Pro Cluentio

About “Pro Cluentio”

Pro Cluentio is a speech delivered by the Roman orator Cicero in defense of Aulus Cluentius Habitus Minor. The speech was presented before the judge Gaius Aquilius Gallus. Cicero aimed to clear his client of accusations, using rhetorical strategies typical of his style. The speech reflects the legal and political context of Rome during the first century BCE. It remains one of Cicero's known orations, though details about its content and outcome are not provided in the source. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)