but himself mute and tongueless.' When the crow heard that, though possessed of so many qualities, there yet lacked this one, he was seized with a desire to utter as loud a cry as possible, that the swan might not have the advantage of him in this respect at any rate, and forgetting the morsel which he held in his beak, he opened his mouth to its widest extent, and thus lost by his song what his wings had won him, while the fox recovered by craft what his feet had lost him. Let us reduce this fable to the smallest number of words possible. The crow, to prove himself musical--for the fox pretended that this, the absence of a voice, was the sole slur on such exquisite beauty--began to croak, and delivered over the spoil which he carried in his mouth to the enemy who had thus ensnared him. _A transition from Greek to Latin._ 26. I have known for a long time what it is your demonstrations demand: namely, that I should deal with the rest of my material in Latin. For I remember that at the very beginning, when you were divided in opinion, I promised that neither party among you, neither those who insisted on Greek nor those who insisted on Latin, should go away without hearing the language he desired. Wherefore, if it seems good to you, let us consider that my speech has been Attic long enough. It is time to migrate from Greece to Latium. For we are now almost half through our inquiry and, as far as I can see, the second half does not yield to the first part which I have delivered in Greek. It is as strong in argument, as full of epigram, as rich in illustration and as admirable in style. NOTES THE APOLOGIA CHAPTER 1. _Claudius Maximus_, proconsul of Africa, is spoken of as having succeeded Lollianus Avitus. Lollianus Avitus was consul in 144 A.D. As ten to thirteen years usually elapsed between tenure of the consulate and proconsulate, Lollianus Avitus may have been proconsul 154-7 A.D., and Claudius Maximus 155-8 A.D. _gentlemen who sit beside him on the bench._ The governor of the province, when holding his assize, would be assisted by a _consilium_ of assessors drawn partly from his staff, partly from the local _conventus civium Romanorum_. _Granii._ Nothing is known of this suit. Granii are mentioned as connexions of Lollius Urbicus (C.I.L. viii. 6705). CHAPTER 2. _Lollius Urbicus_ is described a few lines lower down as _praefectus urbi_, which is borne out by an inscription (C.I.L. vi. 28). The lawsuit of Aemilianus must therefore have been heard at Rome. The explanation of the words _quam quidem vocem_, &c., which follow, imply that Lollius was now in Numidia. This is possible enough since an inscription (C.I.L. viii. 6705) proves him to have been a native of Tiddis in Numidia. The _praefectus urbi_ was assisted by a _consilium_, not by _iudices_. Here the members of the _consilium_ are described as _consulares_. [Cp. Karlowa, Roem. Rechtgesch., p. 551.]