The dynast was not yet ready to drop his ally. […] Balbus did not yet enter the Senate. […] Cingulum owed recent benefits to Labienus:1 yet Cingulum was easily won. […] Antonius was an intrepid and dashing cavalry leader: yet at the same time a steady and resourceful general. […] The Senate was hostile: yet the uneasy reconciliation with Octavianus could scarcely last.