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flung among them; Antony's men using catapults also; to pour down missiles from wooden towers。 Agrippa drawing out the squadron under his command to outflank the enemy; Publicola was obliged to observe his motions; and gradually to break off from the middle squadron; where some confusion and alarm ensued; while Arruntius engaged them。 But the fortune of the day was still undecided; and the battle equal; when on a sudden Cleopatra's sixty ships were seen hoisting sail and making out to sea in full flight; right through the ships that were engaged。 For they were placed behind the great ships; which; in breaking through; they put into disorder。 The enemy was astonished to see them sailing off with a fair wind towards Peloponnesus。 Here it was that Antony showed to all the world that he was no longer actuated by the thoughts and motives of a commander or a man; or indeed by his own judgment at all; and what was once said as a jest; that the soul of a lover lives in some one else's body; he proved to be a serious truth。 For; as if he had been born part of her; and must move with her wheresoever she went; as soon as he saw her ship sailing away; he abandoned all that were fighting and spending their lives for him; and put himself aboard a galley of five banks of oars; taking with him only Alexander of Syria and Scellias; to follow her that had so well begun his ruin and would hereafter accomplish it。   She; perceiving him to follow; gave the signal to come aboard。 So; as soon as he came up with them; he was taken into the ship。 But without seeing her or letting himself be seen by her; he went forward by himself; and sat alone; without a word; in the ship's prow; covering his face with his two hands。 In the meanwhile; some of Caesar's light Liburnian ships; that were in pursuit; came in sight。 But on Antony's commanding to face about; they all gave back except Eurycles the Laconian; who pressed on; shaking a lance from the deck; as if he meant to hurl it at him。 Antony; standing at the prow; demanded of him; 〃Who is this that pursues Antony?〃 〃I am。〃 said he; 〃Eurycles; the son of Lachares armed with Caesar's fortune to revenge my father's death。〃 Lachares had been condemned for a robbery; and beheaded by Antony's orders。 However; Eurycles did not attack Antony; but ran with his full force upon the other admiral…galley (for there were two of them); and with the blow turned her round; and took both her and another ship; in which was a quantity of rich plate and furniture。 So soon as Eurycles was gone; Antony returned to his posture and sate silent; and thus he remained for three days; either in anger with Cleopatra; or wishing not to upbraid her; at the end of which they touched at Taenarus。 Here the women of their company succeeded first in bringing them to speak; and afterwards to eat and sleep together。 And; by this time; several of the ships of burden and some of his friends began to come in to him from the rout; bringing news of his fleet's being quite destroyed; but that the land…forces; they thought; still stood firm。 So that he sent messengers to Canidius to march the army with all speed through Macedonion into Asia。 And; designing himself to go from Taenarus into Africa; he gave one of the merchant ships; laden with a large sum of money; and vessels of silver and gold of great value; belonging to the royal collections; to his friends; desiring them to share it amongst them; and provide for their own safety。 They refusing his kindness with tears in their eyes; he comforted them with all the goodness and humanity imaginable; entreating them to leave him; and wrote letters in their behalf to Theophilus; his steward; at Corinth; that he would provide for their security; and keep them concealed till such time as they could make their peace with Caesar。 This Theophilus was the father of Hipparchus; who had such interest with Antony; who was the first of all his freedmen that went over to Caesar; and who settled afterwards at Corinth。 In this posture were affairs with Antony。   But at Actium; his fleet; after a long resistance to Caesar; and suffering the most damage from a heavy sea that set in right ahead; scarcely at four in the afternoon; gave up the contest; with the loss of not more than five thousand killed; but of three hundred ships taken; as Caesar himself has recorded。 Only a few had known of Antony's flight; and those who were told of it could not at first give any belief to so incredible a thing as that a general who had nineteen entire legions and twelve thousand horse upon the seashore; could abandon all and fly away; and he; above all; who had so often experienced both good and evil fortune; and had in a thousand wars and battles been inured to changes。 His soldiers; however; would not give up their desires and expectations; still fancying he would appear from some part or other; and showed such a generous fidelity to his service that; when they were thoroughly assured that he was fled in earnest; they kept themselves in a body seven days; making no account of the messages that Caesar sent to them。 But at last; seeing that Canidius himself; who commanded them; was fled from the camp by night; and that all their officers had quite abandoned them; they gave way; and made their submission to the conqueror。 After this; Caesar set sail for Athens; where he made a settlement with Greece; and distributed what remained of provision of corn that Antony had made for his army among the cities; which were in a miserable condition; despoiled of their money; their slaves; their horses; and beasts of service。 My great…grandfather Nicharchus used to relate that the whole body of the people of our city were put in requisition to carry each one a certain measure of corn upon their shoulders to the seaside near Anticyra; men standing by had made them with the lash。 They had made one journey of the kind; but when they had just measured out the corn; and were putting it on their backs for a second; news came of Antony's defeat; and so saved Chaeronea; for all Antony's purveyors and soldiers fled upon the news; and left them to divide the corn among themselves。   When Antony came into Africa; he sent on Cleopatra from Paraetonium into Egypt; and stayed himself in the most entire solitude that he could desire; roaming and wandering about with only two friends; one a Greek; Aristocrates; a rhetorician; and the other a Roman; Lucilius; of whom we have elsewhere spoken; how; at Philippi; to give Brutus time to escape; he suffered himself to be taken by the pursuers; pretending he was Brutus; Antony gave him his life; and on this account he remained true and faithful to him to the last。   But when also the officer who commanded for him in Africa; to whose care he had committed all his forces there; took them over to Caesar; he resolved to kill himself; but was hindered by his friends。 And coming to Alexandria; he found Cleopatra busied in a most bold and wonderful enterprise。 Over the small space of land which divides the Red Sea from the sea near Egypt; which may be considered also the boundary between Asia and Africa; and in the narrowest place is not much above three hundred furlongs across; over this neck of land Cleopatra had formed a project of dragging her fleet and setting it afloat in the Arabian Gulf; thus with her soldiers and her treasure to secure herself a home on the other side; where she might live in peace far away from war and slavery。 But the first galleys which were carried over being burnt by the Arabians of Petra; and Antony not knowing but that the army before Actium still held together; she desisted from her enterprise; and gave orders for the fortifying all the approaches to Egypt。 But Antony; leaving the city and the conversation of his friends; built him a dwelling…place in the water; near Pharos; upon a little mole which he cast up in the sea; and there; secluding himself from the company of mankind; said he desired nothing but to live the life of Timon; as indeed; his case was the same; and the ingratitude and injuries which he suffered from those he had esteemed his friends made him hate and distrust all mankind。   This Timon was a citizen of Athens; and lived much about the Peloponnesian war; as may be seen by the comedies of Aristophanes and Plato; in which he is ridiculed as hater and enemy of mankind。 He avoided and repelled the approaches of every one; but embraced with kisses and the greatest show of affection Alcibiades; then in his hot youth。 And when Apemantus was astonished; and demanded the reason; he replied that he knew this young man would one day do infinite mischief to the Athenians。 He never admitted any one into his company; except at times this Apemantus; who was of the same sort of temper; and was an imitator of his way of life。 At the celebration of the festival of flagons; these two kept the feast together; and Apemantus; saying to him; 〃What a pleasant party; Timon!〃 〃It would be;〃 he answered; 〃if you were away。〃 One day he got up in a full assembly on the speaker's place; and when there was a dead silence and great wonder at so unusual a sight; he said; 〃Ye men of Athens; I have a little plot of ground; and in it grows a fig…tree; on which many citizens have been pleased to hang themselves; and now; h

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