North Carolina Magazine; Or Universal Intelligencer

              vol i [ 41 ] no 6 the north-carolina m a g a z i n e o r u niversal intelligence r from frida y j u l v 6 to friday july 13 1764 the roman history continued from page 36 3sj*fr-'3&0 jflb/f in whofe favour the kl*)jl.ft j6 infurre&ion was made enjoy -■- iv i % ed the sovereignty a little a 5f'i ru 2*1 bove half a year and was ®*"" i sr thtn yi k di for r ftirrcd zici*0*j : s up the like sedition againft htm b8 he had headed againft nero nor did otbo t himfelt furvtve the death of galki but a few months : for he had hardly i een invefted wkli the lmpf--ri.il purple before vi teiiiu being declared emperor by the forceo under his command game againit him hie tw-vj contending parties met at btbriucum a little towfl in iw ? between cremona and verona after a ftiort aclion otbo's froops were repulfed with fome lois the news of which fo affcdtcd hjm that he could n:ver be prevailed upon to rifque another battle though iie expecled a confiderabk reinforcement and might probably have vanqui&ed his rival had he undertaker a fecund trial ; mftead of which he faid he would not hazard the lives of o many good men for his honour pur fuant to this refoiution he took leave of his friends without the leaft sign of dejection and went to bed ; where he ftept foundly the whole night i and as uo as he awe ke in the morning took his weapon which he had . laid under his pillow for that purpofe and ftabb'd himfelf vttiului thus obtained the su preme power ; but foon met with a very dif ferent end : for after a fhort reign of eight months in which he hewed many inftances of his tyrannic difpofuion he was feized by a eailioh \\\ the latcrcfi of v*j$*fiffl who led him about the streets with a poniard under his chin to make him hold up his head while the rabble pelted him with fioncs and dirt : after which they killed him and dragged his carcafe wilh a hook till it was thrown into the tiber vufpajian was made emperor in pule/line j whether he had been tent by nero againft the jnvs who were iiirred up to a revo't by the mi application of an opinion that prevail ed 2t that time over all the eafi namely thnt the offspring of judea fhould obtain the empire of the world he was defcended from an obfeure family 5 which he rather vaunted than concealed thereby fhewing that he owed his advancement iblcly to his merit in his reign the city of jerufalem was deftroyed ; and fevo:\d important province were added fro the rcmwt dominions he was o ftridt a maintainer of military dicipline that he indulged his officers with no manner of delicacy it once happened that he had grained a commiffion to a youth more fa mous for finery than fighting : but when the young officer came to thank him for his fa vour dreffed like a beau and fcentcd with perfumes the emperor looking flcrnly on him faid with an angry voicej i had rather you melt cf gertie k ; and immediately ordered bis commiflion to be taken from him z\,c giv-cn to a soldier he died in the 69th \ of his a^e and way fucceeded by his eld son titus who had been intruftcd with ; chief command ot the forces at the siege oi jerufalem where he fignalrzed his bravery t tiie admiration of the whole army he w - o beloved for his humanity that the . ? ; • called him the delight f i .