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 Rh themselves in their Wives Cloaths, and pretended their Business was to pay the Governour of the Fort a Sum of Mony. This Officer being over Credulous; fell into the snare, and had his Throat cut, with the rest of the Garrison. Thus flesh'd with Success the Rebels, sacrificed a Prisoner, and over his reeking Bowels, which they eat afterwards, swore themselves deeper into the Revolt, and that they would never desert their Party. Upon this, they encountred the Roman Troops, and defeating them several times, had made themselves Masters of Alexandria, if Antoninus had not ordered Cassius who commanded in Asia, to march against them. Cassius was too weak to attack these Barbarians, who were both very numerous, and very desperate, and led on by a Person of extraordinary Courage : However, he was lucky enough to make a Misunderstanding in their Camp, which Advantage he manag'd so well, that at last they were routed, and dispers'd.

The Moors in Spain had no better Success than the Egyptians, for the Emperour's Generals cut off a great part of them, and clear'd the Country of the rest.

In the mean time Antoninus follow'd his blow against the Rebels in the North, and fatigued them to that degree, by