CLST 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Quintilis, Forum Novum, Sextilis
9 Mar 2017
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Clst 103 lecture 16 - feb 14th. Cicero, in defence of milo, 52 bce. Titus annius milo charged of murdering publius clodius pulcher (pulcher = beautiful, lovely) When milo was going back home after a day spent in rome at a. Senate meeting, he changed clothes and shoes (because senators wore a special kind of mantle and tunique, and wore red shoes). Then went out with wife and they were ambushed. Milo had to defend himself, and while defending himself, killed a man. What cicero is stressing is the fact that the other one was there without his wife, his usual companions, etc. The man clearly meant to ambush him since he had no loved ones with him, while milo had his wife with him. Cicero, in defence of milo, 27-(cid:1006)(cid:1012): o (cid:449)he(cid:374) clodius got to k(cid:374)o(cid:449) of milo"s jour(cid:374)ey, he left ro(cid:373)e without delay himself to set up an ambush for milo outside the clodian estate.
