illa res: in appos. with the clause quod . . . dediderunt. Cretensium: towns of the same region or race were often united in leagues or confederacies, chiefly for religious purposes. After the Roman conquest, such communia were sometimes left in existence, and even new ones were organized and allowed to exercise some subordinate political function. The existence of a commune Cretensium is known from inscriptions. noster imperator: Q. Metellus (see note on p. 83, l. 13). ad eundem, i.e. to Pompey. eum quem, one who. ei quibus, while they, etc., i.e. those who were jealous of Pompey's reputation. potissimum, rather than to any one else (i.e. rather than to Q. Metellus Pius, who also had a command in Spain and who was much older than Pompey). Nothing further is known of this embassy. hanc auctoritatem: translate, as to this prestige, though it is really the subject of valituram esse, the whole clause being governed by existimetis.
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