Justin, Cornelius Nepos, and Eutropius #255890

Inthe hands of kings yr whom it was not their flattery of the people, but their discretion, as commended by the prudent, that elevated to the height of this dignity. The people were not then bound by any laws the wills Of their princes were instead of laws. It was their custom to defend, rather than advance,1 the boundaries of their empire. The dominions of each were confined within his own country.