CLA233H1 Lecture : Cicero, On Behalf of Caelius
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Senate looks to him to save them from crisis state. His solution: executions (but you can"t do this without a trial) Clodius dresses up as woman and attends bona dea festival (only for wmen), he gets caught and cicero has him charged. During 40"s, writes most of his important philosophical works. Tries to make a come-back after caesar"s assassination. New man: invented a certain version of being roman . Ciceronianism: his rhetorical texts get integrated into educational curriculum. Cicero was one of the key players in starting latin philosophy (not just translations from. Caelius prosecutes cicero"s colleague antonius, now cicero is defending caelius. Clodia (the crux of the defense): generally known as a notorious whore. See a progressive amount of female emancipation in her life. Cicero really has a beef with clodia"s lifestyle, other people probably didn"t have a problem with her. To restore caelius, he wants to exile clodia.
