The senate and the consuls, who were sensible of their superiority, rejected all his offers, and resolved to punish his offence with nothing less than death; and they offered pardon also to all who should leave him immediately.10.This produced the desired effect; the people fell from him by degrees, and left him with very inferior forces.11.In the meantime, Opim'ius, the consul, who thirsted for slaughter, leading his forces up to Mount Av'entine, fell in among the crowd with ungovernable fury.

A terrible slaughter of the scarcely resisting multitude ensued, and not less than three thousand citizens were slain upon the spot.12.Flaccus attempted to find shelter in a ruinous cottage; but, being discovered, was slain, with his eldest son.

Gracchus, at first, retired to the temple of Dian'a, where he resolved to die by his own hand, but was prevented by two of his faithful friends and followers, Pompo'nius and Lucin'ius, who forced him to seek safety by flight.

Thence he made the best of his way across a bridge that led from the city, still attended by his two generous friends, and a Grecian slave, whose name was Philoc'rates.
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But his pursuers still pressed upon him from behind, and when come to the foot of the bridge, he was obliged to turn and face the enemy.
His two friends were soon slain, defending him against the crowd; and he was forced to take refuge, with his slave, in a grove beyond the Ti'ber, which had long been dedicated to the Furies.14.