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But Maximinus, fearing the weight of greater hatred, if a man of patrician stock should die by the sentence of Simplicius, who was his adviser and his friend, kept back the emperor’s order for some time, in perplexity and doubt as to whom he would find most trustworthy and efficient in carrying out the cruel design.
1.53
At last, since like and like readily flock together,Cf. Homer, Od. xvii. 218; Plato, Sym. 195 b, which Cicero, De Sen. 3, 7, renders by pares vetere proverbio cum paribus facillime congregantur. a Gaul called Doryphorianus was found, reckless to the point of insanity, on whom, since he promised to accomplish the business in a short time, he arranged to have the post of deputy conferred. Accordingly, he gave him with the epistle of AugustusI.e., the warrant conferring the office. According to Wagner commonitorium is the warrant, but the meaning given in the text seems more natural. a letter of advice instructing the savage but inexperienced man how he might quickly and without any hindrance destroy Aginatius, who, if he gained any possible respite, would perhaps make his escape.
