Pro S. Roscio Amerino

CH. XLIII.] NOTBS. 117
not witness. A more likely explanation of the use of memini with
present or perfect infinitive is as follows :—The present infinitive is
used when there is a bare statement of the action, without reference
when, however, an action is regarded
to any definite point of time ;
as eompleted or as a result, memini takes the perfect infinitive ;
here translate " that the division of my case was made by me aa
foUows." crimen : " the refutation of the charge."
7. audaciam : " the establishing of recklessness."
9. erit: " shall be proved to exist." Rosciorum : possessive
genitive.
13. ego sic existimo : here begins a summing up of what was
established in Ch. 41.
14. qui quaeri velit : as Sextus Roscius does. The subjunctive is
consecutive. facta sit : subjunutive in a clause dependent on an
accusative and infinitive phrase (" sub-dependent" subjunctive).
15. qui id recuset : as Magnus does.
20. dici potest : " lends itself to treatment."
24. si coepero . . . sit disserendum : when the future or futureperfect
is used in the protasis, the future indieative is normally used
in the apodosis ; and when the present subjunctive is used in the
apodosis, the present subjunctive appears also in the protasis.*
Here the future-perfect indieative is used in the protasis and the
present subjunctive in the apodosis ; this is because in the protasis
("if once I begin ") the idea of futurity is prominent ; Cicero
wishes to emphasise, almost by way of a threat, thefact that he can
begin to speak, and will do so if he chooses, whereas in the apodosis
the bare possibility of discussion is referred to.
XLIII., §§ 124-126. Argdment.—I hardly hiow what to say ahout
Chrysogonus so as to avoid making others think that they are injured.
He bought the property of Sex. Roscius ; but how could it be sold even
according to the laio about the proscriptions,— since Sex. Boscius was
not one of the proscribed ?
Ch. XLIII.— 1. nomen aureum Clirys||goni : " the golden name
Chrysogonus," Ghrysogoni being genitivife of definition. The name
" Chrysogonus " ia " golden "..beCanSe it means "gold-born," and
also because its owner had amassed much " gold " at the time of the
proscriptions.
2. sub quo nomine " : the name under which." latuit : i.e. till
Cicero dragged it to the light of day.
5. ille : the owner of the name.
7. in communem causam sectomm :
'
' against the brokers as a
body."
8. magno opere : with dicendum : "it does not seem at all necessary
that I should make a special attack," etc.
11. qua ratione : " on what principle." quo modo : "in what
way," "how," i.e. since the owner had not been proscribed. venierunt
: distinguish the verbs veneo and venio.