De Imperio Cn. Pompei ("On the Imperium of Gnaeus Pompeius"), also known as Pro Lege Manilia ("In Favour of the Manilian Law"), was a speech delivered by Cicero in 66 BC before the Roman popular assembly.[1] It was in support of the proposal made by Gaius Manilius, a tribune of the people, that Pompey the Great be given sole command against Mithridates in the Third Mithridatic War.[2][3]
Cicero advertised Pompey as the only man with the skills for the campaign but also attempted to avoid offending the senatorial aristocracy unnecessarily. However, by supporting Pompey, Cicero had publicly committed himself.
References
edit- ^ Cicero (2013-12-19). De Imperio: An Extract 27-45. A&C Black. p. 1. ISBN 9781472513762. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ Marcus Tullius Cicero (1966). De Imperio Cn. Pompei ad Quirites oratio: pro lege Manilia. Bristol Classical Press. ISBN 978-0-86292-182-8.
- ^ Marcus Tullius Cicero (1905). M. Tulli Ciceronis Orationes: Pro Sex. Roscio ; De imperio Cn. Pompei ; Pro Cluentio ; In Catilinam ; Pro Murena ; Pro Caelio. Oxford University Press. pp. 90–. ISBN 978-0-19-814605-6.
External links
edit- Cicero, De Lege Manilia, English Translation at attalus.org
Latin Wikisource has original text related to this article: De imperio Cn. Pompei ad quirites
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