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Process of Asicius

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22 September 2022
Cicero
Cicero

In 56 BCE Publius Asicius was accused of murdering Dio of Alexandria – an Egyptian envoy. The murder was believed to have been commissioned by Pompey. The accusation was brought by Titus Coponius with whom Dio was staying.

The defendant was defended by Marcus Cicero. Eventually, Asicius was acquitted. Soon after, Marcus Celius was accused of the same crime.

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Busts of Julius Caesar and Pompey the GreatGreat Roman civil war CiceroCicero Gaul in the 1st century BCEGallic Wars Battle of Philippi in 42 BCEWars of second triumvirate Julius CaesarGaius Julius Caesar
Author: Kacper Walczak (translated from Polish: Jakub Jasiński)
Sources
  • Robert Harris, Dyktator
  • Steven Saylor, Rzut Wenus

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