On April 8, 52 BCE, Cicero rose to give a speech in the Roman Forum defending Titus Annius Milo, a prominent politician accused of murdering his political rival, Publius Clodius Pulcher. I have turned ...
A fresco by Cesare Maccari (1840-1919) depicts Cicero speaking in the Roman Senate. (Public domain image via Wikimedia Commons) On April 8, 52 BCE, Cicero rose to give a speech in the Roman Forum ...