CICERO
8 PRO C. FUNDANIO
Cicero represented C. Fundanius (TLRR 207), whose case had the strong backing of members of his sodalitas (club).1 As a result, Cicero received a commitment from the members (sodales) to support his consular candidacy. Fundanius was one of four clients he agreed to represent in exchange for such group support (T 1). In the speech Cicero also refers to one of his competitors in the elections as a backer of the prosecution (F 5), which fixes the date of the trial to roughly the second half of 65 or first half of 64, the time when Cicero is known to have been canvassing for consul (Att. 1.1[10].1). The evidence for the speech is sparse. There are some indications that the charge, or one of the charges, was misconduct in canvassing for office (ambitus; cf. F 4 and on T 4). However, at least one of the witnesses against Fundanius appears to have been Greek (T 2), a fact suggestive of extortion charges arising from
8 T 1 = 5–6 T 1 = 10 T 1
8 ON BEHALF OF C. FUNDANIUS
8 ON BEHALF OF C. FUNDANIUS (2nd half 65/1st half 64 bc)
governorship of a Greek-speaking province, possibly, Macedonia. A Greek also plays a role in F 2; but the reference to Arcadians (T 4 and 5) may have a different explanation; see on T 4. It is not clear whether our defendant can be identified with any of the known office holders bearing the same name.2 The outcome is not expressly attested, but a certain Fundanius appears as a creditor in 59 (QFr. 1.2[2].10); if it is the same man, it would follow that he was acquitted.
8 T 1 = 5–6 T 1 = 10 T 1