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85. Invident; agreeing with the omitted antecedent of quibus. 37. Sine cura; free from care, as they have nothing to lose. 1. Egestas facile, etc., poverty (their only possession) is easily re- 20 tained without loss.

2. Ea; an emphatic repetition of the subject urbana plebes, in distinction from cuncta plebes above. — Primum. Notice the five classes introduced respectively by primum, deinde, praeterea, praeterea, and ad hoc. The first class embraces three subdivisions: 1) qui ubique, 2) alii, and 3) omnes quos.

4. Alii... amissis, others who had lost their patrimonies by shameful excesses.

7. Sullanae victoriae; i. e., the victory of Sulla over Marius, whereby the former became master of Rome. See note on dominationem Sullae, p. 3, line 27.

8. Alios senatores videbant, they saw some made senators. At the close of the Civil Wars, some of Sulla's veterans became members of the senate, while many more were enriched by the spoils of war.

9. Sibi talia; supply fore.

10. Sperabat; singular, agreeing with quisque instead of multi.Juventus; subject of praetulerat.

11. Manuum, of labor.

12. Largitionibus, by largesses; i. e., by the distribution of money or provisions among the poor by candidates for office, by wealthy men, and by the state. The curule acdile usually entertained the people with public festivities and amusements.

13. Malum publicum, the corrupt state of public affairs; i. e., by its gratuities, and by the employment which it gave to the low and vile. 14. Quo, wherefore. - Homines... consuluisse; subject of mirandum est.

15. Moribus, spe; Abl. of Characteristic.-Juxta ac, just as ; i.e., having ruined themselves, they were ready to ruin the state.

16. Quorum; construe with parentes, bona, and jus. The omitted antecedent is the subject of exspectabant.

17. Jus . . . imminutum erat. The children of the proscribed were excluded from all public offices.

18. Haud alio animo, with no other feelings; i. e., than those of the classes already described.

19. Aliarum atque, of any other than. G. 554, I., 2.

20. Quam... valere ipsi, than that they themselves should have less power. Ipsi, Nom. agreeing with the subject of malebant, for the Acc. agreeing with the omitted subject of valere.—Id malum; i. e., the old opposition to the senatorial party.

23. Tribunicia potestas; i. e, the power of the tribunes of the

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20 people, tribuni plebis, officers first appointed in the fifth century before Christ to protect the liberties of the people. They were at first two in number, then five, and finally ten. Their persons were sacred, and they were clothed with great power. They might at any time, by their veto, arrest the action of the magistrates, or even of the senate. Their power was, however, greatly reduced by Sulla, but was afterward restored in the year 70 B. C.-Adulescentes. The tribunes were sometimes less than 30 years of age.

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24. Summam, very great.

25. Ferox, impetuous.

28. Senatus specie, under a show of supporting the senate.—Pro sua magnitudine; the real motive.

30. Honestis nominibus, did so with a show of honorable motives. 31. Alii, sicuti, etc.; the popular party. - Pars quo senatus; the senatorial party.

36. Bellum maritimum; i. e., the war against the pirates who infested the Mediterranean Sea. It was brought to a close by Pompey, 67 B. C.

37. Plebis... imminutae. This was in consequence of the absence of Pompey, the leader of the popular party.

1. Ei, ipsi; referring to paucorum.

2. Innoxii, unharmed.

3. Ceteros judiciis terrere, they terrified the others by prosecutions. -Qui; referring to ceteros. — In magistratu, while in office.

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4. Placidius, too mildly.

5. Dubiis rebus, in the critical condition of affairs. Abl. Absol.

6. Eorum; referring to the popular party, ceteros.

7. Aequa manu; i. e., if it had been a drawn battle.

9. Ea uti, to enjoy it; i. e., the victory. Quin qui plus, etc., without having some one who was more powerful wrest from them, etc. G. 504, 1, note. Defessis, exhausted, as they would have been after such a

struggle.

14. Parens necari. A Roman father was supreme in his own household, and exercised over his children the power of life and death. 16. Quoscumque. The omitted antecedent is the object of sollicitabat.

18. Cujusque ... hominum, every class of men; lit., of every kind.

XL., XLI. The Allobroges, being solicited to join the
Conspiracy, report the Case to the Government.

21. Allobrogum. The Allobroges were a warlike people of Gaul, who had been conquered by the Romans more than half a century be

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fore. The deputation here spoken of came to Rome to present certain 21 complaints against the provincial government.

22. Existimans; the object is facile eos, etc.; the grounds of the expectation are, 1) aere alieno oppressos, and 2) quod... bellicosa esset. 26. Eos noverat, knew them. G. 297, I., 2.

27. In foro; i. e., in the Roman forum. See view on the opposite page.

28. Ejus casum, its condition; ejus refers to civitatis.

29. Tantis malis; probably Abl. Absol. Sperarent; G. 529, I. 30. Magistratum; i. e., of the Roman governors in their province. 31. Miseriis; Indirect Object of exspectare; render as if dependent upon remedium.

33. Ista, those of yours. G. 450.

34. Ubi dixit; G. 471, 4.

35. Ut misereretur; Subj. of Purpose. -Sui; G. 406.

36. Esse, depends upon a verb of saying implied in orare. G. 523, I., note.-Quod ... essent; Subj. of Result. G. 500.

37. Dum, if only.— Aere; G. 414, I.

1. D. Bruti; the husband of Sempronia. He had taken no part in 22 the conspiracy.

2. Neque aliena, etc., suitable for the consultation. G. 391, II., 4. 6. Innoxios, innocent; i. e., he named among the conspirators many who really had no part in the treasonable scheme.

7. Pollicitos operam suam, after they had promised their cooperation, especially by exciting insurrection among their own people.

8. In... habuere, were in doubt; lit., held it (i. e., the question quidnam ... caperent) in uncertainty.

11. Majores opes, etc.; the advantages to be gained by espousing the cause of the government against the conspirators.

13. Cujus patrocinio. Q. Fabius Sanga was the patron of the Allobroges, and as such was the regular medium of communication between them and the Roman government.

15. Studium conjurationis, zeal for the conspiracy. G. 393, note. 17. Uti eos manifestos habeant; lit., that they should hold them convicted; i. e., should secure positive proof of their guilt.

XLII., XLIII. Doings of the Conspirators in the Mean Time.

20. Bruttio; adjective agreeing with agro. — Motus, a disturbance, an alarm.

21. Ante dimiserat. See chap. 27.

22. Cuncta simul, everything at the same time.