saepe censuit: see sect. 13. quaestionibus habitis: this relates to the consilium of relatives, held by Lucullus as paterfamilias, or head of the family, in regard to his wife Clodia. civem quem. . . judicarant, i.e. Cicero himself. regna dedit: the Galatian Brogitarus, son-in-law of King Deiotarus, was complimented with the title of king by a law of Clodius. ademit: another law of Clodius ordered the deposition of King Ptolemy of Cyprus. partitus est: referring to his corrupt bargains for the assignment of provinces. civem: this is usually referred to Pompey. But, though Pompey was attacked by Clodius (see sect. 18), there was no bloodshed: further, singulari virtute et gloria is a mild expression for Cicero to use of Pompey on this occasion; and, though it is rather exaggerated for the tribune Fabricius (see sect. 38), yet the circumstances precisely correspond. aedem Nympharum, containing the censorial registers. It seems to have been burnt in the disorders preceding Cicero's exile.
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