Word: tribuneship
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...adoption into a plebeian family Clodius became eligible to the tribuneship, to which he was elected in 59 B.C. His first measure in the new office was directed against Cicero, whom he had always hated. A law was passed making it a serious offence to execute Roman citizens without a trial, an action which Cicero had been forced to take in the Catilinian conspiracy. After much hesitation, Cicero decided to avoid the issue by retiring from the city...
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