pro caelio style/ context Flashcards
context: year of trial
april 56, during ludi megalenses
context: prosecution team
l sempronius atratinus (son of bestia whom caelius had unsuccessfully prosecuted for bribery), acting out of duty to father)
l herrenius balbus (friend of bestia, connected to clodii, disliked caelius’ lifestyle)
p clodius (relative of clodius pulcher who was cicero’s enemy due to cataline conspiracy)
context: defence team
m caelius rufus (cicero’s estranged protégé, opened own defence, attacked atratinus’ youth and inexperience)
m licinius crassus (dealt with charges relating to alexandrian embassy and property of palla)
m tullius cicero (closing, addressed charges relating to murder of dio, stealing of gold and attempted poisoning of clodia)
context: the charges
damaging property of palla
inciting civil disturbances in naples
assault on alexandrians at puteoli
taking gold to bribe slaves for attempted murder of dio (prophet) + murder of dio
attempted poisoning of clodia (with whom he had an affair which ended badly in 57-56)
context: ptolemy and the alexandrians
ptolemy xii (auletes) was illegitimate son of a previous king and came to power after multiple civil wars
his uncle had left egypt to the romans. to avoid it being annexed he starts bribery campaign and begins taxing citizens more, causing riots and disturbances
deposed in 59
