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the_o most_o probable_a and_o have_v most_o resemblance_n to_o the_o modern_a discipline_n the_o roman_n therefore_o form_v their_o first_o battalion_n of_o their_o young_a raw_a soldier_n which_o they_o call_v bo-hastati_a the_o second_o be_v those_o who_o have_v serve_v some_o year_n and_o be_v name_v principes_fw-la the_o old_a soldier_n be_v in_o the_o rear_n and_o there_o be_v the_o post_n of_o the_o eagle_n which_o be_v the_o ensign_n colonel_n and_o the_o other_o ensign_n of_o the_o legion_n these_o old_a soldier_n call_v triarii_n wait_v the_o success_n of_o the_o first_o battalion_n with_o one_o knee_n upon_o the_o ground_n and_o lean_v upon_o their_o buckler_n and_o still_o as_o the_o first_o body_n be_v break_v or_o give_v way_n they_o retire_v into_o the_o interval_n in_o the_o rear_n and_o then_o the_o three_o line_n rise_v up_o and_o close_v the_o rank_n the_o battalion_n leave_v no_o interval_n at_o all_o but_o march_v up_o to_o the_o enemy_n and_o charge_v in_o one_o continue_a front_n in_o all_o these_o occasion_n the_o horse_n always_o act_v separate_a detache_n from_o the_o legion_n and_o with_o the_o light-armed_n foot_n be_v post_v on_o the_o wing_n or_o right_a and_o leave_v of_o the_o army_n they_o be_v arm_v almost_o like_o the_o legionary_a foot_n only_o their_o javelin_n be_v long_o and_o their_o shield_n be_v light_a this_o be_v what_o have_v be_v think_v fit_a to_o be_v explain_v but_o here_o the_o reader_n be_v desire_v to_o be_v so_o charitable_a as_o not_o to_o think_v it_o do_v to_o make_v any_o vain_a show_n of_o read_v or_o learn_v for_o every_o one_o know_v these_o thing_n be_v but_o trifle_n and_o very_o common_a among_o the_o learned_a what_o be_v do_v here_o be_v only_o for_o the_o information_n of_o those_o who_o business_n and_o employment_n will_v not_o permit_v they_o to_o make_v enquiry_n themselves_o among_o book_n of_o this_o nature_n the_o content_n to_o the_o first_o volume_n chap._n i._n the_o estate_n of_o the_o roman_a commonwealth_n after_o cataline_n conspiracy_n pag._n 1._o caesar_n design_n upon_o cicero_n and_o cicero_n reply_n to_o metellus_n nepos_n p._n 9_o chap._n iii_o concern_v clodius_n and_o the_o return_n of_o pompey_n p._n 14._o chap._n iu._n pompey_n make_v the_o consul_n he_o ruffle_n the_o senate_n the_o union_n of_o caesar_n and_o pompey_n p._n 21._o caesar_n consulship_n and_o what_o follow_v p._n 25._o chap._n vi_o the_o pursuit_n of_o caesar_n consulship_n the_o affair_n of_o vettius_n clodius_n admit_v into_o the_o popular_a order_n the_o banishment_n of_o cicero_n p._n 29._o chap._n vii_o the_o departure_n of_o caesar_n for_o the_o gallic_a war_n and_o the_o return_n of_o cicero_n p._n 35._o chap._n viii_o cicero_n unite_v himself_o with_o pompey_n who_o be_v choose_v consul_n with_o crassus_n their_o union_n with_o caesar_n after_o his_o first_o triumvirate_n p._n 40._o chap._n ix_o pompey_n and_o crassus_n get_v themselves_o invest_v in_o government_n the_o cause_n of_o division_n between_o caesar_n and_o pompey_n p_o 46._o chap._n x._o the_o death_n of_o pompey_n wife_n julia_n the_o magnificent_a show_n he_o give_v the_o people_n the_o death_n of_o clodius_n p._n 49._o chap._n xi_o pompey_n sole_a consul_n caesar_n secure_v himself_o of_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o roman_a people_n p._n 54._o pompey_n law_n curio_n go_v over_o to_o caesar_n interest_n p._n 59_o chap._n xiii_o curio_n declare_v himself_o against_o pompey_n caesar_n return_v the_o legion_n that_o pompey_n have_v lend_v he_o p._n 63._o chap._n fourteen_o caesar_n send_v a_o letter_n to_o the_o senate_n they_o declare_v war_n against_o he_o anthony_n and_o curio_n the_o tribune_n of_o the_o people_n go_v to_o find_v out_o caesar_n p._n 66._o chap._n xv._n the_o passage_n of_o the_o rubicon_n and_o the_o take_n of_o rimini_n p._n 70._o chap._n xvi_o the_o amazement_n of_o the_o senator_n they_o leave_v rome_n and_o retire_v to_o capua_n p._n 73._o chap._n xvii_o some_o proposition_n of_o peace_n between_o caesar_n and_o pompey_n but_o without_o any_o success_n p._n 76._o chap._n xviii_o the_o progress_n of_o caesar._n he_o seize_v upon_o the_o march_n of_o ancona_n the_o siege_n of_o corfinium_n p._n 79._o chap._n xix_o the_o take_n of_o corfinium_n caesar_n give_v domitius_n and_o the_o other_o senator_n their_o liberty_n he_o write_v to_o cicero_n p._n 83._o chap._n xx._n new_a proposition_n for_o peace_n caesar_n besieges_fw-fr pompey_n in_o brundisium_n pompey_n retire_v by_o sea_n p._n 87._o chap._n xxi_o caesar_n go_v to_o rome_n by_o the_o way_n see_v cicero_n he_o seize_v upon_o the_o money_n of_o the_o public_a treasury_n and_o go_v into_o spain_n the_o siege_n of_o marseilles_n p._n 92._o chap._n xxii_o pompey_n gather_v together_o great_a force_n fabius_n enter_v spain_n with_o the_o troop_n belong_v to_o caesar_n p._n 96._o chap._n xxiii_o caesar_n join_v his_o army_n and_o march_n against_o petreius_n and_o afranius_n p._n 99_o chap._n xxiv_o the_o battle_n of_o lerida_n p._n 101._o caesar_n army_n reduce_v to_o great_a extremity_n by_o the_o overflow_a of_o two_o river_n cicero_n and_o a_o great_a many_o other_o senator_n go_v to_o find_v out_o pompey_n p._n 104._o chap._n xxvi_o caesar_n pass_v the_o segre_n and_o pursue_v afranius_n and_o petreius_n p._n 108._o chap._n xxvii_o different_a motion_n of_o the_o two_o army_n caesar_n besieges_fw-fr the_o enemy_n two_o general_n p._n 111._o chap._n xxviii_o petreius_n cause_v several_a of_o caesar_n soldier_n to_o be_v slay_v he_o decamp_v and_o caesar_n follow_v he_o but_o without_o a_o design_n of_o defeat_v he_o utter_o p._n 116._o chap._n xxix_o afranius_n and_o petreius_n press_v for_o want_n of_o provision_n surrender_v themselves_o to_o caesar_n with_o all_o their_o army_n p._n 120._o chap._n xxx_o the_o continuation_n of_o the_o siege_n of_o marseilles_n and_o the_o take_n of_o that_o city_n caesar_n choose_a dictatour_n the_o defeat_n and_o death_n of_o curio_n in_o africa_n p._n 123._o pompey_n force_n the_o defeat_n of_o dolabella_n and_o caesar_n lieutenant_n brutus_n go_v to_o find_v out_o pompey_n p._n 127._o chap._n xxxii_o a_o mutiny_n among_o caesar_n troop_n he_o reduce_v they_o to_o their_o duty_n by_o his_o eloquence_n and_o resolution_n he_o be_v choose_v consul_n with_o servilius_n and_o make_v new_a law_n p._n 130._o chap._n xxxiii_o caesar_n with_o part_n of_o his_o army_n go_v into_o greece_n some_o discourse_n of_o peace_n but_o to_o no_o purpose_n two_o army_n draw_v towards_o one_o another_o near_a durazzo_n p._n 133._o chap._n xxxiv_o caesar_n expose_v himself_o alone_o in_o a_o skiff_n to_o go_v and_o find_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o army_n p._n 137._o chap._n xxxv_o the_o happy_a arrival_n of_o caesar_n troop_n in_o greece_n caelius_n and_o milo_n raise_v disturbance_n in_o italy_n be_v slay_v p._n 140._o chap._n xxxvi_o marcus_n antonius_n join_v himself_o with_o caesar_n in_o spite_n of_o pompey_n who_o retreat_v to_o aspargua_n near_o durazzo_n p._n 143._o chap._n xxxvii_o caesar_n offer_v battle_n to_o pompey_n who_o refuse_v it_o they_o both_o post_n themselves_o near_o durazzo_n caesar_n hem_v in_o by_o the_o line_n of_o pompey_n camp_n p._n 146._o chap._n xxxviii_o a_o fight_n between_o caesar_n and_o pompey_n troop_n p._n 150._o chap._n thirty-nine_o pompey_z attack_n caesar_n fortification_n the_o valour_n of_o sceva_n pompey_n quit_v his_o camp_n the_o treason_n of_o roscillus_n and_o aegus_n p._n 154._o chap._n xl._o pompey_n attack_n caesar_n trench_n great_a disorder_n among_o caesar_n troop_n he_o confirm_v they_o by_o his_o presence_n p._n 158._o chap._n xli_o caesar_n in_o a_o great_a battle_n be_v overthrow_v pompey_n lose_v the_o opportunity_n of_o total_o rout_v he_o caesar_n opinion_n upon_o that_o occasion_n p._n 161._o caesar_n discourse_n to_o his_o troop_n to_o confirm_v they_o he_o decamp_v to_o march_v towards_o thessaly_n pompey_n follow_v he_o p._n 165._o chap._n xliii_o caesar_n go_v into_o apolonia_n domitius_n join_v himself_o with_o he_o the_o take_n of_o gomphes_fw-fr and_o metropolis_n p._n 169._o chap._n xliv_o scipio_n join_v his_o troop_n with_o those_o of_o pompey_n they_o post_v themselves_o in_o the_o plain_n of_o pharsalia_n the_o approach_n of_o the_o two_o army_n pompey_n uneasiness_n p._n 172._o chap._n xlv_o pompey_n force_v to_o fight_v against_o his_o opinion_n his_o discourse_n with_o labienus_n some_o presage_n p._n 175._o chap._n xlvi_o the_o order_n of_o the_o two_o army_n the_o two_o general_n speak_v to_o their_o soldier_n to_o encourage_v they_o to_o the_o fight_n p._n 178._o chap._n xlvii_o the_o battle_n of_o pharsalia_n the_o fierceness_n of_o crastinus_n the_o flight_n of_o pompey_n and_o overthrow_v of_o his_o troop_n p._n 181._o chap._n xlviii_o some_o other_o presage_v report_v to_o caesar_n p._n 187._o chap._n xlix_o pompey_n put_v to_o sea_n and_o take_v in_o king_n dejotarus_n and_o go_v
to_o amphipolis_n p._n 189._o chap._n l._n pompey_n go_v to_o meet_v his_o wife_n at_o lesbos_n he_o resolve_v to_o retire_v into_o egypt_n achillas_n photinus_n and_o theodotus_n advise_v the_o king_n to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n pompey_n slay_v by_o a_o roman_a call_v septinius_n p._n 192._o pompey_n free_a man_n pay_v he_o his_o last_o rite_n of_o funeral_n the_o misfortune_n of_o lentulus_n p._n 197._o chap._n lii_o caesar_n pursue_v his_o victory_n cassius_n surrender_v himself_o to_o he_o with_o all_o his_o fleet._n caesar_n land_n in_o egypt_n the_o insolence_n of_o photinus_n and_o achillas_n p._n 199._o chap._n liii_o caesar_n fortify_v himself_o in_o alexandria_n he_o be_v attack_v by_o achillas_n he_o seize_v upon_o pharos_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o cleopatra_n he_o be_v besiege_v by_o the_o egyptian_n p._n 204._o chap._n liv._o caesar_n receive_v succour_n a_o sea_n fight_n a_o disorder_n among_o caesar_n troop_n upon_o the_o peer_n he_o save_v himself_o by_o swim_v he_o restore_v the_o egyptian_n their_o king_n who_o declare_v war_n against_o he_o p._n 209._o chap._n lv._o mithridates_n defeat_v the_o egyptian_n he_o join_v himself_o with_o caesar_n who_o attack_n ptolemy_n camp_n the_o egyptian_n rout_v their_o king_n be_v drown_v caesar_n establish_v cleopatra_n queen_n of_o egypt_n with_o her_o brother_n p._n 213._o chap._n lvi_o cato_n retire_v into_o africa_n and_o cicero_n into_o italy_n where_o caesar_n pardon_n he_o pompeyâ—s_n â—s_z son_n go_v into_o spain_n cato_n join_v himself_o with_o scipio_n and_o juba_n some_o broil_n at_o rome_n p._n 216._o chap._n lvii_o caesar_n go_v into_o asia_n p._n 220._o chap._n lviii_o caesar_n return_v into_o italy_n his_o troop_n mutiny_v he_o appease_v they_o and_o return_n into_o africa_n more_o battle_n p._n 224._o chap._n lix_n caesar_n chastise_v some_o mutineer_n and_o after_o several_a movement_n defeat_v scipio_n and_o juba_n p._n 234._o chap._n lx._n the_o death_n of_o scipio_n and_o juba_n caesar_n march_v towards_o utica_n the_o death_n of_o cato_n p._n 240._o chap._n lxi_o caesar_n return_v to_o rome_n the_o pomp_n and_o magnificence_n of_o his_o triumph_n p._n 247._o chap._n lxii_o caesar_n go_v into_o spain_n where_o he_o defeat_v the_o two_o son_n of_o pompey_n the_o old_a whereof_o be_v slay_v p._n 251._o caesar_n return_n to_o rome_n he_o make_v several_a law_n the_o extreme_a honour_n which_o be_v do_v he_o draw_v upon_o he_o the_o envy_n of_o the_o senate_n p._n 257._o chap._n lxiv_o a_o conspiracy_n against_o caesar._n presage_n of_o his_o death_n he_o be_v murder_v in_o the_o senate_n p._n 264._o the_o content_n to_o the_o second_o volume_n chap._n i._n the_o trouble_n and_o fear_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n after_o the_o death_n of_o caesar_n pag._n 271._o chap._n ii_o brutus_n and_o cassius_n endeavour_v to_o justify_v what_o they_o have_v do_v before_o the_o people_n who_o rise_v upon_o they_o they_o retire_v to_o the_o capitol_n p._n 275._o chap._n iii_o antonius_n and_o lepidus_n rally_v caesar_n friend_n some_o proposition_n of_o accommodation_n p._n 279._o chap._n iu._n the_o senate_n assemble_v diversity_n of_o opinion_n among_o the_o senator_n caesar_n ordinance_n ratify_v p._n 283._o chap._n v._o new_a division_n occasion_v by_o caesar_n will._n brutus_n and_o cassius_n speak_v to_o the_o people_n in_o their_o own_o justification_n they_o come_v to_o a_o agreement_n with_o anthony_n and_o lepidus_n p._n 287._o caesar_n will_v read_v public_o antonius_n make_v his_o funeral_n oration_n p._n 291._o chap._n vii_o the_o pomp_n of_o caesar_n funeral_n the_o rise_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n and_o their_o fury_n against_o the_o conspirator_n p._n 296._o chap._n viii_o the_o artifices_fw-la of_o antonius_n he_o procure_v himself_o guard_n brutus_n and_o cassius_n withdraw_v from_o rome_n antonius_n get_v the_o government_n of_o macedonia_n for_o his_o brother_n cyrene_n be_v give_v to_o cassius_n and_o bythinia_n to_o brutus_n p._n 299._o chap._n ix_o octavius_z the_o grand_a nephew_n of_o caesar_n come_v to_o rome_n against_o the_o opinion_n of_o his_o kindred_n he_o declare_v himself_o caesar_n heir_n and_o take_v upon_o he_o his_o name_n p._n 305._o chap._n x._o octavius_n visit_v antonius_n who_o receive_v he_o very_o ill_o his_o demand_n and_o antonius_n his_o answer_n p._n 308._o chap._n xi_o octavius_n fall_v out_o with_o antonius_n he_o gain_v the_o affection_n of_o the_o people_n antonius_n send_v for_o the_o macedonian_a army_n into_o italy_n p._n 311._o chap._n xii_o antonius_n demand_v the_o government_n of_o the_o cis-alpine_a gaul_n he_o offend_v young_a caesar._n the_o soldier_n oblige_v he_o to_o a_o agreement_n with_o he_o antonius_n get_v the_o government_n p._n 315._o chap._n xiii_o new_a quarrel_n between_o antonius_n and_o caesar._n cicero_n declare_v himself_o for_o caesar._n he_o offend_v antonius_n in_o his_o oration_n p._n 319._o chap._n fourteen_o antonius_n and_o caesar_n meet_v at_o the_o capitol_n they_o fall_v out_o again_o caesar_n raise_v troop_n p._n 323._o chap._n xv._n antonius_n join_v his_o army_n but_o be_v not_o well_o receive_v he_o return_v to_o rome_n two_o of_o his_o legion_n desâ—rt_v he_o and_o go_v to_o caesar_n army_n antonius_n force_n p._n 327._o caesar_n force_n he_o assure_v himself_o of_o the_o affection_n of_o his_o troop_n p._n 331._o chap._n xvii_o antonius_n besieges_fw-fr decimus_n brutus_n in_o modena_n p._n 333._o chap._n xviii_o hirtius_n and_o pansa_n choose_v consul_n the_o decreee_v of_o the_o senate_n against_o antonius_n the_o death_n of_o trebonius_n dolabella_z declare_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o republic_n honour_n and_o office_n allot_v to_o cassius_n and_o brutus_n p._n 335._o antonius_n letter_n to_o hirtius_n and_o young_a caesar_n p._n 340._o chap._n xx._n the_o consul_n raise_v troop_n for_o the_o relief_n of_o decimus_n which_o be_v but_o one_o legion_n the_o manner_n of_o lay_v siege_n in_o those_o time_n ventidius_z raises_z troop_n for_o antonius_n p._n 344._o chap._n xxi_o a_o battle_n between_o antonius_n troop_n and_o caesar_n join_v with_o the_o consul_n pansa_n mortal_o wound_v caesar_n troop_n be_v beat_v hirtius_n come_v to_o their_o relief_n and_o defeat_v antonius_n p._n 348._o chap._n xxii_o antonius_n defeat_v by_o hirtius_n and_o caesar._n the_o death_n of_o hirtius_n the_o raise_n of_o the_o siege_n of_o modena_n brutus_n write_v to_o cicero_n p._n 353._o chap._n xxiii_o decimus_n speak_v to_o caesar_n who_o treat_v he_o ill_o the_o death_n of_o pansa_n his_o die_a word_n to_o caesar_n p._n 355._o chap._n xxiv_o cassius_n in_o syria_n he_o raise_v great_a force_n the_o conduct_n of_o cleopatra_n brutus_n defeat_v antonius_n brother_n and_o take_v he_o prisoner_n p._n 358._o chap._n xxv_o caesar_n demand_v the_o honour_n of_o triumph_n which_o be_v refuse_v he_o he_o attempt_v the_o consulship_n by_o cicero_n interference_n p._n 361._o chap._n xxvi_o antonius_n make_v his_o retreat_n into_o gall._n he_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o lepidus_n army_n he_o return_v into_o italy_n with_o seventeen_o legion_n p._n 363._o chap._n xxvii_o caesar_n pursue_v the_o consulship_n he_o speak_v to_o his_o soldier_n he_o march_v towards_o rome_n the_o fright_n the_o senate_n be_v in_o p._n 365._o chap._n xxviii_o the_o senate_n want_n of_o resolution_n caesar_n enter_v into_o the_o city_n he_o treat_v cicero_n ill_a and_o be_v declare_v consul_n with_o pedius_n p._n 368._o chap._n xxix_o caesar_n cause_v brutus_n and_o cassius_n to_o be_v condemn_v with_o all_o those_o who_o have_v murder_v his_o uncle_n antonius_n pursue_v decimus_n who_o be_v at_o last_o slay_v p._n 373._o chap._n xxx_o presage_n which_o be_v before_o the_o triumvirate_n the_o alliance_n of_o caesar_n antonius_n and_o lepidus_n call_v the_o triumvirate_n they_o meet_v in_o a_o certain_a island_n their_o ordinance_n p._n 377._o chap._n xxxi_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o triumvirate_n the_o proscription_n murder_v up_o and_o down_o the_o city_n p._n 382._o chap._n xxxii_o the_o entry_n of_o the_o triumvirate_n into_o rome_n murder_v commit_v and_o the_o sad_a condition_n which_o that_o city_n be_v in_o p._n 385._o chap._n xxxiii_o some_o stir_n among_o the_o people_n the_o death_n of_o cicero_n p._n 388._o chap._n xxxiv_o the_o triumph_n of_o lepidus_n the_o good_n of_o the_o proscript_n set_v to_o sale_n attack_n upon_o the_o roman_a lady_n their_o speech_n to_o the_o triumvirate_n p._n 392._o chap._n xxxv_o several_a of_o the_o proscript_n escape_v into_o sicily_n to_o sextus_n the_o son_n of_o pompey_n some_o extraordinary_a adventure_n during_o the_o proscription_n p._n 397._o chap._n xxxvi_o the_o example_n of_o several_a remarkable_a change_n of_o fortune_n p._n 402._o chap._n xxxvii_o the_o end_n of_o the_o proscription_n war_n in_o caesar_n lieutenant_n overthrow_v cornificius_n the_o lieutenant_n of_o brutus_n p._n 405._o chap._n xxxviii_o dolabella_n be_v defeat_v and_o slay_v by_o
cassius_n p._n 407._o chap._n thirty-nine_o cassius_n lay_v waste_v the_o city_n of_o tharsus_n he_o join_v himself_o with_o brutus_n they_o take_v measure_n for_o carry_v on_o the_o war_n p._n 410._o chap._n xl._o cassius_n attack_n rhodes_n the_o siege_n of_o that_o city_n the_o take_n and_o desolation_n of_o rhodes_n by_o cassius_n p._n 413._o chap._n xli_o brutus_n enter_v into_o lycia_n he_o besieges_fw-fr the_o city_n xanthus_n p._n 417._o chap._n xlii_o the_o take_n of_o xanthus_n the_o fury_n and_o despair_v of_o the_o xanthian_o p._n 420._o chap._n xliii_o caesar_n and_o antonius_n cause_v their_o troop_n to_o pass_v into_o macedonia_n cassius_n join_v himself_o with_o brutus_n their_o interview_n p._n 424._o chap._n xliv_o brutus_n see_v a_o ghost_n cassius_n satisfy_v he_o by_o his_o reason_n p._n 426._o chap._n xlv_o the_o force_n of_o cassius_n and_o brutus_n those_o of_o antonius_n and_o caesar._n cassius_n speak_v to_o his_o soldier_n p._n 429._o chap._n xlvi_o the_o two_o army_n draw_v near_o each_o other_o a_o description_n of_o the_o city_n of_o philippi_n and_o its_o outwork_n p._n 432._o chap._n xlvii_o the_o two_o army_n retrench_v themselves_o their_o different_a movement_n and_o some_o skirmish_n the_o uneasiness_n of_o cassius_n p._n 434._o chap._n xlviii_o antonius_n possess_v himself_o of_o a_o post_n behind_o the_o enemy_n camp_n brutus_n resolve_v to_o fight_v contrary_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o cassius_n p._n 437._o chap._n xlix_o the_o battle_n of_o philippi_n brutus_n overthrow_v caesar_n troop_n cassius_n be_v defeat_v by_o antonius_n in_o despair_n kill_v himself_o p._n 439._o brutus_n melancholy_a his_o fleet_n defeat_v that_o of_o caesar_n and_o antonius_n and_o brutus_n know_v not_o of_o it_o he_o speak_v to_o his_o troop_n to_o confirm_v they_o p._n 444._o chap._n li._n brutus_n utter_o defeat_v by_o antonius_n and_o caesar_n p._n 447._o brutus_n last_o word_n and_o death_n messala_n go_v over_o to_o caesar_n with_o all_o his_o force_n p._n 452._o the_o content_n to_o the_o continuation_n chap._n i._o after_o the_o battle_n of_o philippi_n anthony_n and_o caesar_n bring_v their_o enemy_n to_o punishment_n they_o part_v the_o force_n of_o pompey_n caesar_n go_v into_o italy_n p._n 457._o chap._n ii_o anthony_n go_v into_o grecia_n he_o stay_v at_o athens_n he_o go_v into_o asia_n where_o he_o be_v honourable_o receive_v his_o speech_n to_o the_o deputy_n p._n 463._o chap._n iii_o cleopatra_n queen_n of_o egypt_n her_o character_n she_o come_v to_o anthony_n their_o interview_n anthony_n put_v arsinoe_n the_o sister_n of_o cleopatra_n to_o death_n p._n 470._o caesar_n sickness_n he_o come_v to_o rome_n his_o difficulty_n in_o distribute_v reward_n the_o danger_n he_o run_v upon_o this_o occasion_n p._n 475._o chap._n v._o misunderstanding_n between_o caesar_n fulvia_n and_o lucius_n they_o come_v to_o open_v war._n the_o negligence_n of_o pompey_n p._n 485._o chap._n vi_o fagius_n lieutenant_n of_o caesar_n be_v overthrow_v in_o africa_n by_o anthony_n lieutenant_n caesar_n and_o lucius_n make_v preparation_n of_o war_n against_o each_o other_o p._n 491._o chap._n vii_o the_o force_n of_o the_o two_o party_n the_o character_n of_o the_o principal_a officer_n as_o agrippa_z salvidienus_n ventidius_n and_o pollio_n lucius_n be_v besiege_v in_o perusia_n p._n 496._o chap._n viii_o the_o siege_n of_o perusia_n caesar_n in_o danger_n the_o extreme_a misery_n of_o the_o besiege_a p._n 501._o chap._n ix_o lucius_n resolve_v to_o treat_v with_o caesar_n he_o harangue_n his_o soldier_n and_o send_v deputy_n to_o caesar_n p._n 507._o chap._n x._o lucius_n speech_n to_o caesar_n his_o answer_n p._n 511._o chap._n xi_o lucius_z and_o caesar_n part_n lucius_n deliver_v up_o the_o town_n caesar_n speak_v to_o the_o besiege_a soldier_n with_o indignation_n he_o punish_v the_o senator_n of_o perusia_n the_o town_n be_v pillage_v and_o by_o accident_n burn_v tiberius_n continue_v the_o war_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n from_o whence_o he_o be_v drive_v by_o caesar_n p._n 516._o chap._n xii_o the_o diversion_n of_o anthony_n and_o cleopatra_n the_o prodigality_n of_o their_o entertainment_n the_o ingenuity_n of_o cleopatra_n p._n 521._o chap._n xiii_o anthony_n receive_v the_o news_n of_o his_o brother_n defeat_n he_o resolve_v for_o war_n and_o make_v a_o alliance_n with_o pompey_n caesar_n marry_v scribonia_n the_o death_n of_o fulvia_n anthony_n be_v master_n of_o domitius_n his_o fleet_n which_o yield_v to_o he_o p._n 526._o chap._n fourteen_o anthony_n arrive_v at_o brundisium_n he_o be_v refuse_v entrance_n the_o veteran_n force_n caesar_n and_o he_o to_o agree_v they_o come_v to_o a_o treaty_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o cocceius_n anthony_n marry_v octavia_n the_o punishment_n and_o death_n of_o salvidienus_n p._n 531._o chap._n xv._n rome_n afflict_v with_o famine_n the_o people_n mutiny_n against_o anthony_n and_o caesar_n they_o agree_v with_o pompey_n his_o generosity_n p._n 541._o chap._n xvi_o the_o people_n joy_n upon_o the_o first_o news_n of_o the_o peace_n caesar_n go_v into_o gaul_n and_o anthony_n stay_v at_o athens_n p._n 548._o chap._n xvii_o new_a cause_n of_o breach_n between_o caesar_n and_o pompey_n caesar_n marry_v livia_n several_n fight_v between_o the_o lieutenant_n of_o caesar_n and_o pompey_n p._n 552._o chap._n xviii_o the_o wreck_n of_o caesar_n fleet._n the_o arrival_n of_o anthony_n at_o brundisium_n he_o agree_v with_o caesar_n by_o mean_n of_o octavia_n p._n 561._o chap._n xix_o caesar_n put_v a_o powerful_a fleet_n to_o sea_n command_v by_o agrippa_n he_o attack_n pompey_z in_o sicilia_n lepidus_n come_v to_o caesar_n assistence_n several_a action_n p._n 568._o chap._n xx._n the_o action_n of_o agrippa_n against_o pompey_n who_o beat_v caesar_n fleet_n p._n 574._o chap._n xxi_o caesar_n give_v new_a order_n for_o the_o fight_n of_o pompey_n who_o in_o a_o general_a battle_n be_v entire_o defeat_v p._n 580._o pompey_n flight_n lepidus_n endeavour_n to_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o sicily_n his_o soldier_n forsake_v he_o to_o serve_v caesar_n who_o order_v the_o affair_n of_o rome_n with_o great_a prudence_n p._n 585._o chap._n xxiii_o pompey_n go_v into_o asia_n where_o he_o make_v war._n the_o lieutenant_n of_o anthony_n fight_n and_o take_v he_o the_o death_n of_o pompey_n p._n 593._o chap._n xxiv_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o division_n between_o anthony_n and_o anthony_n unfortunate_a expedition_n against_o the_o parthian_n his_o return_n to_o alexandria_n p._n 599._o chap._n xxv_o caesar_n accuse_v anthony_n in_o the_o senate_n he_o declare_v war_n against_o anthony_n his_o force_n p._n 605._o chap._n xxvi_o anthony_n with_o cleopatra_n go_v to_o athens_n plancus_n and_o several_a other_o of_o his_o friend_n forsake_v he_o p._n 611._o chap._n xxvii_o the_o force_n of_o caesar_n and_o anthony_n they_o write_v sharp_a letter_n to_o each_o other_o caesar_n approach_v anthony_n army_n which_o lie_v at_o actium_n p._n 617._o chap._n xxviii_o the_o battle_n of_o actium_n the_o retreat_n of_o cleopatra_n the_o flight_n of_o anthony_n caesar_n make_v himself_o master_n of_o anthony_n navy_n and_o his_o land-force_n p._n 623._o anthony_n displeasure_n against_o cleopatra_n he_o retire_v into_o libya_n and_o return_n into_o egypt_n p._n 630._o chap._n xxx_o caesar_n go_v into_o italy_n he_o pacify_v the_o soldier_n and_o besieges_fw-fr alexandria_n p._n 635._o chap._n xxxi_o anthony_n defeat_v caesar_n s_o cavalry_n he_o be_v forsake_v by_o his_o man_n his_o despair_n he_o wound_v himself_o be_v carry_v to_o cleopatra_n his_o death_n p._n 639._o chap._n xxxii_o caesar_n enter_v into_o alexandria_n he_o visit_v cleopatra_n her_o death_n the_o posterity_n of_o anthony_n p._n 663._o the_o history_n of_o the_o first_o triumvirate_n volume_n i._n chap._n i._n the_o estate_n of_o the_o roman_a commonwealth_n after_o catiline_n conspiracy_n never_o be_v the_o city_n of_o rome_n in_o such_o danger_n since_o its_o be_v sack_v and_o burn_v by_o the_o gaul_n as_o it_o appear_v to_o be_v in_o the_o conspiracy_n of_o catiline_n it_o be_v impossible_a in_o the_o account_n sallust_n give_v of_o it_o without_o horror_n to_o read_v of_o the_o rage_n the_o madness_n the_o debauchery_n and_o ambition_n of_o that_o man_n and_o yet_o at_o the_o same_o time_n his_o address_n in_o manage_v a_o design_n that_o be_v to_o carry_v fire_n and_o sword_n even_o into_o the_o very_a bowel_n of_o his_o country_n but_o the_o wisdom_n and_o vigilancy_n of_o cicero_n hinder_v its_o take_a effect_n and_o catiline_n be_v slay_v at_o the_o head_n of_o those_o troop_n he_o be_v lead_v against_o the_o city_n but_o neither_o this_o man_n defeat_n or_o death_n be_v sufficient_a to_o settle_v so_o firm_a a_o peace_n in_o that_o city_n but_o that_o still_o she_o lay_v expose_v to_o the_o enterprise_n which_o some_o more_o ambitious_a senator_n than_o the_o rest_n be_v always_o form_v against_o her_o liberty_n nor_o can_v their_o
have_v wear_v arm_n contrary_a to_o the_o law_n in_o that_o case_n provide_v so_o that_o every_o body_n according_a to_o their_o own_o inclination_n give_v their_o particular_a account_n of_o this_o business_n but_o all_o dispute_v of_o that_o nature_n be_v quick_o end_v by_o the_o fate_n of_o vettius_n who_o die_v in_o prison_n and_o be_v one_o of_o but_o obscure_a condition_n there_o be_v no_o body_n who_o take_v very_o great_a pain_n to_o inquire_v how_o he_o come_v by_o his_o end_n the_o management_n of_o cicero_n in_o all_o this_o business_n begin_v to_o render_v he_o very_o much_o suspect_v to_o the_o triumvirate_n and_o he_o have_v lose_v his_o reputation_n with_o they_o utter_o by_o a_o discourse_n which_o he_o make_v against_o caesar_n in_o plead_v for_o caius_n antonius_n who_o have_v be_v his_o colleague_n in_o the_o consulship_n caesar_n think_v it_o not_o by_o any_o mean_v worth_a his_o while_n to_o contend_v with_o cicero_n in_o ill_a language_n and_o rail_a and_o therefore_o take_v another_o way_n to_o revenge_v himself_o and_o the_o very_a same_o day_n wrought_v the_o people_n to_o give_v their_o consent_n for_o the_o adoption_n of_o clodius_n this_o man_n who_o labour_v by_o all_o mean_v imaginable_a for_o the_o ruin_n of_o cicero_n aspire_v as_o be_v say_v before_o to_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o tribuneship_n and_o to_o take_v away_o the_o objection_n against_o that_o pretence_n of_o his_o be_v of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o patrician_n have_v procure_v himself_o to_o be_v adopt_a by_o a_o man_n among_o the_o people_n called_z flavius_z now_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o people_n shall_v confirm_v this_o adoption_n by_o their_o approbation_n and_o this_o be_v bring_v to_o pass_v whole_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o caesar._n cicero_n be_v too-sharp_a sight_v not_o to_o discern_v easy_o whither_o this_o matter_n tend_v but_o be_v sufficient_o convince_v when_o he_o see_v clodius_n make_v tribune_n of_o the_o people_n he_o appeal_v for_o protection_n to_o the_o senate_n and_o labour_v underhand_o among_o the_o order_n of_o knight_n with_o who_o he_o be_v in_o very_o great_a esteem_n in_o regard_n that_o he_o have_v once_o fall_v out_o with_o cato_n himself_o for_o the_o support_v of_o the_o farmer_n in_o their_o right_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n who_o be_v almost_o all_o of_o they_o belong_v to_o that_o order_n but_o his_o strong_a hope_n be_v in_o the_o friendship_n of_o pompey_n with_o who_o he_o have_v always_o preserve_v a_o very_a strict_a alliance_n but_o pompey_n have_v already_o sacrifice_v every_o thing_n of_o that_o kind_n to_o the_o inclination_n of_o caesar_n and_o crassus_n who_o cicero_n have_v mortal_o offend_v by_o that_o eternal_a itch_n which_o he_o have_v to_o be_v jest_n pompey_n assure_v he_o nevertheless_o of_o his_o protection_n and_o caesar_n offer_v to_o make_v he_o his_o lieutenant_n general_n it_o be_v true_a he_o have_v a_o very_a good_a stomach_n to_o that_o employment_n but_o pompey_n 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at_o that_o time_n in_o his_o army_n come_v with_o roscius_n to_o find_v he_o out_o after_o some_o discourse_n about_o other_o affair_n lucius_n tell_v caesar_n that_o pompey_n have_v command_v he_o to_o wait_v upon_o he_o and_o to_o beg_v of_o he_o that_o he_o will_v do_v he_o justice_n in_o regard_n of_o what_o have_v pass_v between_o they_o that_o he_o shall_v think_v himself_o very_o unhappy_a if_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o caesar_n to_o think_v himself_o injure_v by_o he_o in_o what_o he_o have_v do_v only_o in_o consideration_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n that_o it_o have_v always_o be_v his_o maxim_n to_o prefer_v the_o public_a good_a before_o his_o own_o particular_a interest_n and_o that_o it_o will_v equal_o redound_v to_o caesar_n glory_n also_o to_o sacrifice_v his_o resentment_n to_o the_o repose_n of_o his_o country_n and_o not_o to_o drive_v thing_n so_o far_o as_o by_o endeavour_v to_o revenge_v himself_o upon_o his_o enemy_n to_o give_v a_o wound_n to_o the_o 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which_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n think_v fit_a to_o have_v allow_v he_o that_o they_o will_v cut_v off_o six_o month_n from_o the_o time_n of_o his_o government_n to_o force_v he_o to_o rome_n in_o spite_n of_o the_o will_n of_o the_o people_n who_o have_v ordain_v that_o although_o he_o be_v absent_a he_o shall_v be_v consider_v as_o if_o he_o be_v actual_o present_a in_o the_o assembly_n for_o the_o election_n of_o consul_n that_o he_o have_v nevertheless_o be_v content_a to_o put_v up_o that_o injury_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o public_a peace_n that_o he_o have_v desire_v by_o his_o letter_n that_o all_o the_o general_n may_v quit_v their_o army_n at_o once_o but_o by_o no_o mean_n possible_a can_v obtain_v it_o but_o that_o on_o the_o contrary_a troop_n be_v levy_v throughout_o all_o italy_n that_o they_o have_v retain_v the_o two_o legion_n which_o be_v
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they_o may_v agree_v upon_o a_o method_n of_o put_v this_o in_o practice_n and_o take_v mutual_a oath_n of_o assurance_n from_o each_o other_o roscius_n and_o lucius_n return_v back_o to_o capua_n with_o these_o proposition_n and_o make_v report_n of_o they_o to_o the_o consul_n and_o to_o pompey_n they_o deliberate_v upon_o the_o matter_n and_o write_v back_o their_o answer_n in_o these_o term_n that_o caesar_n shall_v return_v into_o gaul_n that_o he_o shall_v abandon_v rimini_n after_o which_o pompey_n shall_v depart_v for_o spain_n that_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o they_o will_v continue_v their_o levy_n till_o caesar_n give_v they_o assurance_n that_o this_o shall_v be_v perform_v with_o all_o sincerity_n chap._n xviii_o the_o progress_n of_o caesar._n he_o seize_v upon_o the_o march_n of_o ancona_n the_o siege_n of_o corfinium_n it_o be_v not_o a_o desire_n of_o peace_n which_o carry_v on_o this_o correspondence_n matter_n be_v too_o far_o engage_v and_o the_o enmity_n too_o open_o declare_v to_o leave_v any_o room_n for_o a_o sincere_a accommodation_n pompey_n business_n be_v but_o to_o gain_v time_n and_o have_v great_a reliance_n upon_o the_o assistence_n of_o the_o force_n of_o the_o east_n which_o be_v absolute_o in_o his_o interest_n caesar_n too_o depend_v upon_o the_o valour_n and_o affection_n of_o his_o soldier_n have_v no_o design_n of_o quit_v his_o arm_n but_o only_o to_o make_v it_o appear_v as_o fair_o as_o he_o can_v that_o he_o have_v take_v they_o up_o with_o justice_n his_o proposition_n be_v but_o as_o so_o many_o manifesto_n or_o remonstrance_n for_o as_o a_o politician_n of_o those_o time_n observe_v they_o may_v easy_o have_v come_v to_o a_o agreement_n but_o that_o be_v none_o of_o their_o business_n for_o they_o both_o aim_v at_o the_o government_n caesar_n find_v he_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o obey_v the_o senate_n who_o will_v have_v oblige_v he_o to_o retire_v and_o leave_v a_o good_a garrison_n and_o disband_v his_o troop_n so_o long_o as_o pompey_n continue_v in_o arm_n and_o make_v new_a levy_n without_o any_o certain_a day_n fix_v for_o his_o departure_n into_o spain_n wherefore_o without_o lose_v more_o time_n he_o resolve_v upon_o action_n and_o to_o that_o purpose_n send_v anthony_n to_o aretium_n arezzo_n with_o five_o cohort_n to_o make_v new_a levy_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o seize_v upon_o pisaura_n and_o fano_fw-la and_o ancona_n and_o upon_o advice_n receive_v that_o thermus_n the_o praetor_n be_v at_o fermo_n with_o five_o cohort_n belong_v to_o pompey_n he_o send_v curio_n thither_o with_o three_o of_o he_o upon_o who_o arrival_n the_o inhabitant_n revolt_v and_o oblige_v thermus_n to_o depart_v who_o troop_n desert_v he_o in_o fine_a all_o the_o picenum_n march_n of_o ancona_n submit_v voluntary_o to_o caesar_n this_o progress_n of_o his_o redouble_a the_o fear_n at_o rome_n whither_o lentulus_n be_v come_v back_o to_o seize_v upon_o the_o public_a treasure_n but_o upon_o the_o report_n that_o caesar_n be_v come_v leave_v the_o treasury_n open_a and_o with_o marcellus_n and_o several_z other_o betake_v himself_o to_o flight_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o twelve_o legion_n come_v to_o join_v caesar_n who_o march_v to_o ascasum_fw-la ascoli_n which_o lentulus_n have_v possess_v himself_o of_o with_o ten_o cohort_n he_o stay_v not_o there_o for_o câ—sar's_n come_n but_o retreat_v in_o confusion_n a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o soldier_n desert_v he_o also_o the_o rest_n join_v with_o vibullius_n rufus_n who_o be_v at_o that_o time_n too_o raise_v new_a recruit_n whereof_o he_o compose_v ten_o cohort_n and_o go_v to_o corfinium_n to_o find_v out_o domitius_n aenobarsus_fw-la of_o who_o cicero_n make_v mention_v and_o who_o be_v design_v to_o have_v succeed_v caesar._n this_o man_n be_v of_o a_o illustrious_a family_n though_o but_o of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o people_n but_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o ancestor_n have_v raise_v they_o to_o the_o dignity_n of_o patrician_n he_o be_v of_o a_o fantastical_a inconstant_a spirit_n with_o a_o fiery_a and_o barbarous_a humour_n much_o like_o that_o of_o nero_n after_o he_o who_o great_a great_a grandfather_n he_o be_v he_o have_v with_o he_o twenty_o cohort_n of_o new_a raise_v troop_n in_o corfinium_n beside_o the_o twelve_o that_o belong_v to_o rufus_n with_o these_o force_n he_o resolve_v to_o expect_v caesar._n now_o as_o that_o place_n be_v the_o first_o that_o dare_v undertake_v to_o make_v head_n against_o caesar_n every_o body_n expect_v with_o impatience_n what_o will_v be_v the_o success_n of_o the_o enterprise_n caesar_n make_v his_o approach_n with_o two_o legion_n and_o be_v engage_v by_o five_o cohort_n who_o defend_v a_o bridge_n about_o three_o mile_n from_o the_o city_n they_o be_v drive_v back_o even_o to_o the_o gate_n of_o corfinium_n which_o thereupon_o be_v immediate_o invest_v domitius_n prepare_v himself_o for_o a_o vigorous_a defence_n and_o write_v word_n to_o pompey_n that_o there_o 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nourish_v and_o make_v caesar_n great_a and_o now_o all_o of_o a_o sudden_a be_v grow_v afraid_a of_o he_o he_o will_v hearken_v to_o no_o proposition_n of_o peace_n and_o yet_o be_v in_o no_o preparation_n for_o war._n he_o have_v lose_v the_o march_n of_o ancona_n by_o his_o own_o fault_n have_v put_v himself_o into_o pollentia_n povilla_n and_o will_v go_v into_o greece_n without_o think_v fit_v to_o make_v we_o in_o the_o least_o acquaint_v with_o his_o design_n in_o short_a domitius_n press_v he_o for_o relief_n and_o represent_v to_o he_o how_o much_o his_o glory_n be_v concern_v in_o it_o but_o pompey_n renounce_v his_o glory_n and_o retire_v to_o brundisium_n chap._n xix_o the_o take_n of_o corfinium_n caesar_n give_v domitius_n and_o the_o other_o senator_n their_o liberty_n he_o write_v to_o cicero_n domitius_n think_v it_o his_o wise_a way_n to_o conceal_v this_o answer_n which_o he_o receive_v from_o pompey_n and_o say_v that_o the_o general_n be_v upon_o his_o march_n to_o relieve_v they_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n contrive_v with_o the_o trusty_a of_o his_o friend_n how_o to_o make_v a_o private_a retreat_n the_o secret_n can_v not_o be_v so_o nice_o manage_v but_o that_o his_o very_a face_n and_o all_o his_o action_n discover_v it_o so_o that_o the_o soldier_n fall_v to_o mutiny_n and_o propose_v surrender_v to_o caesar_n who_o have_v now_o recruit_v his_o army_n with_o the_o nine_o legion_n and_o two_o and_o twenty_o cohort_n raise_v in_o gaul_n beside_o three_o hundred_o german_a horse_n which_o a_o certain_a petty_a king_n towards_o the_o side_n of_o bavaria_n have_v send_v he_o caesar_n press_v the_o place_n with_o those_o troop_n he_o have_v put_v under_o the_o command_n of_o curio_n so_o that_o no_o mean_n of_o retreat_n be_v leave_v the_o soldier_n secure_v domitius_n and_o send_v deputy_n to_o caesar_n to_o certify_v he_o that_o they_o be_v
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