[665] "Simus," literally, fiat-nosed, was a cant word, used for a clown; Galba being jeered for his rusticity, in consequence of his long retirement. See c. viii. Indeed, they called Spain his farm.
[666] The command of the pretorian guards.
[667] In the Forum. See AUGUSTUS, c. lvii.
[668] II. v. 254.