ɐpˈɪən ɹᵻpˈoːɹts ðæt hiː lˈɛft ðə sˈɪɾi dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz tɹˈɪbənˌeɪt tə səpˈoːɹt ˈæfɹɪkən kˌɑːlənəzˈeɪʃən plˈænz; plˈuːɾɑːɹk, haʊˈɛvɚ, plˈeɪsᵻz hˌɪm ɪn ɹˈoʊm θɹuːˈaʊt tʊ əpˈoʊz mˈɑːɹkəs lˈɪvɪəs dɹˈuːsəs ɐ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl əpˈoʊnənt ænd ðˈɛnfˈɛloʊ tɹˈɪbjuːn.
Appian reports that he left the city during his tribunate to support African colonisation plans; Plutarch, however, places him in Rome throughout to oppose Marcus Livius Drusus (a political opponent and then-fellow tribune).