The other lived and recovered.
Achillas continued to advance toward the city.

Caesar, finding that the crisis which was approaching was becoming very serious in its character, took, himself, the whole command within the capital, and began to make the best arrangements possible under the circumstances of the case to defend himself there.

His numbers were altogether too small to defend the whole city against the overwhelming force which was advancing to assail it.

He accordingly intrenched his troops in the palaces and in the citadel, and in such other parts of the city as it seemed practicable to defend.

He barricaded all the streets and avenues leading to these points, and fortified the gates.