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Examine the public
letters of the Agyrians; after that the public testimony of the city. Read the
public letters. [The public letters are read.] Read the public evidence. [The public
evidence is read.] You have remarked in this evidence, O judges, that Apollodorus,
whose surname is Pyragrus, the chief man of his city, have his evidence with tears,
and said that since the name of the Roman people had been heard by and known to the
Sicilians, the Agyrians had never either said or done anything contrary to the
interests of even the meanest of the Roman citizens; but that now they are compelled
by great injuries, and great suffering to give evidence in a public manner against a
praetor of the Roman people. You cannot, in truth. O Verres, invalidate the evidence
of this one city by your defence; so great a weight is there in the fidelity of
these men, such great indignation is there at their injuries, such great
conscientiousness is there in the way in which they gave their evidence. But it is
not one city alone, but every city, that now being crushed by similar distresses
pursues you with deputations and public evidence.
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