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[The evidence of Caius
Verres against Artemidorus is read.] Recite the passages out of Verres's letters to
Nero. [Passages from the letters of Verres to Nero are read.] “Not long
afterwards, they came into the house.” Was the city of Lampsacus endeavouring to make war on the Roman
people? Did it wish to revolt from our dominion—to cast off the name of
allies of Rome? For I see, and, from those
things which I have read and heard, I am sure, that, if in any city a lieutenant of
the Roman people has been, not only besieged, not only attacked with fire and sword,
by violence, and by armed forces, but even to some extent actually injured, unless
satisfaction be publicly made for the insult, war is invariably declared and waged
against that city.
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