person
Lucius Hostilius Tubulus
L. Tubulus
also: L. Tubulo
Praetor of 142 BC, notorious as the most corrupt and reckless judge in Roman memory; condemned for taking bribes and forced into exile. Cicero cites him as a byword for criminality even he could defend against a poisoning charge.
Reading notes
- On the Ends of Good and Evil §2.54 Lucius Tubulus
Lucius Hostilius Tubulus, praetor 142 BC, who took bribes so openly while presiding over the murder court that he was prosecuted and fled into exile. Cicero offers him as the textbook corrupt judge.
- On the Ends of Good and Evil §5.62 the name of Tubulus
Lucius Hostilius Tubulus was a praetor of 142 BC notorious for taking bribes in murder trials; his name became a byword for corruption. He serves as the opposite pole to the admired patriots.