things to a happy settlement. Therefore, blaming himself for
his cowardice, he returned to Rome, and was not deceived in his hopes
at the beginning. For such multitudes flocked out to meet him, that the
compliments and civilities which were paid him at the gates, and at this
entrance into the city, took up almost a whole day's time.

On the morrow, Antony convened the senate, and summoned Cicero thither.
But he kept his bed, pretending to be ill from his journey; but the
true reason seemed to be the fear of some design against him, upon a
suspicion and intimation given him on his way to Rome. Antony, however,
showed great offence at the affront, and sent soldiers, commanding them
to bring him or burn his house; but many interceding and supplicating
for him, he was contented to accept sureties. Ever after when they met,
they passed one another in silence, and continued on their guard, till
the younger Caesar (Augustus), coming from Apollonia, entered on the
first Caesar's inheritance, and was engaged in a dispute with Antony
about two thousand five hundred myriads of money, which Antony detained
from the estate.

Upon this, Philippus, who married the mother, and Marcellus, who married
the sister of young Caesar, came with the young man to Cicero, and
agreed with him that Cicero should give them the aid of his eloquence
and political influence with the senate and people, and Caesar give
Cicero the defence of his riches and arms. For the young man had
already a great party of the soldiers of Caesar about him. And Cicero's
readiness to join him was founded, it is said, on some yet stronger
motives; for it seems, while Pompey and Caesar were yet alive, Cicero,
in his sleep, had fancied himself engaged in calling some of the sons
of the senators into the capitol, Jupiter, according to the dream, being
about to declare one of them the chief ruler of Rome. The citizens,
running up with curiosity, stood about the temple, and the youths,
sitting in their purple-bordered robes, kept silence. On a sudden the
doors opened, and the youths, arising one by one in order, passed round
the god, who reviewed them all, and, to their sorrow, dismissed them;
but when this one was passing by, the god stretched forth his right hand
and said, "O ye Romans, this young man, when he shall be lord of Rome,
shall put an end to all your civil wars." It is said that Cicero formed
from his dream a distinct image of the youth, and retained it afterwards