P. Sulpicius: he had probably just been elected quaestor. Non. Dec. (Dec. 5): on this day the new quaestors entered on their office. L. Cassius: the family characteristic here stated was proverbial (Cassiani judices) tribuni militares:at this time legion-commanders. non judicabunt, will not serve as jurors. subsortiemur,i.e. we shall draw another to fill his place. This is the regular use of sub in similar compounds: as suffectus, subrogatus etc. prope toto: the jury, therefore, apparently consisted of about twelve or fifteen.
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