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112 CICERO : PRO ROSCIO. [CH. XXXVII.
patronos : not in the sense of " advocates," but in that of " pro-
tectors." Tho ties of patrocinium and hospitium were hereditary.
20. coniectura: either (a) ablative of instrument, opus est being
impersonal, or less probably (6) nominative, subject of est, opus being
secondary predicate.
22. indicii partem : " a share in the objeet of the information,"
i.e. " a share iu the property about which the informatioa was
given." The genitive is objective.
2.3. in: "in the matter of." Construe, in istis bonis, qui sunt [ii]
quibus . . .
24. dederit : subjunctive in cousecutive relative clause ; quibus =
ut eis. The whole question is a circumlocution for quibus igitur in
istis bonis partem Chrysogonus dedit ?, and in such circumlocutions
the subjunctive is used, though the question has to do with a fact.
25. num quisnam : a negative answer is expected. Num quisnam
is stronger ( ' ' was it anyone at all ? ") than the more usual num quis.
28. Chrysogoni iudicio : i.e. Chrysogonus has passed sentence on
the Roscii, not in word, but in act ; he would not have rewarded
them so riclily if lie had not judged them to be murderers.
29. pugna : the murder of Roscius is again alluded to as a
gladiatorial contest.
30. operae pretium : "worth considering" ; ope?-ae is possessive
genitive, lit. ' ' the price of (ono's) labour. " esset : subjunctive in con-
secutive relative clause ; quod = ut id. fecerant : see note on 34, 18.
3'2. nonne satis fuit : "would it not have been enough?" ; the
indicative of simi and of some other verbs is used instead of the
potential subjunctive ; cp. 19, 5.
33. denique : "at the most." ut: intrcducing final clause, "to
do the thing handsomely." honoris aliquid haberi: sc. nonne satis
fuit? honoris: "honorarium," "douceur.' Tliegenitiveispartitive.
34. tantae pecimiae : genitive of quality, "of such great value."
37. manubias : properly "money obtained from the sale of
booty " ; here used for praeda. Manubias and re cognifa ("after
investigating their case") serve to continue the metaphors intro-
duced by m istapugna (line 29) and iudicio (line 28) respectively,
XXXVIII., §§ 109-112. Argument. — It ivas Capito tvho prevented
the other envoys from seeing Sulla ; who betraycd their plans to
Chrysogonus ; luho deceived his fellow deputies by his perjidy. In
private matters the beti-ayal of a trust is regarded in law as a crime
no less disgraceful than theft, and it is rightly so regarded.
Ch. XXXVIII.— 1. In decem primis : see ?, 11 and 26.
2. vitam : = rationem vivendi.
4. integrmn : " inviolable. "
6. iudicatote : "in that case you may consider," nr "I give you
leave to consider"; see note on 7, 8. imjpedimento : predicative
dative ; since impedimento est — j^rohihet.. it. ia naturally followed by
quo7ninu8 and the final subjunctive.
patronos : not in the sense of " advocates," but in that of " pro-
tectors." Tho ties of patrocinium and hospitium were hereditary.
20. coniectura: either (a) ablative of instrument, opus est being
impersonal, or less probably (6) nominative, subject of est, opus being
secondary predicate.
22. indicii partem : " a share in the objeet of the information,"
i.e. " a share iu the property about which the informatioa was
given." The genitive is objective.
2.3. in: "in the matter of." Construe, in istis bonis, qui sunt [ii]
quibus . . .
24. dederit : subjunctive in cousecutive relative clause ; quibus =
ut eis. The whole question is a circumlocution for quibus igitur in
istis bonis partem Chrysogonus dedit ?, and in such circumlocutions
the subjunctive is used, though the question has to do with a fact.
25. num quisnam : a negative answer is expected. Num quisnam
is stronger ( ' ' was it anyone at all ? ") than the more usual num quis.
28. Chrysogoni iudicio : i.e. Chrysogonus has passed sentence on
the Roscii, not in word, but in act ; he would not have rewarded
them so riclily if lie had not judged them to be murderers.
29. pugna : the murder of Roscius is again alluded to as a
gladiatorial contest.
30. operae pretium : "worth considering" ; ope?-ae is possessive
genitive, lit. ' ' the price of (ono's) labour. " esset : subjunctive in con-
secutive relative clause ; quod = ut id. fecerant : see note on 34, 18.
3'2. nonne satis fuit : "would it not have been enough?" ; the
indicative of simi and of some other verbs is used instead of the
potential subjunctive ; cp. 19, 5.
33. denique : "at the most." ut: intrcducing final clause, "to
do the thing handsomely." honoris aliquid haberi: sc. nonne satis
fuit? honoris: "honorarium," "douceur.' Tliegenitiveispartitive.
34. tantae pecimiae : genitive of quality, "of such great value."
37. manubias : properly "money obtained from the sale of
booty " ; here used for praeda. Manubias and re cognifa ("after
investigating their case") serve to continue the metaphors intro-
duced by m istapugna (line 29) and iudicio (line 28) respectively,
XXXVIII., §§ 109-112. Argument. — It ivas Capito tvho prevented
the other envoys from seeing Sulla ; who betraycd their plans to
Chrysogonus ; luho deceived his fellow deputies by his perjidy. In
private matters the beti-ayal of a trust is regarded in law as a crime
no less disgraceful than theft, and it is rightly so regarded.
Ch. XXXVIII.— 1. In decem primis : see ?, 11 and 26.
2. vitam : = rationem vivendi.
4. integrmn : " inviolable. "
6. iudicatote : "in that case you may consider," nr "I give you
leave to consider"; see note on 7, 8. imjpedimento : predicative
dative ; since impedimento est — j^rohihet.. it. ia naturally followed by
quo7ninu8 and the final subjunctive.
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