Chapter 1: Claudius Maximus, proconsul of Africa, is spoken of as

having succeeded Lollianus Avitus. Lollianus Avitus was consul in 144 A.D. As ten to thirteen years usually elapsed between tenure of the consulate and proconsulate, Lollianus Avitus may have been proconsul 154-7 A.D., and Claudius Maximus 155-8 A.D.

_gentlemen who sit beside him on the bench._ The governor of the province, when holding his assize, would be assisted by a _consilium_ of assessors drawn partly from his staff, partly from the local _conventus civium Romanorum_.

_Granii._ Nothing is known of this suit. Granii are mentioned as connexions of Lollius Urbicus (C.I.L. viii. 6705).

CHAPTER 2. _Lollius Urbicus_ is described a few lines lower down as _praefectus urbi_, which is borne out by an inscription (C.I.L. vi. 28). The lawsuit of Aemilianus must therefore have been heard at Rome. The explanation of the words _quam quidem vocem_, &c., which follow, imply that Lollius was now in Numidia. This is possible enough since an inscription (C.I.L. viii. 6705) proves him to have been a native of Tiddis in Numidia. The _praefectus urbi_ was assisted by a _consilium_, not by _iudices_. Here the members of the _consilium_ are described as _consulares_. [Cp. Karlowa, Roem. Rechtgesch., p. 551.]