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more_o lawful_a one_o of_o consul_n this_o discourse_n please_v the_o roman_n so_o that_o they_o salute_v he_o with_o the_o title_n of_o emperor_n caesar_n have_v notice_n of_o this_o inconstancy_n of_o the_o people_n leave_v his_o lieutenant_n to_o carry_v on_o the_o siege_n and_o march_v to_o rome_n where_o lucius_n dare_v not_o expect_v he_o in_o this_o while_n caesar_n lieutenant_n take_v the_o town_n of_o sentia_n which_o furnius_n quit_v to_o follow_v caesar._n lucius_n when_o he_o be_v get_v out_o of_o rome_n increase_v his_o army_n with_o anthony_n soldier_n who_o daily_a join_v he_o but_o as_o a_o great_a misfortune_n to_o his_o design_n anthony_n treasurer_n quaestor_n arrive_v in_o italy_n have_v leave_v his_o general_n by_o reason_n of_o some_o distaste_n several_a person_n demand_v of_o he_o what_o be_v anthony_n sentiment_n of_o these_o transaction_n in_o italy_n when_o he_o be_v inform_v of_o they_o by_o fulvia_n letter_n the_o quaestor_n tell_v they_o that_o anthony_n do_v not_o at_o all_o approve_v of_o the_o measure_n they_o take_v to_o quarrel_v with_o caesar_n for_o what_o he_o do_v to_o maintain_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o triumvirate_n this_o report_n immediate_o spread_v itself_o and_o quite_o change_v the_o affection_n of_o many_o so_o that_o believe_v they_o shall_v not_o disoblige_v anthony_n by_o make_v their_o court_n to_o caesar_n without_o any_o hesitation_n adhere_v to_o caesar_n party_n where_o they_o be_v convince_v all_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o triumvirate_n be_v unite_v 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 salvidienuâ—_n ventidius_n and_o pollio_n lucius_n be_v besiege_v in_o perusia_n the_o force_n of_o each_o side_n consist_v in_o three_o distinct_a body_n which_o beside_o the_o two_o head_n of_o the_o party_n be_v command_v by_o very_o able_a general_n and_o who_o afterward_o perform_v very_o extraordinary_a action_n these_o be_v agrippa_n and_o salvidienus_n on_o caesar_n side_n and_o pollio_n and_o ventidius_n on_o that_o of_o lucius_n but_o pollio_n have_v this_o advantage_n over_o the_o other_o three_o that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o letter_n and_o a_o excellent_a orator_n yet_o though_o he_o have_v a_o great_a passion_n for_o learning_n and_o art_n he_o be_v no_o less_o a_o good_a soldier_n and_o skill_v in_o the_o art_n of_o war._n he_o profess_v himself_o beside_o a_o exact_a man_n of_o honour_n and_o a_o steadfast_a friend_n it_o be_v this_o last_o virtue_n that_o make_v he_o a_o partisan_n of_o anthony_n be_v bind_v to_o he_o by_o all_o the_o band_n of_o friendship_n which_o they_o have_v contract_v when_o they_o serve_v together_o under_o julius_n caesar_n both_o he_o and_o the_o other_o be_v but_o mean_o bear_v and_o particular_o ventidius_n be_v reproach_v for_o be_v a_o slave_n for_o in_o the_o war_n of_o the_o ally_n
a_o prudence_n at_o the_o age_n of_o twenty_o eight_o year_n some_o city_n in_o italy_n go_v even_o to_o the_o erect_v altar_n to_o he_o especial_o after_o one_o gallant_a thing_n he_o do_v he_o find_v among_o the_o paper_n of_o pompey_n a_o great_a number_n of_o letter_n and_o memoir_n of_o the_o chief_a senator_n which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o occasion_n among_o they_o very_o troublesome_a affair_n he_o bring_v they_o all_o into_o the_o forum_n and_o before_o all_o the_o people_n throw_v they_o all_o into_o a_o fire_n protest_v that_o he_o there_o sacrifice_v all_o his_o private_a resentment_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n with_o a_o design_n to_o give_v up_o his_o authority_n as_o soon_o as_o anthony_n shall_v return_v from_o the_o parthian_a expedition_n if_o this_o action_n appear_v please_v unto_o the_o people_n the_o protestation_n which_o follow_v it_o absolute_o gain_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o roman_n they_o praise_v he_o to_o the_o sky_n and_o to_o show_v that_o they_o desire_v always_o to_o obey_v he_o they_o choose_v he_o tribune_n of_o the_o people_n for_o all_o his_o life-time_n beside_o by_o this_o they_o think_v to_o oblige_v he_o to_o quit_v the_o more_o odious_a dignity_n of_o triumvir_n though_o caesar_n understand_v their_o meaning_n well_o enough_o he_o do_v not_o decline_v accept_v the_o office_n of_o perpetual_a tribune_n which_o render_v his_o person_n sacred_a and_o inviolable_a as_o for_o the_o suppression_n of_o the_o triumvirate_n he_o defer_v that_o till_o anthony_n return_n and_o send_v bibulus_n to_o communicate_v to_o he_o this_o resolution_n and_o after_o he_o have_v dispose_v of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o province_n he_o go_v against_o the_o illyrian_n 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 pompey_n be_v at_o this_o time_n at_o mitilene_n where_o he_o understand_v anthony_n be_v engage_v in_o a_o war_n against_o the_o parthian_n who_o in_o some_o encounter_n have_v the_o better_a of_o he_o and_o as_o pompey_n be_v a_o man_n of_o no_o great_a reach_n he_o present_o imagine_v that_o he_o may_v take_v anthony_n post_n in_o the_o east_n or_o at_o least_o come_v in_o for_o a_o share_n of_o his_o empire_n in_o persuance_n of_o this_o design_n he_o send_v to_o the_o king_n of_o pontus_n and_o thracia_n and_o to_o draw_v they_o to_o his_o party_n propose_v great_a advantage_n to_o they_o he_o send_v also_o some_o of_o his_o friend_n to_o the_o parthian_a king_n to_o offer_v he_o his_o service_n and_o his_o person_n which_o he_o suppose_v they_o make_v great_a account_n of_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o reputation_n of_o his_o father_n name_n the_o return_n of_o anthony_n to_o alexandria_n do_v not_o make_v he_o change_v his_o intention_n he_o resolve_v only_o to_o send_v to_o salute_v he_o and_o desire_v his_o protection_n but_o all_o this_o while_n he_o still_o get_v ship_n together_o and_o levy_v soldier_n under_o pretence_n of_o defend_v himself_o against_o caesar._n anthony_n advertise_v of_o these_o do_n order_v titius_n to_o take_v the_o army_n and_o fleet_n that_o lie_v in_o syria_n and_o go_v to_o pompey_n and_o make_v he_o explain_v himself_o what_o he_o intend_v to_o do_v and_o either_o to_o fight_v he_o or_o to_o treat_v he_o with_o all_o honour_n and_o respect_n if_o he_o yield_v himself_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n those_o who_o pompey_n have_v send_v to_o anthony_n have_v execute_v their_o commission_n very_o well_o they_o omit_v nothing_o that_o may_v incline_v he_o to_o favour_v their_o master_n they_o lay_v before_o he_o the_o unmeasurable_a ambition_n of_o caesar_n and_o the_o protection_n that_o pompey_n have_v afford_v anthony_n mother_n to_o this_o they_o add_v that_o reason_n of_o state_n absolute_o require_v that_o anthony_n shall_v put_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o progress_n of_o caesar_n and_o withal_o the_o depose_n of_o lepidus_n and_o the_o consequence_n of_o that_o example_n be_v not_o forget_v and_o the_o force_n of_o pompey_n which_o they_o magnify_v beside_o the_o glory_n of_o protect_v the_o son_n of_o the_o great_a man_n among_o the_o roman_n anthony_n thorough_o inform_v of_o the_o truth_n to_o all_o these_o discourse_n only_o answer_v that_o if_o what_o they_o tell_v he_o of_o pompey_n intention_n be_v true_a he_o will_v soon_o confirm_v it_o himself_o by_o come_v along_o with_o titius_n who_o he_o have_v send_v to_o he_o but_o by_o misfortune_n to_o pompey_n it_o chance_v that_o his_o envoy_n he_o send_v to_o the_o parthian_a king_n be_v take_v with_o their_o instruction_n anthony_n show_v they_o to_o these_o deputy_n who_o be_v terrible_o surprise_v they_o beg_v anthony_n he_o will_v not_o impute_v this_o perfidiousness_n to_o they_o and_o that_o he_o will_v suspend_v his_o resentment_n against_o pompey_n till_o he_o have_v see_v what_o will_v pass_v between_o titius_n and_o he_o anthony_n lieutenant_n in_o asia_n have_v be_v oblige_v to_o pompey_n and_o not_o be_v yet_o instruct_v how_o anthony_n be_v incline_v have_v receive_v he_o with_o respect_n but_o see_v he_o dâ—â—ly_o give_v new_a occasion_n of_o suspicion_n he_o send_v word_n of_o it_o to_o anthony_n and_o cause_v domitius_n with_o his_o troop_n to_o approach_v upon_o this_o pompey_n complain_v that_o they_o look_v â—pon_n he_o as_o a_o enemy_n and_o yet_o â—o_o all_o this_o while_n carry_v on_o a_o private_a intrigue_n to_o gain_v pomilius_fw-la by_o the_o mean_n of_o curius_n who_o be_v in_o his_o army_n but_o curius_n be_v take_v and_o execute_v as_o a_o traitor_n pompey_n immediate_o make_v away_o with_o theodorus_n one_o of_o his_o freâ—â—_n man_n who_o only_o be_v privy_a to_o the_o whole_a secret_a and_o when_o he_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v quite_o smother_v and_o hush_v up_o he_o seize_v upon_o lampsacus_n a_o strong_a city_n and_o well_o people_v with_o italian_n with_o who_o he_o augment_v his_o force_n he_o have_v already_o on_o foot_n three_o legion_n and_o two_o hundred_o horse_n which_o give_v he_o the_o boldness_n to_o besiege_v cyâ—icum_n be_v beat_v from_o thence_o furnius_n who_o be_v much_o strong_a than_o he_o in_o horse_n charge_v he_o in_o his_o retreat_n pompey_n lay_v a_o ambuscade_n for_o he_o where_o furnius_n lose_v some_o man_n and_o this_o advantage_n which_o pass_v for_o a_o great_a victory_n draw_v into_o his_o service_n several_a vagabond_n soldier_n out_o of_o mysia_n and_o the_o propontis_n these_o succour_n make_v he_o think_v on_o vast_a design_n he_o assault_v and_o take_v nice_a and_o nicomedia_n where_o he_o get_v good_a store_n of_o money_n but_o no_o provision_n which_o he_o stand_v most_o in_o need_n of_o because_o furnius_n with_o his_o cavalry_n cut_v they_o off_o from_o he_o every_o way_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o titius_n arrive_v at_o proconâ—â—sus_n with_o a_o strong_a army_n and_o a_o great_a many_o ship_n cassius_n of_o parma_n nasâ—diâ—s_n saturninuâ—_n thermus_n and_o antistius_n all_o noble_a roman_n treat_v with_o titius_n and_o yield_v themselves_o to_o anthony_n but_o that_o which_o quite_o make_v a_o end_n of_o ruine_v he_o be_v the_o defection_n of_o fannius_n and_o libo_n his_o father-in-law_n who_o be_v a_o great_a stay_n to_o his_o party_n by_o their_o credit_n and_o their_o merit_n he_o will_v have_v retreat_v through_o the_o plain_n of_o bythinia_n but_o titius_n furnius_n and_o amintas_n oppose_v his_o retreat_n and_o as_o they_o be_v much_o strong_a than_o he_o it_o give_v they_o so_o much_o confidence_n that_o they_o will_v not_o take_v the_o pain_n to_o fortify_v their_o camp_n pompey_n undertake_v with_o three_o thousand_o legionary_a soldier_n to_o force_v it_o and_o charge_v they_o in_o the_o night_n he_o put_v they_o into_o so_o great_a disorder_n that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o reason_n give_v why_o he_o do_v not_o utter_o defeat_v they_o unless_o it_o be_v his_o unlucky_a fate_n they_o after_o have_v time_n to_o rally_v and_o hem_v he_o on_o every_o side_n which_o force_v he_o to_o demand_v a_o conference_n with_o furnius_n pompey_n offer_v to_o yield_v himself_o to_o he_o or_o to_o amintas_n who_o be_v a_o foreign_a prince_n furnius_n tell_v he_o that_o neither_o he_o nor_o amintas_n will_v receive_v he_o in_o prejudice_n of_o titius_n who_o have_v order_n concern_v he_o from_o anthony_n and_o that_o in_o the_o condition_n he_o be_v then_o he_o have_v more_o need_n to_o think_v of_o save_v himself_o than_o of_o sow_v division_n among_o they_o pompey_n then_o reproach_v furnius_n with_o the_o favour_n he_o have_v do_v he_o in_o save_v he_o when_o he_o be_v in_o his_o hand_n and_o very_o much_o insist_v he_o shall_v not_o yield_v himself_o to_o titius_n who_o treat_v he_o very_o ungrateful_o furnius_n though_o he_o have_v a_o extreme_a regret_n can_v not_o consent_v to_o it_o and_o pompey_n retire_v
quit_v his_o party_n to_o take_v caesar_n side_n he_o can_v no_o long_o force_v his_o natural_a temper_n and_o as_o debauch_v be_v a_o great_a relief_n to_o people_n of_o his_o humour_n against_o all_o their_o trouble_n he_o quit_v his_o cell_n to_o fall_v feast_v upon_o the_o solemnity_n of_o caesarion_n be_v receive_v into_o the_o degree_n of_o young_a man_n and_o antyllus_n his_o son_n by_o fulvia_n his_o put_v off_o a_o gown_n all_o of_o one_o colour_n and_o without_o any_o ornament_n for_o the_o roman_n distinguish_v the_o age_n of_o their_o child_n by_o peculiar_a habit_n the_o first_o be_v the_o praetexta_fw-la or_o paint_a gown_n like_o our_o flower_a stuff_n which_o they_o wear_v till_o fourteeen_n the_o pura_n or_o white_a robe_n which_o be_v wear_v till_o eighteen_o or_o twenty_o and_o then_o they_o take_v the_o degree_n of_o young_a man_n and_o every_o one_o wear_v clothes_n according_a to_o his_o quality_n all_o this_o be_v usual_o perform_v with_o great_a ceremony_n which_o serve_v anthony_n as_o a_o pretence_n to_o set_v on_o foot_n again_o the_o society_n or_o club_n they_o have_v former_o but_o instead_o of_o the_o name_n it_o have_v of_o the_o inimitable_a life_n they_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d synapothanoumenâ—i_n that_o be_v of_o those_o that_o die_v together_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n cleopatra_n make_v trial_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o poison_n upon_o criminal_n even_o to_o the_o bite_n of_o sâ—â—pâ—â—â—s_n they_o say_v that_o after_o many_o experiment_n they_o find_v that_o the_o sting_n of_o the_o asp_n give_v the_o quick_a and_o easy_a death_n and_o there_o be_v reason_n to_o believe_v she_o from_o that_o very_a time_n make_v choice_n of_o that_o kind_n of_o death_n if_o her_o ill_a fortune_n shall_v drive_v she_o to_o a_o extremity_n 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 caesar_n be_v yet_o in_o italy_n whither_o he_o be_v recall_v by_o agrippa_n letter_n after_o he_o have_v pass_v one_o part_n of_o the_o winter_n at_o athens_n and_o the_o other_o at_o samos_n the_o occasion_n of_o his_o return_n into_o italy_n be_v the_o mutiny_n of_o his_o soldier_n who_o he_o have_v send_v to_o brundustum_fw-la after_o the_o victory_n after_o their_o usual_a custom_n they_o ask_v their_o reward_n and_o their_o discharge_n in_o his_o passage_n he_o have_v like_a to_o have_v be_v a_o castaway_n twice_o the_o first_o time_n upon_o the_o coast_n of_o italy_n and_o the_o other_o near_o the_o ceraunian_a mountain_n where_o he_o lose_v several_a of_o his_o vessel_n he_o stay_v at_o brundustum_fw-la but_o twenty_o seven_o day_n to_o appease_v the_o soldier_n and_o give_v order_n after_o which_o with_o his_o navy_n he_o sail_v into_o syria_n while_o his_o army_n march_v aâ—long_v the_o coast_n of_o africa_n to_o attack_v egypt_n on_o the_o other_o side_n all_o the_o king_n of_o asia_n ally_n to_o the_o roman_n come_v to_o assure_v he_o of_o their_o obedience_n but_o none_o appear_v more_o forward_o than_o herod_n who_o go_v as_o far_o as_o rhodes_n to_o lay_v his_o crown_n at_o caesar_n foot_n and_o offer_v he_o his_o person_n and_o his_o troop_n this_o prince_n have_v very_o great_a obligation_n unto_o anthony_n from_o who_o he_o hold_v both_o his_o kingdom_n and_o his_o life_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n he_o have_v maintain_v his_o interest_n in_o the_o east_n with_o so_o much_o zeal_n that_o it_o be_v not_o doubt_v but_o caesar_n will_v treat_v he_o as_o one_o of_o his_o great_a enemy_n herod_n himself_o have_v so_o little_a hope_n of_o the_o success_n of_o his_o voyage_n that_o in_o persuance_n of_o his_o natural_a bent_n to_o cruelty_n he_o leave_v order_n with_o two_o of_o his_o confident_n to_o put_v his_o wife_n mariam_n who_o he_o passionate_o love_v to_o death_n in_o case_n he_o miscarry_v and_o caesar_n be_v not_o dispose_v to_o pardon_v he_o this_o secret_a be_v reveal_v to_o mariam_n by_o one_o of_o his_o 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