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BOOK II
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Peace has been secured abroad, it is impeded at home.

I will be a witness to disturbance as a private citizen rather than as dictator." Then quitting the senate-house, he abdicated his dictatorship.

The case appeared to the commons, that he had resigned his office indignant at the treatment shown to them.

Accordingly, as if his engagements to them had been fully discharged, since it had not been his fault that they were not made good, they attended him when returning to his home with approbation and applause.
[Footnote 86: i.e.by deepening the files.] [Footnote 87: "On the opposite side." Gronovius proposes instead of _adversus_ to read _aversas_: scil.

the valleys behind them, or in their rear.] 32.


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