[-22-] When this had been accomplished, Sextius occupied Africa and governed both provinces without interference, until Caesar according to the covenant made by him with Antony and Lepidus took possession of the office and assigned Gaius Fuficius Fango to take charge of the people; then the governor voluntarily gave up the provinces.  When the battle with Brutus and Cassius had been fought, Caesar and Antony redistributed the world, Caesar taking Numidia for his share of Libya, and Antony Africa.  Lepidus, as I have stated,[43] had power among the three only in name, and often was not recorded in the documents even to this extent.  When, therefore, this occurred Fulvia bade Sextius resume his rule of Africa.  He was at this time still in Libya, making the winter season his plea, but in reality his lingering there was due to his certain knowledge that there would be some kind of upheaval.  As he could not persuade Fango to give up the country, he associated himself with the natives, who detested their ruler; he had done evil in his office, for he was one of that mercenary force, many of whose members, as has been stated in my narrative,[44] had been elected even into the senate.  At this turn of affairs Fango retired into Numidia, where he accorded harsh treatment to the people of Cirta because they despised him on seeing his condition.  There was also one Arabio who was a prince among the barbarians dwelling close at hand, who had first helped Laelius and later attached himself to Sextius:  him he ejected from his kingdom, when he refused to make an alliance with him.  Arabio fled to Sextius and Fango demanded his surrender.  When his request was refused, he grew angry, invaded Africa and did some damage to the country:  but Sextius took the field against him, and he was defeated in conflicts that were slight but numerous; consequently he retired again into Numidia.  Sextius went after him and was in hopes of soon vanquishing him, especially with the aid of Arabio’s horse, but he became suspicious of the latter and treacherously murdered him, after which he accomplished for the time being nothing further.  For the cavalry, enraged at Arabio’s death, left the Romans in the lurch and most of them took the side of Fango. [-23-] After these skirmishes they concluded friendship, agreeing that the cause for war between them had been removed.  Later Fango watched until Sextius, trusting in the truce, was free from fear, and invaded Africa.  Then they joined battle with each other, and at first both sides conquered and were beaten.  The one leader prevailed through the Numidian horsemen and the other through his citizen infantry, so that they plundered each other’s camps, and neither knew anything about his fellow-soldiers.  When as they retired they ascertained what had happened, they came to blows again, the Numidians were routed, and Fango temporarily fled to the mountains.  During the night some hartbeestes ran across the hills, and thinking that the enemy’s cavalry were at hand he committed suicide.  Thus Sextius gained possession of nearly everything without trouble, and subdued Zama, which held out longest, by famine.  Thereafter he governed both the provinces again until such time as Lepidus was sent.  Against him he made no demonstration, either because he thought the step had the approval of Antony, or because he was far inferior to him in troops.