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At Cephalaedium there is a regular month, in which the pontifex is bound to be
appointed. A man of the name of Artemo, surnamed Climachias, was desirous of that
honour a man of sufficient riches to be sure, and of noble family; but he could not
possibly have been appointed if a man of the name of Herodotus had been present. For
that place and rank was thought to be so decidedly due to him for that year, that
even Climachias could say nothing against him. The matter is referred to Verres, and
is decided according to his usual fashion. Some beautiful and valuable specimens of
carving are removed from Artemo's. Herodotus was at Rome; he thought that he should arrive in time enough for the comitia
if he came the day before. Verres, in order that the comitia might not be held in
any other month than the regular one, and that the honour might not be refused to
Herodotus when he was present, (a thing which he was not anxious for, and which
Climachias was very eager to avoid,) contrives, (I have said before, there is no one
cleverer, and never was, in his way,)—he contrives, I say, how the comitia
may be held in the regular month for them, and yet Herodotus may not be able to be
present.
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