Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae, John C. Rolfe (Translator), 30.9.3

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[3] He was most cautious in bestowing high official positions: under his rule no money-changer¹ governed a province, no office was ever sold, except at the beginning of his reign, a time when it is usual for some crimes to be committed with impunity through reliance on the distractions of a new ruler.²

Res Gestae. Ammianus Marcellinus. John C. Rolfe (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1935-1940.

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History (English) (Ammianus Marcellinus. Ammianus Marcellinus, with an English translation, Vols. I-III. Rolfe, John C., translator. Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press; W. Heinemann, 1935-1940 (printing).)

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[3] Scrupulosus in deferendis potestatibus celsis nec imperante eo provinciam nummularius rexit, aut administratio venundata, nisi inter imperandi exordia,¹ ut solent occupationis spe impune quaedam sceleste² committi.

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1. Nummularius is used in a broad sense, including bankers; for a dishonest money-changer, see Suet., Galba, 9.

2. Text and exact meaning are uncertain; the sense apparently is that some persons commit crimes, hoping that amid the press of business by which the new emperor is overwhelmed he will be forced to overlook them.

Ammianus Marcellinus Res Gestae 30.9.3

John C. Rolfe (Translator)

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