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Aulus Hirtius
Commentary on the Alexandrian War
43
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43
Gabinius
, whether he
imagined
the
province
better
provided
than it
really
was, or
depended
much upon the
auspicious
fortune
of
Caesar
, or
confided
in his own
valor
and
abilities
, he
having
often
terminated
with
success
difficult
and
dangerous
wars
,
marched
into
Illyricum
, in the
middle
of
winter
, and the most
difficult
season
of the
year
; where, not
finding
sufficient
subsistence
in the
province
, which was
partly
exhausted
,
partly
disaffected
, and
having
no
supplies
by
sea
, because the
season
of the
year
had
put
a stop to
navigation
, he found himself
compelled
to
carry
on the
war
, not according to his own
inclination
, but as
necessity
allowed
. As he was therefore
obliged
to
lay
siege
to
forts
and
castles
, in a very
rude
season
, he
received
many
checks
, and
fell
under such
contempt
with the
barbarians
, that while
retiring
to
Salona
, a
maritime
city
,
inhabited
by a
set
of
brave
and
faithful
Romans
, he was
compelled
to
come
to an
engagement
on his
march
; and after the
loss
of
two
thousand
soldiers
,
thirty-eight
centurions
, and
four
tribunes
,
got
to
Salona
with the
rest
; where his
wants
continually
increasing
, he
died
a few
days
after. His
misfortunes
and
sudden
death
gave
Octavius
great
hopes
of
reducing
the
province
. But
fortune
, whose
influence
is so
great
in
matters
of
war
,
joined
to the
diligence
of
Cornificius
, and the
valor
of
Vatinius
,
soon
put
an end to his
triumphs
.
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