Sallust Bellum Catilinae 19
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posteā Pīsō in citeriōrem Hispāniam quaestor prō praetōre missus est , annītente Crassō , quod eum īnfestum inimīcum Cn . Pompeiō cognōverat . 2 neque tamen senātus prōvinciam invītus dederat , quippe foedum hominem ā rē pūblicā procul esse volēbat ; simul , quia bonī complūrēs praesidium in eō putābant , et iam tum potentia Pompeī formīdulōsa erat . 3 sed is Pīsō in prōvinciā ab equitibus Hispānīs quōs in exercitū ductābat , iter faciēns occīsus est . 4 sunt quī ita dīcant , imperia eius iniūsta , superba , crūdēlia barbarōs nequīvisse patī ; 5 aliī autem equitēs illōs , Cn . Pompeī veterēs fīdōsque clientīs , voluntāte eius Pīsōnem aggressōs ; numquam Hispānōs praetereā tāle facinus fēcisse , sed imperia saeva multa anteā perpessōs . nōs eam rem in mediō relinquēmus . 6 dē superiōre coniūrātiōne satis dictum .
Afterwards
Piso
was
sent
to
Nearer
Spain
as
quaestor
with
praetorian
power
thanks
to
the
efforts
of
Crassus
,
because
he
knew
that
he
was
a
fierce
antagonist
of
Cn
.
Pompeius
.
And
yet
the
senate
had
not
been
unwilling
to
give
him
the
province
,
since
it
wanted
a
foul
individual
to
be
far
away
from
political
life
,
as
well
as
because
numerous
good
men
saw
in
him
a
bulwark
,
and
at
that
time
Pompeius’
power
was
already
a
source
of
fear
.
But
he
was
the
Piso
who
,
during
a
journey
in
the
province
,
was
killed
by
Spanish
cavalry
whom
he
was
leading
as
part
of
his
army
.
There
are
those
who
say
that
the
barbarians
were
unable
to
tolerate
his
unjust
,
haughty
and
cruel
commands
;
but
others
that
the
cavalry
,
as
long-standing
and
loyal
clients
of
Cn
.
Pompeius
,
attacked
Piso
with
his
blessing
:
the
Spanish
had
never
done
such
a
deed
apart
from
that
,
they
say
,
even
though
they
had
previously
endured
many
savage
commands
.
We
shall
leave
the
matter
undecided
between
the
two
;
and
about
the
earlier
conspiracy
enough
has
been
said
.