Lucius Cornelius Chrysogonus, favorite freedman of Lucius Cornelius Sullae
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https://doi.org/10.24197/ha.XLVI.2022.42-68Keywords:
Crime, Italy, roman republic, proscriptions, freedmenAbstract
In this paper we analyse the figure of Lucius Cornelius Chrysogonus according to the data provided by classical sources (Pliniy the elder, Plutarch and Cicero). From these sources, we will analise the figure of Chrysogonus in the historical context under Sulla's favour, paying special attention to his origin and his role as the person in charge of the proscription lists. Finally, we will emphasise his involvement in the accusation of parricidium against Sextus Roscius Amerinus and, as a result, his possible end.
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