Art. 6. Treviri, Eburones, and other German and Gallick Nations, to the Conclufion of the Gallick War, and all along takes occafion to examine and compare whatever has been faid upon this Subject by other Authors, which he seems to have done with great Affiduity and Judgment. After all this, our Author gives an Account of the grand Defign form'd by Julius Cæfar, of opening a Way thro' Scythia into Germany, which was prevented by his Death; and then concludes this Book with a Description of Ancient Germany, and its Inhabitants, together with a brief Account of the Genius, Polity, Religion, Warfare, Arts and Customs of the Ancient German Nations. On this Occafion, our Author obferves, that tho' the Mythology of the Ancient Germans was not, in certain refpects, more palpable than that of the Greeks, it was lefs repugnant to Morality. None of thofe vicious and fcandalous Weakneffes, which were so often the very Characters of the Deities of civiliz'd Nations, had ever any Share in theirs. Power and Magnanimity were almost always the Attributes of the German Deities; or rather of their deified Heroes.

BOOK III. The Hiftory of the GERMANS to the Overthrow of QUINTILIUS VARUS.

In this Book, our Author continues his Hiftory from the Death of Julius Cæfar, till the Death of Auguftus, about 14 Years after the Birth of Chrift. He begins with the Means Auguftus made use of to fecure Gaul for himself; the Wars between the Ubii and the Suevi; and the Success of the Romans against the latter and the Treviri. He then gives an Account of the Partition of Gallia Belgica into Belgica and Germania; and the latter into Prima and Secunda; and of the People who inhabited both. After this he relates the various Succefs of the Sicambri; and the Pretext laid hold of by Auguftus to go in Perfon to Gaul, and to establish Colonies there. He then fhews how Noricum, Rætia and Vindelicia came under the Dominion of the Romans; and gives an Account of

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the respective Divifion, Confines, and chief Cities of each. Then follows an Account of Drufus's paffing the Rhine, and of the Paffage of the Roman Fleet, by means of the Foffa Drufi, from the Rhine, thro' the rffel, into the Zuyder Zee, in Holland, and from thence, by the North Sea into the Ems, with the Origin of the City of Emden, and the Wars of Drufus with the Cherufci, Sicambri, Suevi and Chatti. After the Death of Drufus, our Author relates the Success of the Romans under the Command of Tiberius, in feveral Expeditions against the Sicambri, Attuarii, Bructeri, Chauci and Longobards; the Incurfions of the Mar comanni, under the Command of the Maraboduus, into Bohemia, with the Origin of the Alemanni; and ends this Book with a particular Account of the fignal Overthrow of the Roman Army under the Command of Quintilius Varus, by Arminius, with the Caufes and Confequences of it.

BOOK IV. The Hiftory of the GERMANS to the Conclufion of the BATAVIAN War.

Our Author continues his Hiftory, in this Book, to about the Year of our Lord 70. He begins with the Wars of Germanicus with feveral German Nations, efpecially the Marfi, Bruteri, Tubantes, Catti ́and Cherufci, with a particular Account of his two Battels with Arminius. With these he interfperfes an Account of the Diffentions and Civil Wars of feveral German Princes, among themselves, during that Time; particularly between Arminius and Segeftes, the former and Maraboduus, and Gotwalda, a Gothick Prince, with the latter, to the Death of Arminius. He next relates the Tranfactions of Caligula, Galba, and Galbinus, with feveral German Nations, in the Reign of Claudius; the Succefs of Carbulo against the Chauci and Frifii; the Establishment of a Roman Colony among the Ubii by Agrippina, with the Origin of the City of Cologn; the Northern Boundaries between the Dominions of the Romans and the Germans; the Extermination of the Anfivarii; the Diffentions between

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the feveral German Nations, and particularly a bloody Battle between the Chatti and Hermanduri. He then turns to the Gauls, and gives an Account of the unfuccessful Attempt of Julius Vindex to free them from Bondage; the Ufurpation of Vitellius at Cologn; the Rebellion of the Batavi and Caninafati under Claudi us Civilis, and his Battle with the Romans; the Siege of Caftra Vetera, the Battle of Gelduba, the Defection of the Ubii; the Defeat of the Treviri by Petilius Cerialis, and the Battles of Triers and Vetera: And concludes this Book with the Relation of a Sea-Fight between the Roman and Batavian Fleets, and of the Peace which ensued.

Book V. The Hiftory of the GERMANS, to the Conclufion of the War with PROBUS.

The German Hiftory is continued, in this Book, to about the Year of our Lord 284, or the Reign of Dioclefian. Our Author begins with the Triumph of Domitian over the Catti, who, on the other hand, put Chariomer, King of the Cherufci, to Flight; the War between the Quadi and the Lygii; the Revolt of L. Antonius on the Upper Rhine; the Wars of Domitian with the Marcomanni, and of the Goths and Dacii with the Romans, together with the Overthrow of the Brufteri. He then relates the Exploits of Trajan against the Germans; the Tranfactions of the lat ter in the Reigns of Adrian and Antoninus Pius; the Wars of M. Aurelius, with the Chauci and Catti; the Beginning of the German War on the Danube; the Expedition of M. Aurelius into Pannonia, against the Marcomanni and Jazygi, and his Victory over the Quadi, with the Defeat of the Germans, by Pertinax, in Ratia, and the Continuation of thefe Wars, in which likewise the Gothini Aftingi, Narifci and Burii were concern'd, to the Conclufion of a general Peace with the Germans and Sarmate. This Peace being of fhort Duration, our Author proceeds to an Account of Aurelius's taking the Field again; of a new War with the Marcomanni; the Wars of Commodus with

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the Frifii, and of the Alemanni with Caracalla, the Diffentions between the Vandals and the Marcomanni; the Invasion of Dacia by the Goths, the Incurfions of the Germans into Gaul; the Defeat of the latter by Maximinus, and his Wars on the Danube. He then fhews the Original of the Franks; continues the Hiftory of the Goths; gives an Account of their Paffage over the Danube, their Battle with Decius, and their Irruptions into Afia; the ill Succefs of Valerian, and the Confufion which enfued thereupon in the Roman Empire; and the Wars of Pofthumus and C. Lollianus with the Germans: And afterwards goes on to give an Account of the Heruli, and their ravaging of the Coafts of Afia and Greece; of a Victory obtain'd by Claudius over the Alemanni, and the Invafion of the Roman Provinces by the latter; the failing of the Goths from the Niefter into the Black Sea, and their Defeat by Claudius; the Succefs of Aurelian against the Juthungi; his Wars with the Marcomanni and Vandals; his Actions with the Goths and Sarmate, and his driving the Germans out of Gaul and Retia. He then fhews how the Germans invaded Gaul, and the Goths Afia again after the Death of Aurelian, and how the former were expell'd Gaul by Probus; relates the Circumstances of a Battle with the Franks, Lygii, Burgundians and Vandals, of the farther Wars which Probus had with the Germans and Goths, and the Share the former had in the Wars between him, Proculus and Bonofus; the Piracies of the Germans, and particularly the Franks: And, to conclude this Book, gives an Account of the Troubles in Germany, under Carus and Carinus, to the Acceffion of Dioclefian to the Imperial Throne.

BOOK VI. The Hiftory of the GERMANS, to the Conclufion of the Wars which the FRANKS and ALEMANNI waged with JULIAN.

Our Author continues his Hiftory, in this Book, from the Acceffion of Dioclefian to the Imperial Throne, in 284. to the Death of Julian, in 363. He

Art. 6. begins it with the Invasions of the Burgundians, Alemanni and Heruli who penetrated into Gaul, and the Trouble the Franks and Saxons gave the Coafts of the Ro man Provinces, on which Occafion he enquires into the Origin of the Saxons. Next follow the Attempt and Success of Caraufius in Britain; the Succefs of Maximinian against the Franks, and of Dioclefian against the Alemanni; together with the Civil Wars of the Goths, Vandals, Thuringi, Alemanni, and Burgundians. He then fhews what Alterations Dioclefian made in the Conftitution of the Empire, and the Divifion of the Provinces; the Succefs of Conftantius against the Franks, and against Caraufius in Britain; and the Victories of Galerus over the Marcomanni, Carpi, Quadi, and Boftarne, with the farther Success of Conftantius, against the Alemanni, and his Transactions with the Marcomanni, Quadi, &c. After the Death of Conftantius, our Author relates the Tranfactions his Son, Conftantine the Great, had with the feveral German and Gothick Nations, and fubjoins an Account of this great Prince's Edicts, examines whether the Removal of the Imperial Refidence to Conftantinople promoted the Irruptions of the Germans, and fhews the Origin and State of the Chriftian Churches, and their Bishops, in Germany, Ratia, Noricum and Pannonia. Upon the Partition of the Empire among the three Sons of Conftantine the Great, after his Death, our Author fhews what Concerns each of them had refpectively with the feveral German Nations; and gives an Account of the Attack made by Julian and Barbatio on the Alemanni, the Defeat of the Romans below Bafil, the Battel of Strassburg, and the Overthrow of the Alemanni, the Invafion of their Country by Julian, his Defeat of the Franks, and the Succefs of Barbatio against the Juthungi. He next relates the farther Tranfactions of Conftantius the Younger, against the Quadi and Sarmate; and concludes with the latter Wars of Julian with the Salii, Chamavi and Alemanni; his Removal of the Roman Forts along the Rhine; his paffing of that River, and ra