Lex Manilia
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Oct 5, 2026
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
The next one came almost right away, actually within a year.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
The Lex Manilia in sixty-six BC gave Pompey the East, the war against Mithridates, and unlimited power over kings and provinces.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
Cicero spoke for it, and we still have that speech, where he points out that grain prices dropped in Rome the very day Pompey was named against the pirates, just on the strength of his name.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
He said only Pompey could do it, and he was right, which, when you think about it, was exactly the problem.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
The next one came almost right away, actually within a year.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
The Lex Manilia, in 66 BC, gave Pompey the East, the war against Mithridates, and unlimited power over kings and provinces.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
Cicero spoke for it, and we still have that speech, where he points out that grain prices dropped in Rome the very day Pompey was named against the pirates, just on the strength of his name.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
He said only Pompey could do it, and he was right, which, when you think about it, was exactly the problem.