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and_o their_o successor_n tâ—â—_n charâ—pe_n do_v still_o hold_v that_o honour_n in_o their_o hand_n the_o peloponesian_o also_o quit_v the_o country_n of_o attica_n do_v build_v megaâ—_n in_o the_o middle_a way_n between_o corinth_n and_o athens_n about_o thaâ—_n time_n the_o navy_n of_o tyre_n whicâ—_n than_o be_v most_o powerful_a at_o seâ—_n do_v upon_o the_o uttermost_a point_n oâ—_n spain_n in_o the_o far_a end_n of_o ouâ—_n world_n possess_v themselves_o of_o aâ—_n island_n divide_v from_o the_o continent_n with_o a_o very_a narrow_a inlet_n oâ—_n the_o sea_n and_o therein_o build_v thâ—_n town_n of_o gades_n and_o within_o â—_o few_o year_n by_o the_o same_o man_n wâ—_n vticu_n in_o africa_n found_v the_o descendants_n from_o orestes_n be_v by_o those_o of_o hercules_n thrust_v out_o and_o vex_v long_o aswell_o with_o various_a misfortune_n as_o with_o foul_a weather_n at_o sea_n at_o the_o end_n of_o fifteen_o year_n do_v seat_n themselves_o upon_o the_o i_o will_v of_o lesbos_n chap._n 3._o combustion_n in_o greece_n plant_v in_o thessaly_n and_o the_o sound_n of_o corinth_n by_o haletes_n then_o be_v all_o greece_n shake_v with_o most_o bitter_a contention_n the_o achaian_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o laconia_n do_v possess_v thenâ—selves_n of_o the_o land_n they_o now_o hold_v the_o pelasgi_n march_v up_o to_o athens_n and_o a_o brave_a young_a soldier_n by_o name_n thessalus_n by_o his_o nation_n â—_o thesprotian_n with_o a_o great_a army_n of_o his_o countryman_n do_v seize_v upon_o the_o country_n which_o to_o this_o day_n from_o he_o be_v name_v thessalia_n the_o city_n before_o that_o time_n be_v call_v of_o the_o myrmidon_n concern_v which_o name_n we_o may_v with_o reason_n wonder_n at_o those_o who_o write_v of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o trojan_a war_n do_v mention_v that_o country_n by_o the_o title_n of_o thessaly_n which_o as_o other_o do_v fault_n in_o the_o tragedian_n do_v most_o common_o to_o who_o that_o liberty_n be_v not_o to_o be_v 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the_o general_n be_v able_a than_o lepidus_n and_o antonius_n then_o many_o of_o they_o so_o long_o as_o he_o be_v sober_a by_o â—he_n back_o side_n of_o the_o camp_n the_o â—ampire_n be_v throw_v down_o â—ee_o be_v by_o the_o soldier_n admit_v who_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o command_n do_v indeed_o give_v the_o precedence_n to_o lepidus_n when_o all_o â—he_v power_n be_v in_o his_o own_o â—ands_n when_o antonius_n enter_v â—he_v quarter_n inventius_n laterensis_n â—_o man_n both_o in_o life_n and_o death_n â—he_v same_o when_o he_o have_v most_o earnest_o dissuade_v lepidusâ—rom_o â—rom_z join_v himself_o with_o antonius_n who_o be_v declare_v a_o enemy_n of_o the_o state_n his_o advice_n be_v reject_v run_v himself_o through_o with_o his_o sword_n then_o plancus_n with_o uncertain_a fidelity_n that_o be_v with_o his_o own_o have_v a_o long_a time_n dispute_v with_o himself_o and_o scarce_o yield_v to_o his_o own_o opinion_n and_o one_o while_o a_o assistant_n of_o decius_n brutus_n his_o fellow_n in_o office_n as_o design_v consul_n with_o he_o set_v also_o himself_o to_o sale_n by_o his_o letter_n to_o the_o senate_n and_o present_o the_o betrayer_n of_o hiâ—_n companion_n and_o asinius_n polliâ—â—_n that_o stand_v firm_a to_o his_o first_o intention_n faithful_a to_o the_o juliaâ—_n faction_n averse_a from_o the_o pompeian_a do_v both_o of_o they_o deliver_v up_o their_o army_n to_o marcus_n antonius_n chap._n 64._o decius_n brutus_n one_o of_o caesar_n killer_n slay_v by_o command_n of_o antotonius_fw-la and_o cicero_n oration_n against_o antonius_n the_o cause_n of_o his_o be_v proscribe_v and_o slay_v decius_n brutus_n be_v first_o forsake_v by_o plancus_n and_o afterward_o attempt_v by_o his_o treachery_n his_o army_n by_o degree_n fall_v off_o from_o he_o in_o his_o flight_n and_o in_o the_o house_n of_o a_o nobleman_n with_o who_o he_o have_v a_o league_n of_o hospitality_n his_o name_n cornelius_n by_o those_o that_o antonius_n have_v send_v 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they_o with_o their_o death_n pay_v for_o their_o vindicate_v the_o common_a liberty_n but_o with_o the_o tribune_n blood_n the_o proscription_n begin_v with_o the_o death_n of_o cicero_n antonius_n be_v then_o in_o a_o sort_n glut_v it_o end_v chap._n 65._o the_o institute_v the_o triumvirate_n between_o octavius_n antonius_n and_o lepdius_n ventidius_z who_o have_v once_o a_o captive_n be_v lead_v in_o triumph_n that_o year_n in_o consular_a robe_n who_o have_v be_v former_o honour_v with_o praetorian_a and_o afterward_o triumph_v lepidus_n be_v then_o by_o the_o senate_n declare_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o state_n as_o before_o antonius_n have_v be_v afterward_o there_o begin_v a_o intercourse_n of_o letter_n between_o caesar_n antonius_n and_o lepidus_n and_o overture_n make_v of_o agreement_n when_o both_o antonius_n do_v now_o and_o then_o put_v caesar_n in_o mind_n how_o infestious_a the_o pompeian_a party_n be_v to_o he_o to_o what_o a_o height_n it_o be_v grow_v and_o also_o with_o how_o great_a care_n and_o industry_n of_o cicero_n brutus_n and_o cassius_n be_v advance_v and_o withal_o profess_v that_o he_o will_v join_v his_o force_n with_o brutus_n and_o cassius_n who_o be_v now_o seventeen_o legion_n strong_a if_o caesar_n do_v scorn_v his_o consortship_n add_v withal_o that_o caesar_n be_v more_o engage_v in_o the_o revenge_n of_o his_o father_n than_o himself_o of_o his_o friend_n then_o be_v there_o a_o society_n of_o their_o power_n agree_v upon_o between_o they_o and_o their_o army_n persuade_v and_o entreat_v it_o affinity_n conclude_v between_o caesar_n and_o antonius_n the_o daughter_n in_o law_n of_o antonius_n be_v betroth_v to_o caesar_n caesar_n then_o enter_v his_o consulship_n with_o quintus_fw-la pedius_n his_o colleague_n the_o day_n before_o he_o be_v twenty_o year_n old_a and_o the_o ten_o of_o the_o kalend_n of_o october_n seven_o hundred_o and_o nine_o year_n after_o the_o build_n of_o the_o city_n and_o seventy_o two_o year_n before_o thou_o marcus_n vinicius_n be_v create_v consul_n this_o year_n see_v ventidius_n in_o that_o city_n into_o which_o he_o once_o have_v among_o the_o captive_a picentine_n be_v lead_v in_o triumph_n couple_v the_o young_a man_n gown_n with_o the_o consular_a robe_n and_o the_o praetor_n the_o same_o man_n also_o do_v here_o afterward_o triumph_n chap_n 66._o the_o three_o proscription_n in_o which_o caesar_n overrule_v by_o his_o two_o companion_n the_o death_n of_o cicero_n &_o his_o eulogium_fw-la antonius_n then_o full_a of_o rage_n &_o equal_o with_o he_o lepidus_n both_o of_o who_o as_o we_o have_v say_v before_o have_v be_v adjudge_v enemy_n to_o the_o state_n when_o each_o of_o they_o do_v more_o willing_o hear_v what_o they_o have_v suffer_v than_o what_o they_o have_v merit_v caesar_n oppose_v it_o but_o in_o vain_a have_v two_o against_o he_o the_o proscription_n a_o mischief_n after_o sylla_n his_o pattern_n be_v set_v on_o foot_n not_o any_o thing_n be_v there_o in_o that_o time_n so_o unworthy_a as_o that_o either_o caesar_n shall_v be_v compel_v to_o proscribe_v any_o man_n or_o that_o antonius_n shall_v proscribe_v cicero_n and_o by_o the_o villainy_n of_o he_o it_o be_v the_o common_a say_n or_o the_o people_n his_o head_n be_v cut_v off_o no_o man_n protect_v and_o keep_v he_o safe_a who_o for_o so_o many_o year_n together_o have_v defend_v both_o the_o public_a safety_n of_o the_o state_n and_o that_o also_o of_o many_o private_a citizen_n yet_o have_v thou_o do_v nothing_o to_o purpose_n marcus_n antonius_n for_o indignation_n which_o my_o breast_n be_v not_o able_a to_o keep_v from_o break_v out_o do_v force_v i_o to_o quit_v the_o form_n of_o my_o intend_a work_n thou_o do_v ay_o say_v nothing_o to_o purpose_n in_o tell_v out_o the_o reward_n for_o the_o cut_n of_o that_o most_o celestial_a and_o noble_a head_n or_o with_o authorise_v the_o slaughter_n of_o he_o that_o be_v once_o the_o preserver_n of_o the_o republic_n and_o of_o a_o consul_n so_o famous_a procure_v the_o death_n thou_o have_v indeed_o deprive_v marcus_n cicero_n of_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n which_o make_v he_o full_a of_o care_n shorten_v his_o old_a age_n and_o bere_v he_o of_o life_n to_o be_v value_v under_o thy_o principality_n at_o far_o low_a price_n than_o death_n in_o thy_o triumvirate_n but_o his_o fame_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o action_n and_o speech_n thou_o be_v so_o far_o from_o take_v from_o he_o that_o thou_o have_v increase_v it_o it_o live_v and_o shall_v live_v in_o the_o memory_n of_o all_o future_a age_n and_o while_o this_o body_n of_o thing_n existent_a in_o nature_n which_o whether_o by_o chance_n or_o by_o providence_n or_o how_o ever_o be_v settle_v shall_v stand_v which_o he_o almost_o sole_o with_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o roman_a apprehend_v with_o his_o understanding_n do_v comprehend_v and_o with_o his_o eloquence_n do_v illuminate_v it_o shall_v carry_v with_o it_o the_o praise_n of_o a_o cicero_n as_o the_o companion_n of_o that_o age_n and_o all_o posterity_n shall_v both_o admire_v his_o write_n against_o thou_o as_o well_o as_o with_o execration_n detest_v thy_o fact_n for_o soon_o shall_v mankind_n fail_v in_o the_o earth_n than_o the_o glory_n of_o he_o and_o the_o horror_n of_o thou_o chap._n 67._o the_o carriage_n of_o wife_n freedman_n servant_n and_o child_n towards_o those_o that_o be_v proscribe_v the_o foulness_n of_o the_o proscription_n of_o their_o near_a friend_n the_o calamity_n of_o those_o time_n so_o impossible_a it_o be_v for_o any_o man_n in_o word_n to_o express_v as_o it_o be_v hard_o for_o any_o sufficient_o to_o lament_v it_o this_o yet_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o towards_o those_o which_o be_v proscribe_v there_o be_v find_v of_o some_o wife_n a_o singular_a faithfulness_n in_o freedman_n a_o indifferent_a one_o in_o slave_n now_o and_o then_o some_o
cato_n let_v i_o speak_v with_o favour_n of_o publius_n crassus_n scopio_n laelius_n the_o gracchi_n fannius_n and_o sergius_n galba_n do_v so_o total_o glitter_v under_o the_o prince_n thereof_o tully_n that_o thou_o can_v not_o observe_v more_o than_o a_o very_a few_o to_o have_v be_v take_v with_o it_o before_o he_o but_o none_o to_o have_v admire_v it_o who_o either_o be_v not_o know_v to_o he_o or_o have_v the_o good_a fortune_n to_o know_v he_o whosoever_o shall_v be_v curious_a in_o the_o search_a the_o time_n past_a shall_v find_v that_o the_o same_o have_v be_v the_o fate_n of_o grammarian_n potter_n painter_n and_o carver_n the_o eminence_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o science_n i_o find_v to_o be_v circumscribe_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o a_o very_a short_a time_n but_o when_o i_o seek_v for_o the_o cause_n that_o wrought_v both_o for_o curiosity_n and_o profit_n such_o a_o similitude_n between_o the_o wit_n of_o that_o age_n and_o that_o which_o precede_v it_o i_o find_v none_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o which_o i_o may_v be_v confident_a yet_o perhaps_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o some_o that_o be_v probable_a among_o which_o these_o be_v the_o principal_a emulation_n do_v nourish_v the_o wit_n and_o one_o while_o envy_n another_o while_n admiration_n do_v heat_n the_o contention_n as_o also_o nature_n do_v climb_v to_o the_o top_n of_o that_o which_o be_v with_o extreme_a ardency_n desire_v and_o hardly_o can_v he_o stop_v that_o strive_v to_o reach_v to_o perfection_n again_o in_o nature_n that_o which_o can_v go_v forward_o retire_v back_o and_o as_o at_o first_o we_o be_v on_o fire_n to_o reach_v they_o that_o we_o esteem_v before_o we_o so_o when_o as_o we_o despair_v of_o out-going_a and_o overtaking_a they_o our_o desire_n together_o with_o our_o hope_n do_v grow_v faint_a and_o old_a and_o what_o can_v be_v compass_v cease_v to_o be_v follow_v and_o the_o pursuer_fw-mi as_o a_o place_n already_o possess_v quit_v it_o and_o seek_v a_o new_a one_o and_o let_v that_o pass_n in_o which_o we_o caâ—_n be_v of_o no_o high_a esteem_n we_o seekâ—_n some_o other_o subject_n to_o which_o to_o bend_v our_o endeavour_n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o a_o frequent_a &_o change_a pass_a from_o one_o study_n to_o another_o be_v the_o great_a hindrance_n to_o the_o arrive_v at_o perfection_n in_o any_o thing_n chap._n 18._o of_o athens_n the_o sole_a city_n of_o greece_n famous_a for_o art_n thebes_n except_v by_o breed_v of_o pindarus_n my_o admiration_n now_o pass_v to_o consider_v of_o the_o time_n &_o city_n one_o only_a city_n of_o attica_n do_v flourish_v long_o in_o eloquence_n &_o those_o kind_n of_o work_n than_o all_o greece_n beside_o so_o that_o thou_o will_v think_v that_o the_o body_n of_o that_o nation_n be_v divide_v into_o other_o city_n their_o wit_n shut_v up_o within_o the_o wall_n of_o athens_n alone_o nor_o do_v i_o more_o wonder_n at_o this_o than_o that_o there_o be_v no_o orator_n among_o the_o argive_n the_o theban_n or_o the_o lacedaemonian_n think_v worthy_a of_o authority_n while_o he_o live_v or_o of_o memory_n after_o his_o death_n which_o city_n be_v barren_a of_o those_o knowledge_n except_o that_o the_o eloquence_n of_o pindarus_n do_v give_v a_o lustre_n to_o thebes_n for_o alcmon_n the_o lacedaemonian_n do_v with_o no_o just_a title_n challenge_v to_o be_v they_o velleius_n paterculus_n his_o roman_a history_n the_o second_o book_n chap._n i._n the_o decline_v of_o the_o roman_a virtue_n after_o the_o ruin_n of_o carthage_n the_o war_n with_o viriatus_n end_v by_o the_o cunning_a of_o caepio_n &_o the_o base_a condition_n make_v first_o by_o pompeius_n &_o then_o by_o mancinus_n with_o the_o numantine_n the_o former_a scipio_n lay_v open_v the_o way_n to_o the_o roman_a power_n the_o late_a to_o their_o excess_n and_o riot_n for_o the_o fear_n of_o carthage_n be_v remove_v and_o the_o competitor_n of_o the_o empire_n take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n not_o by_o degree_n but_o by_o 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city_n can_v never_o arm_v above_o ten_o thousand_o of_o her_o own_o youth_n but_o either_o by_o the_o fierce_a bravery_n of_o the_o people_n or_o by_o the_o ignorance_n of_o our_o commander_n or_o by_o the_o favour_n of_o fortune_n she_o force_v both_o other_o leader_n &_o pompey_n himself_o also_o a_o man_n of_o a_o high_a repute_n to_o accept_v of_o most_o base_o dishonourable_a condition_n this_o man_n be_v of_o the_o pompeian_a family_n the_o first_o consul_n nor_o less_o foul_a and_o detestable_a be_v those_o they_o extort_a from_o mancinus_n hostilius_n the_o consul_n but_o pompey_n escape_v unpunished_a by_o the_o favour_n that_o be_v bear_v he_o mancinus_n by_o his_o humble_a shamefastness_n for_o not_o refuse_v it_o he_o bring_v it_o to_o this_o that_o with_o his_o hand_n bind_v behind_o he_o he_o be_v deliver_v by_o our_o herald_n to_o the_o enemy_n who_o deny_v to_o receive_v he_o as_o sometime_o the_o samnite_n at_o caudium_n do_v affirm_v that_o the_o violation_n of_o the_o public_a faith_n be_v not_o to_o be_v expiate_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o one_o man_n chap._n 2._o the_o sedition_n raise_v upon_o the_o delivery_n up_o of_o mancinus_n to_o the_o enemy_n by_o tiberius_n gracchus_n his_o character_n and_o his_o intendment_n the_o render_v up_o of_o mancinus_n do_v raise_v a_o most_o dangerous_a sedition_n in_o the_o city_n for_o tiberius_n gracchus_n the_o son_n of_o tiberius_n gracchus_n a_o man_n most_o noble_a and_o of_o high_a esteem_n grandchild_n by_o his_o daughter_n to_o publius_n africanus_n who_o for_o the_o time_n be_v questor_n when_o that_o agreement_n be_v make_v and_o beside_o the_o author_n and_o contriver_n of_o it_o one_o while_o take_v it_o in_o the_o worst_a part_n that_o any_o act_n of_o he_o shall_v be_v disvalue_v another_o while_n doubt_v the_o hazard_n of_o the_o like_a censure_n or_o punishment_n be_v create_v tribune_n of_o the_o people_n a_o man_n otherwise_o of_o a_o life_n most_o unblameable_a for_o his_o judgement_n 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civil_a estate_n whatsoever_o â—hey_n in_o a_o tumultuous_a manner_n â—ought_v to_o reach_v the_o commonwealth_n to_o they_o if_o quiet_n will_v have_v present_v to_o this_o sharpness_n be_v add_v a_o transcend_a villainy_n for_o a_o youth_n of_o excellent_a beauty_n not_o as_o yet_o full_a eighteen_o year_n old_a and_o not_o guilty_a of_o his_o father_n fault_n the_o son_n of_o fulvius_n flaccus_n who_o his_o father_n have_v send_v as_o a_o messenger_n to_o propound_v a_o treaty_n be_v by_o opimius_n put_v to_o death_n who_o when_o a_o tuscan_a soothsayer_n his_o friend_n observe_v to_o be_v drag_v weep_v to_o prison_n why_o do_v thou_o not_o rather_o say_v he_o thus_o and_o withal_o run_v his_o head_n against_o the_o stone_n bridge_n at_o the_o prison_n gate_n with_o his_o brain_n beat_v out_o fall_v down_o dead_a present_o be_v there_o cruel_a inquisition_n set_v on_o foot_n against_o the_o friend_n and_o follower_n of_o the_o gracchi_n but_o for_o opimius_n a_o man_n in_o other_o thing_n upright_o and_o grave_a when_o he_o be_v afterward_o condemn_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o all_o the_o people_n the_o memory_n of_o that_o his_o cruelty_n will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o be_v with_o any_o humanity_n pity_v the_o same_o spite_n also_o of_o a_o public_a censure_n do_v not_o unadvised_o ruin_v within_o a_o while_n after_o rutilius_n and_o popilius_n who_o when_o they_o be_v consul_n have_v be_v most_o bittter_o eager_a upon_o the_o friend_n of_o the_o gracchi_n let_v i_o intermingle_v with_o affair_n of_o so_o great_a consequence_n a_o thing_n scarce_o worth_a the_o be_v know_v this_o be_v that_o opimius_n from_o who_o consulship_n the_o wine_n call_v opimian_n take_v its_o name_n and_o be_v most_o high_o esteem_v which_o that_o it_o be_v not_o now_o to_o be_v meet_v with_o the_o distance_n of_o time_n itself_o will_v declare_v it_o be_v from_o he_o to_o the_o consular_a of_o thou_o marcus_n vinicius_n one_o hundred_o fifty_o and_o one_o year_n a_o authority_n of_o less_o power_n do_v succeed_v this_o act_n of_o opimius_n because_o they_o seek_v to_o satisfy_v their_o particular_a spleen_n and_o the_o revenge_n be_v rather_o ascribe_v to_o private_a hate_v they_o to_o the_o vindicate_a of_o the_o public_a right_n in_o the_o next_o ensue_a year_n porcius_n and_o marcius_n be_v consul_n a_o colony_n be_v plant_v at_o narbo_n marcius_n chap._n 8._o caius_n cato_n condemn_v of_o extortion_n for_o a_o petty_a sum_n the_o two_o metelli_n near_o kinsman_n triumph_n in_o one_o day_n as_o also_o the_o two_o brother_n of_o the_o flacci_fw-la and_o minutius_n upon_o the_o scordisci_n let_v now_o the_o severity_n of_o the_o city_n censure_n be_v recommend_v to_o memory_n for_o caius_n cato_n a_o man_n of_o consular_a quality_n grandchild_n of_o marcus_n cato_n and_o son_n to_o the_o sister_n of_o the_o african_a be_v condemn_v upon_o information_n out_o of_o macedonia_n of_o extortion_n when_o the_o question_n be_v but_o of_o four_o thousand_o sesterce_n thus_o do_v they_o rather_o bend_v their_o eye_n upon_o the_o disposition_n to_o offend_v than_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o crime_n square_n the_o fact_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o intention_n and_o weigh_v what_o not_o how_o far_o man_n do_v offend_v about_o the_o same_o time_n the_o brother_n of_o marcus_n metellus_n do_v triumph_v in_o one_o day_n now_o be_v the_o fortune_n less_o remarkable_a as_o hitherto_o the_o sole_a one_o of_o that_o kind_n of_o the_o son_n of_o fulvius_n flaccus_n his_o i_o mean_v who_o have_v take_v capua_n in_o the_o college_n of_o consul_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v give_v in_o adoption_n and_o he_o so_o receive_v into_o the_o family_n of_o acidianus_n manlius_n for_o the_o censureship_n of_o the_o metelli_n be_v of_o cozen-germans_a not_o of_o brother_n which_o happiness_n have_v only_o befall_v to_o the_o two_o scipio_n then_o do_v the_o cimbri_n &_o the_o teutones_n pass_v over_o the_o rhine_n who_o present_o aswell_o by_o our_o many_o loss_n as_o by_o their_o own_o become_v famous_a at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o minutius_n who_o build_v the_o gallery_n which_o even_o to_o this_o day_n be_v high_o esteem_v do_v brave_o triumph_v over_o the_o scordisci_n chap._n 9_o a_o register_n of_o roman_n in_o that_o time_n famous_a for_o poesy_n history_n and_o other_o art_n of_o the_o like_a kind_n in_o the_o the_o same_o age_n be_v scipio_n emilianus_fw-la and_o laelius_n sergius_n galba_n the_o two_o gracchi_n caius_n fannius_n and_o cerbo_fw-la papirius_n famous_a for_o eloquence_n neither_o be_v metellus_n numidicus_n or_o severus_n to_o be_v forget_v but_o above_o all_o lucius_n crassus_n and_o marcus_n antonius_n to_o who_o both_o in_o time_n and_o ability_n succeed_v caius_n caesar_n strabo_n and_o publius_n sulpicius_n for_o mucius_n be_v more_o famous_a for_o his_o skill_n in_o the_o law_n then_o for_o any_o eloquence_n that_o he_o be_v owner_n of_o about_o the_o same_o time_n be_v high_o prize_v the_o 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they_o have_v all_o swear_a obedience_n to_o he_o he_o retain_v the_o mark_n and_o ensign_n of_o the_o consulship_n declare_v war_n against_o his_o country_n rely_v upon_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o new_a citizen_n of_o who_o he_o have_v enroll_v more_o than_o three_o hundred_o cohort_n and_o have_v fill_v up_o about_o thirty_o legion_n yet_o do_v that_o side_n stand_v in_o need_n of_o authority_n and_o favour_n to_o give_v it_o that_o addition_n he_o recall_v out_o of_o banishment_n caius_n marius_n with_o his_o son_n and_o those_o which_o be_v drive_v into_o exile_n with_o they_o chap._n 21._o the_o battle_n fight_v near_o rome_n between_o cinna_n and_o pompey_n father_n to_o the_o great_a pompey_n who_o after_o die_v of_o the_o plague_n but_o while_o cinna_n make_v war_n upon_o his_o country_n cnaeus_n pompeius_n father_n to_o pompey_n the_o great_a of_o who_o noble_a endeavour_n as_o we_o have_v before_o deliver_v the_o republic_n have_v make_v good_a use_n in_o the_o marsian_a war_n and_o especial_o about_o the_o country_n of_o picenum_n and_o who_o have_v take_v asculum_n about_o which_o town_n when_o the_o army_n be_v disperse_v in_o diverse_a other_o country_n seventy_o and_o five_o thousand_o roman_a citizen_n and_o more_o than_o threescore_o thousand_o italian_n fight_v in_o one_o day_n be_v hopeless_a of_o hold_v the_o consulship_n any_o long_o do_v so_o doubtful_o and_o indifferent_o carry_v himself_o between_o the_o faction_n that_o he_o seem_v to_o direct_v all_o his_o action_n to_o his_o own_o end_n and_o to_o lie_v in_o wait_n for_o the_o time_n waver_v to_o and_o fro_o as_o ready_a when_o the_o fair_a hope_n of_o power_n and_o greatness_n present_v itself_o to_o render_v both_o himself_o and_o his_o army_n yet_o at_o the_o last_o in_o a_o great_a and_o a_o sharp_a battle_n he_o encounter_v with_o cinna_n the_o issue_n whereof_o be_v fight_v and_o determine_v under_o the_o very_a wall_n and_o the_o ally_n of_o the_o roman_n both_o fight_v in_o it_o and_o be_v also_o spectator_n thereof_o how_o mischievous_o baleful_a it_o be_v can_v scarce_o be_v express_v in_o word_n after_o this_o when_o the_o pestilence_n rage_v in_o both_o the_o army_n as_o if_o the_o sword_n have_v not_o sufficient_o waâ—ted_v they_o cnaeus_n pompeius_n depart_v this_o life_n the_o rejoice_v for_o who_o death_n be_v almost_o a_o counterpoise_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o so_o many_o citizen_n as_o either_o the_o sword_n or_o sickness_n have_v deprive_v of_o life_n and_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n upon_o his_o dead_a body_n vent_v the_o ill_a will_n which_o they_o ought_v he_o in_o his_o life_n whether_o there_o be_v two_o or_o three_o family_n of_o the_o pompey_n or_o no_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o first_o of_o that_o name_n quintus_fw-la pompeius_n be_v consul_n with_o cnaeus_n servilius_n about_o one_o hundred_o sixty_o eight_o year_n since_o cinna_z and_o marius_n not_o without_o bloody_a skirmish_n on_o both_o side_n recover_v the_o city_n but_o cinna_n enter_v first_o pass_v a_o law_n for_o the_o recall_v of_o marius_n from_o exile_n chap._n 22._o marius_n his_o return_n to_o rome_n the_o first_o proscription_n present_o marius_n also_o to_o the_o common_a plague_n of_o his_o country_n man_n come_v into_o the_o town_n nothing_o can_v have_v be_v more_o bloody_a than_o that_o victory_n if_o that_o of_o sylla_n have_v not_o follow_v it_o neither_o do_v they_o rage_v with_o a_o unrestrained_a licentiousness_n but_o the_o noble_a and_o most_o eminent_a man_n of_o the_o city_n be_v with_o sundrey_a kind_n of_o death_n remove_v out_o of_o the_o way_n among_o they_o the_o consul_n octavius_n a_o man_n of_o a_o most_o harmless_a disposition_n by_o the_o command_n of_o cinna_n be_v put_v to_o the_o sword_n but_o merula_n who_o upon_o the_o come_n of_o cinna_n have_v disclaim_v the_o consulship_n cut_v his_o vein_n and_o sprinkle_v the_o altar_n with_o his_o blood_n do_v call_v upon_o the_o same_o god_n who_o he_o oft_o have_v as_o high_a priest_n to_o jupiter_n invoke_v for_o the_o welfare_n of_o the_o republic_n with_o curse_n for_o cinna_n and_o his_o faction_n and_o in_o that_o sort_n render_v up_o his_o spirit_n which_o have_v so_o superabundant_o deserve_v well_o of_o the_o common_a wealth_n marcus_n antonius_n a_o man_n most_o eminent_a both_o for_o his_o rank_n in_o the_o city_n and_o for_o eloquence_n be_v by_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o soldier_n who_o for_o a_o time_n he_o have_v with_o the_o daintiness_n of_o his_o oratory_n cause_v to_o pause_v upon_o the_o command_n of_o marius_n and_o cinna_n cruel_o slaughter_v quintus_fw-la catolus_fw-la who_o both_o for_o his_o other_o virtue_n and_o by_o the_o glory_n of_o thâ—_n cymbrian_a war_n wherein_o he_o waâ—_n a_o equal_a sharer_n with_o marius_n be_v of_o high_a repute_n when_o hâ—_n be_v hunt_v for_o to_o be_v put_v tâ—_n death_n shut_v himself_o up_o in_o a_o place_n â—ately_o perget_v with_o lime_n and_o â—and_n &_o cause_v fire_n to_o be_v bring_v â—nto_o if_o to_o give_v the_o more_o force_n to_o â—he_n savour_n of_o draw_v a_o air_n pernicious_a and_o deadly_a and_o withal_o suffocate_a his_o own_o breath_n â—ied_v rather_o as_o his_o enemy_n wiâ—hed_v then_o as_o they_o intend_v thus_o â—ll_a thing_n in_o the_o republic_n run_v â—_o headlong_o course_n of_o mischief_n â—nd_v yet_o do_v not_o any_o man_n declare_v himself_o that_o he_o have_v the_o dare_a â—_o give_v away_o the_o good_n of_o a_o citizen_n of_o rome_n to_o another_o â—or_a any_o that_o be_v so_o affront_v as_o â—_o demand_v they_o that_o also_o afterwards_o be_v add_v that_o avarice_n become_v the_o motive_n of_o cruelty_n use_v the_o proportion_n of_o the_o fault_n â—as_v rate_v according_a to_o the_o â—orth_n of_o the_o estate_n so_o as_o he_o that_o â—as_v rich_a be_v hold_v a_o guilty_a perâ—â—n_n and_o every_o man_n be_v make_v the_o price_n of_o his_o own_o danger_n neither_o do_v any_o thing_n seemâ—_n base_a so_o as_o it_o be_v gainful_a chap._n 23_o marius_n his_o seven_o consulship_n and_o death_n sylla_n his_o act_n against_o mithridates_n his_o resolution_n against_o the_o marian_n but_o after_o the_o foreign_a enemeis_n nail_v be_v pare_v cinna_z then_o enter_v his_o seconâ—_o consulship_n and_o marius_n hiâ—_n seven_o to_o the_o disgrace_n of_o hiâ—_n former_a one_o in_o the_o beginning_n whereof_o fall_v into_o a_o fickrâ—â—_n he_o decease_v a_o man_n in_o the_o warreâ—_n as_o superlative_o bitter_a to_o the_o enemy_n as_o in_o peace_n to_o his_o couâ—trey_n man_n and_o of_o quiet_a most_o impatient_a in_o his_o room_n be_v suâ—rogated_v valerius_n flaccus_n the_o author_n of_o a_o most_o base_a and_o unjust_a â—aw_v that_o creditor_n shall_v be_v may_v but_o the_o four_o part_n of_o their_o debt_n of_o which_o his_o fact_n within_o too_o year_n he_o receive_v â—he_n reward_v which_o he_o have_v â—o_o well_o deserve_v white_a cinnaâ—id_v â—id_z thus_o domineer_v in_o italy_n â—he_v great_a part_n of_o the_o nobility_n flee_v to_o sylla_n in_o achaia_n and_o â—rom_o thence_o into_o asia_n in_o the_o â—ean_a time_n sylla_n do_v in_o such_o sort_n â—ncounter_n with_o the_o general_n employ_v by_o mithridates_n against_o â—im_n about_o athens_n in_o boeotia_n â—nd_v macedonia_n as_o he_o both_o recover_v athens_n and_o have_v beâ—â—owed_v much_o labour_n about_o the_o several_a fortification_n which_o â—hey_n have_v make_v upon_o the_o port_n of_o â—iraeus_fw-la he_o put_v to_o the_o sword_n about_o too_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n and_o â—â—oke_v prisoner_n not_o many_o few_o â—_o any_o man_n shall_v impute_v this_o time_n of_o rebellion_n to_o the_o athenian_n he_o be_v certain_o ignorant_a both_o of_o the_o truth_n and_o all_o antiquity_n for_o the_o fidelity_n of_o the_o athenian_n to_o the_o state_n of_o rome_n be_v still_o so_o inviolate_a that_o always_o and_o in_o every_o occasion_n whatsoever_o be_v perform_v with_o all_o sincerity_n and_o integrity_n they_o use_v to_o say_v it_o be_v do_v with_o a_o attic_a faithfulness_n but_o at_o that_o time_n be_v oppress_v with_o the_o force_n of_o mithridates_n his_o arm_n they_o in_o a_o most_o wretched_a estate_n be_v subject_a to_o their_o enemy_n hold_v under_o with_o their_o garrison_n and_o besiege_v by_o their_o friend_n have_v their_o heart_n without_o the_o rampire_n and_o their_o body_n within_o the_o wall_n obey_v the_o necessity_n which_o they_o can_v not_o avoid_v from_o thence_o sylla_n pass_v over_o into_o asia_n find_v mithridates_n a_o humble_a suppliant_a and_o obedient_a to_o all_o hiâ—_n command_v upon_o who_o impose_v a_o fine_a of_o money_n and_o part_n of_o his_o ship_n he_o constrain_v he_o to_o quit_v asia_n and_o those_o province_n which_o by_o force_n he_o have_v seize_v upon_o he_o receive_v back_o from_o he_o all_o those_o which_o be_v prisoner_n do_v justice_n upon_o fugitive_n and_o offender_n and_o enjoin_v
he_o entreat_v strato_n the_o aegeatian_n his_o near_a friend_n to_o lend_v he_o a_o hand_n in_o his_o death_n &_o lift_v his_o left_a arm_n up_o to_o his_o head_n when_o he_o hold_v the_o hilt_n in_o his_o right_a hand_n he_o guide_v the_o point_n to_o his_o left_a pap_n where_o the_o heart_n do_v pant_v and_o press_v on_o the_o same_o with_o one_o blow_n end_v his_o life_n chap._n 71._o messalla_n and_o corvinus_n save_v by_o caesar_n eminent_a roman_n slay_v in_o that_o fight_n present_o mesalla_n a_o most_o noble_a young_a man_n and_o next_o in_o authority_n to_o brutus_n and_o cassius_n in_o that_o army_n when_o there_o be_v some_o that_o do_v desire_v to_o choose_v he_o for_o their_o general_n do_v rather_o make_v election_n of_o be_v preserve_v by_o the_o favour_n of_o caesar_n then_o to_o commit_v himself_o any_o more_o to_o the_o hazard_n of_o arm_n neither_o be_v there_o in_o that_o victory_n to_o caesar_n any_o thing_n more_o please_v then_o that_o he_o can_v by_o it_o save_v save_o corvinus_n nor_o at_o any_o time_n a_o instance_n more_o clear_a of_o a_o man_n grateful_a and_o pious_a then_o corvinus_n be_v ever_o after_o to_o caesar_n nor_o be_v there_o ever_o any_o civil_a war_n more_o pollute_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o man_n of_o the_o noble_a quality_n therein_o die_v the_o son_n of_o câ—to_n in_o the_o same_o also_o fall_v lucullus_n and_o hortensius_n the_o son_n of_o two_o citizen_n most_o eminent_a for_o vâ—ro_fw-la when_o he_o be_v amidest_n the_o scorn_n of_o antonius_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n he_o with_o a_o free_a liberty_n do_v prophecy_n true_o and_o of_o he_o that_o which_o be_v worthy_a to_o befall_v he_o drusus_n livius_n the_o father_n of_o julia_n augusta_n and_o varus_n quintilius_n not_o so_o much_o as_o make_v trial_n of_o the_o enemy_n courtesy_n the_o one_o of_o they_o slay_v himself_o in_o his_o tent_n and_o the_o other_o when_o he_o have_v put_v on_o the_o mark_n of_o his_o honour_n and_o office_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o free_a man_n who_o he_o compel_v to_o do_v it_o have_v his_o throat_n cut_v chap._n 72._o the_o parallel_n of_o brutus_n and_o cassius_n cnaeus_n domitius_n with_o a_o navy_n retire_v into_o sicily_n to_o sextus_n pompeius_n son_n to_o pompey_n the_o great_a this_o end_n be_v fortune_n please_v to_o appoint_v to_o the_o faction_n of_o marcus_n brutus_n when_o he_o be_v thirty_o seven_o year_n old_a his_o mind_n be_v deprave_v in_o that_o day_n which_o with_o his_o rashness_n of_o his_o fact_n do_v blot_v out_o all_o his_o other_o virtue_n as_o for_o cassius_n he_o be_v as_o much_o a_o better_a captain_n than_o brutus_n as_o brutus_n be_v a_o better_a man_n than_o he_o of_o who_o thou_o will_v rather_o love_v brutus_n for_o a_o friend_n and_o more_o redoubt_n cassius_n if_o thy_o enemy_n in_o the_o one_o there_o be_v more_o violence_n in_o the_o other_o more_o virtue_n who_o if_o they_o have_v be_v conqueror_n as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v better_a to_o have_v caesar_n for_o our_o prince_n then_o antonius_n so_o much_o have_v it_o be_v to_o have_v have_v brutus_n then_o cassius_n cnaeus_n dâ—mitius_n the_o father_n of_o lucius_n dâ—mitius_n a_o man_n who_o we_o of_o late_o have_v see_v and_o one_o of_o a_o most_o noble_a and_o eminent_a sincerity_n the_o grandfather_n of_o this_o lucius_n dâ—mitius_n a_o excellent_a young_a man_n be_v possess_v of_o a_o fleet_n do_v then_o with_o a_o great_a train_n of_o such_o as_o will_v follow_v his_o advice_n content_v to_o make_v himself_o the_o party_n commit_v himself_o to_o fortune_n staius_n marcus_n to_o who_o charge_n the_o navy_n and_o the_o guard_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v entrust_v with_o his_o fleet_n and_o that_o part_n of_o the_o army_n which_o be_v under_o his_o command_n go_v over_o to_o sextus_n pompeius_n the_o son_n of_o pompey_n the_o great_a who_o return_v out_o of_o spain_n have_v now_o possess_v himself_o of_o sicilia_n &_o both_o out_o of_o itaâ—y_n and_o from_o divers_a other_o part_n of_o â—he_n world_n so_o many_o as_o fortune_n â—ad_v withdraw_v and_o free_v from_o â—he_n present_a danger_n together_o with_o many_o who_o have_v be_v proscribe_v flocked_a to_o he_o to_o they_o which_o possess_v no_o certain_a state_n â—ny_a general_n be_v convenient_a enough_o and_o when_o fortune_n leave_v they_o no_o liberty_n of_o election_n but_o only_o show_v they_o a_o retreat_n to_o fly_v to_o and_o when_o they_o seek_v to_o escape_v from_o a_o baleful_a tempest_n any_o road_n be_v a_o harbour_n for_o they_o chap._n 73._o sextus_n pompeius_n his_o character_n aâ—_n he_o maintain_v himself_o and_o hiâ—_n army_n in_o sicily_n by_o piracy_n this_o young_a man_n be_v in_o learning_n ignorant_a in_o his_o speech_n barbarous_a in_o his_o courage_n dare_v of_o body_n able_a in_o his_o resolution_n speedy_a for_o fidelity_n most_o unlike_a his_o father_n the_o freedman_n oâ—_n his_o freedman_n and_o servant_n of_o hiâ—_n slave_n envious_a to_o those_o of_o any_o worth_n that_o he_o may_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o base_a man_n who_o the_o senate_n as_o then_o almost_o whole_o consist_v of_o the_o pompeias_n faction_n after_o antonius_n his_o flight_n from_o mutina_n have_v recall_v out_o of_o spain_n where_o asinius_n pollio_n of_o praetorian_a quality_n make_v a_o very_a brave_a war_n upon_o he_o have_v restore_v he_o to_o his_o father_n estate_n and_o give_v he_o the_o command_n of_o the_o sea_n coast_n he_o then_o as_o we_o before_o have_v say_v have_v seize_v upon_o sicily_n do_v enroll_a in_o his_o army_n slave_n and_o fugitive_n and_o so_o make_v up_o a_o great_a body_n of_o legion_n and_o by_o menes_n and_o menecrates_n his_o father_n freedman_n who_o he_o have_v make_v his_o admiral_n infest_v the_o sea_n make_v use_v of_o spoil_v and_o robbery_n to_o maintain_v himself_o &_o his_o army_n nor_o be_v he_o ashamed_a to_o make_v with_o piratical_a villainy_n those_o sea_n unsafe_a &_o troublesome_a which_o by_o the_o arm_n and_o conduct_n of_o his_o father_n have_v be_v clear_v and_o free_v from_o pirate_n chap._n 74._o antonius_n after_o the_o defeat_n of_o brutus_n stay_v in_o these_o part_n caesar_n return_v into_o italy_n find_v at_o trouble_a by_o lucius_n antonius_n marcus_n his_o brother_n and_o fulvia_n the_o wife_n of_o marcus_n lucius_n force_v in_o perusia_n dismiss_v unhurt_a and_o perusia_n burn_v by_o one_o of_o their_o own_o who_o set_v it_o on_o fire_n by_o name_n macedonicus_n the_o party_n of_o brutus_n and_o cassius_n be_v ruin_v antonius_n to_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o province_n beyond_o the_o sea_n tarire_v there_o and_o caesar_n return_v into_o italy_n find_v it_o much_o more_o troublesome_a than_o he_o hope_v to_o have_v do_v for_o lucius_n antonius_n the_o consul_n sharer_n with_o his_o brother_n in_o his_o vice_n but_o want_v the_o virtue_n which_o be_v sometime_o find_v in_o he_o one_o while_n with_o complain_v of_o caesar_n to_o the_o old_a soldier_n another_o provoke_v they_o to_o arm_n that_o have_v just_o in_o the_o division_n of_o land_n and_o appoint_v of_o inhabitant_n to_o they_o lose_v those_o land_n which_o they_o hold_v before_o have_v raise_v a_o great_a army_n on_o the_o other_o side_n fulvia_n the_o wife_n of_o antonius_n who_o have_v nothing_o feminine_a about_o she_o but_o her_o body_n do_v fill_v all_o thing_n with_o arm_n and_o garboil_n she_o for_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o war_n make_v choice_n of_o praeneste_n antonius_n be_v chase_v from_o every_o place_n by_o the_o force_n of_o caesar_n have_v retire_v himself_o to_o perusia_n caesar_n follow_v his_o own_o fortune_n and_o virtue_n assault_v and_o carry_v perusia_n antonius_n he_o dismiss_v without_o harm_n the_o perusian_o more_o by_o the_o rage_n of_o the_o soldier_n then_o by_o the_o will_n or_o direction_n of_o the_o general_n be_v cruel_o handle_v the_o town_n be_v burn_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o fire_n be_v cause_v by_o the_o principal_a man_n thereof_o macedonicus_n who_o set_v fire_n of_o his_o own_o house_n and_o his_o good_n run_v himself_o through_o with_o his_o sword_n and_o throw_v himself_o into_o the_o flame_n chap._n 75._o another_o war_n raise_v in_o campania_n by_o tiberius_n claudius_n nero_n father_n to_o tiberius_n caesar_n and_o husband_n of_o livia_n after_o wife_n of_o augustus_n her_o character_n at_o the_o same_o time_n there_o be_v on_o foot_n in_o campania_n a_o furious_a war_n which_o tiberius_n claudius_n nero_n of_o the_o praetorian_a rank_n and_o the_o high_a priest_n a_o man_n of_o a_o great_a spirit_n and_o of_o infinite_a learning_n the_o father_n of_o tiberius_n caesar_n open_o avow_v himself_o the_o patron_n of_o those_o which_o have_v lose_v their_o land_n have_v raise_v but_o that_o also_o by_o the_o come_n of_o caesar_n be_v bury_v and_o determine_v who_o can_v sufficient_o admire_v
have_v ride_v about_o alexandria_n chap._n 83._o plancus_n fall_v off_o from_o antonius_n to_o caesar_n his_o character_n and_o carriage_n after_o his_o revolt_n while_o these_o preparation_n for_o war_n be_v one_o foot_n plancus_n not_o out_o of_o judgement_n to_o make_v election_n of_o the_o better_a part_n neither_o out_o of_o love_n of_o caesar_n or_o the_o state_n for_o to_o all_o these_o he_o be_v perpetual_o adverse_a but_o infect_v as_o with_o a_o disease_n with_o treachery_n when_o he_o have_v be_v the_o base_a flatterer_n of_o the_o queen_n and_o a_o observer_n beneath_o the_o degree_n of_o her_o slave_n when_o he_o have_v be_v antonius_n his_o register_n and_o both_o the_o author_n and_o minister_v of_o the_o fithy_a action_n when_o he_o have_v to_o all_o man_n and_o in_o every_o thing_n be_v mercenary_a wsten_v naked_a and_o die_v of_o a_o sea-blew_a colour_n with_o his_o head_n crown_v with_o reed_n and_o drag_v a_o long_a tail_n behind_o he_o he_o have_v creep_v upon_o his_o knee_n and_o dance_v as_o glaccus_n be_v check_v by_o antonius_n at_o a_o banquet_n for_o his_o manifest_a extortion_n flee_v unto_o caesar_n and_o afterward_o ipute_v the_o clemency_n of_o the_o conqueror_n to_o his_o own_o virtue_n use_v to_o say_v that_o caesar_n when_o he_o have_v pardon_v have_v well_o try_v it_o titius_n do_v within_o a_o while_n imitate_v he_o who_o be_v his_o uncle_n witty_o do_v caponius_n a_o man_n of_o praetorian_a rank_n who_o to_o his_o child_n be_v a_o father_n most_o precise_a careful_a of_o their_o breed_n the_o father_n in_o law_n of_o silius_n answer_n plancus_n when_o in_o the_o senate_n he_o impute_v many_o and_o those_o vile_a thing_n to_o antonius_n from_o who_o he_o be_v late_o flee_v upon_o my_o faith_n say_v he_o antonius_n do_v many_o foul_a thing_n the_o day_n before_o thou_o leave_v he_o chap._n 84._o the_o sea_n preparation_n at_o actium_n with_o the_o order_n of_o the_o navy_n when_o caesar_n then_o and_o messalla_n corvinâ—s_o be_v consul_n the_o victory_n at_o actium_n be_v gain_v where_o long_o before_o they_o come_v to_o fight_v the_o advantage_n of_o the_o day_n and_o the_o success_n thereof_o be_v apparent_a on_o the_o julian_n side_n on_o this_o part_n both_o the_o soldier_n and_o the_o commander_n be_v full_a of_o vigour_n and_o spirit_n on_o that_o all_o thing_n languish_v on_o this_o be_v king_n most_o firm_a to_o the_o cause_n on_o that_o with_o their_o want_n much_o disaffect_v there_o be_v ship_n great_a indeed_o but_o that_o can_v not_o move_v with_o any_o competent_a speed_n here_o be_v other_o of_o a_o more_o dreadful_a aspect_n from_o this_o side_n not_o one_o flee_v to_o antonius_n from_o that_o to_o caesar_n daily_o some_o go_v over_o final_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o antoniuâ—_n and_o as_o it_o be_v at_o his_o very_a beard_n by_z marcus_z agrippa_z be_v leucas_n assault_v and_o carry_v patros_n take_v corinth_n seize_v upon_o and_o twice_o before_o the_o last_o and_o general_a trial_n his_o 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prince_n draw_v to_o the_o city_n for_o the_o ornament_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n consul_n he_o be_v only_o eleven_o time_n which_o that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v continue_v upon_o he_o caesar_n have_v often_o press_v and_o stand_v against_o it_o with_o much_o ado_n obtain_v for_o the_o dictatorship_n as_o the_o people_n have_v obstinate_o urge_v it_o upon_o he_o he_o as_o constant_o reject_v the_o war_n make_v under_o his_o command_n and_o by_o victory_n peace_n establish_v through_o the_o world_n and_o so_o many_o work_v perfect_v both_o at_o home_n and_o out_o of_o italy_n will_v require_v a_o historian_n that_o upon_o that_o sole_a work_n shall_v bestow_v the_o whole_a term_n of_o his_o life_n we_o remember_v what_o we_o have_v profess_v will_v present_v to_o your_o eye_n and_o mind_n the_o whole_a picture_n of_o his_o government_n chap._n 90._o dalmatia_n and_o spain_n by_o caesar_n and_o employ_v by_o his_o command_n agrippa_n after_o age_n of_o trouble_n bring_v to_o a_o perfect_a peace_n the_o civil_a war_n as_o we_o have_v say_v thus_o inter_v and_o the_o member_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n now_o knit_v together_o and_o he_o take_v care_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o so_o long_a a_o course_n of_o war_n have_v rend_v in_o sunder_o dalmatia_n which_o for_o two_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n have_v be_v rebellious_a be_v bring_v quiet_o to_o a_o plain_a confession_n of_o subjection_n to_o our_o empire_n the_o alps_n famous_a both_o for_o wild_a beast_n and_o divers_a nation_n subdue_v all_o the_o spain_n one_o while_n by_o himself_o in_o preson_z another_o by_o the_o ministration_n of_o agrippa_n who_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o prince_n have_v raise_v to_o the_o three_o consulship_n &_o after_o to_o the_o consortship_n with_o he_o of_o the_o tribunicial_a power_n with_o a_o sharp_a and_o variable_a war_n at_o last_o be_v settle_v into_o which_o province_n when_o at_o the_o beginning_n scipio_n and_o sempronius_n longus_n be_v consul_n our_o army_n be_v 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our_o father_n day_n do_v with_o her_o arm_n raise_v sertorious_a to_o that_o height_n that_o in_o five_o whole_a year_n it_o can_v not_o be_v judge_v whether_o the_o roman_n or_o the_o spaniard_n be_v the_o brave_a warrior_n nor_o which_o people_n of_o they_o two_o shall_v obey_v the_o other_o these_o province_n then_o so_o large_a so_o populous_a so_o stout_a almost_o fifty_o year_n since_o caesar_n augustus_n reduce_v to_o such_o tranquillity_n as_o they_o who_o never_o be_v before_o free_a from_o most_o furious_a war_n be_v under_o caius_n antistius_n and_o after_o that_o under_o publius_n silius_n the_o lieutenant_n and_o other_o free_a from_o so_o much_o as_o robbery_n chap._n 91._o the_o ensign_n lose_v at_o crassus_n his_o defeat_n return_v to_o caesar_n by_o the_o parthian_a conspiracy_n of_o caepio_n and_o muraena_fw-la as_o also_o of_o egnatius_n against_o he_o discover_v
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public_a ruin_n then_o be_v oppress_v with_o his_o own_o and_o though_o he_o suffer_v the_o same_o yet_o be_v less_o remark_v nor_o be_v this_o man_n more_o fortunate_a in_o be_v conceal_v than_o those_o that_o go_v before_o he_o and_o be_v clap_v in_o prison_n he_o die_v a_o death_n of_o which_o his_o life_n be_v most_o worthy_a chap._n 92._o a_o brave_a act_n of_o sentius_n saturninus_n punish_v the_o customer_n fraud_n and_o stop_v egnatius_n in_o his_o demand_n of_o the_o consulship_n let_v not_o a_o brave_a fact_n of_o a_o excellent_a man_n be_v defraud_v of_o a_o due_a remembrance_n caius_n sentius_n saturninus_n who_o about_o that_o time_n be_v consul_n caesar_n be_v then_o absent_a about_o order_v the_o affair_n of_o asia_n and_o the_o east_n carry_v about_o with_o his_o person_n the_o benefit_n of_o his_o peace_n when_o sentius_n as_o it_o fall_v out_o be_v at_o that_o time_n both_o sole_a consul_n and_o caesar_n absent_a have_v both_o do_v other_o thing_n with_o the_o strictness_n of_o former_a time_n and_o with_o admirable_a constancy_n have_v after_o the_o old_a fashion_n and_o severity_n of_o the_o consul_n discover_v the_o fraud_n of_o the_o farmour_n of_o custom_n punish_v their_o avarice_n and_o bring_v the_o revenue_n of_o the_o state_n into_o the_o public_a treasury_n and_o also_o sit_v principal_a consul_n at_o the_o assembly_n for_o election_n those_o that_o stand_v for_o the_o quaestorship_n if_o he_o judge_v they_o unworthy_a of_o it_o he_o forbid_v to_o declare_v themselves_o threaten_v they_o when_o they_o remain_v firm_a to_o their_o intention_n that_o he_o will_v by_o his_o consular_a power_n punish_v they_o and_o egntaius_n who_o flourish_v in_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o people_n do_v hope_n to_o couple_v the_o consulship_n to_o the_o praetorship_n as_o he_o before_o have_v do_v that_o to_o the_o edileship_n he_o forbid_v to_o profess_v himself_o for_o a_o candidate_n and_o when_o he_o prevail_v not_o with_o he_o he_o swear_v that_o though_o the_o people_n by_o their_o suffrage_n do_v choose_v he_o yet_o that_o he_o will_v not_o declare_v he_o for_o elect_a which_o fact_n of_o his_o i_o shall_v reckon_v worthy_a to_o be_v compare_v with_o any_o of_o the_o ancient_a consul_n whatsoever_o but_o that_o we_o do_v more_o willing_o commend_v the_o thing_n that_o we_o hear_v of_o then_o those_o that_o we_o see_v that_o we_o wait_v upon_o the_o present_a with_o envy_n but_o thing_n pass_v with_o reverence_n and_o do_v believe_v that_o those_o do_v overload_v we_o these_o instruct_v we_o chap._n 93._o the_o death_n of_o m._n marcellus_n son_n to_o octavia_n caesar_n sister_n agrippa_z return_v to_o rome_n marry_v julia_n caesar_n daughter_n late_a wife_n to_o marcellus_n almost_o three_o year_n before_o the_o villainy_n of_o egnatius_n break_v out_o and_o about_o the_o time_n of_o muraena_n and_o caepio_n conspiracy_n now_o fifty_o year_n since_o marcus_n marcellus_n the_o son_n of_o octavia_n augustus_n his_o sister_n who_o all_o man_n do_v so_o reekon_v for_o his_o successor_n in_o his_o power_n if_o aught_o shall_v happen_v to_o caesar_n as_o they_o think_v it_o can_v not_o yet_o descend_v upon_o he_o secure_o by_o reason_n of_o marcus_n agrippa_n his_o greatness_n have_v when_o he_o be_v aedile_n present_v most_o magnificient_a show_n to_o the_o people_n depart_v this_o life_n a_o very_a young_a man_n and_o true_o as_o they_o say_v of_o free_a and_o open_a virtue_n of_o a_o cheerful_a disposition_n and_o wit_n and_o capable_a of_o the_o fortune_n for_o which_o he_o be_v breed_v after_o who_o decease_n agrippa_n who_o under_o colour_n of_o important_a service_n of_o the_o state_n be_v go_v into_o asia_n but_o as_o report_n speak_v it_o for_o some_o secret_a distate_n with_o marcellus_n have_v withdraw_v himself_o from_o the_o present_a time_n return_v thence_o take_v to_o wife_n julia_n the_o daughter_n of_o augustus_n who_o have_v before_o be_v marry_v to_o marcellus_n a_o woman_n who_o womb_n be_v neither_o fortunate_a for_o herself_o nor_o for_o the_o common_a wealth_n chap._n 94._o tiberius_n caesar_n son_n to_o livia_n call_v to_o affair_n his_o character_n send_v into_o the_o east_n quiet_v armenia_n and_o receive_v pledge_n of_o the_o parthian_a at_o this_o time_n tiberius_n claudius_n nero_n who_o when_o he_o be_v three_o year_n old_a as_o we_o before_o have_v say_v livia_n the_o daughter_n of_o drusus_n claudius_n nero_n to_o who_o she_o have_v before_o be_v marry_v affiance_v she_o have_v marry_v augustus_n be_v train_v up_o in_o the_o discipline_n of_o heavenly_a knowledge_n a_o young_a man_n admirable_o furnish_v by_o his_o nobility_n shape_n stature_n the_o best_a kind_n of_o learning_n and_o a_o infinite_a wit_n who_o from_o the_o beginning_n may_v hope_v for_o any_o greatness_n that_o he_o since_o have_v arrive_v at_o and_o at_o the_o first_o view_n appear_v a_o prince_n be_v quaestor_n at_o the_o nineteen_o year_n of_o his_o age_n begin_v to_o deal_v in_o affair_n of_o state_n and_o do_v at_o ostia_n and_o in_o the_o city_n by_o the_o direction_n of_o his_o father_n in_o law_n so_o order_v the_o business_n of_o a_o press_a dearth_n and_o want_n of_o corn_n that_o by_o what_o he_o then_o do_v it_o clear_o appear_v how_o great_a a_o man_n for_o employment_n he_o will_v one_o day_n prove_v neither_o long_a after_o be_v send_v by_o the_o same_o his_o father_n in_o law_n to_o survey_v and_o put_v in_o order_n the_o oriental_a province_n he_o have_v in_o that_o expedition_n give_v many_o singular_a proof_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o virtue_n with_o his_o legion_n enter_v armenia_n and_o have_v bring_v it_o under_o the_o command_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n do_v deliver_v the_o crown_n thereof_o to_o artavasdes_n with_o the_o fame_n of_o which_o so_o great_a name_n of_o his_o the_o king_n of_o the_o parthian_n also_o affright_v send_v his_o son_n to_o caesar_n for_o hostage_n chap._n 95._o tiberius_n return_v with_o his_o brother_n drusus_n 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