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A pillar stands all forlorn in a field; and quite close to the church are erected two others the larger of cipollino, beautified by a patina of golden lichen; a marble well-head, worn half through with usage of ropes, may be found buried in the rank grass. The plain whereon stood the great city of Sipus is covered, now, with bristly herbage.
On this supposition apparently Caesar had first prepared himself to meet an attack on Italy. One of the ablest of his officers, the tribune of the people Marcus Antonius, commanded there with propraetorian powers. The southeastern ports Sipus, Brundisium, Tarentum where an attempt at landing was first to be expected, had received a garrison of three legions.
On this supposition apparently Caesar had first prepared himself to meet an attack on Italy. One of the ablest of his officers, the tribune of the people Marcus Antonius, commanded there with propraetorian powers. The southeastern ports Sipus, Brundisium, Tarentum where an attempt at landing was first to be expected, had received a garrison of three legions.
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