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when, leaving Sardinia, he came to Italy, having
secured the two Spains and Cisalpine Gaul with garrisons and ships. Having sent vessels also
to the coast of Illyricum, and to every part of
Achaia and Greece, he also adorned the two seas of Italy with very large fleets, and very sufficient garrisons; and he himself
going in person, added all Cilicia to the dominions
of the Roman people, on the forty-ninth day after he set out from Brundusium. Will the pirates who were anywhere to be
found, were either taken prisoners and put to death, or else had surrendered themselves
voluntarily to the power and authority of this one man. Also, when the Cretans had sent
ambassadors to implore his mercy even into Pamphylia
to him, he did not deny them hopes of being allowed to surrender, and he exacted hostages from
them. And thus Cnaeus Pompeius at the end of winter prepared, at the beginning of spring
undertook, and by the middle of summer terminated, this most important war, which had lasted
so long, which was scattered in such distant and such various places, and by which every
nation and country was incessantly distressed.
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