"Please listen to me people of Rome! As your representative I have sought to stop the unmitigated excesses of the senate which break the backs of the people and threaten their livelihoods by the private corruptions of vain men."

"One such man is the Consul Valerius Flaccus Cornelianus. He seeks to usurp the power of the city from not only the people, but also his peers as well. It is my belief that he intends to become a dictator or some kind of king here at Rome."

"It is ILLEGAL to block a tribune from using his powers, and it is ILLEGAL to block the senate house so that only those who support you can enter. THESE ARE THE ACTS OF A TYRANT, OF A SULLA! IS IT ANY SURPRISE THAT VALERIUS IS NOW A BROTHER OF THE MAN WHO MURDERED ROME?"

"Caius Valerius Flaccus Cornelianus is a traitor and will be tried like all traitors.


"As tribune of the plebs I am making the following pronouncement:


lex Lupia Valeria

Consul Valerius Flaccus Cornelianus is guilty of treason and will answer to a people's tribunal for the capital crime of inhibiting a Tribune of the Plebs.