[34.7] Many, indeed most, governors of provinces enriched themselves by extortion.
[34.8] See Vocab., [cōnscrīptus].
[34.9] summae . . . perītissimō: these words contain the reasons why Id . . . concessum est.
[34.10] percellō.
[34.11] lūcem . . . sustinuit: ‘he refused to live longer.’ How literally?
[34.12] The context must determine whether proximā nocte = ‘the next night’ or ‘last night.’
[34.13] pergō.
[34.14] ‘role.’ This meaning of partēs is borrowed from the theater.
[34.15] nē . . . quidem is a very strong negative, and generally emphasizes some word or phrase placed between the nē and the quidem.