Now he would have an army of his own in Spain to support his predominance at Rome. […] To loyal support of Cato, Ahenobarbus and Brutus joined a sacred vendetta against Pompeius. […] Piso spoke, at the session of August 1st, there was no man to support him. […] He had hoped for a meeting of the Senate and public support from senior statesmen. […] Piso, he learned, had indeed spoken in the Senate but with nobody to support him.