But his ashes (according to Plutarch) were carefully collected, and carried to Corne'lia, who deposited them at his villa near Alba, in Italy.31.

We are told, too, that the Egyptians afterwards erected a monument to him, on the spot on which his funeral pile had been raised, with an inscription to this purpose:--"How poor a tomb covers the man who once had temples erected to his honour!" 32.

From Pompey's death we may date the extinction of the republic.
From this period the senate was dispossessed of its power; and Rome henceforward was never without master.
_Questions for Examination._ 1.

How was Caesar affected by the result of the battle?
2.

What appearance did Pompey's camp present?
3.