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It was not yet openly known that the republic had fallen, when you thought
fit to arrange its interment. At one and the same moment my house was plundered and set on
fire, my property from my house on the Palatine Hill was taken to the house of the consul who
was my neighbour, the goods from my Tusculan villa were also taken to the house of my
neighbour there, the other consul; when, while the same mob of artisans were giving their
votes, the same gladiator proposing and passing laws, the forum being unoccupied, not only by
virtuous men, but even by free citizens, and being entirely empty, the Roman people being
utterly ignorant what was going on, the senate being beaten down and crushed, there being two
wicked and impious consuls, the treasury, the prisoners, the legions, allies and military
commands, were given away as they pleased.
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