Julius Caesar and the foundation of the Roman imperial system . position ; it is said that Caesar himself hadto lead his wavering legions a second time to theattack, and the words were put into his mouth bythe story-mongers, that he had often before foughtfor victory, but never until now for life. Theslaughter was frightful; Labienus was among thekilled, and young Pompeius fled wounded only tobe hunted down and murdered. » With such terriblescenes Caesars military life came to an end. Eachof these struggles, while increasing his absolutism,made it more and more impossible for him to do thework
Julius Caesar and the foundation of the Roman imperial system . position ; it is said that Caesar himself hadto lead his wavering legions a second time to theattack, and the words were put into his mouth bythe story-mongers, that he had often before foughtfor victory, but never until now for life. Theslaughter was frightful; Labienus was among thekilled, and young Pompeius fled wounded only tobe hunted down and murdered. » With such terriblescenes Caesars military life came to an end. Eachof these struggles, while increasing his absolutism,made it more and more impossible for him to do thework of peace. | * For what can war but endless war still breed ? The nobler task that was awaiting his hand, stilllittle more than begun, was not by him to be com-pleted. He arrived at Rome early in September,after settling the affairs of Spain ; and six monthsmore of life was all that was left him. His enemieshad after all done their work ; in crushing them hehad risen to such a height of power as the jealousRoman mind could no longer endure. ^-1 ?-? \ ^ ^. CHAPTER XVIII. Caesars use of absolute H E reader has by this time madea close acquaintance with thepersonality of the man towhom the destinies of theworld were for a short spacecommitted. In following hisown account of the Gallicand Civil wars, this personal-ity has been continually beforeus. Its leading features canhardly be misinterpreted by anyone who is willingto abide by what is believed to be historic truth,and to set aside the doubtful accumulations of gos-sip and scandal. And now that we have reachedthe point where Caesar found himself at last un-disputed master of the Empire, we may safelyleave the man and turn to his work—or rather tothat nobler part of his work which was no longerthe direct result of personal struggle, self-regarding 326
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