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interesting point. My favorite example was Paul (Saul of Tarsus) of the New Testament who exercised his right as a Roman citizen to request that his case be heard before the emperor in Rome, rather than being tried locally in Judea. The background information: Paul of Tarsus, a Roman citizen by birth, invoked his legal right to appeal to Caesar during his prosecution in Judea, halting the local proceedings under Governor Festus and requiring that his case be transferred to Rome; as Acts 25:10–12 records, Paul declared, “I appeal to Caesar,” prompting Festus to acknowledge the legitimacy of the appeal and commit him to be sent to Rome, a move that reflected the protections afforded to Roman citizens and set in motion Paul’s journey to the imperial court. Unfortunately for Paul, he was eventually tried and executed in Rome during the reign of Nero.