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Servius Sulpicius Galba
Servius Galba
Consul of 144 BC, reckoned the most eloquent orator before the Gracchi; an example of the rough, unpolished early style (not the later emperor Galba).
Reading notes
- The Annals §3.66 Servius Galba
Servius Sulpicius Galba, the second-century orator, prosecuted by Cato the Elder—another cited precedent.
- A Dialogue on Oratory §18 Servius Galba
Consul of 144 BC, the most eloquent orator before the Gracchi; here a type of the rough early style (not the emperor Galba).