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The Alexandrian envoys
the Alexandrians
also: legati Alexandrini, Alexandrini
The deputation of envoys from Alexandria whose testimony shifted between Gabinius's trial and that of Rabirius Postumus. Cicero derides them as practised perjurers given to theatrical gesticulation.
Reading notes
- For Gaius Rabirius Postumus §36 Once a man has perjured himself
The Alexandrian envoys had denied at Gabinius's trial that money was paid, then reversed themselves to incriminate Postumus. Cicero attacks them as professional perjurers, mocking the theatrical gesturing of Greek witnesses.