Metellus autem Numidicus propter consimile perseverantiae genus excepit [quoque] indignam maiestate ac moribus suis procellam: cum enim animadverteret quo tenderent Saturnini tribuni plebis funesti conatus, quantoque malo rei publicae, nisi iis occurreretur, erupturi essent, in exsilium quam in legem eius ire maluit.
Metellus Numidicus for a similar display of pertinacity ran into a storm that ill befitted his prestige and character. Perceiving where the sinister efforts of Tribune of the Plebs Saturninus were tending and at what cost to the commonwealth they would erupt if not resisted, he chose to go into exile rather than along with Saturninus law.
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