Individuals capture attention and engross history, but the most revolutionary changes in Roman politics were the work of families or of a few men. […] Enemies and rivals were waiting to exploit a change. […] For the early years, a sore lack everywhere of personal, authentic and contemporary testimony, a perpetual hazard in estimating the change and development between youth and middle age. […] A change of front in politics is not disastrous unless caused by delusion or indecision. […] Servilius each had a change of side to their credit.