LXXXVIII.
Sepositus per eos dies Cornelius Dolabella (Cornelius Dolabella: he had apparently been one of the candidates for adoption by Galba.) in coloniam Aquinatem, (in coloniam Aquinatem: modern Aquin about 120 km or 80 miles SE of Rome, near Cassino) neque arta custodia neque obscura, nullum ob crimen, sed vetusto nomine et propinquitate Galbae monstratus. multos e magistratibus, magnam consularium partem Otho non participes aut ministros bello, sed comitum specie (comitum specie: ‘in the role of escort’) secum expedire iubet, in quis et Lucium Vitellium, eodem quo ceteros cultu, (eodem quo ceteros [colebat] cultu: ‘with the same respect with which he treated the others.’) nec ut imperatoris fratrem nec ut hostis. igitur motae urbis curae; nullus ordo metu aut periculo vacuus. primores senatus aetate invalidi et longa pace desides, segnis et oblita bellorum nobilitas, ignarus militiae eques, quanto magis occultare et abdere pavorem nitebantur, manifestius pavidi. nec deerant e contrario qui amibitione stolida conspicua arma, insignis equos, quidam luxuriosos apparatus conviviorum et inritamenta libidinum ut instrumentum belli (ut instrumentum belli: ‘as equipment of war’) mercarentur. (nec deerant … qui …quidam … mercarentur: the conjunctional phrase nec deerant qui or quidam is equivalent to erant qui, which introduces a clause of characteristic (cf. A.G. 535) requiring subjunctive.) sapientibus quietis et rei publicae cura; (sapientibus quietis et rei publicae cura: abl abs.: ‘sensible people kept quiet, with concern for the state on their mind’) levissimus quisque et futuri improvidus spe vana tumens; multi adflicta fide in pace anxii, (multi adflicta fide in pace anxii: ‘many, all their credit gone and seeing no way out in peace, …’) turbatis rebus alacres et per incerta tutissimi.