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Lucius Manlius Capitolinus Imperiosus
Lucius Manlius
also: Lucius Manlius, L. Manlius, Lucius Manlius Imperiosus
Dictator of 363 BC, prosecuted by the tribune Marcus Pomponius for prolonging his office and for banishing his son Titus to the country. His son's armed defence of him became a famous example of the binding force of an oath.
Reading notes
- On the Ends of Good and Evil §2.60 that famous Imperiosus
Lucius Manlius Imperiosus, the stern dictator of 363 BC and ancestor of the Torquati, proverbial for harsh discipline ("Manlian orders"). Cicero asks whether such a man would have wished his deeds ascribed to pleasure.
- On the Ends of Good and Evil §2.105 the Manlian orders
"Manlian orders" (Manliana imperia) became proverbial for impossibly harsh commands, after the severity of the Manlii Torquati (notably the consul who executed his own victorious son for disobedience). Cicero uses the phrase for the Epicurean injunction to forget pain.