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quadriduo , etc.: we should say within four days from the time when.

in castra : the idea of motion, vividly conceived, suggests the acc. of place as well as person ; we should say " to Chrysogonus in Sulla's camp at V."; § 428 , j (259, h) ; B. 182, 2, b; G. 337, R.6; H.-B. 450, c.

Volaterras . "Here some of the Etruscans and of those proscribed by Sulla made a stand and were blockaded for two years, and then surrendered on terms."

defertur : this word implies an intentional conveying of the information, as if in the manner of a formal report.

fundos , different estates i.e. lands or buildings, whether in town or country.

tris = tres: the acc. termination in - is remained in this and a few other words for a considerable time after the form in - es became the more common.

Tiberim : the nearness of the river facilitated both irrigation and transportation, and so added much to the value of the estates.

splendidus , eminent: the regular complimentary epithet of equites and persons of similar rank ;

gratiosus , in favor: referring to his relations with great families, which Cicero takes care never to let the jury forget.

nullo negotio , without any difficulty.

ne teneam , not to detain you: a purpose clause after some verb of saying, etc., which is regularly omitted, as in English ; § 532 (317, e); B. 282, 4; G. 688; H.568, 4 (499, 2, N.) ; H.-B. 502, 2, c.