Dominereed in Asia Twenty eight Years within the Compass of the Reign of Ardis Sadiatts and Haliatts Kings of Lydia and the Twenty eight last years of Nabulassar King of Babel What these Nations were is next to be considered Herodotus tells us the Cimmerians being driven out of their Country by the Scythians invaded Asia and that the Scythians pursued them into remote parts and by chance fell on Media and Egypt c. But it is no uncommon thing for the Greeks to slander them by whom their Nation hath been Beaten as they were by these For the Cymmerians or Cimbrians are well known by their Conquests of many Nations to have been no such Cowards These were of the Posterity of Gomer who Peopled most of the Western World and whose Reflux over-whelmed no small portion of Greece and Asia of whose Original read Goropius Becanus his Amazonica where we find the Cimmerians Scythians and Sarmatians were all one Nation distinguished by divers Names according to their Tribes c. Homer also spake disgracefully of them for the same cause for they had wasted his Country as had the Amazons As for the expulsion they write of it was no more than sending out of Colonies into Asia with an Army of Scythians to help to Plant them elsewhere their own Country being over-charged The Sarmatians also were their Companions as their return by Novogrod in Russia which was Sarmatia sheweth Such another Eruption they made above Five hundred years after The Cimmerians being the first Company held the way of the Euxine Sea on their Right hand passing through Colchis entred Pontus then Paphlagonia where fortifying the Promontory whereon the Greeks after built Synope they there left the unserviceable men of their Train under Guard From thence to Lydia Phrygia and Ionia the way lay open In Lydia they Won Sardis from the King of Ardis c. The misery of Wars is never such as when Men are forced to seek a State which others possess when all is little enough for the one side and worketh the rooting out of the other They which Fight for Mastery are pacifyed with Tribute and Services but in these Migrations the Assailants are so unsatiable that they need all the Defendants have even to the succeeding Infants Cradle The merciless terms of this Controversy arms both sides with desperate Resolution seeing all is at the stake on both sides to the utter Ruin of the one side Our Britains can witness the differenc of Conquests who lost but Liberty by the Romans for the which they gained civil Acts which before they never knew but by Saxons they lost all to the eradication of the Britains Race The Danes made the like attempt on the Saxons with such continuance as bred acquaintance between them neither being able to subdue the other so many Danes became peaceable Inhabitants in wasted parts and the rest returned home Such was as I think the end of the Cimmerian War in Lydia which having continued long made both sides willing to rest so that upon some Victory of King Halyattes the Cimmerians were content with what they had gotten on the East side of the River Halys which henceforth became the Border of Lydia on whose East side dwelt the Amazons that is the Cimmerians and Scythians Hereto serveth that when Cyaxares of Media sought Revenge on the Scythians Haliates assisted them to prevent his encroaching Westward Herodotus's Tale of this War about the Scythian Fugitives is less probable The Scythians and Sarmatians took to the South as the Cimerians had to the West passing between Caucasus and the Caspian Sea through Albania Colthene c. where now are Servia and Georgia and entred Media in the time of Phraortes who was glad to Compound with them while Psammiticus reigned in Egypt and in the sixth year of Nabulassar from which their Twenty Eight Years Dominion ended in his Thirty fourth the Medes not venturing a second Battel thought nothing dishonourable to remove such troublesome Guests and therefore submitted to a Tribute and so got them to remove who finding the Country more Pleasant toward the South were easily perswaded How Babylon being in their way to Egypt escaped is uncertain yet 't is certain that all those parts of Asia were Tributaries to them Psamniticus to prevent their entring Egypt as a Iealous Husband of a fair Wife which he would not be willing they should see met them in Syria on the South of Palestine and at their being at Ascalon and he at Gaza and with fair words and rich Gifts so perswaded 'em that they returned to visit their high Country Friends and left Syria the more easy for him to deal with while the Nations beyond Euphrates who had new work to entertain these Strangers with returned The Scythians flowing back the way they came grew an intolerable Burthen to all they light on especially the Medes which there over-swarm'd being Rich and near home in a Climate best agreeing with their Bodies Here they fell from exacting the agreeed Tribute to take what they liked yea All from many whereby the Land was unmanured Cyaxares to remedy this oppression took this Course that the Medes Feasting the better part of the Scythians made them drunk and slew them and recovered all like as the Danes had been used in England 'T is like that this was done on the Chief Leaders which forced the Multitude upon indifferent Conditions to return home being yet strong enough against the Encounters by the way Others perhaps were setled in the Country before others might go to their Countrymen in Lydia At this time is reported the Story of the returned Scythians which vanquished their Corrival Slaves at home with Horse-whips according to the Custom of the Muscovian Women sending a Whip which she Curiously Worketh to the Man which shall be her Husband in token of Subjection § 5. Contemporaries besides the Kings of Egypt Babylon Medes and Lydians of whom we spake Tullus Hostilius Reigned in Rome 'till the twenty first year of Iosiah Ancus Martius succeeded twenty four years Tarquin Priscus a Stranger was next who being Tutor to Ancus's Children was so gracious with the People and so Rich that they chose him King the fourth year of Zedekiah and Reigned thirty eight years Cypsilus in Corinth expelling the Bacides Reigned thirty years in Peace Periander his Son succeeded a Tyrant who slew his Wife and in Honour of her stript all the Women stark naked and burnt their Apparel to her Ghost Yet the Greeks were then so Wise as to admire his Wisdom as one of the Seven Sages Draco the Law-Maker of Athens punish'd every Offence with death Solon abrogated them Zeleucus Law-giver to the Locrians in Italy his Law put out the Eyes of the Adulterer and to save one of his Sons offending that way put out one of his own He restored Womens immodest Attire by allowing it to intice a Lover not to go out of the House by Night but to play the Whore nor to
attempted it in Iephtha's days finding Israels weakness by long oppression of the Philistins who had disarmed them had also slain 34000 of them and that 50000 perished about Bethshemes and their King was not yet so acceptable to all his Subjects who were encouraged to begin with Iabesh Gilead so near unto them Saul to shew himself King being proprobably descended of one of the Four Hundred Virgins taken from the Gileadits undertook the relief of Iabesh assembling 330000 Men and Defeated the Ammonites Hence Samuel drew them all to Gilgal where Saul was again Confirmed King where also Samuel exhorted them to fear the Lord and rehearsed his own Justice After a Years Reign Saul chose him a strong Guard of Three Thousand 1 Sam. 13.2 § 4. Saul 's Disobedience and Rejection § Ionathan with his Regiment of 1000 surprised a Garrison of the Philistins which some judge was in Careatjearim where was the Ark but Iunius taketh it to be Gebah in Benjamin near Gibha where Ionathan stayed with his Thousand so that though the Philistins were much broken under Samuel yet they held some strong places in Israel of which this was one whose Surprise so enraged them that they gathered together the greatest Forces mention'd 1 Sam. 12. while Saul was at Gilgal expecting Samuel as he had been required 1 Sam. 10.8 But because Samuel came not so soon as Saul expected he hasteâ—ed to Sacrifice taking the Office of a Priest on him as some think or as others judge he in diffidence and distraction upon the Philistins Power and his Peoples deserting him attended not the Prophet's coming to direct him and pray for him For Samuel had sharply reproved and threatned him with great Indecency had he not had extraordinary warrant from the Lord. So they departed each from other Saul being come to Gibeah his own City being of strength his Forces were but 600 between him and Ionathan and of these not one had Sword or Spear of which the Reason is rendred in the Text. The like Policy Nebuchadonozer us'd in the Conquest of Iudaea and Dyonisius in Sicily It may be the other Israelits had some though these Six hundred had not for they might gain some at the overthrow of the Philistins and Ammonites As for the Weapons the Israelites used in these Wars they were Clubs Bows and Slings wherein they were expert 1 Chr. 12.2 and their Victories were rather extraordinary as by Thunder or Astonishments sent from God as in this next Overthrow by the hand of Ionathan and his Armour-bearer wherein God set them at dissention cap. 14.10 So that the Israelites needed no Swords when every Philistin's Sword supplyed the want After this Victory Saul undertook by turns all the bordering Enemies and by special Commandment the Amalekites in Arabia Petraea and the Desart ravaging from Havila to Shur But for presuming contrary to God's express Charge to spare Agag c. he was utterly rejected of the Lord for all his pretence of Sacrifice and Samuel never after visited Saul § 5. Samuel fearing to Anoint another King as God willed him is directed how to do it safely So that by cautious care to avoid danger he did no way derogate from God's Providence seeing the Lord himself tho' All-sufficient instructed Samuel to avoid Saul's Fury by the accustomed cautions ways of the World and therefore Men neglecting of Prayer to God and exercise of that Wisdom he hath indued the Mind of Man with for his preservation are stupified with the Opinion of Fate c. Iesse having presented all his Sons but David to Samuel he only whom the Father neglected is chosen of God and anointed by Samuel The Philistins in the mean time considering how Saul's Power increased while they sat still and doubting least Israel might become able to revenge themselves if they were suffer'd thus to encrease thought it good to offer a new Check presuming of their own Abilities and former Successes as for late Disasters they might suppose the one was by a casual Tempest and the last by a mistaken Alarum which wrought needless fear and put the Army to Rout. Having therefore taken the Field Encamping near Saul's Army and both keeping their ground of advantage they maintained some Skirmishes not joining in gross which the Philistins had cause to fear considering their late Success and thereupon perhaps provoked to single Combat with their Giant upon Condition of a general subjection of the vanquished Nation in their Champion This gave occasion to David now to make a famous entrance into the publick notice of the People with the success Recorded in Scripture By this Victory David fell under the heavy displeasure of Saul by reason of his great Merits whereupon he became a Convert Tyrant faithless to Men and irreligious to God as the History sheweth which brought him to the end we read of § 6. Of such as lived with Samuel and Saul § Aeneas Sylvius began to Reign over the Latins in Alba about the 11th year of Samuel and Reigned Thirty one years The same year Dorcillus began in Assyria being the Thirty first King and Reigned Forty years The Dores which came with Heraclides obtained Peloponnesus in this Age. Here follows the Account of the First Planters of Greece from Iopetus Father of Prometheus Father of Deucalion and Pyrrha King and Queen of Thessaly of whom came Helen Father of Xuthus Dorus and Aeolus Xuthus fled to Erictheus of Athens of whose Daughter came Achaeus and Ion. Achaeus for a slaughter fled to Laconia in Peloponnesus and gave it his Name and after recovered Thessaly Ion was made Governour of Attica which he brought into a civil Course and Planted Syciona then called Aegiolio and Married Helice the Kings Daughter of whom also the Land took Name Dorus second Son of Helen Planted about Parnassus and Lacedemon but when the Heraclides Nephews of Hercules Invaded Peloponnesus the Dores assisting they expelled the Achaeans in Laconia who seeking Habitation drove out the Ionians who failed into Asia on whose West Coast they Built Twelve Cities Hercules Ancestor of the Heraclides and his Twelve Labours of Fabulous Poets rehearsed Sure it is Greece was oblig'd to him for freeing it from many Tyrants and Thieves which oppressed the Land in the Reign of Euristheus who employed him therein being Jealous of him for his Virtue and Descent from Perseus His Children after his Death fled to the Athenians who assisted them against Euristheus whom they slew but upon the death of Hillus Son of Hercules slain in Combat by Echenus King of Tegeates in Arcadia who assisted Atreus Successor of Euristheus they were to leave the Country for one Hundred years now expired when they returned under Aristodemus when Tisamenus was King of Achaea § 7. Homer the Poet seemed to live about this time but the diversity of Mens Opinions and curiosity about this Age is so Ridiculous that I would not offend the Reader therewith But to shew the uncertainty of Historians as well in
Berosus Functius c. in the Tenth Year of Nimrod and when Tubal was in Austria or Biscai in Spain the Twelfth Year of Nimrod Ann. 142 after the Flood For before Babels Confusion the Company were not dispers'd consider then the time of Building such a City and a Tower to equalize Mountains said Berosus or reach to Heaven said Nimrod which took an exceeding compass and whose Foundation in Marish Ground was full of Labours As for Materials the want was great and the Workmen unexperienced and the Work almost finished This time Glicas judged to be about 40 Years So that Gomer and Tubal could not Plant so soon Besides the tedious conveying of Wives Children Cattel from Shinar to Italy and Spain 4140 Miles through Countries now of much more difficult Passage Nimrod spent many Years in a short and more easy Journey to Shinar and why did Tubal leave many rich Countries to Plant in Biscay the most barren Country of the World To say they had the Convenience of Navigation shews Men know not what it is to carry Multitudes by Sea with Cattel on which they lived Whether Navigation was then in Use is doubted considering how long it was before Men durst cross the Seas and that the Invention was ascribed to the Tyrians long after by Tibullus § 4. Gog and Magog Tubal and Mesech settled first about lesser Asia where Beroaldus whom I find most judicious in this Plantation out of Ezekiel 38. and 39. findeth the Gomerians Tubalines and Togarminans Iosephus in this Plantation led Eusebius Epiphanius and Ar. Montanus into many errours and Gog and Magog have troubled many But this Gog the Prince of Magogians or Coelo-Syrians must needs be the Successor of Seleucius Nicanor who sought to extinguish the Iews Religion and force them to Idolatry Hermolaus Barborus maketh the Turks come from the Scythians Iunius makes it a National Name from Gyges who slew Candaulus King of Lydia where Strabo finds the Gygian Lake and in the South Borders Iunius finds Gygarta or Gogkarta in Syriak Gogs City in Coelo-Syria where Pliny placeth Bambice or Hierapolis which the Syrians call Magog Though Strabo make both to be Edessa in Mesopotamia but Ortelius doubts whether there be a mistake yet may the Name be common but certainly both were North of Israel Magog might be Father of the Scythians who wasted much of lesser Asia Possessed the Coelo-Syria and built Scythopolis and Hierapolis which themselves of Syrians call Magog being North from Iudea which Bellonius makes Aleppo where the Mermaid was Worship'd called Atergatis and by the Greeks Derceto Thus we see the Ancient Gomerians and Tubalins were no Italians or Spaniards Though long after they might send Colonies thither The Iberians of Old were called Thobelos of Tubal who from thence passed to Spain to search Mines saith Iustine but 't is more probable it was Peopled out of Africa Mesech also is Neighbour to Tubal of whom sprung the Miseans from Mount Adectas to Pontus afterwards called Cappadocia which is the Mazoca and is Magog's chief Country Gomer was Neighbour to Togarma Bordering on Syria and Cilicia whose Posterity Peopled Germany and the Borders of the Earth as Gomer signifieth But wanting Room forward to Exonerate their swelling Multitude they returned back upon their Neighbours Whereof they were called Cimbri which signifies Robbers in Camden's Judgment And though in Ancient times the Gauls used to beat them as Caesar Reports yet after they grew Warlike they pursued rich Conquests even into lesser Asia the Seat of their Progenitors Samothes is by Annius made Brother of Gomer and surnamed Dis but Functius and Vignier do justly disclaim him seeing Moses knew him not § 5. Noah also by Annius is brought out of the East into Italy to build Genoa and there to live Ninety-two Years but Moses silence is to me a sufficient Argument to disprove this Report seeing he did so carefully Record Nimrod's Cities As for Berosus and others whom he quotes for it their Fragments are manifestly proved Spurious neither could Noah be that Italian Ianus their First King who Dyed but 150 Years before Aeneas according to Eusebius and Lived in the days of Ruth 704. Years after Noah Let the Italians content themselves with a Ianus from the Greeks who Planted them 150 Years before the Destruction of Troy from whom they had their Idolatry as their Vestal Virgins and Holy Fire from Vesta his Wife which no man will believe to proceed from Noah There succeeded him Saturnus Picus Faunus Latinus before Aeneas in the Days of Sampson § 6. Nimrod Seating himself in Babylon Reason and Necessity taught the rest to remove to take the Benefit of those far extended Rivers which ran along Shinar as well for convenience in their Journeys as to provide for mutual entercourse for time to come Thus Chush the Father settled near his Son Nimrod in the South of Chaldea along Gehon which Tract Moses calls the Land of Chush Gen. 2.13 Havilaah the other Son of Chush took down Tigris on both sides especially the East which also is called the Land of Havila Gen. 2.11 afterwards Susiana Chush in length of time spread into Arabia the Desart and Stony where was the City of Chusca afterwards called Chusidia by Ptolomy So Seba and the rest Planted Arabia the Happy towards the Persian Gulf from whence after the stoppage of Euphrates they Traded to Babylon by Tigris Gomer Magog and the other Sons of Iaphet took the lesser Asia the better to spread themselves West and North. Tubalin ascended into Iberia The Magogians to Sarmatia The Gomerians in Asia were called Cymerians saith Herodotus and their Country was after was called Galatia by the Gallogreeks whom the Scythians drove into Albania and some into Phrygia both called Cymerians as was Bosphorus and a City by it Togarma Gomers Son dwelt near Sidon and overspread the lesser Armenia whose Kings were called Tigranes Meshach Iaphet's Son setled in Syracena in Armenia between the Mountains Moschici and Periards out of whose North-East springs Araxis and Euphrates out of the South Of whom came the Moscovites in the Judgment of Melancton Madai the Third Son of Iaphet Planted Media § 7. Iavan the Fourth Son of Iaphet from the West of lesser Asia sent Colonies into Greece whose Inhabitants were called Iones that is Athenians Strabo out of Hecasius says the Iones came out of Asia where the Name also remain'd Meshech the Sixth Son of Iaphet of whom before See § 4. which Name differs little from Aram's Sons Gen. 10.23 which 1 Chron. 1.17 is the very same They dwelt North from Iury and were Enemies to the Iews and it may be they were under one Prince but this Meshech commonly joined with Tubal If therefore he Planted first near Iury yet his Issue might pass into Cappadocia and so into Hircania Those which came of Aram nearer the Iews might be those to whom David fled in his Persecution Psal. 120.5 Tiras is Father of the Thracians
he after setting his Country in Order or his Children returned and became incorporate with Israel § 3. Israel 's Iourney from Horeb to Kades § In this Journey they murmured for Flesh and were fed with Quails even to a Surfeit of which great numbers Dyed Then after the First Month they came to Hâ—zaroth where Miriam was smitten with Leprosie and so to Rithma near Kades Barnea whence the Spies were sent upon whose Return they mutined the Tenth time which being more Rebellious than all the rest God punished it accordingly extinguishing every one of those Seditions even the whole Multitude that came out of Egypt Two only Excepted And though the mildest of all Men was earnest with God for their Pardon yet not one escaped He spared them Forty Years till their Children were grown up and Multiplyed that in them he might perform his Promise which was never frustrated § 4 Of their Return and unwillingness thereto c. § Moses having related the Commandment of God touching their Return back toward the Red Sea they bewailed their Folly too late and as it is with Men whom God leaveth to themselves they wou'd needs amend their former Passionate Murmuring with a second desperate Contempt For now when God forbids with Threats they will desperately venture their own Destruction and were repelled and with Slaughter forced to take their way back to the Sea as God Commanded and came to Remmoparez c. Their Twenty Fourth Mansion was at Pharez where began the dangerous Insurrection of â—orah for which Offence and Contempt of God and his Ministers as 14700 Perished suddenly by Pestilence and 250 by Fire so those Lay-Men who would Usurp Ecclesiastical Authority were suddenly swallowed up alive of the Earth Form thence the 30 th Mansion was at Ietabata where Adrichomius maketh a River which runneth into the Sea between Midian and Aziongaber Now though it be Probable there was store of Fresh-water at Aziongaber where Solomon furnished his Fleets for East-India And though Herodotus mention a great River in Arabia the Stony which he calls Corys yet is Adrichom deceived in this as in many other things For it was at Punon that those Springs are spoken of which in Deut. 10.7 is also called Ietabata a Land of running Waters which by probability falls into the River Zared next adjoyning whereas that way is very long to Aziongaber Besides Belonius reports of divers Torrents of Fresh-waters in those Sandy parts of Arabia which running a few Miles are drunk up in the Sands From Ietabata they came to Hebrona and after Aziongaber called Beronice by Iosephus and Essia by Ierom which as yet was not in the command of Edom as after in Solomon's days § 5. From Aziongaber they removed to Zin Kades or Beeroth where Miriam dyed Then they came to Mount Hor where they murmured for Water and where Aaron dyed and Eleazer his Son succeeded § 6. Israel leaving the way by Edom after they had compassed the South they turned to the North toward the Wilderness of Moab leaving Eâ—â— oâ— the West When Arad King of the Sâ—â—th-Câ—â—â—â—anites thinking they would come by him while 〈◊〉 lay at Hor having had his Forces ready upon hâ— Borders made out into the Desart before Israel was removed and set upon such part of the Army as lay for his Advantage and took some Prisoners It is probable that either this Arad or his Predecessor had joined before with Amalek and worsting those Mutineers were thereupon incouraged to this Attempt As for the Overthrow which is reported Num. 21. to be given them by Israel it is rather to be understood of what was done after by Iosua than now by Moses For had Moses given them this Overthrow and destroyed their Cities he would never have left the South of Canaan once entred by him to wander about Edom and Moab and to seek a new Passage Neither could Israel have cause to Murmur the next day for Bread Or been weary of the Way if they had so lately taken the Spoil of Arad's Cities Yea they would rather have mutined against Moses for leaving such an Entrance into the intended Conquest and to lead them back into the Desarts which had consumed them They murmured presently upon their leaving Hor when they came to Phunon crossing the way to Aziongaber through Moab to Coelosyria and here the Brazen Serpent was erected From thence they proceeded as in the Holy Story and so came to Diblathaim Whence Moses sent to Sehon King of the Amorites to desire a Passage through his Country which he denyed § 7. Of the Book of the Lord's Battels and other lost Books § Iunius understanding thereby no special Book and Vatablus doubts Siracides refers it to Ioshua who fought the Lord's Battles cap. 46. But it seemeth probable there was such a Book lost as many others whereto reference is often made as Ios. 10.13 and 2 Sam. 1.18 and 2 Chron. 33.18 and 2 Chron. 9.29 and 12.15 and 20.34 1 Kings 4.32 33. Enoch's Books c. § 8. Of Moses sparing Lot 's Issue § Moab at this time inhabited the South of Arnon having lost the better side which the Amorites won from Vatablus the Predecessor of Balac What therefore Moses found in the Possession of Moab as also of Ammon he might not attempt but what the Amorites had taken from them The Emims and Zamzummims Giantly Nations had formerly dwelt there as the Anakims in Canaan but Moab and Ammon destroyed them Sihon proud of his Conquest against Moab presumed against Israel and lost All. Og King of Basan or Traconitis an Amorite was also destroyed and his Sixty Walled Towns taken by Iaer a Son of Manasses § 9. The Midianites with the Moabites practise against Israel and draw them to Idolatry for which God destroyed 24000 with the Pestilence The third time of numbring of the People who are found to be 601730 of which 12000 are sent against the Midianites who slew there Five petty Kings and destroyed their Cities after this Moses having divided his Conquest and blessed the Twelve Tribes dyed § 10. Observations out of Moses's Story touching God's Providence working his own purposes ordinarily by Mens affections Pharaoh's Fears bred his ungodly Policies and salvage Cruelties by this Moses is cast upon the Compassion of Pharaoh's Daughter and so provided of Princely Education Mens Affections cast him into Exile procured him a Wife and so a long stay to know the Wilderness to wean him from Ambition and so fit him to know God and to Govern Thus what Men think most casual God ordereth to the Effecting his own purposes many Years after CHAP. VI. Of the Bordering Nations Of other Renowned Men and of Joshua's Acts. § 1. HOW the Bordering Nations were prepared to be Enemies to Israel § Though the Ismaelites Moabites Ammonites and Edomites descended from Abraham and Isaac as did the Israelites and were not molested by them and therefore they should not have hinder'd their Conquest of Canaan yet God's all-disposing
who slew in that Encounter 42000 which so weakened the Land that way was thereby made to their future Calamities and most grievous slavery under the Philistins that ever they indured Ibzan succeeded and judged Seven years Elon after him Ten. The Seventy and Eusebius hath him not CHAP. X. Of the War of Troy § 1. HAbdon Succeeded and Judged Israel 8 Years The Philistines 40 Years Tyranny cannot be from the 9 th of Iair to the end of Abdon as some would have it for then Ephraim's strength had been so diminish'd as not to have quarrel'd with Iephtha or being able to bring 24000 Men into the Field they would not have neglected a common Oppressor to fight against a Brother those 40 Years must therefore be supplied elsewhere as from the death of Abdon 'till after Sampson Troys Destruction seemeth to fall upon the 3 d Year of Abdon after 10 Years Siege began about the 3 d of Elon The Original and Continuance of the Ancient Kings are uncertain but it is commonly held that Teucer and Dardanus were the first Founders of that Kingdom of which Teucer the first according to Virgil Reigned before Dardanus built Troy and came out of Crete though Reineccius following Diodorus think him a Phrygian and Son of Scamander Dardanus Son of Electra Daughter of Atlas and Wife of Iupiter had for his second Wife Boetia Daughter or Niece of Teucer As for this Atlas I take him rather for an Italian than African and Iupiter to be more ancient than he whose Children liv'd about the Trojan Wâ—r Touching the Destruction of Troy Diodorus maketh it to be 780 Years before the 94 th Olympiad which is 408 before the first Dionysius Halicarnassus agrees hereto placing Rome's Foundation in the first of the seventh Olympiad which is 432 after the fall of Troy Solinus also makes the Institution of the Olympiads by Iphitus 480 years later than Troy's Destruction the Destruction then being 408 Years before the Olympiads Eusebius leadeth us from Dardanus through 4 Kings Reigns by the space of 225 Years For Laomedon's time he takes it upon trust from Annius out of Menetho § 2. Helen's Rape by Paris Son of Priamus all agree to be the Cause of the Greeks taking Arms but what mov'd him to that Undertaking is doubted Herodotus's far-fetched Cause hath no probability as have they which say he enterpris'd this Rape to procure the Re-delivery of Hesione King Priamus's Sister taken away by Hercules and given to Telamon yet I do not think this was the ground of Paris's attempt but rather his Lust which was an usual incitement in those days as Thucydides sheweth whereupon none durst dwell near the Sea-Coast Tyndarus also the Father of Helen remembring that Thoseus had Ravished her caused all her Wooers which were most of the principal Greeks to Swear that when she had chosen an Husband they should joyn in seeking her recovery if she were taken away which Oath taken she chose Menelaus Thus the Grecian Princes partly upon the Oath and upon the Reputation of Agamemnon and Menelaus were drawn into this business of the Trojan War The Fleet was 1200 Sail of small Ships meet for Robbing the greatest carrying but 120 Men so that the Army might be 100000. which argueth the Trojan Power able to hold out against such Forces so many Years But their aids out of Phrygia Lycia Misia Amazonia Thrace yea Assyria were great § 3. The Greeks being prepared sent Menelaus and Vlysses Embassadors to Troy to demand Helen and as Herodotus from report of an Egyptian Priest makes it probable were answer'd that Paris in return being driven by storm into Egypt Helen was taken from him which Report Herodotus seeketh by Reason to confirm But whatsoever the Answer was the Greeks incensed set forward to Troy notwithstanding Chalchas the Soothsayer objected great difficulties c. Their Names under the Command of Agamemnon were Menelaus Achilles Patroclus c. § 4. After their Landing in the first encounter Patroclus was slain by Hector and others but want of Victuals soon distressed the Greeks who were forced to imploy a great part of their Men to and fro in seeking relief for the Camp by Sea and Land And Herodotus Report is credible that after the first Year 'till the tenth the Greeks lay little before Troy but rowed up and down by Sea and Land for Booties and Victuals wasting the Country round about But being all returned to the Camp the tenth Year a Pestilence fell among them and a Dissention about dividing their Captive Virgins which made Achilles refuse to Fight because Agamemnon had taken away his Concubine But after his Friend Patroclus to whom he had lent his Armour was slain by Hector and pillag'd of his Armour as the manner was Achilles desirous of Revenge was content to be reconcil'd upon Agamemnon's seeking to give satisfaction by Gifts and Restitution of his Concubine Briseis After this in the next Battel Achilles slew Hector though Homer's Narration of his flying about the City thrice be unprobable and drew him at his Chariot about the Field and then sold his Body to Priamus at a great rate Not long after Paris reveng'd that Cruelty and slew Achilles though Authors differ in the manner § 5. Troy at length was taken either by the Treachery of Aeneas and Antenor opening the Scaean Gate whereon was an Image of an Horse or that the Greeks by an Artificial Engine like to an Horse batter'd the Walls as Romans did with a Ram or scal'd the Walls at that Gate suddenly while the Trojans slept securely upon the departure of the Greek's Fleet to Tenedos the day before c. The Wooden-Horse fill'd with Armed Captains is unprobable The numbers slain on both sides 600000 Trojans and 800000 Greeks is Fabulous so is the report of many Nations in those parts striving for a descent from the remainders of Trojan Princes though it be probable the Albans and from them the Romans came from Aeneas and first Padanus from Antenor § 6. The Greeks after their Victories tasted no less Miseries than the Trojans by division of Princes separating in return Invasion of Borderers and Usurpation of Domesticks in their absence and Tempests at Sea so that few returned home and of them few joyned their own The rest driven on strange Coasts gladly planted where they could some in Africk some in Italy Apulia Cyprus c. CHAP. XI Of Sampson Eli and Samuel § 1. OF Sampson read Iudges 13 14 15 and 16. In whose Story observe 1. His Mother is forbidden all strong Drink and unclean Meat as that which weakneth the Child conceived 2. The Angel refused Divine Worship which proveth the Diviners Angels which accept Sacrifices are Devils 3. Whom no Force could overthrow Voluptuousness did 4. Though he often revenged Israel yet he delivered them not Chap. 15.11 Lastly his Patience was more provok'd by Contumely than Pain or Loss § 2. Of Eli see the First Book of Samuel He was the first of
of his Forces to divert Polyspercon carrying the rest to Besiege Pidna a strong Sea-Town where Olympias lay with the Court. Aeacides King of Epyrus her Cousin hasted to her Succour but upon Difficulties of passages held by Cassander's Men his Subjects refuse to proceed and upon his seeking to inforce them banish him and join with Cassander Polyspercon now is the Queen 's only hope which also failed for by Callas's means corrupting of the Souldiers he was glad to make a swift Retreat for want of Men. The Miseries of the Besieged by Famin and Mortality was so great that she is forced to yield to Cassander upon promise of Life and procured Aristonus to whom she had committed Amphypolis to yield up the Town which he did and was killed by private Enemies procured to it by Cassander Olympias is then called into publick question in an Assembly of the Macedonians and condemned for the Murders committed by her under Title of Justice and shortly after put to death Cassander after his death Celebrated Funerals for Aridaeus and Euridice Married Thessalonica Daughter of King Philip taken in Pidna built the City Cassandria committed Roxane and Alexander to close Prison Re-edified Thebes and restored it c. CHAP. IV. Of Antigonus's growth in Asia § 1. EVmenes with the Argyraspides or Silver-Bands took his March towards the East with his Commission to take Possession of those Countries having small Assurance of his Silver Shields whose Captains scorned his direction Yet Ptolomy and Antigonus could not withdraw them Python and Seleuchus who govern'd Medea and Babylon as he went refused to let him pass 'till they were forc'd to fly so he came to the East where Peucestes and other Lords receive him yet through Opinion of Self-worthiness contended for Superiority but by his Wisdom and Command of the Kings Treasure he gained many of the most powerful § 2. Antigonus followed taking Python and Seleucus with him to force the Enemies further off from the King's Treasure in Susa but passing over Coprates by small Vessels when the greater part was over Eumenes who kept a Bridge on Tygris came with a Thousand Horse and four Thousand Foot and finding them disordered forced most of 'em into the River and drowned them and slew the rest except four Thousand which yielded in the sight of Antigonus who with Python turned to Media leaving Seleuchus to Besiege Susa Castle § 3. Eumenes desired to lead the Army into the Province left by Antigonus but Peucestes Governour of Persia drew them thither using all means to win the Souldiers which Eumenes prevented by a feign'd Letter from Orontes Governour of Armenia reporting Olympias had slain Cassander and sent Polyspercon with a great Army to join with Eumenes which News bred much fruitless joy Antigonus brings his Army out of Media to all their amazements yet Eumenes then sick in an Horse-Litter set his in a good form of Battle and though he were inferiour to Antigonus by a third part except Elephants he held it out and Antigonus was glad the next Night to steal away into Media § 4. Antigonus in the dead of Winter being within Nine Days Journey of his Enemy passed through a difficult Wilderness forbidding all use of Fire by Night to prevent his being discovered which was observed for some time but broken at last and so discerned Peucestes and the rest as Men amazed fly Eumenes stays them promising to protract Antigonus 'till their Forces be drawn up Then taking some choise Captains he disposed them on Tops of Hills looking towards Antigonus keeping many Fires thereon Antigonus thinking he was discovered and fearing to be forced while his Men were tired turned aside to places convenient for Refreshment but upon Advice finding that he was deluded he sent thinking to be revenged on them who were gone All the Eastern Army was come except the Elephants which he sent to cut off forcing the Horse-men which came with them and had overthrown the Elephants if brave Troops sent by Eumenes to look after them had not come in unexpectedly § 5. Eumenes having obtain'd the honour of an Expert General got therewith the hatred of Peucestes and the other Commanders which conspire his death but conclude to spare him 'till after the Battle with Antigonus which argued their Malice against his meer Virtue Eudamus who had charge of the Elephants whom he had obliged and others of whom he used to borrow Money when he needed not to make them the more careful of his Life certifyed him of the Treason Hereupon he made his Will and burnt his Writings of Secrets and considered what he should do To make his Peace with Antigonus were contrary to his Faith given to Olympias and the Princes c. He therefore resolved to withstand the Enemy and after to look to himself c. § 6. Eumenes's Souldiers not knowing the cause of his Perplexity encouraged him only desiring him to draw 'em up in Battalia and they would play the Men. Antigonus had the advantage in Horse but his Footmen advanced heavily being to encounter the old Silver Shields who had beaten them so oft as now also they slew five thousand of them without the loss of a Man Antigonus's Horse and Elephants had the better the rather by Peucestes who drew off one thousand five hundred Horse and departed But while all the charge lay on Eumenes Antigonus sent Companies of Horse about unto Eumenes's Carriages unseen by reason of the Dust and surprized them for the Night growing on they return'd to their Camps § 7. Eumenes finding the Silver Shields discontented for the loss of their Carriages comforted them with hopes of Recovery the Enemy being weakened by their Valour and unable to draw the Carts through the Wilderness of Mountains This availed not for Peucestes was gone and other Captains would fight no more Teutamus one of the Silver-shield Captains to win the Love of the Bands dealt secretly with Antigonus intreated the restoring of the Booty which was all the Old Souldiers had for many Years service The crafty Man answered that if they will deliver Eumenes he will do more for them which they presently performed and villanously betrayed their worthy General whom his Ambitious Adversary despairing to win slew This was the end of the Wisdom Fidelity Valour and Patience of him whose Courage no Adversity could lessen nor Prosperity his Circumspection But his Virtue Wit and Industry were all cast away by lâ—ading an Army without power to command besides God's purpose to cast down that Family he sought to uphold Antigonus buried him honourably burnt one of the Captains alive that betrayed him and committed all the Silver Shields to a Leader to carry them into far Countries with charge to Conjure such perjured Wretches nâ—vâ—r to come near Greece § 8. Antigonus and Python return to Media where while Pithon by Gifts sought to win the Souldiers which he only wanted to become chief Antigonus discerning it took him in his security condemn'd and