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A rum óbüiufti hal3i:nr,obtruncanc ; pkirimicaiiflam mmiiltiis i'gnoran- 

 tcSjdiiminconrultcin piibliciimfcproripiLint, crucidantar ; nccpaiicio' 

 res tranfcenlis mosnjbus in vicinas vrbes confugicnres euadunt. Mücs 

 cxdibusiatiaciis , adacdiumdireptioncm Ie vcrtic; foribiis vi cfFradlis, 

 cxfifqucfi qui mms vim propulfarc conarentiir. Poftqtiama Ci'dibus 

 ócdircptionc cciratüm cft, Agachocles captiiios coram le adduci iiiberj 

 exnsfic|aos libi infcnfos pucabat, interficiiiibet : rcliqubs cumDino- 

 crateob ncccffiaidinem,qii<E iplï ciim eod.em haftcniis intercclTcrat,di- 

 mittit. Concione conuocata, in èos,qüi itiffa ipfius cxd fiieranc, iniie- 

 ctuSjCosfuomeritoob tyrannidem ^fiipcrba in cilies dominationem 



B nccatos ccftaciir, fcquc dcpofito imperio vrbem ui populi potcltace rcli- 

 (fturtim pollicctur:& quo verbis fidé alirucret, dilaceraco * paludamen- 

 to , airumtoque priuato habitii difcedere parabat ; ccrtó fibi pcrfiiadens 

 uiosquilembcncetantam cxdem peregerant, hand vnquam paliuros^?- 

 vti Tyrannidem deponcret. Agathocle itaqüe abeunte, conclamant 

 ciUKfliimperiiimrctineret.-neuieriirrus in Üptimatum Tyrannidem 

 relapfuros deftitucrct. Dilïïmüiauit tarnen ille aliquantifper , in pro- 

 pofito dilcedendi perfifteiis ; donec vrgentc vehementiiis multitudine, 

 quafi confenfii vidtus admittére fe imperium disit- gefturumqucfeita, 

 - vtiJlos nanquam fummam rerum ipfidetuliffc pxnitcrer. Ita Aga' cl""°-" 



C thocles Tyrannidé iam adeptüs,Olympiadis centefima; dccima:qiiinta:"'™'^™^ 

 anno tertio, poft liberatas veró a Timoleonce Syraciifas vicefimo , faci- "/■-"'' 

 lem fe crga ortnes & humanum prx buit, & fepe in publico fine fatellitè 

 confpe<ai!s, nihil a priuatis habiiu difFerens , pauperes münificentia, 

 diuites autem hononbus fibi conciliabat. Nee diiïïmulans interim ge- 

 nerisobfcnlritatem,quin potiuscam fibi honoriducens-fuperabacosau^ 

 ro atque argento cbopertos * fiftilia fiibinde vafa interponebat , eaque,7i;j,'"^*- 

 digito aftaritibiis commonftrans , aiebat fe qüum quondam talia ipfe fe- • 

 ciirct,nuncob virtiuem aureisargenteif^; pdtiri. Ad confirmandam in-ifMibir' 

 de Tyrannidem animüm intendens,tfiremes vetuftas reficit;nouas con- c^'nVab a- 

 fl:ruit,arma telaque copiosèfabricanda curat : eóntrado mox merceni- 

 rio milite Carthaginienfiiïm focios,f)ermittente Amilcare/oedè iniurijs 

 vexat . Hinc Meffanenfium atccm ex improuifo agrelTus occupat : hX!ë' 

 pro cuius rcdemtione magnam t auri fummam a Meffanenfibiis padüs^^fj.ot 

 aaro accepto non fdlü illos in reddendaarce illufit, fed & vrberh ipfam,f'/f^"* 

 ciuibus nihil talc mettientibus.ex infidiis capere tentaüit. Veirüm Mef t' 

 fanenfibusdoIumprarfentientibusfortiftfquepropugnantibusvotofru-SAA 

 ftratuseft. Mylas deinde oppidumadortuscapitjreliiloqueibiprxfi- 

 dio Syracufas reuertitur. Ineunte autem ïftate rurftis MeffanenfcJinua- 

 dit i ciuibus tamcn vndcumSyraCufanófüm exfulibds, qüi odiöipfius 



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