History of Julius Caesar Vol. 2 of 2

“What will become of us? I have a good mind to shut myself up in the citadel of Athens, whence I write you this note.” (Year 704. Epist. ad Atticum, VI. 9.) – “Consequently, leaving to the fools the initiative of speech, I think that I shall do well to endeavour to obtain this triumph, were it only to have a reason not to be in Rome; but they are sure to find a means to come to wrest my opinion from me. You will laugh at me. How I wish I had remained in my province!” (Cicero, Epist. ad Atticum, VII. 1.)

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“He has borne witness, which I did not ask him, to my integrity, my equity, and my kindness, and he has refused me what I expected from him. You should see how Cæsar, in the letter in which he congratulates me and promises me everything, knows how to make the most of this abominable ingratitude of Cato! But this same Cato has caused twenty days to be granted to Bibulus. You must excuse me being spiteful; but this is a thing which I cannot bear, and which I will never forgive him.” (Year 704, November. Cicero, Epist. ad Atticum, VII. 2.)

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Year 704, December. Cicero, Epist. ad Atticum, VII. 7. – The words entire order of the knights are not in the text, but they result from what Cæsar says in the same letter.

882

Year 704, December. Cicero, Epist. ad Atticum, VII. 3.

883

Year 704, December. Cicero, Epist. ad Atticum, VII. 7.

884

Cicero, Epist. ad Atticum, VII. 4.

885

“The situation of the Republic inspires me every day with more uneasiness. Honest people do not agree so well as is thought. How many Roman knights, how many senators, have I not heard inveighing against Pompey, particularly on account of this unfortunate journey! What we want is peace. All victory will be fatal, and cause a tyrant to rise up. Yes, I am one of those who think that it is better to grant all he (Cæsar) asks than to appeal to arms. It is now too late to resist him, when for the last ten years we have done nothing else but to give him strength against us.” (Year 704, December. Cicero, Epist. ad Atticum, VII. 5.)

886

Year 704, December. Cicero, Epist. ad Atticum, VII. 8.

887

“Senatus frequens in alia transiit.” (De Bello Gallico, VIII. 43.)

888

“Neque senatu interveniente.” (De Bello Gallico, VIII. 4.)

889

Suetonius, Cæsar, 30.

890

Appian, Civil Wars, II. 22. – Plutarch, Cæsar, 41; Pompey, 85.

891

De Bello Gallico, VIII. 54.

892

It ended before the consular year.

893

Drumann is of opinion that the “Commentaries” are in error in mentioning Fabius.

894

Plutarch, Pompey, 59. – Appian, Civil Wars, II. 32.

895

Velleius Paterculus, II. 49.

896

Cicero, Epist. ad Atticum, VII. 9.

897

Plutarch, Pompey, 63.

898

Plutarch (Pompey, 59) pretends even that they read it before the people.

899

Appian, Civil Wars, II. 32.

900

Cæsar, De Bello Civili, I. 1.

901

Cicero, Epist. Familiar., VIII. 8.

902

Cæsar, De Bello Civili, I. 3.

903

The Sibylline books had predicted the empire of Rome to three Cornelii: L. Cornelius Cinna had been consul; Sylla, dictator; Cornelius Lentulus was in hopes of being the third.

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