M. Tullius Cicero, Pro S. Roscio Amerino, ed. Albert Curtis Clark, 95

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[95] 34 videamus nunc strictim, sicut cetera, quae post mortem Sex. Rosci abs te, T. T ite Rosci, facta sunt¹; quae ita aperta et manifesta sunt ut medius fidius, iudices, invitus ea dicam. vereor enim, cuicuimodi² es, T. T ite Rosci³, ne ita hunc videar voluisse servare ut tibi omnino non pepercerim. cum hoc vereor et cupio tibi aliqua ex parte quod salva fide possim parcere, rursus immuto voluntatem meam; venit enim mihi in mentem oris tui. Tene⁴, cum ceteri socii tui fugerent ac se occultarent, ut hoc iudicium non de illorum praeda sed de huius maleficio fieri videretur, potissimum tibi partis istas depoposcisse ut in iudicio versarere et sederes cum accusatore? qua in⁵ re nihil aliud adsequeris nisi ut ab omnibus mortalibus audacia tua cognoscatur et impudentia⁶.

Pro S. Roscio Amerino. M. Tullius Cicero. ed. Albert Curtis Clark. Oxford. 1908.

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Pro Sex. Roscio Amerino (Latin) (Cicero. M. Tulli Ciceronis Orationes, Volume 1. Clark, Albert Curtis, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.)

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For Sextus Roscius of Ameria Perseus (Cicero. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 1. Yonge, Charles Duke, translator. London: Bell, 1903.) — 95 focus

[95] Let us examine now briefly, as we have done in the other particulars, what was done by you, O Titus Roscius, after the death of Sextus Roscius; and these things are so open and notorious, that by the gods, O judges, I am unwilling to mention them. For whatever your conduct may be, O Titus Roscius, I am afraid of appearing to be so eager to save my client, as to be quite regardless whether I spare you or not. And as I am afraid of this, and as I wish to spare you in some degree, as far as I can, saving my duty to my client, I will again change my purpose. For the thoughts on your countenance present here occur to my mind, that you when all the rest of your companions were flying and hiding themselves in order that this trial might appear to be not concerning their plunder, not concerning this man's crime, should select this part above all others for yourself, to appear at the trial and sit with the accuser, by which action you gain nothing beyond causing your impudence and audacity to be known to all mortals.

Notes on the current edition

Pro S. Roscio Amerino

1. sunt sint Halm

2. cuicuimodi Priscian. ( K. iii. 7): quiquimodi (quin cuiusmodi π mg.) codd.

3. es T. duo dett.: est mei, codd. Prisciani

4. tene (-es ψ2) cum A ψ2: tene quin ς: tenes quin cett.

5. in tu Ernesti

6. impudentia A χψ: imprudentia cett.

Commentary

Notes on Pro S. Roscio Amerino (Select Orations of Cicero (Allen and Greenough's Edition). Greenough, James Bradstreet; Kittredge, George Lyman, editors. Boston, London: Ginn & Company, 1897.) focus

missa facio , I let that-pass (

missa agreeing with

haec , obj. of

facio ) ; such phrases are often used colloquially or with emphasis, for the simple verb: § 497 , c (292, d) ; G. 537 ; H.-B. 605, 4.

illud quaero , THIS is what I want to know.

per quos : these words are the interrogative expression with which the clause grammatically begins ;

is homo is put first for emphasis.

suspiciose , i.e. so as to look suspicious.

in his rebus , but in these circumstances, i.e. those in our case (emphatic position).

suspicio . . . culpam : i.e. in so clear a case I will not ask Erucius for proof of guilt ; if he can show any suspicious circumstance, it shall suffice.

credo , I suppose: ironical, as usual when parenthetical.

causa dicitur , the defendant is on trial (a technical term: lit. the case is argued, i.e. by the defendant).

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