Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 February 2009
2 Broughton writes that the prominence given Celer in Cic. Sull. 65 seems in favour of making him praetor urbanus. But in that passage there appears to be no way of knowing whether Celer was chosen as the recipient of P. Sulla's message because of his office or because of some private tie.
3 A further possibility, suggested by Broughton in his letter, is that Mummius was the peregrine rather than the urban praetor. This would leave the urban praetorship of 70 open for Piso.