Lucius Cornelius Chrysogonus

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Lucius Cornelius Chrysogonus was a freedman of the Roman dictator Sulla .

Together with his relatives Titus Roscius Capito and Titus Roscius Magnus, he had the wealthy Roman Sextus Roscius murdered and subsequently put on the proscription list in order to get his extensive land holdings. As a result of the proscription, the murdered man's son of the same name, Sextus Roscius , lost his right to the inheritance, but because the proscription lists had already been closed, the three tried to have Sextus Roscius junior also killed. When that failed due to his flight to Rome, Chrysogonus had him charged with parricide in order to get rid of him.

Nobody dared to defend him at first, as Sulla ruled as dictator and he could have felt addressed by the defense of Sextus Roscius. Marcus Tullius Cicero took over the defense and convinced the judges with his speech Pro Sexto Roscio Amerino of the innocence of the accused, who was acquitted. The hitherto relatively unknown Cicero became a well-known speaker through the trial.

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SURNAME Chrysogonus, Lucius Cornelius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Released by the Roman dictator Sulla
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd century BC BC or 1st century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 1st century BC Chr.