at the hand of their friends or soldiers & obtained
it becaus they [were] Defeated in battle. It is observed that
not one of those who had a hand in the Death of
Caesar Died a natural Death but either killed themselves
or were killed by others, in fine suicide was a
common thing among the grecian & Roman Generals
soldiers & poets, many Died by the use of hemlock
& other poisons, as well as by the Dagger. Cleopatra
sought Death by the sting of the Asp rather than to
have Augustus take her to Rome. Antoeny killed
himself with his sword, which left Augustus sole
master of the Roman Empire. He Died a natural
Death at 76 years of age after reigning 41 years &
having the affections of the Roman people, His
power began in slaughter & terminated in the good of the
people, so that it was said of him "that it would have
been good for mankind if he had not been born, or
if he never had died. Tiberius next took the govern
ment of Rome many were executed During his
reign But he was smotherd or poisond in the 78
year of his age after reigning 22 years. It was
in the eighteenth year of the reign of Tiberus
that Christ was crucified, shortly after his Death
Pilate wrote to Tiberus an account of his passions
resurrection, & miricles, & requested that Christ might
be accounted a God by the Romans. [FIGURES]
Caius Caligula reign was the most strange extravagant
inconsistant, & cruel of any tyrant that ever
reigned in Rome. He was killed with daggers by Cherea
& others at one of his games at 29^th year of his
age after a short reign of three years ten months &
eight Days. Claudius next reigned in mildness he restor-
ed Judea to Herod Agrippa which Caligula had taken from
Herod Antipas his uncle the man who had put John
the Baptist to death. [Matthew 14:1-12] Nero began his reign in AD 54, though
but 17 years of age his reign was Dreadful tyranical
cruel & wicked, even with the Romans but more
esspecially with the Christians, among the many
Christians that were marterd in Nero reign was the
beheading of St Paul & crucifiing of St Peter
he also put to Death Seneca the philosopher & Lucean
the poet, & after gluting his ungodly passion
with the Death of thousands, he eagerly sought
Death many ways before the wrech could find it

at the hand of their friends or soldiers & obtained it becaus they were Defeated in battle. It is observed that not one of those who had a hand in the Death of Caesar Died a natural Death but either killed themselves or were killed by others, in fine suicide was a common thing among the grecian & Roman Generals soldiers & poets, many Died by the use of hemlock & other poisons, as well as by the Dagger. Cleopatra sought Death by the sting of the Asp rather than to have Augustus take her to Rome. Antony killed himself with his sword, which left Augustus sole master of the Roman Empire. He Died a natural Death at 76 years of age after reigning 41 years & having the affections of the Roman people, His power began in slaughter & terminated in the good of the people, so that it was said of him "that it would have been good for mankind if he had not been born, or if he never had died. Tiberius next took the govern ment of Rome many were executed During his reign But he was smotherd or poisond in the 78 year of his age after reigning 22 years. It was in the eighteenth year of the reign of Tiberus that Christ was crucified, shortly after his Death Pilate wrote to Tiberus an account of his passions resurrection, & miricles, & requested that Christ might be accounted a God by the Romans. FIGURES Caius Caligula reign was the most strange extravagant inconsistant, & cruel of any tyrant that ever reigned in Rome. He was killed with daggers by Cherea & others at one of his games at 29th year of his age after a short reign of three years ten months & eight Days. Claudius next reigned in mildness he restored Judea to Herod Agrippa which Caligula had taken from Herod Antipas his uncle the man who had put John the Baptist to death. Nero began his reign in AD 54, though but 17 years of age his reign was Dreadful tyranical cruel & wicked, even with the Romans but more esspecially with the Christians, among the many Christians that were marterd in Nero reign was the beheading of St Paul & crucifiing of St Peter he also put to Death Seneca the philosopher & Lucean the poet, & after gluting his ungodly passion with the Death of thousands, he eagerly sought Death many ways before the wrech could find it