But neither Valerii nor Fabii stand in the forefront of his oligarchy. […] Neither Aemilii nor Claudii were quite to be trusted. […] Caesar would have been the first to admit it: he needed neither the name nor the diadem. […] Again, ‘Sallust’ (Ad Caesarem 2, 9, 3) is neither just nor relevant when he observes: ‘unius tamen M. […] They did not forget him, nor did he neglect opportunities on his journey from Brundisium to Rome.