half-aristocrat

Updated: August 17, 2026

The conscience of the honourable man smote him in regard to his remaining in Italy; the half-aristocrat fancied that he was ranked among the plebeians, if he did not go into exile with the Domitii and the Metelli, and even if he took his seat in the Caesarian senate of nobodies.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome, Book V : The Establishment of the Military Monarchy

The conscience of the honourable man smote him in regard to his remaining in Italy; the half-aristocrat fancied that he was ranked among the plebeians, if he did not go into exile with the Domitii and the Metelli, and even if he took his seat in the Caesarian senate of nobodies.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)