Chap. 44.] ACCOUNT OF COrNTEIES, ETC. 497 



Summary. — Towns and nations spoken of * * * *. Xotecl 

 rivers * * * *. Famous mountains * * * *. Islands, 118 in 

 number. People or towns no longer in existence * * * *. 

 Eemarkable events, narratives, and observations * * * *. 



EoMAN Authors quoted. — Agrippa\ Suetonius Pau- 

 linus^, M. Yarro^, A'arro Atacinus^ Cornelius Nepos^, 

 Hyginus^ L. Yetus^, Mela^, Domitius Corbulo^ Licinius 

 Mucianus^", Claudius Ca^sar'\ Arruntius^-, Livius the Son'^, 

 Sebosus^", the Eegister of the Triumphs ^^ 



* See end of B. iii. 



2 A celebrated Eoman general, who was successively governor of 

 Nnmidia and Britain, where he defeated Queen BoacUcea. He was a 

 supporter of the Enipei-or Otho, but afterwards obtained a pardon from 

 ViteUius on the plea that he had betrayed Otlio at the battle of Bedi-i- 

 aeum, and so contributed to his defeat ; which, however, was not the 

 case. 



3 See end of B. ii. "* See end of B. iii. * See end of B. ii. 

 6 See end of B. iii. ^ See end of B. iii. ^ See end of B. iji. 

 8 Brother of Csesonia, the wife of Caligula, and father of Doniitia 



Longina, the wife of Doiuitian. lie was the greatest general of liis day, 

 and conquered Tiridates, the powerfid kuig of Parthia. He slew hunsdf 

 at Cenchrese, a.d. 67, upon hearhig that Nero had given orders for his 

 execution. ^" See end of B. ii. 



1' The Roman emperor, grandson of Livia, the wife of Augustus. As 

 an author, the character in which he is here referred to, he occupied him- 

 self chiefly with history, and was encouragetl in the pursuit by Livy tlie 

 historian. At an early age he began to write a Instoiw from the deatli 

 of the Dictator Ca?sar,' a plan which he afterwards abandoned, and began 

 his work witli the restoration of peace, after the battle of Actium. Of 

 the earlier period he had wTitten only fom* books, but tlie latter work he 

 extended to forty-four. He also wrote memoirs of liis own Hfe, whic-li 

 Suetonius describes as written with more silliness than inelegance. A 

 fourth work was a defence of Cicero against tlie attacks of Asinius PoUio. 

 He also wrote histories of Carthage and of Etruria in Greek. All of his 

 literary works liave perished. '- See end of B. iii. 



13 Notliing whatever is knowni of tins son of T. Livius, the great 

 Roman historian. It is not improbable (hat the transcribers have com- 

 mitted an error in inserting the word Jiliu,i\u(\ thai llie historian hiiuself 

 is the person meant. '^ '^t't' i'"^! i>f 15. ii. 



1* "Acta Triuniplionnn" probably nu-au the registers ke))t m thr 

 Capitol, in wliich were inscribed the uauies of tlu)sc who were honoured 

 with triumphs, and the decrees of the senate or tlie pi-ople in tli.ir 

 favour. This register must not be confounded with the "Tubulse 

 , Consulares." 



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