person
Quintus Ligarius
Ligarius
also: Ligarius, Q. Ligarius
A Pompeian legate who served in Africa and was stranded there when the war turned; prosecuted for treason in 46 BC, he was defended by Cicero in the Pro Ligario and pardoned by Caesar. He later joined the conspiracy against Caesar and was proscribed by the Triumvirs in 43 BC.
Reading notes
- Ad Familiares 6.13 §1 this present hour of yours
Ligarius had served as a Pompeian legate in Africa and, when the civil war ended with Caesar's victory at Thapsus (46 BC), was stranded there in exile. This letter is Cicero's first approach to console him and signal intercession with Caesar.
- Ad Familiares 6.14 §1 your restoration
Ligarius's case became one of Cicero's most celebrated forensic efforts: the Pro Ligario, delivered before Caesar in 46 BC, was a remarkable speech addressed to a single judge who was also the prosecution's patron and the letter-writer here is the advocate preparing the ground.
Mentioned in 2 works (22 mentions)
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