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he　title　of　Father；　when　he　spoke　to　him；　and　though　he　had　everything　at　his　own　command；　he　left　him　the　honour　of　being　called　the　general。　This　fair　usage　brought　over　to　him　Munatius　Plancus；　who　was　not　far　off　with　a　considerable　force。　Thus　in　great　strength　he　repassed　the　Alps；　leading　with　him　into　Italy　seventeen　legions　and　ten　thousand　horse；　besides　six　legions　which　he　left　in　garrison　under　the　command　of　Varius；　one　of　his　familiar　friends　and　boon　companions；　whom　they　used　to　call　by　the　nickname　of　Cotylon。　　　Caesar；　perceiving　that　Cicero's　wishes　were　for　liberty；　had　ceased　to　pay　any　further　regard　to　him；　and　was　now　employing　the　mediation　of　his　friends　to　come　to　a　good　understanding　with　Antony。　They　both　met　together　with　Lepidus　in　a　small　island；　where　the　conference　lasted　three　days。　The　empire　was　soon　determined　of；　it　being　divided　amongst　them　as　if　it　had　been　their　paternal　inheritance。　That　which　gave　them　all　the　trouble　was　to　agree　who　should　be　put　to　death；　each　of　them　desiring　to　destroy　his　enemies　and　to　save　his　friends。　But；　in　the　end；　animosity　to　those　they　hated　carried　the　day　against　respect　for　relations　and　affection　for　friends；　and　Caesar　sacrificed　Cicero　to　Antony；　Antony　gave　up　his　uncle　Lucius　Caesar；　and　Lepidus　received　permission　to　murder　his　brother　Paulus；　or；　as　others　say；　yielded　his　brother　to　them。　I　do　not　believe　anything　ever　took　place　more　truly　savage　or　barbarous　than　this　composition；　for；　in　this　exchange　of　blood　for　blood；　they　were　guilty　of　the　lives　they　surrendered　and　of　those　they　took；　or；　indeed；　more　guilty　in　the　case　of　their　friends　for　whose　deaths　they　had　not　even　the　justification　of　hatred。　To　complete　the　reconciliation；　the　soldiery；　coming　about　them；　demanded　that　confirmation　should　be　given　to　it　by　some　alliance　of　marriage；　Caesar　should　marry　Clodia；　the　daughter　of　Fulvia；　wife　to　Antony。　This　also　being　agreed　to；　three　hundred　persons　were　put　to　death　by　proscription。　Antony　gave　orders　to　those　that　were　to　kill　Cicero　to　cut　off　his　head　and　right　hand；　with　which　he　had　written　his　invectives　against　him；　and；　when　they　were　brought　before　him；　he　regarded　them　joyfully；　actually　bursting　out　more　than　once　into　laughter；　and；　when　he　had　satiated　himself　with　the　sight　of　them；　ordered　them　to　be　hung　up　above　the　speaker's　place　in　the　forum；　thinking　thus　to　insult　the　dead；　while　in　fact　he　only　exposed　his　own　wanton　arrogance；　and　his　unworthiness　to　hold　the　power　that　fortune　had　given　him。　His　uncle；　Lucius　Caesar；　being　closely　pursued；　took　refuge　with　his　sister；　who；　when　the　murderers　had　broken　into　her　house　and　were　pressing　into　her　chamber；　met　them　at　the　door；　and　spreading　out　hands；　cried　out　several　times。　〃You　shall　not　kill　Lucius　Caesar　till　you　first　despatch　me　who　gave　your　general　his　birth；〃　and　in　this　manner　she　succeeded　in　getting　her　brother　out　of　the　way；　and　saving　his　life。　　　This　triumvirate　was　very　hateful　to　the　Romans；　and　Antony　most　of　all　bore　the　blame；　because　he　was　older　than　Caesar；　and　had　greater　authority　than　Lepidus；　and　withal　he　was　no　sooner　settled　in　his　affairs；　but　he　turned　to　his　luxurious　and　dissolute　way　of　living。　Besides　the　ill　reputation　he　gained　by　his　general　behaviour；　it　was　some　considerable　disadvantage　to　him　his　living　in　the　house　of　Pompey　the　Great；　who　had　been　as　much　admired　for　his　temperance　and　his　sober；　citizen…like　habits　of　life；　as　ever　he　was　for　having　triumphed　three　times。　They　could　not　without　anger　see　the　doors　of　that　house　shut　against　magistrates；　officers；　and　envoys；　who　were　shamefully　refused　admittance；　while　it　was　filled　inside　with　players；　jugglers；　and　drunken　flatterers；　upon　whom　were　spent　the　greatest　part　of　the　wealth　which　violence　and　cruelty　procured。　For　they　did　not　limit　themselves　to　the　forfeiture　of　the　estates　of　such　as　were　proscribed；　defrauding　the　widows　and　families；　nor　were　they　contented　with　laying　on　every　possible　kind　of　tax　and　imposition；　but　hearing　that　several　sums　of　money　were；　as　well　by　strangers　as　citizens　of　Rome；　deposited　in　the　hands　of　the　vestal　virgins；　they　went　and　took　the　money　away　by　force。　When　it　was　manifest　that　nothing　would　ever　be　enough　for　Antony；　Caesar　at　last　called　for　a　division　of　property。　The　army　was　also　divided　between　them；　upon　their　march　into　Macedonia　to　make　war　with　Brutus　and　Cassius；　Lepidus　being　left　with　the　command　of　the　city。　　　However；　after　they　had　crossed　the　sea　and　engaged　in　operations　of　war；　encamping　in　front　of　the　enemy；　Antony　opposite　Cassius；　and　Caesar　opposite　Brutus；　Caesar　did　nothing　worth　relating；　and　all　the　success　and　victory　were　Antony's。　In　the　first　battle；　Caesar　was　completely　routed　by　Brutus；　his　camp　taken；　he　himself　very　narrowly　escaping　by　flight。　As　he　himself　writes　in　his　Memoirs；　he　retired　before　the　battle；　on　account　of　a　dream　which　one　of　his　friends　had。　But　Antony；　on　the　other　hand；　defeated　Cassius；　though　some　have　written　that　he　was　not　actually　present　in　the　engagement；　and　only　joined　afterwards　in　the　pursuit。　Cassius　was　killed；　at　his　own　entreaty　and　order；　by　one　of　his　most　trusted　freedmen；　Pindarus；　not　being　aware　of　Brutus's　victory。　After　a　few　days'　interval；　they　fought　another　battle；　in　which　Brutus　lost　the　day；　and　slew　himself；　and　Caesar　being　sick；　Antony　had　almost　all　the　honour　of　the　victory。　Standing　over　Brutus's　dead　body；　he　uttered　a　few　words　of　reproach　upon　him　for　the　death　of　his　brother　Caius；　who　had　been　executed　by　Brutus's　order　in　Macedonia　in　revenge　of　Cicero；　but；　saying　presently　that　Hortensius　was　most　to　blame　for　it；　he　gave　order　for　his　being　slain　upon　his　brother's　tomb；　and；　throwing　his　own　scarlet　mantle；　which　was　of　great　value；　upon　the　body　of　Brutus；　he　gave　charge　to　one　of　his　own　freedmen　to　take　care　of　his　funeral。　This　man；　as　Antony　came　to　understand；　did　not　leave　the　mantle　with　the　corpse；　but　kept　both　it　and　a　good　part　of　the　money　that　should　have　been　spent　in　the　funeral　for　himself；　for　which　he　had　him　put　to　death。　　　But　Caesar　was　conveyed　to　Rome；　no　one　expecting　that　he　would　long　survive。　Antony；　purposing　to　go　to　the　eastern　provinces　to　lay　them　under　contribution；　entered　Greece　with　a　large　force。　The　promise　had　been　made　that　every　common　soldier　should　receive　for　his　pay　five　thousand　drachmas；　so　it　was　likely　there　would　be　need　of　pretty　severe　taxing　and　levying　to　raise　money。　However；　to　the　Greeks　he　showed　at　first　reason　and　moderation　enough；　he　gratified　his　love　of　amusement　by　hearing　the　learned　men　dispute；　by　seeing　the　games；　and　undergoing　initiation；　and　in　judicial　matters　he　was　equitable；　taking　pleasure　in　being　styled　a　lover　of　Greece；　but；　above　all；　in　being　called　a　lover　of　Athens；　to　which　city　he　made　very　considerable　presents。　The　people　of　Megara　wished　to　let　him　know　that　they　also　had　something　to　show　him；　and　invited　him　to　come　and　see　their　senate…house。　So　he　went　and　examined　it；　and　on　their　asking　him　how　he　liked　it；　told　them　it　was　〃not　very　large；　but　extremely　ruinous。〃　At　the　same　time；　he　had　a　survey　made　of　the　temple　of　the　Pythian　Apollo　as　if　he　had　designed　to　repair　it；　and　indeed　he　had　declared　to　the　senate　his　intention　so　to　do。　　　However；　leaving　Lucius　Censorinus　in　Greece；　he　crossed　over　into　Asia；　and　there　laid　his　hands　on　the　stores　of　accumulated　wealth；　while　kings　waited　at　his　door；　and　queens　were　rivalling　one　another；　who　should　make　him　the　greatest　presents　or　appear　most　charming　in　his　eyes。　Thus；　whilst　Caesar　in　Rome　was　wearing　out　his　strength　amidst　seditions　and　wars；　Antony；　with　nothing　to　do　amidst　the　enjoyments　of　peace；　let　his　passions　carry　him　easily　back　to　the　old　course　of　life　that　was　familiar　to　him。　A　set　of　harpers　and　pipers；　Anaxenor　and　Xuthus；　the　dancing…man；　Metrodorus；　and　a　whole　Bacchic　rout　of　the　like　Asiatic　exhibitors；　far　outdoing　in　licence　and　buffoonery　the　pests　that　had　followed　him　out　of　Italy；　came　in　and　possessed　the　court；　the　thing　was　past　patience；　wealth　of　all　kinds　being　wasted　on　objects　like　these。　The　whole　of　Asia　was　like　the　city　in　Sophocles；　loaded；　at　one　time…

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　〃…with　incense　in　the　air；　　　　　　　　　　Jubilant　songs；　and　outcries　of　despair。〃

　　When　he　made　his　entry　into　Ephesus；　the　women　met　him　dressed　up　like　Bacchantes；　and　the　men　and　boys　like　satyrs　and　fauns；　and　throughout　the　town　nothing　was　to　be　seen　but　spears　wreathed　about　with　ivy；　harps；　flutes；　and　psalteries；　while　Antony　in　their　songs　was　Bacchus；　the　Giver　of　joy；　and　the　Gentle。　And　so　indeed　he　was　to　some　but　to　far　more　the　Devourer　and　the　Savage；　for　he　would　deprive　persons　of　worth　and　quality　of　their　fortunes　to　gratify　villains　and　flatterers；　who　would　sometimes　beg　the　estates　of　men　yet　living；　pretending　they　were　dead；　and；　obtaining　a　grant；　take　possession。　He　gave　his　cook　the　house　of　a　Magnesian　citizen；　as　a　reward　for　a　single　highly　successful　supper；　and；　at　last；　when　he　was　proceeding　to　lay　a　second　whole　tribute　on　Asia；　Hybreas；　speaking　on　behalf　of　the　cities；　took　courage；　and　told　him　broadly；　but　aptly　enough　for　Antony's　taste　〃if　you　can　take　two　yearly　tributes；　you　can　doubtless　give　us　a　couple　of　summers　and　a　double　harvest　time；〃　and　put　it　to　him　in　the　plainest　and　boldest　way；　that　Asia　had　raised　two　hundred　thousand　talents　for　his　service：　〃If　this　has　not　been　paid　to　you；　ask　your　collectors　for　it；　if　it　has；　and　is　all　gone；　we　are　ruined　men。〃　These　words　touched　Antony　to　the　quick；　who　was　simply　ignorant　of　most　things　that　were　done　in　his　name；　not　that　he　was　so　indolent；　as　he　was　prone　to　trust　frankly　in　all　about　him。　For　there　was　much　simplicity　in　his　character；　he　was　slow　to　see　his　faults；　but　when　he　did　see　them；　was　extremely　repentant；　and　ready　to　ask　pardon　of　those　he　had　injured　prodigal　in　his　acts　of　reparation；　and　severe　in　his　punishments；　but　his　generosity　was　much　more　extravagant　than　his　severity；　his　raillery　was　sharp　and　insulting；　but　the　edge　of　it　was　taken　off　by　his　readiness　to　submit　to　any　kind　of　repartee；　for　he　was　as　well　contented　to　b