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Life of Cicero

CHAPTER IX
58/76

At her house a most vile project was hatched for introducing into Rome Rome's bitterest foreign foes.

There were in the city at this time certain delegates from a people called the Allobroges, who inhabited the lower part of Savoy.

The Allobroges were of Gaulish race.

They were warlike, angry, and at the present moment peculiarly discontented with Rome.

There had been certain injuries, either real or presumed, respecting which these delegates had been sent to the city.
There they had been delayed, and fobbed off with official replies which gave no satisfaction, and were supposed to be ready to do any evil possible to the Republic.


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