M. Tullius Cicero Pro P. Sestio 16

ed. William Peterson

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[16] hanc taetram immanemque beluam, vinctam auspiciis, adligatam more maiorum, constrictam legum sacratarum catenis, solvit subito lege curiata¹ consul, vel, ut ego arbitror, exoratus vel, ut non nemo putabat², mihi iratus³, ignarus quidem certe et imprudens impendentium tantorum scelerum et malorum. qui tribunus plebis felix in evertenda re publica fuit nullis suis nervis—qui enim in eius modi vita nervi esse potuerunt hominis fraternis flagitiis, sororiis stupris, omni inaudita libidine exsanguis⁴?—

Pro P. Sestio. M. Tullius Cicero. ed. William Peterson. Oxford. 1909.

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Pro P. Sestio (Latin) (Cicero. M. Tulli Ciceronis Orationes, Vol. 5. Peterson, William, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1909.)

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Pro P. Sestio

1. lege curiata Turnebus: legum curiata P ( sed duobus extremis litteris expunctis: legum curia B): legum rell.

2. putabat Schol.: putare P 1. putaret rell. Num putare malebat ?

3. mihi iratus Naugerius (2): miratus (iuratus b 2) codd. praeter Schol. (iratus)

4. exsanguis Koch (§24): insani codd. ( corr. P ex in sane): infamis Naugerius (2): enervati Karsten. Num insanientis ?

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