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IN like manner,* 1.1 Pompey having that day marched a full journey, betook himself to his former lod∣ging at Asparagus. And, for that the souldiers were not troubled with fortifying their Camp, by reason all the works were whole & intire, many of them went
out far off to get wood, and to seek forrage: others, rising hastily, had left a great part of their luggage behind them; and induced by the nearness of the last nights lodging, left their Armes, and went back to fetch those things that were behind. Insomuch as Caesar, seeing them thus scattered (as before he had con∣ceived how it would fall out) about high noon gave warning to depart, and so led out his Ar∣my; and doubling that daies journey, he went from that place about eight mile: which Pom∣pey could not do, by reason of the absence of his souldiers.
The next day, Caesar having in like manner sent his carriages before, in the beginning of the night, set forward himself about the fourth watch; that if there were any suddain necessity of fighting, he might (at all occasions) be ready with the whole Army. The like he did the daies following. By which it happened, that in his passage over great Rivers, and by diffi∣cult and cumbersome waies, he received no de∣triment or losse at all. For Pompey being staied the first day, and afterwards striving in vain, making great journeys, and yet not overtaking us, the fourth day gave over following, and be∣took himself to another resolution.
Caesar, as well for the accommodating of his wounded men, as also for paying the Army, re∣assuring his Allies and Confederates, and lea∣ving Garrisons in the towns, was necessarily to go to Apollonia: but he gave no longer time for the dispatch of these things, then could be spa∣red by him that made haste. For fearing least Domitius should be ingaged by Pompey's arri∣vall, he desired to make towards him with all possible celerity: his whole purpose and resolu∣tion insisting upon these reasons; That if Pom∣pey did follow after him, he should by that means draw him from the Sea-side, and from such provisions of war as he had stored up at Dyrrachium; and so should compell him to un∣dertake the war upon equall conditions. If he went over into Italy, having joyned his Army with Domitius, he would go to succour Italy by the way of Illyricum. But if he should go about to besiege Apollonia, or Oricum, and so exclude him from all the Sea-coast, he would then be∣siege Scipio, and force Pompey to relieve him.
And therefore having writ and sent to Cn. Domitius, what he would have done (leaving four Cohorts to keep Apollonia, one at Lissus, and three at Oricum, and disposing such as were weak through their wounds in Epirus and Acarnania) he set forward.
COnfecto justo itinere ejus dici, having marched a full daies march, or gone a just daies journey, saith the story. Which giveth oc∣casion to inquire, how far this just daies journey extended.* 1.2 Lipsius saith, it was twenty four miles, alleaging that of Vegetius; Militari gradu (saith he) viginti millia passuum horis quinque duntaxat aestivis conficienda:* 1.3 pleno autem gradu qui citatior est, totidem horis vi∣ginti quatuor; A souldiers march did usually rid 20 miles in five summer houres, and if they marched with speed, 24 miles in the same time: understanding justum iter, a just journey, to be so much as was measured militari gradu, by a souldiers march. But he that knows the march∣ing of an Army, shall easily perceive the impos∣sibility of marching ordinarily twenty four miles a day. Besides, this place doth plainly con∣fute it: for, first, he saith that he made a just daies journey; & then again, rising about noon, doubled that daies journey, and went eight miles. Which shews, that their Justum iter was about eight miles: and so suteth the slow con∣veiance of an Army, with more probability then that of Lipsius.
Caesar.
Lib. 5. de Milit. Ro. cap. 14.
Lib. 1. cap. 1