Pollio had powerful enemies on either side. […] Loyal to Caesar, and proud of his loyalty, Pollio at the same time professed his attachment to NotesPage=>005 1 As Pollio has perished, Tacitus and Sallust can be drawn upon for compensation. […] Suetonius, Divus Iulius 30, 5): ρως ἀπαρƞγóρƞτoς ἀρχ ς ĸαὶ πϵριµανὴς πιθυµία τo πρ τoν ϵ ναι ĸαὶ µ γιστoν (from Pollio?). […] The powerful enemies to whom Pollio makes reference in his letter cannot be identified. […] Brutus holding the Cisalpina and cutting off Antonius from the precarious support of Lepidus his ally, from the even less dependable Plancus and from the pessimistic Pollio.