The history of the triumvirates, the first that of Julius Cæsar, Pompey and Crassus, the second that of Augustus, Anthony and Lepidus being a faithfull collection from the best historians and other authours, concerning that revolution of the Roman government which hapned [sic] under their authority / written originally in French, and made English by Tho. Otway ...

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THE FRENCH PREFACE.

THE CONTENTS TO The First Volume.

THE CONTENTS TO The Second Volume.

THE CONTENTS TO THE CONTINUATION.

THE HISTORY Of the first TRIVMVIRATE. Volume I.

CHAP. I. The estate of the Roman Commonwealth after Catiline's Conspiracy.

CHAP. II. Caesar's design upon Cicero, and Cicero's reply to Metellus Nepos.

CHAP. III. Concerning Clodius, and the return of Pom∣pey.

CHAP. IV. Pompey makes the Consuls: He ruffles the Senate. The union of Caesar and Pompey.

CHAP. V. Caesar's Consulship, and what follow'd.

CHAP. VI. The pursuit of Caesar's Consulship. The Af∣fair of Vettius; Clodius admitted into the popular Order. The Banishment of Ci∣cero.

CHAP. VII. The departure of Caesar for the Gallick War, and the return of Cicero.

CHAP. VIII. Cicero unites himself with Pompey, who is cho∣sen Consul with Crassus. Their union with Caesar after the first Triumvirate.

CHAP. IX. Pompey and Crassus get themselves Invested in Governments. The Cause of Division between Caesar and Pompey.

CHAP. X. The death of Pompey's Wife Julia. The Mag∣nificent Shews he gave the People. The death of Clodius.

CHAP. XI. Pompey sole Consul. Caesar secures himself of the favour of the Roman People.

CHAP. XII. Pompey's Laws. Curio goes over to Caesar's Interest.

CHAP. XIII. Curio declareth himself against Pompey. Cae∣sar returns the Legion that Pompey had lent him.

CHAP. XIV. Caesar sends a letter to the Senate; They declare War against him. Anthony and Curio the Tribunes of the People go to find out Caesar.

CHAP. XV. The passage of the Rubicon, and the taking of Rimini.

CHAP. XVI. The amazement of the Senatours: They leave Rome, and retire to Capua.

CHAP. XVII. Some Propositions of Peace between Caesar and Pompey, but without any success.

CHAP. XVIII. The progress of Caesar. He seizes upon the March of Ancona. The siege of Corfinium.

CHAP. XIX. The taking of Corfinium. Caesar gives Do∣mitius and the other Senatours their liberty; He writes to Cicero.

CHAP. XX. New Propositions for Peace. Caesar besieges Pompey in Brundusium. Pompey retires by Sea.

CHAP. XXI. Caesar goes to Rome, by the way sees Cicero. He seizes upon the money of the publick Trea∣sury, and goes into Spain. The siege of Mar∣seilles.

CHAP. XXII. Pompey gathers together great Forces. Fabius enters Spain with the Troops belonging to Caesar.

CHAP. XXIII. Caesar joyns his Army, and marches against Pe∣treius and Afranius.

CHAP. XXIV. The Battel of Lerida.

CHAP. XXV. Caesar's Army reduced to great extremities by the overflowing of two Rivers. Cicero and a great many other Senatours go to find out Pom∣pey.

CHAP. XXVI. Caesar passes the Segre, and pursues Afranius and Petreius.

CHAP. XXVII. Different motions of the two Armies. Caesar besieges the Enemies tow Generals.

CHAP. XXVIII. Petreius causes several of Caesar's Souldiers to be slain. He decampeth, and Caesar follows him, but without a design of defeating him ut∣terly.

CHAP. XXIX. Afranius and Petreius pressed for want of pro∣vision, surrender themselves to Caesar with all their Army.

CHAP. XXX. The continuation of the Siege of Marseilles, and the taking of that City. Caesar chosen Dic∣tatour. The defeat and death of Curio in A∣frica.

CHAP. XXXI. Pompey's Forces. The Defeat of Dylabella and Cajus Antonius, Caesar's Lieutenants, Brutus goes to find out Pompey.

CHAP. XXXII. A Mutiny amongst Caesar's Troops; he reduces them to their duty by his Eloquence and Resolu∣tion. He is chosen Consul with Servilius, and makes new Laws.

CHAP. XXXIII. Caesar with part of his Army goes into Greece: some discourse of Peace, but to no purpose. Two Armies draw towards one another near Du∣razzo.

CHAP. XXXIV. Caesar exposes himself alone in a Skiff to go and find the rest of his Army.

CHAP. XXXV. The happy arrival of Caesar's Troops in Greece. Caelius and Milo raising disturbances in Ita∣ly, are slain.

CHAP. XXXVI. Marcus Antonius joins himself with Caesar in spight of Pompey, who retreats to Aspar∣gua near Durazzo.

CHAP. XXXVII. Caesar offers Battel to Pompey, who refuses it. They both post themselves near Durazzo. Cae∣sar hemmed in by the lines of Pompey's Camp.

CHAP. XXXVIII. A fght between Caesar and Pompey's Troops.

CHAP. XXXIX. Pompey attacks Caesar's Fortifications; the Va∣lour of Sceva. Pompey quits his Camp; the Treason of Roscillus and Aegus.

CHAP. XL. Pompey attacks Caesar's Trenches: great disor∣der amongst Caesar's Troops; he confirms them by his presence.

CHAP. XLI. Caesar, in a great Battel, is overthrown: Pom∣pey loses the opportunity of totally routing him. Caesar's opinion upon that occasion.

CHAP. XLII. Caesar's discourse to his Troops to confirm them; he Decamps to March toward Thessaly. Pom∣pey follows him.

CHAP. XLIII. Caesar goes into Apolonia, Domitius joins him∣self with him, the taking of Gomphes and Metropolis.

CHAP. XLIV. Scipio joins his Troops with those of Pompey's, They post themselves in the Plains of Pharsa∣lia. The approach of the two Armies. Pom∣pey's uneasiness.

CHAP. XLV. Pompey forced to fight against his Opinion. His Discourse with Labienus. Some Presages.

CHAP. XLVI. The order of the two Armies. The two Generals speak to their Souldiers to encourage them to the fight.

CHAP. XLVII. The Battel of Pharsalia. The fierceness of Crasti∣nus. The flight of Pompey, and overthrow of his Troops.

CHAP. XLVIII. Some other Presages reported to Caesar.

CHAP. XLIX. Pompey puts to Sea, and takes in King Dejota∣rus and goes to Amphipolis.

CHAP. L. Pompey goes to meet his Wife at Lesbos: he re∣solves to retire into Aegypt. Achillas, Pho∣tinus and Theodotus advised the King to put him to death. Pompey slain by a Roman called Septinius.

CHAP. LI. Philip, Pompey's Freed-man, pays him his last Rites of Funeral. The Misfortunes of Len∣tulus.

CHAP. LII. Caesar pursues his Victory. Cassius surrenders himself to him with all his Fleet. Caesar lands in Aegypt. The Insolence of Photinus and Achillas.

CHAP. LIII. Caesar fortifies himself in Alexandria. He is at∣tacked by Achillas. He seizes upon Pharos. Falls in love with Cleopatra. He is besieged by the Aegyptians.

CHAP. LIV. Caesar receives succours. A Sea fight. A disor∣der amongst Caesar's Troops, upon the Peer. He saves himself by swimming. He restores the Aegyptians their King, who declares War against him.

CHAP. LV. Mithridates defeats the Aegyptians. He joins himself with Caesar, who attacks Ptolemy's Camp. The Aegyptians routed. Their King is drowned. Caesar establishes Cleopatra Queen of Aegypt with her Brother.

CHAP. LVI. Cato retires into Africa, and Cicero into Italy, where Caesar Pardons him. Pompey's Sons go into Spain; Cato joins himself with Scipio and Juba. Some broils at Rome.

CHAP. LVII. Caesar goes into Asia.

CHAP. LVIII. Caesar returns into Italy. His Troops Mutiny, he appeases them, and returns into Africa. More Battels.

CHAP. LIX. Caesar chastiseth some Mutineers, and after se∣veral movements defeats Scipio and Juba.

CHAP. LX. The death of Scipio and Juba. Caesar marches towards Utica. The death of Cato.

CHAP. LXI. Caesar returns to Rome. The Pomp and Magnificence of his Triumphs.

CHAP. LXII. Caesar goes into Spain, where he defeats the two Sons of Pompey, the oldest whereof is slain.

CHAP. LXIII. Caesar's return to Rome. He makes seve∣ral Laws. The extreme Honours which were done him, draw upon him the Envy of the Se∣nate.

CHAP. LXIV. A Conspiracy against Caesar. Presages of his death. He is murthered in the Senate.

THE HISTORY Of the Second TRIVMVIRATE. Down from the Death of Caesar to that of Brutus. Volume II.

CHAP. I. The Troubles and Fears of the Senate, and the People of Rome after the death of Caesar.

CHAP. II. Brutus and Cassius indeavour to justify what they have done before the People, who rise upon them. They retire to the Capitol.

CHAP. III. Antonius and Lepidus rally Caesar's Friends. Some propositions of Accommodation.

CHAP. IV. The Senate Assembles. Diversity of Opinions amongst the Senatours. Caesar's Ordinances Ratified.

CHAP. V. New Divisions occasioned by Caesar's Will. Bru∣tus and Cassius speak to the People in their own justification. They come to an agreement with Anthony and Lepidus.

CHAP. VI. Caesar's Will read publickly. Antonius makes his Funeral Oration.

CHAP. VII. The Pomp of Caesar's Funeral. The Rising of the People of Rome, and their Fury against the Conspiratours.

CHAP. VIII. The Artifices of Antonius. He procures him∣self Guards. Brutus and Cassius withdraw from Rome. Antonius gets the Government of Macedonia for his Brother. Cyrene is given to Cassius, and Bithynia to Brutus.

CHAP. IX. Octavius the grand Nephew of Caesar, comes to Rome against the Opinion of his Kindred, he declares himself Caesar's Heir, and takes upon him his Name.

CHAP. X. Octavius visits Antonius, who receives him very ill. His demands, and Antonius his Answer.

CHAP. XI. Octavius falls out with Antonius. He gains the affections of the People. Antonius sends for the Macedonian Army into Italy.

CHAP. XII. Antonius demands the Government of the Cisal∣pine Gaul. He offends young Caesar. The Souldiers oblige him to an agreement with him, Antonius gets the Government.

CHAP. XIII. New Quarrels between Antonius and Caesar. Cicero declares himself for Caesar. He offends Antonius in his Orations.

CHAP. XIV. Antonius and Caesar meet at the Capitol. They fall out again. Caesar raises Troops.

CHAP. XV. Antonius joins his Army, but is not well recei∣ved. He returns to Rome. Two of his Le∣gions desert him, and go to Caesar's Army. Antonius's force.

CHAP. XVI. Caesar's force. He assures himself of the affecti∣ons of his Troops.

CHAP. XVII. Antonius besieges Decimus Brutus in Mo∣dena.

CHAP. XVIII. Hirtius and Pansa chosen Consuls. The Decree of the Senate against Antonius. The death of Trebonius. Dollabella declared an Ene∣my to the Republick. Honours and Offices al∣lotted to Cassius and Brutus.

CHAP. XIX. Antonius's Letter to Hirtius and young Caesar.

Antonius to Hirtius and Caesar.

CHAP. XX. The Consuls raise Troops for the relief of Deci∣mus, which was but one Legion. The man∣ner of laying sieges in those times. Ventidius raises Troops for Antonius.

CHAP. XXI. A Battel between Antonius's Troops and Cae∣sar's, joined with the Consuls. Pansa mor∣tally mounded. Caesar's Troops are beaten. Hirtius comes to their relief, and defeats An∣tonius.

CHAP. XXII. Antonius defeated by Hirtius and Caesar. The death of Hirtius. The raising of the siege of Modena. Brutus writes to Cicero.

CHAP. XXIII. Decimus speaks to Caesar, who treats him ill. The death of Pansa. His dying words to Caesar.

CHAP. XXIV. Cassius in Syria. He raises great Forces. The Conduct of Cleopatra. Brutus defeats An∣tonius's Brother, and takes him Prisoner.

CHAP. XXV. Caesar demands the Honour of Triumph, which is refused him. He attempts the Consulship by Cicero's interference.

CHAP. XXVI. Antonius makes his retreat into Gall. He makes himself Master of Lepidus's Army. He returns into Italy with seventeen Legions.

CHAP. XXVII. Caesar pursues the Consulship. He speaks to his Souldiers. He marches towards Rome. The fright the Senate were in.

CHAP. XXVIII. The Senates want of resolution. Caesar enters into the City. He treats Cicero ill, and is declared Consul with Pedius.

CHAP. XXIX. Caesar causes Brutus and Cassius to be Condem∣ned, with all those who had murthered his Vncle. Antonius pursues Decimus, who is at last slain.

CHAP. XXX. Presages which were before the Triumvirate. The Alliance of Caesar, Antonius and Lepidus, called the Triumvirate. They meet in a cer∣tain Island. Their Ordinances.

CHAP. XXXI. The Decree of the Triumvirate. The Proscrip∣tion. Murthers up and down the City.

CHAP. XXXII. The entry of the Triumvirate into Rome. Mur∣thers committed, and the sad condition which that City was in.

CHAP. XXXIII. Some stirs amongst the People. The death of Cicero.

CHAP. XXXIV. The Triumph of Lepidus. The Goods of the Proscripts set to Sale. Attacks upon the Ro∣man Ladies. Their speech to the Triumvirate.

CHAP. XXXV. Several of the Proscripts escape into Sicily to Sextus, the Son of Pompey. Some extraor∣dinary Adventures during the Proscription.

CHAP. XXXVI. The Examples of several remarkable changes of Fortune.

CHAP. XXXVII. The end of the Proscription. War in Africa▪ Sextius, Caesar's Lieutenant, overthrows Cornificius, the Lieutenant of Brutus.

CHAP. XXXVIII. Dolabella is defeated and slain by Cassius.

CHAP. XXXIX. Cassius lays waste the City of Tharsus. He joins himself with Brutus. They take mea∣sures for carrying on the War.

CHAP. XL. Cassius attacks Rhodes. The siege of that City. The taking and desolation of Rhodes by Cas∣sius.

CHAP. XLI. Brutus enters into Lycia. He besieges the City Xanthus.

CHAP. XLII. The taking of Xanthus. The fury and despair of the Xanthians.

CHAP. LXIII. Caesar and Antonius caused their Troops to pass into Macedonia. Cassius joins himself with Brutus. Their interview.

CHAP. XLIV. Brutus sees a Ghost. Cassius satisfies him by his Reasons.

CHAP. XLV. The Forces of Cassius and Brutus. Those of Antonius and Caesar. Cassius speaks to his Souldiers.

CHAP. XLVI. The two Armies draw near each other. A de∣scription of the City of Philippi and its out∣works.

CHAP. XLVII. The two Armies retrench themselves. Their diffe∣rent movements, and some skirmishes. The un∣easiness of Cassius.

CHAP. XLVIII. Antonius possesses himself of a Post behind the Enemies Camp. Brutus resolves to fight con∣trary to the Opinion of Cassius.

CHAP. XLIX. The Battel of Philippi. Brutus overthrows Caesar's Troops. Cassius being defeated by Antonius, in despair kills himself.

CHAP. L. Brutus's Melancholy. His Fleet defeats that of Caesar and Antonius, and Brutus knows not of it. He speaks to his Troops to confirm them.

CHAP. LI. Brutus utterly defeated by Antonius and Caesar.

CHAP. LII. Brutus's last Words and Death. Messala goes over to Caesar with all his Forces.

THE CONTINUATION OF THE HISTORY OF THE Second Triumvirate.

CHAP. I. After the Battel of Philippi, Anthony and Caesar bring their Enemies to punishment. They part the Forces of Pompey. Caesar goes into Italy.

CHAP. II. Anthony goes into Grecia, he stays at A∣thens, he goes into Asia, where he is ho∣nourably received, his Speech to the De∣puties.

CHAP. III. Cleopatra Queen of Aegypt her Character, she comes to Anthony, their interview, An∣thony puts Arsinoe the Sister of Cleopa∣tra to death.

CHAP. IV. Caesar's Sickness. He comes to Rome. His difficulties in distributing Rewards. The dangers he run upon this occasion.

CHAP. V. Misunderstandings between Caesar, Fulvia and Lucius; They come to open War. The Negligence of Pompey.

CHAP. VI. Fagius, Lieutenant of Caesar, is overthrown in Africa by Sextius, Anthony's Lieute∣nant. Caesar and Lucius make preparati∣ons of War against each other.

CHAP. VII. The Forces of the two Parties. The Charac∣ters of the principal Officers, as Agrippa, Salvidienu•, Ventidius and Pollio. Lu∣cius is besieged in Perusia.

CHAP. VIII. The Siege of Perusia. Caesar in danger. The extreme misery of the besieged.

CHAP. IX. Lucius resolves to treat with Caesar. He Ha∣rangues his Souldiers, and sends Deputies to Caesar.

CHAP. X. Lucius Speech to Caesar, his Answer.

CHAP. XI. Lucius and Caesar part. Lucius delivers up the Town. Caesar speaks to the besieged Souldiers with indignation, he punishes the Senatours of Perusia, the Town is pillaged and by accident burnt. Tiberius continues the War in the Kingdom of Naples, from whence he is driven by Caesar.

CHAP. XII. The diversions of Anthony and Cleopatra. The Prodigality of their Entertainments. The ingenuity of Cleopatra.

CHAP. XIII. Anthony receives the news of his Brother's de∣feat. He resolves for War, and makes an alliance with Pompey. Caesar marries Scri∣bonia. The death of Fulvia. Antho∣ny is Master of Domitius his Fleet which yields to him.

CHAP. XIV. Anthony arrives at Brundusium. He is re∣fused entrance. The Veterans force Caesar and him to agree. They come to a Treaty by the mediation of Cocceius. Anthony marrys Octavia. The Punishment and Death of Salvidienus.

CHAP. XV. Rome afflicted with Famine; the People muti∣ny against Anthony and Caesar; they agree with Pompey; his Generosity.

CHAP. XVI. The People's Ioy upon the first News of the Peace. Caesar goes into Gaul, and Antho∣ny stays at Athens.

CHAP. XVII. New Causes of breach between Caesar and Pompey. Caesar marries Livia. Several Fights between the Lieutenants of Caesar and Pompey.

CHAP. XVIII. The wreck of Caesar's Fleet. The arrival of Anthony at Brundusium. He agreed with Caesar, by means of Octavia.

CHAP. XIX. Caesar puts a powerfull Fleet to Sea, comman∣ded by Agrippa. He attacks Pompey in Sicilia. Lepidus comes to Caesar's assi∣stence. Several Actions.

CHAP. XX. The Actions of Agrippa against Pompey, who beats Caesar's Fleet.

CHAP. XXI. Caesar gives new Orders for the fighting of Pompey, who in a general battel is entire∣ly defeated.

CHAP. XXII. Pompey's flight. Lepidus endeavours to make himself Master of Sicily. His Souldiers forsake him to serve Caesar, who orders the Affairs of Rome with great prudence.

CHAP. XXIII. Pompey goes into Asia, where he makes War. The Lieutenants of Anthony fight and take him. The death of Pompey.

CHAP. XXIV. The causes of the division between Anthony and Caesar. Anthony's unfortunate ex∣pedition against the Parthians; his return to Alexandria.

CHAP. XXV. Caesar accuses Anthony in the Senate. He de∣clares War against Anthony. His Forces.

CHAP. XXVI. Anthony (with Cleopatra) goes to Athens. Plancus and several others of his Friends forsake him.

CHAP. XXVII. The Forces of Caesar and Anthony. They write sharp Letters to each other. Caesar approa∣ches Anthony's Army which lay at Actium.

CHAP. XXVIII. The battel of Actium. The retreat of Cleo∣patra. The flight of Anthony. Caesar makes himself Master of Anthony's Na∣vy and his Land-forces.

CHAP. XXIX. Anthony's displeasure against Cleopatra. He retires into Libya, and returns into Aegypt.

CHAP. XXX. Caesar goes into Italy. He pacifies the Soul∣diers, and besieges Alexandria.

CHAP. XXXI. Anthony defeats Caesar's Cavalry. He is for∣saken by his men. His Despair. He wounds himself. Is carried to Cleopatra. His Death.

CHAP. XXXII. Caesar enters into Alexandria. He visits Cle∣opatra. Her Death. The Posterity of Anthony.