9. cūriam: Caesar was slain in the Curia in the Campus Martius.
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12. partium Caesaris: ‘of Caesar’s party.’ Antony at first pretended to favor the tyrannicides; but after he had obtained possession of the papers and treasure of Caesar, he changed sides and endeavored to crush them.
16. Octāviānus: he was the son of Gaius Octavius and Atia, a daughter of Julia, the sister of Caesar. After his adoption he took the name of Octavianus.
19. Augustus: this was a title conferred upon him after the battle of Actium, when he refused the title of dictator.
rērum potītus: potior regularly takes the Genitive in this phrase. Cf. Alexandrīā potītus, Bk. VI, 22.
quī … trēs ducēs: ‘these three leaders.’
20. vīcērunt eum: in the battle of Mutina, 43 B.C.