Excerpt from Histoire Romaine, Vol. 4: Depuis la Fondation de Rome Jusqu'au Règne d'Auguste
Pompée s' avisa un peu tard attaquer une puissance formideble qui était en partie son ouvrage. Il fit une double faute en se liguant avec César, et en se brouillant avec lui. Le pre mier - de ces deux partis, dit Cicéron, ne con venait pas à la p1obité, ui le second a la pru dence. Pompée, toujours cauleleux, laissa faire le premier acte d'hostililé, en 51 à m.'marcellus, alors consul. Ce magistrat ans no'nça qu'il mettroit incessamment en délibé ratio'n une affaire de laquelle dépcndoit le. Salut public; et peu après il pi'0p053 d'ôter à César le commandement desgaules et la faculté de demander le consulat en' son ah sence. Ces deux prepositions tendoie1itàla ruinedirectede son pouvoir et de son crédit Mais César avoit en' sa faveur deux lois exis tantes. Aÿec un moyen de défense aussi plan.
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