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But, as I began to say, remark the miseries of the Sicilians. Heraclius, whom I
have mentioned, and Epicrates came forward a great distance to meet me, with all
their friends. When I came to Syracuse, they thanked me with tears; they wished to leave Syracuse, and go to Rome in my company: because I had many other towns
left which I wanted to go to, I arranged with the men on what day they were to meet
me at Messana. They sent a messenger to me
there, that they were detained by the praetor. And though I summoned them formally
to attend and give evidence,—though I gave in their names to
Metellus,—though they were very eager to come, having been treated with
the most enormous injustice, they have not arrived yet. These are the rights which
the allies enjoy now, not to be allowed even to complain of their distresses.
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