All these came down from the Capitoline, having received pledges of safety from Antonius who now had a large force,but who for the present had given up his plan to avenge Caesar's murder.(That was why they were allowed to leave Rome safely and go to Antium).Even their houses were besieged by the people, not under any leader,but the populace itself was enraged on account of the murder of Caesar, of whom they were fond, and especially when they had seen his bloody garment and newly slain body brought to burial when they had forced their way into the Forum and had there interred it.When Octavius heard this he was moved to tears and grief because of his memory and affection for the man, and his sorrow stirred anew.
彼らは皆、Antoniusから安全を約束されてCapitolineの丘から来た。Antoniusは今や大軍を持っていたが、さしあたってはCaesarの仇を討つ計画を断念していた（だからこそ彼らが安全にローマを離れてAntiumに行けたのだった）。彼らの家は人々に包囲されており、指揮をしている者はいなかったが、民衆が慕っていたCaesarが殺害されたことに激怒し、自身でそうしていた。特に彼らがフォーラムに押し入った時、Caesarの血に染まった衣服や殺害されてまもない遺体が運び込まれ、そこで埋葬された時、民衆は怒りに駆られた。これを聞いたOctaviusは涙を流して悲しんだ。Caesarの思い出と彼に対する愛情がよみがえったからで、再び悲しみがわきあがった。
Then he stopped and waited for other letters from his mother and friends in Rome, although he did not disbelieve those who had reported the events, for he saw no reason why they should fabricate any falsehood. After this he set sail for Brundisium, for he had now learned that none of his enemies were there, though previously he had been suspicious lest the city might be held by some of them, and consequently he had not recklessly approached it directly from the other shore. There arrived from his mother also a letter in which was written an urgent request for him to return to hear and the whole household as soon as possible,
そこでOctaviusはそこに留まり、ローマにいる母親や友人からの他の手紙を待った。とはいってもそこにいる人々が作り話をしなければならない理由など全くなかったから、彼に事件について報告した人々を信用しなかったわけではなかった。その後OctaviusはBrundisiumに向かって出帆した。以前はBrundisiumの街には敵の支配下に置かれているといけない、そうなれば向こう見ずにももう一方の海岸から直接近づくこともできないと思っていたが、今は彼の敵はそこにはいないと知ったからだ。そうこうしているうちに母親がしたためた手紙も届いた。母親は事件のことを聞くためにも家族のためにも出来るだけ早く戻ってくるよう緊急の要請をしていた。
so that no treachery should come upon him from without, seeing that he had been designated Caesar's son. It bore out the earlier news, and said that the whole populace was aroused against Brutus and Cassius and their party, and was greatly vexed at what they had done. His stepfather Philippus sent him a letter asking him not to take steps to secure Caesar's bequest but even to retain his own name because of what had happened to Caesar and to live free from politics and in safety. Octavius knew that this advice was given with kind intent, but he thought differently, as he already had his mind on great things and he was full of confidence;
Octaviusは自分がCaesarの息子として指名されたからには、外部からの謀反に遭うことはないでしょうから、とも書かれていた。先に聞いていた情報通りだった。さらにBrutus、Cassiusとその一味に反対のうねりが群衆の広がり、皆彼らがやったことに対し激しく憤っていることも記されていた。Octaviusの義父のPhilippusがよこした手紙には、Caesarの身に起きたことを考えてOctaviusが政治から離れて安全に暮らすことができるよう、たとえ名前を変えずにそのままにするとしてもCaesarの遺産を受け取る手続きを踏まないように願っていた。Octaviusはそれが義父の親切心から出たものだと知っていたが、彼の考えは違っていた。彼はすでに大きな事がを考えており、それをやり遂げる自信に満ちていた。
he therefore took upon himself the toil and danger and the enmity of men whom he did not care to please.Nor did he propose to cede to anyone a name or a rule so great as his, particularly with the state on his side and calling him to come into his father's honors; and very rightly, since both naturally and by law the office belonged to him, for he was the nearest relative and had been adopted as son by Caesar himself, and he felt that to follow the matter up and avenge his death was the proper course to pursue. This is what he thought, and he wrote and so answered Philippus though he did not succeed in convincing him.
そこで彼は労苦や危険、機嫌を取らない者から受ける敵意を買って出た。また他の者にCaesarの偉大な名前や統治権を譲ろうと提案もしなかった。特に国家がCaesarの統治下にあり、Caesarが父親の栄誉を受け継ぐようにと彼に命じたからだ。Octaviusの天性、法律上のどちらからも、この要職はまさしく彼のものだった。OctaviusはCaesarの最も近い身内でCaesar自信が息子として養子に迎えたのだから。Octaviusは事件を追求しCaesarの仇を討つことは彼が続けてゆくべき正しいあり方だと感じた。彼はそのように感じ義父Philippusにそう伝えた。Philippusから再び返事が来たが、Octaviusを説得することはできなかった。
