Livy, Periochae 111-115

Titus Livius or Livy (59 BCE - 17 CE): Roman historian, author of the authorized version of the history of the Roman republic.

A large part of Livy's History of Rome since the Foundation is now lost, but fortunately we have an excerpt, called the Periochae, which helps us reconstruct the general scope. This translation was made by Jona Lendering.

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From Book 114 (which is the sixth dealing with the civil war)

[114.1] [46] Caecilius Bassus, a Roman knight of the Pompeian faction, provoked a war in Syria, and Sextus Caesar, abandoned by a legion that had transferred its allegiance to Bassus, was killed.

[114.2] Caesar defeated the praetor Scipio and Juba at Thapsus and captured their camp.

[114.3] When Cato received this news in Utica, he stabbed himself and although his son intervened and tried to rescue him, he reopened the wound that was being nursed, and died at the age of forty-eight.

[114.4] Petreius killed Juba and himself.

[114.5] Publius Scipio was captured on his ship, and added to his honorable death honorable last words.

[114.6] When his enemies asked him how the general was doing, he replied "the general is doing fine".

[114.7] Faustus and Afranius were killed.

[114.8] Cato's son was pardoned.

[114.9] Caesar's deputy commander [Decimus] Brutus won a battle in Gaul and defeated the rebellious Bellovaces.