Note 1861 — Chapter X · THE PRINCIPATE
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It is said of Claudius (Suet. Claud. 12) “neminem exulum nisi ex senatus auctoritate restituit”; and of Antoninus Pius (Vita 6) “His quos Hadrianus damnaverat in senatu indulgentias petit, dicens etiam ipsum Hadrianum hoc fuisse facturum.”