Cicero, In Verrem 1 Flashcards
The Rumour is spreading
that no wealthy man, no matter how guilty he may be, can possibly be convicted
the shame and
ruin of the province of sicily
acquitted by his magnitude
of his wealth, according to his own hope and public boast
destructive for
the republic, and dangerous for you
he plots against
the allies, against foreign nations, against the Senate
And to say nothing of the
dishonours and disgraces of his youth… pillaged many homes, most cities and all the temples
Roman citizens were tortured
and killed like slaved
the Sicilians held neither their own laws,
nor the decrees of our senate, or common rights
the criminal
lust of that man… sexual activities and scandals
unable to keep their wives
and children untouched by that man’s wanton lust
he warned me, with the
best intention, to take great care
I was to be opposed by
great sums of money
this opportunity has been given to you by
divine influence to liberate your whole order from hatred
he is not exactly acting
inconspicuously
the whole Senate is being pressured
by the wickedness and audacity of a few