[278] ‘His,’ as opposed to their predecessors, whose date was limited. ‘Metas’ probably refers to the bounds of the empire (‘rerum’), ‘tempora’ to its duration. ‘Meta’ however may be transferred from space to time, 10. 472. With ‘his tempora pono’ we may compare “Stat sua cuique dies,” 10. 467.
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