CLST 201 Lecture Notes - Quintus Hortensius, Lex Gabinia De Piratis Persequendis, Lex Manilia
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Pompey and crassus demanded right to consulship 70bc. > minimum 2 years lapsed enough between magistry. >however senate yielded and breached sullan constitution, and made consul with crassus. Sullan constitution overthrown: in 75bc consul c cotta -> aurelian law -> triunes can again hold higher magistracies. * 70 bc -> all powers of tribunes restored including tribunician veto. * ability to introduce legislation (now pass laws for him) > tribune l. cotta -> aurelian laws jury-courts: 1/3 senators. Senatorial jury guilty of furnishing their own government. Example: trial of gaius verres 70bc (governor of sicily from 73 to 71 bc) plundered his province, and his province charged him, with prosecutor/lawyer marcus tullius. Like marius, he was novus homo from arpinum. Verres" defence is quintus hortensius hortalus (an optimate). Cicero successful in prosecution winning the case for the province against verres, and beating. Verres fled to marseille in south of france. Marcus anthony (mark anthony"s grandfather) unable to subdue pirates.