Monday, March 24, 2008

The Trial of Marcus Antonius

Salvete, patres conscripti,

My name is Marcus Cornelius Cossus, and I am leading the defense for the noble and illustrious Marcus Antonius. I am delighted to hear that a relative of mine, Cinna, will be conducting the trial. I have every confidence that he will do so fairly and decorously.

The purpose of this brief letter is to DEMAND that the prosecution, in keeping with legal norm and proper behavior, make publicly known (i.e., post to the blog) the charges against Marcus Antonius. If we do not have these charges by tomorrow (3/25) at noon, I shall propose in the senate on Wednesday that this entire trial is a farce and that it be thrown out on the grounds that the defense had an inadequate amount of time to prepare for it.

Marcus

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