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Though he had the boundaries of his province as extensive as he had desired,
as he had wished, as he had procured them to be, by purchasing them at the
price of my existence as a citizen, still he could not contain himself
within them; he led his army out of Syria. How could he lead it out of his province? He let
himself out as a hired comrade to the king of Alexandria.
What can be more shameful than this? He came into Egypt. He engaged the men of Alexandria in battle. When was it
that either this senatorial body or the Roman people undertook this war? He
took Alexandria. What else
are we to expect from his frenzy, but that he should send letters to the
senate concerning such mighty exploits?
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M. Tullius Cicero. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, literally translated by C. D. Yonge, B. A. London. George Bell & Sons, York Street, Covent Garden. 1891.
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