[sect. 2]
persuasissimumst>: cf. Intr 82 (end).
id de hoc dubium est: a harsh expression but the style of D. Brutus lacks polish
si [gap in text] traiecerit: Cf Plancus in Cic. Fam. 10.9.3 exercitum Rhodanum traieci; so in Caesar and frequently in Livy. Occasionally the preposition is repeated, e.g. Liv. 21.26.6 omnibus ferme suis trans Rhodanum traiectis. More frequently traicere is followed simply by the acc. of the thing crossed.
Regi: i.e. Regium Lepidi; cf. Ep. XCV. 2.