Two years later, Tiberius' son Drusus Julius Caesar fell ill but recovered. During that illness, Priscus prepared another panegyric in the hope of winning another payment. He read it to a small audience of men and women at the home of Publius Petronius in 21 AD. The consul elect Decimus Haterius Agrippa denounced him and called for him to be tried for a capital offense. Drusus himself, who had a reputation for excessive cruelty, presided over the Senate trial in the absence of the emperor at Capreae. Manius Aemilius Lepidus argued without success that the proposed death sentence was excessively harsh, given that the poem was not dangerous, merely tasteless and degrading. He also contended that a death sentence might lead Priscus to commit suicide, depriving the emperor of the ability to exercise clemency, as he often did. He suggested that Priscus be banished from Rome and have his property confiscated. The Senate supported Agrippa's position. Priscus was sentenced to death and immediately executed. Tiberius wrote a letter to the Senate following the execution of Priscus thanking them for their loyalty but expressing disapproval of their haste. This led to a revision of the law to require an interval of ten days between sentencing and execution.[1][2]
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^Shotter, D. C. A. (April 1969). "The Trial of Clutorius Priscus". Greece & Rome. 16 (1): 14–18. JSTOR 642891.
^Rogers, Robert Samuel (January 1932). "Two Criminal Cases Tried before Drusus Caesar". Classical Philology. 27 (1): 75–79. JSTOR 265249.
Francesco M. Petrini, "Considerazioni su Clutorio Prisco e il suo processo (Tac. ann. III 49-51, Cass. Dio LVII 20,3-4)", Klio90 (2008).
October 27, 2023
clutorius, priscus, roman, poet, priscus, paid, honorarium, roman, emperor, tiberius, produce, panegyric, nephew, adopted, germanicus, upon, death, years, later, tiberius, drusus, julius, caesar, fell, recovered, during, that, illness, priscus, prepared, anoth. Clutorius Priscus c 20 BC AD 21 was a Roman poet Priscus was paid an honorarium by the Roman Emperor Tiberius to produce a panegyric for his nephew and adopted son Germanicus upon his death in AD 19 Two years later Tiberius son Drusus Julius Caesar fell ill but recovered During that illness Priscus prepared another panegyric in the hope of winning another payment He read it to a small audience of men and women at the home of Publius Petronius in 21 AD The consul elect Decimus Haterius Agrippa denounced him and called for him to be tried for a capital offense Drusus himself who had a reputation for excessive cruelty presided over the Senate trial in the absence of the emperor at Capreae Manius Aemilius Lepidus argued without success that the proposed death sentence was excessively harsh given that the poem was not dangerous merely tasteless and degrading He also contended that a death sentence might lead Priscus to commit suicide depriving the emperor of the ability to exercise clemency as he often did He suggested that Priscus be banished from Rome and have his property confiscated The Senate supported Agrippa s position Priscus was sentenced to death and immediately executed Tiberius wrote a letter to the Senate following the execution of Priscus thanking them for their loyalty but expressing disapproval of their haste This led to a revision of the law to require an interval of ten days between sentencing and execution 1 2 References edit Shotter D C A April 1969 The Trial of Clutorius Priscus Greece amp Rome 16 1 14 18 JSTOR 642891 Rogers Robert Samuel January 1932 Two Criminal Cases Tried before Drusus Caesar Classical Philology 27 1 75 79 JSTOR 265249 Primary sourcesTacitus Annales III 49 51 Cassius Dio LVII 20 3 4Secondary sourcesFrancesco M Petrini Considerazioni su Clutorio Prisco e il suo processo Tac ann III 49 51 Cass Dio LVII 20 3 4 Klio 90 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clutorius Priscus amp oldid 1136244186, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
