| Rome had already adopted the system of governing her Italian allies through the influence of the Optimates. |
| As Nietzsche said they would, the plebs have got steadily Denser, the optimates Quicker still on the uptake. |
| It is impossible, that the People, as one Body Politick, should covenant with the Aristocracy or Optimates. |
| The sovereign body empowered kings, princes and optimates and could remove them. |
| He also became a clear menace to Pompey and was loathed by many optimates. |
| He could not force through his two demands in the face of stubborn opposition by the Optimates. |
