
he
should
write
of
him
,
or
that
the
good
he
spake
of
him
was
but
a
lie
;
Augustus
disgested
all
this
,
saying
onely
vnto
Pollio
you
nourish
a
serpent
,
Wee
must
needs
say
that
Seianus
hath
strangely
corrupted
the
nature
of
Tiberius
,
rendring
him
so
seuere
in
punishing
the
iniuries
of
his
predecessors
,
who
made
so
small
reckoning
of
his
owne
,
and
said
that
in
free
Cities
,
D.
Aug.
mens
tongues
should
not
be
captiue
;
Augustus
gaue
him
this
counsell
,
for
he
complaining
of
his
dissimulation
against
this
vnbridled
liberty
of
reproaching
him
,
he
writ
these
words
,
Tiberius
my
sonne
flatter
not
your
youth
,
nor
your
choler
to
beleeue
there
is
any
speakes
ill
of
me
,
it
is
sufficient
that
we
may
preuent
that
they
doe
vs
no
harme
.
D.
Tib.
As
for
him selfe
he
did
but
laugh
at
the
Satires
and
Buffonneries
which
they
had
published
against
him
,
and
touching
that
which
the
Senate
would
haue
giuen
him
informations
of
,
hee
told
them
we
haue
not
leisure
to
imbrake
our selues
in
these
broiles
,
and
if
we
open
this
window
,
you
will
be
able
to
do
nothing
else
,
and
you
shal
be
importuned
euery
day
with
particular
complaints
.
Cordus
hauing
so
stoutly
and
elegantly
spoken
retired
himselfe
vnto
his
house
,
very
irresolute
what
course
to
take
,
if
he
desired
to
liue
,
he
must
intreat
Seianus
,
if
to
die
,
his
daughter
,
both
were
inexorable
:
his
courage
not
permitting
him
to
yeeld
vnto
the
one
,
he
resolued
to
deceiue
the
other
;
Al'issue
du
bain
on
portoit
a
la
chambre
du
moust
des
oeufs
frais
.
Quaedam
per
fenestram
,
ut
videretur
edisse
,
proiecit
,
à
coenä
deinde
,
quasi
iam
satis
in
cubiculo
edisset
,
abstinuit
.
Sen.
not
to
giue
any
inkling
of
his
resolution
he
bathed
for
some
dayes
,
and
the
better
to
amuse
his
daughter
after
the
bath
,
retired
himselfe
to
his
chamber
,
there
to
take
his
refection
,
and
sending
away
his
seruants
threw
out
of
the
window
some
part
of
that
they
had
brought
him
,
to
make
them
beleeue
it
was
the
fragments
of
that
which
hee
did
eat
.
The
houre
of
supper
being
come
,
he
told
his
daughter
he
had
no
stomack
to
eat
,
and
that
his
former
collation
would
serue
him
in
stead
of
a
supper
;
she
did
not
presse
him
further
,
beleeuing
all
was
true
,
and
not
supposing
that
what
she
approued
for
his
health
should
be
for
his
death
.
He
continued
in
this
rigorous
deuize
vntill
the
fourth
day
,
his
weaknesse
displayed
it selfe
,
his
extreame
sorrow
was
agreed
with
abstinence
,
which
was
not
violent
enough
to
make
an
end
of
him
in
so
few
dayes
,
for
famine
would
dispence
with
many
more
.
His
daughter
being
so
deluded
,
coniured
him
by
intreaties
and
teares
,
to
liue
for
her
sake
,
and
for
his
owne
;
these
prayers
came
too
late
,
His
bookes
were
burned
by
the
Aedils
.
The
calamity
of
the
author
and
the
excellency
of
the
stile
made
them
more
famous
and
with
greater
curiosity
to
bee
sought
after
and
studied
:
And
we
finde
that
this
fury
against
bookes
had
his
beginnig
vnder
Tiberius
:
for
what
had
it
beene
,
if
the
Triumuirs
had
proscribed
or
burnt
these
of
Cicero
:
Antony
receiued
great
contentment
when
one
brought
him
the
head
of
Cicero
,
Sen.
P.
and
said
that
his
proscription
was
then
at
an
end
,
for
he
was
not
onely
satisfied
,
but
wearied
with
the
massacre
of
so
many
men
:
he
commanded
it
should
be
exposed
to
the
view
of
the
people
in
the
publique
place
where
they
made
the
Orations
.
Sen
P.
In
the
same
place
where
the
people
drawne
by
the
reputation
of
his
eloquence
pressed
to
follow
him
,
where
they
gaue
eare
vnto
his
seruiceable
speeches
which
haue
preserued
so
many
heads
,
he
is
now
made
a
spectacle
vnto
his
citizens
,
not
with
the
same
ioy
or
in
the
same
manner
,
they
had
admired
him
liuing
and
intire
;
but
the
blood
couering
his
head
and
disfiguring
his
visage
,
the
same
head
which
in
former
time
commanded
in
the
Senate
and
was
the
ornament
of
the
Romane
name
,
now
serues
for
a
recompence
to
him
who
did
seperate
it
from
his
body
.
All
their
hearts
burst
forth
into
teares
and
lamentations
when
they
beheld
his
right
hand
the
instrument
of
his
diuine
eloquence
made
fast
vnto
his
head
:
Sextus
Pompeius
,
he
spake
these
words
,
euery
thing
displeaseh
me
but
death
.
Cordus
did
write
the
history
of
his
owne
time
,
and
it
may
be
that
leauing
the
truth
vntainted
to
posterity
,
he
spake
honourably
of
those
that
suffred
death
in
defence
of
their
ancient
liberty
,
for
the
feare
of
death
excuseth
not
him
which
offendeth
against
the
truth
to
please
fortune
.
To
publish
false
storie
,
or
to
giue
false
instructions
vnto
them
that
write
,
is
but
to
murther
them
that
passe
thorow
the
high
way
of
beleefe
:
retaining
in
his
discourse
the
same
liberty
which
hee
had
done
in
his
writings
,
he
contemned
the
pride
of
Seianus
and
to
deliuer
himselfe
from
the
hands
of
so
puissant
a
man
,
made
it
knowne
that
he
was
truely
a
man
,
with
drawing
himselfe
from
the
number
of
miserable
men
.
This
misery
was
not
so
frequent
amongst
the
Romans
while
Germanicus
liued
,
Seianus
:
Dion
saith
,
that
so
long
as
Germanicus
liued
,
Tiberius
did
nothing
of
himselfe
,
he
restored
all
manner
of
affaires
to
the
Senate
,
administred
iustice
by
the
aduise
of
them
who
assisted
him
,
thought
good
that
euery
man
should
giue
his
aduise
,
Hee
would
not
permit
himselfe
to
bee
called
Lord
,
but
of
slaues
,
and
Emperour
onely
of
the
souldiers
;
he
flatly
refused
the
title
of
Father
of
the
Countrey
:
in
speeches
and
petitions
he
passed
by
the
name
of
Augustus
,
and
in
his
dispatches
to
Kings
,
and
contented
himselfe
euery
where
else
with
the
name
of
Caesar
and
prince
of
the
Senate
:
his
ordinary
wishes
were
,
that
the
heauens
might
grant
him
life
so
long
as
the
commonwealth
should
haue
need
of
his
seruice
.
Germanicus
liuing
,
If
he
did
commit
any
violence
it
was
coloured
and
cloaked
with
apparances
of
reason
or
necessity
,
Agrippa
Posthumus
the
grand
child
of
Augustus
,
Tiberius
then
had
cause
to
reckon
the
death
of
Germanicus
amongst
the
happiest
daies
of
his
life
,
and
Seianus
ranked
it
amongst
the
greatest
stroakes
of
his
fortunes
:
but
the
same
enmity
they
bore
towards
the
Father
,
they
continued
to
his
Children
,
dissembling
it
neuertheles
as
much
as
they
could
,
because
it
should
not
appeare
but
in
conuenient
time
,
and
couering
it
with
shewes
of
affection
towards
them
,
Tiberius
intreated
the
Senate
to
dispence
with
the
age
of
Nero
,
Neronem
è
liberis
Germanici
iam
ingressum
iuventam
commendavit
patribus
,
non
sine
risu
audientium
.
Ta.
Congiarium
pleb
.
Ta.
Vt
illa
secundis
,
ita
hoc
adversis
animis
acceptum
.
Tacit.
.
Iason
tyrant
of
Pheres
said
that
he
would
die
of
hunger
,
if
he
did
faile
of
the
tyranny
,
for
he
could
not
liue
Idiot
.
Idiot
is
a
priuate
person
.
to
vndergoe
publike
offices
,
and
at
fifteene
yeares
to
be
made
a
Questor
,
which
office
was
neuer
borne
before
two
and
twenty
,
he
was
also
named
high
Priest
,
and
at
the
day
of
his
entry
to
this
office
he
made
largesse
of
prouisions
to
the
people
,
which
reioyced
to
see
the
children
of
Germanicus
,
in
a
flourishing
youthfulnes
.
For
increase
of
ioy
he
espoused
Iulia
the
daughter
of
Drusus
,
but
all
was
conuerted
to
disdaine
,
when
they
saw
that
the
daughter
of
Seianus
was
affianced
to
Drusus
the
sonne
of
Claudius
,
esteeming
this
great
house
to
bee
dishonoured
by
that
alliance
,
and
that
it
did
but
giue
too
much
confidence
to
one
who
already
had
gained
the
greatest
power
,
and
who
held
himselfe
but
miserable
if
he
did
not
command
,
not
enduring
to
liue
as
a
priuate
person
;
heauen
which
would
haue
no
fruit
from
so
bad
a
tree
,
disposed
of
all
otherwise
.
Drusus
sporting
himselfe
in
the
towne
of
Pompey
threw
a
peare
vp
into
the
ayre
,
and
receiuing
it
with
an
open
mouth
was
choaked
,
and
this
young
maid
bearing
her
part
at
the
miserable
end
of
her
father
,
made
her
Epithalamium
at
the
foot
of
the
gibbet
,
as
may
be
seene
in
its
proper
place
;
their
hate
was
not
so
inraged
against
Seianus
,
as
there
wanted
not
some
who
spake
,
that
hee
had
made
this
mariage
of
purpose
to
dispatch
his
sonne
in
law
.
This
opinion
could
be
built
vpon
no
other
foundation
,
Drusus
could
not
endure
this
insolencie
nor
that
Tiberius
should
prefer
strange
counsels
and
affections
before
naturall
,
A
stab
is
alwayes
due
for
a
box
on
the
eare
,
and
is
a
correlatiue
to
it
,
but
those
blowes
which
proceed
from
the
princes
hand
ought
to
be
receiued
,
but
with
patience
and
humility
:
he
that
may
kill
obligeth
one
when
he
doth
but
hurt
him
.
This
so
fresh
an
offence
reuiued
those
which
time
had
almost
withered
in
Seianus
:
the
history
notwithstanding
reports
not
that
hee
made
any
complaint
thereof
,
Not
dareing
to
complaine
thereof
,
hee
resolues
to
be
reuenged
,
and
as
reuenge
is
alwayes
ingenious
to
finde
the
meanes
to
satisfie
the
offended
,
he
found
no
better
wedge
to
cleaue
this
knot
withall
than
one
made
of
the
wood
it self
;
Tup●lou
to
erotema
.
and
Liuia
was
beloued
of
euery
one
for
her
beauty
;
to
demand
wherefore
we
loue
that
which
is
faire
,
is
the
question
of
a
blinde
man
;
but
this
is
farre
greater
blindnesse
to
thinke
that
great
men
cannot
doe
whatsoeuer
they
desire
.
Hauing
the
body
then
at
his
pleasure
,
he
managed
the
heart
as
he
pleased
;
the
first
limbe
was
the
bridge
to
all
the
succeeding
.
But
as
great
mischiefes
cannot
be
soone
hatched
,
for
feare
doth
breed
an
irresolution
therein
,
astonishment
dela
,
yand
delay
augments
the
difficulty
thereof
;
they
were
not
so
much
troubled
to
resolue
on
the
act
,
as
to
finde
the
meanes
and
the
manner
.
The
order
and
secrecy
,
which
ought
to
be
exactly
obserued
in
matters
of
importance
were
not
forgotten
in
this
abominable
act
.
They
resolued
to
poyson
him
,
and
considering
that
if
the
poyson
were
giuen
in
his
meat
,
some
other
might
be
ouertaken
and
deceiued
;
they
resolued
therefore
to
giue
it
in
a
medicine
which
he
should
take
,
and
which
should
worke
so
slowly
,
that
his
death
should
be
imputed
vnto
nature
and
chance
,
not
vnto
violence
and
treachery
.
Eudemus
amicus
ac
medicus
Liviae
specie
artis
frequens
secretis
.
Tac.
Adulteria
etiam
in
principum
domibus
,
ut
Eudemi
in
Livia
Drusi
Caesaris
.
Plin.
Rumor
Seianum
Ligdi
spadonis
animum
stupro
vuisse
.
Ta.
Liuia
imployed
herein
Eudemus
her
physitian
,
who
in
this
quality
,
and
vnder
fauour
of
his
profession
,
was
ordinarily
in
her
Cabinet
.
Tacitus
saith
,
hee
was
her
priuate
friend
,
and
Pliny
,
her
adulterer
:
Seianus
seduceth
Ligdus
an
Eunuch
,
and
one
of
the
most
trusty
domestick
seruants
of
Drusus
;
and
to
vnite
his
heart
more
strictly
to
him
,
hee
most
vildly
abused
his
body
;
who
was
both
young
and
faire
.
These
infamous
persons
combine
vpon
an
execrable
attempt
:
Seianus
the
assasin
conceiues
it
,
Liuia
the
adultresse
giues
her
consent
,
the
ruffian
Eudemus
compounds
the
drugge
,
Ligdus
the
Ganimed
presents
the
same
.
Foure
persons
who
deserued
to
giue
their
hearts
,
which
deuised
and
consented
vnto
so
horrible
an
attempt
against
the
only
sonne
of
the
Emperor
,
Drusus
without
any
mistrust
tooke
away
from
Ligdus
his
Eunuchs
hands
this
mortall
medicine
,
and
that
which
hee
beleeued
should
serue
for
his
health
,
hastened
his
death
,
but
with
so
little
violence
,
that
the
languishment
and
length
thereof
tooke
away
all
suspition
of
poyson
;
The
actions
of
Seianus
were
so
notorious
,
and
Tiberius
for
fauouring
him
so
hated
,
that
being
already
infamous
through
so
many
famous
and
notable
crimes
,
it
was
supposed
that
he
had
procured
Drusus
his
death
by
the
hand
of
Tiberius
,
putting
him
in
the
head
that
his
sonne
(
that
he
might
reigne
)
had
resolued
his
death
,
and
that
he
should
therefore
take
heed
when
he
should
dine
at
his
house
not
to
drinke
the
first
draught
should
be
offred
vnto
him
;
For
it
had
not
beene
so
easie
for
Drusus
to
doe
this
mischiefe
,
Xenophon
,
oinechoo●
.
because
his
father
tooke
nothing
without
assaye
,
and
that
Custome
had
beene
brought
thither
from
the
Persian
Court
since
Augustus
his
time
.
But
let
them
make
Tiberius
as
cruell
as
they
will
,
they
can
neuer
take
from
him
the
honor
of
being
a
wise
Prince
,
subtill
and
mistrustfull
,
and
he
might
be
taxed
of
great
indiscretion
if
he
determined
to
put
his
sonne
to
death
vpon
the
bare
aduice
of
Seianus
,
and
before
hee
were
exactly
informed
of
the
cause
and
conspirators
of
this
treason
.
This
comes
but
from
the
malignity
of
reports
which
little
fauour
the
actions
of
Princes
,
all
that
Tiberius
hath
done
,
hath
beene
curiously
collected
and
published
,
and
yet
there
were
neuer
any
found
so
transported
with
hatred
or
passion
to
dishonour
his
memory
,
Tiberius
his
teares
being
soone
dried
,
Fathers
conscript
,
you
may
blame
me
for
comming
hither
in
so
fresh
and
vndisgested
a
sorrow
;
and
I
know
well
,
that
such
as
are
in
heauinesse
cannot
endure
the
light
,
nor
the
condolements
of
their
nearest
friends
;
but
as
I
ascribe
not
that
vnto
feeblenesse
of
courage
,
so
I
desire
to
witnesse
vnto
you
,
that
I
haue
not
sought
for
any
greater
comfort
in
my
affliction
,
than
the
embracements
of
the
Commonweale
.
He
represented
vnto
them
also
,
that
the
extreame
age
of
the
Empresse
tooke
from
him
all
hope
of
further
issue
;
that
his
grand-children
were
very
young
,
that
he
had
already
runne
more
than
halfe
the
race
of
his
life
,
My
friends
,
when
these
children
lost
their
father
,
I
sent
them
vnto
my
sonne
Drusus
their
cosen
,
and
intreated
him
although
he
had
children
himselfe
,
to
haue
as
much
care
of
them
as
of
his
owne
bloud
,
to
bring
them
vp
and
conserue
them
for
himselfe
and
posterity
.
But
now
that
Drusus
is
snatched
away
from
them
,
I
adresse
my
prayers
vnto
you
,
and
coniure
you
before
the
Gods
and
our
countrey
,
that
in
doing
that
which
is
my
duty
and
yours
,
you
will
take
the
care
and
conduct
of
the
Nephewes
of
Augustus
,
which
are
descended
from
famous
and
illustrous
persons
.
And
then
casting
his
eyes
vpon
the
little
ones
,
he
said
,
My
deare
Nero
and
you
Drusus
,
these
Lords
you
see
here
are
your
fathers
:
the
condition
of
your
birth
is
such
,
that
the
Commonweale
hath
intrest
both
in
the
good
and
euill
which
you
doe
.
The
Senate
made
no
answere
but
by
their
teares
,
their
vowes
,
and
prayers
:
and
this
discourse
had
beene
much
more
for
the
honour
of
Tiberius
,
if
he
had
not
added
hereunto
the
very
same
promises
wherewith
he
had
so
often
deluded
them
,
that
he
would
restore
Rome
to
her
former
liberty
,
and
leaue
the
gouernment
either
to
the
Consuls
or
to
some
others
.
These
last
words
were
so
farre
from
the
intention
of
him
that
vttered
them
,
and
the
beliefe
of
the
hearers
,
that
they
tooke
from
the
fromer
all
the
beliefe
which
truth
and
honesty
might
haue
giuen
them
.
All
this
was
but
meere
iugling
,
for
this
bad
Prince
thought
of
nothing
more
than
how
vtterly
to
ruine
Germanicus
his
house
,
There
was
a
vaile
laid
betwixt
the
dead
and
him
,
because
he
should
not
see
the
body
,
for
the
high
Priest
was
a
sacred
thing
it
was
not
permitted
him
to
looke
vpon
any
mournfull
obiect
;
Seianus
who
stood
by
him
admired
his
constancy
,
but
made
no
vse
of
it
,
This
mighty
power
of
Seianus
was
not
solely
managed
by
violence
,
auarice
must
haue
her
part
,
The
proceeding
reported
by
Tacitus
is
strange
,
she
kept
not
company
with
her
husband
for
the
space
of
twenty
yeares
when
he
accused
her
of
adultery
poysoning
and
faining
her selfe
to
haue
a
child
:
Tiberius
said
she
consulted
with
the
Chaldeans
against
his
person
and
his
house
;
There
were
playes
to
bee
shewen
during
the
processe
,
Lepidae
did
accompany
the
chiefest
and
most
illustrious
dames
of
the
Citie
,
enioying
the
priuiledge
of
the
Romans
,
who
were
not
imprisoned
during
their
accusation
,
nor
after
iudgement
,
if
it
were
not
capitall
.
Entring
the
Theatre
of
Pompey
she
turned
her
eyes
towards
his
images
which
were
there
in
diuers
places
,
Amm
Marcellinus
Rankes
the
Theater
of
Pompey
inter
decora
vrbis
aeternae
.
Adstantes
effusi
in
lacrimas
saeua
&
detestanda
Quirino
clamitant
.
and
implored
his
succour
,
from
whom
she
was
descended
.
This
was
with
dolefull
lamentation
and
abundance
of
teares
,
which
moued
the
people
and
principally
the
women
to
compassion
,
and
to
powre
forth
reproaches
against
Quirinus
,
calling
him
an
vnworthy
man
,
to
deale
so
cruelly
with
a
woman
who
hauing
beene
promised
to
L.
Caesar
Augustus
his
sonne
,
The
processe
being
prepared
,
their
opinions
inclined
to
commiseration
of
a
woman
of
a
great
house
,
liuing
twenty
yeares
asunder
from
her
husband
,
and
the
accusations
against
her
were
proued
but
by
slaues
.
But
Rubellius
Blandus
concluded
with
banishment
,
where
will
you
place
your selfe
in
deliuering
your
censure
,
if
first
,
I
am
bound
to
follow
you
;
if
last
,
peraduenture
what
I
thinke
you
will
not
;
and
so
I
may
vnwittingly
commit
a
great
error
.
Dion
obserues
an
other
way
to
come
by
the
inheritance
of
a
rich
man
.
Sextus
Marius
had
a
daughter
yong
and
faire
,
Tiberius
sollicits
her
,
her
father
retired
her
to
his
countrey
house
,
to
cause
her
to
returne
,
Let
vs
not
giue
them
the
contentment
to
dispose
of
you
and
me
at
their
pleasure
,
and
to
bring
vs
to
that
passe
,
that
it
shall
not
be
permitted
vs
to
die
honestly
;
I
was
not
accustomed
to
make
my
prayers
vnto
any
but
the
Gods
,
I
will
not
be
beholding
for
my
life
vnto
Seianus
with
the
losse
of
that
which
is
dearer
to
me
than
a
thousand
liues
.
Marius
ashamed
that
his
courage
should
haue
need
of
the
example
of
his
daughter
,
killed
himselfe
first
,
and
she
followed
him
.
This
death
was
very
profitable
to
Tiberius
and
Seianus
,
for
they
were
heires
to
Marius
,
Vibius
Seruus
Proconsull
of
the
lower
Spaine
,
was
accused
by
his
sonne
to
haue
conspired
against
the
Emperour
,
Whatsoeuer
the
sonne
doth
,
the
father
should
not
strip
himselfe
of
the
office
of
a
father
,
to
put
on
that
of
a
iudge
.
Pro
peccato
magno
pa●●lulum
supplicij
sati●
è
patri
.
In
silius
ortas
vinculus
pasc●●
.
&
dominatos
scorpiones
occiditis
.
Petr.
who
had
reuolted
from
his
dutie
.
A
father
ought
to
content
himselfe
with
a
slight
punishment
,
put
this
disloyalty
was
so
strange
that
it
wrested
from
his
heart
this
praier
vnto
the
Gods
for
his
chastizement
,
euery
where
that
we
finde
monsters
we
stifle
them
,
not
asking
from
whence
they
come
,
we
nourish
the
birds
which
come
from
Forrests
,
but
wee
kill
the
scorpions
which
are
bred
in
our
houses
.
This
his
so
setled
countenance
imprinted
in
the
minde
of
the
iudges
an
opinion
of
the
innocency
of
the
father
,
and
made
them
deforme
the
malice
of
the
sonne
;
who
affrighted
with
the
remorse
of
conscience
,
the
noise
of
the
people
which
threatned
him
with
imprisonment
,
the
hurling
of
stones
,
and
the
punishment
of
Parracides
,
fled
to
Rauena
,
Gallus
Asinius
was
of
opinion
that
hee
should
bee
banished
into
the
Isles
of
Gaire
or
Donuse
,
which
was
not
found
fitting
because
there
was
no
water
neither
in
the
one
nor
the
other
,
It
was
lawfull
for
the
most
wicked
to
assault
and
wrong
the
honestest
men
,
to
speake
iniuriously
of
them
and
to
offer
them
affronts
;
Religion
hath
giuen
vnto
the
Temple
of
the
Gods
freedome
and
flattery
to
the
Statues
of
Princes
,
this
custome
was
put
in
practise
in
Rome
since
Iulius
Caesars
time
.
Capitali
circa
Augusti
simulacrum
Seruum
caecidisse
.
Suet.
nor
durst
masters
reprehend
their
seruants
or
correct
them
.
There
was
no
excesse
but
might
be
excused
for
such
as
could
couer
it
with
the
image
of
Caesar
.
The
same
franchise
which
gaue
assurance
to
the
criminall
,
gaue
assurance
also
,
and
occasion
to
commit
the
crime
.
The
great
respect
which
men
bore
vnto
Tiberius
was
in
other
places
then
at
Rome
,
where
his
Statues
were
as
venerable
as
these
of
Iupiter
Olimpus
,
in
such
sort
as
the
master
was
condemned
of
impietie
because
he
hath
struck
his
seruant
,
carrying
about
him
a
peece
of
mony
whereon
the
image
of
Caesar
was
ingraued
.
Amia
Rufilla
was
condemned
of
falshood
by
the
Senate
at
the
pursuit
of
Cestius
.
Enraged
herewith
she
stayed
for
him
at
the
entry
of
the
Pallace
,
neare
vnto
Tiberius
his
Statue
,
The
place
were
Theseus
cursed
the
Athenians
in
the
bourge
of
Gargetus
was
called
Araterian
a
place
of
malection
.
Plut.
Principes
instar
deorum
sunt
sed
necquaquam
dijs
nisi
iustae
supplicum
preces
audiuntur
.
Ta.
from
whence
as
from
a
place
of
cursing
,
she
assaulted
him
with
all
manner
of
raylings
and
bitter
speeches
,
which
are
the
weapons
of
feeble
spirits
.
Cestius
durst
not
demand
reparation
because
she
had
wronged
him
,
vnder
the
fauour
and
neere
vnto
the
image
of
Tiberius
,
he
made
complaint
hereof
,
and
spake
in
the
open
Senate
these
memorable
words
:
Princes
hold
the
places
of
Gods
,
but
the
Gods
hearken
onely
to
the
iust
prayers
of
their
suppliants
,
there
is
none
that
will
runne
to
the
Capitall
nor
vnto
the
other
Temples
of
the
Citie
,
as
to
a
place
of
refuge
,
there
to
commit
any
crime
.
But
the
lawes
are
now
abolished
and
ouerthrowne
from
the
very
foundation
;
seeing
that
euen
in
the
publique
places
,
and
at
the
very
entry
of
the
Pallace
we
are
constrained
to
beare
iniuries
,
and
to
heare
threatnings
without
any
hope
at
all
to
be
righted
,
for
the
respect
which
is
had
vnto
the
Emperours
Statue
.
If
the
History
should
haue
mentioned
nothing
also
but
this
,
to
represent
vnto
vs
the
estate
of
the
miserable
reigne
of
Tiberius
,
it
would
haue
beene
enought
to
discouer
vnto
vs
the
violence
and
disorder
thereof
;
wretched
was
then
the
condition
of
a
Romane
citizen
,
Vacia
a
rich
man
,
and
who
had
beene
Pretor
,
Asinius
Gallus
,
Agrippinaes
kinsman
or
the
hatred
of
Seianus
had
ruined
some
one
,
the
people
of
those
times
would
cry
out
,
there
is
none
but
thee
that
can
tell
how
to
liue
.
The
solitary
life
was
the
most
assured
,
Seianus
this
torrent
of
pride
and
insolence
ouerflowes
:
there
is
none
now
that
stayes
it
,
all
that
might
keepe
it
in
is
cast
downe
.
Ambition
is
often
gogle
eyed
when
she
hath
need
of
a
cleare
sight
and
is
astray
when
shee
thinkes
to
goe
right
:
Seianus
is
lost
by
her
,
his
designes
fall
out
otherwise
then
he
expected
,
Hee
imprints
in
him
a
beleefe
that
his
enemies
would
make
their
profit
of
this
losse
,
that
Agrippina
is
resolued
to
reigne
;
there
needed
no
art
to
perswade
him
,
Tiberius
was
vexed
to
see
those
youths
goe
cheeke
by
ioule
with
his
age
,
and
asked
the
high
Priests
,
Primores
modice
perstringendi
.
Ta.
Mobiles
adolescentium
anim●
praematuri
honoribus
ad
superbiam
non
extollendi
.
Ta.
if
they
had
done
this
by
the
entreaties
or
threats
of
Agrippina
;
and
they
answering
no
,
he
checkt
them
,
but
gently
,
for
they
were
for
the
most
part
either
of
kin
to
Agrippina
,
or
the
chiefe
of
the
Citie
.
He
went
of
purpose
to
the
Senate
about
this
businesse
,
and
made
vnto
them
a
cunning
speech
there
,
to
shew
vnto
them
,
that
from
thence
forwards
the
feeble
and
inconstant
spirits
of
young
folkes
were
not
to
be
spurred
on
vnto
pride
by
those
honours
which
were
giuen
them
before
their
time
.
Seianus
made
more
adoe
with
this
then
Tiberius
,
saying
that
all
was
going
to
wrack
;
seing
they
made
no
difference
betweene
the
Prince
and
his
kinsemen
,
that
the
Citie
of
Rome
was
deuided
as
in
the
ciuill
warres
when
she
had
three
Lords
,
Caesar
,
Pompey
,
and
Crastus
;
that
the
authority
of
the
Emperor
was
the
weakest
,
He
threatned
but
two
,
and
meant
to
strike
many
,
but
he
beleeued
that
those
Sibius
and
Sabinus
would
be
throwne
from
that
height
,
that
the
rest
should
apprehend
their
fall
;
their
generous
affection
towards
the
house
of
Germanicus
,
did
not
degenerate
from
the
nature
of
true
friendship
,
although
to
them
it
was
not
onely
barren
,
C.
Silius
,
and
Sosia
his
wife
.
T.
Sabinus
was
reserued
for
another
time
;
and
although
they
represented
this
pursuit
to
be
violent
,
and
that
Varro
should
expect
vntill
he
were
out
of
his
Consulship
,
yet
they
made
their
processe
of
a
crime
of
maiestie
,
although
they
were
accused
but
to
haue
conuerted
the
publique
treasure
of
the
commonwealth
to
their
owne
vse
,
and
that
there
was
no
man
which
demaunded
restitution
:
but
Tiberius
was
so
subtill
,
that
he
gaue
the
lightest
faults
the
names
of
most
odious
crimes
.
Silius
seeing
that
,
made
no
defence
,
His
imprudency
and
vanity
did
assist
his
ruine
,
he
ceased
not
to
vaunt
that
Tiberius
was
obliged
to
him
for
the
Empire
,
and
that
if
the
Legion
which
he
commanded
in
Almaine
were
reuolted
as
the
rest
,
hee
could
not
hold
it
any
long
time
,
this
reproach
did
pricke
to
the
quicke
the
minde
of
Tiberius
,
for
he
did
ouerthrow
all
his
fortunes
,
giuing
him
no
share
in
the
prosperity
of
affaires
,
and
made
it
knowne
it
was
not
in
his
power
to
acquit
himselfe
of
this
obligation
.
When
the
seruice
is
so
great
that
it
cannot
be
acknowledged
,
Princes
accompt
it
an
offence
,
Clytus
lost
himselfe
to
haue
said
that
Alexander
held
his
life
of
the
Macedonians
.
Plut.
Beneficia
eo
vsque
laeta
sunt
dum
videntur
solui
posse
,
vbi
multum
aure
venere
pro
gratia
odium
redditur
.
Tac.
hate
holds
the
place
of
recompence
and
affronts
of
thankes
.
It
is
more
safe
to
be
obliged
to
the
Master
,
then
to
oblige
him
and
seruice
that
cannot
be
recompenced
makes
the
seruant
importunate
.
Amongst
all
this
Seianus
sees
himselfe
so
eloigned
from
his
hopes
that
he
redoubles
his
course
to
arriue
vnto
them
,
and
by
an
auengled
improuidence
discouers
them
to
Tiberius
;
it
is
true
that
he
was
compelled
by
the
ordinary
exclamations
of
Liuia
,
who
ceaseth
not
to
summon
him
with
his
promise
of
legitimating
their
loues
,
and
change
the
name
of
Mistresse
into
that
of
wife
,
Weepo
not
,
and
you
shall
haue
it
.
Plu●
.
Seianus
giues
her
words
for
deeds
;
she
is
angry
,
he
appeaseth
her
;
she
weepes
,
he
flatters
her
;
and
although
reason
did
perswade
her
as
Nurses
doe
their
children
,
Weepe
not
,
you
shall
haue
it
,
yet
her
patience
is
quite
spent
,
his
heart
is
like
a
mine
which
bursts
out
with
so
much
the
more
ruine
and
noise
by
how
much
the
more
it
is
stopt
vp
and
constrained
,
Caesar
brought
in
this
custome
,
to
the
end
hee
may
haue
time
to
consider
of
that
which
was
demanded
;
and
what
answere
to
returne
,
and
to
make
the
expedition
of
his
affaires
more
commodious
:
for
the
affluence
was
so
great
,
the
towne
of
such
extent
,
that
it
was
impossible
immediatly
to
satisfie
all
Augustus
did
write
,
The
contents
of
his
request
being
so
hardy
,
he
did
not
tremble
in
presenting
it
;
a
timorous
suppliant
is
more
boldly
denyed
.
The
good
which
Augustus
wished
me
,
and
that
which
you
haue
done
me
,
Caesar
in
many
occasions
oblige
me
not
to
send
forth
my
prayes
and
vowes
sooner
to
the
eares
of
the
Gods
then
to
yours
.
It
is
to
tell
you
that
although
I
did
neuer
affect
this
glittering
shewe
of
honours
,
and
that
all
my
ambition
was
but
to
watch
and
labour
as
a
simple
souldier
for
your
safety
and
prosperity
.
I
haue
notwithstanding
this
contentment
which
I
prize
aboue
all
others
;
that
I
was
already
deemed
worthy
of
the
alliance
of
Caesars
by
the
mariage
of
my
daughter
with
the
son
of
Claudius
:
it
is
the
foundation
of
my
hope
,
and
because
I
haue
heard
say
,
that
Augustus
proposing
to
giue
a
husband
vnto
his
daughter
,
had
a
thought
to
haue
made
election
of
a
Romane
Knight
;
my
supplication
vnto
you
is
,
that
if
you
seeke
for
a
husband
for
Livia
the
widow
of
your
sonne
,
you
may
be
pleased
to
remember
him
whom
you
haue
alwayes
loued
,
and
who
in
that
has
no
other
designe
than
the
glory
of
your
alliance
,
without
laying
aside
the
offices
wherewith
you
haue
honoured
me
;
it
sufficeth
me
that
my
house
may
haue
a
proppe
against
the
enmitie
of
Agrippina
,
and
that
which
I
doe
is
but
for
the
loue
of
my
children
,
for
mine
owne
part
I
make
no
reckoning
of
my
life
any
longer
then
I
may
wholely
imploy
it
in
the
seruice
of
such
a
Prince
.
Tiberius
hauing
praised
the
zeale
of
Seianus
and
in
few
words
put
him
in
minde
of
the
fauour
hee
had
extended
towards
him
,
added
,
The
interprizes
of
common
men
do
ordinarily
aime
at
profit
,
but
the
condition
of
princes
is
farre
otherwise
;
for
they
ought
to
referre
the
principall
of
their
actions
and
designes
vnto
reputation
and
honour
;
wherefore
I
will
not
make
answere
vnto
this
request
so
soone
as
I
might
do
it
:
Liuia
may
of
her self
resolue
whether
she
were
best
to
marry
againe
,
or
continue
still
in
my
sonne
Drusus
his
house
,
she
hath
more
Councellors
then
my selfe
,
her
grand-mother
,
and
mother
,
and
for
my selfe
,
I
will
freely
giue
thee
mine
aduice
concerning
the
rest
,
first
touching
the
malice
of
Agrippina
,
without
all
doubt
this
will
the
more
ardently
inflame
it
,
when
shee
shall
see
the
mariage
of
Livia
deuide
the
hearts
of
the
Caesars
into
diuerse
parties
.
Hence
wee
shall
see
and
heare
the
noise
and
strife
of
womens
iealousies
,
and
through
their
discord
my
Nephewes
shall
enter
into
quarrelling
and
what
a
case
were
it
if
this
alliance
should
procure
a
broile
.
Caius
Proculeius
,
and
of
some
others
,
This
is
that
which
my
friendship
will
not
let
mee
keepe
from
thee
,
and
therefore
I
doe
assure
you
,
that
I
will
neuer
crosse
these
designes
,
nor
those
of
Livia
.
I
wil
not
now
tell
thee
what
I
am
resolued
to
doe
,
before
the
yeere
come
about
,
and
with
what
alliance
I
purpose
to
ioyne
thee
vnto
me
;
I
will
onely
tell
thee
this
,
that
there
is
nothing
so
eminent
whereunto
thy
vertue
and
the
alliance
thou
bearest
vnto
me
,
may
not
raise
this
;
But
Seianus
had
greater
assurance
in
the
thoughts
of
Tiberius
than
in
his
words
,
his
minde
was
franticke
with
this
ambition
,
he
was
no
more
capable
of
reason
,
Tiberius
vnwilling
he
should
perish
,
shewed
him
how
he
did
but
runne
headlong
vnto
his
destruction
,
and
did
rectifie
him
:
whosoeuer
shewes
vs
the
place
where
we
first
began
to
faile
,
But
Seianus
was
not
so
much
in
paine
about
the
successe
of
his
mariage
,
as
with
the
suspitions
which
began
to
engender
in
the
fantasie
of
Tiberius
against
that
great
and
powerfull
authoritie
which
hee
had
vsurped
in
all
affaires
,
which
in
short
time
causeth
confidence
to
degenerate
into
feare
,
affection
into
iealousie
,
and
liberty
into
necessitie
.
T.
Cornucanus
High
Priest
,
Sp.
Carvius
Consul
,
Ma.
Cato
Censor
,
Municus
Thriumphius
and
Marcus
six
times
Consul
.
It
is
madnesse
for
a
man
to
oppose
himselfe
against
the
will
of
the
Prince
,
It
is
no
matter
if
this
fauour
procure
the
iealousie
of
great
ones
,
the
enuy
of
equalls
,
or
the
hatred
of
inferiors
,
so
it
trouble
not
the
order
of
affaires
,
that
particular
intrest
swallow
not
vp
the
publique
;
If
it
please
the
Prince
he
may
cast
him
downe
as
low
as
he
hath
exalted
him
,
To
make
this
apprehension
penetrat
the
deeper
into
her
minde
,
he
employes
Mutilia
Prisca
her
confident
,
and
to
gaine
her
he
practizeth
with
Iul.
Posthumus
,
who
made
loue
vnto
her
;
Claudia
Pulchra
her
cosen
,
was
accused
of
adultery
with
Furmus
,
and
of
charmes
,
and
poyson
against
Tiberius
.
Domitius
Afer
who
at
any
price
would
make
his
fortune
,
was
the
accuser
,
he
was
one
of
that
number
which
Seianus
entertained
,
and
serued
him
as
a
petty
instrument
to
stirre
and
moue
great
workes
withall
:
vpon
this
accusation
Agrippina
inflamed
with
choler
,
as
well
for
the
iniury
as
for
the
perill
of
her
cosen
,
came
to
see
Tiberius
,
and
finding
him
offering
a
sacrifice
vnto
her
father
,
she
said
,
You
should
not
thus
imolate
your
sacrifices
nto
Augustus
,
and
persecute
his
posterity
,
the
spirit
of
that
great
Prince
is
not
in
his
dumbe
statues
,
but
his
true
image
which
is
borne
of
his
celestiall
bloud
,
vnderstands
well
the
difference
by
the
bad
vsage
which
is
offered
her
,
being
reduced
to
the
miserable
state
of
one
accused
;
there
is
nothing
intended
to
Pulchra
,
it
is
to
me
:
I
am
sole
cause
of
her
ruine
,
she
hath
committed
no
other
offence
,
but
that
shee
made
no
shew
of
affection
but
to
the
seruice
of
Agrippina
,
and
that
improuidently
;
for
shee
should
call
to
minde
that
Sosia
Galla
was
banished
for
that
cause
.
This
discourse
did
so
incense
Tiberius
,
that
hauing
lost
his
dissimulation
,
he
brought
from
the
bottome
of
his
heart
a
bitter
speech
,
and
strange
to
his
humour
which
was
neuer
accustomed
to
be
so
forward
;
for
after
telling
her
that
she
should
moderate
her
passion
,
he
added
a
Greeke
verse
,
importing
thus
much
,
Thou
beleeuest
daughter
,
that
thou
hast
wrong
done
thee
,
if
thou
command
not
.
If
Agrippina
did
vnderstand
the
Greeke
tongue
this
speech
passed
not
without
a
reply
,
and
it
is
certaine
that
Princes
of
her
ranke
were
learned
;
And
it
is
without
doubt
that
this
speech
pricked
to
the
quick
her
ambition
,
and
giuing
fire
to
her
choler
,
she
could
not
refraine
from
speaking
these
words
immediatly
or
in
retiring
,
Behold
we
are
well
seeing
the
hopes
of
a
woman
bring
iealousie
to
Tiberius
,
and
feare
to
Seianus
;
if
I
haue
any
ambition
it
is
not
for
my selfe
,
my
sexe
wrongs
my
courage
.
If
I
haue
a
desire
to
raign
,
it
is
but
in
my
Children
?
where
doe
they
finde
that
I
should
loue
them
lesse
then
I
doe
?
I
haue
part
in
that
which
the
heauens
reserue
for
them
,
and
I
will
that
they
know
,
that
if
I
affected
not
their
greatnesse
,
I
should
not
be
a
mother
.
Let
him
call
me
fierce
,
proud
,
impatient
,
as
much
as
he
will
,
I
cannot
be
otherwise
against
this
hare-brained
man
,
whom
he
names
his
companion
,
and
would
be
so
with
my
children
,
who
is
allied
to
the
Claudians
,
placeth
his
Statues
amongst
them
of
the
Caesars
,
puls
downe
those
of
Pompey
,
who
carries
his
authority
aboue
that
of
the
Senate
,
who
caused
my
Husbands
death
,
persecutes
my
kindred
and
friends
;
yes
,
I
am
angry
that
I
doe
not
command
,
for
I
would
be
ashamed
to
command
so
vniustly
and
wickedly
.
Pulchra
.
Domitius
then
,
who
shewed
himselfe
so
eloquent
in
their
accusation
,
It
is
doubted
whether
these
two
Lawyers
were
condemned
according
to
the
law
of
Iulia
,
ordained
by
Augustus
against
adultery
,
Namque
relegatus
tum
exul
.
dic●r
.
Ouid.
for
that
was
too
gentle
to
satisfie
the
cruelty
of
Tiberius
,
and
animosity
of
Seianus
,
and
more
shamefully
then
seuere
,
onely
relegating
the
culpable
out
of
Rome
.
The
number
moderated
the
rigour
of
the
paine
,
for
if
it
had
beene
capitall
,
it
would
haue
made
whole
families
desolate
.
Seneca
saith
,
Agrippina
was
so
incensed
to
see
her
kinswoman
so
vnworthily
handled
,
that
shee
fell
sick
thereupon
;
and
after
many
complementall
good
wishes
of
her
recouery
,
her
griefe
soone
brought
sighes
into
the
mouth
and
teares
to
the
eyes
of
the
sick
person
,
and
hauing
deplored
her
misery
and
the
ruine
of
her
house
,
shee
besought
the
Emperor
,
that
to
asswage
the
griefe
of
her
louelinesse
,
The
prayer
you
make
(
my
father
)
is
not
that
I
should
be
weary
of
my
solitude
,
that
there
may
bee
some
thing
which
would
kindle
againe
my
affection
;
the
first
is
the
ashes
of
Germanicus
,
and
will
neuer
bee
reuiued
,
there
is
nothing
which
may
content
me
,
there
remaines
no
ouerplus
for
me
;
if
the
Gods
had
as
yet
conferred
any
grace
upon
me
,
they
must
giue
mee
a
new
heart
to
receiue
it
,
for
they
haue
neuer
sent
mine
owne
but
bitternesse
;
Ne
offensio
aut
metus
prodatur
.
Ta.
Prima
semper
irarum
tela
maledicta
sunt
&
quod
non
possumus
imbecilli
optamus
irati
Sallust
.
it
can
neither
containe
nor
beare
delight
,
I
haue
need
of
some
one
which
may
comfort
not
my
courage
,
but
may
entertaine
my
patience
.
Reason
of
State
which
goes
aboue
all
reasons
of
ordinary
lawes
could
not
consent
to
this
demand
,
for
being
a
woman
equally
beloued
for
her
chastitie
and
fruitfulnesse
,
she
would
replenish
a
house
with
Grand-children
of
Augustus
,
who
one
day
would
sue
for
the
succession
of
the
Empire
.
Tiberius
considering
the
preiudice
the
State
might
sustaine
by
this
demand
,
made
her
no
answere
at
all
,
that
he
might
neither
giue
notice
of
the
offence
hee
tooke
,
or
of
his
feare
,
and
went
coldly
away
without
speaking
a
word
;
this
silence
and
coldnesse
inflamed
Agrippina
the
more
,
and
as
the
first
arrowes
of
reuenge
are
bitter
words
,
and
what
we
cannot
doe
for
lack
of
power
,
we
wish
it
out
of
the
heat
of
choler
,
so
she
powred
forth
all
she
had
in
her
heart
;
Seianus
who
could
take
his
time
considereth
all
this
,
and
by
an
officious
kind
of
disloyalty
sends
word
to
this
Princesse
that
the
smouthering
flames
of
the
designes
,
which
Tiberius
had
reserued
in
his
minde
against
her
;
were
vpon
the
point
to
euaporate
and
breake
forth
,
that
he
was
resolued
to
poyson
her
,
and
that
she
should
take
heed
of
taking
any
thing
at
his
hand
,
nor
any
meat
:
It
is
no
marueile
if
I
haue
beene
somewhat
seuere
heretofore
towards
this
woman
,
seeing
she
takes
me
for
an
impoysoner
.
Hereupon
Tiberius
vndertakes
a
voyage
to
Naples
,
which
designe
had
beene
often
deliberated
,
resolued
,
dyed
at
Nola.
Certus
procul
urbe
degere
.
Ta.
Cum
saevitiam
ac
libidinem
factis
promeret
locis
occultabat
.
Ta.
delayed
and
broken
off
.
He
said
it
was
to
dedicate
a
temple
to
Iupiter
at
Capua
,
and
an
other
to
Augustus
at
Nola
where
he
dyed
;
but
he
had
no
other
intention
then
to
absent
himselfe
from
the
Citie
.
It
is
certaine
that
Seianus
knowing
his
humour
counselled
this
his
retreate
to
haue
the
meanes
to
gouerne
him
as
hee
listed
,
but
because
he
staied
there
fiue
yeares
after
his
death
I
suppose
that
he
chose
out
this
place
to
couer
the
dissolutenesse
of
his
life
.
Nerua
.
Dia
togeras
cataphro
noumenon
.
Adrian
was
the
first
Emperour
which
let
his
beard
grow
to
couer
the
slashes
ouer
his
face
.
Some
there
are
that
thinke
also
that
it
was
to
couer
&
hide
his
old
age
,
which
made
him
contemptible
,
and
to
auoide
the
beholding
of
his
body
which
was
falling
in
peeces
,
and
the
spirit
willing
to
come
forth
as
from
a
building
,
whose
walls
were
crackt
,
and
the
beames
rotten
,
this
bad
complexion
of
his
made
him
ashamed
,
he
was
tall
of
stature
,
leane
and
slender
,
his
sholders
crooked
and
sticking
out
,
his
head
bare
and
bald
,
his
face
full
of
pimples
and
Fistulas
,
knots
and
bolwaies
disfigured
with
plasters
,
nor
did
the
haire
of
his
beard
one
whit
couer
this
deformity
,
for
the
Emperours
were
not
any
,
his
nature
was
best
pleased
with
solitarinesse
,
and
had
beene
accustomed
thereunto
at
Rhodes
,
where
he
eschued
much
company
to
couer
his
Riots
,
and
those
of
his
wife
.
Tiberius
,
Liuia
did
put
him
in
minde
hereof
;
this
remembrance
seemed
a
reproch
,
He
performed
this
Voyage
then
to
be
far
from
his
Mother
,
and
was
therein
accompanied
but
with
a
small
traine
,
to
wit
,
with
one
Senator
named
Cocceius
Nerua
,
learned
in
the
Lawes
,
with
Seianus
,
and
with
one
Knight
called
Curtius
Atticus
,
Besides
the
contentment
Seianus
had
to
possesse
his
Master
alone
,
he
managed
the
affaires
with
more
surety
and
lesse
enuy
,
He
that
meddles
with
many
businesses
giues
way
vnto
fortune
,
to
lay
more
hold
of
him
.
Qui
assiduos
in
domum
caetu●
arcet
in
fringit
potentiam
:
Qui
recipit
facultate
criminantibus
praebet
.
Tac.
The
souldiers
carried
the
packets
and
were
called
speculators
.
but
giuing
still
leaue
vnto
fortune
to
fasten
the
surer
vpon
him
.
His
abode
at
Rome
was
not
so
fit
for
estranging
from
his
house
all
ordinary
company
,
he
left
his
friends
,
but
in
receiuing
them
daily
,
he
made
the
number
to
be
knowen
,
&
ministred
iealousie
to
his
Master
,
he
reaped
hereby
also
another
commodity
for
he
alone
receiuing
the
packets
which
the
souldiers
of
the
Guard
brought
,
he
was
sole
Arbiter
of
all
dispatches
.
All
the
functions
of
Tiberius
soule
were
distracted
in
this
hurtfull
leasure
,
and
all
his
strength
melted
away
in
these
delights
,
which
Seianus
alwaies
seasoned
with
some
notable
example
,
because
this
Prince
beleeued
that
his
authority
would
be
lost
if
his
seuerity
maintained
not
the
reputation
thereof
.
This
solitude
produced
an
occasion
which
greatly
confirmed
the
proofe
of
his
fidelity
,
for
as
Tiberius
on
a
time
dined
in
a
Caue
,
All
Germanicus
friends
were
sought
after
and
persecuted
,
one
friend
betraied
another
,
the
firmest
friendship
went
not
so
farre
as
the
Altar
,
Of
this
number
was
Titus
Sabinus
a
Roman
knight
,
who
thinking
that
the
friend
that
falters
was
neuer
any
,
continued
after
the
death
of
Germanicus
his
affection
towards
his
children
,
The
friendship
that
ceaseth
was
neuer
friendship
.
Sectator
domi
comes
in
publico
post
tot
clientes
unus
.
Ta.
assisting
them
in
their
affaires
at
home
,
and
bearing
them
company
through
the
streets
abroad
,
glorying
in
the
constancy
of
his
fidelity
,
in
such
a
time
when
their
most
faithfull
friends
were
become
fearefull
,
and
the
most
obliged
ingratefull
.
This
secret
passion
so
euaporated
,
And
as
afflicted
soules
know
and
seeke
out
one
another
,
Sabinus
went
euery
day
towards
Latiaris
,
still
to
open
him
some
new
wound
in
his
heart
,
Latiaris
related
this
discourse
of
Sabinus
to
three
other
Senators
;
but
because
the
proofe
of
one
man
alone
was
not
enough
to
condemne
him
,
The
rumour
of
this
wickednesse
being
carryed
to
Caprea
,
was
brought
againe
presently
to
Rome
,
where
it
marueilously
troubled
mens
mindes
set
euery
man
vpon
his
guarde
.
Sabinus
is
layd
hands
hands
vpon
the
first
day
of
the
yeere
.
Is
it
thus
(
said
hee
to
those
that
tooke
him
)
that
they
begin
the
new
yeere
,
must
Seianus
haue
oblations
of
this
qualitie
,
what
assurance
is
there
then
for
a
Romane
Citizen
,
seeing
that
amongst
our
vowes
and
sacred
Ceremonies
,
wherein
wee
abstaine
from
the
least
prophane
speech
wee
may
perceiue
Ropes
to
bind
and
strangle
withall
,
and
that
in
the
Temple
wee
find
Prisons
.
They
put
him
to
death
presently
,
not
giuing
him
leasure
to
defend
or
iustifie
himselfe
.
His
Dog
lay
downe
by
his
dead
body
,
The
Emperour
thanked
the
Senate
for
freeing
the
Common-wealth
from
such
an
Enemie
,
Asinius
speaking
according
to
his
accustomed
freedome
and
libertie
,
said
,
That
it
was
fit
the
Emperour
should
be
intreated
to
discouer
his
feares
,
and
suffer
them
to
remoue
them
from
his
heart
.
Tiberius
tooke
this
to
be
too
bold
an
aduice
,
for
it
sent
a
bright
beame
to
the
bottome
of
his
heart
,
which
hee
was
not
willing
to
discouer
.
Seianus
pacified
him
,
not
for
any
loue
to
Gallus
,
but
to
the
end
that
his
choller
being
restrained
,
Asinius
Gallus
was
of
great
repute
in
the
Commonwealth
,
but
in
much
more
disgrace
with
Tiberius
,
who
feared
his
courage
,
hated
his
vertue
,
said
that
his
pride
was
an
hereditary
disease
,
blaming
Asinius
Pollio
his
Father
,
Asinius
Pollio
made
a
Tragedy
of
the
Ciuill
wars
.
Interroga
Caesar
quam
partem
reipublicae
tibi
mandari
velis
?
Tac.
Speaking
to
Princes
we
must
not
so
much
consider
that
that
be
true
which
we
speake
,
as
whether
they
be
willing
to
hearken
thereunto
.
Iulia
Augusta
82.
annos
vitae
Pucino
retulit
acceptos
,
non
alio
vino
vsa
.
Plini
.
a
braue
captaine
,
a
very
perswading
Orator
,
an
excellent
Poet
,
a
friend
to
truth
in
a
time
when
it
was
very
odious
.
Tiberius
(
who
neuer
forgot
the
stinging
speech
which
Asinius
had
spoken
to
him
at
his
first
comming
to
the
Empire
,
when
alleaging
that
hee
was
capable
but
of
the
one
halfe
thereof
,
he
sodainely
asked
him
which
he
would
haue
)
cast
him
in
prison
where
hee
languished
three
yeeres
,
in
the
end
death
set
him
at
liberty
,
but
it
is
not
knowne
whether
it
were
naturall
or
forced
.
Princes
will
not
be
otherwise
treated
withall
,
then
thus
;
wee
must
speake
to
them
by
supplication
and
remonstrance
;
to
tell
them
of
their
faults
,
is
not
to
correct
them
,
but
to
offend
them
.
About
this
time
dyed
the
Emperours
Mother
aged
according
to
Dion
86.
or
according
to
Plinie
82.
who
referres
the
length
of
her
life
to
the
quality
of
the
wine
she
dranke
.
The
Senate
ordained
for
her
great
honours
,
but
her
sonne
(
not
out
of
modesty
,
but
out
of
enuy
)
cut
off
some
part
thereof
,
and
by
his
letters
dissembled
nothing
that
he
was
offended
at
the
fauours
of
his
Mother
,
taxing
the
Consull
Fuluius
,
whom
the
Empresse
loued
:
a
man
fit
to
attract
the
loue
of
women
,
and
who
had
the
art
to
speake
gracefully
,
and
could
giue
Tiberius
such
close
girds
,
Tiberius
his
haires
were
waxen
gray
vnder
the
obedience
of
his
Mother
;
for
neither
his
age
nor
his
maiestie
had
freed
him
from
this
dutie
;
that
wise
Roman
said
,
That
who
loues
not
those
that
brought
him
into
the
world
is
impious
,
and
hee
that
doth
not
acknowledge
them
is
mad
.
But
this
respect
founded
vpon
the
deuoire
of
nature
,
did
not
impeach
the
libertie
of
State
Reason
,
which
is
iealous
of
any
thing
that
may
incroach
vpon
Authority
;
Iulia
Tiberij
nomen
suo
postscripsit
,
Tiberius
vt
inferius
Maiestate
principis
dissimula●um
&
graui
offensione
abdidit
.
Tac.
hee
was
offended
that
his
Mother
dedicating
an
Effigie
of
Augustus
neere
the
Theater
of
Marcellus
,
did
place
the
name
of
Liuia
before
that
of
Tiberius
;
he
thought
that
Maiestie
was
wounded
in
that
,
and
a
Prince
should
not
indure
it
to
be
touched
in
any
thing
.
Shee
was
married
to
Tiberius
Nero
,
father
to
the
Emperour
Tiberius
,
and
Augustus
extreamely
taken
with
her
loue
,
rauished
her
from
her
husband
,
That
her
Mother
offended
not
,
hauing
Iupiter
as
a
warrant
for
her
transgression
.
Scribonia
wife
to
Augustus
was
repudiated
for
hauing
too
freely
complained
of
the
immoderate
power
of
this
new
friend
:
her
fall
assured
Liuia
,
and
her
fault
taught
her
hus
to
gaine
the
heart
of
her
husband
,
shee
must
please
his
humour
;
wherefore
being
asked
how
shee
could
so
absolutely
rule
her
husband
;
she
answered
,
in
not
prying
into
his
actions
,
and
in
dissembling
his
affections
.
Neuer
did
woman
giue
better
aduice
to
her
husband
;
for
seeing
that
Augustus
to
haue
reigned
seuerely
liued
not
secur●ly
,
The
Remedies
you
haue
vsed
haue
not
preuailed
,
embrace
their
contraries
;
seuerity
hitherto
hath
beene
vnprofitable
,
essay
what
clemency
will
doe
,
pardon
Cinna
,
his
designe
is
discouered
,
hee
cannot
annoy
your
life
,
and
may
increase
your
reputation
.
Augustus
was
perswaded
by
her
,
caused
Cinna
come
vnto
him
,
and
shewing
him
how
hee
was
enformed
of
his
enterprise
,
said
vnto
him
;
I
haue
already
giuen
you
life
as
an
enemy
and
rebell
,
I
giue
it
you
now
as
a
traitor
and
parricide
;
let
vs
speake
no
more
of
it
,
let
vs
be
friends
,
let
vs
make
it
appeare
which
of
vs
will
doe
better
,
I
,
in
pardoning
,
or
you
in
repenting
.
As
Tiberius
had
his
fauourite
,
Liuia
also
had
hers
;
to
obtaine
any
thing
of
Tiberius
,
the
passage
must
be
through
the
discretion
of
Seianus
;
and
hee
that
will
purchase
the
fauour
of
Liuia
must
sacrifice
to
Virgulania
;
whose
Authority
in
the
Citie
was
so
great
,
that
none
durst
enterprize
any
thing
against
her
,
how
iust
soeuer
it
were
;
As
long
as
this
Princesse
was
aliue
,
hee
moderated
his
will
,
submitting
it
(
for
respect
vnto
her
)
to
her
councels
,
and
Seianus
likewise
in
dutie
humbled
his
designes
to
her
commandements
,
not
daring
to
gainsay
them
;
C.
Caesar
who
succeeded
in
the
Empire
praised
her
publikely
before
the
Pallace
,
for
that
she
had
religiously
gouerned
her
houshold
after
the
old
fashion
,
not
permitting
the
present
time
to
bring
in
againe
those
vanities
and
curiosities
which
had
so
much
marred
the
simplicitie
of
former
ages
:
a
Princesse
,
gentle
and
courteous
,
and
of
a
higher
straine
of
Princely
carriage
then
other
women
of
her
time
,
a
mother
that
would
not
endure
any
thing
,
a
wife
that
had
nothing
in
her
vnsufferable
,
and
so
discreet
that
she
could
sagely
fit
her selfe
to
the
wisedome
of
Augustus
,
and
the
dissimulation
of
Tiberius
.
The
Senate
receiued
Letters
from
Tiberius
against
Agrippina
and
her
children
.
It
was
thought
they
had
beene
written
long
before
,
but
that
the
Empresse
had
detained
them
,
They
accused
not
Nero
or
Drusus
of
any
crime
against
the
State
,
nor
of
leuying
of
troopes
,
nor
of
introducing
of
nouelties
,
but
onely
to
be
debauched
;
there
could
be
nothing
said
against
the
Mother
,
but
to
reproach
her
with
her
pride
and
stubbornenesse
.
The
Letters
being
read
,
there
was
some
question
touching
the
deliberating
thereof
;
Tiberius
had
giuen
the
charge
of
the
Acts
and
Records
of
the
Senate
to
Iunius
Rusticus
,
who
hauing
neuer
before
giuen
any
proofe
of
constancy
or
courage
;
shewed
notwithstanding
,
that
it
were
good
to
proceede
slowly
in
this
businesse
,
that
they
may
giue
the
old
man
time
and
space
to
repent
himselfe
and
reuoke
his
commandement
,
Vpon
this
contention
,
the
people
who
would
not
indure
that
these
Princes
should
be
treated
as
criminals
,
detest
this
iniustice
,
and
casting
the
blame
therof
vpon
Seianus
,
carry
the
effigies
of
Agrippinae
and
Nero
through
the
Citie
,
assemble
themselues
about
the
Pallace
,
cry
out
,
these
Letters
were
false
and
counterfeit
,
Seianus
who
should
haue
warded
these
blowes
by
his
contempt
of
them
,
giues
contentment
to
his
enemies
,
as
to
let
them
know
that
this
troubles
him
;
le
ts
the
Emperour
see
that
his
Maiestie
is
wronged
by
his
iniurie
,
that
the
people
vndertaking
to
raise
assemblies
,
Tiberius
sends
new
letters
to
the
Senate
,
continues
his
plaints
against
Agrippina
and
her
children
,
against
the
timerity
and
insolence
of
the
people
,
and
against
the
Senate
for
inclining
more
to
the
cunning
of
one
Senator
,
then
to
the
reuerence
of
his
commandement
,
in
contempt
of
his
pleasure
,
and
derision
of
his
authority
:
Cornelius
Tacitus
,
not
of
some
few
pages
but
of
all
things
past
since
the
yeare
782.
vnto
785.
Here
all
the
world
laments
the
vnestimable
losse
of
the
bookes
of
Cornelius
Tacitus
,
by
which
wee
might
attaine
to
the
knowledge
of
Agrippinaes
fortune
,
of
the
coniuration
of
Seianus
,
and
would
lighten
vs
with
the
torch
of
truth
amidst
the
obscurity
of
coniectures
.
Libraries
haue
preserued
many
Books
,
to
whom
we
will
willingly
resort
,
for
that
which
is
wanting
of
this
excellent
Historian
,
who
knew
all
that
hee
should
know
of
the
affaires
of
the
world
.
Now
Tiberius
ceased
not
vntill
such
time
as
the
Senate
did
content
him
,
Agrippina
was
not
more
mildely
handled
then
her
children
,
And
cruell
,
is
he
content
,
to
see
that
with
a
glutted
heart
hee
may
now
quench
in
the
blood
of
Augustus
this
feruent
thirst
which
so
much
tormented
him
;
and
this
disloyall
Seianus
,
will
he
complaine
of
fortune
,
that
brought
vnto
his
power
these
three
heads
which
stopped
his
passage
to
tyranny
.
The
gods
haue
chosen
mine
alone
to
beare
all
the
miseries
of
my
house
,
and
the
expiation
of
all
others
:
I
demand
of
them
but
one
fauour
,
which
is
death
;
is
it
possible
that
they
will
deny
it
vnto
the
miserable
?
and
what
is
more
miserable
in
this
life
,
then
to
desire
death
,
or
in
death
to
be
depriued
of
Sepulture
?
The
plaints
which
are
not
prohibited
to
the
most
wretched
,
and
which
giue
some
ease
to
misery
,
are
not
permitted
vnto
me
;
and
yet
know
I
not
but
some
body
ouer-heares
me
,
who
will
recount
all
that
I
speake
,
and
I
am
well-pleased
therewith
,
it
is
a
badge
of
feare
and
debilitie
not
to
dare
speake
our
oppression
.
Liuia
.
Augustus
was
angry
with
Fuluius
,
who
for
spite
kild
himselfe
.
Plut.
I
will
poure
forth
my
mones
to
heauen
and
earth
of
the
inhumanities
of
Tiberius
exercised
vpon
the
dead
and
the
liuing
;
he
was
author
of
my
Vnckles
death
,
who
recoiled
his
hopes
;
Augustus
my
Grandfather
a
little
after
discouered
his
intention
to
Fuluius
to
call
backe
Agrippa
:
This
poore
Agrippa
was
the
first
victime
slaughtred
in
the
entry
of
his
raigne
.
Iulia
my
mother
,
who
for
her
last
misfortune
and
her
third
husband
had
espoused
this
cruell
man
,
incontinently
posted
after
her
Sonne
.
Germanicus
was
impoisoned
,
his
wife
banished
,
Nero
exiled
,
Drusus
a
prisoner
,
Caligula
in
their
power
;
what
wish
they
more
?
I
haue
beene
married
,
hee
hath
rauished
away
my
husband
from
me
;
I
could
be
sped
of
another
of
the
chiefest
Families
of
Rome
,
he
hath
hindred
it
:
I
haue
beene
a
Mother
,
he
depriued
me
of
my
children
;
I
was
free
,
he
vsed
me
as
a
slaue
;
there
is
nothing
rests
me
but
honour
,
and
he
seekes
with
impudent
calumnies
to
wither
it
away
;
his
obloquies
taking
no
hold
of
me
,
he
framed
an
Imposture
which
carries
the
stinke
of
the
place
from
whence
it
issueth
:
he
saies
that
Asinius
Gallus
beares
me
affection
,
I
doe
acknowledge
my selfe
beholding
to
him
,
to
deeme
me
worthy
to
be
beloued
of
a
man
whom
Augustus
held
worthy
of
the
Empire
;
but
he
is
my
Brother
in
law
,
and
I
beare
not
so
little
respect
vnto
my
Sister
Vipsania
,
as
to
robbe
her
of
the
heart
of
her
Husband
.
My
precedent
actions
will
answer
the
present
;
I
neuer
knew
what
it
meant
to
loue
any
but
the
friends
of
my
Husband
,
and
as
farre
as
it
lay
in
my
power
,
I
haue
not
fixed
my
eyes
nor
thoughts
vpon
any
other
.
If
I
had
any
beauty
,
I
neither
beleeued
it
,
nor
suffered
I
should
be
spoken
to
of
it
,
and
made
no
reckoning
of
it
but
for
decencie
.
They
haue
reason
to
say
that
I
was
too
proud
:
It
is
true
,
my
disdaines
haue
serued
my
designes
,
for
disdainfull
beauties
intrap
not
the
hearts
.
I
must
needes
auow
that
the
passion
of
loue
hath
giuen
place
in
my
minde
to
that
of
ambition
,
and
that
I
was
more
delighted
in
imployments
which
doe
onely
appertaine
to
manly
courages
,
then
to
vanities
,
which
please
but
the
effeminate
.
It
is
long
since
I
haue
quitted
the
imperfections
of
my
sexe
,
to
take
male
and
generous
thoughts
.
But
these
Impostures
are
but
the
smoakes
of
that
burning
desire
of
Seianus
to
arriue
vnto
the
Empire
:
for
seeing
that
Rome
beares
me
good
will
,
and
that
this
good
will
is
sustained
but
by
the
opinion
they
conceiue
of
some
merit
,
hee
did
defame
mee
as
a
wicked
woman
,
but
as
hee
surmounted
me
in
speaking
ill
,
I
haue
alwayes
surpassed
him
in
doing
well
.
Let
him
content
himselfe
to
haue
reduced
me
to
that
estate
,
as
he
needes
no
more
to
stand
in
feare
of
me
;
and
I
finde
consolation
that
he
hath
brought
me
to
that
point
,
that
he
can
doe
me
no
worse
,
for
I
will
esteeme
for
great
fauours
the
greatest
harmes
he
can
doe
me
.
Let
him
not
dread
that
I
will
any
more
oppose
his
ambition
,
he
is
to
stand
in
greater
awe
of
fortune
then
of
me
,
I
doe
not
thinke
she
will
be
more
fauourable
to
a
wicked
designe
,
then
she
hath
beene
partiall
in
the
protection
of
a
iust
and
lawfull
cause
.
His
ambition
hath
no
bounds
,
sacietie
giues
him
appetite
,
he
was
wont
to
say
in
the
beginning
that
he
did
content
himselfe
with
the
Office
of
Colonell
of
the
Gard
,
he
would
haue
no
more
.
And
now
,
when
for
his
old
age
he
should
onely
present
his
hand
to
the
Physician
,
he
would
charge
it
with
a
Tributes
staffe
,
to
be
in
the
next
degree
to
Soueraigne
command
did
he
as●e
his
courage
whether
he
were
capable
of
it
?
hee
neuer
saw
battell
but
painted
,
neuer
drew
sword
but
for
a
show
.
After
all
this
,
his
will
is
,
that
I
should
liue
,
to
the
end
that
death
may
serue
me
as
a
punishment
,
not
permitting
me
to
shew
that
a
woman
can
ouercome
the
terrour
of
death
,
which
very
victors
redoubted
,
and
seemes
that
all
the
passages
to
come
to
death
,
or
to
cause
death
come
to
me
,
are
stopt
.
It
must
needes
be
that
I
shall
finde
it
in
my
affliction
,
and
that
my
courage
yeelde
vnto
it
;
I
will
not
resist
his
violence
,
consolations
will
redouble
it
,
I
will
refuse
them
from
what
part
soeuer
they
come
;
these
of
my
friends
are
commendable
in
them
,
but
vnprofitable
vnto
me
.
If
abstinence
,
affliction
,
solitude
,
and
griefe
may
not
with-draw
me
from
this
misery
:
And
if
it
must
needes
be
that
I
liuing
dye
,
and
dying
liue
,
I
shall
attend
what
end
the
gods
shall
be
pleased
to
send
me
;
and
hap
what
will
,
as
I
haue
liued
Agrippina
I
will
dye
Agrippina
.
The
smart
of
her
wounds
daily
inflaming
,
After
this
barbarous
outrage
,
she
would
no
longer
liue
,
and
no
more
to
attend
death
,
but
to
goe
and
meet
him
:
shee
remained
some
dayes
without
eating
,
Seianus
for
all
this
is
not
where
hee
weenes
:
all
that
hee
did
to
aduance
his
proiect
,
recoyles
it
;
for
Tiberius
being
rid
of
the
mistrust
of
Germanicus
,
of
the
iealousie
of
Drusus
,
and
reuenged
of
the
pride
of
Agrippina
and
her
children
;
thinkes
of
nothing
that
might
more
trouble
him
then
the
arrogance
and
vnlimited
power
of
Seianus
,
this
ioynes
new
suspicions
to
old
feares
,
and
puts
in
his
head
that
he
dreamed
of
the
Empire
.
This
delay
proceeded
from
prudence
and
affection
;
for
it
vexed
him
to
vndoe
a
man
,
who
began
to
serue
him
before
he
began
to
raigne
.
Notwithstanding
,
I
doe
beleeue
that
if
there
had
beene
but
this
,
hee
would
dissemble
it
,
And
although
it
be
difficult
to
found
the
hearts
of
Princes
,
and
the
motiues
of
sodaine
prosperities
;
He
hath
done
him
great
seruices
,
and
although
the
consideration
of
this
be
not
alwayes
plausible
in
the
mindes
of
Princes
;
for
there
are
some
,
who
the
more
they
are
bound
the
lesse
they
loue
;
Velleius
Paterculus
who
flatters
him
and
giues
him
all
the
properties
of
a
perfect
Courtier
.
He
saith
that
The
vigour
of
his
body
was
answerable
to
the
strenght
of
his
spirit
,
which
wrought
without
paine
,
and
did
all
things
as
if
hee
had
done
nothing
,
and
in
his
greatest
actions
seemed
to
be
at
repose
,
and
as
if
hee
had
neither
beene
busied
nor
pressed
,
that
he
ranne
not
after
occasions
,
nor
ascribed
vnto
himselfe
the
honour
,
But
howsoeuer
it
was
Seianus
was
indeede
an
able
man
,
and
hauing
lasted
almost
as
long
as
Tiberius
,
wee
may
beleeue
that
if
fortune
had
not
reuolted
against
his
Counsels
,
he
had
constrained
her
to
submit
her selfe
to
his
wisdome
.
Onely
I
doe
wonder
,
that
hauing
purchased
so
many
friends
,
he
had
want
of
friends
;
that
amongst
so
many
heads
depending
vpon
his
,
and
could
not
stand
firme
if
his
were
cut
off
,
there
was
none
that
would
speake
freely
and
sincerely
vnto
him
to
preuent
his
ruine
.
Seianus
was
so
vnfortunate
that
hee
had
not
any
friend
that
would
say
vnto
him
sincerely
and
freely
;
Sir
,
moderate
your
spirit
,
despite
not
your
fortune
,
play
not
with
your
Master
,
this
time
will
not
last
alwaies
,
patience
too
much
wronged
turnes
to
fury
.
And
if
one
would
haue
said
so
much
,
Tiberius
then
perceiuing
,
although
too
late
,
that
Seianus
built
his
hopes
vpon
his
tombe
,
and
that
hee
did
not
onely
dreame
,
but
verily
thinke
,
yea
attempt
the
Empire
:
Liuia
,
Drusus
widdow
.
The
second
was
vpon
this
,
that
the
house
of
Germanicus
being
ruined
,
C.
Caesar
at
his
deuotion
,
that
hee
might
vpon
any
occasion
produce
them
,
and
in
their
names
continue
the
gouernment
of
the
soueraignty
.
But
Tiberius
is
blamed
for
two
acts
shewing
feeblenesse
of
courage
:
The
first
for
hauing
suffered
the
encrease
of
so
great
a
power
,
which
cannot
be
attained
with
too
much
pain
,
nor
lessened
with
too
much
seuerity
;
the
tree
which
at
first
was
but
a
little
twigge
,
spread
its
heads
and
branches
so
high
that
it
made
him
a
very
dangerous
shade
;
that
which
might
haue
beene
plucked
vp
with
one
hand
when
it
began
to
sprout
out
,
The
second
is
,
for
vsing
so
much
ceremony
in
so
vrgent
an
occasion
,
so
much
cunning
in
so
great
power
,
so
much
trembling
and
feare
in
so
great
assurance
;
for
to
rid
him
from
him
,
When
Tiberius
wrote
to
the
Senate
,
hee
stuffed
his
Letters
with
the
merits
of
Seianus
,
and
his
seruice
done
to
the
Empire
:
you
should
finde
often
these
words
therein
;
Seianus
my
friend
,
my
Seianus
,
I
say
my
Seianus
.
It
seemes
he
had
limited
the
glory
of
the
Empire
but
to
the
continuance
of
his
life
;
his
Statues
appeared
euery
where
,
euery
one
giues
them
presents
as
vnto
their
tutelary
gods
,
who
will
refuse
to
yeeld
honour
vnto
him
vnto
whom
the
Emperour
giues
it
so
freely
.
The
solitary
and
voluptuous
life
of
Tiberius
was
the
ladder
of
his
ambicion
,
for
like
another
Sardanapolus
he
boasted
of
nothing
but
his
riotings
.
Seianus
rocked
him
in
this
shamefull
idlenesse
,
hauing
maliciously
accustomed
him
to
preferre
delightfull
things
before
graue
and
serious
:
who
so
neglects
to
play
the
part
of
a
Master
,
shall
finde
seruants
bold
enough
to
command
him
;
and
whosoeuer
shewes
himselfe
a
Prince
in
his
Cabinet
onely
,
may
chance
finde
another
in
the
field
.
Impudency
accompanied
with
pride
drew
from
his
mouth
these
words
,
which
should
not
haue
entred
his
thoughts
;
I
am
Emperour
of
Rome
,
and
Tiberius
is
Prince
of
the
Isle
:
hee
represented
Playes
by
bald
men
,
which
were
conducted
backe
from
the
Theater
by
5000.
Boyes
all
shauen
,
to
mocke
at
Tiberius
his
bald
pate
.
Tiberius
was
presently
enformed
of
this
buffonery
,
Vpon
newes
that
the
Prisons
,
a
people
inhabiting
beyond
the
Rhyne
,
had
broken
the
peace
,
and
defeated
the
Armies
in
battaile
:
the
astonishment
was
so
great
at
Rome
,
Rome
:
Tiberius
and
Seianus
would
haue
the
Townesmen
to
iudge
by
their
absence
what
commodity
the
presence
of
the
Court
did
bring
them
:
nor
is
it
good
that
a
Prince
should
alwayes
remaine
in
one
place
;
if
the
Sunne
would
neuer
budge
from
some
one
of
his
twelue
houses
,
all
would
not
goe
well
:
Tiberius
therefore
approached
the
Citie
,
but
because
hee
came
but
vnto
the
Suburbs
,
without
entring
into
the
Towne
,
many
thought
that
the
limits
of
Astrologie
and
lying
were
not
of
so
neere
affinity
as
some
said
;
for
the
Astrologians
had
reported
that
Tiberius
was
gone
out
of
Rome
vnder
such
a
constellation
,
that
hee
would
neuer
returne
againe
;
These
predictions
did
encourage
the
complices
of
Seianus
,
solliciting
him
not
to
temporize
any
longer
,
seeing
the
Starres
haue
conspired
to
his
designe
:
and
of
the
other
side
Tiberius
would
not
be
surprized
;
and
as
the
feare
of
the
danger
which
hee
apprehended
pressed
him
forward
,
so
danger
of
the
remedy
kept
him
backe
,
but
imagining
that
hee
should
be
preuented
,
if
Seianus
had
any
inkling
of
it
,
hee
durst
not
consult
but
with
himselfe
of
the
Resolution
hee
was
to
take
.
Seianus
as
yet
mistrusted
nothing
,
prosperity
did
blinde
his
eyes
,
hee
beleeued
that
Tiberius
thought
of
nothing
but
of
passing
away
the
time
at
Caprea
.
There
is
nothing
spoken
of
him
at
Rome
but
as
of
a
Prince
that
did
not
Raigne
,
and
liued
not
but
by
prayers
,
could
not
heare
nor
see
any
thing
but
through
Seianus
,
It
was
very
hard
,
but
that
hee
had
some
suspition
of
the
Emperours
intention
;
all
the
Aduertisements
that
were
sent
to
Caprea
,
or
came
to
Rome
passed
through
his
hands
,
and
hee
harkened
to
all
;
neither
should
they
which
are
imployed
in
great
matters
neglect
any
thing
;
He
held
mens
mindes
at
his
discretion
,
The
Senate
which
thought
not
of
Tiberius
dissimulation
,
search
for
all
sorts
of
honours
to
raise
Seianus
,
ordaine
that
their
names
should
bee
inserted
together
in
the
same
line
in
Patents
and
Inscriptions
,
their
Chaires
to
bee
in
the
same
ranke
in
Theaters
,
and
in
Temples
,
their
Statues
to
bee
put
vp
in
euery
place
,
and
that
comming
to
Rome
they
should
goe
to
meete
them
.
Goe
tell
the
Senate
that
I
dye
as
a
man
should
dye
:
Publica
Prisca
his
wife
being
at
the
Pallace
did
the
like
.
I
doe
maruaile
that
among
so
many
men
who
died
so
freely
,
there
was
not
any
that
did
goe
about
to
kill
Nero
or
Seianus
,
for
hee
that
cares
not
for
his
life
,
doth
easily
vndertake
to
kill
.
The
favour
of
Tiberius
so
ardent
,
was
not
cooled
at
the
first
stroake
,
it
became
luke-warme
,
and
after
altogether
congealed
,
hee
strikes
a
blow
this
day
for
Seianus
,
and
to
morrow
another
against
him
,
hee
conferred
the
dignitie
of
High-priest
vpon
his
Sonne
,
Tiberius
did
publikely
praise
Caligula
,
The
people
did
reioyce
that
Tiberius
did
begin
to
affect
Caligula
,
Tiberius
hauing
boyled
and
reboyled
his
project
in
his
heart
,
conceiued
that
there
was
not
further
any
danger
to
declare
himselfe
,
and
to
forgoe
the
Councels
dissimulation
to
put
on
these
of
Courage
,
hee
sent
an
Edict
to
the
Senate
,
forbidding
any
Sacrifice
to
bee
done
to
any
liuing
man
,
nor
to
ordayne
any
kinde
of
honour
to
Seianus
,
not
enduring
to
see
such
honours
done
to
the
Subiect
,
which
he
held
not
decent
for
the
Prince
.
Tiberius
Grace
.
going
to
the
Capitol
,
three
Crowes
flew
about
him
and
there
he
was
slaine
.
Val.
Herevpon
he
consulted
with
his
Auspicy
to
know
what
it
presaged
:
but
the
birds
of
good
lucke
appeared
not
,
hee
saw
nothing
but
a
flight
of
Crowes
,
birds
of
ill
lucke
,
blacke
nightingals
of
hell
which
fluttered
and
croaked
about
him
:
Tiberius
to
sound
their
wills
and
affections
wrote
often
to
Seianus
and
to
the
Senate
,
one
while
that
he
was
in
good
health
,
anon
after
that
he
was
in
the
point
of
death
,
at
some
other
times
that
his
strength
was
restored
,
that
in
few
daies
he
hoped
to
see
them
and
returne
to
Rome
;
He
belieued
that
the
conspiracy
was
so
great
against
him
,
that
he
should
not
be
able
to
resist
it
,
and
had
therefore
prepared
certaine
vessels
to
take
his
flight
withall
,
and
caused
Centinels
to
be
placed
aloft
on
the
rockes
,
who
by
fires
made
signes
of
what
they
discouered
.
It
must
be
that
the
Coniuration
was
very
great
and
very
ready
,
or
Tiberius
very
fearefull
&
abashed
,
so
to
lay
open
the
trouble
of
his
spirit
,
for
feare
should
neuer
lodge
in
the
heart
of
a
Prince
,
who
may
be
well
lamented
when
they
who
should
stand
in
awe
of
him
doe
deterre
him
.
But
the
Favorite
began
to
bee
troubled
,
when
one
told
him
that
he
saw
the
smoake
evaporate
out
of
the
head
of
one
of
his
Images
,
he
caused
it
to
be
broken
to
know
the
cause
,
Alexander
.
App.
Perseus
.
Iustin
Luc.
Crassus
.
D.
Hal.
and
from
thence
a
great
Serpent
was
seene
to
issue
foorth
,
hee
despised
not
this
prodigie
,
and
made
a
Sacrifice
to
himselfe
for
hee
was
accustomed
so
to
doe
,
and
there
was
a
cord
found
about
the
necke
of
the
sayd
Statue
.
Tiberius
judged
that
the
Destinies
had
conspired
to
ruine
him
with
their
vengeance
,
but
hee
continued
his
dissimulations
,
bruiting
it
abroad
,
that
hee
meant
to
raise
him
to
the
greatest
Office
of
the
Empire
,
Seianus
,
Tiberius
caused
it
to
be
bruited
in
the
Senate
,
that
hee
would
conferre
vpon
him
the
dignity
of
Tribune
.
but
at
the
same
time
he
sent
away
Nevius
Sertornis
Macro
,
with
commaundment
to
present
his
Letters
to
the
Senate
,
to
seize
vpon
Seianus
,
and
to
let
Drusus
being
in
prison
at
libertie
,
that
hee
might
gather
his
friends
together
against
the
Common
enemy
,
if
then
were
any
opposition
.
Memnius
Regulus
,
and
not
to
his
Colleague
,
for
he
was
Seianus
creature
;
and
vnto
Gracinus
Laco
Knight
of
the
Watch
,
he
found
them
disposed
to
sacrifice
this
wicked
man
to
the
publike
hatred
.
The
Consul
Convoked
the
Senate
for
the
next
day
to
the
Temple
of
Apollo
,
In
a
good
houre
,
Memnius
Regulus
,
shall
to
morrow
at
breake
of
day
keepe
the
Senate
at
the
Temple
of
Apollo
;
Let
the
fathers
Conscript
bee
there
,
there
are
matters
of
weight
to
bee
handled
.
The
penaltie
of
the
absent
is
no
excuse
.
To
giue
example
vnto
others
hee
was
himselfe
one
of
the
first
that
came
,
Macro
meetes
with
Seianus
who
was
not
as
yet
entred
,
Macro
presents
his
Letters
and
retired
,
causeth
his
Souldiers
to
bee
assembled
vnder
colour
of
Imparting
vnto
them
the
Emperours
Commandements
;
and
by
this
meanes
left
for
the
Guard
of
the
Temple
the
Souldiers
of
the
Watch
;
the
rest
that
followed
Seianus
went
to
the
Campe
and
to
their
Ensignes
,
beeing
there
,
hee
assured
them
of
the
Emperours
willingnesse
to
acknowledge
theyr
services
and
to
gratifie
them
with
some
Present
.
Le
Maistre
chiefe
mederin
of
Monsieur
.
but
faintly
,
to
watch
ouer
Seianus
his
actions
,
there
was
not
one
word
of
putting
him
to
Death
,
so
much
bee
feared
least
the
Credit
he
had
euery-where
should
oppose
it selfe
,
and
that
in
case
things
should
not
succeed
according
to
his
desire
,
hee
might
alwayes
haue
the
libertie
of
expressing
himselfe
.
But
as
feare
beleeues
all
that
it
Imagineth
,
Dion
obserues
heere
how
mens
mindes
are
variable
,
and
sayth
,
that
before
the
Letters
of
the
Emperour
were
read
,
there
was
not
a
Senatour
but
did
reuerence
to
Seianus
,
and
asked
him
,
reproaches
the
same
to
Cateline
,
Aduentu
tuo
ista
subsellia
vacua
facta
sunt
.
Cic.
how
hee
would
imploy
them
to
doe
him
service
;
but
finding
the
minde
of
Tiberius
to
be
changed
,
they
changed
at
one
instant
;
they
that
were
farre
from
him
looked
awry
vpon
him
,
they
that
were
neere
him
went
farre
off
,
They
shrunke
from
one
guilty
of
high
treason
.
Quis
in
adversis
beneficiorum
seruat
memoriam
aut
quis
vllum
calamitesis
deberi
putat
gratiam
quando
fortuna
non
mutat
fidem
.
Vell.
they
that
thought
it
an
honour
to
follow
him
,
thought
themselues
dishonoured
to
sit
neare
him
,
and
where
are
those
men
which
call
to
minde
benefittes
in
aduersitie
,
or
thinke
themselues
bound
to
the
miserable
:
great
friendshippe
must
not
bee
sought
for
at
Court
,
nor
any
moderate
enmitie
:
this
is
the
cause
,
that
wise
men
breake
with
no
body
,
ill
will
and
hatred
are
but
sad
plaints
,
the
fruite
they
beare
is
alwayes
bitter
,
it
yieldes
neither
pleasure
nor
profit
,
if
it
bee
not
that
of
amendment
of
manners
,
But
Seianus
should
not
enter
to
the
Senate
when
he
saw
that
Macro
brought
him
no
letters
,
providence
which
hath
his
eye
euery
where
,
and
which
is
an
assured
buckler
against
fortune
,
failed
him
;
he
should
haue
retired
himselfe
,
when
he
had
an
inckling
of
what
Tiberius
wrote
in
this
letter
and
had
beene
follow●d
by
them
of
his
faction
,
the
rest
would
Iudge
his
power
by
his
courage
,
but
finding
nothing
to
be
expressely
against
him
,
he
beleeued
it
to
bee
nothing
but
the
vapours
of
his
way-ward
disposition
,
The
Consul
Regulus
calleth
him
,
he
riseth
not
,
not
for
pride
,
Dion
saith
,
that
in
one
day
hee
was
Arrested
,
Condemned
,
and
Executed
,
and
by
the
shortnesse
of
the
time
wee
Iudge
,
of
the
facility
of
proceedings
,
which
were
at
pleasure
,
they
gaue
them
such
delay
or
dispatch
as
they
pleased
,
they
haue
made
the
processe
of
Lentulus
in
confederate
of
Catiline
in
two
dayes
,
that
of
Clentulus
held
out
a
long
time
:
Seianus
was
dispatched
in
one
Morning
;
Memnius
did
not
put
the
letters
of
the
Emperour
to
Consulation
,
and
that
deceiued
Seianus
who
trusted
to
his
friends
,
for
if
hee
had
done
so
,
diuersitie
of
opinions
would
marre
the
businesse
:
for
length
of
discourse
would
loose
time
,
and
dispatch
must
haue
beene
vsed
that
the
faction
of
Seianus
might
not
stirre
.
But
to
shunne
the
blame
of
doing
all
himselfe
,
hee
commanded
a
Senatour
whom
hee
knew
to
bee
a
good
Citizen
and
well
affectioned
to
Tiberius
,
to
deliuer
his
opinion
:
Dion
nameth
him
not
,
Lent
.
Spencer
Cethagus
of
Q.
Conisicus
.
Statilius
of
C.
Cesar
.
Ceparius
of
On.
Terent.
there
is
no
securitie
of
the
person
of
Seianus
in
remitting
him
to
a
Magistrate
who
would
take
charge
of
him
;
nor
to
the
Guards
,
he
Commands
them
;
nor
in
committing
him
to
a
priuate
house
,
hee
would
not
remaine
there
any
long
time
;
or
what
suretie
to
Caution
,
in
that
estate
that
matters
are
.
But
a
Prison
is
onely
for
slaues
,
there
is
not
any
for
a
Romane
Citizen
,
nor
for
a
Consul
or
Senatour
,
and
much
lesse
for
him
who
commanded
the
people
,
the
Senate
and
the
Consuls
.
Aucu
:
Martius
or
Tarquinius
:
T.
Liu.
Our
Fathers
would
forsake
their
Sepulchers
to
defend
this
priuiledge
,
the
onely
token
of
our
ancient
libertie
,
for
they
esteemed
,
that
to
tye
a
Romane
Citizen
was
a
great
offence
,
They
onely
who
knew
not
Seianus
,
or
were
not
acquainted
with
Caesar
may
doubt
but
that
it
is
necessarie
to
passe
further
,
it
were
a
great
wonder
if
hee
were
innocent
,
but
extreame
mishap
if
hee
did
scape
our
handes
,
it
is
necessarie
hee
should
bee
made
a
president
,
and
that
he
may
not
vndoe
the
Common-wealth
,
we
are
to
bee
sure
of
him
,
Liciuius
Macer
,
seeing
himselfe
lost
and
the
Iudges
readie
to
deliuer
their
opinions
,
Liciuius
Macer
lent
these
words
to
Cicero
,
non
damnatus
sed
deu●
per●o
.
hauing
got
to
the
toppe
of
a
house
,
threw
himselfe
downe
headlong
,
for
to
haue
the
honour
to
dye
not
condemned
but
accused
,
hee
would
spare
the
paines
to
execute
him
,
and
would
bee
his
owne
Iudge
.
Heere
is
questioned
,
the
publike
safetie
,
Dion
.
Hal.
We
are
to
thinke
of
our
safety
first
,
before
our
liues
and
honours
,
there
is
no
meanes
to
stay
the
mischiefe
but
in
arresting
of
Seianus
,
nor
any
arresting
of
him
but
in
prison
,
the
person
,
the
time
and
the
Crime
,
doe
oblige
you
to
assure
your selues
of
him
,
and
chase
away
the
evill
by
the
evill
it selfe
,
Seianus
hath
raised
himselfe
vpon
the
Ruines
of
the
State
,
the
State
must
raise
it selfe
vpon
the
ruines
of
Seianus
.
The
Senate
was
very
slacke
in
enduring
so
much
,
Caesar
conferres
a
great
fauour
vpon
the
people
of
Rome
,
to
deliuer
them
from
this
Tyranny
,
let
vs
not
loose
the
glorie
to
haue
seconded
his
piety
,
there
will
be
more
honour
in
following
of
Seianus
into
prison
,
then
there
was
to
serue
him
while
he
was
at
liberty
;
if
hee
be
innocent
,
the
Gods
are
not
There
were
some
so
transported
with
rage
against
him
,
The
people
laughed
at
his
fall
,
detested
his
life
,
reproached
his
insolence
,
Cryed
out
at
the
thiefe
,
and
if
they
were
not
hindered
,
hee
had
not
come
whole
to
the
prison
,
for
they
would
drag
him
instantly
to
the
Sestercium
,
the
most
infamous
place
that
was
in
Rome
,
and
whether
the
bodyes
of
the
Slaues
were
throwne
,
and
Iudging
that
he
was
not
carried
to
prison
,
to
let
him
liue
:
they
ranne
to
his
Statues
,
they
are
at
one
instant
broken
downe
,
There
was
so
small
an
Interuall
betweene
his
exaltation
,
and
his
fall
;
that
hee
was
no
sooner
threatned
then
strucke
.
And
seeing
at
his
comming
foorth
what
was
done
to
his
Images
;
After
that
Seianus
passed
the
wicket
,
the
Consul
to
loose
no
time
returned
not
to
the
Temple
of
Apollo
,
but
he
entred
the
Temple
of
Concord
which
was
neere
,
to
make
the
processe
of
the
Prisoner
;
for
we
should
doe
wrong
to
the
reputation
of
the
great
Iustice
of
the
Senate
,
Formes
are
necessarie
.
Accusatio
crimen
defiderat
,
rem
vt
definiat
,
hominem
vt
notet
,
argumento
prohet
,
tisle
confirmet
.
Cic.
Populus
Rom:
circum
subscha
coranam
facit
,
Cic.
Antigenius
being
intreated
to
adjudge
a
processe
priuatly
,
he
answered
,
it
will
doe
better
in
the
pallace
if
wee
would
doe
nothing
vniustly
.
Fl.
Timor
perturbatio
,
suspensus
,
incircusque
vultus
,
crebra
coloris
mutatio
quae
fuerunt
antea
suspitiosa
aperta
atque
manifesta
faciunt
.
Cic.
if
we
did
belieue
that
it
forgot
any
forme
in
any
affaire
so
important
,
where
it
was
necessarie
that
the
Authoritie
of
Iustice
should
cover
the
defects
,
which
may
be
in
the
proceeding
for
to
haue
commenced
the
proces
by
Imprisonment
.
The
accusers
,
the
witnesses
,
&
the
accomplices
were
heard
in
full
Senate
:
for
the
Instruction
was
publike
&
the
people
was
as
in
a
round
,
about
the
chaires
of
the
Iudges
,
which
caused
the
authority
to
be
greater
;
for
the
Maiesty
of
the
Senate
was
in
sight
of
all
,
there
was
nothing
to
couer
it
but
the
heauens
,
there
was
more
sincerity
vsed
;
for
as
many
eyes
,
so
many
Iudges
,
and
there
was
more
example
,
all
passed
with
order
&
discipline
.
There
is
no
question
to
be
made
,
but
that
he
had
some
excellent
Orator
assigned
him
,
more
for
the
Ceremony
of
his
defence
then
for
any
opinion
of
his
Innocency
,
and
it
is
certaine
that
he
was
commanded
to
do
his
endeauour
;
for
the
more
stoutly
he
was
defended
,
the
more
glorious
should
be
the
triumph
of
truth
;
&
therevpon
the
Iudges
obserued
the
countenance
of
the
accused
and
the
doubts
of
his
Inuention
were
often
cleared
by
the
trouble
of
his
countenance
,
the
aspect
of
which
very
often
holds
the
place
of
speech
.
The
Iudges
had
taken
an
oath
to
Iudge
according
to
their
conscience
.
Hostis
,
Hostis
.
Here
there
was
no
other
but
one
voyce
,
Let
Seianus
dye
,
let
his
Posterity
dye
,
let
his
memory
dye
,
and
his
goods
be
confiscate
.
The
Senators
were
so
provoked
,
that
it
is
certain
,
that
those
who
knew
the
advantage
they
had
aboue
others
,
as
Albutius
in
speaking
loude
,
remained
altogether
mute
to
gaine
the
fauour
of
the
Prince
;
Sen.
P.
especially
those
who
had
most
depended
on
the
will
of
Seianus
,
and
doubted
not
a
whit
but
that
which
they
spake
amongst
the
people
that
had
nothing
to
loose
,
Those
were
the
most
sharpe
,
and
said
,
that
if
Cesar
had
Clemency
hee
ought
to
reserue
it
for
men
,
not
to
vse
it
towards
Monsters
.
If
the
Senate
had
not
beene
zealous
to
conserue
the
glory
of
his
gentlenesse
,
in
detestation
of
horrible
punishments
,
they
had
caused
him
to
vndergoe
that
of
Paricides
,
they
had
seared
vppe
his
fundament
,
they
had
put
shooes
with
hot
burning
Coales
vpon
his
feete
,
or
had
sowed
him
in
a
sacke
with
a
Dog
,
a
Cocke
,
an
Ape
,
and
a
Viper
,
wicked
liuing
Creatures
,
companions
of
a
wicked
man
;
afterwards
they
would
haue
sent
him
to
the
riuer
in
a
Waggon
drawne
with
two
blacke
Oxen
,
for
a
note
of
the
enormity
and
foulnesse
of
the
Crime
.
T.
Liu.
But
there
was
neuer
any
Common-wealth
more
curious
then
that
of
the
Romanes
,
to
conserue
the
ancient
glory
of
gentlenes
and
faire
carriage
.
Metius
Suffetius
for
his
Treason
was
drawne
in
pieces
by
foure
Horses
.
T.
Liu.
All
the
people
turned
away
their
eyes
from
such
a
horror
.
This
was
the
first
and
the
last
punishment
of
that
severitie
,
which
had
made
the
Iudges
forget
,
that
the
lawes
and
punishments
had
been
ordained
,
not
for
Tygers
or
for
ravenous
Beares
,
but
for
men
.
We
must
represent
this
execution
of
the
Iudgement
against
Seianus
,
In
his
Iudgement
it
was
obserued
;
Quo
referente
quo
deceruente
&
quo
primum
assentiente
.
in
like
sort
as
the
other
,
but
that
this
was
done
with
more
pompe
,
through
the
occasion
and
for
example
sake
,
and
with
more
diligence
and
more
Guards
for
securitie
,
and
that
more
of
the
Magistrates
were
present
at
it
.
Heere
may
be
found
,
that
summarily
which
wee
might
seeke
for
in
diuers
places
,
and
which
is
reported
diuersly
and
confusedly
.
The
Iudgement
being
signed
by
him
who
had
made
relation
of
the
Acts
and
the
Letters
of
the
Emperour
,
The
Trumpet
assembled
together
the
people
,
it
sounded
before
the
gates
of
the
Temples
,
before
the
house
of
the
condemned
person
,
The
condemned
person
is
brought
forth
,
the
Hinshers
command
silence
,
the
Consull
pronounceth
the
Iudgement
,
which
is
written
in
the
little
Tablet
,
The
Executioner
tyed
his
hands
behinde
his
back
the
Trumpets
sounded
whilst
he
prepared
the
punishment
,
and
that
the
condemned
person
disposed
himselfe
to
death
.
The
time
was
not
left
altogether
at
his
discretion
:
Nero
neuer
allowed
but
one
houre
for
a
man
to
make
himselfe
fit
to
receiue
the
deadly
stroake
.
The
forme
is
not
expressed
other
then
that
which
Dion
speaketh
,
and
the
word
which
he
vseth
,
signifieth
that
hee
was
condemned
,
or
executed
.
This
is
certaine
,
that
they
found
out
no
new
manner
of
punishment
for
him
.
When
any
one
was
condemned
to
punishment
,
according
to
the
manner
of
the
ancients
,
that
was
to
banishment
,
the
ciuill
death
of
a
Roman
Citizen
.
la
hart
:
the
beheading
were
to
slaues
and
men
of
no
account
.
Paetus
Thraseas
to
Nero
since
any
man
spake
at
Rome
of
the
Hangman
,
or
of
strangling
;
the
Lawes
haue
ordained
punishments
which
punish
the
crimes
without
infamy
for
the
times
,
without
cruelty
for
the
Iudges
.
Traitors
,
Rebels
,
enemies
of
the
Commonwealth
take
their
leape
from
the
Tarpeian
Rocke
.
Manlius
was
throwne
downe
headlong
from
a
great
height
vpon
the
Rocke
,
and
hee
had
as
Plutarke
saith
,
They
also
cut
off
the
heads
of
Offendors
,
not
with
an
Axe
or
Hatchet
,
as
anciently
,
but
with
a
Sword
,
after
the
ciuill
warre
:
and
this
kinde
of
punishment
was
so
new
,
that
a
Curtizan
being
at
the
Table
of
the
Proconsull
Flaminius
,
Valerius
Antius
gaue
the
like
contentment
to
a
Lady
which
hee
loued
.
Behold
these
iolly
Magistrates
which
iest
with
the
liues
of
men
,
and
with
the
authority
of
the
Lawes
,
to
content
their
cruell
curiosity
,
one
of
a
Dame
of
Plaisance
;
Seianus
had
not
his
head
strucken
off
,
that
punishment
was
too
gentle
in
a
choler
so
extreame
and
publike
.
Iuuenall
saith
,
His
three
poore
children
were
carried
to
prison
,
his
Daughter
promised
to
the
Sonne
of
Claudius
was
defloured
at
the
foot
of
the
Gallowes
by
the
Hangman
,
What
haue
I
done
?
whether
will
they
carry
mee
?
who
will
pardon
me
?
I
will
doe
so
no
more
,
there
needes
nothing
but
rods
to
make
me
more
wise
.
The
Hangman
tooke
these
two
by
the
throat
and
strangled
them
.
The
bodies
of
them
so
slaine
,
were
tyed
to
the
Gemonian
steppes
,
which
bare
that
name
either
of
the
Inuentor
,
or
of
the
groanes
which
were
heard
there
.
They
were
like
the
Pilleries
,
the
shew
place
of
the
executions
,
where
they
fasten
the
Portraits
and
Statues
of
the
condemned
persons
.
The
Conciergery
,
the
Court
where
they
pleaded
,
the
Treasury
,
where
they
registred
the
Arrests
,
were
built
neere
together
,
the
stories
in
the
same
place
,
and
at
the
foot
thereof
Tyber
,
where
they
cast
in
headlong
the
bodies
.
All
kinds
of
outrages
were
done
to
this
miserable
body
;
some
through
inhumanity
,
others
through
reuenge
,
most
for
example
,
and
all
to
th'
end
it
might
not
be
beleeued
that
either
they
had
loued
or
known
him
.
Iuuenall
relateth
the
discourse
which
then
was
at
Rome
,
for
euery
one
gaue
the
full
careere
to
his
Iudgement
.
Behold
here
the
Prose
of
those
Verses
.
I
conceiue
that
manie
shall
dye
:
no
man
needes
doubt
thereof
;
the
furnace
wherein
they
are
to
bee
cast
is
great
enough
.
I
met
the
other
day
my
poore
Brutidius
neere
the
Temple
of
Mars
,
he
was
very
pale
and
astonished
;
I
doubt
not
but
if
Aiax
were
called
he
would
slay
him
with
his
owne
hand
.
But
to
the
end
that
wee
may
not
be
taken
to
be
friends
of
Sei●nus
,
and
that
wee
perish
without
defence
,
let
vs
goe
quickly
runne
to
that
body
whilst
it
is
at
the
banke
of
Tyber
,
and
cry
out
that
we
tread
vnder
our
feet
the
enemy
of
Caesar
.
He
that
is
a
seruant
,
let
him
renounce
and
quit
his
Master
,
let
him
take
him
by
the
necke
and
stop
his
throat
to
draw
him
trembling
before
the
Commissaries
.
This
is
the
way
to
saue
himselfe
and
also
to
be
rewarded
.
Afterwards
the
people
in
secret
had
this
discourse
of
Seianus
.
See
then
who
will
follow
thee
,
and
who
will
Court
thee
as
Seianus
did
?
haue
so
much
wealth
as
hee
,
dispose
of
Dignities
,
giue
the
Chaires
of
Iuory
,
command
the
Armies
,
be
esteemed
the
Gouernour
of
the
Prince
,
to
performe
these
affaires
during
the
time
he
was
in
the
streight
Grotte
of
Caprea
,
with
a
troope
of
Chaldeans
and
of
Astrologians
?
Wouldst
thou
haue
command
ouer
the
troopes
which
carries
the
Pile
or
the
Iauelin
with
three
heads
?
Wouldst
thou
command
ouer
the
Cauallery
,
ouer
those
braue
Troopes
which
waite
at
the
Pallace
to
gard
the
Prince
?
Why
desirest
thou
not
this
?
Those
who
doe
not
desire
to
kill
any
person
,
desire
yet
the
power
to
doe
it
.
Euery
one
sees
the
honour
and
the
riches
,
which
are
yet
notwithstanding
such
,
that
the
measure
of
euils
that
follow
them
equals
those
of
the
contentment
that
they
bring
.
Doest
thou
loue
rather
to
carry
the
garment
of
Seianus
,
whom
thou
sawest
drawne
through
the
streets
,
then
to
be
Ruler
of
the
Fidenates
or
the
Gabij
,
or
to
be
Aedile
at
Vlubra
,
which
is
almost
vninhabited
,
and
Iudge
of
Measures
,
and
cause
them
to
be
broken
which
are
not
iust
?
Thou
must
needs
then
confesse
that
Seianus
neuer
knew
what
he
ought
to
haue
desired
.
For
in
seeking
after
those
great
honours
,
and
those
great
riches
,
he
did
no
other
then
prepare
a
Scaffold
vpon
a
high
Tower
,
to
fall
downe
and
precipitate
himselfe
from
the
greater
height
.
Who
turned
Crassus
and
Pompey
vpside-downe
?
and
who
was
he
that
tamed
the
old
Romans
,
and
brought
them
to
endure
the
whip
like
slaues
?
High
places
which
are
mounted
vnto
by
cunning
or
deceit
and
great
desires
,
which
are
heard
by
the
maligne
starres
become
the
ruine
of
them
that
make
them
.
Few
Tyrants
haue
come
quietly
to
the
Sonne
in
Law
of
Ceres
,
and
to
a
naturall
death
;
their
death
hath
seldome
beene
dry
,
and
blood
hath
not
beene
spared
to
temper
with
it
.
Seneca
saw
this
Execution
,
and
yet
neuerthelesse
hath
written
nothing
of
it
,
although
he
were
of
an
age
that
he
might
well
haue
obserued
it
:
for
he
was
at
Rome
fifteene
yeeres
before
the
death
of
Augustus
.
He
was
amazed
that
of
the
body
of
so
great
and
so
mighty
a
man
;
there
remained
nothing
for
Sepulture
.
If
an
ouergreat
ioy
slew
a
Mother
,
Alas
!
my
children
,
whether
are
you
going
?
Apicata
said
to
these
innocents
which
she
saw
vpon
this
infamous
place
;
Poore
children
,
where
are
you
?
In
this
extremity
of
sorrow
shee
retired
her selfe
to
her
house
,
where
shee
wrote
a
Discourse
of
the
death
of
Drusus
,
sent
it
to
Tiberius
,
and
that
being
done
,
shee
slew
her selfe
.
Seianus
,
Liuilla
,
Ligdus
and
Eudemus
.
They
being
put
to
the
torture
,
confessed
all
.
Tiberius
caused
many
to
be
tormented
,
to
know
who
were
the
complices
.
Of
all
his
outrages
the
most
pernicious
was
the
death
of
that
Architect
,
who
so
handsomely
rebuilt
and
repaired
the
Portall
of
Rome
,
which
was
fallen
downe
;
and
who
hauing
presented
him
a
Glasse
,
An
Inuention
neuerthelesse
that
precedent
ages
haue
beene
ignorant
of
,
Tiberius
rule
was
yet
more
terrible
and
cruell
after
Seianus
then
it
had
beene
before
.
He
would
not
admit
the
people
by
his
death
to
repaire
those
ils
which
he
had
done
in
his
life
.
Tiberius
hauing
reduced
the
Realme
of
Cappadocia
to
a
Prouince
,
supposed
that
by
the
increase
of
this
reuenue
the
people
might
be
so
much
the
more
eased
,
and
therefore
instead
of
the
hundreth
part
hee
ordained
that
they
should
pay
but
the
two
hundreth
part
.
If
you
will
peaceably
possesse
your
particular
estates
,
you
must
needes
succour
the
publike
necessities
.
When
Anthony
the
Triumuir
was
sent
into
Asia
to
fetch
succours
from
thence
,
h●e
represented
no
other
reason
then
this
necessity
.
To
the
end
(
saith
hee
)
that
you
be
not
driuen
from
your
Townes
and
your
Lands
,
you
must
needes
part
with
money
for
the
entertainment
of
the
Souldiers
.
They
demand
no
more
then
you
would
giue
them
freely
.
You
haue
giuen
in
two
yeeres
to
Cassius
and
Brutus
our
enemies
,
the
tributes
of
tenne
yeeres
.
Wee
neede
onely
this
to
dispatch
our
affaires
,
prouided
that
you
giue
it
at
once
.
Hee
raised
hereby
200000.
talents
,
which
was
20000.
a
yeere
,
which
came
to
twelue
Millions
.
The
State
if
it
be
weake
cannot
be
maintained
in
Peace
,
nor
fortified
without
Armes
;
By
the
quality
of
the
Tribute
one
may
iudge
of
the
power
of
the
Tributary
.
Nec
quies
gentium
sine
armis
,
●ec
arma
fine
stipendijs
,
nec
stipendia
fine
Tributis
haberi
queunt
Tac.
Malo
tondere
pecus
quam
deglubere
.
Tib.
A●mes
cannot
be
entertained
without
money
,
and
money
comes
not
but
by
Tributes
.
But
there
must
be
a
moderation
,
and
the
Prince
imitating
Tiberius
must
sheere
his
Sheepe
without
s●arri●ying
them
,
and
must
render
the
dispensation
chas●e
,
sincere
and
pure
,
as
of
the
blood
of
swearers
,
and
of
the
teares
of
the
people
,
for
profitable
,
necessary
,
and
glorious
expences
,
not
for
profusions
,
which
bring
neither
contentment
nor
reputation
.
Happy
is
the
Prince
that
findeth
honest
men
in
whom
to
repose
the
care
of
his
Exchequer
,
whereon
depends
the
honour
of
his
Designes
,
the
Maiesty
of
his
Crowne
,
and
the
tranquillity
of
his
Estate
:
for
these
are
the
sinewes
that
giue
motion
,
&
the
veines
that
preserue
life
;
and
as
by
the
resolution
or
retyring
of
the
sinewes
the
Naturall
body
is
sometimes
depriued
of
motion
and
sence
;
so
the
politicke
without
money
cannot
be
mou●d
nor
sustained
:
in
one
word
,
Caesar
had
not
knowne
how
to
ruine
the
liberty
,
had
hee
not
begun
by
Sacriledge
,
despoyling
the
Treasure
of
the
Commonwealth
,
which
was
ramassed
together
of
all
the
spoyles
of
the
East
,
and
of
that
which
the
Fabricij
,
the
Scipioes
,
the
Catoes
,
and
the
Pompeys
had
acquired
by
their
victories
.
One
may
draw
the
first
remarkeable
note
of
the
desolation
of
an
Estate
from
the
vniust
and
irregular
administration
of
the
Treasures
.
It
is
not
enough
that
those
who
haue
the
gouernment
thereof
,
These
excellent
words
which
hee
spake
to
the
Senate
of
this
subiect
ought
to
be
represented
to
Kings
euer
when
they
make
Ordinances
,
whereof
the
effects
are
doubtfull
and
difficult
.
A
Prince
ought
rather
to
dissemble
an
inueterate
disorder
,
and
which
hath
a
great
many
followers
or
supporters
,
then
to
put
his
authority
in
hazard
,
and
make
his
want
of
power
be
knowne
publikely
,
and
that
there
be
things
which
he
cannot
remedy
.
After
the
execution
of
Seianus
,
the
Senate
commanded
that
the
Statua
of
Liberty
should
be
erected
in
the
publike
place
,
and
that
yeerely
vpon
the
same
day
on
which
Seianus
was
slain
,
a
Combat
on
horsebacke
should
be
represented
,
and
that
diuers
kinds
of
liuing
Creatures
should
be
slaine
;
a
thing
that
neuer
was
done
before
.
It
was
ordained
also
that
immoderate
honours
should
be
giuen
to
no
man
,
and
that
none
should
sweare
by
any
other
name
then
that
of
the
Emperour
.
All
Seianus
his
friends
ranne
the
like
fortune
with
him
,
and
receiued
that
which
they
looked
for
.
Marcus
Terentius
being
accused
to
be
his
friend
,
auowed
it
freely
then
when
others
seemed
to
haue
renounced
him
.
He
spake
in
this
manner
before
the
Senate
.
It
may
be
I
might
doe
better
for
my
fortune
to
deny
the
crime
whereof
I
am
accused
,
then
to
confesse
it
:
But
whatsoeuer
shall
happen
I
will
not
say
but
I
was
Seianus
his
friend
,
that
I
desired
to
be
so
,
and
did
reioyce
that
I
was
possest
of
his
loue
.
I
saw
that
he
was
his
Fathers
companion
in
the
command
of
the
Pretorian
Cohorts
,
and
that
at
one
and
the
same
time
he
managed
the
affaires
of
the
Citie
and
of
the
Warres
.
Cunctos
qui
nouissimi
consilij
expertes
fuimus
,
vnius
discrimine
defendam
.
Tac.
Non
est
nostrum
aestima
re
quem
supra
caeteros
et
quibus
de
causis
e●tollas
Tibi
summum
iudicium
dij
dedere
,
nobis
obsequij
gloria
relicta
est
.
Tac.
That
they
that
were
neere
him
in
friendship
were
powerfull
in
the
Emperors
loue
,
and
all
others
in
continuall
feare
&
in
the
estate
of
accused
persons
.
I
will
not
here
alledge
any
one
for
example
,
but
I
will
with
the
alone
perill
of
my
life
defend
all
such
as
haue
had
no
part
in
these
his
last
designes
.
For
we
did
not
our
seruice
to
Seianus
of
Vulsine
,
but
we
followed
the
party
of
the
House
of
Claudius
,
whereof
by
all
ance
he
had
made
himselfe
the
chiefe
.
We
did
honour
(
Caesar
)
your
Son-in-Law
,
your
companion
in
the
Consulat
,
and
who
exercised
your
function
in
the
Common-wealth
.
It
belongs
not
to
vs
to
iudge
what
he
should
be
,
or
for
what
cause
you
raise
one
man
aboue
all
others
.
The
gods
haue
giuen
you
the
Soueraigne
disposition
of
things
,
and
there
remaines
onely
for
vs
the
glory
of
obedience
.
We
consider
what
we
see
,
to
whom
you
giue
riches
and
honor
,
and
who
may
most
hurt
vs
or
profit
vs
,
and
none
can
deny
but
all
this
was
in
Sei●nus
.
It
is
not
lawfull
to
sound
the
depth
of
the
Princes
intentions
,
nor
that
which
he
prepareth
in
secret
;
that
is
doubtfull
,
and
therefore
we
cannot
arriue
to
it
.
Consider
not
the
last
day
of
Seianus
,
but
the
sixteene
yeeres
of
his
prosperity
,
in
those
dayes
we
did
honour
vnto
Satrius
and
Pomponius
his
Free-men
,
and
it
was
a
great
matter
to
be
knowne
of
his
Seruants
and
of
his
Porter
.
What
then
?
Shall
we
make
no
difference
betweene
those
which
haue
serued
Seianus
as
Seruants
to
the
Emperour
,
and
such
as
haue
followed
him
in
his
designes
against
the
Emperour
?
It
is
necessary
that
this
distinction
should
be
reduced
vnto
the
iust
bounds
thereof
,
to
the
end
they
may
punish
the
treasons
and
co
spiracies
against
the
State
,
and
the
plotting
of
the
Emperors
death
,
but
for
the
friendship
and
the
respect
we
haue
had
of
him
,
one
and
the
same
reason
O
Caesar
may
well
excuse
both
you
and
vs
.
The
boldnesse
and
constancy
of
this
discourse
,
which
had
reference
to
all
that
other
men
could
think
,
was
of
so
great
force
,
that
those
which
had
beene
accused
of
being
friends
to
Seianus
,
were
distinguished
from
his
complices
,
and
Tiberius
was
praised
for
hauing
confirmed
the
Decree
of
the
Senate
touching
the
Innocency
of
Terentius
,
who
had
not
loued
his
friend
,
to
hate
him
afterwards
or
disauowe
him
.
Lentulus
Getulicus
went
yet
another
way
then
Varro
.
Abudius
Rufus
accused
him
to
haue
treated
about
the
marriage
of
his
Daughter
with
Seianus
his
Sonne
:
this
man
was
in
great
credit
and
authority
in
Almany
,
by
reason
of
his
sweetnesse
and
modesty
.
He
spake
a
farre
off
,
and
on
Horsebacke
,
and
neere
the
Armies
.
Tiberius
therefore
caused
his
accuser
to
be
banished
,
and
condemned
.
An
Act
of
the
wisedome
of
a
Prince
neuer
to
threaten
him
that
is
secure
from
not
being
hurt
by
his
blowes
.
The
alliance
of
which
(
O
Caesar
)
I
haue
treated
with
Seianus
,
is
not
altogether
of
my
motion
,
but
by
your
Counsaile
.
It
may
be
I
haue
beene
deceiued
after
you
,
but
one
and
the
same
fault
ought
not
to
be
the
discharge
of
the
one
,
and
the
ruine
of
the
other
.
My
faith
hath
beene
entire
hitherto
,
and
shall
not
change
if
they
doe
not
raise
some
party
against
me
,
and
whosoeuer
shall
come
to
succeede
in
my
charge
,
I
shall
receiue
him
as
one
who
hath
attempted
vpon
my
life
.
Let
vs
agree
by
way
of
treaty
,
let
the
Empire
remaine
to
you
,
to
me
my
Gouernment
.
Nothing
but
the
distance
of
place
excused
,
Mamercus
Scaurus
was
one
of
Seianus
his
friends
,
P.
Vitellius
who
had
so
constantly
vpheld
the
cause
of
Germanicus
against
Piso
,
Velius
Gallus
was
thrown
into
his
Garden
the
same
day
that
Seianus
was
drawne
through
the
streets
.
Tiberius
lamented
Seianus
not
for
losse
of
him
,
but
for
his
owne
interest
;
for
as
long
as
he
liued
,
whatsoeuer
he
did
that
was
vniust
or
cruell
,
hee
cast
all
the
blame
vpon
him
,
and
after
his
death
there
was
none
tooke
part
with
him
in
the
publike
hatred
.
By
so
much
as
the
prosperity
of
Seianus
had
beene
admired
,
by
so
much
his
fall
ministred
terror
and
astonishment
.
Neuer
any
man
before
him
had
receiued
more
great
,
more
vniuersall
,
more
vnlooked
for
honours
;
and
all
the
fauours
and
dignities
which
all
the
Kings
of
Europe
could
heape
together
to
raise
a
man
,
could
not
be
paralleld
with
these
here
.
He
made
his
power
be
knowne
to
all
,
Whosoeuer
shall
behold
a
high
Mountaine
peering
ouer
a
great
Valley
to
be
made
leuell
,
to
be
digged
down
&
swallowed
vp
in
an
instant
of
time
,
Macro
Cap
aine
of
the
Guard
,
and
La●o
Knight
of
the
Watch
were
better
aduised
,
They
supposed
it
would
be
a
great
impudence
in
them
to
run
against
the
same
rocke
on
which
Seianus
had
perished
.
Aluares
de
Luna
,
told
them
who
admire●
his
fortune
with
the
K.
of
Casti
e
,
you
do
wrong
to
commend
the
building
,
before
it
be
finished
.
nor
of
the
day
before
the
euening
,
nor
of
the
building
that
is
not
finished
;
Death
,
Fortune
,
Time
,
and
Course
change
in
a
moment
.
That
fauour
which
is
acquired
by
merit
or
good
fortune
is
lost
through
insolency
,
and
the
most
confident
and
assured
ought
not
to
depend
but
vpon
the
supreame
grace
of
the
Prince
.
FINIS
.