Pollio the consul was Antonius' man, and Pollio had had a large share in negotiating the treaty--he is an agent here, not merely a date. Antonius' son, heir to the leadership of the Caesarian party, should in truth have ruled over a world that had been pacified by the valour of his father.The expected child turned out to be a girl (the elder Antonia, born in 39 B.C.), the compact of the dynasts a mere respite in the struggle. That was not to be known. At the end of 40 B.C. the domination of the Caesarian faction, founded upon the common interests of leaders and soldiers and cemented by the most binding and personal of pledges, offered a secure hope of concord at last.
期待された子供が女の子(長女のAntonia,紀元前39生まれ)であることがわかると、君主の世襲制は、混乱の中で一時小休止した。その事実は知られてはならなかった。紀元前40の終わりに、君主達と戦士の共通の利害を基に設立され、かつ最も拘束力のある個人の約束によって強固となった皇帝派閥の支配は、ついに協定の確かな期待を与えたのだ。