in-law and his grandson2! And the sorrows of this period have been aggravated by the loss of his most excellent mother, a woman who resembled the gods more than human beings; and whose power no man ever felt but in the relief of distress or the conferring of honour.
CXXXI. Let our book be concluded with a prayer. O Jupiter Capitolinus, O Jupiter Stator! O Mars Gradivus, author of the Roman name! O Vesta, guardian of the eternal fire! O all ye deities who have exalted the present magnitude of the Roman empire to a position of supremacy over the world, guard, preserve, and protect, I entreat and conjure you, in the name of the Commonwealth, our present state, our present peace, [our present princes!] And when he shall have completed a long course on earth, grant him successors to the remotest ages, and such as shall have abilities to support the empire of the world as powerfully as we have seen him support it! All the just designs of our country
1 CXXX. Daughter-in-law] Agrippina, the wife of Germanicus.
2 Grandson] Nero, the son of Germanicus. Velleius merely echoes the calumnies of Tiberius on both these characters.
3 CXXXI. [Our present prince!] The words hunc principem, which the text requires, are supplied from a conjecture of Lipsius. The conclusion of the prayer is imperfect.
ABBREVIATIONS.-C., Conspiracy of Catiline; J., Jugurthine War; Fr., Frag- ments of Sallust's History; Ep. i., ii., Pseudo-Sallust's Epistles to Cæsar; FÏ., Florus; V., Velleius Paterculus.
ABORIGINES of Italy, C., 6
Acerrans made Roman citizens, V., i. 14 Achæan war, Fl., ii. 16
Achæans driven out of Laconia, V., i. 3. Defeated by Metellus, V., i. 11. Sub- dued by Mummius, V., ii. 38 Achaia, Greece so called by the Romans, Fl., ii. 7. Joins Antiochus, Fl., ii. 8 Acilius Glabrio, Fl., ii. 8
Actium, battle of, Fl., iv. 11; V., ii. 84 Adherbal, son of Micipsa, J., 5. At- tacked by Jugurtha, and flees to Rome, J., 13. His speech to the senate, J., 14. Is assigned the less valuable half of Numidia, J., 16. Is attacked by Jugurtha; his pusillani- mity, J., 20. Is defeated, and flees to Cirta, J., 21. His letter to the senate, J., 24. Surrenders to Jugurtha, who puts him to death, J., 26. See Fl., iii. 1
Etolian war, Fl., ii. 9; V., ii. 38
Albania reduced, V., ii. 40 Albinus, Lucius, Fl., i. 13 Albinus, Spurius, consul, his eagerness for war, J., 35. Has the province of Numidia, J., 35. Goes to war with Jugurtha, J., 36. His activity and subsequent tardiness, ib. Quits Nu- midia to hold the comitia at Rome, ib. Returns to the army after the defeat of his brother, J., 39 Alcmæon, archon at Athens, V., i. 8 Alesia, Fl., iii. 10; V., ii. 17 Aletes builds Corinth, V., i., 3 Alexander the Great, V., í. 6. Compared with Cæsar, V., ii. 41 Alexandria built, V., i. 14 Allia, river, Fl., i. 13
Allies of Rome, war with, Fl., iii. 18 Allobroges, deputies from, C., 40. State of their country, ib. Their hesita- tion, and resolution, C., 41. Procure a written oath from certain of the con- spirators, C., 44. Are arrested at the Milvian Bridge, C., 45. Receive re- wards for their information from the senate, C., 50. See Fl., iv. 1. War of the Romans with the Allobroges, Fl., iii. 2. See V., ii. 10 Altars of the Philæni, J., 19 Ambiorix, Fl., iii. 10
Afranius and Petreius in Spain, Fl., iv. Amulius, Fl., i. 1
2. Afranius's death, ib.
Afranius, comic writer, V., i. 17 Africa, description of it, J., 17. Made a province, V., ii. 38
African war against Cæsar, V., ii. 54 Agamemnon, V., i. 1
Agrippa, Octavius's admiral, V., ii. 89. Marries Julia, V., ii. 93. Dies, V., ii. 96 Agrippa, his son, adopted by Augustus, V., ii. 104, 112
Alba, built by Ascanius, Fl., i. 1. War of the Albans and Romans, Fl., i. 3. Their faithlessness, Fl., i. 3. The city demolished, ib. See V., i. 14
Amyntas, king, joins Augustus, V., ii. 84 Ancus Marcius, his reign, Fl., i. 4, 8 Annius, Caius, governor of Leptis, J.,
Annius, Lucius, tribune, J., 37 Annius, Quintus, C., 17 Antiochus, Fr., B. iv. (Letter of Mithri- dates). War of the Romans with him, Fl., ii. 8
Antiochus Epiphanes, V., i. 10 Antonius, Caius, has a view to the con- sulship, C., 21. His private circum- stances, ib. Sent in pursuit of Cati- line, C., 36. Approaches Catiline's
army, C., 56. Not present in the battle with Catiline, C., 59 Antony, Lucius, V., ii. 74 Antony, Mark, offers a crown to Cæsar, Fl., iv. 2; V., ii. 56. A public disturber, Fl., iv. 3, 5, 6, 9. Proscribes his uncle, iv. 6. Conquered at Mutina, Fl., iv. 4. Goes against Brutus and Cassius, Fl., iv. 7. Defeated by the Parthians, Fl., iv. 10. By Augustus, Fl., iv. 11; V., ii. 84. Kills himself, Fl., iv. 11; V., ii. 87. See also V., ii. 60, 63, 65, 82 Antony, M., orator, V., ii. 9. Killed by Marius, V., ii. 22
Appius Claudius Cæcus, his verses, Ep.
Appius Claudius the Decemvir, Fl., i. 24 Appius Pulcher, Fl., ii. 10 Apuleius, sedition of, Fl., iii. 16 Aquæ Sextiæ, Fl., iii. 3
Aquilius poisons springs in Pergamus, Fl., ii. 20
Archelaus, general of the Pontic army, Fr., B.iv. (Letter of Mithridates); FI., iii. 5
Archilochus, poet, V., i. 5 Archons at Athens, V., i. 2, 8 Ardea, Fl., i. 7
Ariobarzanes, Fl., iii. 5; iv. 2 Ariovistus, Fl., iii. 10
Aristonicus, son of Attalus, Fr., B. iv. (Letter of Mithridates) Aristonicus in Pergamus, Fl., ii. 20; V., ii. 4
Aristophanes, poet, V., i. 16 Aristotle, ib.
Armenians, J., 18. Subdued by Pompey, and under Augustus, Fl., iv. 12; V., ii. 94
Arminius cuts off Varus, V., ii. 118 Arretium, C., 36
V., i. 17. Faithful to Rome, V., ii. 23. Famous decree at, V., ii. 58
Attalus, king of Pergamus, his will, Fr., B. iv. (Letter of Mithridates); Fl., ii. 20; V., ii. 4
Attius Nævius, the augur, Fl., i. 5 Attius, writer of tragedy, V., i. 17; ii. 9 Augustus Cæsar, adopted by Julius Cæsar, V., ii. 59. Resolves to avenge the death of Cæsar, Fl., iv. 3. Regu- lates the affairs of the empire, ib. Defeats Antony at Mutina, Fl., iv. 4. At Perusia, Fl., iv. 5; V., ii. 76. At Actium, Fl., iv. 11; V., ii. 85. Sub- dues the Cantabrians, Fl., iv. 12. Goes against Cassius and Brutus, Fl., iv. 7; V., ii. 70. Contemns a triumph, Fl., iv. 12. Shuts the temple of Janus, ib. His wars with foreign nations, ib. See V., ii. 60, 61, 65, 77, 79, 80, 89, 100. Adopts Caius and Lucius, V., ii. 96. Adopts Tiberius and Agrippa, V., ii.
Aulus, brother of Albinus, left in com- mand by him, J., 36, 37. Foolishly at- tacks Suthul, J., 37. Deluded and overcome by Jugurtha, J., 38. His troops obliged to pass under the yoke, ib.
Aurelia Orestilla, C., 15, 35 Autronius, Publius, C., 17, 18 Avaricum, Fl., iii. 10
Aventine Mount, secessions to, J., 31
Bæbius, Caius, a tribune of the people, bribed by Jugurtha, J., 33. audacity, J., 34
Balearic isles subdued, Fl., iii. 8 Bathinus, river, V., ii. 114 Belgæ, Fl., iii. 10
Arsaces, letter of Mithridates to, Fr., B. Bellienus, prætor at Utica, J., 104
Artabazes, Fl., iii. 5
Artavasdes, king of Armenia, V., ii. 82 Aruns, Fl., i. 10 Arverni, Fl., iii. 10
Asia, by some included in Europe, J., 17. A Roman province, V., ii. 4, 38, 126 Asinius Pollio, Fl., iv. 12; V., ii. 36, 73, 76, 86
Aspar, an instrument of Jugurtha, J., 108, 112 Assyrians, universal empire of, V., i. 6 Asturians subdued, Fl., iv. 12 Athenians, C., 2. Their exploits not so great as they are represented, C., 8. Conquered by the Lacedæmonians, C., 51
Athenio, leader of the slaves in Sicily, Fl., iii. 19
Athens occupied by Mithridates, Fl., iii. 5. Reduced by Sylla, ib. Archons of, V., i. 2. Colonies, V., i. 4. Genius,
Bestia, Lucius, C., 17. Appointed to make a charge against Cicero, C., 43 Bestia, Lucius Calpurnius, consul, J., 72. Able, but avaricious, J., 28. Has the conduct of the war against Ju- gurtha, J., 28. Bribed by him, J., 29. Escapes condemnation, J., 34. See Fl., iii. 1
Bibulus, Ep. i. 9; V., ii. 44
Bithynia bequeathed to the Romans, V., ii. 4. Recovered from Nicomedes, Fl., iii. 5
Bituitus, a Gallic king, Fl., iii. 1 Bocchus, king of Mauretania, J., 19. Father-in-law of Jugurtha, J., 80. Joins him, ib. His instability, J., 97. Treats secretly with Marius, J., 102. His irresolution, ib. Sends ambas- sadors to Marius and to Rome, J., 103. Reply that he receives from the senate, J., 104. His duplicity, J., 108, 109. His address to Sylla, J., 110.
Determines to betray Jugurtha, J., Cannæ, battle of, Fl., ii. 6
112. See Fl., iii. 1 Boiohemum, V., ii. 109 Bojorix, Fl., iii. 3
Bomilcar, an adherent of Jugurtha, procures the death of Massiva, J., 35. Escapes by Jugurtha's means, ib. Commands in Jugurtha's army, J., 49, 52. Wrought upon by Metellus, J., 61. Induces Jugurtha to think of surrendering, J., 62. Plots against Jugurtha's life, J., 70. Discovered, and put to death, J., 71, 72 Britain invaded by Cæsar, Fl., iii. 10; V., ii. 47 Britomarus, Fl., ii. 4
Bructerians subdued, V., ii. 105 Brundusium, V., i. 14; ii. 24, 76 Brutus and Collatinus, Fl., i. 9. Brutus puts his sons to death, Fl., i. 9. death, Fl., i. 10
Brutus, Ep. ii. 4 Brutus, Decimus, C., 40
Conspirator against Cæsar, V., ii. 56. Killed, 64 Brutus, Marcus Junius, kills Cæsar, Fl., iv. 2; V., ii. 56. His war with Octavius and Antony, Fl., iv. 7 ; V., ii. 70. His death, ib. Compared with Cassius, V., ii. 72.
Byzantium, V., ii. 15
Cæcilian family, remarkable, V., ii. 11 Cæcilius, writer of comedy, V., i. 17 Cælius, his sedition, V., ii. 68 Cæninenses, Fl., i. 1 Cæpio, Quintus, J., 114
Cæpio, Servilius, Fl., iii. 17; V., ii. 10,
Cæsar, Augustus. See Augustus Cæsar, Caius Strabo, orator, V., ii. 9 Cæsar, Julius, greatly in debt, C., 49. Odium excited against him by Catulus and Piso, ib. His speech to the senate concerning the conspirators, C., 51. His character, contrasted with that of Cato, C., 54. His wars in Gaul, Fl., iii. 10; V., ii. 43-48. Invades Britain, ib. Civil war with Pompey, Fl., iv. 2. His war in Egypt, ib. With Phar- naces, ib. His triumphs, ib. His dic- tatorship and death, ib. See V., ii. 41, 49, 52, 55, 56, 59 Cæsar, Lucius, C., 17
Cæsar, Tiberius. See Tiberius Cæsars, Caius and Lucius, grandsons of Augustus, Fl., iv. 12; V., ii. 96. Their deaths, ib.; V., 101, 102 Calpurnia kills herself, V., ii. 26 Calpurnia, wife of Cæsar, V., ii. 57 Calpurnius Flamma, Fl., ii. 2 Camillus, Fl., i. 13, 22
Campania described, Fl., i. 16. Cam- panians made citizens, V., i. 14. See V., ii. 81
Cantabrians subdued by Augustus, Fl.,
Caprea, lake of, Fl., i. 1
Capsa, besieged by Marius, J., 89. Taken, J., 91; Fl., iii. 1 Caralis in Sardinia, Fl., ii. 6 Carbo, Ep. ii. 4
Carbo, consul, V., ii. 12, 24 Carræ, Fl., i. 11; iii. 11 Carthage destroyed, Fl., ii. 15; V., ii. 12. First colony out of Italy, V., i. 15. More powerful than Tyre, V., ii. 15. When founded, V., i. 6 Carthaginians, how treated by the Romans, C., 51. Carthaginians and Cyrenians, J., 79
Cassius, Lucius C. Longinus, C., 17. Sets out for Gaul, C., 44
Cassius, Lucius, prætor, despatched to bring Jugurtha to Rome, J., 32 Cassius kills Cæsar, Fl., iv. 2; V., ii. 56. His war with Octavius and Antony, and death, Fl., iv. 7; V., ii. 70. His war in Parthia, V., ii. 46 Castor and Pollux, Fl., i. 11; ii. 12 Catabathmos, J., 17, 19 Catiline, his birth, character, and mode of life, C., 5. Wishes to make himself tyrant of his country, ib. His asso- ciates, C., 14. His crimes, C., 15. Con- ceives the plan of the conspiracy, C., 16. His first plot, and its failure, C., 18. His speech to the con- spirators, C., 20. Atrocity said to have followed it, C., 22. Has a view to the consulship, C., 26. Lays plots for Cicero, ib. Resolves on war, ib. His exertions, C., 27. His audacity in entering the senate, and threats, C., 31. Leaves Rome for the camp, C., 32. Sends letters to different persons, C., 34. His letter to Catulus, C., 35. De- clared a public enemy, C., 36. Con- sequences that would have resulted from his success, C., 39. Prepares his forces, C., 56. Deserted by many of his followers, and endeavours to reach Gaul, C., 57. Resolves on giving battle to Antonius; his speech to his troops, C., 57, 58. His conduct in the battle, C., 60. His death, C., 61. See Fl., iv. 1; V., ii. 34, 36
Cato, C., condemned for extortion, V., ii. 7
Cato, Marcus Porcius, (the Censor,) his style, Fr., B.i. Urges the destruction of Carthage, Fl., ii. 15 See V., i. 7, 13, 17
Cato, Marcus Porcius, his speech to the senate, recommending that the con- spirators be put to death, C., 52. His opinion is followed, C., 53. His cha- racter, as compared with that of Cæsar, C., 54, See also Ep. i. 9. Sent
to Cyprus, Fl., iii. 9. His death, Fl., iv. 2. See V., ii. 35, 45, 128. His wish to acquit Milo, V., ii. 47 Catullus, the poet, V., ii. 36 Catulus, Quintus, receives a letter from Catiline, C., 35. Could not prevail on Cicero to accuse Cæsar, C., 49. Why he hated Cæsar, ib.
Catulus, consul, Fr., B. iii. (Speech of Macer Licinius)
Catulus, his modesty, V., ii. 32. Dies before the civil war, V., ii. 49 Caudine Forks, Fl., i. 16 Cavelian princes, Fl., iii. 10 Celia, beer, Fl. ii. 17 Ceres, her festival, V., i. 4 Cethegus, Caius, C., 17. Appointed to attack Cicero, C., 43. His ardour, ib. Brought before the senate by Cicero, and committed to custody, C., 46, 47. Endeavours to get himself rescued, C., 50. His death, C., 55. Mentioned in the speech of Philippus, Fr., B. i. See V., ii. 34. Chalcis, V., i. 4.
Charops, archon, V., i. 2, 8 Chrysocolla, Fl., iv. 12
Cicero, Marcus Tullius, a new man, C., 23. Obtains the consulship with An- tonius, C., 24. His precautions against Catiline, C., 26; V., ii. 34. Brings the affair of the conspiracy before the senate, C., 29. Delivers his powerful speech against Catiline, C., 31. Ap- pointed by the senate to protect the city, C., 36. Arrests the Allobrogian deputies, and obtains proofs of the conspirators' guilt, C., 46. Some of them are committed to custody, C.,47. Is said to have falsely accused Crassus of favouring Catiline, C., 48. Refuses to accuse Cæsar, C., 49. Convokes the senate to pass sentence on the con- spirators in custody, C., 50. Proceeds to put them to death, C., 55. His banishment, V., ii. 45. His death, V., ii. 66
Cilicia subdued by Isauricus, V., ii. 39 Cilician Pirates, Fl., iii. 6
Cimbri, war with them, Fl., iii. 3; V., ii. 8, 12, 120
Ciminian Forest, Fl., i. 17 Cincinnatus, Fl., i. 11
Cinna, his actions with Marius, Fl., iii. 21; V., ii. 20, 21, 24
Cirta, J., 20. Besieged by Jugurtha, J., 23, 25. Surrendered to him, J., 26. In possession of Metellus, J., 81 Civic franchise demanded, Fl., iii. 17, 18 Claudius Quadrigarius, historian, V., ii. 9
Cleopatra, Fl., iv. 2. In love with An- tony, Fl., iv. 3. Her death, Fl., iv. 11. See V., ii. 85, 87
Clodius, his character; he banishes Ci-
cero, and removes Cato, V., ii. 45. Killed by Milo, V., ii. 47 Cloelia, Fl., i. 10
Clusium, Fl., i. 13; V., ii. 28 Clypea, city, Fl., ii. 2
Codrus, last king of Athens, V., i. 2 Coelius, historian, V., ii. 9, 36 Cœeparius, one of the conspirators, flees from Rome, C., 46. Arrested in his flight, and committed to custody, C., 47. Put to death, C., 55 Colchians, V., ii. 40 Colophon built, V., i. 4 Compsa, V., i. 14; ii. 16, 68 Confluentes, Fl., iv. 6 Consuls, Fl., i. 9 Corfinium, V., ii. 16, 50 Corinth destroyed by Mummius, Fl., ii. 16; V., i. 13. When built, V., 1, 3. Seized by Agrippa, V., ii. 84 Corinthian brass, Fl., ii. 16 Coriolanus, Fl., i. 11, 22 Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi, V., ii. 7 Cornelia, wife of Pompey, V., ii. 53 Cornelius, Caius, C., 17, 28 Cornelius, scriba, Fr., B. i. Corsa, a woman who gave name to Cor- sica, Fr., B. ii. Coruncanius, V., ii. 128 Corvinus, orator, V., ii. 36 Cossus, Fl., i. 11; V., ii. 116 Cotta, Caius, Fr., B. iii. His speech to the people (End of the Fragments) Cotta, Lucius, C., 18 Cotta, Marcus, routed by Mithridates, Fr., B. iv. (Letter of Mithridates) Cotys, Fl., iv. 2; V., ii. 129 Crassus, Marcus Licinius, believed to be privy to the conspiracy, C., 17. His hatred to Pompey, C., 17, 19. Accused of promoting the conspiracy, C., 48. His fate in Parthia, Fl., iii. 11. One of the triumvirate, Fl., iv. 2. See V., ii. 30, 44, 46
Crassus, orator, V., ii. 9 Crassus, prætor, killed in Pergamus Fl., ii. 20 Crastinus, Fl., iv. 2
Cratinus, comic writer, V., i. 16 Creon, first annual archon, V., i. 7 Cretans, Fr., B. iv. (Letter of Mithri- dates). Subdued by Metellus, Fl., iii. 7; V., ii. 34, 38, 81 Cures, town of, Fl., i. 2 Curiatii, Fl., i. 3
Curicta, Fl., iv. 2, note Curio, Fl., iv. 2; V., ii. 48, 55 Curio, Caius, Fr., B. iii. (Speech of Licinius)
Curius, Quintus, C., 17. His character, C., 23, 26. Gives private information to Cicero, C., 28 Cydonia, Fl., iii. 7 Cynoscephalæ, Fl., ii. 7
Cyprus subdued, Fl., iii. 9; V., ii. 38, 45
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