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Quotation from The Civil War by Julius Caesar
“many fell victims to the autumnal pestilence in Italy, many returned home, and many were left behind on the continent. Have you not heard that the cohorts at Brundisium are composed of invalids”
The Civil War, Book III.87, trans. W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn (1869)
Before Pharsalus, Caesar's former lieutenant assures the Pompeian council that Caesar's veteran army has been destroyed by battle and disease.
Citation: "many fell victims to the autumnal pestilence in Italy, many returned home, and many were left behind on the continent. Have you not heard that the cohorts at Brundisium are composed of invalids" — Julius Caesar, The Civil War, Book III.87, trans. W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn (1869). (id the-civil-war-q8)
Portrait: Retrato de Julio César (26724093101) (cropped), Ángel M. Felicísimo from Mérida, España, Public domain.
