Pompey sent to him to demand the return of a certain legion which he had lent him from his own army at a time when they were friends.

Caesar complied with this demand without any hesitation, and sent the legion home.

He sent with this legion, also, some other troops which were properly his own, thus evincing a degree of indifference in respect to the amount of the force retained under his command which seemed wholly inconsistent with the idea that he contemplated any resistance to the authority of the government at Rome.
[Sidenote: Caesar demands to be made consul.] [Sidenote: Excitement in consequence.] In the mean time, the struggle at Rome between the partisans of Caesar and Pompey grew more and more violent and alarming.

Caesar through his friends in the city, demanded to be elected consul.

The other side insisted that he must first, if that was his wish, resign the command of his army, come to Rome, and present himself as a candidate in the character of a private citizen.