tum Scipio Nasica, quoniam inquit consul, dum iuris ordinem sequitur, id agit ut cum omnibus legibus Romanum imperium corruat, egomet me privatus voluntati vestrae ducem offero, ac deinde laevam manum <im>a parte togae circumdedit, sublataque dextra proclamavit qui rem publicam salvam esse volunt me sequantur, eaque voce cunctatione bonorum civium discussa, Gracchum cum scelerata factione quas merebatur poenas persolvere coegit.
Then spoke Scipio Nasica: Since the Consul, following legal process, is for letting the Roman empire collapse along with all the laws, I offer myself as a private individual to lead your will. Then he wrapped the hem of his gown around his left hand and raised his right, shouting, Let those who want to save the commonwealth follow me. With that call he dissipated the hesitation of good citizens and made Gracchus and his criminal supporters pay the penalty they deserved.
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