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rude_a a_o shock_n that_o he_o sink_v it_o and_o as_o that_o free_a man_n go_v aboard_o another_o he_o perceive_v calvisius_n and_o menas_n who_o come_v to_o caesar_n assistence_n this_o make_v he_o sound_v a_o retreat_n to_o the_o great_a wonder_n of_o caesar_n army_n who_o be_v reduce_v to_o extremity_n and_o do_v not_o see_v the_o arrival_n of_o this_o succour_n the_o weakness_n of_o the_o soldier_n and_o the_o ill_a plight_n of_o the_o vessel_n hinder_v they_o from_o pursue_v the_o enemy_n they_o go_v ashore_o and_o there_o make_v great_a fire_n this_o night_n be_v very_o painful_a to_o the_o soldier_n but_o no_o body_n past_o it_o with_o more_o perplexity_n than_o caesar_n himself_o in_o the_o disquiet_n to_o know_v the_o fate_n of_o his_o fleet_n these_o fire_n which_o he_o descry_v from_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n give_v he_o some_o hope_n which_o he_o endeavour_v to_o inspire_v the_o soldier_n with_o that_o be_v with_o he_o but_o incertainty_n and_o doubt_n be_v very_o vexatious_a and_o the_o state_n he_o leave_v his_o fleet_n in_o give_v he_o mortal_a apprehension_n his_o troop_n that_o be_v spread_v along_o the_o coast_n have_v no_o less_o hear_v no_o news_n of_o their_o general_n by_o good_a fortune_n the_o thirteen_o legion_n which_o be_v near_a he_o perceive_v the_o fire_n he_o have_v light_v on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n they_o be_v detach_v to_o know_v what_o it_o be_v and_o when_o they_o understand_v who_o it_o be_v the_o soldier_n of_o this_o legion_n mount_v the_o rock_n without_o follow_v any_o path_n and_o come_v to_o he_o he_o have_v then_o none_o of_o his_o household_n about_o he_o so_o that_o night_n he_o be_v wait_v on_o by_o the_o soldier_n he_o send_v every_o where_o to_o learn_v news_n of_o his_o troop_n and_o know_v calvisius_n be_v safe_o arrive_v he_o pass_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o night_n with_o more_o tranquillity_n 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 the_o day_n appear_v caesar_n see_v his_o vessel_n strand_v upon_o the_o coast_n some_o half_a burn_v other_o quite_o consume_v the_o sea_n be_v all_o cover_v with_o the_o wreck_n but_o that_o which_o afflict_v he_o most_o be_v to_o see_v the_o enemy_n approach_v to_o finish_v his_o defeat_n he_o send_v to_o calvisius_n to_o put_v the_o remainder_n of_o his_o fleet_n into_o a_o fight_a posture_n and_o he_o himself_o prepare_v to_o assist_v he_o the_o enemy_n be_v ready_o draw_v up_o in_o battalion_n without_o move_v wait_v to_o engage_v calvisius_n as_o soon_o as_o ever_o he_o begin_v to_o work_v when_o immediate_o the_o sea_n begin_v to_o run_v very_o high_a with_o a_o southerly_a wind_n pompey_n retire_v into_o the_o port_n of_o messana_n menas_z who_o have_v a_o perfect_a experience_n in_o sea_n affair_n stand_v into_o the_o ossin_n with_o his_o vessel_n where_o he_o ride_v with_o all_o his_o anchor_n down_o and_o stem_v the_o head_n sea_n with_o the_o force_n of_o his_o oar_n so_o the_o great_a fury_n of_o the_o storm_n fall_v upon_o caesar_n galley_n who_o be_v anchor_v close_o by_o the_o shore_n and_o have_v run_v out_o boom_n betwixt_o they_o and_o it_o to_o hinder_v their_o strike_n but_o the_o wind_n increase_v and_o the_o sea_n roll_v upon_o they_o very_o furious_o all_o fell_a into_o disorder_n and_o after_o the_o cable_n break_v and_o give_v way_n some_o be_v buldge_v against_o the_o rock_n and_o other_o strand_v the_o noise_n of_o the_o storm_n hinder_v the_o pilot_n from_o be_v hear_v they_o can_v no_o long_o work_v the_o ship_n so_o that_o in_o this_o confusion_n fall_v foul_a of_o one_o another_o the_o weak_a be_v split_v by_o the_o strong_a there_o one_o may_v see_v soldier_n sailor_n and_o officer_n swallow_v by_o the_o
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
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
to_o the_o rout_n have_v not_o fabius_n come_v up_o to_o their_o relief_n with_o all_o his_o troop_n caesar_n in_o the_o mean_a while_o march_v to_o join_v he_o with_o eight_o hundred_o horse_n and_o in_o two_o day_n make_v that_o road_n which_o reach_v from_o the_o pyrenean_n down_n to_o the_o segre_n after_o that_o he_o have_v understand_v the_o disposition_n of_o the_o place_n and_o of_o the_o country_n and_o that_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o troop_n be_v arrive_v he_o give_v order_n for_o the_o repair_n of_o one_o of_o those_o bridge_n which_o the_o river_n have_v break_v down_o and_o leave_v six_o cohort_n with_o all_o his_o baggage_n to_o guard_v the_o bridge_n and_o his_o camp_n march_v embaâ—â—elled_v in_o three_o line_n till_o he_o come_v within_o view_n of_o the_o enemy_n afranius_n appear_v with_o his_o troop_n in_o battalion_n upon_o a_o eminence_n where_o he_o be_v encamp_v and_o where_o caesar_n can_v not_o attack_v he_o which_o oblige_v he_o to_o post_v himself_o four_o hundred_o pace_n only_o from_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o mountain_n the_o roman_n never_o use_v to_o encamp_v without_o retrench_v themselves_o within_o a_o ditch_n and_o a_o palisade_n which_o the_o legionary_a soldier_n can_v throw_v up_o in_o a_o instant_n every_o one_o of_o they_o beside_o his_o arm_n carry_v a_o stake_n upon_o his_o shoulder_n for_o the_o make_n of_o the_o palisade_n this_o be_v their_o first_o work_n and_o this_o they_o support_v with_o earth_n and_o turf_n for_o the_o form_n of_o a_o rampart_n caesar_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v disturb_v in_o entrench_v leave_v his_o two_o foremost_a line_n to_o remain_v in_o battalion_n while_o the_o three_o wrought_v under_o the_o shelter_n of_o the_o two_o other_o and_o throw_v up_o a_o ditch_n of_o fifteen_o foot_n breadth_n so_o that_o face_n of_o the_o camp_n which_o look_v towards_o the_o enemy_n be_v fortify_v ever_o afranius_n can_v perceive_v it_o then_o caesar_n cause_v his_o troop_n to_o retreat_n by_o the_o two_o end_n of_o the_o trench_n his_o whole_a army_n be_v all_o that_o night_n at_o their_o arm_n and_o the_o next_o day_n he_o draw_v up_o three_o legion_n in_o battalion_n behind_o the_o ditch_n as_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a matter_n to_o get_v turf_n he_o content_v himself_o to_o cause_v a_o trench_n to_o be_v throw_v up_o upon_o the_o other_o side_n of_o his_o camp_n by_o the_o three_o legion_n who_o be_v not_o at_o their_o arms._n the_o work_n be_v complete_v in_o a_o few_o day_n though_o afranius_n and_o petreius_n make_v some_o attempt_n to_o hinder_v it_o but_o unsuccessful_o so_o that_o be_v in_o so_o good_a a_o condition_n as_o it_o be_v caesar_n cause_v all_o his_o equipage_n to_o come_v up_o with_o the_o cohort_n that_o be_v at_o the_o guard_n of_o the_o bridge_n chap._n xxiv_o the_o battle_n of_o lerida_n between_o the_o eminence_n where_o the_o enemy_n be_v encamp_v and_o the_o town_n of_o lerida_n there_o be_v a_o plain_a of_o about_o three_o hundred_o pace_n and_o in_o the_o middle_n of_o that_o plain_a a_o small_a advance_a ground_n caesar_n endeavour_v to_o get_v possession_n of_o this_o post_n and_o fortify_v himself_o there_o by_o that_o mean_n to_o take_v away_o from_o the_o enemy_n the_o conveniency_n of_o their_o bridge_n and_o their_o communication_n with_o the_o city_n from_o whence_o they_o furnish_v themselves_o with_o all_o their_o subsistence_n he_o cause_v three_o of_o his_o legion_n to_o advance_v which_o he_o post_v in_o three_o different_a place_n give_v order_n to_o the_o first_o battalion_n of_o that_o legion_n which_o be_v near_a to_o the_o advance_a ground_n to_o run_v all_o together_o and_o possess_v themselves_o of_o it_o but_o the_o cohort_n of_o afranius_n his_o advance_a guard_n who_o have_v less_o way_n to_o go_v get_v thither_o first_o and_o repulse_v caesar_n men._n they_o be_v second_v with_o other_o troop_n so_o that_o the_o battle_n grow_v hot_a in_o that_o place_n the_o manner_n of_o fight_v on_o both_o side_n be_v very_o different_a afranius_n his_o soldier_n accustom_v to_o war_n against_o the_o barbarian_n who_o never_o keep_v their_o ground_n charge_v fierce_o at_o the_o first_o and_o advance_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o courage_n but_o they_o take_v no_o care_n of_o their_o rank_n but_o open_v themselves_o in_o fight_v and_o when_o ever_o they_o be_v press_v hard_o think_v it_o no_o dishonour_n to_o give_v ground_n and_o abandon_v their_o post_n and_o this_o caesar_n say_v happen_v in_o regard_n that_o soldier_n easy_o learn_v the_o discipline_n of_o those_o place_n where_o they_o have_v long_a serve_v caesar_n man_n on_o the_o contrary_n think_v it_o be_v for_o their_o honour_n to_o fight_v embody_v and_o to_o keep_v their_o rank_n and_o never_o to_o quit_v their_o colour_n nor_o their_o post_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o manner_n of_o the_o enemy_n fight_v surprise_v they_o by_o its_o novelty_n they_o believe_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v hem_v in_o and_o the_o whole_a battalion_n move_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o disorder_n and_o the_o astonishment_n have_v certain_o reach_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o troop_n who_o be_v not_o accustom_v to_o see_v themselves_o push_v by_o their_o enemy_n have_v not_o caesar_n assure_v they_o by_o his_o presence_n he_o cause_v a_o legion_n to_o go_v on_o entire_a and_o it_o be_v the_o nine_o which_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o attempt_v of_o the_o enemy_n and_o charge_v they_o so_o hot_o that_o they_o retreat_v under_o the_o wall_n of_o lerida_n but_o that_o legion_n enrage_v with_o the_o affront_n they_o have_v receive_v engage_v themselves_o too_o inconsiderate_o in_o so_o dangerous_a a_o place_n upon_o the_o steep_a part_n of_o the_o rise_a ground_n upon_o which_o the_o city_n be_v build_v afranius_n his_o soldier_n return_v to_o the_o charge_n and_o as_o they_o have_v get_v the_o advantage_n of_o the_o place_n and_o caesar_n also_o have_v recruit_v his_o man_n the_o battle_n last_v five_o hour_n upon_o that_o spot_n with_o great_a disadvantage_n to_o caesar_n party_n who_o be_v force_v to_o fight_v up_o hill_n and_o where_o every_o dart_n from_o the_o enemy_n do_v execution_n which_o last_o oblige_v they_o to_o run_v up_o with_o their_o sword_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o with_o so_o much_o vigour_n that_o they_o push_v the_o enemy_n party_n which_o be_v in_o the_o trench_n and_o the_o other_o also_o in_o the_o same_o place_n by_o this_o time_n caesar_n horse_n be_v with_o difficulty_n advance_v to_o favour_v their_o retreat_n which_o they_o make_v without_o any_o disorder_n both_o party_n attribute_v to_o themselves_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o victory_n caesar_n because_o his_o troop_n have_v maintain_v the_o fight_n for_o five_o hour_n in_o so_o disadvantageous_a a_o post_n and_o that_o they_o have_v with_o their_o sword_n in_o their_o hand_n put_v the_o enemy_n to_o flight_n and_o afranius_n for_o that_o his_o be_v less_o in_o number_n have_v have_v at_o first_o the_o advantage_n and_o that_o he_o still_o 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