• Gower, Confessio Amantis , II :⁠— “That one sleeth, and that other sterveth, But aboven all his prise deserveth This knightly Romain; where he rode His dedly swerd no man abode, Ayen the which was no defence: Egipte fledde in his presence.” ↩
• Antandros, a city, and Simois, a river, near Troy, whence came the Roman eagle with Aeneas into Italy. ↩
• It was an evil hour for Ptolemy, when Caesar took from him the kingdom of Egypt, and gave it to Cleopatra. ↩
• Juba, king of Numidia, who protected Pompey, Cato, and Scipio after the battle of Pharsalia. Being conquered by Cassar, his realm became a Roman province, of which Sallust the historian was the first governor. Milton, Sams. Agon. , 1695:⁠— “But as an eagle His cloudless thunder bolted on their heads.” ↩
• Towards Spain, where some remnants of Pompey’s army still remained under his two sons. When these were subdued the civil war was at an end. ↩
• Octavius Augustus, nephew of Julius Caesar. At the battle of Philippi he defeated Brutus and Cassius, and established the Empire. ↩
• On account of the great slaughter made by Augustus in his battles with Mark Antony and his brother Lucius, in the neighborhood of these cities. ↩