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Vitruvius Pollio, The Ten Books on Architecture (ed. Morris Hicky Morgan), BOOK II, CHAPTER IX: TIMBER (search)
C. Julius Caesar, Commentaries on the Civil War (ed. William Duncan), CAESAR'S COMMENTARIES OF THE CIVIL WAR. , chapter 30 (search)
C. Julius Caesar, Commentaries on the Civil War (ed. William Duncan), CAESAR'S COMMENTARIES OF THE CIVIL WAR. , chapter 31 (search)
Tubero arriving in Africa, found Attius Varus in possession
of that province, who, after the loss of his cohorts at Auximum, as we have shown above, had
fled into those parts, and, with the consent of the natives, taken upon him
the command. Here he had found means to levy two legions, by his knowledge
of the people and country, where he had been governor some years before,
after the expiration of his pretorship. Tubero coming before Utica with his fleet, was forbid the
harbour and town; nor could he even obtain leave for his son to land, though
he had a fit of sickness upon him, but was obliged to weigh anchor and be
gone.
C. Julius Caesar, Commentaries on the Civil War (ed. William Duncan), CAESAR'S COMMENTARIES of THE CIVIL WAR. , chapter 23 (search)
About the same time, C. Curio sailed from Sicily into Africa, with two of the four legions which
had been put under his command by Caesar, and five hundred horse; having
conceived the highest contempt of the troops headed by P. Attius Varus.
After two days and three nights sailing, he landed at a place called
Aquilaria. This place is about twenty-two miles distant from Clupea, and has
C. Julius Caesar, Commentaries on the Civil War (ed. William Duncan), CAESAR'S COMMENTARIES of THE CIVIL WAR. , chapter 28 (search)
Sextus Quintilius Varus, who, as we have related above, had been made
prisoner at Corfinium, was now in the enemy's
army: for Caesar having granted him his liberty, he had retired into Africa. Curio had brought over with him
from Sicily the very same legions, who had
revolted some time before to Caesar at the siege of Corfinium: so that excepting a few
centurions who had been changed, the officers and companies were the same as
had formerly served with this very Quintilius. He made use of this handle to
debauch the army of Curio; "and began with putting the soldiers in mind of
their former oath to Domitius, and to himself, that general's questor; he
exhorted them not to carry arms against the old companions of their fortune,
who had shared with
C. Julius Caesar, Commentaries on the Civil War (ed. William Duncan), CAESAR'S COMMENTARIES of THE CIVIL WAR. , chapter 32 (search)
C. Julius Caesar, Commentaries on the Civil War (ed. William Duncan), CAESAR'S COMMENTARIES of THE CIVIL WAR. , chapter 37 (search)
Curio received the same news, but for some time would not believe it, so
greatly did he confide in his good fortune. Besides, Caesar's success in Spain was already known in Africa; whence he concluded it improbable
that Juba would attempt any thing against him.
But when he was for certain informed with his whole army, he retired from
before the town to the Cornelian camp, laid in great quantities of corn and
wood, began to fortify himself, and sent directly to Sicily for the cavalry, and the two
legions he had left there. The camp itself was very advantageous for
protracting the war, being strong both by nature and art, near the sea, and
abounding in water and salt, great quantities of which had been carried
thither from the neighbouring saltpits. Neither ran he any h
Cornelius Tacitus, The History (ed. Alfred John Church, William Jackson Brodribb), BOOK
I, chapter 7 (search)
In this conjuncture it happened
that tidings of the deaths of Fonteius Capito and Clodius Macer reached the
capital. Macer was executed in Africa, where he was
undoubtedly fomenting sedition, by Trebonius Garutianus the
ATTITUDES TOWARDS GALBA
procurator, who acted on Galba's
authority; Capito fell in Germany, while he was
making similar attempts, by the hands of Cornelius Aquinus and Fabius
Valens, legates of legions, who did not wait for an order. There were
however some who believed that Capito, though foully stained with avarice
and profligacy, had yet abstained from all thought of revolution, that this
was a treacherous accusation invented by the commanders themselves, who had
urged him to take up arms, when they found themselves unable to prevail, and
that Galba had approved of the deed, either from weakness of character, or
to avoid investigation into the circumstances of acts which could not be
altered. Both executions, however, were unfavourably regarded; indeed
Cornelius Tacitus, The History (ed. Alfred John Church, William Jackson Brodribb), BOOK
I, chapter 11 (search)
Cornelius Tacitus, The History (ed. Alfred John Church, William Jackson Brodribb), BOOK
I, chapter 37 (search)