Nisi vero, cum C. Caesari meritos illi quidem honores et debitos, sed tamen singularis et immortalis decrevistis, unam ob causam quod contra M. Antonium exercitum comparavisset, non hostem tum Antonium iudicavistis, nec tum hostis est a vobis iudicatus Antonius cum laudati auctoritate vestra veterani milites qui C. Caesarem secuti essent, nec tum hostem Antonium iudicastis cum fortissimis legionibus, quod illum qui consul appellabatur, cum esset hostis, reliquissent, vacationes, pecunias, agros spopondistis.
Or did you not declare Antonius an enemy when you conferred upon Gaius Caesar honors that were, to be sure, his right and due, but nonetheless extraordinary and everlasting, solely in recognition of the fact he had raised an army against Marcus Antonius? And did you not declare Antonius an enemy when the veteran soldiers who had followed Gaius Caesar were commended by your authority? Did you not declare Antonius an enemy when you promised exemptions from military service, money, and lands to the very brave legions because they had abandoned him who was called a consul, while he was an enemy in fact?
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