[Footnote182:Thucydid。l。i。c。6Thehistorianwhoconsidersthiscircumstanceasthetestofcivilization,woulddisdainthebarbarismofaEuropeancourt]
[Footnote183:Hefirstratedatmillies800,000l。thedamagesofSicily,DivinatioinCaecilium,c。5,whichheafterwardsreducedtoquadringenties,320,000l。—1ActioinVerrem,c。
18,andwasfinallycontentwithtricies,24,000l。PlutarchinCiceron。tom。iii。p。1584hasnotdissembledthepopularsuspicionandreport。]
[Footnote184:Verreslivednearthirtyyearsafterhistrial,tillthesecondtriumvirate,whenhewasproscribedbythetasteofMarkAntonyforthesakeofhisCorinthianplate,Plin。Hist。
Natur。xxxiv。3。]