Questions for Examination.

1.  How did Caesar conduct himself on the night previous to his intended journey to Italy?

2.  Did he accomplish his journey in safety?

3.  What rendered this little river of consequence?

4.  Did Caesar pass it without hesitation?

5.  How did he determine?

6.  What effect was produced at Rome by this enterprise?

7.  How was Pompey affected by it?

8.  What taunting expressions were used on this occasion?

9.  What was Pompey’s conduct in reply?

10.  How did he represent the state of affairs?

11.  What was the consequence of this statement?

12.  How was Caesar employed in the mean while?

13.  What city first arrested his progress?

14.  Did he succeed in his endeavour?

15.  What attempt was made to incline Caesar to mercy?

16.  What was Caesar’s reply?

17.  What was the consequence of this reply?

18.  Did he dismiss the soldiers likewise?

19.  Whither did Pompey retreat, and with what view?

20.  Did he succeed in his aims?

21.  What was the consequence of his retreat?

22.  Did Caesar follow Pompey?

23.  Was he opposed in his attempt?

24.  What was his next enterprise?

25.  What was Caesar’s opinion of these commanders?

26.  Were they easily conquered?

27.  What use did he make of his victory?

28.  What was the duration of this campaign, and what were its consequences?

SECTION III.

                      O war! what art thou? 
  At once the proof and scourge of man’s fall’n state! 
  After the brightest conquest, what appears
  Of all thy glories? for the vanquish’d, chains! 
  For the proud victors, what?  Alas! to reign
  O’er desolated nations.—­H.  More.

1.  While Caesar was thus employed, Pompey was active in making preparations in Epi’rus and Greece to oppose him. 2.  All the monarchs of the East had declared in his favour, and sent very large supplies.  He was master of nine effective Italian legions, and had a fleet of five hundred large ships, under the conduct of Bib’ulus, an active and experienced commander.  Added to these, he was supplied with large sums of money, and all the necessaries for an army, from the tributary provinces round him. 3.  He had attacked Antony and Dolabel’la, who commanded for Caesar in that part of the empire, with such success, that the former was obliged to fly, and the latter was taken prisoner.  Crowds of the most distinguished citizens and nobles from Rome came every day to join him.  He had at one time above two hundred senators in his camp, among whom were Ci’cero and Ca’to, whose approbation of his cause was equivalent to an army.