Meanwhile .. in Rome:
Caesar: He and what few forces he has are trapped. He's weak and growing weaker every day. We might crush him at will.
Posca: Pompey has no great army, but he has the Senate with him. He has legitimacy.
Antony: In Rome they are the Senate. Beyond the walls, they are just 300 old men.
Caesar: As you say, but others will agree with Posca.
Posca: (reading Pompey's letter) He.. refuses to meet us.. in person?
Caesar: Very good. Simple. Hoi polloi can understand a reason like that. He "refuses" to meet me face-to-face, man-to-man. He refuses to meet me!
Antony: Right, that's it. Let's be after them!
Caesar: Patience. He's well caught. We will leave when the time is right.
Antony: When?
Caesar: When the time is right.
Antony: But, we should have left Rome long ago..