[sect. 3]
Etruscae disciplinae: cf. studiorum parium, 1.
quam [gap in text] consecuti sumus: Cicero's forecast of the future rests upon : (1) the teachings of wise men (monumentis atque praeceptis) and his own study of philosophy (doctrinae studio); (2) his long and varied experience in public affairs.
plurimo: the attributive use of the singular plurimus is rare in classical prose, and is scarcely found outside the formula plurimam salutem dicere (Bckel).