Note 2406 — Chapter XVI · COMITIAL LEGISLATION From the Gracchi to Sulla 134-82
Reading edition
The reading of the MS. of Velleius, ii. 11. 1 (“natus equestri loco”) should not be corrected to “agresti loco” to conform with Plut. Mar. 3. Velleius has mentioned his equestrian birth to explain his connections with the publicans referred to in the following sentence.