CLST 103 Lecture 9: CLST 103 Lecture 9 (Jan 26)
9 Mar 2017
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Clst 103 lecture 9 jan 26th. Nobilis = noble (who had a consul as an ancestor) Novus homo (pl. novi homines) = new man. Cato the elder (marcus porcius cato) homo novus - consul 195 bce - censor 184 bce. Marcus tullius cicero from arpinum homo novus consul 63 bce. Gaius marius from arpinum homo novus 7 consulships (107, 104-100, 86 bce) Q. metellus celer brother of q. metellus nepos, in cicero, letters to his friends, 5. 1: if you are well, that is good. Even if respect for him himself was not enough to restrain you, the dignity of our family and my services to you and to the state ought have been enough to hold you back. I had no expected such inconstancy in you towards me and the members of my family. As for me, however, neither grief for my family nor injuries done by any individual will distract me from serving the state.
