Note 12 — TRANSLATION

3.[12] Nicolaus’ statement of Octavius’ age is not corroborated by Suetonius (Aug. 8) nor by Quintilian (12, 6, 1) who give Octavius’ age as 12 years when the oration was given. Perhaps separate occasions are referred to by Nicolaus and the other writers. If a closer agreement is to be desired, ἐννέα could be altered to ἕνδεκα (Müller). Suetonius identifies this occasion with the death of Octavius’ grandmother Julia, while Nicolaus does not expressly do so. His mention of Julia’s death in the following sentence, however, admits of the inference that the one occurrence suggested the other to his mind, and that there was therefore some connection between them.