DCCCXLIII (BRUT. 1, 3, § 4)
[1.3.4] [Sh.843] TO M. IUNIUS BRUTUS (AT DYRRACHIUM)
ROME, 27 APRIL
WE have lost two consuls-good men enough; yes, at any rate good men. As for Hirtius, he fell in the moment of victory, [29] having also won a great battle only a few days before. For Pansa had retreated, after receiving wounds which put him out of action. [30] Decimus Brutus and Caesar are in pursuit of the remnants of the enemy. [31] All, moreover, have been declared "enemies," who followed the party of Antony: and that decree of the senate most people interpret as applying also to those whom you have captured or who have surrendered to you. For my part I refrained from urging any severity, though I proposed a decree referring to Gaius Antonius by name: for I had made up my mind that the senate ought to be informed by you of the merits of his case.
27 April.