[_Source and Origin._--Q. Curtius, x. 5. _Parallels._--Justin, xiii. 1. _Painter._--I. ii. 5; II. ii. 4; III. ii. 8; IV. ii. 166.] III. TIMOCLIA OF THEBES. Timoclia, a gentlewoman of Thebes, vnderstandinge the couetous desire of a Thracian knight, that had abused hir, and promised her mariage, rather for her goods than loue, well acquited hir selfe from his falshoode. [_Source and Origin._--Plutarch, _Alexander_, (Amyot). _Parallels._--Zonar, _Ann._ i. f. 32; Wanley, _Wonders_, III. xxx. 6. _Painter._--I. ii. 9; II. ii. 7; III. ii. 14; IV. ii. 172. _Derivates._--A play entitled _Timoclia_, doubtless derived from Painter, is mentioned in the Revel’s Account. It was played at Merchant Taylors’ in 1574. Fleay, _History_, 381.] IV. ARIOBARZANES. Ariobarzanes great steward to Artaxerxes king of Persia, goeth about to exceede his soueraigne lord and maister in curtesie; where in be conteyned many notable and pleasaunt chaunces, besides the great patience and loyaltie naturally planted in the sayd Ariobarzanes. [_Source and Origin._--i-Bandello, Pt. i., nov. 2. _Parallels._--Belleforest iv. f. 9 _seq._ _Painter._--I. ii. 11; II. ii. 9; III. ii. 18; IV. ii. 176.] V. ARISTOTEMUS THE TYRANT. Lucivs one of the garde to Aristotimvs the Tyrant of the cittye of Elis, fell in loue with a fayre mayden called Micca, the daughter of one Philodemvs and his cruelty done upon her. The stoutnesse also of a noble matron named Megistona in defence of hir husbande and the common wealth from the tyranny of the said Aristotimvs: and of other actes done by the subjects vppon that Tyrant. [_Source and Origin._--Bandello, Part iii. nov. 5. _Parallels._--Belleforest, t. iv. f. 234. _Painter._--I. ii. 32; II. ii. 26; III ii. 51; IV. ii. 209.] VI. TANAQUIL. The maruaylous courage and ambition of a gentlewoman called Tanaquil, the Queene and wife of Tarqvinivs Priscvs the fift Roman king, with his persuasions and pollicy to hir husbande for his aduauncement to the kingdom, her lyke encouragement of Servivs Tvllivs, wherein also is described the ambition of one of the II. daughters of Servivs Tvllivs the sixt Roman king, and her cruelty towards her owne natural father: with other accidents chaunced in the new erected common welth of Rome, specially of the last Romane king Tarqvinivs Svperbvs, who with murder atteined the kingdome, with murder maynteined it, and by the murder and insolent lyfe of his sonne was with al his progeny banished. [_Source and Origin._--Livy, i. 34-41. _Painter._--I. ii. 40; II. ii. 33; III. ii. 63; IV. ii. 221.] VII. SOPHONISBA. The vnhappy end and successe of the loue of King Massinissa, and Queene Sophonisba his wyfe. [_Source._--Bandello, Part i. nov. 41. _Origin._--Petrarch, _Trionfi_. _Parallels._--Belleforest, I. iii., f. 356; Trissino, _Sophonisba_ (tragedy), 1524; Raleigh, _Hist._ V. iii. 8; Wanley, _Wonders_, III. liii. 2.