Note 752 — LIFE OF CATO. (continued 2)
George Long translation
He was the son of L. Julius Cæsar, consul B.C. 64. The son was pardoned by Cæsar (Bell. Afric. c. 88, 89). Dion Cassius (43, c. 12) says that Cæsar first brought him to trial, but as he was unwilling to condemn him by his own authority, he privately got him put to death. The statement of Dion is deficient in precision, incredible by reason of Cæsar's well-known clemency, and the insignificance of Lucius as an enemy, and not altogether reconcilable with other authorities. (Drumann, Julii, p. 125.)