DIO'S ROMAN HISTORY
BOOK LI
The following is contained in the Fifty-first of Dio's Rome:—
Concerning Antony and Cleopatra and their movements after their defeat (chaps. 5-8).
How Antony, defeated in Egypt, killed himself (chaps. 9-10).
How Caesar subdued Egypt (chaps. 15-18).
How Caesar came to Rome and celebrated his triumph (chap. 21).
How the Curia Iulia was dedicated (chap. 22).
How Moesia was conquered (chaps. 23-27).Duration of time, the remained of the consulship of Caesar (III) and M. Valerius Corvinus Messalla, together with two additional years, in which there were the magistrates (consults) here enumerated:—
| B.C. | |
| 30 | Caesar (IV), M. Licinius M. F. Crassus. |
| 29 | Caesar (V), Sextus Apuleius Sexti F. |
Such was the naval battle in which they engaged B.C. 31 on the second of September. I do not mention this date without a particular reason, nor am I, in fact, accustomed to do so; but Caesar now for the first time held all the power alone, and consequently
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