ɪn ðɪs ɹˈoʊl, hiː ɐtˈækt sˈɪpɪˌoʊ ˈiːmɪlˌiənəs ɐtˈɛmpts æt ðɪ ˌɪnstɪɡˈeɪʃən ʌvðɪ ˈælaɪz ðɛmsˈɛlvz tə tɹænsfˈɜː ðə dʒˌʊɹɹɪsdˈɪkʃən ˌoʊvɚ bˈaʊndɚɹi dɪspjˈuːts fɹʌmðə kəmˈɪʃən tə ðə kˈɑːnsəlz.
In this role, he attacked Scipio Aemilianus' attempts – at the instigation of the allies themselves – to transfer the jurisdiction over boundary disputes from the commission to the consuls.