Distinction Between Public Enemies and Robbers

Notes

1. 50.16.118.prqui nobis aut quibus nos publice bellum decreuimus — This relative clause features an asymmetrical structure with ellipsis. The antecedent is the demonstrative pronoun `hi`. In the first part, `qui nobis`, `qui` is nominative plural and does not agree with the final first-person plural verb `decreuimus`, meaning a third-person plural verb (such as `decreuerunt`) is omitted ('who [have declared] war on us'). In the second part, `quibus nos`, `quibus` is dative plural and `nos` is the subject, directly connecting to the verb phrase `publice bellum decreuimus` ('or on whom we have publicly declared war').