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But upon intelligence that Antony, after his defeat, had been received by Marcus Lepidus, and that the rest of the generals and armies had all declared for the senate, he [Note 1], without any hesitation, deserted from the party of the nobles; alleging as an excuse for his conduct, the actions and sayings of several amongst them; for some said, he was a mere boy, and others threw out, that he ought to be promoted to honours, and cut off, to avoid the making of any suitable acknowdgement either to him or to the veteran legions. And the more to testify his regret for having before attached himself to the other faction, he fined the Nursini in a large sum of money, which they were unable to pay, and then expelled them from the town, for having inscribed upon a monument, erected at the public charge to their countrymen who were slain in the battle of Modena, they fell in the cause of liberty. Note 1: he = Augustus Event: Siege of Modena |