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War in Spain; battle at Lerda between Cæsar and Pompeins' generals, Afranius and Petreius, lines 1-52. Floods and famine, 52-130. At length Cæsar crosses the Sicoris and intercepts the retreat of the Pompeians, 131-188. The troops hold friendly converse, 188-234, but Petreius stops it and massacres the soldiers of Cæsar, 234-290. Cæsar cuts his enemy off from the river, 290-378. Afranius submits, and is dismissed with his troops, 379-453. Antonins is besieged by the Pompeians in Illyria, and tries to escape on three rafts, 464-510, one of which is stopped by a chain, 510–529. The soldiers on board, persuaded by their captain, Voſteius, slay each other, 630-648. Curio goes to Africa and lands near Zama, 649. Legend of Antæus and Hercules, 656-748. Curio defeats Varus, 749-817, but is defeated and slain by Juba, 818-900. His character, 901-933.

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