M. vero Popillius senatorii ordinis Oppium Gallum, ab ineunte aetate familiarissimum sibi, moriens pro vetusto iure amicitiae et vultu benigno respexit et verbis magnum prae se amorem ferentibus prosecutus est, unum etiam de multis qui adsidebant ultimo complexu et osculo dignum iudicavit; super quae anulos quoque suos ei tradidit, videlicet ne quid ex ea hereditate quam non erat aditurus amitteret.
M. Popillius, a man of senatorial rank, had a close friend from boyhood, Oppius Gallus. While he lay dying, as befitted their longstanding bond of amity, he looked at Gallus lovingly and spoke to him in words evincive of great affection. Of many who were present he judged Gallus alone worthy of his last embrace and kiss. Furthermore, he gave Gallus his rings, presumably to make sure he lost nothing of that inheritance which he was not about to receive.
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