sin: the protasis extends to attulistis, the connective being omitted. plus . . . vidistis, had a keener insight in affairs of state. aliquando: cf. p. 91, l. 15, and note. isti: this pron., since it is often used of an opponent in a suit, here at once suggests the opposition now existing between Cicero and Catulus. auctoritati: ยง 372 (230); B. 256, 3; G. 217; H. 426, 1,518, I (385, i, 465, I); H.-B. 364, 2. Asiatico et regio: the two adjectives enhance the impression of the difficulty of the war by emphasizing its distance and the dignity of the enemy. versari, conduct himself (see Vocab.). si qui sunt, when they are (lit. if there are any). pudore (abl. of specification), respect for others; temperantia, self-restraint.
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