Page 748 was quiet at that time. The next day when Sextus was gone, she presently sent for all her Servants and Houshold, and desir'd they would not suffer the Wickedness of the Man to go unpunish'd, who had violated all the Laws of Friendship and Hospitality: And that for her self (she said) it was not Honourable longer to survive the violation of her Chastity: and having said this, she stabb'd her self into the Breast with a Dagger, and so breath'd her last.
49. Hippocrates King of Gela, after his Victory over the Syracusians, when he Encampt near the Temple of Jupiter, took the Chief Priests, and some of the principal Citizens of Syracuse, who had spoil'd the Temple of the Consecrated golden Vessels, and carry'd away other things, especially Jupiter's Cloak, which was made of Massy and Solid Gold, sharply rebuk'd them as sacrilegious Persons, and commanded them forthwith to return to the City. He himself toucht none of the things devoted, both to buoy up the Credit and Reputation of his own Name, as likewise judging it unfit for him, who had undertaken so great a War, to act so high a piece of Impiety against the Gods. Besides, he conceiv'd by this means he should stir up the People against the Governors of Syracuse, who rul'd the Commonwealth with rigour, beyond all bounds of moderation and Equity.
50. Thero of Arge ••um, for Wealth and Nobility of Birth, and his courteous Carriage, towards the meanest Man, was not only highly honour'd among the Citizens, but even among all the Sicilians.
51. Cimon the Son of Miltiades, when his Father dy'd in the Common Goal, because he was not able to pay the Fine impos'd upon him, gave up himself into Custody, to abide in Prison for his Fathers Mulct, that he might have the Body of his Parent to bury it.
52. Cimen was very Eminent, when he was a Civil Magistrate, and afterwards became a famous General in the Wars and perform'd such Actions by his Valour, as are worthy of an everlasting Remembrance.
53. Those at Thermopyle dy'd fighting couragiously, whose Valour, &c.—Which are publish'd in the 11th Book of Diodorus his History, P. 9. What after follows in the Manuscript, because they are extant in Diodorus his History, I have purposely omitted, 12 Folio's.
1. Antigonus, from a private Man advanc'd to the State and Dignity of a King, was the most potent Prince of any in his time, but not contented with his Condition, without the least colour of Right, was prompted by his Ambition to grasp at the Dominions of other Princes, and by that means both lost his own, and his Life together.
2. When Agathocles heard how the Ligurians and Tyrrhenians had mutinously fallen upon his Son Agatharchus, in his absence, for their Pay, he put them all to the Sword, to the number almost of 2000.
3. The Thracians who had taken in a Battle Agathocles, the Son of King Lysimachus, sent him back to his Father with several gifts; by this means hoping, in case of misfortunes, to shelter themselves under his protection, and hereby likewise to induce him freely to restore their Territory, which he then possest. For they were out of all hopes of Victory, seeing so many potent Kings, Confederates with Lysimachus.
4. Dromichoetes King of Thrace, having taken Lysimachus Prisoner, us'd him with all kind of Civility; and kissed and embrac'd him, calling him his Father, and brought him with his Children into the City Helis. And when the Thracians came in a Body together, and crying out demanded, that the Captive King should be brought forth, and put to death, for that it was but just and equal that they that had adventur'd their lives, should dispose as they thought fit of the Captives; Dromichoetes making a Speech against putting the King to death, told the Soldiers that it was for the publick good to preserve the King: For if they kill'd him forthwith, some others would take possession of his Kingdom, who perhaps might become more formidable to them, than Lysimachus: But on the other Hand, if they preserv'd him, that favour might work so much, as in gratitude to gain a favourable respect to the Thracians, and to procure without running any hazard a Restitution of all those Forts and Castles, that formerly belong'd to the Thracians.
The Army then agreeing to what he said; he brought forth all the Friends and Servants of Lysimachus, that he could find amongst the Captives, and deliver'd them to him. Afterwards
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