He had among them some able lieutenants, but not one who, had he himself fallen out of the command by wound or sickness for a month, could have taken his place.
The people knew this and they now paid him in honor and gratitude for what he had done for them.

If there were any members of the old cabal, any envious rivals, they either held their peace or spoke in whispers.
The masses were not yet weary of hearing Aristides called the Just..