[sect. 4]
nihil: stronger than nemo.
advoles: Lorenz, on Plaut. Pseud. 535, says: The Roman sermo cotidianus had a host of substitutes for ire and abire, e.g. ambulare, se agere, se penetrare, se adferre, se dare, se immergere, se ducere, se abrigere, etc. Such substitutes as advolare and convolare are especial favorites, because of their exaggerative character. Cf. Att. 1.14.5; Ep. LXIX. 1 .
fratres nostri Aedui: a thrust at the absurdity of bestowing such complimentary titles upon remote barbarians, whose 'brotherhood' did not keep them from frequent treachery and insubordination. The grant of the title is mentioned in Caes. B. G. 1.33. With the sentiment, cf. Fam. 7.11.2 una mercule conlocutio nostra pluris erit quam omnes Samarobrivae.
aut, etc.: Ter. Haut. 86.