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5 unusual facts about Sextus Roscius


In Verrem

After defending Sextus Roscius of Ameria in 80 BC on a highly politically charged case of parricide, Cicero left for a voyage to Greece and Rhodes.

Marcus Valerius Messalla Niger

In 80 BC he was engaged in collecting evidence for the defence in the cause of Sextus Roscius of Ameria.

Pro Roscio Amerino

The events that made possible the accusation of the younger Roscius of Ameria began long before the murder of the elder Sextus Roscius of Ameria.

Roscius

Sextus Roscius, a Roman accused of parricide who was successfully defended by Cicero

Sextus Roscius

The defense involved some risk for Cicero, since he accused Lucius Cornelius Chrysogonus, a freedman of Sulla, then dictator of Rome, of corruption and involvement in the crime.



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