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of Plinies.Naturall Hiftorie. 
Concerning ftatues ereted upon columns or pillars, they bee of greater antiquitie, as may 
appeare by that of C. emis who vanquithed the auncient Latines that invaded the territorie of 
Rome : unto which nation,the people of Rome was wont by vertue of the league, ro allow the 
third part of the bootie and pillage gotten in the wars: during the Confulfhip of which C.e- 
nids, uponthe victorie atchieved of the Antiats, thecitie of Rome ordained, That the beake- 
heads with cheir brafen tines,which were taken from them in acon flict at fea, fhould be faftened 
unzo the pulpit of publicke pleas and Orations, which thereupon was ever after called Roftra: 
and this fortuned in the foure hundred and fixteenth yeare after the foundation of Rome. The 
hike ftatue upon a columne was fer up for the honour of C. Dut/lis, who firft defeated the Car- 
thaginiatis by fea,and for that navall victorieentred Rome in triumph: The fame remaineth at 
this day to be feene in the Forum or grand-place of the citie. Semblably, P.M:nuzius obtained 
the fame honour,who being purveior generall of corne for the citie in time of a dearth, beha- 
ved himfelfe fo well in that office,’ that his ftatue of brafle was ere€ted upon a piller without the 
gate of Rome called Trigemina : and that by an univerfall contribution of the people,who gave 
voluntarily toward the charges thereof,every man tothe value of an *ounce of braffe coin.And 
I wor nor whether I may boldly fay that he was the firft man who received that honor at the peo- 
ples hands: for beforetime I am well affured thatthe Senat only graunted {uch rewards for mens 
good fervice,Certes,thefe were brave and honourable memorials,had they not begun upon oc- 
cafion of {ome wifling mattersto fpeak of.For fuch a ftatue was that of 4 éfius Navius the Au- 
gur or Soothfayer,which ftood before the entrie of the Curia or Councell-chamber of Rome: 
the bafe or foor of which pillar was burnt, at what time as the faid Curia or Senat-honfe caught 
alightfire,at the funerals of P.Clodius The like image was fet up(by authoritie from the State)in 
the publicke place of elections at Rome,called Comitium,to the honour of Aermodorm the E- 
phefian ; who rranflated out of Greeke into Latine the ]awes of the twelve tables, which the ten 
_. Decemvirs had gathered and fer downe for the publicke benefit of the citie. As forthe ftatue of 
Hor ct-ws Coclesywhich remaineth to this day,there was another reafon of ir, &the fame of grea- 
tercredit and importance : for that he alone fuftaihing the whole charge and brunt of king Por- 
{-24es armie,made‘good the woodden bridge over Fybre at Rome, and caufed the enemies per- 
forceto abandon the place. As touching the ftatues of the prophetefles Szbylle,three there bee 
of them neare unto the Roftra beforefaid, but of a lefle making, whereat] nothing marvell : the 
one was repaired by Sex.Pacuvius Taurus, one of the Zdiles of the Commons ;the other two 
by M.Mefsala, And aflure you, I would have taken thefe images and that of 4é4:s Navius to 
have been the moft antique of all others,as becing fet up in the daies of king T arquinius Prifcus; 
but that I fee the ftatues of the former kings within the Capiroll. 
Cuarp vie 
2G Statues without gowne or robe at all.of other Statues. Which was the first flatue on 
- horfebacke.When cad whereupon al. the images,as well pubiicke as privat, 
were demol.fhed and put down What women they were at Rome 
who were bonoured with brafen flatues : and which 
were the firft flatues erected publickly 
at Rome by flraungers. 
Mong the faid ftatues of Romane kings, that of Romulus is without any coat or caflocke at 
all; hke asthat alfoof Camlius, which ftandeth at the pulpit Roftra. As for the image of 
~~ 2. Marcius Tremellius which was erected before the temple of Castor and Pollux the lame 
was in agowne, and fitting upon horfebacke: This noble knight had vanquifhed the Samnites 
twice :and dy the winning of Anagnia,acitie not far from Rome,procured therby an eafement 
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unto the people, from paying tribute unto the ftate for the maintenance of the wars.In the ranke ~ 
of the moft antique monuments of Rome, I may range the ftatues of Tullius Clalivs, L.Rofciws, 
Sp. Nautius,and C.F ulcinivs,which ftand about the pulpit Roftra : And thefe were the foure Ro- 
mane Embaffadours, who againft all law of nations,were during their embaflage murdered by 
the Fidenatians. For this was an ordinarie cuftome with the Romanes, to honour thofe in this 
mannet,who in the fervice of the Commonwealth were unjuftly killed: as may appeare likewife 
by P.lumws and T,Coruncanus, who by Teuca the queene of the Illyrians were put to death, not- 
withftanding 
