ut . . . deferrent, compararent, pugnarent
: subst. clauses of purpose in app. with consilium, 1.6; §
561
, a,563 (331, headnote); Cf. B. 295; G. 546, N.2; H. 564 (499, 3); H.-B. 319 c.
nomen deferrent
, i.e. lay a formal charge before the president of the proper court.
de parricidio
: §
353
,2 (220, b, 2); G. 378, R.2; H.456,3 (410, ii, 3); H.-B. 342, b.
veterem
,
old in the trade: the reign of terror through which Rome had just passed had given ample practice.
de ea re
, etc.,
in a
case in which, etc.
posset
, clause of purpose, rather than result (but the two constructions approach each other so closely that it is not always possible to distinguish between them).
subesset
, subj. of char.
suspicio
, i.e. should be able, from his skill as a prosecutor, to make a show of a case even when there was
no ground for suspicion against the accused.
crimine
(abl. of means),
on the charge itself, i.e. by any strength in the incriminating evidence.
poterant
: indicative as being their reason given by Cicero on his own authority; §
540
(321); B. 286, 1; G. 540; H.588, 1 (516, i); H.-B. 554, 555.
tempore
(opposed to
crimine
),
the circumstances of the times (i.e. partly the generally disturbed condition of the state, partly the fact that the courts were now first reopened, after their reorganization by Sulla).
loqui
: historical infin.; §
463
(275); B. 335; G. 647; H.610 (536,1); H.-B. 595.
tam diu
, i.e. during the Civil War.
eum
,
the man (i.e. any one).
oportere
,
was sure to .
qui primus
: this was the first case that came before the
Quaestio inter Sicarios .
adductus esset
: for fut. perf. of direct disc.
huic
: the emphatic position may be rendered by
in
his case. B 14
gratiam
,
favor or
influence, i.e. with Sulla.
fore ut
, etc.: the usual periphrasis for the fut. infin. pass.; the supine with
iri is rare.
nullo negotio
: cf. §
10
,
p. 5, l. 15
.
tolleretur
: cf.
de medio tolli, §
10
.
nullo
: for the abl. of
nemo, which is never used.
atque adeo
,
or rather .
quem
: the antecedent is
eum
below.
jugulandum
, i.e. for judicial murder: §
500
, 4 (294, d); B. 337, 7, b, 2; G. 430; H. 622 (544, N.2); H.-B. 605, 2.
