ἑνὸς ἀτόπου δοθέντος τἆλλα συμβαίνει → one absurdity having been given, the others follow
Canĭdĭus: ii, m.,I a Roman name; esp., P. Canidius Crassus, a general under Lepidus and Antony, put to death by Octavius, Cic. Fam. 10, 21, 4; Vell. 2, 85, 2; 2, 87, 3.