[567] _Post ea loci_, 'afterwards.' [568] 'Whither he had at first directed his march. '_Profectus_ might have been omitted, but its meaning is, 'having once set out on his march.' [569] 'About what was useful to him and to the Roman people.' [570] _Placuit_; supply _eos_, which might also have been expressed by the relative pronoun, _quos placuit_. See Zumpt, S 804. The ambassadors, having been summoned by the king himself to hear his proposals, were not under the necessity of addressing him; but they probably had orders to speak first, in order that, if he were not favourably inclined towards the Romans, they might try to win him over, or if he were favourably disposed, to strengthen him in his designs. [571] _Rati_; namely, _Romani_, which must be taken out of _populo Romano_. [572] The manuscripts have _esses_, which can be explained only by an amalgamation of the two clauses, and might be conceived as a form of politeness which is not contained in _perpessus es_. [573] The infinitive _placuisse_ depends on _scilicet_, which is here quite the same as _scire licet_, as in chaps. 4 and 113. In ordinary language, _scilicet_ is a mere adverb, 'evidently,' 'forsooth.' [574] 'You have many opportunities;' consequently the same as _magnam opportunitatem_. See Zumpt, S 756. [575] _Demittere in pectus_, 'to impress uponone's mind,' _sibi persuadere_. [576] This is a diplomatic falsehood, as hitherto Bocchus had committed no act of hostility towards Jugurtha, and had occupied no part of Numidia against his will; but it may be that Jugurtha had promised to give up to him a part of Numidia, if he should succeed in recovering the whole. That Bocchus actually wished to have a part of Numidia, is clear from his negotiation with Sulla, chap. 111. [577] _Tum_, 'now.' See Zumpt, S 732. [578] Namely, _legates mittendi_, 'after he had obtained permission to despatch an embassy to Rome.'