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The unhappy prisoner could
find no one to defend him; for what citizen was there who was not under the
influence of Dolabella? what Greek who was not afraid of his power and authority?
And then is assigned as the accuser a Roman citizen, one of the creditors of the
Lampsacenes; and if he would only say what that fellow ordered him to say, he was to
be enabled to compel payment of his money from the people, by the aid of that same
Verres's lictors. When all these thing; were conducted with such zeal, and with such
resources; when many were accusing that unhappy man, and no one was defending him;
and when Dolabella, with his prefects, was taking an eager part on the bench; when
Verres kept saying that his fortunes were at stake—when he also gave his
evidence—when he also was sitting on the bench—when he also had
provided the accuser; when all this was done, and when it was clear that the man had
been slain, still, so great was the weight which the consideration of bat fellow's
injury had, so great was his iniquity thought, that the case of Philodamus was
adjourned for further inquiry.
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