Vinicius had no weapons; he had left Antium just as the news of the fire had reached him in Cæsar's villa. At the fountain of Mercury, however, he saw a centurion who was known to him.
Ott legfeljebb karddal vághatott volna magának utat, de neki nem volt fegyvere, hiszen Antiumból úgy indult el, ahogyan a tűzvész híre érte a Caesar villájában.