κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
impendĭa: ae, v. impendiumI init.
impendĭa, æ, f., c. impendium : CIL 6, 629, 5.
