verum Sextilius non accusatorem sed patronum saevissimae inimici violentiae suis manibus obiecit, si metu mortis, vita indignus, si praemii spe, dignissimus morte.
But Sextilius with his own hands offered not his accuser but his advocate to the ruthless violence of an enemy; if from fear of death, he was unworthy to live, if in hope of reward, he richly deserved to die.
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