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The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero (Volume 3 )

The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero (Volume 3 )

Cicero, Marcus Tullius

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ISBN10: 1235670708
ISBN13: 9781235670701
Publisher: General Books
Weight: 0.73
Height: 0.38 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852. Excerpt: ... THE SPEECH 0F M. T. CICER0 IN DEFENCE 0F LUCIUS C0RNELIUS BALBUS. THE ARGUMENT. Lucius Cornelius Balbus was a native of Gades,1 in Spain, and of an illustrious family in that city. He had been of great service to the Roman generals in Spain, both generally, and also especially at the time of the war with Sertorius, and, as a reward for his fidelity, he had had the freedom of the city given to him by Pompeius, by virtue of a law which authorized him to grant it to as many people as he chose. But the validity of this act of Pompeius was now disputed, on the ground that Gades was not one of the cities whose inhabitants were capable of receiving such a privilege, and that the law of Lucius Gellius Publicola and of Cnseus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus did not apply to them; the prosecution against Balbus being instigated in reality out of hatred to Pompeius and Csesar, in whose army he had at this moment an important command, and by whom he was highly trusted in many moat important affairs. He was defended by Pompeius and Crassus, and at their request by Cicero also, to whom they gave the post of honour. He was confirmed by the judges in his privileges as a citizen, and was afterwards (a.u.o. 714) made consul, being the first foreigner and adopted citizen who had ever attained that honour in Rome. I. If the authority of those who are advocates in a person's defence be of any weight, the cause of Lucius Cornelius has been defended by the most honourable men; if their experience be to be regarded, it has been defended by the most skilful lawyers; if we look to their ability, by the most eloquent of orators; or if it be their sincerity and zeal that we should regard, it has been upheld by those who are his greatest friends, and who are united to Lucius Cornelius n...

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