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Calpurnia, Caesar's wife.
Brutus therefore and his accomplices, for safety of their persons, were driven to fly the city. Then came all Caesar's friends unto Antonius, and specially his wife Calpurnia, putting their trust in him, she brought the most part of her money into his house, which amounted to the sum of 4000 talents; and furthermore brought him all Caesar's books and writings, in the which were his memorials of all that he had done and ordained. Antonius did daily mingle with them such as he thought good, and by that means he created new officers, made new senators, called home some that were banished, and delivered those that were prisoners: and then he said, that all those things were so appointed and ordained by Caesar.
Charonites, why so-called.
Therefore the Romans, mocking them that were so moved, they called them Charonites, because that, when they were overcome, they had no other help but to say, that thus they were found in Caesar's memorials, who had sailed in Charon's boat, and was departed.
M. Antonius Consul. Caius Antonius Praetor. Lucius Antonius Tribune; all three brethren.
Thus Antonius ruled absolutely also in all other matters, because he was Consul, and Caius, one of his brethren' Praetor, and Lucius the other Tribune.