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And he in a fury was now moving his hostile
standards against his country from Brundusium when Caius Caesar by the kind inspiration of the
immortal gods, by the greatness of his own heavenly courage, and wisdom, and
genius, of his own accord, indeed and prompted by his own admirable virtue, but
still with the approbation of my authority went down to the colonies which had
been founded by his father; convoked the veteran soldiery; in a few days raised
an army and checked the furious advance of this bandit. But after the Martial
legion saw this admirable leader, it had no other thoughts but those of securing
our liberty. And the fourth legion followed its example.
M. Tullius Cicero. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, literally translated by C. D. Yonge. London. George Bell & Sons. 1903.
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