Plutarch, C. Gracchus, 9. – Appian, Civil Wars, I. 23.
668
Sallust, Jugurtha, 27. – Cicero, Oration on the Consular Provinces, 2, 15; Oration for Balbus, 27.
669
Cicero, Oration for Rabirius, 4.
670
Plutarch, C. Gracchus, 7, 12. – According to Velleius Paterculus (II. 6), “he would have extended this right to all the peoples of Italy as far as the Alps.”
671
Pseudo-Sallust, First Letter to Cæsar, vii. – Titus Livius, XXVI. 22.
672
“Aut censoria locatio constituta est, ut Asiæ, lege Sempronia.” Cicero, Second Prosecution of Verres, III. – See, on this question, Mommsen, Inscriptiones Latinæ Antiquissimæ, pp. 100, 101.
673
In the province, the domain of the soil belongs to the Roman people; the proprietor is reputed to have only the possession or usufruct. (Gaius, Institutes, II. 7.)
674
The senators were reproached with the recent examples of prevarication given by Cornelius Cotta, by Salinator, and by Manius Aquilius, the conqueror of Asia.
675
Yet the Epitome of Titus Livius (LX.) speaks of 600 knights instead of 300. (See Pliny, Natural History, XXXIII. 7. – Appian, Civil Wars, I. 22. – Plutarch, C. Gracchus, 7.)
676
Plutarch, C. Gracchus, 12.
677
Appian, Civil Wars, I. 24.
678
Appian, Civil Wars, I. 17.
679
“I am not one of those consuls who think that it is a crime to praise in the Gracchi, as magistrates whose counsels, wisdom, and laws carried a salutary reform into many parts of the administration.” (Cicero, Second Speech on the Agrarian Law, 5.)
680
Appian, Civil Wars, I. 27.
681
Sallust, Jugurtha, 31.
682
Sallust, Jugurtha, 5.
683
“Marius had only made his temper more unyielding.” (Plutarch, Sylla, 39.) – “Talent, probity, simplicity, profound knowledge of the art of war, Marius joined to the same degree the contempt of riches and pleasures with the love of glory.” (Sallust, Jugurtha, 63.) – Marius was born on the territory of Arpinum, at Cereatæ, now Casamari (the house of Marius).
684
“Obtained the esteem of both parties.” (Plutarch, Marius, 4.)
685
Sallust, Jugurtha, 85.
686
Plutarch, Marius, 10.
687
Plutarch, Marius, 19.
688
Plutarch, Marius, 11.
689
Plutarch, Marius, 28.
690
Plutarch, Marius, 29.
691
Titus Livius, XXIII. 22.
692