Pro A Cluentio Oratio

Author : W. Peterson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781331915256
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (152 download)

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Download or read book M. Tulli Ciceronis written by W. Peterson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from M. Tulli Ciceronis: Pro A. Cluentio Oratio P. Cannutius, the counsel for the prosecution at the trial of Scamander, is represented (§ 52) as having proved more than a match for Cicero. As the guilt or innocence of Oppianicus turns greatly on the incident in which Scamander gures, and as that incident has generally been misrepresented by commentators, it may be worth while to re-state it here. What Cicero now wishes his hearers to believe is that Oppianicus, having conceived the design of removing Cluentius by poison, employed as his agent Fabricius, who, in turn, had recourse to the services of his freedman Scamander. The latter approached Diogenes, the slave of the physician who was at the time in attendance on Cluentius. The text makes it quite clear that it was of the essence of the plot that Diogenes was to administer the poison: cp. §§ 47, 55, 61, 62. This he brings with him to the interview described in 47, as clearly appears from certain Words used subsequently, constitutum inter eos ut medicamentum, non venenum Diogenes adferret, § 53. Scamander, on the other hand, brings a packet of money (pecunia obsignata) sealed, possibly, with the seal of his master, Fabricius. This Was, according to Cicero, the money consideration to be handed to Diogenes for the commission of the crime. When the viri boni emerged from their concealment, this packet was certainly found on Scamanders person. Ramsay remarks that the money without the poison would have proved nothing; and other commentators explain the words of § 47, pecunia obszynata quae ob eam rem dabatur, as meaning that Scamander was in the act of handing Diogenes the money, and Diogenes in the act of giving Scamander the poison. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.