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with　order　and　with　silence；　and；　when　he　began　to　speak；　heard　him
with　quiet　and　attention。　But　that　all　were　not　pleased　with　this
action　they　plainly　showed　when；　Cinna　beginning　to　speak　and　accuse
Caesar；　they　broke　out　into　a　sudden　rage；　and　railed　at　him　in　such
language　that　the　whole　party　thought　fit　again　to　withdraw　to　the
capitol。　And　there　Brutus；　expecting　to　be　besieged；　dismissed　the
most　eminent　of　those　that　had　accompanied　them　thither；　not
thinking　it　just　that　they　who　were　not　partakers　of　the　fact　should
share　in　the　danger。
　　But　the　next　day；　the　senate　being　assembled　in　the　temple　of　the
Earth；　and　Antony　and　Plancus　and　Cicero　having　made　orations
recommending　concord　in　general　and　an　act　of　oblivion；　it　was　decreed
that　the　men　should　not　only　be　put　out　of　all　fear　or　danger；　but
that　the　consuls　should　see　what　honours　and　dignities　were　proper
to　be　conferred　upon　them。　After　which　done；　the　senate　broke　up；　and；
Antony　having　sent　his　son　as　an　hostage　to　the　capitol；　Brutus　and
his　company　came　down；　and　mutual　salutes　and　invitations　passed
amongst　them；　the　whole　of　them　being　gathered　together。　Antony
invited　and　entertained　Cassius；　Lepidus　did　the　same　to　Brutus；　and
the　rest　were　invited　and　entertained　by　others；　as　each　of　them　had
acquaintance　or　friends。　And　as　soon　as　it　was　day；　the　senate　met
again；　and　voted　thanks　to　Antony　for　having　stifled　the　beginning
of　a　civil　war；　afterwards　Brutus　and　his　associates　that　were　present
received　encomiums；　and　had　provinces　assigned　and　distributed　among
them。　Crete　was　allotted　to　Brutus；　Africa　to　Cassius；　Asia　to
Trebonius；　Bithynia　to　Cimber；　and　to　the　other　Brutus　Gaul　about
the　Po。
　　After　these　things；　they　began　to　consider　of　Caesar's　will；　and　the
ordering　of　his　funeral。　Antony　desired　that　the　will　might　be　read；
and　that　the　body　should　not　have　a　private　or　dishonourable
interment；　lest　that　should　further　exasperate　the　people。　This
Cassius　violently　opposed；　but　Brutus　yielded　to　it；　and　gave　leave；
in　which　he　seems　to　have　a　second　time　committed　a　fault。　For　as
before　in　sparing　the　life　of　Antony　he　could　not　be　without　some
blame　from　his　party；　as　thereby　setting　up　against　the　conspiracy　a
dangerous　and　difficult　enemy；　so　now；　in　suffering　him　to　have　the
ordering　of　the　funeral；　he　fell　into　a　total　and　irrevocable　error。
For　first；　it　appearing　by　the　will　that　Caesar　had　bequeathed　to
the　Roman　people　seventy…five　drachmas　a　man；　and　given　to　the
public　his　gardens　beyond　Tiber　（where　now　the　temple　of　Fortune
stands）；　the　whole　city　was　fired　with　a　wonderful　affection　for
him；　and　a　passionate　sense　of　the　loss　of　him。　And　when　the　body
was　brought　forth　into　the　forum；　Antony；　as　the　custom　was；　making
a　funeral　oration　in　the　praise　of　Caesar；　and　finding　the　multitude
moved　with　his　speech；　passing　into　the　pathetic　tone；　unfolded　the
bloody　garment　of　Caesar；　showed　them　in　how　many　places　it　was
pierced；　and　the　number　of　his　wounds。　Now　there　was　nothing　to　be
seen　but　confusion；　some　cried　out　to　kill　the　murderers；　others　（as
was　formerly　done　when　Clodius　led　the　people）　tore　away　the　benches
and　tables　out　of　the　shops　round　about；　and；　heaping　them　altogether；
built　a　great　funeral　pile；　and　having　put　the　body　of　Caesar　upon　it；
set　it　on　fire；　the　spot　where　this　was　done　being　moreover　surrounded
with　a　great　many　temples　and　other　consecrated　places；　so　that　they
seemed　to　burn　the　body　in　a　kind　of　sacred　solemnity。　As　soon　as
the　fire　flamed　out；　the　multitude；　flocking　in　some　from　one　part　and
some　from　another；　snatched　the　brands　that　were　half　burnt　out　of　the
pile；　and　ran　about　the　city　to　fire　the　houses　of　the　murderers　of
Caesar。　But　they；　having　beforehand　well　fortified　themselves；
repelled　this　danger。
　　There　was；　however；　a　kind　of　poet；　one　Cinna；　not　at　all
concerned　in　the　guilt　of　the　conspiracy；　but　on　the　contrary　one　of
Caesar's　friends。　This　man　dreamed　that　he　was　invited　to　supper　by
Caesar；　and　that　he　declined　to　go；　but　that　Caesar　entreated　and
pressed　him　to　it　very　earnestly；　and　at　last；　taking　him　by　the　hand；
led　him　into　a　very　deep　and　dark　place；　whither　he　was　forced　against
his　will　to　follow　in　great　consternation　and　amazement。　After　this
vision；　he　had　a　fever　the　most　part　of　the　night；　nevertheless　in　the
morning；　hearing　that　the　body　of　Caesar　was　to　be　carried　forth　to　be
interred；　he　was　ashamed　not　to　be　present　at　the　solemnity；　and
came　abroad　and　joined　the　people；　when　they　were　already　infuriated
by　the　speech　of　Antony。　And　perceiving　him；　and　taking　him　not　for
that　Cinna　who　indeed　he　was；　but　for　him　that　a　little　before　in　a
speech　to　the　people　had　reproached　and　inveighed　against　Caesar；　they
fell　upon　him　and　tore　him　to　pieces。
　　This　action　chiefly；　and　the　alteration　that　Antony　had　wrought；
so　alarmed　Brutus　and　his　party　that　for　their　safety　they　retired
from　the　city。　The　first　stay　they　made　was　at　Antium；　with　a　design
to　return　again　as　soon　as　the　fury　of　the　people　had　spent　itself　and
was　abated；　which　they　expected　would　soon　and　easily　come　to　pass
in　an　unsettled　multitude；　apt　to　be　carried　away　with　any　sudden
and　impetuous　passion；　especially　since　they　had　the　senate　favourable
to　them；　which；　though　it　took　no　notice　of　those　that　had　torn
Cinna　to　pieces；　yet　made　a　strict　search　and　apprehended　in　order
to　punishment　those　that　had　assaulted　the　houses　of　the　friends　of
Brutus　and　Cassius。　By　this　time；　also；　the　people　began　to　be
dissatisfied　with　Antony；　who　they　perceived　was　setting　up　a　kind
of　monarchy　for　himself；　they　longed　for　the　return　of　Brutus；　whose
presence　they　expected　and　hoped　for　at　the　games　and　spectacles　which
he；　as　praetor；　was　to　exhibit　to　the　public。　But　he　having
intelligence　that　many　of　the　old　soldiers　that　had　borne　arms　under
Caesar；　by　whom　they　had　had　lands　and　cities　given　them；　lay　in
wait　for　him；　and　by　small　parties　at　a　time　had　stolen　into　the　city；
would　not　venture　to　come　himself；　however；　in　his　absence　there
were　most　magnificent　and　costly　shows　exhibited　to　the　people；　for；
having　brought　up　a　great　number　of　all　sorts　of　wild　beasts；　he
gave　order　that　not　any　of　them　should　be　returned　or　saved；　but
that　all　should　be　spent　freely　at　the　public　spectacles。　He　himself
made　a　journey　to　Naples　to　procure　considerable　number　of　players；
and　hearing　of　one　Canutius　that　was　very　much　praised　for　his
acting　upon　the　stage；　he　wrote　to　his　friends　to　use　all　their
entreaties　to　bring　him　to　Rome　（for；　being　a　Grecian；　he　could　not　be
compelled）；　he　wrote　also　to　Cicero；　begging　him　by　no　means　to　omit
being　present　at　the　shows。
　　This　was　the　posture　of　affairs　when　another　sudden　alteration　was
made　upon　the　young　Caesar's　coming　to　Rome。　He　was　son　to　the　niece
of　Caesar；　who　adopted　him；　and　left　him　his　heir　by　his　will。　At
the　time　when　Caesar　was　killed；　he　was　following　his　studies　at
Apollonia；　where　he　was　expecting　also　to　meet　Caesar　on　his　way　to
the　expedition　which　he　had　determined　on　against　the　Parthians；
but；　hearing　of　his　death；　he　immediately　came　to　Rome；　and　to
ingratiate　himself　with　the　people；　taking　upon　himself　the　name　of
Caesar；　and　punctually　distributing　among　the　citizens　the　money
that　was　left　them　by　the　will；　he　soon　got　the　better　of　Antony；
and　by　money　and　largesses；　which　he　liberally　dispersed　amongst　the
soldiers；　he　gathered　together　and　brought　over　to　his　party　a　great
number　of　those　that　had　served　under　Caesar。　Cicero　himself；　out　of
the　hatred　which　he　bore　to　Antony；　sided　with　young　Caesar；　which
Brutus　took　so　ill　that　he　treated　with　him　very　sharply　in　his
letters；　telling　him　that　he　perceived　Cicero　could　well　enough　endure
a　tyrant；　but　was　afraid　that　he　who　hated　him　should　be　the　man；　that
in　writing　and　speaking　so　well　of　Caesar；　he　showed　that　his　aim
was　to　have　an　easy　slavery。　〃But　our　forefathers；〃　said　Brutus；
〃could　not　brook　even　gentle　masters。〃　Further　he　added；　that　for
his　own　part　he　had　not　as　yet　fully　resolved　whether　he　should　make
war　or　peace；　but　that　as　to　one　point　he　was　fixed　and　settled；　which
was；　never　to　be　a　slave；　that　he　wondered　Cicero　should　fear　the
dangers　of　a　civil　war；　and　not　be　much　more　afraid　of　a　dishonourable
and　infamous　peace；　that　the　very　reward　that　was　to　be　given　him
for　subverting　Antony's　tyranny　was　the　privilege　of　establishing
Caesar　as　tyrant　in　his　place。　This　is　the　tone　of　Brutus's　first
letters　to　Cicero。
　　The　city　being　now　divided　into　two　factions；　some　betaking
themselves　to　Caesar　and　others　to　Antony；　the　soldiers　selling
themselves；　as　it　were；　by　public　outcry；　and　going　over　to　him　that
would　give　them　most；　Brutus　began　to　despair　of　any　good　event　of
such　proceedings；　and；　resolving　to　leave　Italy；　passed　by　land
through　Lucania　and　came　to　Elea　by　the　seaside。　From　hence　it　was
thought　convenient　that　Porcia　should　return　to　Rome。　She　was　overcome
with　grief　to　part　from　Brutus；　but　strove　as　much　as　was　possible
to　conceal　it；　but；　in　spite　of　all　her　constancy；　a　picture　which　she
found　there　ac