(Caesar, _Civil
War_, ii. 18, 21.)]
[Footnote 530: The Spanish campaign against Afranius is contained in
the _Civil War_, 34, &c. The legati of Pompeius in Spain were L.
Afranius, consul B.C. 60, M. Petreius, and M. Terentius Varro, better
known for his learning and his numerous works than for his military
talents. After the surrender of Afranius and Petreius, Caesar marched
to the south of Spain, for Varro, who was in Lusitania, was making
preparations for war. Varro, after some feeble efforts, surrendered to
the conqueror at Cordova. Varro was treated kindly like all the rest
who fell into Caesar's hands, and he had the opportunity of placing
himself against Caesar at Dyrrachium.
On his return from the successful close of his Spanish campaign,
Massalia surrendered to Caesar after an obstinate resistance. (Caesar,
_Civil War_, ii. 22.)
It was on his return to Massalia from the south of Spain that Caesar
heard of his appointment as Dictator (_Civil War_, ii. 21).]
[Footnote 531: (Caesar, _Civil War_, iii. 1; Dion Cassius, 41. c. 37.)
Caesar does not speak of those who had suffered in Sulla's time; nor
does Dion.]
[Footnote 532: Caesar and P. Servilius Isauricus (son of the consul
Isauricus, B.C. 79) were elected Consuls for B.C. 48. See the Life of
Pompeius, c. 54, notes; and of Caesar, c. 57, _Dictator_.
When Caesar had left Rome, the boys formed themselves into two parties,
Pompeians and Caesarians, and had a battle without arms, in which the
Caesarians were victorious.
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