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However, in Sicily
itself, (I will not go abroad to look for examples,) I will take examples out of the
very bench of judges before me. Caius Marcellus, I call you as a witness. You
governed the province of Sicily when you
were proconsul. Under your command were any sums of money extorted, under the name
of money for the granary? I do not give you any credit for this. There are other
exploits, other designs of yours worthy of the highest praise, measures by which you
recovered and set up again an afflicted and ruined province. For even Lepidus whom
you succeeded had not committed this fraud about the granary. What precedents then
have you in Sicily affecting this charge
about the granary, if you cannot defend yourself from the accusation by quoting any
action even of Lepidus, much less any action of Marcellus?
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