This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1790 Excerpt: ... his interest, and the influence ofCrassus, who supported him with all his power,was so confident of being acquitted, that withoutwaiting for a sentence, 'he went home to dresshimself, and, as if already absolved, wasreturning towards the Court in a white gown; ' but being met on his way by Crassus, and in formed that he was condemned by the unani mous suffrage of the Bench, he took to his bed,and died immediately.The story is told differently by other writers:That Macer wasactually in the Court expecting the issue; butperceiving Cicero ready to give judgmentagainst him, 'he sent one to let him kw thathe was dead, and stopping his breath at thesame time with 'a handkerchief, instantly expired; so that Cicero did t proceed to sentence, by which lVIacer's estate was saved to his son Licinius 'Calvus, an orator afterwards of the first merit and eminence m.But from Cicero's own account it appears, that after treating Macer in the trial with great candor and equity, he actually condemned him with the universal approbation of the people; and did himself much more hor and service by it, than he could have reaped, he says, by Macefs sriendship and interest, if he had acquitted him '. Manilius, one of the new Tribunes, sooner entered into his office, than he raised a fresh disturbance in the City, by the promulgation ofa law for grunting to llaves set free a right of voting among the Tribes; which gave so much scansidal to all, and was so vigoroufiy opposed by the Senate, &hasst he was presently obliged to drop it m: but being always venal, as Velleius says, and the tool of other men's power, that he might recover his credit ...