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But yet he did not reply, that Sulla was favourable to their designs. And, in truth, it
would have been an absurdity, after he had named every one else of his own accord, to make no
mention of Sulla till he was reminded of him and asked about him. Unless you think this
probable, that Lucius Cassius had quite forgotten the name of Publius Sulla. Even if the high
rank of the man, and his unfortunate condition, and the relics of his ancient dignity had not
made him notorious, still the mention of Autronius must have recalled Sulla to his
recollection. In truth, it is my opinion that when Cassius was enumerating the authority of
the chief men of the conspiracy for the purpose of exciting the minds of the Allobroges as he
knew that the foreign nations are especially moved by an illustrious name he could not have
named Autronius before Sulla, if he had been able to name Sulla at all.
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