FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 (edited) Wow that's really hilarious, Vespasian is lucky he didn't get killed by Nero and the court official is lucky he didn't get killed by Vespasian. Edited December 10, 2005 by FLavius Valerius Constantinus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sextus Roscius Posted December 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 As Flavius said, thats histerical. I'll just remember that when I need a laugh! "Go to hell!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 i believe it was the Lyre  Are you sure it wasn't the fiddle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.Clodius Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Now if I could get one "formorly known as father-killer...(sextus Rocius commited patricide) Â Â No he didn't, he was found not guilty. He was a victim of Crysoganus' conspiracies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sextus Roscius Posted December 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Now if I could get one "formorly known as father-killer...(sextus Rocius commited patricide) Â Â No he didn't, he was found not guilty. He was a victim of Crysoganus' conspiracies. Â Ah, I've always had my doubts anyways. I know he wasn't found guilty though, Cicero made a valiant defence and saved the man's life. I've always used it as a joke and I would still like to get it made formorly known as father-killer becuase he was thought to be guilty for a while. It was a big trial at the time. Ah well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Was there ever a time when Cicero when did lose his court cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 He didn't do particularly well in the defence of Milo, i believe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 He didn't do particularly well in the defence of Milo, i believe... Â He didn't fair particularly well in the entire ordeal against Clodius. In the end I suppose he had the last laugh over his rival though... well before Antonius' wife Fulvia jabbed his tongue with her hairpins that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost_Warrior Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 (edited) How did she manage that? Edited December 14, 2005 by Lost_Warrior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 How did she manage that? Â Hmm, I suppose I did leave out a vital piece of information ... Fulvia jabbed Cicero's tongue as revenge for his magnificent ability to make Antony look a fool, after Antony had his head lopped off as part of his and Octavian's proscriptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost_Warrior Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 (edited) Oh, I see. I thought he was still alive when she did it. That would make it a rather difficult manuver to pull off (Open wide and say "ahh"...::JAB:: ) Â Poor Cicero! Edited December 14, 2005 by Lost_Warrior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sextus Roscius Posted December 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Indeed, poor Cicero. At least he was valiant and brave to the end, he didn't even make a sound after the hairpin was jabbed through his tounge. Well, I suppose that was after the end... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Consul Flavus Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 I think the worst punishment, although overlooked maybe because it is well known, was being condemned to scourging and crucifixion. The scourging would often kill the person before the crucifixion. Â You would first be tied to a whipping post. Next, you were whipped by two Romans trained in the art of the flagrum. These men would take turns whipping the criminal. This barbaric instrument was a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Pardon the pun when talking of crucifixion... but an old thread gets resurrected. We seem to be largely focused on Roman brutality here, but for a Roman, might not the greatest punishment simply have been to be stripped of citizenship and exile? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Consul Flavus Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 (edited) True, but I was focusing on the pain/brtuality factor. Hehe, good pun btw. I like your nick too. Edited October 25, 2006 by Consul Flavus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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