Appian, Die Bürgerkriege IV 25-29:

Es geht um das Triumvirat von Octavian, Marcus Antonius und Lepidus nach der Ermordnung Caesars.

25. Statius, the Samnite, who had had great influence with the Samnites during the social war (1) and who had been raised to the rank of a Roman senator for his noble deeds, his wealth, and his lineage, and who was now eighty years of age, was proscribed on account of his riches. He threw open his house to the people and to his own slaves to carry away whatever they pleased. He also scattered his property around with his own hand. When at last the house was empty he closed the doors, set fire to it, and perished, and the fire spread to many other parts of the city.

Capito, through his half-opened door, for a long time resisted those who had been sent against him, killing them one by one. Finally, he was overpowered by numbers and slain after killing single-handed many of his assailants.

Vetulinus assembled around Rhegium a large force of the proscribed and those who had fled with them, and others from the eighteen cities which had been promised as rewards of victory to the soldiers and who were indignant at such treatment. With these men Vetulinus slew the centurions who were scouting thereabouts, until a larger force was sent against him, and even then he did not desist, but passed over to Sicily and joined Sextus Pompeius (2), who was master of that island and who received the fugitives. There he fought bravely until he was defeated in several engagements. The he sent his son and the remainder of the proscribed who were with him to Messana, and when he saw that their boat was passing the straits he dashed upon the enemy and was cut in pieces.

26. Naso, having been betrayed by a freedman who had been his favourite, snatched a sword from one oft the soldiers, and, having killed his betrayer with it, surrendered himself to the murderers.

A slave who was devoted to his master left the latter on a hill being while he went to the sea-shore to hire a boat. On his return he saw his master being killed, and while he was breathing his last the slave called out to him, “Wait a moment, my master,” whereupon he fell suddenly upon the centurion and slew him. Then he killed himself, saying to his master, “Now you have consolation [παραμύθιον ἔχεις].”

Lucius put money in the hands of his two most faithful freedmen and started for the sea-shore. They ran away with it, and he turned around, despairing of his life, and gave himself up to the murderers.

(1) Bundesgenossenkrieg 82 v.u.Z., beendet durch Sulla
(2) Sohn des Gn. Pompeius Magnus