Cicero and Rome (Taylor) pg. 55-59 Flashcards
Who was Cicero claiming compensation from and for what?
From Clodius for the destruction of his (Cicero’s) property - Clodius had it knocked down and replaced with a temple to Liberty.
When was the attack where Cicero and Quintus’s houses were damaged?
3 November
Who is Quintus?
Cicero’s brother
Who ordered the attack?
Clodius
Who was interested in the command in Egypt?
Pompey, Crassus, Lentulus
When was Milo’s trial and what happened?
2 February. When Pompey tried to speak to suppport Milo Clodius’s thugs raised such an uproar that he could not be heard, Pompey finished his speech anyway. The same was done to Clodius by the opposite side - he compeltely lost control.
What were the problems for the Triumvirate in early 56BC?
Pompey and Crassus were quarrelling - gang-warfare between Milo and Clodius highlighted it.
What did Cicero hope to happen as a result of the problems for the Triumvirate in early 56BC?
He hoped Pompey could be persuaded to leave Caesar’s side and go over to the Senate to protect the Republic
When was the conference in Luca?
April 56
How many senators turned up to support the Triumvirate?
120
what was agreed?
Pompey and Crassus would be consuls for 55. Caesar got command in Gaul for another 5 years.
What happended to Cicero?
Resigned to the fact there was nothing he could do about the Triumvirate - concentrated on his literary activities. Became confined to the law courts and had to defend Caesar and Crassus in them
