WHETHER VIRTUE ALONE BE SUFFICIENT. 183I would not ask every one this question ; for some one

perhaps might answer that he would not only prefer four consulates to one, but even one day of China's life to whole ages of many famous men. Lselius would have suffered had he but touched any one with his finger; but Cinna ordered the head of his colleague consul, Cn. Octavius, to be struck off ; and put to death P. Crassus, 1 and L. Cae sar, 8 those excellent men, so renowned both at home and abroad ; and even M. Antonius, 3 the greatest orator whom I ever heard ; and C. Ca3sar, who seems to me to have been the pattern of humanity, politeness, sweetness of temper, and wit. Could he, then, be happy who occasioned the death of these men ? So far from it, that he seems to be miserable, not only for having performed these actions, but also for acting in such a manner that it was lawful for him to do it, though it is unlawful for any one to do wicked actions; but this proceeds from inaccuracy of speech, for we call whatever a man is allowed to do lawful. Was not Harms happier, I pray you, when he shared the glory of the victory gained over the Cimbrians with his colleague Catulus (who was almost another Lrelius ; for I look upon the two men as very like one another), than when, conquer or in the civil war, he in a passion answered the friends of Catulus, who were interceding for him, " Let him die ?" And this answer he gave, not once only, but often. But in such a case, he was happier who submitted to that bar barous decree than he who issued it. And it is better to receive an injury than to do one; and so it was better to advance a little to meet that death that was making its approaches, as Catulus did, than, like Harms, to sully the glory of six consulships, and disgrace his latter days, by the death of such a man. f"!XX. Dionysius exercised his tyranny over the Syracu- sans thirty -eight years, being but twenty -five years old

This was the elder brother of the triumvir Marcus Crnssus, 87 B.C. 

He was put to death by Fimbria, who was iu command of some of the troops of Marius.

Lucius Caesar and Caius Caesar were relations (it is uncertain in 

what degree) of the great Caesar, and were killed by Fimbria on the same occasion as Octavius.

M. Antonius was the grandfather of the triumvir ; he was murdered 

the same year, 87 B.C., by Annitis, when Marius and Cinna took Kome.