afterwards in _Nero's_ Reign, _Suetonius_ writes, "That the _Gauls_ being weary of his Tyranny, revolted. The World" (says he) "having for near 13 Years, endured such a Sort of Prince, at last shook him off: The _Gauls_ beginning the Defection." Now all _Gallia_ was divided by the _Romans_ into 16 Provinces, _viz. Viennensis, Narbonensis prima, Narbonensis secunda, Aquitania prima, Aquitania secunda, Novempopulana, Alpes maritimae, Belgica prima, Belgica secunda, Germania prima, Germania secunda, Lugdunensis prima, Lugdunensis secunda, Lugdunensis tertia, Maxima Sequanorum, & Alpes Graecas_, as _Antoninus_ in his _Itinerary_, and _Sextus Rufus_, give an Account of them. But _Ammianus Marcellinus_ treats of them more particularly. But to return to what we were speaking of: 'Tis not to be imagined how grievously, and with what Indignation the _Gauls_ bore the Indecencies and Plunderings of the _Romans_; nor how frequently they revolted upon that Account and because they were not strong enough of themselves to shake off the _Roman_ Tyranny, 'twas common Custom with them, to hire _German_ Auxiliaries. These were the first beginnings of the Colonies of the _Franks_; For those _Germans_, whether they were beaten by the _Romans_, or (which is more likely) were bought off by them, began by little and little, to settle themselves in the borders of _Gallia_. This gave to _Suetonius_, in his Life of _Augustus_, to say,--"He drove the _Germans_ beyond the River _Elb_; but the _Suevi_ and _Sicambri_ (submitting themselves); he transplanted into _Gallia_ where he assign'd them Lands near the river _Rhine_."--Also in his Life of _Therius_,--"He brought (says he) forty thousand of those that had surrendred themselves in the _German_ War, over into _Gallia_, and allotted them Settlements upon the Banks of the _Rhine_."--Neither must we omit what _Flavius Vepiseus_ records, concerning the Reign of _Probus_ the Emperor; in whose time almost all _Gallia_, that is, sixty Cities, revolted from the _Romans_; and with common Consent, took up Arms for the Recovery of' their Liberty:--"Having done these things (says he) he march'd with a vast Army into _Gaul_, which after _Posthumus's_ Death was all in Commotion, and when _Aurelianus_ was kill'd, was In a Manner possessed by the _Germans_; there he gain'd so many Victories, that he recover'd from the _Barbarians_ sixty of the most noble Cities of _Gallia_: And whereas they had overspread all _Gallia_ without Controul, he slew near four hundred thousand of those that had seated themselves within the _Roman_ Territories, and transplanted the Remainders of them beyond the Rivers _Neckar_, and _Elb_."