‘Mad, bad and dangerous to know’.

From your reading of Pro

Milone to what extent does Clodius fit this description?

Sections 43 – 52 ENGLISH

Event Significance
43: Had much to gain from Milo dying bad and dangerous to know
43: Took pleasure in impious and illegal actions. bad
44: Clodius said that Milo would die within bad & DTK
three days.
45: Stirred up a riotous meeting bad
46: His movements have been surrounded by bad
doubt in the past (at Interamna and Rome at the
same time) – relates to Clodius being taken to
court because of the Bona Dea scandal.
50: he had insulted many men, plundered many, bad
stripped many of their property and caused fear,
most particularly in Etruria.
52: Had threatened Milo with death. Bad and DTK

Sections 53 – 64 LATIN

55: Tended to have the following accompanying bad

him: strumpets, debauched youths and
prostitutes.
55 & 59: Clodius had previously disguised mad
himself as a woman in order to take part in the
Bona Dea ceremony.
56: Clodius had put a price on Milo’s head and bad and DTK
Milo was aware of this.
56: Described as well-fed, drunk and yawning. mad! Not quite consistent with the picture of
him setting out with picked thugs to commit
murder.

Sections 64 – 71 ENGLISH

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Sections 72 – 80 LATIN

72: another reference to the Bona Dea scandal mad

73: committed incest with his sister bad
73: exiled Cicero Bad &DTK
73: introduced laws giving out sections of land bad
73: committed very many murders in the Forum Bad – NB Exaggeration?
73: Forced Pompey to take refuge in his house.
73: did not regard evil deeds or lustful thoughts bad
as sinful
73: burnt down the Temple of the Nymphs to bad
get rid of public records
74: took the property of others bad