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prince_n pass_v for_o cruel_a he_o then_o take_v the_o dagger_n from_o she_o and_o search_v all_o her_o clothes_n with_o care_n lest_o she_o shall_v have_v any_o poison_n conceal_v about_o she_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 this_o news_n give_v caesar_n a_o extreme_a satisfaction_n he_o see_v himself_o master_n of_o the_o world_n by_o the_o death_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o have_v in_o his_o hand_n that_o haughty_a queen_n who_o have_v lift_v the_o crown_n of_o egypt_n above_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o roman_n he_o command_v epaphroditus_n to_o guard_v she_o with_o exact_a care_n and_o yet_o serve_v she_o like_o a_o queen_n he_o then_o make_v his_o entrance_n into_o alexandria_n and_o as_o in_o all_o his_o action_n he_o still_o have_v something_o of_o the_o politician_n he_o choose_v arius_n the_o philosopher_n to_o be_v near_o he_o who_o be_v of_o this_o city_n and_o during_o that_o solemnity_n to_o give_v he_o more_o respect_n caesar_n almost_o always_o talk_v to_o he_o sometime_o very_o familiar_o hold_v out_o his_o hand_n to_o he_o he_o go_v thus_o to_o the_o place_n of_o exercise_n where_o all_o the_o people_n be_v assemble_v by_o his_o order_n the_o majesty_n of_o caesar_n follow_v by_o so_o many_o arm_a soldier_n who_o breathe_v nothing_o but_o destruction_n throw_v the_o egyptian_n into_o a_o mighty_a fear_n they_o all_o fall_v on_o their_o knee_n and_o implore_v his_o pardon_n and_o when_o silence_n be_v make_v caesar_n tell_v they_o he_o pardon_v the_o people_n in_o consideration_n of_o their_o illustrious_a founder_n alexander_n the_o great_a for_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o town_n which_o he_o admire_v and_o for_o the_o friendship_n he_o bear_v to_o his_o friend_n arius_n their_o fellow_n citizen_n he_o will_v needs_o see_v the_o tomb_n and_o body_n of_o alexander_n which_o he_o honour_v with_o a_o crown_n of_o gold_n and_o cover_v it_o with_o flower_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o time_n but_o when_o they_o ask_v he_o if_o he_o will_v see_v the_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o ptolemy_n too_o he_o answer_v he_o desire_v to_o see_v a_o great_a king_n not_o dead_a corpse_n that_o be_v not_o egypt_n be_v reduce_v into_o a_o province_n and_o caesar_n cause_v his_o soldier_n to_o cleanse_v the_o channel_n of_o the_o nile_n which_o very_o much_o contribute_v to_o the_o fertility_n of_o that_o kingdom_n which_o abound_v in_o corn._n several_a king_n prince_n and_o roman_a senator_n beg_v of_o he_o the_o body_n of_o anthony_n to_o pay_v their_o last_o respect_n to_o it_o but_o he_o will_v not_o deprive_v cleopatra_n of_o that_o satisfaction_n she_o perform_v it_o with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o magnificence_n and_o caesar_n take_v care_n to_o furnish_v she_o with_o what_o be_v needful_a for_o the_o pomp_n of_o the_o funeral_n she_o appear_v here_o with_o excess_n of_o grief_n though_o caesar_n strive_v to_o moderate_v her_o affliction_n by_o the_o kind_a usage_n of_o her_o child_n who_o he_o esteem_v as_o his_o ally_n only_o antyllus_n the_o elder_a of_o anthony_n child_n by_o fulvia_n be_v partaker_n of_o his_o father_n misfortune_n as_o be_v of_o a_o age_n capable_a of_o resentment_n and_o have_v be_v always_o breed_v up_o with_o his_o father_n have_v imbibe_v his_o sentiment_n he_o be_v betray_v by_o theodorus_n his_o tutor_n who_o betray_v he_o to_o rob_v he_o of_o a_o stone_n of_o great_a value_n antyllus_n throw_v himself_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o a_o image_n of_o i._o caesar_n but_o this_o sanctuary_n stand_v he_o in_o no_o more_o stead_n than_o his_o prayer_n and_o tear_n for_o he_o be_v by_o the_o soldier_n take_v from_o thence_o and_o slay_v the_o traitorous_a schoolmaster_n do_v not_o long_o enjoy_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o treason_n for_o he_o not_o confess_v his_o theft_n they_o search_v he_o and_o find_v the_o stone_n sow_v up_o in_o his_o girdle_n and_o caesar_n make_v he_o be_v fasten_v to_o a_o cross_n where_o the_o people_n of_o alexandria_n with_o joy_n see_v he_o expire_v casarion_n the_o son_n of_o i._o caesar_n and_o cleopatra_n be_v also_o deliver_v up_o by_o rhodon_n to_o who_o this_o princess_n have_v trust_v he_o this_o son_n who_o she_o tender_o love_v and_o send_v he_o with_o a_o great_a mass_n of_o treasure_n to_o ethiopia_n it_o be_v for_o this_o that_o this_o perfidious_a governor_n deceive_v caesarion_n by_o the_o show_v he_o feign_a letter_n by_o which_o caesar_n recall_v he_o to_o put_v he_o upon_o the_o throne_n of_o egypt_n when_o he_o come_v to_o alexandria_n caesar_n be_v sometime_o in_o suspense_n between_o policy_n and_o humanity_n till_o arius_n make_v he_o resolve_v by_o this_o say_n it_o be_v not_o safe_a to_o hâ—ve_v many_o caesar_n this_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o a_o verse_n in_o homer_n which_o be_v ill_o cite_v by_o this_o philosopher_n since_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o caesarion_n death_n this_o death_n not_o be_v till_o after_o that_o of_o cleopatra_n and_o antyllus_n slay_v before_o be_v none_o of_o her_o son_n she_o have_v no_o cause_n for_o the_o increase_n of_o her_o affliction_n but_o the_o greatness_n of_o her_o courage_n make_v the_o loss_n of_o her_o liberty_n insupportable_a to_o she_o this_o melancholy_a with_o the_o blow_n with_o which_o she_o have_v bruise_v her_o breast_n put_v she_o into_o a_o slow_a fever_n which_o give_v her_o hope_n she_o shall_v soon_o end_v her_o sorrow_n with_o her_o life_n she_o have_v beside_o resolve_v to_o abstain_v from_o eat_v if_o olympius_n her_o physician_n who_o write_v this_o story_n have_v not_o discover_v this_o secret_a she_o have_v trust_v he_o with_o to_o caesar._n they_o threaten_v to_o put_v her_o child_n to_o death_n if_o she_o persist_v in_o this_o obstinacy_n this_o be_v the_o only_a thing_n she_o can_v be_v
to_o amphipolis_n p._n 189._o chap._n l._n pompey_n go_v to_o meet_v his_o wife_n at_o lesbos_n he_o resolve_v to_o retire_v into_o egypt_n achillas_n photinus_n and_o theodotus_n advise_v the_o king_n to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n pompey_n slay_v by_o a_o roman_a call_v septinius_n p._n 192._o pompey_n free_a man_n pay_v he_o his_o last_o rite_n of_o funeral_n the_o misfortune_n of_o lentulus_n p._n 197._o chap._n lii_o caesar_n pursue_v his_o victory_n cassius_n surrender_v himself_o to_o he_o with_o all_o his_o fleet._n caesar_n land_n in_o egypt_n the_o insolence_n of_o photinus_n and_o achillas_n p._n 199._o chap._n liii_o caesar_n fortify_v himself_o in_o alexandria_n he_o be_v attack_v by_o achillas_n he_o seize_v upon_o pharos_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o cleopatra_n he_o be_v besiege_v by_o the_o egyptian_n p._n 204._o chap._n liv._o caesar_n receive_v succour_n a_o sea_n fight_n a_o disorder_n among_o caesar_n troop_n upon_o the_o peer_n he_o save_v himself_o by_o swim_v he_o restore_v the_o egyptian_n their_o king_n who_o declare_v war_n against_o he_o p._n 209._o chap._n lv._o mithridates_n defeat_v the_o egyptian_n he_o join_v himself_o with_o caesar_n who_o attack_n ptolemy_n camp_n the_o egyptian_n rout_v their_o king_n be_v drown_v caesar_n establish_v cleopatra_n queen_n of_o egypt_n with_o her_o brother_n p._n 213._o chap._n lvi_o cato_n retire_v into_o africa_n and_o cicero_n into_o italy_n where_o caesar_n pardon_n he_o pompeyâ—s_n â—s_z son_n go_v into_o spain_n cato_n join_v himself_o with_o scipio_n and_o juba_n some_o broil_n at_o rome_n p._n 216._o chap._n lvii_o caesar_n go_v into_o asia_n p._n 220._o chap._n lviii_o caesar_n return_v into_o italy_n his_o troop_n mutiny_v he_o appease_v they_o and_o return_n into_o africa_n more_o battle_n p._n 224._o chap._n lix_n caesar_n chastise_v some_o mutineer_n and_o after_o several_a movement_n defeat_v scipio_n and_o juba_n p._n 234._o chap._n lx._n the_o death_n of_o scipio_n and_o juba_n caesar_n march_v towards_o utica_n the_o death_n of_o cato_n p._n 240._o chap._n lxi_o caesar_n return_v to_o rome_n the_o pomp_n and_o magnificence_n of_o his_o triumph_n p._n 247._o chap._n lxii_o caesar_n go_v into_o spain_n where_o he_o defeat_v the_o two_o son_n of_o pompey_n the_o old_a whereof_o be_v slay_v p._n 251._o caesar_n return_n to_o rome_n he_o make_v several_a law_n the_o extreme_a honour_n which_o be_v do_v he_o draw_v upon_o he_o the_o envy_n of_o the_o senate_n p._n 257._o chap._n lxiv_o a_o conspiracy_n against_o caesar._n presage_n of_o his_o death_n he_o be_v murder_v in_o the_o senate_n p._n 264._o the_o content_n to_o the_o second_o volume_n chap._n i._n the_o trouble_n and_o fear_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n after_o the_o death_n of_o caesar_n pag._n 271._o chap._n ii_o brutus_n and_o cassius_n endeavour_v to_o justify_v what_o they_o have_v do_v before_o the_o people_n who_o rise_v upon_o they_o they_o retire_v to_o the_o capitol_n p._n 275._o chap._n iii_o antonius_n and_o lepidus_n rally_v caesar_n friend_n some_o proposition_n of_o accommodation_n p._n 279._o chap._n iu._n the_o senate_n assemble_v diversity_n of_o opinion_n among_o the_o senator_n caesar_n ordinance_n ratify_v p._n 283._o chap._n v._o new_a division_n occasion_v by_o caesar_n will._n brutus_n and_o cassius_n speak_v to_o the_o people_n in_o their_o own_o justification_n they_o come_v to_o a_o agreement_n with_o anthony_n and_o lepidus_n p._n 287._o caesar_n will_v read_v public_o antonius_n make_v his_o funeral_n oration_n p._n 291._o chap._n vii_o the_o pomp_n of_o caesar_n funeral_n the_o rise_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n and_o their_o fury_n against_o the_o conspirator_n p._n 296._o chap._n viii_o the_o artifices_fw-la of_o antonius_n he_o procure_v himself_o guard_n brutus_n and_o cassius_n withdraw_v from_o rome_n antonius_n get_v the_o government_n of_o macedonia_n for_o his_o brother_n cyrene_n be_v give_v to_o cassius_n and_o bythinia_n to_o brutus_n p._n 299._o chap._n ix_o octavius_z the_o grand_a nephew_n of_o caesar_n come_v to_o rome_n against_o the_o opinion_n of_o his_o kindred_n he_o declare_v himself_o caesar_n heir_n and_o take_v upon_o he_o his_o name_n p._n 305._o chap._n x._o octavius_n visit_v antonius_n who_o receive_v he_o very_o ill_o his_o demand_n and_o antonius_n his_o answer_n p._n 308._o chap._n xi_o octavius_n fall_v out_o with_o antonius_n he_o gain_v the_o affection_n of_o the_o people_n antonius_n send_v for_o the_o macedonian_a army_n into_o italy_n p._n 311._o chap._n xii_o antonius_n demand_v the_o government_n of_o the_o cis-alpine_a gaul_n he_o offend_v young_a caesar._n the_o soldier_n oblige_v he_o to_o a_o agreement_n with_o he_o antonius_n get_v the_o government_n p._n 315._o chap._n xiii_o new_a quarrel_n between_o antonius_n and_o caesar._n cicero_n declare_v himself_o for_o caesar._n he_o offend_v antonius_n in_o his_o oration_n p._n 319._o chap._n fourteen_o antonius_n and_o caesar_n meet_v at_o the_o capitol_n they_o fall_v out_o again_o caesar_n raise_v troop_n p._n 323._o chap._n xv._n antonius_n join_v his_o army_n but_o be_v not_o well_o receive_v he_o return_v to_o rome_n two_o of_o his_o legion_n desâ—rt_v he_o and_o go_v to_o caesar_n army_n antonius_n force_n p._n 327._o caesar_n force_n he_o assure_v himself_o of_o the_o affection_n of_o his_o troop_n p._n 331._o chap._n xvii_o antonius_n besieges_fw-fr decimus_n brutus_n in_o modena_n p._n 333._o chap._n xviii_o hirtius_n and_o pansa_n choose_v consul_n the_o decreee_v of_o the_o senate_n against_o antonius_n the_o death_n of_o trebonius_n dolabella_z declare_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o republic_n honour_n and_o office_n allot_v to_o cassius_n and_o brutus_n p._n 335._o antonius_n letter_n to_o hirtius_n and_o young_a caesar_n p._n 340._o chap._n xx._n the_o consul_n raise_v troop_n for_o the_o relief_n of_o decimus_n which_o be_v but_o one_o legion_n the_o manner_n of_o lay_v siege_n in_o those_o time_n ventidius_z raises_z troop_n for_o antonius_n p._n 344._o chap._n xxi_o a_o battle_n between_o antonius_n troop_n and_o caesar_n join_v with_o the_o consul_n pansa_n mortal_o wound_v caesar_n troop_n be_v beat_v hirtius_n come_v to_o their_o relief_n and_o defeat_v antonius_n p._n 348._o chap._n xxii_o antonius_n defeat_v by_o hirtius_n and_o caesar._n the_o death_n of_o hirtius_n the_o raise_n of_o the_o siege_n of_o modena_n brutus_n write_v to_o cicero_n p._n 353._o chap._n xxiii_o decimus_n speak_v to_o caesar_n who_o treat_v he_o ill_o the_o death_n of_o pansa_n his_o die_a word_n to_o caesar_n p._n 355._o chap._n xxiv_o cassius_n in_o syria_n he_o raise_v great_a force_n the_o conduct_n of_o cleopatra_n brutus_n defeat_v antonius_n brother_n and_o take_v he_o prisoner_n p._n 358._o chap._n xxv_o caesar_n demand_v the_o honour_n of_o triumph_n which_o be_v refuse_v he_o he_o attempt_v the_o consulship_n by_o cicero_n interference_n p._n 361._o chap._n xxvi_o antonius_n make_v his_o retreat_n into_o gall._n he_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o lepidus_n army_n he_o return_v into_o italy_n with_o seventeen_o legion_n p._n 363._o chap._n xxvii_o caesar_n pursue_v the_o consulship_n he_o speak_v to_o his_o soldier_n he_o march_v towards_o rome_n the_o fright_n the_o senate_n be_v in_o p._n 365._o chap._n xxviii_o the_o senate_n want_n of_o resolution_n caesar_n enter_v into_o the_o city_n he_o treat_v cicero_n ill_a and_o be_v declare_v consul_n with_o pedius_n p._n 368._o chap._n xxix_o caesar_n cause_v brutus_n and_o cassius_n to_o be_v condemn_v with_o all_o those_o who_o have_v murder_v his_o uncle_n antonius_n pursue_v decimus_n who_o be_v at_o last_o slay_v p._n 373._o chap._n xxx_o presage_n which_o be_v before_o the_o triumvirate_n the_o alliance_n of_o caesar_n antonius_n and_o lepidus_n call_v the_o triumvirate_n they_o meet_v in_o a_o certain_a island_n their_o ordinance_n p._n 377._o chap._n xxxi_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o triumvirate_n the_o proscription_n murder_v up_o and_o down_o the_o city_n p._n 382._o chap._n xxxii_o the_o entry_n of_o the_o triumvirate_n into_o rome_n murder_v commit_v and_o the_o sad_a condition_n which_o that_o city_n be_v in_o p._n 385._o chap._n xxxiii_o some_o stir_n among_o the_o people_n the_o death_n of_o cicero_n p._n 388._o chap._n xxxiv_o the_o triumph_n of_o lepidus_n the_o good_n of_o the_o proscript_n set_v to_o sale_n attack_n upon_o the_o roman_a lady_n their_o speech_n to_o the_o triumvirate_n p._n 392._o chap._n xxxv_o several_a of_o the_o proscript_n escape_v into_o sicily_n to_o sextus_n the_o son_n of_o pompey_n some_o extraordinary_a adventure_n during_o the_o proscription_n p._n 397._o chap._n xxxvi_o the_o example_n of_o several_a remarkable_a change_n of_o fortune_n p._n 402._o chap._n xxxvii_o the_o end_n of_o the_o proscription_n war_n in_o caesar_n lieutenant_n overthrow_v cornificius_n the_o lieutenant_n of_o brutus_n p._n 405._o chap._n xxxviii_o dolabella_n be_v defeat_v and_o slay_v by_o
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
robe_n and_o conduct_v he_o into_o the_o temple_n of_o castor_n and_o pollux_n upon_o which_o occasion_n this_o action_n of_o murena_n appear_v the_o more_o generous_a in_o that_o he_o expose_v his_o life_n for_o a_o man_n who_o not_o long_o before_o have_v accuse_v he_o of_o crime_n to_o take_v it_o away_o the_o people_n enrage_v return_v a_o moment_n after_o in_o great_a number_n and_o drive_v away_o the_o soldier_n of_o nepos_n cato_n come_v back_o again_o upon_o the_o place_n and_o exhort_v the_o roman_n if_o they_o will_v ever_o now_o to_o give_v testimony_n of_o their_o courage_n in_o fine_a the_o law_n do_v not_o pass_v and_o nepos_n after_o a_o great_a many_o threaten_n think_v fit_a to_o withdraw_v himself_o from_o rome_n and_o go_v to_o find_v out_o pompey_n chap._n iii_o concern_v clodius_n and_o the_o return_n of_o pompey_n love_n or_o rather_o that_o debauchery_n which_o reign_v in_o rome_n even_o to_o excess_n come_v at_o last_o as_o it_o usual_o do_v to_o increase_v disorder_n and_o furnish_v out_o new_a matter_n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o sedition_n and_o revenge_n to_o work_v upon_o clodius_n a_o young_a man_n of_o a_o noble_a family_n rich_a and_o well_o accomplish_v be_v one_o of_o those_o that_o affect_v to_o be_v think_v well_o with_o the_o lady_n and_o manage_v matter_n with_o so_o little_a discretion_n that_o the_o scandal_n of_o the_o time_n do_v not_o spare_v he_o even_o in_o relation_n to_o his_o own_o sister_n whereof_o he_o have_v three_o marry_v to_o man_n of_o the_o best_a quality_n martius_n surname_v rex_fw-la lucullus_n metellus_n celer_n brother_n to_o nepos_n and_o lucullus_n he_o be_v at_o that_o time_n in_o love_n with_o caesar_n wife_n but_o that_o lady_n be_v too_o close_o guard_v under_o the_o conduct_n of_o aurelia_n a_o woman_n of_o untainted_a virtue_n and_o caesar_n mother_n now_o the_o roman_n observe_v a_o certain_a festival_n which_o they_o call_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o good_a goddess_n who_o be_v a_o nymph_n espouse_v of_o faunus_n wherein_o the_o woman_n only_o have_v right_a of_o assist_v at_o the_o sacrifice_n which_o they_o perform_v every_o year_n in_o the_o house_n of_o one_o of_o the_o magistrate_n from_o whence_o the_o man_n be_v oblige_v to_o withdraw_v themselves_o one_o only_o be_v enough_o to_o profane_v the_o mystery_n shall_v he_o be_v present_a clodius_n think_v this_o opportunity_n may_v be_v favourable_a to_o he_o for_o the_o obtain_v some_o moment_n conversation_n with_o pompeia_n who_o then_o preside_v at_o the_o ceremony_n the_o feast_n be_v keep_v at_o her_o house_n by_o reason_n her_o husband_n be_v praetor_n he_o disguised_z himself_o in_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o woman_n and_o be_v introduce_v by_o a_o slave_n who_o immediate_o run_v to_o give_v her_o mistress_n notice_n but_o she_o not_o return_v so_o soon_o as_o be_v expect_v clodius_n rash_a and_o impatient_a venture_v far_o into_o the_o house_n be_v stop_v upon_o the_o stair_n by_o a_o woman_n that_o belong_v to_o aurelia_n who_o know_v he_o by_o his_o voice_n give_v a_o great_a shriek_n and_o alarume_v the_o company_n the_o feast_n be_v disturb_v the_o mystery_n present_o shut_v up_o and_o conceal_v and_o the_o woman_n immediate_o upon_o search_n for_o clodius_n who_o have_v make_v his_o escape_n out_o of_o her_o hand_n who_o discover_v he_o have_v conceal_v himself_o in_o the_o chamber_n of_o the_o slave_n that_o first_o bring_v he_o thither_o where_o at_o last_o he_o be_v find_v and_o drive_v out_o of_o the_o house_n with_o reproach_n and_o infamy_n this_o adventure_n become_v the_o next_o day_n public_a discourse_n and_o every_o body_n be_v ashamed_a at_o the_o story_n but_o caesar_n resolve_v to_o take_v the_o wise_a and_o most_o honourable_a course_n he_o can_v and_o be_v unwilling_a as_o his_o affair_n then_o stand_v to_o make_v any_o man_n his_o enemy_n be_v content_v without_o declare_v against_o his_o wife_n to_o put_v she_o away_o private_o and_o be_v afterward_o ask_v the_o reason_n say_v he_o do_v not_o believe_v her_o guilty_a but_o that_o the_o wife_n of_o caesar_n ought_v to_o have_v preserve_v herself_o from_o the_o suspicion_n as_o well_o as_o the_o crime_n cornificius_n make_v a_o report_n of_o this_o matter_n in_o a_o assembly_n of_o the_o senate_n who_o refer_v it_o to_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o vestal_n and_o chief_a priest_n they_o declare_v their_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v a_o offence_n of_o the_o high_a nature_n against_o the_o god_n and_o their_o religion_n it_o be_v then_o put_v to_o the_o question_n for_o the_o exhibit_v of_o information_n and_o appoint_v judge_n upon_o this_o occasion_n the_o whole_a city_n become_v divide_v and_o the_o animosity_n of_o the_o faction_n be_v renew_v caesar_n upon_o the_o expiration_n of_o his_o praetorship_n be_v to_o go_v and_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o government_n of_o spain_n but_o be_v retard_v by_o the_o prosecution_n of_o his_o creditor_n crassus_n who_o be_v his_o friend_n and_o wrought_v upon_o by_o the_o importunity_n of_o his_o wife_n tertulla_n who_o no_o less_o love_v caesaer_n than_o clodius_n do_v pompeia_n become_v security_n for_o he_o in_o the_o sum_n of_o eight_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o talent_n it_o be_v in_o this_o government_n that_o caesar_n view_v the_o statue_n of_o alexander_n weep_v to_o think_v that_o he_o have_v do_v nothing_o great_a and_o memorable_a at_o a_o age_n wherein_o that_o prince_n have_v conquer_a almost_o all_o the_o world_n and_o he_o give_v indeed_o sufficient_a mark_n and_o evidence_n of_o his_o bravery_n and_o desire_n of_o glory_n for_o he_o reduce_v all_o those_o nation_n to_o be_v tributary_n to_o the_o roman_n and_o collect_v together_o so_o vast_a a_o treasure_n to_o himself_o and_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n as_o enable_v he_o afterward_o to_o imitate_v that_o alexander_n pompey_n be_v now_o return_v home_o to_o rome_n cover_v with_o glory_n for_o the_o defeat_n of_o mithridates_n and_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o asia_n he_o have_v upon_o his_o arrival_n in_o italy_n send_v back_o his_o troop_n to_o prevent_v such_o suspicion_n as_o may_v arise_v from_o his_o come_n at_o the_o head_n of_o a_o army_n so_o that_o he_o obtain_v the_o honour_n of_o triumph_n with_o a_o general_a applause_n and_o with_o so_o much_o more_o splendour_n in_o regard_n that_o he_o now_o triumph_v over_o another_o three_o part_n of_o the_o world_n after_o have_v receive_v the_o same_o honour_n for_o the_o conquest_n of_o two_o part_n before_o the_o triumph_n last_v two_o day_n wherein_o be_v expose_v the_o name_n of_o fifteen_o conquer_a province_n eight_o hundred_o city_n and_o a_o thousand_o castle_n the_o gold_n the_o silver_n and_o the_o jewel_n that_o make_v up_o part_n of_o this_o public_a pomp_n amount_v to_o the_o value_n of_o two_o million_o of_o gold_n he_o make_v it_o appear_v by_o a_o account_n plain_o state_v that_o he_o have_v improve_v the_o revenue_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n 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