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
be_v how_o he_o may_v take_v away_o from_o his_o people_n the_o fear_n they_o have_v of_o the_o enemy_n and_o especial_o of_o their_o elephant_n wherefore_o have_v some_o of_o they_o in_o his_o camp_n he_o accustom_v his_o soldier_n to_o approach_v they_o bold_o he_o cause_v they_o to_o observe_v the_o place_n where_o those_o beast_n be_v most_o easy_o to_o be_v wound_v and_o cause_v his_o cavalry_n to_o assault_v they_o with_o blunt_a lance_n by_o that_o mean_n to_o inure_v the_o horse_n to_o the_o sight_n of_o they_o at_o last_o when_o by_o these_o exercise_n he_o find_v they_o be_v grow_v no_o long_o afraid_a of_o they_o he_o decamp_v seek_v daily_o how_o he_o may_v post_v himself_o with_o most_o advantage_n after_o many_o remove_n and_o some_o skirmish_n wherein_o labienus_n come_v by_o the_o worst_a observe_v that_o his_o enemy_n begin_v to_o fear_v the_o valour_n of_o his_o legion_n he_o go_v to_o attack_v the_o city_n of_o thapsus_n where_o virgilius_n command_v for_o scipio_n 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