Controversia I BC
Cic. - Inv. (Cic.Inv.2.72)
Text
Quidam imperator, cum ab hostibus circumsederetur neque effugere ullo modo posset, depectus est cum eis, ut arma et inpedimenta relinqueret, milites educeret; itaque fecit; armis et inpedimentis amissis, praeter spem milites conservavit. Accusatur maiestatis.
Translation
A certain commander, beng surrounded by the enemy and unable to escape in any way, made an agreement with them to surrender the arms and the baggage, and withdraw in his men. The agreement was carried out. He lost the arms and baggage but saved the soldiers from a hopeless situation. He is accused of lese-majesty.
Main Characters
Commander
Characters
Enemy, Soldiers
Issues
Comparatio
Accusations
Lese-majesty
Narrative themes
Agreement, War
Legal references
Historical references
Cf. liv. epit. lxv, No (but cf. ret. her. 1.25, where the commander is said to have been gaius pompilius: the incident occurred in the war against the tigurini, 107 bc, Orosius v.15.24)