When peace came, it was the peace of despotism. […] When the case came up for trial, both Pompeius and Crassus defended the man of Gades. […] When the tyrant fell and the constitution was restored, would Antonius be strong enough to hold party and government together? […] When he returned, it was to discover with dismay that a new and incalculable factor had impinged upon Roman politics. […] When he made his decision to return, Cicero did not know that unity had been restored in the Caesarian party.