if, in appearance, he owed his elevation, not to the intrigues of an ambitious mother, or the adoption of a superannuated emperor, but to the voice of the people, it would redound more to his glory.
Bere ospearen onerako, errepublikak hautatua eta deitua izan zela agertu nahi zuen areago, emaztearen trikimainaz eta agure baten adopzioz sartu zela baino.