cicero-第12节

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appearing；　and　those　within　saying　they　knew　not　where　he　was；　it　is



stated　that　a　youth；　who　had　been　educated　by　Cicero　in　the　liberal



arts　and　sciences；　an　emancipated　slave　of　his　brother　Quintus；



Philologus　by　name；　informed　the　tribune　that　the　litter　was　on　its



way　to　the　sea　through　the　close　and　shady　walks。　The　tribune；



taking　a　few　with　him；　ran　to　the　place　where　he　was　to　come　out。



And　Cicero；　perceiving　Herennius　running　in　the　walks；　commanded　his



servants　to　set　down　the　litter；　and　stroking　his　chin；　as　he　used



to　do；　with　his　left　hand；　he　looked　steadfastly　upon　his　murderers；



his　person　covered　with　dust；　his　beard　and　hair　untrimmed；　and　his



face　worn　with　his　troubles。　So　that　the　greatest　part　of　those　that



stood　by　covered　their　faces　whilst　Herennius　slew　him。　And　thus　was



he　murdered；　stretching　forth　his　neck　out　of　the　litter；　being　now　in



his　sixty…fourth　year。　Herennius　cut　off　his　head；　and；　by　Antony's



command；　his　hands　also；　by　which　his　Philippics　were　written；　for



so　Cicero　styled　those　orations　he　wrote　against　Antony；　and　so　they



are　called　to　this　day。



　　When　these　members　of　Cicero　were　brought　to　Rome；　Antony　was



holding　an　assembly　for　the　choice　of　public　officers；　and　when　he



heard　it；　and　saw　them；　he　cried　out；　〃Now　let　there　be　an　end　of



our　proscriptions。〃　He　commanded　his　head　and　hands　to　be　fastened



up　over　the　rostra；　where　the　orators　spoke；　a　sight　which　the　Roman



people　shuddered　to　behold；　and　they　believed　they　saw　there；　not



the　face　of　Cicero；　but　the　image　of　Antony's　own　soul。　And　yet　amidst



these　actions　he　did　justice　in　one　thing；　by　delivering　up　Philologus



to　Pomponia；　the　wife　of　Quintus；　who；　having　got　his　body　into　her



power；　besides　other　grievous　punishments；　made　him　cut　off　his　own



flesh　by　pieces；　and　roast　and　eat　it；　for　so　some　writers　have



related。　But　Tiro；　Cicero's　emancipated　slave；　has　not　so　much　as



mentioned　the　treachery　of　Philologus。



　　Some　long　time　after；　Caesar；　I　have　been　told；　visiting　one　of



his　daughter's　sons；　found　him　with　a　book　of　Cicero's　in　his　hand。



The　boy　for　fear　endeavoured　to　hide　it　under　his　gown；　which　Caesar



perceiving；　took　it　from　him；　and；　turning　over　a　great　part　of　the



book　standing；　gave　it　him　again；　and　said；　〃My　child；　this　was　a



learned　man；　and　a　lover　of　his　country。〃　And　immediately　after　he　had



vanquished　Antony；　being　then　consul；　he　made　Cicero's　son　his



colleague　in　the　office；　and　under　that　consulship　the　senate　took



down　all　the　statues　of　Antony；　and　abolished　all　the　other　honours



that　had　been　given　him；　and　decreed　that　none　of　that　family　should



thereafter　bear　the　name　of　Marcus；　and　thus　the　final　acts　of　the



punishment　of　Antony　were；　by　the　divine　powers；　devolved　upon　the



family　of　Cicero。











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