half-witless

Updated: August 7, 2026

Lastly, it is not to be forgotten, that the aristocracy was just then intoxicated by its recent victory and the democracy deeply humbled, and that the aristocracy was led by the pedantically stiff and half-witless Cato, and the democracy by the supple master of intrigue, Caesar. Rupture between Pompeius and the Aristocracy

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

Lastly, it is not to be forgotten, that the aristocracy was just then intoxicated by its recent victory and the democracy deeply humbled, and that the aristocracy was led by the pedantically stiff and half-witless Cato, and the democracy by the supple master of intrigue, Caesar. Rupture between Pompeius and the Aristocracy

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