At last tears choked his voice. Turning to the consul, Caecilius Simplex, who was standing by, he unstrapped his sword and offered to surrender it as a symbol of his power over the life and death of his subjects. The consul refused.
Kontsulak ezetz esatean, biltzarrean zirenen protesta-oihuen artean, inperioaren intsigniak Konkordiaren tenpluan uzteko eta handik anaiaren etxera joateko bezala alde egin zuen.