Note 409 — XCI (A IV, 3)
Evelyn S. (Evelyn Shirley) Shuckburgh translation
Q. Cæcilius Metellus Nepos, the consul. Though he had not opposed Cicero's recall, he stood by his cousin, P. Clodius, in regard to the threatened prosecution. Appius is Appius Claudius, brother of P. Clodius.