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222 CIVIL WAR BREAKS OUT

Imperātor. Manēbitisne in reliquum tempus in fidē,^[1] hāc rebelliōne condōnāta?

Tum vērō captīvī multīs cum lacrimīs iūrāvērunt sē in fidē mansūrōs esse, et Caesar eōs incolumīs domum dīmīsit.

LXXV. CIVIL WAR BREAKS OUT BETWEEN CAESAR AND POMPEY • THE BATTLE OF PHARSALIA

Nē confectō^[2] quidem bellō Gallicō, bellum^[3] cīvīle inter Caesarem et Pompēium exortum est. Nam Pompēius, quī summum imperium petēbat, senātuī persuāserat ut Caesarem reī pūblicae hostem^[4] iūdicāret et exercitum eius dīmittī iubēret. Quibus cognitīs rēbus Caesar exercitum suum dīmittere recūsāvit, atque, hortātus mīlitēs ut ducem totiēns victōrem ab inimīcōrum iniūriīs dēfenderent, imperāvit ut sē Rōmam sequerentur. Summā cum alacritāte mīlitēs pāruērunt, et trānsitō Rubicōne^[5] initium bellī cīvīlis factum est.

Italiae urbēs quidem omnēs ferē rēbus^[6] Caesaris favēbant et eum benignē excēpērunt. Quā rē commōtus Pompēius ante Caesaris adventum Rōmā excessit et Brundisium^[7] pervēnit, inde paucīs^[8] post diēbus cum omnibus cōpiīs ad Ēpīrum mare trānsiit. Eum Caesar cum septem legiōnibus et quīngentīs equitibus secūtus est, et īnsignis inter Caesaris comitātum erat Pūblius.

Plūribus leviōribus proeliīs factīs, tandem cōpiae adversae ad Pharsalum^[9] in Thessaliā sitam castra posuērunt. Cum Pompēī exercitus

↑ Manēbitisne in fidē, will you remain loyal?
↑ With nē … quidem the emphatic word stands between the two.
↑ The Civil War was caused by the jealousy and rivalry between Cassar and Pompey. It resulted in the defeat and subsequent death of Pompey and the elevation of Caesar to the lordship of the Roman world.
↑ hostem, predicate accusative, § 501. 22.
↑ The Rubicon was a small stream in northern Italy that marked the boundary of Caesar's province. By crossing it with an armed force Caesar declared war upon Pompey and the existing government. Caesar crossed the Rubicon early in the year 49 b.c.
↑ rēbus Caesaris favēbant, favored Cæsar's side. In what case is rēbus?
↑ Brundisium, a famous port in southern Italy whence ships sailed for Greece and the East. See map.
↑ paucīs post diēbus, a few days later; literally, afterwards by a few days. Cf. paucīs ante annīs, p. 213, 1. 12, and note.
↑ The battle of Pharsalia was fought on August 9, 48 B.C. In importance it ranks as one of the great battles of the world.

[1] Manēbitisne in fidē, will you remain loyal?

[2] With nē … quidem the emphatic word stands between the two.

[3] The Civil War was caused by the jealousy and rivalry between Cassar and Pompey. It resulted in the defeat and subsequent death of Pompey and the elevation of Caesar to the lordship of the Roman world.

[4] hostem, predicate accusative, § 501. 22.

[5] The Rubicon was a small stream in northern Italy that marked the boundary of Caesar's province. By crossing it with an armed force Caesar declared war upon Pompey and the existing government. Caesar crossed the Rubicon early in the year 49 b.c.

[6] rēbus Caesaris favēbant, favored Cæsar's side. In what case is rēbus?

[7] Brundisium, a famous port in southern Italy whence ships sailed for Greece and the East. See map.

[8] paucīs post diēbus, a few days later; literally, afterwards by a few days. Cf. paucīs ante annīs, p. 213, 1. 12, and note.

[9] The battle of Pharsalia was fought on August 9, 48 B.C. In importance it ranks as one of the great battles of the world.

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