possibilities of the outcome of the engagement, while he was still coolheaded and before being involved in any alarm, he had not neglected to prepare for the worst.  In this way he had not been compelled to yield to disasters and was able with ease to renew the conflict:  but this time as he had expected to far surpass Caesar he had foreseen nothing.  For instance, he had not put the camp in proper condition nor provided a refuge for himself if defeated.  And whereas he might have delayed action and so have conquered without a battle,—­for his army kept increasing every day and he had abundant provisions because he was in a country for the most part friendly and because he was lord of the sea,—­nevertheless, whether of his own accord and thinking he would conquer in any event, or because he was forced by his associates, he brought on an engagement.  Consequently as soon as he was defeated he was terribly alarmed and had no opportune plan or sure hope ready to enable him to face the danger anew Whenever any event befalls a man unexpectedly and most contrary to what seemed reasonable, it humbles his mind and drives out the faculty of calculation, so that he becomes the poorest and weakest judge of what must be done.  Calculation cannot live in the midst of fears; if it occupies the ground first, it thrusts them out very effectively, but if it be a second comer, it gets the worst of the encounter.

[-2-] Hence Pompey, also, having considered none of the chances beforehand, was found naked and defenceless, whereas, had anything been foreseen, he might, perhaps, without trouble have quickly recovered all his losses.  Large numbers of the combatants had survived and he had other forces that were considerable.  Above all, he had gotten into his possession large amounts of money and was master of the entire sea, and the cities both there and in Asia were fond of him even in his misfortune.  But, as it turned out, since he had fared so ill where he felt most encouraged, in the temporary seizure of fear he made no use of any one of these resources, but left the fortifications at once and fled with a few companions toward Larissa.  He did not enter the city although the Larissaeans invited him, because he feared that by so doing he might incur some blame.  Bidding them make terms with the victor, he himself took provisions, embarked on the sea, and sailed away to Lesbos on a merchantman, to his wife Cornelia and his son Sextus.  After taking charge of them he did not even enter Mitylene but started for Egypt, hoping to secure an alliance with Ptolemy, the king of that country.  This was the son of that Ptolemy who, through the agency of Gabinius, had received back the kingdom at his hands, and he had as an acknowledgment of that service sent a fleet to Pompey’s assistance.  I have heard that Pompey thought also of fleeing to the Parthians, but I cannot credit the report.  For that race so hated all the Romans ever since Crassus had led his expedition against them, and Pompey especially,