Haec impulerint illum ad regni cupiditatem an tantum suspectum fecerint, ambigi potest, quia Philotas, ultimis cruciatibus victus, verane dixerit quae facta probari non poterant, an falsis tormentorum petierit finem, re quoque recenti, cum magis posset liquere, dubitatum est.
Whether these qualities drove him to a desire for royal power, or merely made him suspected of such a design, may be doubted; for it was uncertain, even when the affair was recent and could more easily be made clear, whether Philotas, overcome by the violence of his tortures, told the truth about matters which could not be proved, or by a false confession sought an end to his torments.
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