14. =Sertōrius=: Quintus Sertorius, a Sabine by birth, served under Marius in the war against the Teutones. Before the battle of Aquae Sextiae he entered the camp of the enemy in disguise. In 83 B.C. he went to Spain and became the leader of the Lusitanians. For several years he waged war successfully against the Romans. Finally he was assassinated by one of his officers who was jealous of his power. _The Story of the Romans_, p. 165; Creighton, p. 69. PAGE 52. CH. 2. 5. =levia proelia=: ‘skirmishes.’ =Rhodopam prōvinciam=: a small division of Thrace. CH. 3. 10. =P. Servīlius=: Publius Servilius Vatia was consul in 79 B.C. The next year he was sent to clear the sea of pirates. He waged war successfully against them, conquered Cilicia and organized it as a province. He took a leading part in the public affairs. =ex cōnsule= ＝ _prōcōnsule_; a late expression; cf. our expression ‘ex-president.’ CH. 5. 20. =M. Aemilius Lepidus=: Lepidus and Catullus were consuls in the year after the death of Sulla. They quarreled over some trifling matter. In 77 B.C. Lepidus marched to Rome with an army. He was met by Pompey near the Mulvian Bridge and defeated. Shortly afterwards he died in Sardinia. 23. =Metellī=: Genitive, depending on _triumphus_ supplied from _triumphī_ above. CH. 6. 25. =annō urbis conditae=: a variation for the usual expression _ab urbe conditā_. The year is conceived of as belonging to the city. Cf. _annō ā conditā urbe_, Bk. III, 10; _annō … ab urbe conditā_, Bk. IV, 22. PAGE 53. 1. =Nīcomēdēs=: Nicomedes III, surnamed Philopater, was the son and successor of Nicomedes II mentioned in Bk. IV, Chs. 8, 20. He had been aided by the Romans, and was encouraged by them to encroach on the territories of Mithradates. Having no children, he left his kingdom to the Romans. 2. =Mithradātēs=: see note on Bk. V, 5. 4. =apud Chalcēdōna=: the defeat was both by land and sea. 7. =Lūcullus=: Lucius Licinius Lucullus fought in the Civil war on the side of Sulla, was praetor in 77 B.C., and consul in 74 B.C. For eight years he carried on the war against Mithradates with success; but on account of the mutinous spirit of his soldiers and the jealousy of certain Romans, he was unable to bring the war to a close. On his return to Rome he gave himself up to a life of indolence and luxury. He died in 57 B.C. 10. =Bȳzantium=: the city of Byzantium was founded by the Megarians in 658 B.C., and was a place of great importance. Constantinople was founded on the same site by the Emperor Constantine the Great in 330 A.D. It remained the capital of the Roman Empire of the East until its capture by the Turks in 1453. 13. =centum ferē mīlia=: sc. _hominum_. CH. 7. 17. =novum bellum=: see _The Story of the Romans_, p. 167; Creighton, p. 70.