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Votienus Montanus

Name: Tacitus Entire
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Author: Publius Cornelius Tacitus

Noted orator condemned for treason over insults to Tiberius; his case soured the emperor on attending the Senate.

Reading notes

The Annals §4.42 Votienus Montanus
A celebrated orator condemned for insulting Tiberius; the open repetition of the insults at his trial decided Tiberius to withdraw from the Senate.

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