General Sketch of History

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Caesar was a Tyrant ; he had overthrown the freedom of his country and had seized a power beyond the laws. But it should not be forgotten that for the provinces it was a distinct gain to get one master instead of many. The real lesson to be learned from the overthrow of the Roman Commonwealth is that states which boast themselves of their own freedom should not hold other states in bondage.
34. The Second Civil War. After the death of Caesar followed a time of great confusion, lasting lor thirt
...een years. Brutus and Cassius, who had killed Csesar, stood up for the Commonwealth, and there wu in. ] BEGINNING OF THE EMPIRE. 75 a war between them and the partizans of Caesar undei Marcus Antonius, one of Caesar's officers, and Caesar's great-nephew, Caius Octavius. Caesar had adopted Octavius as his son ; so his name became Caius Julius Cozsar Octavianus. These two, along with Marcus sfLmilius Lepidus, formed what was called a Triumviratt for settling the affairs of the Commonwealth. Mean- while Brutus and Cassius, like Pompeius, had gone to the East, and in 42 the battle of Philippi in Macedonia was fought between them and the Triumvirs, and the hopes of the party of the Commonwealth were crushed.

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