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Aulus Cremutius Cordus
Cremutius Cordus
Historian prosecuted for praising Brutus and calling Cassius the last of the Romans; starved himself to death.
Reading notes
- The Annals §4.34 Cremutius Cordus
Historian prosecuted for praising the Liberators in his annals; his speech is a classic defense of free writing, after which he starved himself to death.