APULEII APOLOGIAM. original: "ON THE APOLOGY OF APULEIUS"

Line 5. ‘notissimæ saltatriculæ’ of the most notorious little dancer. Drekenb. in the margin. Cf. Pric. at this place and Ern. in Cl. Cic. J. B. Seneca notissimæ temeritatis Seneca of most notorious recklessness] So in Pacati Panegyr. Panegyric of Pacatus. ‘Notissimæ pietatis mater’ A mother of most notorious piety. Suetonius in Vespasian, ‘Vir notæ impudicitiæ’ A man of notorious immodesty. Valerius, book VII, chapter 8, ‘Vir notæ insaniæ’ A man of notorious insanity. In our own Miles Metamorphoses X, ‘Medicus notæ perfidiæ’ A doctor of notorious treachery. Pric.

Penuria criminum, solis conviciis impleturum Because of a shortage of crimes, he would fill [the speech] with mere reproaches] Aeschines περὶ παραπρεσβείας On the Malicious Embassy: "He said nothing true, but lies; and accusing without having anything true, he speaks monstrously." Ammianus as above: "When, however, they come to a lack of evidence to be presented, they turn to the unbridled license of reviling." And immediately: "They blurt out the ferocity of cursing when they cannot cover the weakness of the cases entrusted to them with valid arguments" (I would prefer convallare to fortify/surround, as munire to fortify above). Elegantly Optatus against the Donatists, book VI: "With envy intervening, it is easy for angry men to boast; but always, while a crime is alleged, proof is necessary." The same.

Purganda apud imperitos Philosophiæ Philosophy must be defended before the unskilled] So below: "I sustain not only my own defense but also that of Philosophy." And at the end: "In all things, not only regarding crimes but also regarding insults, I have protected Philosophy from blame." Our author drew this technique from Apollonius, whose defense insists everywhere on showing that the crime leveled against him was Philosophy, which was wrongly taken for Magic by the unskilled multitude. At the very threshold of the Apology, speaking to Domitian, πρὸς φιλοσοφίαν οὐδεμίᾳ δίκῃ διαβεβλῆσθαι δόξω I will seem not to have been slandered in any trial regarding philosophy. Ibid. δείξω αὐτὸν (Αὐτοκράτορα) φιλοσοφίαν ἀδικοῦντα I will show him (the Emperor) acting unjustly toward philosophy. Our author, I say (which we will show below as the occasion arises, from a comparison of places), undoubtedly had read the defense of Apollonius; whether the one that survives by Philostratus or not, I do not affirm (he could certainly have, for I do not think him more recent than Apuleius). Certainly,

some [version] from the reputation? of Apollonius handed down by memory, or what? it is easy? to believe, written by himself. Philostratus: Καὶ λόγον τὸν αὐτῷ ξυγγραφέντα, ὃν τὸν ἴδιον ἂν τὴν ἀπολογίαν ἐπεγράψατο And the speech composed by him, which he might have titled his own apology. The same.

Ad difficultatem defensionis Regarding the difficulty of the defense] Because, indeed, not enough space is left for me to think: as Floridus correctly interprets. See also Scip. Gent. and his notes, and those of Pric. J. B. This accusation, as it was grave at first glance, so it was sudden regarding the difficulty of the defense?. So also below in the most explicit words: "All this accusation was reckless and sudden." If Scipio were to compare this place with the present one, I do not think it was a storehouse more than what he brought into the middle. Pric. Although he thinks that, as it was grave at first glance, so it was sudden regarding the difficulty of the defense. When I first read this oration, Apuleius seemed to me to be saying that it was difficult for him to defend against these calumnies, as they were sudden and required an immediate response, and he did indeed respond, of which more shortly. And it relates to what Cicero says in the Oration for Cluentius, 'false envy vehemently inflates sudden attacks.' But we will clearly show that Apuleius was [ready], and at least that it was easy for him to refute those calumnies, as appears from what follows.? Scip. Gent.

Quisitas ex aceto Sought from vinegar] Thus B. Flor. or from a gloss. Cic. to Att. VII. 2. 'Is it Ca. Octavius or a certain Ca. Cornelius.' Aur. Vict. on Famous Men, cap. 73. 'their loyalty from truth and the works which so.' Tac. Ann. I. 13. 'Had he struck Tiberius, when it had slipped into his mind?' and often. cf. Heins. on Ovid. de B. Traj. I. 12. Casus p. 684. below, instead of the stain is fixed. Ms. Pith. n. ac inh. But it has no place except in faked manuscripts; which is there soon after. J. B. For, as you remember, you sought [them] twice, and the text is [so]. Why thus Laet. and so that someone might believe you, this so exquisite?