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the_o rabble_n or_o mobile_n but_o only_o those_o civil_a substantial_a citizen_n that_o have_v some_o estate_n and_o a_o right_a of_o vote_v in_o the_o election_n of_o magistrate_n the_o patrician_n family_n be_v noble_a by_o their_o original_n alone_o those_o of_o the_o two_o other_o order_n become_v so_o too_o when_o after_o several_a long_o contest_v division_n and_o sedition_n the_o people_n obtain_v to_o have_v their_o share_n in_o honour_n and_o office_n then_o many_o of_o the_o gentile_a person_n among_o the_o people_n raise_v their_o family_n by_o their_o merit_n and_o gallant_a action_n such_o be_v the_o livii_n of_o which_o be_v livia_n wife_n of_o augustus_n the_o popular_a clodii_n different_a from_o the_o former_a the_o decii_n drusii_n and_o in_o the_o late_a day_n of_o the_o republic_n the_o portian_a family_n of_o which_o where_o the_o two_o cato_n the_o tullian_n of_o which_o be_v cicero_n the_o pompeii_n and_o
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
inclination_n of_o that_o kind_n meet_v any_o where_o with_o great_a temptation_n since_o the_o conquest_n of_o that_o only_a city_n must_v carry_v with_o it_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o universe_n in_o short_a after_o the_o war_n of_o the_o confederate_n in_o which_o all_o the_o army_n of_o italy_n jealous_a of_o the_o power_n and_o greatness_n of_o rome_n have_v be_v in_o a_o great_a many_o battle_n defeat_v that_o part_n of_o the_o world_n come_v to_o a_o absolute_a submission_n half_o of_o gaul_n and_o all_o spain_n receive_v quiet_o the_o praetor_n which_o be_v send_v to_o govern_v they_o the_o coast_n of_o africa_n as_o far_o as_o egypt_n become_v subject_a to_o the_o roman_n and_o egypt_n herself_o preserve_v its_o monarchy_n only_o by_o the_o profession_n which_o her_o king_n make_v to_o respect_n in_o all_o matter_n the_o authority_n of_o the_o senate_n syria_n be_v reduce_v to_o a_o province_n and_o govern_v by_o roman_a officer_n and_o after_o the_o defeat_n and_o death_n of_o mithridates_n all_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o lesser_a asia_n become_v tributary_n and_o think_v themselves_o very_o happy_a to_o be_v support_v by_o the_o credit_n of_o some_o of_o the_o senator_n greece_n though_o it_o retain_v some_o appearance_n of_o liberty_n become_v yet_o more_o reduce_v for_o beside_o the_o right_n of_o conquest_n she_o find_v herself_o under_o the_o obligation_n of_o acknowledgement_n and_o allegiance_n in_o short_a all_o that_o coast_n which_o stretch_v itself_o along_o the_o adriatic_a gulf_n up_o a_o good_a way_n into_o germany_n be_v fill_v with_o those_o powerful_a army_n that_o make_v head_n against_o the_o barbarian_n and_o the_o defeat_n of_o the_o corsaire_n which_o pompey_n have_v drive_v into_o the_o mountain_n of_o cilicia_n establish_v the_o roman_a empire_n over_o all_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n these_o conquest_n have_v bring_v into_o rome_n daintiness_n and_o plenty_n and_o all_o curious_a art_n soon_o follow_v learning_n become_v a_o ordinary_a accomplishment_n even_o among_o man_n of_o the_o high_a quality_n and_o almost_o all_o the_o wit_n of_o that_o time_n be_v polish_v and_o pure_a insomuch_o that_o that_o city_n never_o afford_v so_o great_a man_n for_o war_n eloquence_n law_n poetry_n and_o all_o other_o fine_a knowledge_n as_o at_o this_o time_n so_o that_o it_o be_v the_o more_o unlikely_a that_o ambition_n shall_v not_o find_v a_o opportunity_n to_o mingle_v herself_o among_o so_o many_o extraordinary_a quality_n those_o man_n who_o upon_o quit_v the_o charge_n they_o have_v exercise_v in_o rome_n go_v to_o receive_v those_o honour_n in_o the_o province_n which_o use_v only_o to_o be_v allow_v to_o sovereign_n that_o command_v great_a army_n and_o dispose_v of_o kingdom_n find_v it_o very_o hard_a upon_o their_o return_n home_o to_o reduce_v themselves_o to_o the_o level_n of_o a_o private_a life_n and_o forget_v the_o sweetness_n of_o command_n and_o power_n envy_n as_o dangerous_a as_o it_o be_v common_a to_o all_o republic_n ever_o take_v care_n to_o make_v way_n for_o itself_o upon_o these_o occasion_n and_o trouble_v the_o quiet_a even_o of_o those_o who_o think_v of_o nothing_o but_o peaceable_o enjoy_v the_o honour_n they_o have_v get_v it_o appear_v for_o the_o most_o part_n among_o those_o who_o have_v less_o desert_n less_o fortune_n but_o more_o ambition_n than_o the_o other_o and_o their_o pretence_n be_v always_o the_o public_a good_a when_o they_o have_v often_o no_o other_o end_n than_o the_o destruction_n of_o every_o thing_n that_o hinder_v their_o own_o elevation_n a_o noble_a reputation_n great_a riches_n and_o acquire_v honour_n pass_v always_o among_o they_o for_o quality_n dangerous_a to_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o these_o persecution_n may_v have_v contribute_v as_o much_o to_o kindle_v the_o fire_n of_o civil_a war_n as_o that_o ambition_n which_o family_n caesar_n and_o pompey_z himself_o have_v be_v so_o much_o reproach_v withal_o who_o never_o 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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
fifteen_o pace_n broad_a and_o the_o xanthian_o from_o their_o wall_n lance_v a_o great_a many_o dart_n against_o the_o roman_n who_o endeavour_v to_o fill_v up_o those_o ditch_n against_o these_o dart_n brutus_n cause_v palisadoe_n to_o be_v make_v and_o after_o have_v divide_v his_o troop_n into_o several_a body_n to_o go_v and_o fetch_v basket_n of_o earth_n he_o cause_v so_o great_a a_o number_n of_o they_o to_o be_v bring_v that_o he_o fill_v up_o the_o ditch_n after_o which_o his_o soldier_n come_v to_o blow_n with_o those_o who_o defend_v the_o outwork_n of_o the_o wall_n and_o drive_v they_o into_o the_o town_n the_o wall_n be_v fierce_o batter_v by_o the_o ram_n and_o fall_v down_o in_o several_a place_n brutus_z draw_v off_o his_o man_n that_o he_o may_v give_v the_o enemy_n time_n to_o capitulate_v but_o the_o xanthian_o look_v upon_o this_o as_o a_o effect_n of_o fear_n make_v a_o fierce_a sally_n out_o of_o the_o town_n to_o set_v fire_n to_o the_o engine_n when_o the_o 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who_o be_v in_o brutus_n army_n contrive_v to_o get_v up_o by_o certain_a rock_n almost_o inaccessible_a which_o be_v join_v on_o one_o side_n to_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o town_n several_a roman_n follow_v they_o and_o notwithstanding_o the_o enemy_n dart_n which_o kill_v they_o many_o man_n they_o get_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o the_o wall_n from_o thence_o with_o their_o hand_n they_o help_v up_o their_o companion_n and_o by_o that_o mean_v get_v in_o great_a number_n upon_o the_o rampart_n 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 there_o be_v near_o this_o place_n a_o gate_n shut_v up_o and_o fasten_v with_o beam_n and_o other_o thing_n of_o that_o nature_n thither_o the_o roman_n who_o be_v upon_o the_o rampart_n run_v in_o great_a haste_n and_o soon_o find_v out_o a_o way_n to_o destroy_v what_o fill_v up_o the_o gate_n so_o by_o that_o mean_v brutus_n troop_n enter_v the_o town_n make_v horrible_a cry_v to_o animate_v their_o companion_n and_o terrify_v the_o enemy_n who_o furious_o attack_v the_o temple_n of_o sarpedon_n but_o when_o they_o perceive_v that_o the_o city_n be_v take_v disperse_v themselves_o in_o a_o moment_n and_o retreat_v every_o one_o to_o his_o own_o house_n the_o roman_n surprise_v at_o this_o retreat_n be_v more_o amaze_v when_o they_o see_v several_a place_n of_o the_o town_n in_o flame_n for_o these_o lycian_n drive_v by_o a_o fury_n which_o be_v almost_o beyond_o imagination_n resolve_v to_o bury_v themselves_o in_o the_o ash_n of_o their_o city_n either_o their_o natural_a fierceness_n have_v inspire_v they_o on_o a_o sudden_a with_o this_o desperate_a design_n or_o have_v premeditate_a and_o resolve_v upon_o it_o before_o the_o roman_n run_v immediate_o to_o extinguish_v the_o fire_n but_o those_o mad_a people_n repulse_v they_o with_o flight_n of_o arrow_n and_o other_o dart_n they_o cut_v the_o throat_n of_o their_o wife_n their_o child_n and_o their_o slave_n before_o the_o 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