ABSTRACT
Plutarch's Lives of Noble Grecians and Romanes 73 his life. Then C<csar entring into Pompeys campe, and seeing the bodies layed on the grounde that were slayne, and others also that were a killing, sayde, fetching a great sighe: It was their owne doing, and against my will. For Caius C<csar, after he had wonne so many famous conquests, and overcome so many great battells, had beene utterly condemned notwithstanding, if he had departed from his armie. Asinius Pollio writeth, that he spake these wordes then in Latyn, which he afterwards wrote in Greeke, and sayeth furthermore, that the moste parte of them which were put to the sworde in the campe, were slaves and bondmen, and that there were not slayne in all at this battell, above six thowsand souldiers. As for them that were taken prisoners, C<csar did put many of them amongest his legions, and did pardon also many men of estimation, amonge whome Brutus was one, that afterwardes slue C<csar him selfe!: and it is reported, that C<csar was very sory for him, when he could not immediatly be founde after the battell, and that he rejoyced againe, when he knewe he was alyve, and that he came to yeelde him selfe unto him ....
