Ne Pompeius quidem Magnus ab hoc adfectu gloriae aversus, qui Theophanen Mitylenaeum scriptorem rerum suarum in contione militum civitate donavit, beneficium per se amplum accurata etiam et testata oratione prosecutus.
Pompeius Magnus too was not averse from this hankering after glory. He bestowed citizenship on Theophanes of Mitylene, the chronicler of his exploits, in a military assembly and followed up the gift, ample in itself, with a detailed and well publicized speech.
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