Sextus Roscius

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Sextus Roscius from Amelia was a Roman citizen who lived in 80 BC. Was defended by the 26-year-old Marcus Tullius Cicero . He was charged with parricide and embezzlement. In his defense speech, Cicero presented Pro Sexto Roscio Amerino Lucius Cornelius Chrysogonus , a favorite of the dictator Sulla , as a beneficiary of the advanced indictment , who had cooperated with Titus Roscius Capito and Titus Roscius Magnus, two relatives of the defendant who were at odds over property disputes. The trial brought Cicero great fame, and Sextus Roscius was acquitted.

The events are also in the novel The Smile of Cicero by Steven Saylor shown.

literature

  • Gerhard Krüger (translator and publisher): Speech about Sextus Roscius from Ameria . Reclam, Stuttgart 1980 and reprints (Universal Library, 1148), ISBN 3-15-001148-5
  • Gustav Landgraf: Commentary on Cicero's speech Pro Sex. Roscio Amerino . 2nd edition Leipzig 1914; Reprint: Olms, Hildesheim 1978.
  • Paola Militerni della Morte: Studi su Cicerone oratore. Struttura della "Pro Quinctio" e della "Pro Sexto Roscio Amerino" . Soc. ed. Napoletana, Naples 1977 (Studi e testi dell'antichità, 8)

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personal data
SURNAME Roscius, Sextus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman citizen
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd century BC BC or 1st century BC Chr.
PLACE OF BIRTH Ameria
DATE OF DEATH 1st century BC Chr.