Inimicitiae
,
causes or
occasions of enmity: for the plur., see §
100
, C (75, c) ; B. 55, 4, c; G. 204, N.5 ; H. 138, 2 (130, 2); H.-B. 240, 5, b. By this sentence Cicero suggests to the jury what he afterwards develops in the argument, - that a motive for the murder existed in the case of the Titi Roscii. He thus prepares the way for the elaborate countercharge (omitted in this book) made against these two later in the oration. Observe the emphasis that comes from the juxtaposition of sects.
6
and
7
: Roscius had nothing to fear from the proscription.
He had
enemies, however, - the very men who are now prosecuting his son.
accusatorum
: prosecutions might be brought by private persons (as by Cicero against Verres). In this instance these two Roscii were associated with Erucius as prosecutors.
hujusce
,
of my client- (see note on sect.
9
, below).
neque enim
,
nor, you see .
injuria
: used adverbially.
isti
, i.e. of the party of prosecution.
Iste, the so-called "demonstrative of the second person," is regularly used of one's opponent in a suit or debate, as
hic is used of one's client. See §
297
, a, c (102, a, c) ; B. 87 ; G.306; H. 505(450); cf. H.-B. 271, a.
Capitoni
, following cognomen: §
373
, a (231, b) ; B. 190, 1 ; G. 349, R.5; H. 430, 2 (387, N.1) ; H.-B. 326, 3.
palmarum
,
prizes: sarcastically spoken, as if his many acts of violence had been victories in gladiatorial fights.
nobilis
,
famous (as of artists, actors, etc.).
hic
, the one here present (Magnus) ;
eum
(next line), referring to the one just mentioned, the absent one (Capito).
lanistam
(in app. with
eum
) carries out the sarcastic figure of
palmarum
and
gladiator
.
quod sciam
,
so far as I know: sc.
id; adv. acc., §
397
, a (240, b) ; B. 283, 5; G. 331, 1 ; H. 416 (378, 2); cf. H.-B. 388, a: i.e. he must have been a mere apprentice (
tiro
) at the trade: "this is the first of his actual murders that I know of." For mood, see §
535
, d (320, d) ; B. 283, 2 ; G. 627, R.1 ; H.591, 3 (503, 1, N.1) ; H.-B. 521, 1, f. (Passages in brackets in the text are thought to be spurious insertions.)
