[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 and the quidem.

[Text-only version] [XIV.] Pūblius Decius