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Lex Cornelia maiestatis

the Cornelian treason law

also: maiestatis, treason, lex maiestatis

Sulla's law on maiestas (treason) and the court it created, under which the jurors Bulbus and Staienus were later convicted for misconduct connected with army mutiny.

Mentioned in 15 works (21 mentions)

On Invention rhet · 3 mentions
Against Verres, Second Hearing, Book I speech · 1 mention
Against Verres, Second Hearing, Book IV speech · 1 mention
Against Verres, Second Hearing, Book V speech · 1 mention
Against Verres, First Hearing speech · 1 mention
For Aulus Cluentius speech · 3 mentions
For Gaius Rabirius on a Charge of High Treason speech · 1 mention
Against Piso speech · 1 mention
Ad Atticum 4.15 letter · 1 mention
Ad Atticum 4.18 letter · 1 mention
For Marcus Aemilius Scaurus speech · 1 mention
On the Laws phil · 1 mention
For Titus Annius Milo speech · 1 mention
First Philippic speech · 3 mentions
Topics: To Gaius Trebatius rhet · 1 mention

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