Precepts of Philoso- phy " two and he did not dread to do so, but for 3 days reviewed the books of his " Exhortations " just one after the other. Moreover, Avidius Cassius was a stringent disciplinarian and wished to be named a Marius.3 IV. And given that we have started to communicate of his strict- ness, there are quite a few indications of what should be termed savagery, rather than strictness, on his component.