Asinius Pollio, in a Roman and Republican spirit. […] Though proconsul of all Spain, he resided in the suburban vicinity of Rome, contemplating the decline of Republican government and hastening its end. […] Brutus came to feel shame for his own disloyalty: he composed a pamphlet in honour of the Republican who died true to his principles and to his class. […] He would then have to postpone the avenging of Caesar until he was strong enough, built up by Republican help, to betray the Republicans. […] Caesar answered with praise of the author’s talent and a pamphlet traducing the memory of the Republican martyr.