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63Pompey, accordingly, as he could effect nothing in any other way, proceeded without any further disguise to harsh measures and openly said and did everything against Caesar; yet he failed to accomplish anything. 2Caesar had many supporters, among them Lucius Paulus, the colleague of Marcellus, and Lucius Piso, his father-in -law, who was censor; for at this time Appius Claudius and Piso were made censors, the latter against his will. 3So Piso on account of his relationship belonged to Caesar, while Claudius, though opposing him, since he favoured Pompey’s cause, yet quite involuntarily rendered Caesar very efficient aid. For he expelled a great many both of the knights and senators, overruling his colleague, and in this way made them all favour Caesar’s cause. 4Piso, who was in any case disposed to avoid trouble, and for the sake of maintaining friendship with his son-in -law paid court to many people, was himself responsible for none of the above acts, but he did not resist Claudius when he drove from the senate all the freedmen and numbers even of the exclusive nobility, among them Sallustius Crispus, who wrote the history. 5When, however, Curio’s name also was about to be expunged, Piso, with the help of Paulus, whose kinsman he was, did beg him off.
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