[sect. 4]
pecunia omnis: cf. Caes. B. C. 1.14 quibus rebus Romam nuntiatis tantus repente terror invasit ut, cum Lentulus consul ad aperiendum aerarium venisset ad pecuniam Pompeio ex senatus consulto proferendam, protinus aperto sanctiore aerario ex urbe profugeret.
nulla causa: Cicero recognized now the fact that the plans of Pompey were as selfish as those of Caesar; cf. Att. 8.11.2 dominatio quaesita ab utroque est, non id actum, beata et honesta civitas at esset [gap in text] Sed neutri σκοπὸς est ille at nos beati simus; aterque regnare vult.
defensam sc. esse): cf. Cic. Cat. 2.27 monitos etiam atqae etiam volo. The perfect infinitive passive, usually as here without esse, after verbs of wishing (especially after volo) is commoner in Cicero, in whose writings it occurs at least 26 times (cf. Ziemer, Junggrammat. Streifzge, pp.76 ff.), than in any other author. It indicates the impatience with which the realization of a wish is awaited.
Apulia: Pompey's headquarters were at Luceria; cf. Ep. XLIV. and Intr. 29.
cepi, sensi, dixi, habui, and vidi are preterites. Cicero had already resigned his position at Capua. Cf. Intr. 29.
dolor, sympathy.
multitudo et infimus quisque: cf. Mommsen, Rom. Hist. IV. 453: In fact Caesar's antecedents were anything but reassuring, and still less reassuring was the aspect of the retinue that now surrounded him. Individuals of the most broken reputation, notorious personages like Quintus Hortensius, Gaius Curio, Marcus Antonius -- the latter the stepson of the Catilinarian Lentulus, who was executed by the orders of Cicero--were the most prominent actors in it; the highest posts of trust were bestowed on men who had long ceased even to reckon up their debts. Cf. also Att. 9.19.1 19.1.
ipsi: i.e. Pompeio.
