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this_o imagination_n he_o go_v to_o incamp_v himself_o near_o sevill_n hispalis_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n caesar_n possess_v himself_o of_o two_o castle_n and_o know_v that_o cneius_n be_v encamp_v in_o the_o plain_a of_o munda_n he_o march_v his_o army_n thither_o the_o two_o general_n be_v equal_o impatient_a to_o come_v to_o a_o engagement_n so_o that_o cneius_n draw_v up_o his_o troop_n in_o battalion_n by_o break_n of_o day_n he_o have_v post_v himself_o very_o well_o upon_o a_o hill_n both_o side_n whereof_o be_v defend_v one_o by_o the_o city_n of_o munda_n and_o the_o other_o by_o a_o little_a river_n and_o a_o marsh_n the_o exactness_n of_o their_o order_n show_v his_o troop_n to_o great_a advantage_n especial_o his_o horse_n who_o be_v very_o well_o arm_v the_o river_n also_o be_v upon_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o separate_v the_o hill_n where_o he_o be_v encamp_v from_o the_o plain_a which_o be_v five_o mile_n in_o length_n and_o reach_v as_o far_o as_o caesar_n camp_n he_o also_o have_v draw_v up_o his_o troop_n in_o battalion_n and_o expect_v when_o the_o enemy_n shall_v come_v down_o into_o the_o plain_a to_o fight_v he_o but_o as_o they_o never_o stir_v above_o a_o thousand_o pace_n from_o the_o city_n caesar_n advance_v as_o far_o as_o the_o rivulet_n now_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o war_n cneius_n ought_v to_o have_v engage_v he_o in_o his_o passage_n but_o his_o general_a officer_n be_v obstinate_o of_o opinion_n to_o defend_v the_o hill_n caesar_n well_o perceive_v that_o he_o can_v not_o come_v at_o they_o without_o great_a disadvantage_n and_o that_o they_o prepare_v themselves_o to_o charge_v he_o as_o he_o come_v up_o cause_v his_o army_n to_o halt_a as_o if_o he_o intend_v to_o fortify_v himself_o in_o that_o post._n his_o army_n consist_v of_o 24_o cohort_n and_o 8000_o horse_n the_o ten_o legion_n be_v upon_o the_o right_n the_o three_o and_o five_o upon_o the_o left_a and_o the_o cavalry_n upon_o the_o wing_n cneius_n have_v fourteen_o leâ—gions_n the_o cavalry_n and_o his_o light_a arm_a foot_n amount_v to_o 6000_o man_n with_o a_o equal_a number_n of_o auxiliary_a troop_n caesar_n soldier_n murmur_v that_o he_o will_v not_o let_v they_o make_v use_n of_o the_o occasion_n to_o engage_v and_o the_o delay_n so_o encourage_v those_o of_o cneius_n that_o they_o advance_v upon_o the_o decline_a part_n of_o the_o hill_n so_o both_o side_n give_v a_o shout_n and_o the_o battle_n begin_v the_o first_o shock_n be_v manage_v on_o both_o part_n with_o so_o much_o courage_n that_o casar_n man_n who_o have_v be_v use_v to_o conquer_v find_v themselves_o something_o abate_v of_o their_o fierceness_n the_o ten_o legion_n though_o extreme_o weaken_v in_o number_n nevertheless_o press_v hard_a upon_o that_o which_o it_o be_v engage_v withal_o but_o cneius_n command_v a_o legion_n to_o march_v up_o upon_o the_o right_n to_o its_o assistence_n during_o this_o proceed_n câ—sar's_n cavalry_n charge_v pompey_n left_a wing_n who_o receive_v it_o in_o very_o good_a order_n so_o that_o all_o the_o troop_n on_o both_o side_n be_v now_o engage_v every_o one_o be_v to_o expect_v his_o safety_n from_o his_o own_o proper_a valour_n all_o author_n agree_v that_o caesar_n be_v never_o in_o so_o great_a danger_n as_o now_o and_o he_o himself_o have_v since_o declare_v that_o ever_o before_o he_o fight_v for_o glory_n but_o at_o munda_n for_o his_o life_n he_o throw_v himself_o several_a time_n among_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o enemy_n cry_v out_o to_o his_o people_n that_o they_o ought_v to_o take_v he_o and_o deliver_v he_o to_o those_o child_n to_o save_v themselves_o the_o shame_n of_o be_v beat_v so_o well_o do_v he_o encourage_v they_o by_o his_o speech_n but_o much_o better_a by_o a_o thousand_o action_n of_o bravery_n which_o he_o perform_v that_o at_o last_o with_o much_o ado_n he_o overthrow_v cneius_n troop_n and_o kill_v thirty_o thousand_o upon_o the_o place_n but_o he_o lose_v a_o thousand_o of_o his_o own_o man_n and_o have_v five_o hundred_o wound_v all_o the_o ensign_n be_v take_v and_o varus_n and_o labienus_n slay_v in_o the_o battle_n cneius_n with_o 150_o horse_n escape_v to_o tariffa_n carteia_n from_o whence_o think_v to_o get_v away_o by_o sea_n he_o be_v force_v by_o the_o arrival_n of_o caesar_n lieutenant_n to_o return_v to_o land_n he_o be_v immediate_o besiege_v within_o a_o tower_n and_o attack_v so_o vigorous_o that_o be_v wound_v in_o the_o shoulder_n and_o the_o thigh_n have_v his_o heel_n put_v out_o of_o joint_n he_o be_v forsake_v by_o his_o people_n and_o slay_v in_o a_o cave_n where_o he_o have_v hide_v himself_o the_o young_a sextus_n have_v better_a fortune_n for_o escape_v from_o cordova_n where_o he_o have_v be_v during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o battle_n he_o conceal_v himself_o so_o well_o that_o caesar_n can_v not_o find_v he_o or_o at_o least_o because_o he_o be_v so_o young_a mistake_v he_o after_o this_o victory_n which_o put_v a_o end_n to_o that_o famous_a war_n there_o nothing_o appear_v to_o make_v resistance_n so_o caesar_n have_v give_v out_o several_a order_n and_o exact_v great_a contribution_n from_o the_o enemy_n city_n under_o pretence_n of_o punish_v their_o rebellion_n he_o return_v to_o rome_n not_o a_o little_a glad_a that_o he_o have_v at_o last_o bring_v under_o submission_n that_o commonwealth_n which_o give_v law_n to_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n chap._n lxiii_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 he_o will_v needs_o triumph_v at_o his_o return_n but_o that_o triumph_n be_v by_o no_o mean_n attend_v with_o any_o joyful_a acclamation_n of_o the_o people_n who_o be_v grieve_v to_o see_v the_o memory_n of_o their_o belove_a pompey_n insult_v over_o after_o this_o caesar_n apply_v himself_o to_o regulate_v the_o state_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o pardon_v all_o those_o who_o have_v bear_v arm_n against_o he_o he_o cause_v also_o pompey_n statue_n to_o be_v set_v up_o again_o and_o cicero_n observe_v very_o proper_o upon_o that_o occasion_n say_v that_o caesar_n by_o restore_v pompey_n be_v statue_n secure_v his_o own_o he_o publish_v several_a law_n as_o that_o which_o limit_v the_o expense_n of_o feast_n which_o he_o cause_v to_o be_v observe_v with_o all_o severity_n another_o touch_v the_o use_n of_o litter_n embroider_a robe_n and_o pearl_n which_o he_o confine_v only_o to_o certain_a person_n that_o which_o allow_v the_o right_n of_o a_o free_a citizen_n to_o all_o people_n of_o quality_n of_o whatsoever_o profession_n beside_o a_o great_a many_o other_o very_o good_a ordinance_n he_o sit_v in_o judgement_n with_o wonderful_a diligence_n and_o application_n and_o without_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v balance_v in_o favour_n of_o any_o of_o the_o criminal_n moreover_o to_o show_v that_o nothing_o shall_v escape_v his_o care_n he_o undertake_v to_o regulate_v the_o roman_a year_n which_o be_v at_o that_o time_n very_o much_o confound_v and_o as_o it_o consist_v but_o of_o ten_o month_n according_a to_o the_o establishment_n of_o romulus_n and_o numa_n have_v take_v care_n to_o add_v two_o other_o consist_v of_o sixty_o five_o day_n nevertheless_o the_o year_n want_v eleven_o day_n and_o a_o quarter_n and_o though_o several_a remedy_n have_v be_v seek_v for_o the_o reform_n of_o that_o error_n it_o happen_v out_o in_o succession_n of_o time_n that_o the_o festival_n come_v in_o season_n quite_o contrary_a to_o their_o institution_n as_o for_o example_n those_o for_o the_o vintage_n in_o spring_n and_o those_o of_o the_o harvest_n in_o winter_n caesar_n after_o have_v consult_v upon_o this_o occasion_n the_o most_o able_a astronomer_n and_o be_v himself_o very_o well_o instruct_v in_o that_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 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they_o may_v agree_v upon_o a_o method_n of_o put_v this_o in_o practice_n and_o take_v mutual_a oath_n of_o assurance_n from_o each_o other_o roscius_n and_o lucius_n return_v back_o to_o capua_n with_o these_o proposition_n and_o make_v report_n of_o they_o to_o the_o consul_n and_o to_o pompey_n they_o deliberate_v upon_o the_o matter_n and_o write_v back_o their_o answer_n in_o these_o term_n that_o caesar_n shall_v return_v into_o gaul_n that_o he_o shall_v abandon_v rimini_n after_o which_o pompey_n shall_v depart_v for_o spain_n that_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o they_o will_v continue_v their_o levy_n till_o caesar_n give_v they_o assurance_n that_o this_o shall_v be_v perform_v with_o all_o sincerity_n 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 it_o be_v not_o a_o desire_n of_o peace_n which_o carry_v on_o this_o correspondence_n matter_n be_v too_o far_o engage_v and_o the_o enmity_n too_o 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he_o be_v of_o a_o fantastical_a inconstant_a spirit_n with_o a_o fiery_a and_o barbarous_a humour_n much_o like_o that_o of_o nero_n after_o he_o who_o great_a great_a grandfather_n he_o be_v he_o have_v with_o he_o twenty_o cohort_n of_o new_a raise_v troop_n in_o corfinium_n beside_o the_o twelve_o that_o belong_v to_o rufus_n with_o these_o force_n he_o resolve_v to_o expect_v caesar._n now_o as_o that_o place_n be_v the_o first_o that_o dare_v undertake_v to_o make_v head_n against_o caesar_n every_o body_n expect_v with_o impatience_n what_o will_v be_v the_o success_n of_o the_o enterprise_n caesar_n make_v his_o approach_n with_o two_o legion_n and_o be_v engage_v by_o five_o cohort_n who_o defend_v a_o bridge_n about_o three_o mile_n from_o the_o city_n they_o be_v drive_v back_o even_o to_o the_o gate_n of_o corfinium_n which_o thereupon_o be_v immediate_o invest_v domitius_n prepare_v himself_o for_o a_o vigorous_a defence_n and_o write_v word_n to_o pompey_n that_o there_o 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nourish_v and_o make_v caesar_n great_a and_o now_o all_o of_o a_o sudden_a be_v grow_v afraid_a of_o he_o he_o will_v hearken_v to_o no_o proposition_n of_o peace_n and_o yet_o be_v in_o no_o preparation_n for_o war._n he_o have_v lose_v the_o march_n of_o ancona_n by_o his_o own_o fault_n have_v put_v himself_o into_o pollentia_n povilla_n and_o will_v go_v into_o greece_n without_o think_v fit_v to_o make_v we_o in_o the_o least_o acquaint_v with_o his_o design_n in_o short_a domitius_n press_v he_o for_o relief_n and_o represent_v to_o he_o how_o much_o his_o glory_n be_v concern_v in_o it_o but_o pompey_n renounce_v his_o glory_n and_o retire_v to_o brundisium_n 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 domitius_n think_v it_o his_o wise_a way_n to_o conceal_v this_o answer_n which_o he_o receive_v from_o pompey_n and_o say_v that_o the_o general_n be_v upon_o his_o march_n to_o relieve_v they_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n contrive_v with_o the_o trusty_a of_o his_o friend_n how_o to_o make_v a_o private_a retreat_n the_o secret_n can_v not_o be_v so_o nice_o manage_v but_o that_o his_o very_a face_n and_o all_o his_o action_n discover_v it_o so_o that_o the_o soldier_n fall_v to_o mutiny_n and_o propose_v surrender_v to_o caesar_n who_o have_v now_o recruit_v his_o army_n with_o the_o nine_o legion_n and_o two_o and_o twenty_o cohort_n raise_v in_o gaul_n beside_o three_o hundred_o german_a horse_n which_o a_o certain_a petty_a king_n towards_o the_o side_n of_o bavaria_n have_v send_v he_o caesar_n press_v the_o place_n with_o those_o troop_n he_o have_v put_v under_o the_o command_n of_o curio_n so_o that_o no_o mean_n of_o retreat_n be_v leave_v the_o soldier_n secure_v domitius_n and_o send_v deputy_n to_o caesar_n to_o certify_v he_o that_o they_o be_v
the_o next_o day_n he_o begin_v to_o march_v hope_v that_o he_o may_v prevent_v the_o enemy_n by_o a_o short_a way_n than_o that_o which_o they_o have_v be_v force_v to_o make_v use_n of_o but_o caesar_n have_v foresee_v what_o may_v happen_v and_o encourage_v his_o soldier_n by_o his_o word_n and_o his_o own_o example_n leave_v they_o only_o a_o small_a part_n of_o the_o night_n to_o rest_v themselves_o in_o and_o arrive_v the_o next_o morning_n under_o the_o wall_n of_o durazzo_n when_o they_o begin_v to_o discover_v the_o van_n of_o pompey_n army_n who_o immediate_o call_v a_o council_n of_o war_n go_v and_o possess_v himself_o of_o a_o hill_n call_v petra_n which_o command_v the_o sea_n and_o under_o which_o there_o be_v a_o small_a shelter_n for_o ship_n where_o very_a few_o wind_n can_v come_v to_o annoy_v they_o they_o both_o immediate_o entrench_v themselves_o in_o the_o post_n they_o have_v take_v pompey_n cause_v a_o party_n of_o his_o ship_n to_o come_v under_o his_o camp_n and_o immediate_o send_v into_o asia_n and_o the_o other_o country_n which_o hold_v for_o he_o to_o fetch_v provision_n and_o ammunition_n caesar_n perceive_v then_o that_o the_o war_n may_v in_o all_o likelihood_n last_o long_o that_o he_o have_v very_o little_a corn_n and_o that_o his_o place_n of_o retreat_n on_o the_o coast_n of_o italy_n and_o spain_n be_v very_o uncertain_a send_v canuleius_n one_o of_o his_o lieutenant_n into_o epirus_n he_o cause_v magazine_n to_o be_v lodge_v from_o place_n to_o place_n in_o regard_n that_o province_n be_v a_o great_a way_n off_o and_o order_v all_o the_o neighbour_a town_n to_o come_v out_o and_o work_n at_o the_o carriage_n moreover_o he_o cause_v what_o corn_n can_v be_v find_v in_o the_o island_n in_o the_o burrow_n town_n of_o the_o parthian_n and_o all_o the_o other_o castle_n to_o be_v bring_v in_o to_o he_o but_o as_o that_o soil_n can_v furnish_v he_o with_o very_o little_a pompey_n have_v already_o ruin_v all_o those_o place_n and_o 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redoubt_n he_o possess_v a_o space_n of_o 15000_o pace_n where_o his_o cavalry_n find_v forage_v and_o where_o also_o there_o be_v abundance_n of_o field_n sow_v with_o corn_n we_o shall_v not_o undertake_v to_o judge_v of_o the_o conduct_n of_o these_o great_a man_n to_o rash_o as_o other_o author_n have_v do_v who_o have_v declare_v that_o all_o those_o work_n be_v of_o no_o use_n nor_o advantage_n for_o they_o have_v both_o of_o they_o their_o particular_a reason_n for_o what_o they_o do_v and_o caesar_n have_v report_v some_o of_o he_o say_v that_o his_o design_n be_v to_o cut_v off_o from_o pompey_n be_v cavalry_n the_o liberty_n of_o go_v out_o in_o party_n for_o that_o they_o be_v more_o in_o number_n than_o he_o and_o may_v very_o much_o incommode_v his_o convoy_n take_v from_o he_o the_o conveniency_n of_o forage_v and_o by_o that_o mean_n render_v they_o unfit_a for_o service_n beside_o his_o business_n be_v to_o beat_v down_o that_o high_a esteem_n which_o keep_v up_o pompey_n be_v party_n among_o the_o nation_n that_o be_v stranger_n when_o all_o the_o world_n shall_v know_v that_o he_o be_v invest_v by_o caesar_n and_o that_o he_o dare_v not_o venture_v the_o hazard_n of_o a_o battle_n for_o it_o be_v that_o which_o pompey_n can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v bring_v to_o nor_o to_o go_v far_o from_o the_o sea_n from_o whence_o he_o have_v all_o his_o provision_n nor_o from_o durazzo_n where_o be_v all_o his_o engine_n his_o dart_n and_o other_o ammunition_n of_o war_n and_o in_o fine_a it_o appear_v with_o great_a likelihood_n that_o these_o leader_n both_o of_o they_o accomplish_v in_o the_o art_n of_o war_n and_o instruct_v by_o long_a experience_n of_o the_o many_o advantage_n which_o a_o sudden_a occasion_n well_o manage_v may_v offer_v especial_o between_o two_o army_n so_o near_o to_o one_o another_o be_v both_o of_o they_o watchful_a for_o the_o first_o opportunity_n in_o effect_n as_o caesar_n man_n daily_o carry_v on_o their_o work_n to_o prevent_v their_o be_v attack_v in_o their_o rear_n those_o of_o pompey_n do_v the_o same_o to_o enlarge_v themselves_o and_o hinder_v the_o enemy_n from_o assault_v they_o upon_o the_o flank_n they_o have_v the_o advantage_n in_o number_n beside_o there_o be_v being_n the_o innermost_a circumvallation_n be_v not_o extend_v so_o far_o as_o caesar_n and_o though_o pompey_n avoid_v a_o general_a battle_n nevertheless_o he_o daily_o send_v out_o his_o archer_n and_o slinger_n against_o the_o enemy_n which_o oblige_v caesar_n soldier_n to_o make_v certain_a blind_v with_o clothes_n and_o skin_n for_o their_o defence_n against_o the_o arrow_n chap._n xxxviii_o a_o fght_n between_o caesar_n and_o pompey_n troop_n caesar_n apply_v himself_o principal_o to_o shut_v up_o the_o enemy_n with_o his_o line_n who_o on_o their_o part_n endeavour_v the_o gain_v more_o ground_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o no_o day_n pass_v without_o some_o encounter_n or_o other_o caesar_n nine_o legion_n have_v 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to_o search_v for_o proscript_n and_o another_o senator_n weary_v out_o with_o the_o daily_a care_n of_o conceal_v himself_o cause_v himself_o to_o be_v shave_v take_v open_o a_o little_a school_n and_o keep_v it_o public_o so_o long_o as_o the_o proscription_n last_v no_o body_n imagine_v that_o a_o miserable_a pedant_n can_v ever_o have_v be_v considerable_a enough_o to_o have_v be_v proscribe_v chap._n xxxvi_o the_o example_n of_o several_a remarkable_a change_n of_o fortune_n though_o the_o story_n of_o these_o accident_n may_v seem_v perhaps_o a_o little_a too_o long_o as_o they_o relate_v proper_o to_o the_o triumvirate_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o pass_v over_o two_o example_n which_o be_v very_o natural_a instance_n of_o the_o inconstancy_n and_o revolution_n of_o humane_a fortune_n balbinus_n be_v proscribe_v by_o antonius_n have_v with_o much_o ado_n make_v his_o retreat_n to_o pompey_n who_o after_o several_a year_n of_o war_n come_v to_o a_o agreement_n with_o caesar._n 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