próstrátus, 'throwing himself down.' See the note on continébantur, 20, 26.
8. reí gerendae, 'for action.' Compare 39, 8.
9. in eó … tránsfígeret, 'was on the point of transfixing.' The clause of result ut … tránsfígeret is explanatory of in eó.
13. nihil sibi prófutúrum. See the note on 43, 25.
17. hóc cónátú. See the note on 13, 11.
18. núllá … oblátá, 'since no hope of safety presented itself.' See the note on continébantur, 20, 26.
21. et. See the note on 28, 18.
23. látúri essent, 'would bring,' more literally 'were going to bring.' Notice that in subjunctive constructions the periphrastic form is necessary to express future action clearly, since the subjunctive has no future.
25. quod, object of the implied fécerat.
53. 14. quó. See the note on 43, 7.